An epic historical adventure set in an alternate 8th century China, from the author of the 2008 World Fantasy winner, Ysabel. Under Heaven is a novel of heroes, assassins, concubines and emperors set against a majestic and unforgiving landscape. An epic historical adventure set in an alternate 8th century China, from the author of the 2008 World Fantasy winner, Ysabel. Under Heaven is a novel of heroes, assassins, concubines and emperors set against a majestic and unforgiving landscape. For two years Shen Tai has mourned his father, living like a hermit beyond the borders of the Kitan Empire, by a mountain lake where terrible battles have long been fought between the Kitai and the neighbouring Tagurans, including one for which his father...
ISBN: 978-0-00-734210-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Классик американского детектива Рекс Стаут вошел в историю жанра как создатель образа Ниро Вулфа, детектива-эстета и гурмана, раскрывающего преступления, не выходя из дома. Роман "В глубинах Анд" открывает иные грани творчества Стаута. Это захватывающее приключенческое повествование с элементами детектива и фантастики рассказывает о группе авантюристов, отправляющихся на поиски сокровища в...
ISBN: 5-94962-013-5
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: январь 2003
Her novels are adored by millions around the world - now read Marian Keyes` collected journalism in "Under the Duvet". Bursting with her hilarious observations on life, in-laws, weight loss and parties; her love of shoes and her LTFs (Long-Term Friends); the horrors of estate agents and lost luggage; and how she once had an office Christmas party that involved roasting two sheep on a spit, Moroccan style; it`s the perfect bedtime companion.
ISBN: 978-0-241-95937-4
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day… she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine…the ironing board…and...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15314-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Bienvenue a Pagford, petite bourgade en apparence idyllique. Un notable meurt. Sa place est a prendre... Comedie de moeurs, tragedie teintee d`humour noir, satire feroce de nos hypocrisies sociales et intimes, ce formidable roman confirme le talent d`un ecrivain prodige.
Michael Starkwedder crashes his car and, after finding a dead man and a woman with a smoking gun in the nearest house while searching for help, discovers that not everything is as it seems.
ISBN: 978-0-312-97512-8
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones presents ariveting collection of unpredictable tales, including: A cat tells how the kindhearted wizard she owns is suddenly called upon to defeat a horrific Beast. When Anne has mumps, her drawings come to life, and she must protect her home from them. Four children become involved in the intrigue surrounding an innocent prince, an evil count, and a brave outlaw. These fifteen stories and one novella will enchant, startle, and surprise!
A collection of fantasy short stories from the author of "Lord of the Rings", which are set in Middle Earth, from the time of the Elder Days to the end of the War of the Ring. Includes stories which feature Gandalf, the Riders of Rohan, the Five Wizards, the Palantiri, the legend of Amroth, and the halycon days of Numenor.
ISBN: 0261103628
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 2003
Lovers of Tolkien`s mythology will also be fascinated to read the only story from the long ages of Numenor before its downfall, and all that is know...
ISBN: 9780261103627
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Мистическая история о четырех подростках (чьи первые приключения описаны в книге The Phantom Airman), участвующих в археологических раскопках на юго-востоке Англии. Чем больше они узнают об истории поместья и местной деревушки, тем больше их начинают беспокоить странности в поведении одного из друзей.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-5730-1
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A prophecy is fulfilled when Peter Attis is rescued from the Cylons in order to save humanity with “the plague of the tongue”. Or so it seems… While harvesting algae for conversion into food, the beleaguered human/refugee fleet is discovered by a small group of Cylon raiders. A brief battle ends with the destruction of a Cylon heavy raider. A colonial issue escape pod found floating among the debris reveals two survivors inside: Singer Peter and his captor, a Cylon Number Eight. Soon after Peter’s liberation, people begin babbling incoherently and dropping into comas. Unwittingly, Peter has been spreading a highly contagious, nerve-deteriorating Cylon biological weapon - and he just performed for half the fleet. As Dr. Gaius...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5519-5
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: август 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Billy Marr, a local misfit, claims he has murdered someone in an Edinburgh park. Inspector Logan and Sergeant Grant don`t believe him - Billy has lied many times in the past about crimes he hasn`t committed. But then a young woman is found dead in the park. Soon there is another body. Perhaps Billy is not so innocent after all.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68641-9
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
