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118856-44-01
Appignanesi Lisa
A good woman
Harper Collins Publisher 1996
Cena: 2.32 €
346 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-00-225343-7, (stav A), brož. |
| Maria d Este is beautiful, and the seductive power of her charm has attracted men and worldly success in equal measure. But now it brings her only an acute awareness of its darker side - the power to destroy. |
Hmotnosť: 0.516 kg rozmer: 25.1 cm x 16 cm
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116397-44-01
Asher Neal
Hilldiggers
TOR 2007
Cena: 3.00 €
552 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-330-44153-7, (stav A), brož. |
| During a war between two planets in the same solar system - each occupied by adapted humans - what is thought to be a cosmic superstring is discovered. After being cut, this object collapses into four cylindrical pieces, each about the size of a tube train. Each is densely packed with either alien technology or some kind of life. They are placed for safety in three ozark cylinders of a massively secure space station. There a female research scientist subsequently falls pregnant, and gives birth to quads. Then she commits suicide - but why? By the end of the war one of the contesting planets has been devastated by the hilldiggers - giant space dreadnoughts employing weapons capable of creating mountain ranges. The quads have meanwhile grown up and are assuming positions of power in the post-war society. One of them will eventually gain control of the awesome hilldiggers ... |
Hmotnosť: 0.282 kg rozmer: 18.9 cm x 11.9 cm
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116588-44-01
Asher Neal
The Deaparture
Tor 2011
Cena: 6.50 €
504 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-230-74672-5, (stav A), brož. |
| Visible in the night sky the Argus Station, its twin smelting plants like glowing eyes, looks down on nightmare Earth. From Argus the Committee keep an oppressive control. Soon they will have the power to edit human minds, but not yet - twelve billion human beings need to die before Earth can be stabilized. |
Hmotnosť: 0.678 kg rozmer: 25.2 cm x 16.6 cm
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115791-44-02
Ashley Mike
The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF
Running Press 2010
Cena: 4.40 €
500 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84901-305-5, (stav A), brož. |
There have been full of stories of one or other possible Armageddon, whether by nuclear war, plague, cosmic catastrophe or, more recently, global warming, terrorism, genetic engineering, AIDS and other pandemics. These stories describe the fall of civilization, the destruction of the entire Earth, or the end of the Universe itself.
Contents:
When we went to see the end of the world - Robert Silverberg
The End of the World - Sushma Joshi
The Clockwork Atom Bomb - Dominic Green
Bloodletting - Kate Wilhelm
When Sysadmins ruled the World - Cory Doctorow
The Rain at the End of the World - Dale Bailey
The Flood - Linda Nagata
The End of the World Show - David Barnett
Fermi and Frost - Frederik Pohl
Sleepover - Alastair Reynolds
The Last Sunset - Geoffrey Landis
Moments of Inertia - William Barton
The Books - Kage Baker
Pallbearer - Robert Reed
And the Deep Blue Sea - Elizabeth Bear
The Meek - Damien Broderick
The Man who Walked Home - James Tiptree JR
A Pail of Air - Fritz Leiber
Guardians of the Phoenix - Eric Brown
Life in the Anthropocene - Paul di Filippo
Terraforming Terra - Jack Williamson
World Without End - F Gwynplaine MacIntyre
The Children of Time - Stephen Baxter
The Star called Wormwood - Elizabeth Counihan |
Hmotnosť: 0.348 kg rozmer: 20.7 cm x 13.7 cm
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126844-44-01
Baker Nicholson
Vox
Granta Books 1992
Cena: 1.55 €
176 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-140-14047-6, (stav A), brož. |
| A man and a woman, strangers to each other, residents of distant cities, have both called an adult party line. Finding each other s voice attractive, they soon switch to a private, "one-to-one" connection. Their seduction-through-conversation begins hesitantly and then becomes erotic. |
Hmotnosť: 0.102 kg rozmer: 18 cm x 11.3 cm
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115726-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Darkness that Comes Before
Orbit 2005
Cena: 3.80 €
644 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-408-1, (stav A), brož. |
| The first book in R. Scott Bakker s Prince of Nothing series creates a world from whole cloth-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals. It s a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasû,,,rimbor Kellhus - part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence - from lands long thought dead. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion. |
Hmotnosť: 0.34 kg rozmer: 19.2 cm x 12.7 cm
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117312-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Judging Eye
Orbit 2010
Cena: 3.80 €
534 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-538-5, (stav A), brož. |
The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, and The Thousandfold Thought --collectively the Prince of Nothing Saga-were R. Scott Bakker s magnificent debut into the upper echelon of epic fantasy. In those three books, Bakker created a world that was at once a triumph of the fantastic and an historical epic as real as any that came before.
Widely praised by reviewers and a growing body of fans, Bakker has already established the reputation as one of the smartest writers in the fantasy genre-a writer in the line stretching from Homer to Peake to Tolkein. Now he returns to The Prince of Nothing with the long awaited The Judging Eye, the first book in an all-new series. Set twenty years after the end of The Thousandfold Thought, Bakker reintroduces us to a world that is at once familiar but also very different than the one readers thought they knew. Delving even further into his richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery, and fully remolding the fantasy genre to broaden the scope of intricacy and meaning, R. Scott Bakker has once again written a fantasy novel that defies all expectations and rewards the reader with an experience unlike any to be had in the canon of today s literature. |
Hmotnosť: 0.274 kg rozmer: 18.8 cm x 12.1 cm
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115727-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Thousandfold Thought
Orbit 2006
Cena: 3.80 €
626 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-412-8, (stav A), brož. |
| The Darkness That Comes Before, R. Scott Bakker s magnificent debut, drew thunderous acclaim from reviewers and fellow fantasy authors. Readers were invited into a darkly threatening, thrillingly imaginative universe as fully realized as that of any in modern fantasy and introduced to one of the genre s great characters: the powerful warrior-philosopher Anasû,,,rimbor Kelhus, on whom the fate of a violently apocalyptic Holy War rests. Bakker s follow up to The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet enticed readers further into the richly imagined world of myth, violence, and sorcery. The startling and far-reaching answers to these questions are brought into thrilling focus in The Thousandfold Thought, the conclusion to The Prince of Nothing trilogy. Casting into question all the action that has taken place before, twisting readers intuitions in unforeseen directions, remolding the fantasy genre to broaden the scope of intricacy and meaning, R. Scott Bakker has once again written a fantasy novel that defies all expectations and rewards the reader with an experience unlike any to be had in the canon of fantasy literature. |
Hmotnosť: 0.358 kg rozmer: 19.9 cm x 12.6 cm
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117463-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The White-Luck Warrior
The Overlook Press 2011
Cena: 3.80 €
600 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-59020-464-1, (stav A), viaz. |
A score of years after he first walked into the histories of men, Anasû,,,,rimbor Kellhus rules all the three seas, the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years.
As Kellhus and his Great Ordeal march ever farther into the perilous wastes of the Ancient North, Esmenet finds herself at war with not only the Gods, but her own family as well. Achamian, meanwhile, leads his own ragtag expedition to the legendary ruins of Sauglish, and to a truth he can scarce survive, let alone comprehend.
Into this tumult walks the White Luck Warrior, assassin and messiah both, executing a mission as old as the World s making... |
Hmotnosť: 0.892 kg rozmer: 26.4 cm x 18.8 cm
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119102-44-01
Barber Noel
A Woman of Cairo
Coronet Books 1985
Cena: 2.50 €
672 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-340-037772-0, (stav A), brož. |
| Son and daughter of diplomats in Cairo, the gentle Serena Pasha and Mark Holt are privileged and attractive, growing up in a magical world of champagne breakfasts and midnight picnics at the pyramids. Their lives entwined since childhood, they grow ever closer as adults. Yet Serena s hand has been promised not to Mark, but to his brother, Greg. As World War II speeds closer to Cairo, a shocking accident gives these young lovers a second chance—but with this chance comes terrible danger. Egypt is threatened not only by the German army but by nationalist forces within Cairo determined to end the British occupation at any cost. The country torn apart, and enemies everywhere, Mark and Serena s love is tested to the limit. |
Hmotnosť: 0.388 kg rozmer: 20 cm x 12.3 cm
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126580-44-01
Beach L.Edward
Run Silent, Run Deep
Cassell 2004
Cena: 2.20 €
344 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-304-36465-7, (stav A), brož. |
An American equivalent of Das Boot, this gripping, bestselling novel of submarine warfare inspired a well-known Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable. Set in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the tension-filled story focuses on an American submarine captain given orders to destroy Japanese shipping in the Pacific. At first his missions go well, but when he takes on an infamous Japanese destroyer, nicknamed Bungo Pete, a terrifying game of cat and mouse begins. From the training of the crew right through to the breathtaking climax, this tale is absolutely riveting, and will have fans of military writers such as Tom Clancy cheering.
Edward L. Beach graduated from the U.S. Navy s submarine school just two weeks after Pearl Harbor, and fought in the Pacific for the rest of the war. Run Silent, Run Deep was his first novel and became an immediate bestseller. |
Hmotnosť: 0.238 kg rozmer: 20.5 cm x 13.2 cm
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111497-44-01
Black Holly - Castellucci Cecil
Geektastic
Little Brown and Company 2009
Cena: 3.20 €
420 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-316-00810-5, (stav A), brož. |
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside) and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr.
With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you re a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on! |
Hmotnosť: 0.378 kg rozmer: 21 cm x 14 cm
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119082-44-01
Booth Richard - Jung Marshall
Romancing the Net
Prima Publishing 1995
Cena: 2.70 €
240 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-7615-0322-6, (stav A), viaz. |
Yes, love and computers do mix! The phenomenal growth of the Internet offers potential partners an exciting new means of finding each other. Nowhere else does such an eclectic group of people gather to talk, share ideas, and make new friends—day or night. Romancing the Net goes straight to the heart of what makes online romances click and shows you everything you need to know to find your soul mate in cyberspace, including:
• An online primer—how e-mail, bulletin board systems, and commercial services work
• Online conventions and "netiquette"
• How to protect yourself from unwanted—and unwarranted—attention
• Case studies of real people who have found love online
• Incisive psychological insights into a process that causes couples who have never met to fall in love
• How to tell a cyber-sweetie from a cyber-path
• How to approach the first face-to-face meeting
Co-authored by a Net junkie and a relationship therapist, Romancing the Net introduces you to a world of adventure, excitement, and yes, even love. With this book at your side, you can fire up your laptop and log on to the cyber-highway of love! |
Hmotnosť: 0.404 kg rozmer: 22.7 cm x 14.9 cm
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126147-44-01
Bradbury Ray
Fahrenheit 451
Granada Publishing 1980
Cena: 4.20 €
158 strán
Jazyk: anglicky (stav A), brož. |
Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television.
When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life. |
Hmotnosť: 0.102 kg rozmer: 17.5 cm x 11 cm
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126827-44-01
Bradbury Ray
Fahrenheit 451
Raduga Publishers 1983
Cena: 3.80 €
384 strán
Jazyk: anglicky (stav A), viaz. |
Knižka obsahuje anglicko-ruský slovníček použitých výrazov.
Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television.
When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life. |
Hmotnosť: 0.408 kg rozmer: 21.4 cm x 13.4 cm
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120416-44-01
Brashares Ann
Forever in Blue - The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Delacorte Press 2007
Cena: 2.50 €
390 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-385-72936-9, (stav A), viaz. |
With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer.
Lena: Immerses herself in her painting and an intoxicating summer fling, fearing that the moment she forgets about Kostos will be the moment she sees him again.
Carmen: Falls under the spell of a sophisticated college friend for whom a theatrical role means everything and the heritage of the Pants means nothing.
Bridget: Joins a dig for an ancient city on the coast of Turkey and discovers that her archaeology professor is available in every way except one.
Tibby: Leaves behind someone she loves, wrongly believing he will stay where she has left him.
Join Ann Brashares s beloved sisterhood once again in a dazzling, fearless novel. It s a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena, Carmen, Bee, and Tibby, here and now, past and future, together and apart. |
Hmotnosť: 0.582 kg rozmer: 23.2 cm x 16.2 cm
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120417-44-01
Brashares Ann
Girls in Pants - The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Delacorte Press 2005
Cena: 2.50 €
340 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-385-72935-9, (stav A), viaz. |
“A fun and poignant coming-of-age story," declared Entertainment Weekly of the third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares, author of The Here and Now.
It’s the summer before the sisterhood departs for college . . . their last real summer together before they head off to start their grown-up lives. It’s the time when Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen need their Pants the most. |
Hmotnosť: 0.514 kg rozmer: 22.7 cm x 15.5 cm
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120415-44-01
Brashares Ann
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Delacorte Press 2004
Cena: 2.00 €
406 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-385-73105-1, (stav A), brož. |
Brashares returns to the beloved characters she brought to life in her first novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for a new installment that s equally authentic and engaging.
With a bit of last summer s sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer.
Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront her demons about her family and avoid them all at once.
Lena: Spends a blissful week with Kostos, making the unexplainable silence that follows his visit even more painful.
Carmen: Is concerned that her mother is making a fool of herself over a man. When she discovers that her mother borrowed the Pants to wear on a date, she s certain of it.
Tibby: Not about to spend another summer working at Wallman s, she takes a film course only to find it s what happens off-camera that teaches her the most. |
Hmotnosť: 0.47 kg rozmer: 21.7 cm x 14.5 cm
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116394-44-01
Brett V.Peter
The Painted Man
Harper 2009
Cena: 2.60 €
546 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-00-727614-1, (stav A), brož. |
The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett.
The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes.
Voted one of the top ten fantasy novels of 2008 by amazon.co.uk.
Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark…
Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day s ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet s Brook.
As dusk falls upon Arlen s world, a strange mist rises from the ground, a mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living. As the sun sets, people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn.
When Arlen s life is shattered by the demon plague, he is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. Believing that there is more to his world than to live in constant fear, he must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path.
In the small town of Cutter s Hollow, Leesha s perfect future is destroyed by betrayal and a simple lie. Publicly shamed, she is reduced to gathering herbs and tending an old woman more fearsome than the corelings. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge.
Orphaned and crippled in a demon attack, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night.
Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival. |
Hmotnosť: 0.282 kg rozmer: 19.3 cm x 11.6 cm
Hmotnosť: 0.59 kg rozmer: 22.3 cm x 14.9 cm
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