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Основанная на информации Джорджа Лукаса и написанная автором бестселлера "Звездные войны" Джеймсом Лусено, книга "Звездные войны. Лабиринт зла" ведет непосредственно к взрывной вступительной сцене нового блокбастера • Став полноправным рыцарем-джедаем, Энакин Скайуокер отправляется на свою первую миссию с Оби-Ваном Кеноби на равных. Отчаянно разыскивая ключи к местонахождению злого Повелителя ситхов Дарта Сидиуоса, они оказываются пойманными в хитросплетенную паутину лжи, которая приводит их прямо в остросюжетную вступительную часть предстоящего блокбастера "Звездные войны: Эпизод III Месть ситхов"! • Книга на английском языке • A Jedi adventure that is a direct prequel to the upcoming movie, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith! Based on information from George Lucas and written by bestselling Star Wars author James Luceno, this book leads directly into the explosive opening scene of the new blockbuster movie

Прославленный автор "Звездных войн" Джеймс Лусено возвращается, чтобы написать захватывающую историю об амбициях и предательстве - "Звездные войны. Катализатор. Роман "Изгой один"" • Война разрывает галактику на части. В течение многих лет Республика и сепаратисты сражались среди звезд, и каждый из них создавал все больше и больше смертоносных технологий в попытке выиграть войну. Будучи участником сверхсекретного проекта канцлера Палпатина "Звезда смерти", Орсон Кренник полон решимости разработать супероружие раньше, чем это смогут сделать их враги. И старый друг Кренника, блестящий ученый Гален Эрсо, мог бы стать ключом к разгадке • Книга на английском языке • Lauded Star Wars author James Luceno returns to pen an intense tale of ambition and betrayal that sets the stage for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Еще совсем недавно было трудно поверить, что убеленный сединами наставник Оби-Ван Кеноби когда-то был безусым юнцом, а повергающий Галактику в трепет Император Палпратин - лишь амбициозным сенатором. И совершенно невозможно представить зловещего Дарта Вейдера маленьким мальчиком, который живет в рабстве на Татуине, а по ночам мечтает о далеких звездах. Мы попадаем в то самое время, когда рыцари-джедаи еще хранят мир и спокойствие в Галактике. Но темная сила, готовая поглотить планеты и народы, уже пробудилась, и только древнее пророчество джедаев об избранном, который принесет равновесие в Силу, дает надежду в преддверии катастрофы. Скрытая угроза нависла над Республикой, простоявшей не одну тысячу лет, но теперь погрязшей в пучине политических разногласий и интриг

Платформа: Windows 10, PC, • Тип издания: стандартное, • Язык: английский, • Возрастное ограничение: 12+, • Дата релиза: 06.10.2009, • Жанр: Экшн

The bestselling novel from the master storyteller of the sea • It is 1943, and Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando, is a survivor. Young, toughened and tried in the hellish crucible of Burma, he labours, sometimes faltering, beneath the weight of tradition, the glorious heritage of his family, and the burden of his own self-doubt • For Blackwood, the horizon is not the lip of the trench seen by men of the Corps in the previous war, but the ramp of a landing craft smashing down into the sea, and the fire of the enemy on a Sicilian beach. Here, tradition is not enough, and Mike Blackwood must find within himself qualities of leadership which will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to land, and among the first to die

The third novel in the compelling Conquest series (1066: The Bloody Aftermath) from the author of Sworn Sword. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwall, Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane • Autumn, 1071. The struggle for England has been long and brutal. Five years after the fateful Battle of Hastings, only a desperate band of rebels in the Fens stands between King William and absolute conquest • Tancred, a proud and ambitious knight, is among the Normans marching to destroy them. Once lauded for his exploits, his fame is now dwindling. He yearns for the chance to restore his reputation through spilling enemy blood • But as the Normans' attempts to assault the rebels' island stronghold are thwarted, the King grows ever more frustrated. With the campaign stalling and morale in camp failing, he looks to Tancred to deliver the victory that will crush the rebellions once and for all

The Allies are poised for the invasion of Italy • Yet the Germans hold a vital card: a floating dock - the only one in the Adriatic large enough to take a major warship. Moored at a small port near Rimini, it is exposed, vulnerable • It must be destroyed before the Germans can tow it to a safer harbour. Air, surface and conventional submarine attacks are out of the question • Only one team can do the job and still stand a chance of surviving - the crew of HM Midget Submarine XE 51

The second novel in the uplifting railway girls series. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Margaret Dickinson • Manchester, November 1940 • As the war continues and secrets threaten the railway girls, they will discover the true meaning of friendship • For Dot, her job on the railways is everything. Transporting parcels around the country gives her pride that she is doing her bit for the war effort, but a growing friendship causes problems when home and work collide • Joan loves her boyfriend Bob dearly, but when tragedy strikes, her heart is torn apart, and she is forced to make a decision that could hurt those she loves most • Meanwhile Mabel has finally found a place to call home and her relationship seems to be going from strength to strength

The Angry Young Men movement, featuring such stars as Kingsley Amis, is perfectly illustrated through the iconic figure of Joe Lampton • The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women • But the price of success is high, and betrayal and tragedy strike as Joe pursues his goals

‘What did he eat last? Whom did he eat, in fact?’ • Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has the perfect plan to make money – he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor’s ‘Great Census’ of AD 73. His potential fee could finally allow him to join the middle ranks and be worthy of long-suffering Helena Justina • Unexpectedly confronted with the murder of a man-eating lion, Falco is distracted from his originaltask, uncovering a bitter rivalry between the gladiators’ trainers. With one star gladiator dead, Falco is forced to investigate and the trail leads from Rome to the blood-soaked sand of the arena in North Africa

Paul McGrath is Ireland's best loved sportsman and also its least understood. An iconic football presence during a professional career stretching over 14 years, he played for his country in the European Championship finals of 1988 and the World Cup finals of 1990 and 1994. But, behind the implied glamour of life in the employ of great English clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa, McGrath wrestled with a range of destructive emotions that made his success in the game little short of miraculous • That story has until now never been told. It is a story that runs from a hard, hidden childhood spent in Dublin's orphanages all the way to the pain of two marriage break-ups and the struggle to cope with life after football. Quite apart from his all too public struggle with alcoholism, the story runs through the surreal highs and calamitous lows of a life lived habitually on the edge of chaos

In the tragedy of war, will love conquer all? • Liverpool, 1940 • When nurses Nancy Kerris and Jess Williams both lose their lovers in the trenches during the Great War, their future in Liverpool looks bleak. As the war finally ends, their lives are set on different paths, with Nancy choosing to marry an Australian, leaving behind her life - and her friend - for the Outback • Years later with the outbreak of the Second World War, Nancy's son Pete decides to join the Royal Air Force and as such travels to England. He promises to pay his mother's friend a visit, however when he arrives in Liverpool, he is dismayed to find half the city has been demolished by the May Blitz. Jess's home has been destroyed, and even worse, her daughter Debbie is missing