Christopher, un b?iat de 15 ani, sufer? de sindromul Asperger, o form? de autism. Are o memorie fotografic?. ?n?elege matematica. ?n?elege ?tiin?a. Ceea ce nu poate ?n?elege el sunt oamenii.C?nd ?l g?se?te pe Wellington, c?inele vecinului s?u, z?c?nd mort pe o peluz? din apropiere, se decide s? porneasc? ?n c?utarea asasinului ?i s? scrie un roman poli?ist despre aceasta. ?n incursiunea sa va descoperi ?ns? alte mistere ce pot face ca ?ntreaga lume din jurul s?u s? se pr?bu?easc?.Ap?rut ?n Anglia, romanul O ?nt?mplare ciudat? cu un c?ine la miezul nop?ii s-a bucurat de un enorm succes, devenind un bestseller absolut ?n majoritatea ??rilor ?n care a fost publicat ?i fiind recompensat cu 17 premii literare, printre care Whitbread Award ?i Los Angeles Times Book Prize.Nu am mai citit niciodat? o carte at?t de plin? de umor ?i seriozitate ?n acela?i timp... V? sf?tuiesc s? o cump?ra?i ?n dublu exemplar, o s? vre?i s-o da?i la prieteni, dar nu v? ve?i ?ndura s? o ?mprumuta?i pe a voastr?. – Arthur GoldenChristopher e un studiu de caz fascinant ?i, mai presus de toate, un b?ie?el cu care empatizezi imediat: nu blocat, ci uluit de senza?ii, lipsit de filtrele prin care oamenii normali examineaz? ce e ?n jur. Modul straniu ?n care observ? lumea ?i o interpreteaz? literal compune un soi de sensibilitate poetic? ?i o personalitate aparte. De?i Christopher insist? c? ?aceasta nu va fi o carte amuzant?. Nu ?tiu s? spun glume pentru c? nu le ?n?eleg“, romanul e impregnat de un tip de umor ironic ?i emo?ionant totodat?. Mark Haddon a construit o voce literar? unic? ?i extrem de conving?toare.“C?nd merg cu autobuzul la ?coal? m? uit la ma?inile care trec pe l?ng? noi ?i le re?in culorile. 3 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd ?nseamn? c? va fi o Zi Destul de Bun?. 4 ma?ini ro?ii ?nseamn? c? va fi o Zi Bun?. 5 ma?ini ro?ii ?nseamn? c? va fi oZi Foarte Bun?. Iar 4 ma?ini galbene la r?nd ?nseamn? c? va fi o Zi Neagr?, adic? o zi ?n care nu vorbesc cu nimeni ?i nu m?n?nc la pr?nz nimic ?i Nu-mi Asum Riscuri, fiindc? galbenul e culoarea cremei de ou?, a liniilor duble galbene ?i a frigurilor galbene, care e o boal? mortal?. Dar dac? v?d 3 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd sau 4 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd sau 5 ma?ini ro?ii la r?nd, m? simt ?n siguran?? ?i este o zi bun? pentru un proiect.“Mark Haddon este un scriitor lucid ?i, ?n acela?i timp, extrem de amuzant, care intr? perfect ?n mintea personajului s?u. – Ian McEwan

n mijlocul unei veri suedeze toride, o student a Academiei de Poliie din Vxj este violat i ucis n mod brutal. Evert Bckstrm, un inspector misogin i egocentric, are misiunea de a conduce o echip de investigaii. Antipatic, Bckstrm este lipsit de simul responsabilitii i consider c toat lumea i este inferioar. n ciuda tuturor defectelor, reuete s i urmeze ideile i instinctele i s gseasc fptaul exact la timp pentru a i revendica gloria.Umorul negru, tonul caustic i ritmul alert al aciunii sunt mrci nregistrate ale stilului lui Leif G. W. Persson, creatorul unui personaj aparte: inspectorul Evert Bckstrm. Dei l descrie ca fiind mic de statur, gras i primitiv“, Bckstrm este, prin vitalitatea, ciudeniile i sarcasmul lui, unul dintre cei mai ndrgii poliiti din literatura scandinav.Trilogia Bckstrm st la baza unui serial TV difuzat, din ianuarie 2015, de reeaua Fox n Statele Unite.Fa de predecesorii si, Leif G.W. Persson mbogete genul poliist cu un plus de vitalitate i spirit critic.– The Good Book GuideRomanele lui Leif G.W. Persson, ample i cu accente social politice, se folosesc inteligent de conveniile genului poliist pentru a evidenia neajunsurile societii suedeze. Cazul Linda analizeaz mecanismele presei de scandal i dedesubturile anchetelor poliieneti, avndu l n centru pe imprevizibilul inspector Evert Bckstrm. Argumentul juriului la decernarea Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year 2014Victima lor se numea Linda Wallin. Avea douzeci de ani i urma s mplineasc douzeci i unu peste o sptmn de la data la care fusese omort. n toamna acelui an trebuia s nceap anul doi la Academia de Poliie din Vxj. nlime: 172 cm. Greutate: 52 kg. Blond natural, cu prul tuns scurt i ochi albatri. O fat drguic, dac i plcea genul slab, musculos, se gndi Bckstrm, n timp ce se uita la fotografia ei, o copie mrit dup cea de pe legitimaia de la Academie, nfind o Linda zmbitoare, cu privirea ndreptat spre camer, preocupat de clipa aceea i plin de ateptri legate de viitor.“

Imprisoned Tale is the compelling and exhilarating story of a young entrepreneur who suddenly finds himself entangled in a fatal tango with his destiny. Nothing is beyond his reach: youth, wealth and success surround him everywhere he goes. Until one day, when powers that be decide to put an end to it all and turn his life up-side-down. But just as he loses everything he owns, he manages to find out who he truly is.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. Their struggle, seemingly to the death, was to leave many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but was also to lead to his immortality as a literary figure.

Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages.

“Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince The Little Prince first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat, writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The novella is both the most read and most translated book in the French language, and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. Translated into more than 250 languages and dialects selling over a million copies per year with sales totalling more than 140 million copies worldwide, it has become one of the best-selling books ever published. Saint-Exupéry, a laureate of several of France's highest literary awards and a reserve military pilot at the start of the Second World War, wrote and illustrated the manuscript while exiled in the United States after the Fall of France. He had travelled there on a personal mission to persuade its government to quickly enter the war against Nazi Germany. In the midst of personal upheavals and failing health he produced almost half of the writings he would be remembered for, including a tender tale of loneliness, friendship, love and loss, in the form of a young prince fallen to Earth.

M bucur c acest scriitor romn din Israel nu nceteaz la mii de kilometri de ar n care s-a nscut s se simt scriitor romn. Cu umor, cu inteligen, cu acea ascuime de spirit care i caracterizeaz dintotdeauna pe evreii-romni el i-a creat un loc al sau n literatura romn contemporan.“ – Rzvan Voncu).G. Mosari este scriitorul cltoriilor sale, care percepe lumea cea mare povestind pe un ton degajat, plcut, atrgtor. Se exprim firesc, calm, cuvintele lui sunt temperate, el nu se extaziaz. E zgrcit la capitolul superlative, se delecteaz fr exaltri. Ceea ce are de spus exprima firesc, nuanat, pe ici pe acolo cte o remarc inteligent, spiritual, sau un fior liric, totul ntr-o romneasc impecabil.“ – Zoltan Terner.G. Mosari a scris multe i bune cri cu impresii din diferitele lui cltorii. Ajunsesem s-l considerm un specialist n materie. Acum, n recentul lui volum Lumea n oglind ne-a surprins prin abordarea unei noi tematici. Cartea lui Mosari nu este numai o prezentare a marilor actori i a artei lor scenice. Indirect, se constituie ca un memorial scris cu verv i cu umor.“ – Iosif Eugen CampusO carte pe care n-o lai din mn, o lectur pe care o poi relua oricnd pentru a te plimba, fie i imaginar, prin lumea larg.“ – Iulia Deleanu)mbinnd notaii directe pe viu, cu fermectoare digresii livreti, spiritul sintetic cu fin observaie moral G. Mosari rmne un maestru al jurnalului de cltorie, cu nimic mai prejos dect ilutrii naintai ai literaturii noastre“. – Ion Cristofor

The Brothers Karamazov

As a young man growing up under communism in South Yemen, Imran finds himself drawn to Hawiya, the daughter of a high-ranking official in the ruling Marxist party. He departs Aden, the seaport city of his childhood, to study literature in Paris, hoping to 'see the sunset of capitalism with his own eyes.' Years later he returns to Yemen and meets Hawiya again - only to find that she is now a niqab-wearing Salafist, calling on people to join the conservative Islamist movement. The novel spans the 1960s to the early 21st century, from the independence of southern Yemen and the subsequent establishment of The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to the Unification of Yemen in 1990 and the Arab Spring. Set against the backdrop of Yemeni history, Habib Abdelrab Sarori's Arabic Booker long-listed novel traces one man's lifelong search for love and his own political ideology.

Zainab, a name which aptly reflects the beauty of this tale's protagonist is also the title of the first modern Egyptian novel written in native vernacular. Crafted in 1910 by a privileged member of society and a student at the time living in Paris, Mohammed Hussein Haikal later rose through the ranks of Egyptian politics and media. The writer, journalist and politician also holds a number of written works to his name, including?The House of Revelation?(1939) and?Thus was I Created?(1955). Haikal?successfully humanises and contextualises Egypt's societal issues without too reproachful a voice. As the great poet, Ahmed Fouad Negm said, 'it is better to wake your child up through laughter, rather than shouting at him'. Haikal?expresses his sympathies with the fellah of Egypt, who despite the apparent reverence with which they are looked upon by society are still obliged to bear extreme difficulties, which they do so with great dignity. Their suffering remains unchallenged as they are routinely exploited by their employers, the state, 'religious leaders' and cheated out of education which results in the demise of their mental and physical wellbeing. Illnesses may be treated as a metaphysical phenomenon, rather than with a trip to the doctor, whilst depression is treated as a headache. Zainab, a hardworking farmer girl, is to be married to a son of the landowner despite her love for another named Ibrahim. Haikal?is highly critical of this traditional marriage practice, where young men and women are picked off by families and pushed together into marriage to suit the requirements of the parents over the needs of the young couple. This message is clear throughout the book but appears most starkly in an open letter from Haikal?to the public, guised as a note written by the character Hamid to his own father. Hamid states, 'To this day I consider the institution of marriage defective, on account of the conditions that are attached to it. Indeed I believe a marriage which is not based on love and does not progress with love to be contemptible.' As Haikal?wrote in his room in Paris he was undoubtedly influenced by his nostalgia, describing scenes in Egypt in a way that only an Egyptian could. He is a man who has succeeded in writing for the woman, and his critiques of society are logical and empathetic. Few are painted as evil in Zainab but the writer warns that as with most of society's ills, our failures are the consequence of apathy, silence and the desire to fulfil what is expected of us through convention, culture and our own ignorance.

Un senza?ional thriller psihologic ??i iube?te so?ul. E obsedat? de un str?in.E o mam? devotat?. E preg?tit? s? piard? totul.?tie ce face. Lucrurile ?i scap? complet de sub control.E nevinovat?. Poart? o vin? uria??. Tr?ie?te dou? vie?i.Le poate pierde pe am?ndou?. C?t de bine po?i cunoa?te un om cu adev?rat? C?t de departe ai merge ca s? afli adev?rul despre cineva pe care-l iube?ti?C?nd afl? c? sora ei a fost ucis? cu bestialitate, Julia vrea s? afle ne?nt?rziat motivul. Dar c?utarea se transform? rapid ?ntr-o explorare irezistibil? a propriilor dorin?e ?ntunecate. Julia intr? ?n contact pe internet cu un str?in periculos ?i ?ncepe s? simt? c? se pierde pe sine, c?-?i pierde controlul ?i e pe punctul de a pierde totul.Hot?r?rea ei de a afla r?spunsuri ?i amenin?? c?snicia, familia ?i via?a. Second Life exploreaz? vie?ile secrete pe care le tr?iesc oamenii - ?i locurile ?ntunecate unde aceste vie?i ?i pot duce. “Atrac?ie fatal? ?n era digital?, dar cu o r?sturnare de situa?ie decisiv?. Watson e un maestru al imprevizibilului.“ - Evening Standard “Al doilea thriller al lui Watson ofer? un amestec incitant de sex, crim? ?i mister pentru a-i bucura pe dependen?ii de adrenalin?.“ - Library Journal “Un portret cutremur?tor. Dezintegrarea Juliei e sf??ietoare ?i confirm? talentul formidabil de scriitor al lui S. J. Watson“. - Daily Mail

Luni 24 mai, ora 11:32Ted ?i Kat ?l privesc pe v?rul lor Salim urc?nd la bordul imensei ro?i din Londra. Capsula se ridic? de la sol. Luni 24 mai, ora 12:02 Capsula coboar? ?i u?ile se deschid. Oamenii ies – dar unde e Salim?A suferit o combustie spontan?? (Teoria lui Ted) A fost r?pit? (Teoria m?tu?ii Gloria) A fost omor?t? (Teama nerostit? a familiei) Chiar ?i poli?i?tii sunt nedumeri?i. Ted, al c?rui creier are un sistem de operare aparte, ?i Kat, sora lui mai mare, trec peste rela?ia lor plin? de animozit??i ?i devin parteneri ?ntr-o investiga?ie pe cont propriu. Ei urmeaz? o serie de indicii prin Londra, ?n ?ncerca?rea disperat? de a-l g?si pe v?rul lor. Orele se scurg ?i pericolul se apropie."O lectur? care fascineaz?." - Independent "Te cucere?te pe loc." - The Guardian "Dowd transform? o dizabilitate ?ntr un dar." - The Times"Este un roman care func?ioneaz? la toate nivelurile, chiar ?i ca un policier extrem de captivant." - Sunday Telegraph "Admirabil scris. Este c?nd amuzant, c?nd tulbur?tor, c?nd sensibil, plin de dinamism ?i suspans, dar ?i pres?rat cu unele momente de reflec?ie serioas?." - School LibrarianMisterul de la London Eye este cel de-al doilea roman al lui Siobhan Dowd, ap?rut la Editura David Fickling Books. A c??tigat Premiul NASEN & TES 2007, la sec?iunea Cartea pentru copiii cu nevoi speciale. Primul s?u roman, A Swift Pure Cry, a c??tigat Premiile Branford Boase ?i Eilís Dillon ?i a fost nominalizat pentru Medalia Carnegie ?i Premiul Booktrust Teenage. Cel de-al treilea roman, Bog Child, a ap?rut la Editura David Fickling Books ?n februarie 2008.

Premiul literar?Le Monde Cea mai bun? carte a anului – revista?Lire Plec?nd de la propria experien?? religioas?,?Emmanuel?Carrère ??i imagineaz?, cu abilitatea unui anchetator, ?nceputurile cre?tinismului ?i urm?re?te totodat? parcursul ?i ?nv???turile apostolilor Luca ?i Pavel. De asemenea, ?n demersul s?u, ?ncearc? s? ?n?eleag? de ce credin?a continu? s? aib? o putere at?t de mare de dou? mii de ani ?ncoace. De?i ast?zi se declar? agnostic, Carrère evoc? fervoarea religioas? de care a fost cuprins la ?nceputul anilor 1990, c?nd asista constant la toate slujbele, citea ?i comenta pasaje din Biblie.? Cartea sa reprezint? ?ns? ?i o medita?ie asupra istoriei, asupra ?nsemn?t??ii cre?tinismului ?n lumea de azi ?i asupra felului ?n care acesta ne influen?eaz? pe to?i, credincio?i ?i necredincio?i laolalt?.? ?mp?r??ia Cerurilor?e o carte complex?, des?v?r?it?, ?n acela?i timp sobr? ?i juc?u??, impetuoas? ?i interiorizat?, savant? ?i pe ?n?elesul tuturor. Este, cu siguran??, capodopera lui?Carrère. ?Precum ultimele patru c?r?i ale mele,??mp?r??ia Cerurilor?este ?i ea o carte despre mine.C?nd scriu, m? las absorbit de o arheologie personal?. E ca ?i cum a? face ?edin?e de psihanaliz? ca s? m? cunosc mai bine, dar ?i ca s? progresez, s? devin o fiin?? mai bun? ?n sens moral, dar nu numai: dac? ajung s? m? domin, sper s? devin mai con?tient de mine ?nsumi, ?ns? ?i mai liber."?Emmanuel?Carrère ??mp?r??ia Cerurilor?este o investiga?ie extraordinar?, ?n care autorul ??i demonstreaz? talentul de jurnalist, de exeget, de istoric, dar ?i de romancier, ?n timp ce ne las? s? p?trundem ?n culisele propriului scris.?"?Madame Figaro ?O uria?? realizare literar?."?Le Nouvel Observateur ?Aceast? poveste despre ?nceputurile cre?tinismului tulbur? ?i fascineaz? deopotriv?."?Télérama

De la autorul romanului Adev?rul despre cazul Harry Quebert.P?n? ?n ziua Dramei, au existat dou? familii Goldman: Goldmanii-din-Baltimore ?i Goldmanii-din-Montclair.Goldmanii-din-Montclair, al c?ror descendent este Marcus Goldman, autorul romanului despre profesorul Quebert, apar?in clasei de mijloc ?i locuiesc ?ntr-o cas? mic? din Montclair, New Jersey.Goldmanii-din-Baltimore sunt o familie ?nst?rit?, care locuie?te ?ntr-o cas? de lux dintr-o suburbie bogat? din Baltimore, ?i de care Marcus este fascinat.Ambele familii ascund ?ns? secretele lor, amintiri mai mult sau mai pu?in fericite, iar via?a ?i ?ncearc? pe to?i deopotriv?, f?r? s? ?in? cont de avere, prestigiu, pozi?ie social?.?Fanii lui Dicker vor reg?si acelea?i elemente care au f?cut din Adev?rul despre cazul Harry Quebert un boom literar: ritmul alert, alternarea permanent? ?ntre epoca noastr? ?i anii ‘80 ?i enigmele ingenios plasate la ?nceputul romanului.“ – L’Express?Jo?l Dicker nu trebuie dec?t s? trag? de un fir pentru ca ?ntregul e?afodaj uluitor din jurul pove?tii Goldmanilor-din-Baltimore s? se destrame ?i totul s? se n?ruie.“ – Salon Littéraire?De?i te sim?i prins ?n h??i?ul numeroaselor r?sturn?ri de situa?ie, tensiunea psihologic?, mai puternic? dec?t ?n Adev?rul despre cazul Harry Quebert, este aproape insuportabil?.“ – Télé Loisirs

Jane Forrest Hargitai Amerikából települt haza tizenhét évesen, szülei halála után. Eltelt két évtized, és a fiatal árva lányból Magyarország legjobb nyomozója lett – ?tf?s csapatával eddig minden gyilkossági ügyet sikeresen megoldottak. Most azonban jóval nehezebb dolguk akad: munkájukat egy reality show stábja akadályozza, amelyet fels?bb szintr?l ?sóztak a nyakukba”. A stáb minden lépésüket k?veti – az irodában, a b?nügyi helyszíneken, a felderít?utakon, nem kevés bonyodalmat okozva jelenlétükkel. A csapat mindezzel párhuzamosan elveszíti a lába alól a talajt: hirtelen minden ügyükkel zsákutcába futnak. Van négy n?i holttest, egy játszótéren ?sszevert mélyn?vés? férfi – viszont nincs bizonyítékok alapján rács m?gé dugható elk?vet?jük… Jane és csapata versenyt futnak az id?vel, a gyilkosokkal, és magával a halállal: a hullák egyre szaporodnak, a potenciális gyanúsítottak pedig sorra halnak. Vajon sikerül-e a lehetetlen a nyomozónak: még a show adásba kerülése el?tt felg?ngy?líteni a reménytelenségig gubancolódó nyomozást? Kiderül Giuditta Fabbro szarkasztikus humorú, akciódús b?nügyi regényéb?l.

La Corint Junior, continuam seria Berlin cu al treilea volum Batalia din Gropius. O distopie captivanta care se adreseaza adolescentilor, scrisa de autorii italieni Fabie Geda si Marco Magnone. Este decembrie 1978 si iarna se abate asupra Berlinului. De ambele parti ale Zidului, stratul alb al zapezii a inghetat peste casele si scolile in ruina, peste parcurile si curtile pustii. In ultimii trei ani, un virus incurabil a exterminat populatia adulta a orasului, constrangandu-i astfel pe copiii si tinerii care au supravietuit sa traiasca la voia intamplarii, pana cand, odata ajunsi la varsta maturitatii, boala sa-i ucida si pe ei. De data aceasta, un razboi necrutator se dezlantuie intre grupurile de tineri, care duc zi de zi o lupta dura pentru hrana si resurse. Grupul din Tegel, condus de nemiloasa Wolfrun, incendiaza adaposturi si seamana teroarea in Gropius, cartierul simbolic al Berlinului, sub privirile ingrozite ale Christei si ale lui Jakob. Nimeni si nimic nu pare sa ii opreasca, si totusi cineva mai pastreaza inca in inima o scanteie de umanitate...

Princess the Cat: The First Trilogy, Books 1-3

Despre cum p?rin?ii ?i pot ?ncuraja pe copii s? nu devin? ni?te adul?i previzibili ?i plictico?i. Sau creative parenting. Adora danseaz?. E ziua ei de na?tere. Dansez ?i eu cu ea. Dans?m pe piesa Yoshiko a forma?iei The J’s with Jamie. Ies pu?in din camer? ?i o las s? danseze singur?. Dup? c?teva clipe, o aud ?ip?nd. Alerg repede la ea s? v?d ce s-a ?nt?mplat. Nu se ?nt?mplase nimic, at?ta doar c? Adora ??i c?ra pumni ?n cap ?i spunea ?ncontinuu: ?Creier t?mpit, creier t?mpit…“. Adora se certa cu creierul ei, tr?g?ndu-i ?i ni?te pumni ?n cap, a?a, ca s? se-nve?e minte. O ?ntreb ce s-a ?nt?mplat ?i ea ?mi spune: — P?i, uite, eu dansez ?i creierul se g?nde?te c?nd ?i-a spart buza Sacha ?i i-a curs s?nge. Cu alte cuvinte, c?nd ?i-e ?i ?ie lumea mai drag? ?i vrei, de exemplu, s? dansezi, creierul t?u ?ncepe s? o fac? pe nebunul, g?ndindu-se la lucruri triste. P?i, nu merit? s?-i tragi una-n cap?!

Lumea nu e ceea ce pare a fi. P?n? ?i ne’Lumea se teme de ea. La c?teva secole dup? dispari?ia sf?ntului Taush, ?ntr-o lume ?n care ?nceputurile sunt de mult mituri, ?n fosta cetate Mandragora, un preot g?se?te pe treptele bisericii din cartierul Primi un ars misterios pe care ?l adopt? ?i-l ?ngrije?te ca pe propriul fiu, sc?p?ndu-l astfel de la moarte. C?teva luni mai t?rziu, adolescentele cet??ii cad ?ntr-un somn ad?nc din care nu se mai trezesc. Medicul Algor Kunrath ?i farmacistul Alambiq, preotul Sarban ?i povestitorul Alecu Deleanu, inocenta Lili Bunte ?i ucenicul Bruno Krabal, H?dul platformelor, Omul cu cap de cal ?i cohorta sa de oameni-?obolani, Jum?tat’ de Om cu ai s?i cer?etori din Burta Vacii – oameni ?i ne’Oameni prin?i ?n lupt? ?n ultimele zile ale cet??ii Alraunei. Tratat de rezisten?a materialelor de Flavius Ardelean este o nou? poveste tulbur?toare izvor?t? din mintea unuia dintre cei mai fascinan?i scriitori ai fantasticii rom?ne?ti, autorul romanelor ?mbl?nzitorul apelor ?i Sc?rba sf?ntului cu sfoar? ro?ie ?i al povestirilor macabre din volumele Acluofobia ?i Bizaroproze. ?ntr-adev?r, noaptea avea s? fie mai lung? ?n acel sf?r?it de iarn?, c?nd arsul fu g?sit pe treptele bisericii din Primi, ?i toate nop?ile de atunci ?ncolo aveau s? fie ceva mai negre, ceva mai grele, ca p?turi de plumb peste Alrauna, iar oamenii din cetate, mai cu seam? cei din Primi, cei-ce-se-trag-din-m?tr?gun?, n-aveau a mai conteni s? spun? c?, parc?, pe la col?uri de strad? ?i pe sub perne, ?oapte ?ncepuser? a se auzi ?n toiul fiec?rei nop?i. ?i tot atunci ??i fr?m?ntar? ?i fiicele cet??ii primele foieli ?n a?ternuturi. Dar arsul? Arsul nu muri.

All three volumes of the GAMEARTH Trilogy Gamearth: It was supposed to be just another Sunday night fantasy role-playing game for David, Tyrone, Scott, and Melanie. But after years of playing, the game had become so real that all their creations—humans, sorcerers, dragons, ogres, panther-folk, Cyclops—now had existences of their own. And when the four outside players decide to end their game, the characters inside the world of Gamearth—warriors, scholars, and the few remaining wielders of magic—band together to keep their land from vanishing. Now they must embark on a desperate quest for their own magic—magic that can twist the Rules enough to save them all from the evil that the players created to destroy their entire world. Gameplay: It was written in the Rules—Save the World! Over the past two years, a group of four players had given so much to their role-playing world that it had developed a magic of its own. The creatures, warriors, sorcerers, thieves—all had come alive. And now there is an odd connection between the gamers and their characters, splitting into factions to determine the fate of the Game itself and both the inside and the outside worlds. Game’s End: It’s all-out war between the players and characters in a role-playing game that has taken on a life of its own. The fighter Delrael, the sorcerer Bryl, as well as famed scientists Verne and Frankenstein, use every trick in the Book of Rules to keep the world of Gamearth intact while the outside group of players does everything possible to destroy it.

Londra, o s?pt?m?n? ?nainte de Cr?ciun, 2007. ?apte zile, ?apte personaje, de fapt, ?apte vie?i care se intersecteaz? mai mult sau mai pu?in, ?n atmosfera societ??ii londoneze contemporane: un manager de fonduri speculative aflat ?n c?utarea celei mai r?sun?toare tranzac?ii a vie?ii sale, un juc?tor de fotbal profesionist recent sosit din Polonia, un t?n?r avocat cu prea pu?ine cazuri ?i prea mult timp pentru specula?ii teoretice, un student absorbit de teoriile islamiste, un autor de recenzii literare, un elev dependent de canabis ?i de reality-show-uri, ?i un conductor de metrou – o t?n?r? al c?rei traseu une?te toate aceste vie?i ?i multe altele ?ntr-un circuit zilnic.I?ele ?i tiparele complexe ale vie?ii urbane ?n lumea de ast?zi se ?mpletesc ?ndr?zne?. Resorturile actualei crize economice, manifest?rile fundamentalismului religios, pr?pastia dintre genera?ii, efectele dezumanizante ale erei electronice, dar ?i rela?iile interumane, pigmentate cu una sau dou? pove?ti de dragoste, sunt doar c?teva dintre temele abordate cu un umor fin, dar acid. Adev?rul st? scris ?n fa?a lor cu litere de-o ?chioap?, ?i totu?i, personajele refuz? s?-l vad?, continu?nd s?-?i joace rolurile mai departe, ca ?i c?nd ziua de m?ine ar fi doar un vis.?Secolul al nou?sprezecelea ne-a dat B?lciul de?ert?ciunilor al lui Thackeray ?i Prietenul nostru comun al lui Dickens… Secolul dou?zeci ?i unu ne ofer? romanul lui Sebastian Faulks, O s?pt?m?n? ?n decembrie.“ – The Sunday Times?Faulks este, f?r? ?ndoial?, un veritabil maestru.“ – Financial Times