Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she's forgotten so much. Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister's murder. And something called The Absolute Book. A book in which secrets are written - and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth. She is the hunted... "The Absolute Book" is a tale of sisters, ancient blood, a forgotten library, murder, revenge and a book that might just have the ... |
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According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Which - world's only totally reliable guide to the future, written in 1655, before she exposed - the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea... People have been pretending the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it's only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. This time, though, the armies of God and Evil realy do appear to be missing. The Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road. But both angels and demons - well, one first-living demon and a samowhat fussy angel - ... |
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Хълмът Уотършип е непреходен роман, който поставя важни въпроси за света, в който живеем. Приключението в романа започва от момента, в който идиличният живот на група зайци е помрачен от притеснителното видение на един от тях. Животните знаят, че срещата на дивата природа с хората не ражда нищо добро, затова малката група зайци, повярвали във видението на Петко, тръгват да бягат. Търсенето на нов и безопасен живот обаче е застрашено от срещата с многобройното и деспотично организирано заешко селище Ефрафа. Доблест и смелост ще се сблъскат с тирания и жестокост. В природата важат законите на джунглата и оцеляват само най- ... |
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The master of weird fiction, H. P. Lovecraft combines cosmic fantasy with creeping horror in these three tales of malevolent alien forces, body-switching and travel across the space-time continuum."Evil in Lovecraft is universal, pervasive." Michael Chabon "His prescience and novelty seem more and more remarkable... shows a deeply modern horror at the universe." Guardian "A unique and visionary world of wonder, terror and delirium." Clive Barker ... |
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Six strangers with one thing in common: their lives aren't always what they make them out to be. What would happen if they told the truth instead? Julian Jessop is tired of hiding the deep loneliness he feels. So he begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing the truth about his life. Leaving the notebook on a table in his friendly neighbourhood cafe, Julian never expects Monica, the owner, to track him down after finding it. Or that she'll be inspired to write down her own story. Little do they realize that such small acts of honesty hold the power to impact all those who discover the ... |
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Based on the true story of Dita Kraus. Fourteen year old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezin ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the living books - prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they ... |
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