A bundle of books from The Hounds of Annwn - Books 3-5. MORE VALUABLE AS A WEAPON THAN A KINGMAKER, HE MUST MAKE HIS OWN CHOICES TO SECURE THE FUTURE. King of the May – Book 3 of The Hounds of Annwn.? ? George Talbot Traherne, the human huntsman for the Wild Hunt, had hoped to settle into a quiet life with his new family, but it was not to be.? Gwyn ap Nudd, Prince of Annwn, has plans to secure his domain in the new world from the overbearing interference of his father Lludd, the King of Britain. The security of George's family is bound to that of his overlord, and he vows to help.? But when he and his companions stand against Lludd and his allies at court, disaster overturns all their plans and even threatens the Hounds of Annwn themselves. George and his patron, the antlered god Cernunnos, must survive a subtle attack that undermines them both.? Other gods and gods-to-be have taken an interest, but the fae are divided in their allegiances and fear the threat of deadly new powers in their unchanging lives. George and his companions must save themselves if they are to persuade their potential allies to help.? But how can they do so, attacked on so many fronts at once?? Will he put his family into greater jeopardy by trying to defend them? DISTURBING THE FAMILY SECRETS COULD BRING RUIN TO EVERYTHING HE’S WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD. Bound into the Blood – Book 4 of The Hounds of Annwn. George Talbot Traherne, the human huntsman for the Wild Hunt, is preparing for the birth of his child by exploring the family papers about his parents and their deaths.? When his improved relationship with his patron, the antlered god Cernunnos, is jeopardized by an unexpected opposition, he finds he must choose between loyalty to family and loyalty to a god. He discovers he doesn't know either of them as well as he thought.? His search for answers takes him to the human world with unsuitable companions. How will he keep a rock-wight safe from detection, or even teach her the rules of the road?? And what will he awaken in the process, bringing disaster back to his family on his own doorstep?? What if his loyalty is misplaced? Tales of Annwn – A Story Collection from The Hounds of Annwn. THE CALL: A very young Rhian discovers her beast-sense and rushes to the rescue of an errant hound. UNDER THE BOUGH: Angharad hasn’t lived with anyone for hundreds of years, but now she is ready to tie the knot with George Talbot Traherne, the human who has entered the fae otherworld to serve as huntsman for the Wild Hunt. As soon as she can make up her mind, anyway. NIGHT HUNT: George Talbot Traherne goes night hunting for fox in Virginia and thinks about the choices he has made. CARIAD: Benitoe and Luhedoc are off to fetch horses for the Golden Cockerel Inn in Edgewood. Luhedoc needs to relearn an important lesson about confidence. THE EMPTY HILLS: George Talbot Traherne shows a bit of the human world to family and friends, hoping to share some of the sense of wonder he discovered when he encountered the fae otherworld.

Four hundred light years from Earth, Kregen is a marvelous world, peopled by wonderful beings, filled with light and clamor and furor of life lived to the hilt. But Kregen has its darker side, where horror and terror bind innocent people, where sorceries rend reason, where injustice denies light. Dray Prescot’s happiness with Delia, the Princess Majestrix of Vallia, is threatened as the notorious Wizard of Loh, Phu-si-Yantong, seeks to destroy Delia’s father and take control of the empire of Vallia. And Prescot is determined to seek the whereabouts of his daughters, alienated from him during his forced absence on Earth. But the brilliant world of Kregen under Antares will always challenge Prescot with new problems and adventures. Dray Prescot knows only too well that he must continue to struggle against himself as well as the malignant fates that pursue him in the mingled streaming lights of the Suns of Scorpio. Containing four novels: Secret Scorpio Savage Scorpio Captive Scorpio Golden Scorpio This edition contains a glossary to the Vallian cycle.

The stories of Thor, Odin and Loki are familiar to most of us. Many people know that the Norse gods fought against giants and were ultimately betrayed by Loki the trickster. The end of the world and the death of the gods in a grim battle called Ragnarok has also found its way into popular culture. Ideas taken from Norse mythology are frequently found in modern fantasy and science fiction – such as elves, dwarfs and undead warriors rising from an unquiet grave, for example. Norse mythology is rich in adventure and ideas about creation, death and the afterlife. Norse Myths takes a wide-ranging approach, examining the creation stories of the Norse world, the monsters and the pantheons of the deities, including such figures as Heimdall, Freya and Baldr. It looks at the sagas and the Prose and Poetic Eddas, which tell of real and imagined people, featuring both heroic tales and humorous escapades. The book also examines how Norse myths were interpreted in a Christianized Europe and how their motifs influenced medieval German writers and, in turn, were used in the modern world in very different ways, by the likes of composer Richard Wagner and in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated with 180 colour and black-&-white artworks and illustrations, Norse Myths is an engaging and highly informative exploration of a rich mythology that still resounds today.

Audrey s-a ?nconjurat mereu de c?r?i ?i muzic?, filosofie ?i visuri. E ceea ce o deosebe?te de fiin?ele Echo, ni?te ma?in?rii misterioase, lipsite de emo?ii, alc?tuite ?n a?a fel ?nc?t s? semene cu fiin?ele omene?ti ?i s? serveasc? st?p?nilor umani. DANIEL e un Echo – dar e diferit de cei din specia lui. Simte o puternic? leg?tur? cu Audrey; un sentiment pe care n-a fost programat s?-l aib? ?i pe care nu ?i-l poate explica. Dar e hot?r?t s? ?ncerce. O poveste zguduitoare despre iubire, pierdere ?i ceea ce ne face cu adev?rat umani. Excelent... foarte omenesc ?i sensibil. –Patrick Ness Minunat de amuzant, inventiv si captivant. –The Times O poveste extraordinar?, de citit dintr-o suflare. The Sun ?Noi urma s? fim o lume a noastr?, un univers ?n doi, ?i asta era bine. De fapt, era incomparabil mai bine dec?t un univers al unuia singur. Ea ?nsemna totul. Ea ?nsemna speran??, team?, iubire ?i durere. Ea era c?t se poate de vie. Iar a fi viu ?nseamn? a avea posibilit??i ?i incertitudini. Via?a este ceva ira?ional, iar ira?ionalul nu poate fi cartografiat. De aceea, ?n fiecare via?? — ?n fiecare via?? adev?rat? — exist? o ?ncreng?tur? de alte vie?i, ca ?n gr?dina potecilor ce se bifurc? despre care citisem c?ndva. S? iube?ti pe cineva este un proces prin care ?l aju?i pe cel?lalt s? g?seasc? cea mai bun? variant? dintre vie?ile posibile ?i s? o tr?iasc?.“

Luke Livingstone szerencsés ember: nagyszer? férj, gondos családapa, sikeres ügyvéd, a társadalom megbecsült tagja. Házassága irigylésre méltóan szép és a Londonhoz k?zeli családi háza maga a nyugalom szigete. Pedig Luke hatalmas titkot rejteget. Az évek múlásával egyre képtelenebb elviselni a terhet, és egy napon úgy d?nt, bevallja a családjának: amióta az eszét tudja, mindig n?nek érezte magát. A hátralev? éveit nem szeretné továbbra is úgy élni, ahogy azt mások elvárják t?le. Lehet-e eltemetni valakit, ha nem halt meg, csak ezután másképp él k?ztünk? Mit szól Luke átváltozásához a feleség, a gyerekek, a kollégák? Ki marad mellette és ki fordul el t?le? Charity Norman új-zélandi írón?t úgy emlegetik, mint Jodi Picoult méltó vetélytársát. Felkavaró és elgondolkodtató regényei mélyen emberi témákat feszegetnek nagyon olvasmányos stílusban. Olyan kérdéseket szegez az olvasóknak, amelyekre nincsenek egyértelm? válaszok.

The first five books in the Saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen are brought together in this omnibus edition. Together, they make up the Delian Cycle, in which Dray Prescot comes to terms with the alien world of Kregen. Here he tries to make sense of his situation: the Star Lords, the Savanti, the marvelous places, strange beasts and stranger people. And here he pursues his greatest love of two worlds, Delia of the Blue Mountains. Dray Prescot's saga has been aclaimed as the best planetary adventure series since Burroughs stopped writing about Barsoom. This edition contains a map and glossary.

Маг?я Анджея Сапковського — у його вм?нн? з л?ризмом ? сарказмом створити уявний св?т, кожен з мешканц?в якого, кожне м?сце ? кожна под?я наст?льки нагадують нам св?т реальний, сучасний, що в?д?рватися в?д книжок неможливо. Дуже давно, коли людська раса т?льки обживала ворожий св?т, а маги у сво?х вежах займалися лише високою наукою чар?вництва, було створено г?льд?ю в?дьмак?в — рем?сник?в в?д маг??, яких навчали вбивати темн? породження потойб?ччя: в??в ? в?ппер?в, мантикор ? гул?в, грифон?в ? брукс-вамп?риць. Але з часом страшних почвар меншало, меншало й тих, хто мусив захищати в?д них людей, — ? дедал? част?ше в?дьмакам у спину лет?ли з-за паркан?в прокльони та кам?ння. В?д Яруги до Драконячих г?р мандру? один з останн?х в?дьмак?в — ?еральт ?з Р?в??, зустр?чаючи людей та ?стот, як? чимось дуже нагадують персонаж?в в?домих казок, та намагаючись зрозум?ти, чи залишилося у ньому самому хоч щось в?д людини, чи в?н — т?льки додаток до двох сво?х меч?в: звичайного зал?зного та в?дьмачого, з карбованим рук?в’ям та ср?бним клинком, який колись стане для нього мечем призначення… Mag?ja Andzheja Sapkovs'kogo — u jogo vm?nn? z l?rizmom ? sarkazmom stvoriti ujavnij sv?t, kozhen z meshkanc?v jakogo, kozhne m?sce ? kozhna pod?ja nast?l'ki nagadujut' nam sv?t real'nij, suchasnij, shho v?d?rvatisja v?d knizhok nemozhlivo. Duzhe davno, koli ljuds'ka rasa t?l'ki obzhivala vorozhij sv?t, a magi u svo?h vezhah zajmalisja lishe visokoju naukoju char?vnictva, bulo stvoreno g?l'd?ju v?d'mak?v — rem?snik?v v?d mag??, jakih navchali vbivati temn? porodzhennja potojb?chchja: v??v ? v?pper?v, mantikor ? gul?v, grifon?v ? bruks-vamp?ric'. Ale z chasom strashnih pochvar menshalo, menshalo j tih, hto musiv zahishhati v?d nih ljudej, — ? dedal? chast?she v?d'makam u spinu let?li z-za parkan?v prokl'oni ta kam?nnja. V?d Jarugi do Drakonjachih g?r mandru? odin z ostann?h v?d'mak?v — ?eral't ?z R?v??, zustr?chajuchi ljudej ta ?stot, jak? chimos' duzhe nagadujut' personazh?v v?domih kazok, ta namagajuchis' zrozum?ti, chi zalishilosja u n'omu samomu hoch shhos' v?d ljudini, chi v?n — t?l'ki dodatok do dvoh svo?h mech?v: zvichajnogo zal?znogo ta v?d'machogo, z karbovanim ruk?v’jam ta sr?bnim klinkom, jakij kolis' stane dlja n'ogo mechem priznachennja…

Citind romanul lui Cosmin, am intrat automat n rolul unui cenzor paranoid, din ce n ce mai ncruntat, pe msur ce intram n pinea de cuvinte. Mai ncruntat fiindc am nceput s adun ntrebri pentru a pune la punct autorul, pentru a-l convinge c un asemenea text nu trebuie publicat, fiindc este periculos pentru ceteanul de bun credin, este subversiv i cu att mai nociv, cu ct ncearc s se ascund n spatele absurdului. Fiindc nou, cenzorilor, la cursul de cenzur aplicat ni s-a atras atenia de la bun nceput: atenie mare la absurdul cu substrat, la textele aparent schizoide! Acolo se ascunde buba! Iar buba trebuie tratat chirurgical! Cine se ascunde n spatele Cinelui de lemn Cine e Jumtatea de Matrioc Iar antierul e cumva La Canal Adic personajele tale au nnebunit din cauza regimului Nu neleg! Mi biete, ai cam srit calul! Fii atent la mine, textul tu nu poate fi publicat! Sau te apuci de scris normal, pe nelesul omului echilibrat, sau las-te! Auzi la el, CHINUL VENIC I NEOSTOITA SCRNIRE A DINILOR!“ – Micleuanu M. Bi, Pera sta e de belea. N-am mai citit nici un scriitor de sta care s-i frece creierii cum o face el. Dup ce termini cartea te nvri n cerc n mijlocul camerei, ca un tmpit, i nu tii ce-i cu tine, frate, pe bune. Eti praf.“ – Un biat C. Pera pare s fie al treilea frate Strugatski. Umor, suspans, intertextualism, fantasy – acestea sunt ingredientele romanului pe care tocmai l citesc i n care, mai mult ca sigur, i-ai dori i tu s fii personaj, fie i mcar unul secundar. Mie mi-ar plcea s fiu Cinele.“ – V. Leac

O emo?ionant? poveste de dragoste despre o fat? care ?nva?? s? tr?iasc? de la un b?iat care vrea s? moar?. Theodore Finch e fascinat de moarte ?i se g?nde?te ne?ncetat la tot felul de modalit??i ?n care ?i-ar putea pune cap?t zilelor.Violet Markey tr?ie?te pentru viitor, num?r?nd zilele r?mase p?n? la absolvire.Cand Finch ar putea evada at?t din micul ei ora? din Indiana, c?t ?i din suferin?a cople?itoare provocat? de recenta moarte a surorii sale.C?nd Finch ?i Violet se ?nt?lnesc pe marginea clopotni?ei de la ?coal?, nu este foarte limpede cine pe cine salveaz?. Iar c?nd devin parteneri ?ntr-un proiect de descoperire a ?minunilor naturale“ din statul lor, am?ndoi fac descoperiri mult mai importante: Finch poate fi el ?nsu?i numai al?turi de Violet. Iar Violet numai al?turi de Finch poate uita de num?r?toarea zilelor ?i poate ?ncepe s? le tr?iasc?. ?ns?, ?n timp ce lumea lui Violet cre?te, a lui Finch ?ncepe s? scad?. O carte impresionant? despre doi liceeni amuzan?i, fragili ?i suferinzi. -- Entertainment Weekly Multe romane pentru adolescen?i trateaz? teme similare, dar pu?ine o fac ?ntr-o manier? memorabil?. -- Kirkus Reviews Ai terminat Sub aceea?i stea? Po?i ?ncepe acest roman emo?ionant despre o fat? care ??i promite sie?i s? tr?iasc? av?nd un rost, dup? o rela?ie cu un b?iat care pl?nuie?te s?-?i ia via?a. -- SELF Magazine ?M? ?nvelesc ?n pilot? c?t de str?ns pot – astfel ?nc?t nu mai pot z?ri nici camera – ?i m? ?ntind pe spate ?n pat, ca o mumie. Este o modalitate de a conserva c?ldura ?i lumina, ca s? nu mai poat? ie?i iar. ?ntind o m?n? prin deschiz?tur? ?i apuc alt? carte, apoi alta. ?i dac? via?a ar fi a?a? F?cut? numai din p?r?i fericite, niciuna ?ngrozitoare, nici m?car nepl?cut?. ?i dac? ne-ar sta ?n putere s? decup?m r?ul, pur ?i simplu, ?i s? p?str?m doar binele? Asta este ceea ce vreau s? fac pentru Violet – s?-i ofer numai binele, s? o ?in departe de r?u, a?a ?nc?t acel bine s? r?m?n? pentru totdeauna ?mprejurul nostru.“

Hogyan lesz a bácskai f?ldesúr fiából a cigányok bárója, hogyan találja meg az apja által elrejtett mérhetetlen kincsen kívül a boldogságot is egy gy?ny?r? t?r?k lány oldalán? – ezt meséli el Jókai ebben a kisregényében, amelyet a bel?le készült operett tett világhír?vé.

Charlie Davies is back, and now that she’s a licensed PI there’s no stopping her.?Join Charlie on her mystery-solving adventures in this value-packed, binge-worthy box set!Higher Learning:Charlie Davies is about to face her worst nightmare: she's going back to high school. Following the death of a local schoolgirl, Charlie must go undercover to find out who is dealing drugs to students. Not only does this mean heading back to class, but she must also get to know the girl's friends - who happen to be cheerleaders. Time to break out the pom-poms.Santa’s Little Helper:There's a flashing Santa on the loose, jingling his bells at unsuspecting holiday shoppers. Since Charlie is currently on her boss's naughty list, she must go undercover as an elf to try and track this wayward Santa down. This means that at the jolliest time of year, Charlie will be reunited with her greatest enemy: retail.Undetected:All the signs point to Charlie's big bro, Topher, being back in town. The trouble is, Charlie can't find him - and she's not the only one looking. Even for an amazing PI, this is a tricky case, and Charlie's hardly in the 'amazing' category. With the police searching for her brother, convinced that he's a murderer, Charlie's racing against the clock to find him and help him before he's arrested - or worse. A hilarious sleuthing series for anyone who loves to laugh out loud on their crime-solving adventures. If you enjoy chick-lit murder mysteries with romance and a snarky heroine, give Charlie Davies a try!

They fought and bled on the battlefields of Europe. Now they’re back in England and facing the greatest challenge of all. Welcome to Regency England, where a rifleman, a cavalry officer, and a reconnaissance scout are about to be ambushed by the thing they least expect: love.This special collection from award-winning author Emily Larkin includes three sexy and romantic full-length novels —?Lady Isabella’s Ogre,?The Spinster’s Secret, and the USA Today bestselling?Trusting Miss Trentham.If you love page-turning historical romances filled with emotion, secrets, and compelling characters, then this collection is for you!Length:?Three Regency romance novels totalling 230,000 wordsSensuality level:?These books contain love scenes ranging in heat from mild to steamy.In addition to the three novels, this collection also contains the first three chapters of?Primrose and the Dreadful Duke.★ ★ ★ ★ ★“Unique and romantic and emotional and simply amazing.”~ NetGalley reviewer (on?Trusting Miss Trentham)★ ★ ★ ★ ★“Straight up touched my heart. It's been a while since I laughed, cried, despaired, and felt one with a character to this extent.”~ Punya Reviews (on?The Spinster’s Secret)★ ★ ★ ★ ★“Clever, romantic, well-paced, and completely enjoyable. A delightful read!”~ Goodreads reviewer (on?Lady Isabella’s Ogre)

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Dray Prescot begins an entirely new phase of his adventures on Kregen, that magnificent and terrible world four hundred light years from Earth. Reared in the harsh conditions of Nelson's Navy, Dray Prescot failed to find success on Earth but has succeeded in winning fortune on Kregen. He is called the Emperor of Emperors, the Emperor of Paz, but he himself regards these titles as meaningless. Paz is a vast grouping of continents and islands and is inhabited by innumerable races and nations, so why should they band together under Prescot? The Star Lords themselves have chosen him for this heavy task. Intrigue of Antares In this, the first book of the Balintol cycle, the Star Lords have dispatched Dray Prescot to the town of Amintin in the continent of Balintol. Under the streaming mingled lights of the Suns of Scorpio, Dray Prescot sets forth on new adventures in the subcontinent of Balintol. Gangs of Antares All hell was due to break out in the country of Tolindrin, and the city of Oxonium, as the capital, was likely to receive more than its fair share. Dray Prescot is in the middle of it, and strangeness unlike any that he has previously encountered awaits him... Demons of Antares Dray Prescot's task of uniting the disparate countries so that all Paz can defend itself against the predatory, fish-headed Shanks from the other side of the world is complicated. And the megalomaniac desires of certain princes and nobles who are determined to win the crown of Tolindrin for themselves, and who are willing to destroy anyone who gets in their way, isn't helping. They have hired mercenary armies and allied themselves with the traditional enemies of the country. Prescot must travel to Prebaya, the capital of Caneldrin, and use all his strengths and all his scheming and tricks to achieve his goal with as little bloodshed as possible...

Set in the inter-war period, between the late 1920s, when Italy began solidifying its power in its new Libyan colony, and the end of World War II, when control of the country passed into British hands. Spina's chief subjects in these stories are Italian military officers who idle their time away at their club or exploring the strange lands where they have been posted, always at odds between the jingoistic education they received at home and the lessons they've learned during their time in Libya. These short stories map the transformation of the Libyan city of Benghazi from a sleepy Ottoman backwater in the 1910s to the second capital of an oil-rich kingdom in the 1960s. Employing a cosmopolitan array of characters, ranging from Ottoman functionaries, to Sanussi aristocrats and Italian officers, Spina chronicles Italy's colonial experience from the euphoria of conquest - giving us a front row seat to the rise and subsequent fall of Fascism in the aftermath of World War II - to the country's independence in the 1950s. Spina continues his narrative with the discovery of Libya's vast oil and gas reserves, which triggered the tumultuous changes that led to Muammar Gaddafi's forty-two-year dictatorship.