The sixth - and final - installment of the inimitable "Spellslinger" fantasy series. The game of war is rigged. Kellen swore he'd do anything to protect the young queen who offered him a home and a purpose. But thousands of miles away a war is brewing that will end her reign and take her life, unless a certain outlaw spellslinger is willing to commit a little murder... Now Kellen and his sister Shalla find themselves on opposite sides neither love nor loyalty can protect them from the choices they must take."Exotic, original and gripping." Jonathan Stroud "Gloriously escapist fantasy." ... |
|
|
Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him. Just before he's put before the Queen to be executed, Kellen is given a strange piece of advice from one of his fellow prisoners: kill the Queen and he'll be given clemency by those who take power. But when Kellen comes face-to-face with the eleven year-old monarch, he realises she's vastly smarter than he expected - and in a great deal more danger. The fifth book in the page-turning "Spellslinger" ... |
|
|
Destiny has a dark side. In Gitabria, land of wondrous contraption, the invention of an exquisite mechanical bird has brought spies from all over the continent who will kill to get their hands on it. But the bird holds a dark secret - one that will set off a war unless Kellen and his thieving squirrel cat can uncover it first."Exotic, original and gripping." Jonathan Stroud ... |
|
|
Епичен и вълнуващ роман за съдбата на три жени от различни епохи на фона на историческите събития през XX век. За греховете на бащите Господ наказва децата до трето и четвърто поколение. За делата на майките няма библейски стих, въпреки че те вероятно имат по-голямо значение от делата на бащите. Прастари образци се предават от майки на дъщери, които раждат нови дъщери, които раждат... В края на XIX в. тринайсетгодишната Ханна ражда незаконно дете в глуха шведска провинция на границата с Норвегия. След години на унижения и срам тя се омъжва за един мелничар и животът ѝ преминава в тежък труд и изпитания. Нейната ... |
|
|
A princess must have her prince. I have a heart for every year I've been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody. Princess Lira is siren royalty and revered across the sea until she is cursed into humanity by the ruthless Sea Queen. Now Lira must deliver the heart of the infamous siren killer or remain a human forever. Prince Elian is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world, and captain to a deadly crew of siren hunters. When he rescues a drowing woman from the ocean, she promises to help ... |
|
|
Едно необикновено приятелство. Един живот, разказан в истории. Седемнайсетгодишната Лени Петерсон живее в отделението за терминално болни в болница Роял Принсес в Глазгоу. И макар че са ѝ казали, че умира, тийнейджърката е доста заета с неща, които е решена да изживее. В болничния кръжок по изкуство тя среща великолепната Марго, осемдесет и три годишна, влюбена в лилавите пижами и плодовите кейкове бунтарка, която променя Лени. Докато приятелството им разцъфтява, цяла вселена от истории се открива пред тези необичайни другари, които са прекарали на тази земя общо сто години. И макар дните им да се стопяват, Лени и ... |
|
|
Order divides them. Revenge will unite them. Iraya Adair has spent her life in a cell. Heir of an overthrown and magically-gifted dynasty, she was exiled from her home on the island nation of Aiyca when she was just a child. But every day brings her closer to freedom - and vengeance. Jazmyne Cariot grew up dressed in gold, with stolen magic at her fingertips. Daughter of the self-crowned doyenne, her existence is a threat to her mother's rule. But unlike her sister, Jazmyne has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother's power. Sworn enemies, the two witches enter a deadly alliance to take down the woman ... |
|
|
Sorcery is a scam. Four months after fleeing his own people, Kellen has discovered he's an even worse outlaw than he was a mage. It doesn't help that his only allies are a swaggering card player and a thieving squirrel cat. Then he meets Seneira, a blindfolded girl who isn't blind, and whose secrets pull them into a conspiracy of magic, blackmail and murder. "Exotic, original and gripping." Jonathan Stroud "Gloriouly escapist fantasy." Observer ... |
|
|
#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
|
|
Enola Holmes is still on the run from her brother and world's most famous detective Sherlock Holmes. After one close encounter too many with him, Enola must abandon her disguise and find a new way to avoid discovery. But when Sherlock's right-hand man, Dr Watson, goes missing without a trace, Enola is unable to resist investigating. Especially when she learns that a bizarre bouquet - with flowers that all symbolise death - has been delivered to the Watson residence. It's a race against time to find Dr Watson before it's too late. Enola Holmes returns in this exciting third mystery. ... |
|
|
Красива история за любовта, загубата, новото начало и силата да продължиш напред. Аврора де ла Торе е решила да загърби миналото си. Да избяга от света на шоубизнеса и музиката, на които е била отдадена години наред, и да започне живота си наново. Тя е избрала да се завърне в Пагоса Спрингс, малък град в планините, който някога е бил неин дом. Там тя се надява да излекува разбитото си сърце, да поднови стари приятелства и да намери спокойствие. Това, което не е очаквала, е да срещне човек като Роудс, нейния хазяин. Той е мълчалив, рязък и... невероятно привлекателен. И определено не крие, че не е очарован от нейното ... |
|
|
Enola Holmes is on the run from the world's most famous detective - her brother Sherlock Holmes. As she roams the dark and dangerous streets of London disguised as a doctor's secretary called Miss Ivy Meshle, Enola is reminded more and more that her name backwards spells "alone". But when she finds a concealed cache of dazzling charcoal drawings, she feels drawn to the girl who drew them. Only, that girl, young Lady Cecily, has mysteriously vanished. It's up to Enola to find her, but false appearances can only last so long... Enola's adventures continue in this thrilling second instalment. ... |
