#1 New York Times Bestselling Author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places. Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist ... |
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An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue... Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. The No. 1 Bestselling author Holly Black takes a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic High King, Cardan, told only from his perspective. This new instalment in th "Folk of the Air" series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that haveenchanted ... |
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"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
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The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling "The Cruel Prince", nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and New York Times bestseller "The Wicked King". After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, ... |
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Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse-unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords". As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. "A game of ... |
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Някога в Индия царувал жесток цар. Всеки ден той въвеждал в палата си по едно младо момиче, а на сутринта го убивал. Идва ред и на красивата Шехеразада. През нощта тя разказва една приказка на царя, а на утрото я прекъсва на най-интересното място. Царят не я убива, за да чуе и следващата приказка. После още една и още една - хиляда и една нощи подред. Накрая царят подарява живота на Шехеразада и я взема за своя жена. В тази книга са подбрани и преразказани за деца най-хубавите приказки на Шехерезада от сборника "Приказки от хиляда и една нощ". ... |
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Старите хора е българска народна приказка с поука."Един жесток цар изкарал закон да бъдат погубени всички стари хора. – Каква полза от тях - казал той, – нито орат, нито жънат, нито дърва секат. Само ядат хляб и се пречкат вкъщи. По-добре ще живеем без тях. Запретнали се царските палачи. Всичките стари хора били погубени. Останал само един старец - баща на болярин. Дожаляло на болярина да вземе главата на стария си баща, затуй го укрил на тайно място и го хранел скришом, без да знае никой." Из книгата Книжката е част от поредицата Любима детска книжка на издателство Скорпио. ... |
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Книгата съдържа шест от най-известните приказки на Шехерезада: Али Баба и четиресетте разбойници, Аладин и вълшебната лампа, Синдбад Мореплавателя, Маруф обущарят, Абаносовият кон и Слепецът, въжарят и халифът. Разказани са увлекателно с малко текст, който е придружен от 50 авторски илюстрации, рисувани специално за този проект."Живял някога отдавна в далечна Персия жесток цар. Името му било Шахриар и всеки изтръпвал, като го чуел. Лошата му слава идвала оттам, че всяка вечер се женил за нова девица, която на следващата сутрин убивал! Най-накрая дошъл и редът на Шехерезада, обичната дъщеря на везира, да стане негова ... |
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Edited by Hakim Adi. ... A compelling anthology of Black voices from England, America, Africa and the Caribbean, from people who lived, worked, campaigned and travelled in Britain from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Professor Hakim Adi, shortlisted for the Wolfson history prize, draws on a variety of published works in Black Voices on Britain, all of which describe powerful experiences: ... |
