Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where he is made a protector of the Queen and King of the vampires–in whom the core of the supernatural race resides. Through his eyes we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, and the vile aftermath of the Black Death. Ultimately restored by the beauty of the Renaissance, Marius becomes a painter, living dangerously yet happily among mortals, and giving his heart to the great master Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprentice Armand. But it is in the present day, deep in the jungle, when Marius will meet his...
ISBN: 978-0-345-40932-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
In the seventh book of the acclaimed Aurelio Zen series, the Italian police detective finally receives the order he has been dreading all his professional life - his next posting is to Sicily. Indeed it soon turns out that he will need all his cunning and skill to survive in a milieu where unwritten rules are enforced with ruthless violence, one false step can prove fatal, and the truth must be paid for in blood. The gruesome discovery of an unidentified, decomposed corpse sealed in a railway wagon on a disused siding marks the beginning of Zen`s most difficult and dangerous case. Set against the backdrop of the three thousand-year-old city of Catania, in the shadow of the smouldering volcano of Etna, Blood Rain reveals Aurelio Zen at...
As a war between the humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves threatens to erupt, Geralt de Rivia, a cunning assassin known as "the witcher", waits for the birth of a prophesied child who has the power to change the world - for good, or for evil. Original.
Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley Dumpster with a badly burned arm, an aching neck, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realises the decision has been made for her. Making the transition from the nine-to-five grind to an eternity of nocturnal prowlings is going to take some doing, however, and that`s where C. Thomas Flood fits in. A would-be Kerouac from Incontinence, Indiana, Tommy (to his friends) is biding his time night-clerking and frozen turkey bowling in a San Francisco Safeway. But all that changes when a beautiful, undead redhead walks through the door ...and proceeds to rock Tommy`s life - and afterlife - in ways he never imagined possible.
ISBN: 978-1-84149-722-8
Издательство:
Orbit
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Third in Mancusi`s hip, sassy vampire series, featuring the heroine of Stake That! She`s a vampire. She`s also a vampire slayer. (It`s a long story.) And now Rayne McDonald, Goth girl, has to carry out her most deviant mission yet: trying out for the cheerleading squad. Rayne already has enough on her plate: her twin keeps whining about whether or not to go all the way; her mom`s boyfriend is moving in; and her man, Jareth, who`s now allowed out in the sun, has turned from a dark, brooding hottie vamp into a surfer dude. But this vampire slayer is still on the clock, and she has a new assignment. A member of the football team has disappeared-and her bosses at Slayer Inc. think the cheerleaders had something to do with it. Now they want...
ISBN: 978-0-425-21716-0
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one of the wealthiest men in the world, a man who has just died in a mysterious accident and left his daughter, Elizabeth, in control of the company. Now as this intelligent, tough, and beautiful young woman dares to save-not sell-Roffe and Sons, she will have to outwit those who secretly want her power. And the unknown assassin who wants her Формат: 10,5 см x 17 см.
ISBN: 0-446-35744-8
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
It began with a dazzling vision of the sun. And for Henry Fitzroy, that was the worst vision of all. Sunlight never features high on a vampire`s list of daydreams. But for Vicki Nelson, , one hallucinatory vampire hardly warrants a drop-everything-case, even if they were sometimes lovers. Or so she thought at the time.
ISBN: 978-1-84149-358-9
Издательство:
Orbit
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
From credit crunch to golden parachute, barking up the wrong tree to storm in a tea cup in this book, Gordon Jarvie explains all you need to know about these and 3,000 other common English idioms. Packed with nuggets of fascinating information, the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms traces the origins of these phrases, explains meanings and gives examples of up-to-date usage. Ideal for word buffs and English students alike, this book will help all users of English to mind their (linguistic) ps and qs.
Enter the exotic world of lush and steamy rainforests, where squiggly poisonous spiders scrabble up deadly stinky trees! Are you ready to explore the world’s jungliest jungles and climb their tallest trees, smell their stinkiest plants and meet their hairiest insects? If not, the Bloomin’ Rainforest is too gross a place for you…
ISBN: 978-0-439-94460-1
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
The landscape is flawless, the trees majestic, the flora and the fauna are right and proper, the whole is picturesquely typical of rural England at its best. Sir Giles, an MP of few principles and curius tastes, plots to destroy all this by building a motorway smack through it, to line his own pocket and at the same time to dispose of his wife, the capacious Lady Maude. Sir Giles recruits to his side Hoskins, a corrupt local official, Lord Leakham, the environmental equivalent of a hanging judge, and Dundridge, a troublesome bureaucrat with an unhealthy passion for order. Against this powerful lobby are ranged a mere handful of local residents led by Lady Maude. Hardly at first sight a team to withstand the batteries of official inertia,...
ISBN: 0-09-943547-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Patricia Cornwell`s golden touch continues with this arresting novel featuring Kay Scarpetta, one of thriller fiction`s most charismatic and passionate characters. Settling into her new life as a private forensic consultant, Kay Scarpetta agrees to investigate a cold case in Louisiana - the baffling eight-year-old murder of a woman with a history of blackouts and violent outbursts. Then she receives news that chills her to the core: Jean-Baptiste Chandonne - the vicious and unrepentant Wolf-man, who pursued her to her very doorstep - has asked to see her. From his cell on death row, he demands an audience with the legendary With her friends and family by her side, Scarpetta tries to guess what sort of endgame this madman has in mind -...
ISBN: 978-0-425-19873-5
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Building block" approach, with solid, structural syllabus; Practice exercises in the Students` Book with optional extra material in the Activity Book; Picture dictionary and illustrated grammar reference in the Students` Books help reinforce language; Step-by-step lesson plans, photocopiable tests, and simple craft activities in the Teacher`s Books.
ISBN: 978-0-582-33618-6
Издательство:
Pearson Education Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The college term has ended and Rick and Jen join their friends at the beach to swim and surf. Jen doesn`t realise that the new friend she meets will soon save their lives.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03579-9
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting but are they dangerous too?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-5196-1
Издательство:
Longman Group UK Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2011
It`s hot. The sun is shining. Men, women and children are in the sea. Everybody is happy. The lifeguard watches the sea. He looks at the people swimming. Suddenly he shouts loudly. "Shark! Quick! Get out of the water!"
ISBN: 978-1-405-07789-7
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: январь 2011
The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter backlist lights up the night. In her eighth adventure, Anita Blake can`t turn her back on a former lover during the full moon. Especially since he`s behind bars and he`s a werewolf...
ISBN: 978-0-515-13445-2
Издательство:
Rem Distributors
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
Preparations are underway in New York for an exclusive gala hosted by the city`s wealthy, powerful Blue Bloods. But it is an after-party masquerade where true danger lurks, and a young vampire`s destiny is changed.
ISBN: 978-1-4231-0127-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. His parents and the police are desperate. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand, Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. A previous abduction, from twenty years ago, suggests a new lead - one that only Frieda, an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals, can uncover. Struggling to make sense of this terrifying investigation, Frieda will face her darkest fears in the hunt for...
ISBN: 978-0-14-104075-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: март 2012
