A Sequel to The New York Times Bestselling Enders`s Shadow Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender`s Earth. Earth and its society has been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin`s victory over the Formics--the unity enforced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School. But one person has a better idea. Peter Wiggin, Ender`s older, more ruthless, brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth`s young...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-4005-4
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Only one man can foil a plot set to change the course of history! The latest heart-stopping novel from the rising star of the conspiracy thriller genre. Ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope is enjoying life at Le Val, the facility in Northern France where he trains others in the dangerous art of hostage rescue, until a chance incident forces him to take on the role of bodyguard to the Swiss billionaire Maximilian Steiner. The victim of a recent abduction attempt, Steiner believes that a neo-Nazi terror group are bent on seizing a prized document from his personal collection - one that could support claims that the Holocaust never happened. But what initially seemed like a straightforward VIP protection job is turned upside-down by the appearance of a...
ISBN: 978-0-00-731190-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
After centuries of calm, the Nameless One is stirring. An army is gathering: thousands of fellcreatures joining forces from across the Desolate Lands, united for the first time in history under one black banner. By the spring, or perhaps sooner, the Nameless One and his forces will be at the walls of Shadow Harold, master thief, can stop them. Epic fantasy at its best, Shadow Prowler is the first in a trilogy that follows professional thief Shadow Harold on his quest for a long-lost artefact that will save the Kingdom of Siala. Bound by oath to fulfil his commission, even if he dies trying, Harold is accompanied on his quest by a mysterious elfin princess, ten Wild Hearts - the most dangerous fighters in the world - and the King`s court...
ISBN: 978-1-84739-671-6
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: март 2011
Bean`s past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children`s gang, and then to help make that gang a template for success for all the others. He civilized them, and lived to grow older. Then he was discovered by the recruiters for the Battle School. For Earth was at war -- a terrible war with an inscrutable alien enemy. A war that humanity was near to losing. But the long distances of interstellar space has given hope to the defenders of Earth -- they had time to train military geniuses up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in...
ISBN: 978-0-8125-7139-4
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The murder of Angela Hathall was extremely well planned. The only clue left was a single fingerprint with an L-shaped scar. The detective in charge, Reg Wexford, suspects that Angela`s husband Robert Hathall killed his wife. But one question troubles Wexford most of all. Who is the mysterious woman Wexford is sure Hathall is seeing? Does she have an L-shaped scar on her finger?
ISBN: 9780230722637
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
World-famous writer Bill Bryson brings us this brilliantly readable biography of our greatest dramatist and poet William Shakespeare. Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson tries to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey through the streets of Shakespeare`s time, he brings to life the hubbub of Elizabethan England and a host of characters along the way. Bryson celebrates the glory of Shakespeare`s language - his ceaseless inventiveness gave us hundreds of now indispensable phrases, images and words - and delights in details of his fall-outs and folios, poetry and plays. Stitching together information from a vast array of sources, he has created a unique celebration of one of the...
ISBN: 978-0-00-719790-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
A long-lost work of Shakespeare, newly killer who stages the Bard`s extravagant murders as flesh-and-blood desperate race to find litarary gold, and just to stay
DK Eyewitness Shakespeare is a spectacular and informative guide to one of history?s most well known playwrights. Amazing colour photographs offer your child a unique ?eyewitness? view of William Shakespeare. Did you know special effects were used in Shakespeare`s plays including devils and ghosts that came up through trapdoors in the stage? Let your child discover the fascinating life and times of one of the world`s greatest playwrights, from Shakespeare`s birth in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon to theatre life in 16th century London. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Shakespeare. Find out more and...
This exquisitely illustrated and updated edition of Bill Bryson's best-selling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling journey through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. Includes exclusive audio of Shakespeare's sonnets, read by Sir John Gielgud. Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare pairs the most celebrated playwright in history with one of the most popular writers in the English language today. In this exquisitely illustrated new edition, the age of Shakespeare is vividly evoked through full-colour paintings, portraits, documents and photographs. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan London by storm over 400 years ago, Shakespeare has...
ISBN: 978-0-00-732523-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Убийство Анжелы Хэтхолл было тщательно спланировано. Единственная улика - отпечаток пальца со шрамом, похожим на букву L. Детектив Рэг Уэксфорд подозревает в убийстве мужа Анжелы Роберта Хэтхолла. Но один вопрос волнует детектива особенно - кто та таинственная женщина, с которой, как уверен Уэксфорд, Роберт Хэтхолл встречается? Есть ли у нее на пальце шрам в виду буквы L?
ISBN: 978-0-230-73213-1
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This entertaining and fact-packed guide provides all the information you`ll need to travel back in time to Elizabethan London a booming city of courtiers, cutthroats, merchants, beggars, lawyers, dramatists, apprentices and adventurers. It helps you: find out the best way to the capital and where to stay; saunter over London Bridge, with its hundreds of shops and houses; glimpse Her Majesty at Whitehall, Europe`s largest palace; watch the finest plays and players at the Rose Theatre, and marvel at the bustle of business in the Royal Exchange; and, go down to Greenwich to stand on the deck of the Golden Hind, the ship that Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world. This intriguingly addictive guide provides all you need to know to sight...
A spectacular and engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history`s most iconic writers, William ShakespeareDid you know special effects were used in Shakespeare`s plays? That devils and ghosts came up through trapdoors in the stage? Find out how in Eyewitness Shakespeare and discover the fascinating life and times of one of the world`s greatest playwrights. Travel back in time and follow Shakespeare from his birth in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon to theatre life in 16th century London.Eyewitness reference books are now more interactive and colourful, with new infographics, statistics, facts and timelines, plus a giant pull-out wall chart; you`ll be an expert on Shakespeare in no time.Great for projects or just for fun,...
Peter Ackroyd`s marvellous biography is a living attempt to reach into the heart of Shakespeare. He creates an intimate and immediate connection with his subject, so that the book reads like the work of a contemporary - meeting Shakespeare afresh on his own ground. Written with an intuition and imagination unique to Peter Ackroyd, this is a book by a writer about a writer, and a fascinating and detailed depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited. Формат: 13 см x 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-7493-8655-9
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
This volume showcases more than 100 illustrations published with the works of the English language`s greatest dramatist. Arranged by play, the full-color images exhibit the rich diversity of artistic styles and treatments applied to each work. Featured artists include Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Charles Robinson, John Austen, Frank Pape, Charles Folkard, Louis Rhead, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and John William Waterhouse.
Macbeth is a famously cursed play, fraught with gruesome violence and supernatural evil. Some of Kate Stanley`s friends question her choosing to direct its production for the 400th anniversary of its first performance, but Kate`s expertise in the little-known secrets and obscure mysteries of Shakespeare make her a natural. However, bizarre ritual objects begin to turn up at rehearsals, and it becomes clear someone is using the production to send a message in the form of very dark ancient magic. The cast is unnerved both by the gruesome pranks and the historical creepiness of this play, and consider abandoning the production. But a local young boy, the namesake of the 17th-century actor who first played the role of Lady Macbeth, is...
A Reg Wexford mystery. The Chief Inspector could discover no motive, no reason and no suspect for Mrs Hathall`s daughter-in-law`s murder - all he had were his own intuitive suspicions. Probably Angela Hathall really had picked up a stranger, and that stranger had killed her. But why the doubt?
