The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend. Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance. If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade... knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a ... |
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Осемдесет и три годишният Претекстат Так, автор на двайсет и два романа, Нобелов лауреат, е намерен мъртъв в дома си. Два месеца преди да угасне от рядък вид рак на хрущялите, журналисти от цял свят идват да интервюират заядливия и дебел старец, ненавиждащ жените и човечеството. От петимата журналисти, допуснати до вечно киселия Претекстат Так, четирима биват позорно изгонени, тъй като не са чели нито ред от него. Петата, Нина, ще разкрие тайната му именно защото е изчела всички книги на противния старец, една от които - незавършена - носи следното заглавие: Хигиена на убиеца..."Бих искал да ви обясня, че удушавайки ... |
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Пет новели, съпътстващи фентъзи поредицата Стъкленият трон. ... С едно завъртане на острието се ражда легенда. Селена Сардотиен е най-опасният асасин в кралството. И въпреки че работи за Гилдията на асасините и коварния Аробин Химел, тя не се прекланя пред никого и вярва единствено на другаря си по оръжие Сам. Но когато мисиите, възложени ѝ от Аробин, я отвеждат до далечни острови и смъртоносни пустини, Селена поставя под въпрос както желанията му, така и собствената си лоялност. Ако иска да се спаси от хватката на господаря на асасините, младата жена ще трябва да разчита единствено на собствената си хитрост и на ... |
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Конструкторът на LEGO ще зарадва любителите на видео играта "Fortnite". Той се състои от 954 части, с които може да се сглоби Battle bus. В комплекта са включени мини фигурки на Battalion Brawler, Adventure Peely, Brite Bomber, Cuddle Team Leader, Cube Assassin, Trespasser Elite, Drift, Meowscles и Raven. Автобусът разполага с въртящи се колела и подвижен покрив, върху който е разположен балон с горещ въздух. Аксесоарите Slurp Juice, Grappler, Pickaxes и Slap Juice ще осигурят щури приключения. Мини фигурките са подвижни и могат да се поставят в автобуса. Те са подходящи за разиграване на ролева игра. Децата ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Secret agent Ian Munro is despatched to Penang to stop an assassination attempt on the Prince (a member of the British royal family, who is there on a state visit). Munro tracks down the paid assassin, identifies where and how the 'hit' will take place, but can he foil the assassination attempt in time? ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives a lucrative offer from a mysterious man. But the man's instructions are rather strange and Max isn't sure whether to believe him. It is the start of a job that leads Max to a very unusual place - a world where Max makes a life-changing decision. ... |
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Gon and his teammates have been challenged by a group of criminals hired by the Hunter Association. Gon wins with wits, and Kurapika's red-eyed rage assures a victory. But Leorio is all out of luck, and loses precious time for his team. It's up to Killua to save the day with a gruesome display of his assassin skills. With time running out, it takes ingenuity and brute force to beat the clock and the test. The fourth exam finds the team stranded on an island for a battle royale. Can Gon get the best of Hisoka, or will he be... eliminated? The book is part of the Hunter x Hunter series by Yoshihiro Togashi. ... |
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Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. As dark forces gather on the horizon - forces which threaten to destroy her entire world - Celaena must fight to protect everything she holds dear, thrusting her into the epic, heart- ... |
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When Sherlock Holmes receives a bungled tip-off from one of the agents of his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, the great detective hopes to avoid a murderous crime and bring the would-be assassin to justice. But on being informed soon afterwards that one John Douglas of Birlstone Manor has been found with his head blown apart by a shotgun, he realizes that he is too late. And so begins an enthralling tale of revenge, vigilantism and secret societies, one that transports the reader from the English countryside to the violent world of the American frontier of the 1860s. The fourth and final novel in the Sherlock Holmes canon, ... |
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Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. Celaena Sardothien has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a deadly competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. But something rotten dwells in the castle - and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival - and ... |
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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 ... |
