The comprehensive guide to the Star Wars galaxy. Containing more than 2,200 entries from the most current Star Wars film and TV series, discover the vital facts about iconic characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, and technology from a galaxy far, far away... This in-depth title reveals comprehensive histories of 1,200 characters, from icons like Lando Calrissian and Leia Organa to lesser-known individuals like Max Rebo and Therm Scissorpunch. From terrifying rancors to adorable porgs, learn about more than 100 fascinating creatures. Chart your way through the galaxy with more than 275 entries on locations, ... |
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Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike-a beautiful trade paperback boxed set of the first six novels in Frank Herbert's Dune Saga. Dune is a big movie directeddirected by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling. In the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. You can also find the books in Bulgarian - Дюн. Месията на Дюн, Децата на Дюн. Бог-император на Дюн, Еретиците на Дюн. Домът на ордена. ... |
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Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike a beautiful premium mass market boxed set of the first three novels in Frank Herbert's Dune Saga. In the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. Here are the first three novels of Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune saga a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time. Dune is a big movie directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling. You can also ... |
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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides−who would become known as Maud'Dib and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. The mass-market movie tie-in edition of Frank Herbert’s science fiction masterpiece, featuring film key art from the major motion picture Dune: part two. ... |
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The sequel to the book God Emperor of Dune. ... In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis - now called Rakis has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying. Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the ... |
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The sequel to the book Children of Dune. ... In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis now called Rakis has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying. Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the ... |
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The sequel to the book Dune Messiah. ... The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides. Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revolt by the enigmatic figure known only as The ... |
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The sequel to the book Dune. ... As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty... Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of ... |
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The sequel to the book Heretics of Dune. ... The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest-the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power. Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. And once they've mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy-the spice melange. But their true ... |
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Паметта трябва да съществува, преди да се появи забравата. Малая, 1951 година. Юн Лин е единствената, оцеляла в таен японски концлагер. Там тя е загубила любимата си сестра, споделила трагичната участ на хиляди затворници. Юн Лин може да направи за нея само едно: да сбъдне мечтата ѝ и да създаде японска градина с невиждана красота. Тя мрази японците, които са ѝ отнели най-близките хора и за малко не са убили и нея. Но се вижда принудена да се обърне към японеца Аритомо, който навремето е бил императорски градинар и е готов да я научи на изкуството си. Юн Лин подозира, че Аритомо има тайна, и разбира, че е ... |
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Игра на котка и мишка с агентите на правосъдието! Елитна група агенти на ФБР издирва убиец, който се опитва да наложи собственото си правосъдие, без да се спира пред нищо. Гарднър Камдън е ходещ аналитичен мозък с афинитет към загадките. Това го прави идеален за звеното Модели и разпознаване на ФБР - екип от петима брилянтни, но неконвенционални агенти, натоварени с разнищването на неразрешени случаи. Сериен убиец, смятан за мъртъв повече от десетилетие, е намерен убит, а скоро след това откриват друго тяло със сходна история. Убиецът манипулатор оставя улики и загадки за Гарднър и екипа му, докато те го преследват из ... |
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It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed, in large friendly letters, with the words: Don't panic. The weekend has only just begun... An international phenomenon and pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV series, novel, stage play, comic book and film. ... |