Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general also known as her tough-as-talons mother has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away... because dragons don't bond to fragile humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for ... |
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The sequel to the book Fourth Wing. ... Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College-Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she ... |
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The thrilling sequel to the global bestselling phenomenon Fourth Wing. Including a brand new bonus chapter from Xaden's point of view. ... Secrets, Sacrifice, Survival. Against all odds, Violet Sorrengail made it through her first year at Basgiath War College, but now, the real training begins. The stakes are higher than ever, and a determination to survive won't be enough this time. When a powerful new enemy threatens everything she cares about, including the man she loves, Violet must do whatever it takes to keep their secrets safe. One wrong move could have horrifying consequences - and as the web of lies spun ... |
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The second book of The Powerless Trilogy. Adena and Paedyn have always been inseparable. Fate brought them together when they were young, but friendship ensured they'd always protect each other and the home they built in the slums of Loot. But now Paedyn - an Ordinary - has been selected for The Purging Trials, which means almost certain death. Now alone in Loot, Adena must fend for herself. After attempting to steal, it's a mysterious man from the market who comes to her rescue. Mak's shadowy past and secretive power set him apart from the other low-level Elites of Loot. And as the pair team up to see ... |
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Are you ready to brave the dark? After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves - her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means ... |
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Илюстрации: Андрей Кулев, Ася Кованова. ... "Лети,лети... слон!" показва,че съществува литература, написана специално за децата и ако тя е написана с уважение към слушателите (по-късно - читатели), и ако е написана талантливо, това е стойностно творчество. "Лети, лети... слон!" - приказки - истински приказки! За забава и наслада! Изпълнени с невероятности и приключения, с фантазия и много смях! Това са авторски съвременни приказки без баналните мечки и зайци. Авторите Кръстю Пастухов и Севдалин Генов са създали широк спектър от герои - Фаропазача и Смешния художник, дъждинките и Били Бадемчето, Деси ... |
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"Smart and kind and wise". Katherine Rundell ... That year she found the power to be extraordinary. With a grandmother from China and another from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Wing Jones is often caught between worlds. But when tragedy strikes, Wing discovers a talent for running she never knew she had. Wing's speed could bring her family everything it needs. It could also stop Wing getting the one thing she wants. "I loved "Wing Jones". And it makes you want to pull on your shoes and start running." Katherine Rundell "In her darkest time, Wing finds her own strength. I fell in love ... |
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Използвайте Силата и опитайте да излетите със своя X-Wing, за да документирате междузвездните и интелектуалните си пътешествия. Тефтерът от лимитираната серия на Moleskine е подходящ за всеки фен на легендарната поредица Star Wars създадена от Джордж Лукас. Той е с дизайн на X-Wing Starfighter. От вътрешната страна на задната корица на тефтера има джоб, в който ще може да съхраняване важни бележки или малки по размер, но не и по значение спомени. За по-голямо удобство има текстилна отметка за отбелязване, място за надписване и ластик за плътно затваряне. Към тефтера е включен комплект с тематични картинки. ... |
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Крехката Вайълет Соренгейл цял живот се е подготвяла за Квадранта на писарите, където ще е заобиколена от книги и истории за чужди приключения. Но главнокомандващата генерал Соренгейл - позната още като строгата и студена майка на Вайълет - има други планове. По нейна заповед младата жена трябва да се присъедини към стотиците младежи, които се стремят към най-елитната част от наварските войски: драконовите ездачи. Да оцелееш в наборния ден е предизвикателство само по себе си. А след това започва наистина трудното. Когато си най-дребната, не умееш да се биеш и костите ти са чупливи, смъртта е само на един дъх разстояние... ... |
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Bound together by a single ancient text, the unforgettable characters of "Cloud Cuckoo Land" are dreamers and outsiders figuring out the world around them: thirteen-year-old Anna and Omeir, an orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy, on opposite sides of the formidable city walls during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and octogenarian Zeno in an attack on a public library in present-day Idaho; and Konstance, decades from now, who turns to the oldest stories to guide her community in peril. Doerr has created a tapestry of times and places that reflects our own vast interconnectedness - ... |
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"A Cook's Book" is the story of Nigel Slater's life in the kitchen. From the first jam tart Nigel made with his mum standing on a chair trying to reach the Aga, through to what he is cooking now, this is the ultimate Nigel Slater collection brimming with over 200 recipes. He writes about how his cooking has changed from discovering the best way to roast a chicken to the trick to smoky, smooth aubergine mash. He gives the tales behind the recipes and recalls the first time he ate a baguette in Paris, his love of jewel-bright Japanese pickled radishes and his initial slice of buttercream-topped ... |
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The green follow-up to his bestselling Eat, and following on from Greenfeast: Spring, Summer, this is for everyone who wants inspiration for a quick plant-based supper using seasonal ingredients. "Greenfeast: Autumn, Winter" is a vibrant and joyous collection of the food Nigel eats at the end of the day. A collection of simply beautiful autumn and winter recipes, each with suggested variations, that can mostly be on the table in 30 minutes. "Much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish... It is simply the way my eating has grown to be over the last few years." Nigel Slater ... |
