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King Alfred's Viking
King Alfred's Viking
Whistler, Charles W.
¥19.52
A fantastic historical novel about the first English fleet, written at the end of the 19th century by Reverend Charles Watts Whistler.
King Olaf's Kinsman
King Olaf's Kinsman
Whistler, Charles
¥19.52
A fantastic historical novel from The Reverend Charles Whistler, set circa 1000 AD, about the last Saxon struggle against the invading Danes.
The Slaughter Sisters: When the Dead Walk the Earth
The Slaughter Sisters: When the Dead Walk the Earth
Greg Alldredge
¥8.09
Strange world: creatures are more civilized than men. Set in the Helena Brandywine universe, this story follows the adventures of The Slaughter Sisters. Humans have become more monstrous than the legendary creatures the women are hired to seek out. How is a monster hunter meant to survive? The Slaughter Sisters are premier monster hunters in the North East, the only problem the legendary creatures are blending in with the human denizens of the world, while the human charlatans take their place. After a brush with the dreaded New Jersey devil, the sisters must flee their home of Yonkers, to escape the dreaded local matchmaker. Fearing for their independence, they escape to New York City to search for any job available. They uncover a series of disappearances around the notorious Five Points. Who is behind the missing people, monsters, or humans? The Slaughter Sisters will discover who is behind it all!
Ashes to Ashes: The Slaughter Sisters
Ashes to Ashes: The Slaughter Sisters
Greg Alldredge
¥24.44
Set in the Helena Brandywine universe, this story is the third adventure of The Slaughter Sisters. New York is alive with magic. Deep in the heart of Chinatown the alleys hide a secret. There’s a building that uses magic to mask itself from the mundane mortals that live around it. A good friend asked the Slaughter Sisters to find a wayward fiancée. How far are they willing to go? What new monster is tempting men, both young and old to their demise? In Ashes to Ashes the Slaughter Sisters find an escapee from hell itself. Will they survive?
Save Her: A Dystopian Novel
Save Her: A Dystopian Novel
Jason Bonet
¥8.09
Without Her, All Is Lost DRAYDEN's murdered brother started the bio-nanotech battle, but 16-year-old Drayden just started the war by revealing the secret technology to the enemy. Then, he made things worse by getting his lover pregnant and letting her get captured by the enemy. NATALIE wakes bound to a chair in a cement room with no windows. Across from her is an interrogator. Natalie reaches to feel the small belly bump already forming but her binds restrict her. She knows immediately who her captors are: Drayden’s enemy. The same enemy who killed his brother. The same enemy who stole the secret bio-tech for their evil purposes. And she knows why they want her -- to steal her baby. Natalie has to escape before revealing too much about Drayden and before her baby is born. Drayden has to find her and save her, or else the enemy will have everything they need to destroy everything, and everyone. Author Jason Bonet is back with an action-packed superhero series full of emotional and thrilling pacing, and a new future apocalyptic world with limitless consequences. Will Drayden find Natalie in time? Will Natalie be able to escape from her captors? Or, will the enemy get the grand prize they’ve been after all along — Natalie’s and Drayden’s powerful child? READ NOW and receive the first two chapters of the next book in the series, SAVE THE 7 - LAUNCHING SOON!
Alex McKenna & The Geranium Deaths
Alex McKenna & The Geranium Deaths
Vicki-Ann Bush
¥32.62
For Alex McKenna, high school is just a distraction from the love of his life, Margaret, with whom he can't wait to spend more time once they get to college.In many respects, Alex is just an average seventeen-year-old boy...except for the fact he's a transgender medium born from a long line of Strega witches, possessing the ability to communicate with ghosts.With the help of Margaret and his talented Strega great-grandmother, Alex will learn how to strengthen his abilities. The dead need Alex to help them reconcile issues they left behind—and he finds that he needs them, too. As his abilities multiply, assisting the dead becomes an outlet to channel his new energy, giving him the strength to come to terms with who he is as a transgender male, and how far he will choose to go.
Watson Is Not an Idiot
Watson Is Not an Idiot
Webb, Eddy
¥53.86
Over the past few years, Sherlock Holmes has exploded in popularity. The character has made a huge impact on the 21st century, with multiple interpretations gaining a growing audience of new Sherlockians. But many fans of Sherlock and Elementary know very little about the original stories themselves. Watson is Not an Idiot is an opinionated exploration of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original canon, written to illustrate interesting features and historical elements of the stories from the perspective of a lifelong fan of the material. It's not academic, but a companion - the passionate, excited, and sometimes ranty friend who sits alongside you and points out interesting bits while you read. Watson is Not an Idiot is perfect for the first-time reader of the stories and fans curious about starting a more critical reading of the material.
Question of Identity - A Modern Sherlock Holmes Story
Question of Identity - A Modern Sherlock Holmes Story
Walters, Charlotte Anne
¥9.71
When a young girl goes missing, Watson puts his mid-life crisis to one side and helps Holmes try to find her. Dealing with the sceptical police, a bunch of teenagers and a grumpy step-father all add to the challenges of the case. Can Holmes find her before it is too late? And before Detective Chief Inspector Gregson makes the mistake of his career? And will Watson achieve that illusive book-deal he's dreaming of? A modern re-working of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes adventure, A Case of Identity. The fourth story in a series of five.
Abbey Strange - A Modern Sherlock Holmes Story
Abbey Strange - A Modern Sherlock Holmes Story
Walters, Charlotte Anne
¥9.71
The final story in a series of five adventures which re-work original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into our modern world. The murder of an aged rock star is initially blamed on a gang of burglars, but Holmes senses that his widow is hiding something. What is the formidable music mogul not telling about the night her husband died at their Gothic country home? And how will Watson and Lestrade face up to the life-changing decisions they both decide to make? A re-working of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Abbey Grange.
Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Winged Ghost
Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Winged Ghost
Muller, Evan
¥24.43
In one of Sherlock Holmes' most harrowing cases, the crown jewels are stolen from the Tower of London just days before Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In the race against the clock to retrieve the precious gems to save from national embarrassment, Holmes finds that the case to be more complex and infinitely more dangerous than it first appeared.
Widow of Dartmoor
Widow of Dartmoor
Downing, Warwick
¥73.48
The Widow of Dartmoor is a sequel to The Hound of the Baskervilles. Beryl Stapleton felt joy, on learning that Jack, her husband, was sucked into the Grimpen Mire. Free of his evil, she opened a fashionable dress shop in London. Her enterprise was a success... until she was caught, at two AM dragging the body of a murdered man into an alleyway. Who better to defend her than The Bastard, the nephew of Sherlock Holmes? Jeremy Holmes was the illegitimate son of Sherlock's oldest brother. With astonishing skill, Jeremy would peel the mask off a false witness and find the truth. But his talent was not the product of reason. Rather, his art. Often, when he drew a likeness, his drawing would reveal the passions and the secrets of one's soul.
Conan Doyle Notes
Conan Doyle Notes
Madsen, Diane Gilbert
¥48.95
"e;The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper,"e; uncovers clues as to Why the Dog Did Not Bark in the Night. Sherlock Holmes concluded that it was because the intruder was known to the dog. Madsen's new mystery questions whether the identity of one of the greatest criminals of all time, Jack the Ripper, was deduced by Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle was already famous with his popular Sherlock Holmes stories when Jack the Ripper struck London in October 1888. Why was Conan Doyle silent about this case? Find out in "e;The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper."e;
?i tu po?i fi Supernanny 2. Cu copilul la ?coal?
?i tu po?i fi Supernanny 2. Cu copilul la ?coal?
Petrea Irina
¥90.84
Cartea I din Trilogia Confluen?eiOra?ele ?i ma?in?riile str?vechi, aflate ?n dezintegrare pe planeta Confluen?a sunt at?t de misterioase, ?nc?t par magice. Plecat din necropola Aeolis spre enigmatica metropol? Ys, Yama descoper? secretele trecutului s?u, pe m?sur? ce este prins ?n iure?ul unui r?zboi de interese politice ?i religioase.?Prin Copilul fluviului, McAuley ?ncepe o trilogie care descrie dispari?ia unei civiliza?ii uluitoare.“ – Washington Post?O saga SF/fantasy ambi?ioas?, ce se desf??oar? pe o planet? unde tehnologiile sunt str?vechi ?i interzise.“ – Library Journal?…o fuziune de hard SF ?i fantasy… un viitor incredibil de fantastic, dar care, ?n timp, se dovede?te a fi guvernat de ra?iunea ?tiin?ific?.“ – Locus
Jurnal
Jurnal
Tolstoi Lev
¥196.12
Cea mai bun antologie fantasy a anului.“ – Fantasy LiteratureVoi spune povestea, aadar… dar va trebui s fii cu bgare de seam, pentru c nici povestitoarea nsi n-o nelege pe deplin.Am s v povestesc ce mi-a prezis vrjitoarea.Am s v povestesc despre iubirea pe care am avut-o i am pierdut-o.Am s v povestesc despre…“Epic. Legende fantasy cuprinde 17 proze scrise de unii dintre cei mai faimoi autori moderni: George R. R. Martin, Terry Brooks, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robin Hobb, Orson Scott Card, Tad Williams .a.O vitrin excelent a tot ce are mai bun literatura fantasy actual.“ – Publishers WeeklyAceasta nu este una dintre crile pe care s le devorezi pe nersuflate, ci dintre cele pe care le savurezi de-a lungul multor seri de lectur.“ – Locus
De 19 ori Katherine
De 19 ori Katherine
Green John
¥65.32
Prima carte din seria Inima Lumii ?Numele meu este Ash, i-a spus el regelui. ?i sunt rōshun, ceea ce ?n limba mea ?nseamn? ?ghea?? de toamn?? – cea care vine devreme. Adic? vin din locul de unde vin to?i rōshunii, de unde porne?te r?zbunarea. A f?cut o pauz?, a?tept?nd ca vorbele sale s?-?i fac? efectul, apoi a continuat: Ai dreptate, am venit s? iau ceva de la tine. Am venit s?-?i iau via?a!“ Ash face parte din secta rōshun, asasini care ofer? protec?ie prin amenin?area cu vendeta. Ajuns prea b?tr?n pentru meseria aceasta ?i afectat de dureri de cap teribile (similare celor care ?i orbiser? tat?l), Ash are o viziune ?n care fostul lui maestru ?i cere s?-?i ia un ucenic. El ?l alege pe Nico, un t?n?r s?rac, disperat ?i singur, ?ns? nu apuc? s?-i termine instruirea, deoarece trebuie s? plece ?n Sf?ntul Imperiu Mann, ?ntr-o misiune care pricinuise deja moartea a trei rōshun. ?Farlander este o carte special?... Intriga fascineaz? de la primul capitol p?n? la finalul surprinz?tor.“ – Locus ?Absolut fascinant?! Pur ?i simplu, n-am putut s-o las din m?n?.“ – Glen Cook, autorul seriei Black Company
101 dialoguri ?n libertate (vol. 2)
101 dialoguri ?n libertate (vol. 2)
Spiridon Cassian Maria
¥73.49
Ofi?erul ?n retragere Jack Reacher se ?ntoarce la baza militar? pe care a condus-o ?n urm? cu 16 ani ca s-o cunoasc? pe Susan Turner, actualul comandant. Acolo afl? c? femeia tocmai a fost acuzat? de corup?ie ?i c? el ?nsu?i ar putea fi judecat pentru un abuz ?n serviciu de care nu-?i aminte?te ?i pentru o presupus? paternitate.?mbin?nd o intrig? complicat? ?i o curs? palpitant? pentru justi?ie ?i aflarea adev?rului, Lee Child ?l pune la ?ncercare pe Reacher — ?i ?l face s? se ?ntrebe cine este, ce a f?cut ?i cum va ar?ta via?a sa ?n viitor.?O curs? ame?itoare, ce te ?ine cu sufletul la gur?! Una dintre cele mai bune c?r?i ale seriei Jack Reacher, cu o intrig? foarte bine construit? ?i r?sturn?ri de situa?ie surprinz?toare.“ – The New York Times?Nimeni nu-l egaleaz? pe Reacher, un ?mp?timit al ac?iunii ?i al situa?iilor periculoase. Deviza lui: M-am antrenat s? transform frica ?n agresiune.“ – Kirkus Review?Bun venit ?n lumea lui Jack Reacher: mereu ?n alert?, el se afl? de fiecare dat? ?n locul nepotrivit la momentul potrivit… Child a creat un personaj emblematic pe care al?i autori de thriller ?l invidiaz?. Irezistibil ?i consistent, S? nu te ?ntorci niciodat?! este unul dintre cele mai bune romane ale lui Lee Child.“ – Associated Press?Paternitatea se num?ra printre cele mai des ?nt?lnite probleme ale b?rba?ilor din ?ntreaga istorie uman?. Dar pentru Reacher ?ntotdeauna p?ruse improbabil?. Era ceva eminamente teoretic. Precum c??tigarea Premiului Nobel sau participarea la un joc ?n World Series ori abilitatea de a c?nta. Posibil, ?n principiu, dar mereu probabil s? nu i se ?nt?mple. O destina?ie pentru al?i oameni, dar nu ?i pentru el.“
Leac pentru o lume banal?
Leac pentru o lume banal?
Christian Heidicker McKay
¥73.49
Premiul Nadal 2015n 1938, scriitorul de romane populare Georges Miet este trimis de o editur din Paris s investigheze moartea suspect a unei tinere din Biarritz i s scrie o carte despre cele ntmplate.Folosindu-se de acest pretext, autorul ne duce n anul 1925, n celebra staiune Biarritz, un loc plin de glamour, unde o societate extrem de sofisticat i tria cei mai fericii ani.n ncercarea de a rezolva misterul morii tinerei, Georges Miet st de vorb cu mai multe personaje, care de care mai surprinztoare, iar cu fiecare nou depoziie ncepem s fim tot mai convini c ceea ce a prut o sinucidere ar putea fi o crim.Roman polifonic,Cabaret Biarritzface radiografia unei epoci fericite, a unei societi care tocmai i revenise dup rnile adnci provocate de Primul Rzboi Mondial, o panoram a aspiraiilor, a visurilor i a comarurilor pe care oamenii le aveau n vara anului 1925.“nCabaret Biarritzancheta poliieneasc se mpletete magistral cu parodia social.” -El País“Dintr-o perspectiv postmodern,Cabaret Biarritzaplic o lentil parodic asupra trecutului. José C. Vales este un scriitor de prim mn, de o for imaginativ i stilistic ieit din comun.” -El Cultural“Investigaia jurnalistic, povetile de dragoste i portretul societii de la acea vreme alctuiesc o naraiune care provoac i surprinde cititorul la fiecare pas.” -Culturamas
Monstrul
Monstrul
Walter Dean Myers
¥65.32
De cinci ani, Cameron ?i mama lui se mut? dintr-un loc ?n altul. Tat?l b?iatului e pe urmele lor. Cel pu?in, asta i s-a spus lui Cameron.C?nd se stabilesc la o ferm? izolat?, b?iatul ?ncepe s? vad? ?i s? aud? lucruri care nu pot fi reale. Cur?nd, ajunge s? se ?ndoiasc? de tot ceea ce credea c? ?tie ?i se ?ntreab? dac? nu cumva ??i pierde min?ile.Ce se ascunde ?n noapte? Ce e ?ngropat ?n trecut?Cameron trebuie s? afle secretele ?ntunecate ?nainte ca acestea s?-l distrug?."Un thriller psihologic pe care nu-l po?i l?sa din m?n?… straniu, ?ntunecat ?i inteligent construit. Dialogurile vii, autentice ?i scenele memorabile alc?tuiesc o poveste des?v?r?it?, al c?rei final dramatic ?ntrece toate a?tept?rile." - The Guardian"Un tat? monstruos, h?r?uitor, co?maruri alienante, un b?iat fantomatic, c?ini s?lbatici ?i un subsol d?r?p?nat – cadrul perfect pentru o poveste ?nfior?toare despre un b?iat care, ?ncerc?nd s? dezlege un mister, descoper? ce secrete poate ascunde trecutul cuiva. Un melanj captivant de crime ?i poveste de familie." - Kirkus Review C?inii a c??tigat Red Maple Award ?i a ob?inut numeroase nominaliz?ri, printre care la Young Adult Novel Thriller Award, 2016 ?i American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults. Este ?n curs de publicare ?n 13 ??ri.?Drepturile de ecranizare au fost achizi?ionate de Wild Media Entertainment. ?
Anihilare
Anihilare
Vandermeer Jeff
¥48.97
Icarus e o uria?? nav? spa?ial? care c?l?tore?te prin hiperspa?iu cu vitez? superluminic?.Icarus explodeaz?, iar Lilac LaRoux (fiica celui mai bogat om din univers) ?i Tarver Merendsen (care, la doar 18 ani, este deja erou de r?zboi) sunt singurii supravie?uitori. O navet? de salvare ?i duce pe o planet? pustie, unde g?sesc o form? ciudat? de via?? (“fiin?ele ?optitoare“), supus? unui experiment secret condamnabil, ini?iat de tat?l lui Lilac. Totul se schimb? dup? ce Lilac ?i Tarver dezleag? misterul ?fiin?elor ?optitoare“ ?i afl? c? ar putea fi salva?i. Dar nu vor mai fi niciodat? aceia?i tineri care au p??it c?ndva pe planeta pustie.“O aventur? palpitant? ?n spa?iul cosmic.“ -Kirkus ReviewsCioburi de stele a fost recompensat? cu cel mai prestigios premiu pentru science-fiction ?i fantasy din Australia, Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel.“Nu ?tiu cine sau ce ne urm?re?te, dar ?mi dau seama c? floarea este un dar de la fiin?ele misterioase. Nu ?tiu ce inten?ii au ele, dar ?tiu ce ?nseamn? acest dar pentru mine. Nu sunt singur?. Poate c? n am fost niciodat?. Nici m?car c?nd am intrat ?n m?runtaiele navei. Acele fiin?e ?optitoare ?mi citesc g?ndurile. Citesc ?n sufletul meu.“
Formarea inovatorilor. Cum cre?ti tinerii care vor schimba lumea de m?ine
Formarea inovatorilor. Cum cre?ti tinerii care vor schimba lumea de m?ine
Wagner Tony
¥65.32
Lee Child este un maestru al suspansului. – Entertainment WeeklyJack Reacher, fost ofi?er ?n poli?ia militar? a Statelor Unite, e pus din nou ?n fa?a unui caz complicat. Pl?nuind s? ajung? ?n Virginia, ?n c?utarea unei femei pe care nu a v?zut-o niciodat?, face autostopul. ?n ma?ina care se opre?te sunt doi b?rba?i ?i o femeie ce pare extrem de ?ngrijorat?. Din atitudinea lor, Reacher ?ncepe s? suspecteze c? ascund ceva.FBI-ul lanseaz? un apel de urm?rire general? pentru c? ?n zon? a avut loc o crim? ?i o persoan? a fost r?pit?. Oare ?nso?itorii de drum ai lui Reacher sunt implica?i ?n aceast? poveste? Iar fostul ofi?er din poli?ia militar? e doar o momeal??Al?turi de Julia Sorenson, agent FBI, Reacher porne?te o anchet? pe cont propriu ?i se treze?te prins ?ntr-o conspira?ie uria??, ?n care nimic nu e ceea ce pare ?i nimeni nu spune adev?rul.Urm?rit creeaz? unul dintre cele mai reu?ite personaje feminine din ?ntreaga serie Jack Reacher. – The New York TimesSubtil ?i nuan?at, cu un stil seduc?tor ?i r?sturn?ri irezistibile de situa?ie. – Newsweek?Reacher continu? s? conduc? ?i ?ncepu s? se g?ndeasc? la cele dou? baraje rutiere prin care trecuser?. Opt ma?ini ?i opt poli?i?ti ?n fiecare loc, cu lanterne ?i timp berechet pentru o inspec?ie am?nun?it?. Se imagin? pe sine ?n situa?ia de om urm?rit, cu ?nf??i?are obi?nuit?, c?l?torind singur, trezindu-se dintr-odat? vulnerabil ?i ?ntr-o situa?ie riscant?, poate anticip?nd barajele rutiere dinaintea sa. Ce putea s? fac? un astfel de om ca s? fie preg?tit? Putea s?-?i schimbe ?nf??i?area obi?nuit?, cu fard, plastilin?, peruci, piercinguri false, tatuaje false sau cicatrice false. Trebuia s? nu mai fie singur ?n ma?in?. Ceea ce era simplu, chiar ?i f?r? pricepere sau antrenament. Putea s? ia un autostopist de pe drum.“
Asasinul Anders ?i lumea pe in?elesul tuturor
Asasinul Anders ?i lumea pe in?elesul tuturor
Jonas Jonasson
¥73.49
Luca D’Andreapoate fi comparat cu Stephen King i Jo Nesb." - La RepubblicaCu o voce inconfundabil i o stpnire desvrit a ritmului i a naraiunii,Luca D’Andreaspune povestea unui om copleit de obsesia sa, pentru care e gata s sacrifice tot ce are mai de pre."D’Andreaeste un adevrat maestru." – La StampaEsena ruluieste n curs de publicare n peste 30 de ri.n Italia, a intrat direct n top 10 pe lista de bestselleruri, iar n opt luni a ajuns la a asea ediie.n Germania, n a doua sptmn de la publicare, a urcat pe locul doi n topul Der Spiegel.O tripl crim, crud i sngeroas, zguduie satul Siebenhoch, o comunitate retras i linitit din Tirolul de Sud.Dei s-a petrecut cu mult timp n urm, teribila ntmplare din creierii Alpilor Dolomii i bntuie nc pe locuitori i nvluie zona ntr-o atmosfer violent i misterioas.Totodat, locul crimelor, defileul Bletterbach, este un punct strvechi al planetei, care ar putea fi adpostul unei creaturi periculoase i nspimnttoare, care s-a trezit la via.Un american, venit n Alpi alturi de familia sa, are un accident ngrozitor i, dei supravieuiete, muntele pare s-l atrag n cele mai morbide feluri. El devine din ce n ce mai implicat n enigmele locale, lucru care-i va dezbina familia i-l va arunca ntr-un comar cumplit.