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Żydowscy wygnańcy z Europy ogarniętej II wojną światową osiedlili się na Alasce. W 1948 r. dołączyli do nich Żydzi, którzy przegrali walkę o Erec Israel i zostali wyrzuceni z Palestyny. Amerykański Kongres przyznał jednak Żydom prawa do Kolonii Sitka jedynie na 60 lat, który to termin właśnie upływa i niebawem alaskańscy Żydzi znów staną się bezdomni. Niektórzy policjanci być może zachowają swoje miejsca pracy, pod warunkiem, że nie będą się zbytnio przejmować swoją pracą. Na przykład tragicznie zmarłym Emanuelem Laskerem, który był wprawdzie genialnym szachistą, ale nie tym, który urodził się w 1868 r. Uparty Lansman podąża tropem fałszywego Laskera, a przy okazji także śladami starszego kolegi po fachu, Philipa Marlowe’a. Pije, pali, obrywa i filozofuje jak on; szachów wprawdzie nienawidzi, ale nienawiścią bardzo zbliżoną do miłości. Pozornie zwykłe śledztwo zatacza coraz szersze kręgi. Ze zmarłym związani są chasydzcy gangsterzy, byli i aktualni agenci rozmaitych służb wywiadowczych, a także mnóstwo zwykłych ludzi, którym nie odmówił swojego błogosławieństwa. Sprawdzając kolejne domysły, Landsman pakuje się w kabałę, z której naprawdę trudno ujść z życiem.
London im Jahre 1817: Mit harter Hand bemüht sich die Obrigkeit, Unruhen und Kriminalität einzudämmen. Hinrichtungen sind an der Tagesordnung, Tausende sterben am Galgen. Captain Rider Sandman, ein unverschuldet in finanzielle Not geratener Gentleman, erhält vom Innenministerium den Auftrag, das Gnadengesuch von Charles Corday zu prüfen, der wegen Mordes an einer Gräfin zum Tod durch den Strang verurteilt wurde. Niemand zweifelt an der Schuld des Malers, auch Sandman hält seinen Auftrag für eine reine Formsache – bis ihm erhebliche Zweifel kommen. Es beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit, denn die Hinrichtung soll schon in sieben Tagen erfolgen. Doch die neuerlichen Ermittlungen werden nicht von allen Befragten gerne gesehen, und als der mysteriöse Seraphim Club Sandman eine hohe Bestechungssumme anbietet, die all seine Probleme auf einen Schlag lösen könnte, ist er sich sicher, auf der richtigen Spur zu sein …
Der Autor
Bernard Cornwell wurde 1944 in London geboren. Nach seinem Geschichtsstudium arbeitete er als Reporter für die BBC. 1980 folgte er seiner Frau in die USA, und weil er keine Arbeitserlaubnis erhielt, begann er historische Romane zu schreiben. Bernard Cornwell lebt auf Cape Cod, USA.
For millennia, Cassiel was a powerful Djinn—until she was exiled to live among mortals. Now the threat of an apocalypse looms, and Cassiel is in danger of losing everything she has come to hold dear...
As the world begins to fall apart around her, Cassiel finds herself fighting those she once called her own—the Djinn. With Weather Warden Luis Rocha and the rescued child Ibby by her side, Cassiel struggles to find a way to protect those that are in her charge and come to terms with the leadership role she never asked for.
Cassiel is opposed by a powerful Djinn bent on raising an army of kidnapped Warden children to bring about nothing less than the end of the world. It will take everything Cassiel has to stop the Djinn from starting a war that will wipe all of humanity from the face of the earth. She knows that this might not be a battle she can survive, but protecting those she loves is worth any cost...
Anglia, początek XIX wieku. Tajemniczy pan Norrell jest jednym z nielicznych, którzy zajmują się jeszcze czarami. Ale to właśnie dzięki niemu i jego młodemu przyjacielowi — Jonathanowi Strange’owi, Anglia stanie się na powrót krainą tajemnej sztuki. Dwaj bohaterowie posiądą niezwykłą władzę, a sam rząd poprosi ich o pomoc w walce z Napoleonem. Lecz magia ma swoją cenę…
Druhým tématem Clementa velmi zajímajícím je téma inteligentního života, který Clement umísťuje do nejrůznějšího exotického a nehostinného prostředí. To je příklad jeho v češtině jediného vyšlého románu „Těžká expedice“, který se odehrává na planetě Mesklin, která je 4.800 krát větší než Země a otočí se kolem své osy jednou za 18 minut — to ve svých důsledcích znamená, že zatímco na rovníku jsou pouhá 3 g, na pólech je 700 g.
Phoebe, who recently discovered she's a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe), is finding that supernatural powers come with a crazy learning curve. Her stepfather, headmaster of the Academy for descendants of the Greek gods, has enrolled her at Development Camp - aka Goddess Boot Camp - with a bunch of ten-year-olds for the summer. Embarrassing as that is, hopefully it'll help her gain control over her powers in time to pass the test of the gods, continue training hard enough to qualify for the Pythian Games, and enjoy her godly boyfriend, Griffin, all while avoiding the ultimate mistake of accidentally misusing powers.
It's another fast-paced myth-inspired heroine's quest that's sure to bring out the goddess in anyone.
A modern girl's comedic odyssey in a school filled with the descendants of Greek gods.
When Phoebe's mom returns from Greece with a new husband and moves them to an island in the Aegean, Phoebe's plans for her senior year and track season are ancient history. Now she must attend the uberexclusive academy, where admission depends on pedigree, namely, ancestry from Zeus, Hera, and other Greek gods. That's right, they're real, not myth, and their teen descendants are like the classical heroes - supersmart and superbeautiful with a few superpowers. And now they're on her track team! Armed only with her Nikes and the will to win, Phoebe races to find her place among the gods.
Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it's also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the door. And even more shocking when a girl who looks just like her shows up to fight the monster.
Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on a school night, but what can she do? Sending the minotaur back to his bleak home is just another notch on her combat belt. She never expected to run into this girl who could be her double, though.
Greer has her life pretty well put together, thank you very much. But that all tilts sideways when two girls who look eerily like her appear on her doorstep and claim they're triplets, supernatural descendants of some hideous creature from Greek myth, destined to spend their lives hunting monsters.
These three teenage descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful Gorgon maligned in myth, must reunite and embrace their fates in this unique paranormal world where monsters lurk in plain sight.
Come la principessa troiana anche la protagonista di questo racconto vede il futuro senza essere creduta, ed anche la speranza muore presto nel futuro che ci aspetta.
Vincitore del premio Hugo per il miglior racconto breve in 1979.
Nominato per il premio Nebula per il miglior racconto breve in 1979.
Standing on the fringes of life… offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.
This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction.
This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
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