The Pepys Conspiracy - James Long
In 1679, Pepys is Secretary to the Admiralty, in charge of the navy, and at the right hand of King Charles. But also in 1679, England is awash with suspicion and fear. In this…
Can muscles crush magic?!In the magic realm, magic is everything-everyone can use it, and one's skill determines their social status. Deep in the forest, oblivious to the ways of the world, lives Mash. Thanks to his daily training, he's become a fitness god.When Mash is discovered, he has no choice but to enroll in magic school, where he must beat the competition without revealing his secret-he can't use magic!Right before the destined day of the eclipse, an army of demi-humans invade, throwing the land into chaos. Renatus and the other visionaries launch a counterattack, but they immediately find themselves face-to-face with Innocent Zero's four remaining sons. Later, after a crushing display of power, Innocent Zero demands the frightened populace hand the unconscious Mash over.Can Meliadoul find a way to recharge Mash in time for him to defend himself?
In 1679, Pepys is Secretary to the Admiralty, in charge of the navy, and at the right hand of King Charles. But also in 1679, England is awash with suspicion and fear. In this…
Život a práce Čechů jako honorárních konzulů, kteří od konce 19. století až do poloviny 20. století pomáhali krajanům na jihu Kalifornie, je zatím nezmapovanou částí česko-amerických dějin. Jejich osudy jsou zajímavé, ale také komplikované,…
Christina Rossetti psala básně od svých dvanácti let, ve čtrnácti letech se psychicky zhroutila - trpěla silnými depresemi. Její básně se vyznačují vykreslováním kontrastů, protipólů, symbolismem, jsou velmi barvité a evokativní. V letech 1859-1870 pracovala…
Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award and the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Julia Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She…
Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too are Carroll's delightful…
Lucy is an attractive mage-in-training who wants to join a magician''s guild so that she can become a full-fledged magician. The guild she dreams about joining is the most famous in the world, and it…
Bratří Grimmové prosluli v německé i světové literatuře svou sbírkou lidových pohádek a písní, méně už se ale ví, že zaznamenali také rozsáhlý soubor pověstí a legend. Skřítci, trpaslíci, duchové, lesní či vodní panny, udatní…
''That crown which he set on his lifetime''s effort.’ Ted HughesFour Quartets is the culminating achievement of T. S. Eliot’s career as a poet. This edition is based on the design made by Giovanni Mardersteig…