Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling Egyptian series. Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock, The Quest continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their...
ISBN: 978-0-330-45601-2
Издательство:
Picador USA
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
This is the final part of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings", featuring a cover image from the film. Impossible to describe in a few words, Tolkien`s great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal. This is a reissue celebrating the release of the major motion picture trilogy, incorporating images from the films on the covers. The story focuses on the forces of Gondor and Rohan, which must make a last...
ISBN: 0-00-717199-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
"Eric Van Lustbader leads off his Pearl series by mixing science fiction and fantasy into an exciting adventure with "The Ring of Five Dragons". Although much of the book`s mythology is standard fantasy fare, Lustbader creates intriguing and conflicted characters and spins a complex world of religion, magic, and technology around them. "The Ring of Five Dragons" tells the tale of the people of Kundala, who have suffered for 101 years under the oppression of the alien invaders, the V`ornn. The Kundalan people are treated as slaves by the technologically superior and Nazi-like V`ornn, who seek to dominate them and deplete the planet`s resources. But even the V`ornn have masters. The Gyrgon are mysterious technomages who rule the V`ornn and...
ISBN: 978-0-8125-7233-9
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) It is the summer of 1956, and the ageing butler of Darlington Hall takes a rare holiday. But it is a journey that will also take him deep into his past. The Remains of the Day is a remarkable story: a man`s exploration of his own life, and his heart-breaking attempt to make sense of it.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8269-9
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Fred Scully has decided to leave Australia to carve a new life for himself and his young family in Ireland. He labours alone to make their dilapidated cottage habitable, but when he arrives at the airport to pick up his wife and child, only his small daughter steps off the plane. So begins Scully`s desperate odyssey across Europe, searching for the one person he thought he`d never lose.
ISBN: 0-330-33942-7
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
"The Rough Guide to Moscow" is the definitive guide to one of Europe`s most fascinating and rewarding cities. The full-colour introduction covers the awe-inspiring Kremlin and The Red Square and includes the essential list of "what not to miss". There are lively explorations of all the sights, from Moscow`s lavish palaces to world-class museums, as well as detailed accounts of Russian history and politics that have formed this intriguing city. You`ll find two full-colour sections that highlight the New Moscow Style - contemporary art, design, fashion, galleries, boutiques, bars and clubs - and the magnificent art-deco metro, famous for its arts, murals, mosaics and ornate chandeliers. With updated and easy-to-use maps, expanded listings...
ISBN: 978-1-85828-061-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
After Sherlock Holmes` apparently fatal encounter with the sinister Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, the great detective reappears, to the delight of the faithful Dr Watson in "The Adventure of the Empty House". This follows the celebrated full-length "The Hound of the Baskervilles". The stories are illustrated by Sidney Paget, the finest of illustrators, from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive. This is the second of three volumes of "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" reproduced from original copies of "The Strand Magazine". The three books present all the Holmes stories arranged chronologically in order of first publication.
ISBN: 1-85326-058-4
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: август 2001
Wilhelm von Habsburg wore the uniform of an Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the decorations of the Order of the Golden Fleece and, every so often, a dress. He spoke the Italian of his archduke mother, the German of his archduke father, the English of his British royal friends, the Polish of the country his father wished to rule and the Ukrainian of the land Wilhelm wished to rule himself. Timothy Snyder`s masterful biography is not only a reconstruction of the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country`s dissolution in 1921 - but also charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new...
Katie Lavender has always thought she was pretty unshockable, until a year after her mother`s death she receives a letter from a solicitor telling her that the man she thought was her father, in fact wasn`t. Her real father, a man named Stirling Nightingale, has for years been building a trust fund for her. And now she`s of an age to collect it. But Katie`s not interested in the money. She wants to know about the man instead. So decides to do some snooping. She tracks him down to a beautiful riverside home in Surrey on the night he`s hosting a birthday party for his 90-year-old mother. And as she`s hovering outside, Katie is mistaken for a replacement waitress - an opportunity just too good to miss. And so Katie discovers that the...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-3539-5
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: июль 2012
This official children’s storybook, based on the final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, follows Frodo’s heroic struggle to destroy the One Ring and restore peace to Middle-earth. As the armies of the Dark Lord Sauron come together, Gandalf and the rest of the Fellowship are drawn into the epic War of the Ring, while Aragorn must decide whether or not to fulfil his destiny and claim his place as King of Gondor. Packed with 100 photographs from the forthcoming film, the book offers an exciting and colourful teaser for those too impatient to wait for The Return of the King on the big screen. Includes pull-out poster showing all the characters from The Lord of the Rings films.
ISBN: 0-00-717056-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
On 30th June 2002 Pierluigi Collina officiated over Brazil and Germany in the World Cup Final. A matter of weeks later he was back on the field refereeing an Italian Cup first round encounter between Sampdoria and Siena. This vantage point makes Collina well-placed to comment on the game, on the stars, the media and the matches he has overseen, including England`s world cup victory over Argentina and Manchester United`s dramatic treble winning European Cup Final. This book takes the reader into the world of the referee, the preparation needed for each game, the managing of players and the other officials and the camaraderie behind the scenes. Collina describes how it feels to make a difficult decision, the pressures from the crowd and...
ISBN: 0-330-41872-6
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
The first girl had a bite mark on her neck. When the tabloids got hold of the story, they immediately called the killer `The Rottweiler`, and the name stuck. The latest body was discovered very near Inez Ferry`s antique shop in Marylebone. Someone spotted a shadowy figure running away past the station, but couldn`t say for sure if it was a man or a woman. There were only two other clues. The murderer seemed to have a preference for strangling his victims and then removing something personal - like a cigarette lighter or a Since her actor husband died, too early into their marriage, Inez supplemented her modest income by taking in tenants above the shop. The unpredictably obsessive activities of `The Rottweiler` would exert a profound...
ISBN: 978-0-09-946024-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The Redskins is the last volume of the Littlepage Manuscripts trilogy, narrating the history of three generations of a Dutch-descended American family starting from the mid-eighteenth century.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07959-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
It is 1835, and with the birth of the Industrial Revolution, railway fever sweeps the country. Pyke is uneasy with the luxury his aristocratic marriage has brought him, and when he is unofficially asked to investigate a decapitation, he can not resist the chance to resuscitate the old skills he learned on the streets. But with the industrial world comes a new and faceless enemy: men who have money and power, and who will stop at nothing in their pursuit of both. For Pyke, with his young wife and child and an elevated place in society to protect, the stakes have suddenly become alarmingly high. From the sweat shops of the east end to the palace of the Queen-in-waiting; from the elegant drawing rooms of the newly rich, to the...
ISBN: 978-0-7538-2400-9
Издательство:
Орион
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Since 2002, readers all over the world have been enjoying and learning from Michele A. Berdy`s column "The Word`s Worth" in The Moscow limes. In this quirky, opinionated, sometimes hilarious yet always thoughtful and authoritative guide, Berdy looks at Russia`s changing culture, social scene and everyday life through language and the art of translation. She discusses colloquialisms and youth slang, the language of politics, the workplace, and the often comical struggle of expats to feel at home in a foreign idiom and culture. The Russian Word`s Worth is essential reading for students and teachers of Russian, translators, Russia-watchers, expats, and anyone who wants to understand Russia today.
ISBN: 978-5-7172-0087-5
Издательство:
Глас
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
