Dan Brown

Angels & Demons

An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol—seared into the chest of a murdered physicist—he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati… the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy—the Catholic Church. Langdon’s worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican’s holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival. Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair… a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation. An explosive international thriller, “Angels & Demons” careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.

Dan Brown

The Lost Symbol

EDITORIAL REVIEW: In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale. As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom. When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason and philanthropist--is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations--all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth. As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan Brown’s novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel, he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises at every turn. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Brown’s fans have been waiting for . . . his most thrilling novel yet.

Oliver Bowden

Assassin's Creed – 5 – Renegatul

Părăsim epoca Renaşterii pentru a ne regăsi în perioada Războiului de Independenţă din Statele Unite. Firul epic al romanului (jocului) descrie viaţa unui copil a cărei copilărie este răpită, fiind, în schimb, antrenat pentru a deveni luptător. De data aceasta camera de filmat se roteşte cu 180° şi, în loc de a citi povestea unui Asasin, avem în faţă povestea unui Asasin care devine templier. Romanul este, astfel, o poveste cu Asasini, însă văzută din perspectiva templierilor. Spre deosebire de romanele anterioare, unde se distinge clar fiecare nivel de joc corespunzător unui capitol sau a unei părţi din roman, în Renegatul Bowden pare a fi lăsat firul jocului pe planul al doilea şi insistă mai mult pe povestea vieţii personajului principal. Pentru că, între timp, editura Paladin a scos de sub tipar şi seria Descendenţilor a lui Matthew J. Kirby, cred că se pot face unele comparaţii şi se pot naşte unele preferinţe. Eu aş înclina spre Bowden, rămânând însă sub imperativul lui de gustibus. Lectură plăcută!

Bowden pare a fi lăsat firul jocului pe planul al doilea şi insistă mai mult pe povestea vieţii personajului principal, la care se adaugă şi culoarea epocii istorice în care se desfăşoară evenimentele. Pentru că, între timp, editura Paladin a scos de sub tipar şi seria a lui Matthew J. Kirby, cred că se pot face unele comparaţii şi se pot naşte unele preferinţe. Eu aş înclina spre Bowden, rămânând însă sub imperativul lui Lectură plăcută!

Lyman Frank Baum

Vrăjitorul din Oz

Lyman Frank Baum a fost un important scriitor american de cărţi pentru copii, celebru în special pentru cartea Vrăjitorul din Oz (1900) şi alte treisprezece cărţi bazate pe aceasta şi cu acţiunea tot pe Tărâmul din Oz. Tărâmul respectiv, ce conţinea patru regiuni conduse de un rege, se mai numea şi Oraşul de Smarald din Oz. A mai scris alte nouă cărţi fantastice, 82 de povestiri scurte, circa 200 de poeme şi alte lucrări.

William Craig

Enemy at the Gates

Two madmen, Hitler and Stalin, engaged in a death struggle that would determine the course of history at staggering cost of human life. Craig has written the definitive book on one of the most terrible battles ever fought. With 24 pages of photos.

The bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, Stalingrad was perhaps the single most important engagement of World War II. A major loss for the Axis powers, the battle for Stalingrad signaled the beginning of the end for the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler.

During the five years William Craig spent researching the battle for Stalingrad, he traveled extensively on three continents, studying documents and interviewing hundreds of survivors, both military and civilian. This unique account is their story, and the stories of the nearly two million men and women who lost their lives.

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