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На веранде большого дома в Новом Орлеане, ныне утратившего былой лоск, покачивается молчаливая и хрупкая женщина. Пробил колдовской час • Демонстрируя свой талант мифотворца и способность создавать увлекательное, захватывающее повествование, Энн Райс знакомит нас с династией могучих ведьм - семьёй, чья история полна поэзии убийств и философской мудрости. Семьёй, которую уже не первый век преследует могучая, опасная и обольстительная сущность • "Час ведьмовства" - роман от автора ставшей бестселлером серии "Вампирские хроники", рассказывающий нам растянувшуюся на четыре века историю о колдовстве и оккультизме • Книга на английском языке • On the veranda of a great New Orleans house, now faded, a mute and fragile woman sits rocking. And the witching hour begins

Man or Monster? • Anne Rice reinvented the vampire legend • Discover what she's done with the werewolf myth • After a brutal attack Reuben finds himself changing. His hair is longer, his skin is more sensitive and her can hear things he never could before • Now he must confront the beast within him or lose himself completely

На затерянной среди болот ферме, куда приезжает Лестат, появляется Мона Мэйфейр, сбежавшая из медицинского центра и больная неизлечимой болезнью. Чтобы спасти Мону, необходимо совершить Обряд Тьмы, но это значит, что ей навсегда закрыт путь в царство небесное, где ее ожидают предки. К тому же Моне просто необходимо остаться на этом свете, ведь она хочет найти свою украденную дочь Морриган, странное существо, в котором течет кровь Талтосов. Вампир Лестат вызывается помочь Моне, и в ходе поисков ему приоткрывается завеса тайны рода Мэйфейров - тайны, знание которой оборачивается для него новыми бедами • "Кровавый гимн" - долгожданный роман Энн Райс, завершающий популярную серию книг о вампире Лестате • Книга на английском языке • The dazzling vampire Lestat was once the epitome of evil

A murdered legionary - and there's one prime suspect • AD 72: Marcus Didius Falco returns home from a six-month mission to the German legions. But trouble is in store for him: his apartment has been wrecked by squatters and an ex-legionary friend of his colourfully heroic brother Festus is demanding money, allegedly owed him as the result of one of Festus's wild schemes. Worse still, the only client Falco can get is his mother - who wants him to clear the family name • Then just as Falco thinks things can only get better, fate takes a turn for the worse... The legionary is found viciously stabbed to death with Falco the prime suspect • Now he has only three days to prove he is not a murderer, to trace the real suspect, amass evidence and win a fortune

Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, Rebels and Traitors tells of soldiers, adventurers, aristocrats and kings, tradesmen, politicians, radicals and scavengers - and the hopes and dreams that carried them through one of the most turbulent eras of English history. Men who never imagined fighting a war gladly risk their lives; women strive to keep families and businesses together through years of deprivation; innocents are caught up in bloodshed and terror • After years of struggle Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, on opposite sides of the Parliamentarian/Royalist divide, are brought together by fate on one of the significant dates of the struggles and its aftermath. After adversity and loss, their mutual attraction may one day bring the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned through a disastrous war

Previously titled Pistols for Two, this collection includes three of Heyer’s earliest short stories, published together in book form for the very first time. A treat for all fans of Georgette Heyer, and for those who love stories full of romance and intrigue • Affairs of honour between bucks and blades, rakes and rascals; affairs of the heart between heirs and orphans, beauties and bachelors; romance, intrigue, escapades and duels at dawn. All the gallantry, villainy and elegance of the age that Georgette Heyer has so triumphantly made her own are exquisitely revived in these wonderfully romantic stories of the Regency period

Storm clouds loom over Europe. Treason is afoot in the highest social circles. The very security of the nation is in peril. Jeeves, it transpires, has long been an agent of British Intelligence, but now His Majesty's Government must turn to the one man who can help... Bertie Wooster. In this magnificent new homage to P.G. Wodehouse, Ben Schott leads Jeeves and Wooster on an uproarious adventure of espionage through the secret corridors of Whitehall, the sunlit lawns of Brinkley Court, and the private clubs of St James's. We encounter an unforgettable cast of characters old and new including outraged chefs and exasperated aunts, disreputable politicians and gambling bankers, slushy debs and Cockney cabbies, sphinx-like tailors, and sylph-like spies

A novel about first impressions and second chances • It’s Christmas, the season to be snowed under • Merry Smith is overworked. Between family responsibilities, preparing for Christmas, and staying out of the crosshairs of her boss there’s room for little else. Her social life is the last thing on her mind, much less finding love • Jayson Bright is feeling the pressure. Christmas is his most stressful time of year. Deadlines are looming, the holidays are coming, and employees are winding down. He’s the one left in the office pulling late and lonely nights • Luckily for these two, their friends and family take matters into their own hands, and Merry and Bright are about to discover that love can be found where you least expect it

A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate • Bertie Wooster is staying at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. He is more than familiar with the country-house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman’s personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed • On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds himself below stairs – which he doesn’t care for at all • His predicament is, of course, all in the name of love …

Тётушки, помолвки, недоразумения и недопонимания, лекарства от похмелья – это и многое другое ждёт читателей в сборнике «Дживс и весёлый дух Рождества» и другие рассказы». В него вошли тринадцать лучших рассказов П. Г. Вудхауса, которого Джулиан Феллоуз назвал «несравненным мастером описания жизни некоторых слоёв английского общества» • Заглавный камердинер Дживс – один из самых известных героев классика • По циклу историй о нём и его подопечном, аристократе Берти Вустере, были сняты сериалы «Мир Вустера» и «Дживс и Вустер», а также фильм «Спасибо, Дживс!» • Книга на английском языке • 'Does one desire the Yule-tide spirit, sir?' • 'Certainly one does. I am all for it.' • Aunts, engagements, misunderstandings and hangover cures; this delightful collection from 'the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness' (Julian Fellowes) brings together a baker's dozen of P

Если вы любите Бриджертонов, вы полюбите роман Джорджетт Хейер "Пудра и пластырь" • Чтобы завоевать ее руку, он должен стать тем, кого презирает • В Англии восемнадцатого века, где царит остроумие, распутство и напудренные парики, провинциал Филип Джеттан пытается стать безупречным. Клеоне Чартерис такая опасность не грозит. Золотоволосая, упрямая, приводящая в отчаяние мужчин, она ищет мужа, который будет лучшим дуэлянтом и игроком в кости • Итак, Филип уезжает в Париж, где надежды его отца и идеалы его возлюбленной воплощаются в жизнь с непредвиденными последствиями для них обоих… • Книга на английском языке • If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! • To win her hand, he must become what he despises • In an eighteenth-century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability

Detective Alex Cross is stretched to breaking point as two killers hit Washington, DC • A controversial senator is found murdered in his bed. On the other side of town, a young girl has been savagely killed. Under pressure to solve both cases, Cross is faced with an impossible choice • No one in Washington is safe, but can Cross discover the truth before the killers set their sights on their ultimate target?