Gollancz The Tower of Fools Сапковский Анджей

The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, holds the fate of the world in his hands in the New York Times bestselling first novel in the Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games • For more than a hundred years, humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over and now the races are fighting once again - killing their own kind and each other • Into this tumultuous time is born a child of prophecy, Ciri, surviving heiress of a bloody revolution, whose strange abilities can change the world - for good, or for evil • As the threat of war hangs over the land, Geralt the Witcher must protect Ciri from those who are hunting the child for her destructive power • But this time, Geralt may have met his match

The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, his ability to create vivid characters made him a natural choice to complete Robert Jordan's epic wheel of time sequence. But with Mistborn, his stand-alone fantasies and his new series, The Stormlight Archive, Sanderson has shown his bountiful talents in his own fiction. Now he returns to the series that made his name with a new story set years after the events of Hero of Ages • In a world recovering only slowly from evil, a world where allomancers wield immense power through their ability to unleash the magic bound up in common metals someone who can burn metals that no-one has burned before can tip the balance

Warriors of God, the second volume of the Hussite Trilogy by Andrzej Sapkowski, author of the bestselling Witcher series, depicts the adventures of Reynevan and his friends in the years 1427-28 as war erupts across Europe • Reynevan begins by hiding away in Bohemia but soon leaves for Silesia, where he carries out dangerous, secret missions entrusted to him by the leaders of the Hussite religion. At the same time he strives to avenge the death of his brother and discover the whereabouts of his beloved. Once again pursued by multiple enemies, Reynevan is constantly getting into and out of trouble • Sapkowski's deftly written novel delivers gripping action full of numerous twists and mysteries, seasoned with elements of magic and Sapkowski's ever-present - and occasionally bawdy - sense of humour

Edward Prendick is shipwrecked and finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific. Here he meets the sinister Dr Moreau, a vivisectionist driven out of Britain in disgrace. And soon strange events cause Prendick to uncover the full horror of Dr Moreau's activities on the island • The Island Of Doctor Moreau mixes discussion on the divide between humans and the animal kingdom and chilling macabre horror in an unrivalled fashion. Its question on how far science should go is one that rings true today as it did when it was first published

Strange radio signals are coming from Jupiter's largest moons • A natural phenomenon, or something else? • Commander Mariucci and his hand-picked research team know they will have to muster all of their expertise, creativity and teamwork to survive the very harshest of conditions in orbit around the king of planets. But when they intercept a peculiar radio transmission, they have to investigate. Nothing should work in these impossible conditions, so what is sending the signal . . . and why? • With a degrading ship and crew at breaking point, there's every chance they will tear themselves apart before they ever find the answer to the ultimate question - are we alone in the universe? • And more importantly - what do we do if we aren't?

Michael Kingman has been an outsider for as long as he remembers. The court which executed his father also exiled him and his family. They branded him a traitor, and the nobles who had been his friends turned their backs, prepared to let the legendary Kingman family die on Hollow's city streets • Only they survived • And it should come as no surprise to Hollow Court, or the King, that they've been searching for the truth ever since • History is written by the winners, truth buried beneath lies until it's Forgotten. Justice seems impossible in a city where the price of magic is a memory. But Michael Kingman is determined to make everyone remember

War Makes Monsters of Everyone • Foolish Cur, once named Wen Alder, finds that his allies in the rebellion might cross any line if it means freedom from the Empire. But he can't overcome a foe as strong as Emperor Tenet alone • Rebellion Has Unintended Consequences • Koro Ha, Foolish Cur's former tutor, discovers the Empire is not so forgiving of those who raise a traitor. And their suspicion may cost him and his people more than he can imagine • The Gods are Lurking in the Shadows • As war against the Empire rages, Foolish Cur knows there is a greater threat. The emperor plans his own coup against the gods, and they will wreak destruction if he tries. To stop him, Foolish Cur might have to risk everything - and resort to ancient magics that could tear the world apart

Моё имя - Вен Альдер. И Глупый Щенок - тоже моё имя • Всю мою жизнь меня разрывали на части две стороны моей семейной истории: среди предков моего отца числится правая рука императора, а семья моей матери стремится поставить империю на колени • Я могу выбрать один из двух вариантов - служение и безопасность или восстание и свободу. Но есть и третий путь, полный магии и тайн, обещающий избавить меня от бремени прошлого, но грозящий потрясти весь мир до основания • Ибо моё путешествие столкнёт меня с самими богами. И они ждали этого уже очень давно. Ждали и продумывали свой ход • Книга на английском языке • My name is Wen Alder. My name is Foolish Cur • All my life, I have been torn between two legacies: my father's, whose family trace their roots back to the right hand of the Emperor

Гильдия волшебников была разрушена в результате государственного переворота, и в ходе поднявшейся суматохи Геральт был серьезно ранен. Предполагается, что Ведьмак является стражем невинных, защитником тех, кто в этом нуждается, защитником от могущественных и опасных монстров, которые охотятся на людей в темные времена • Но теперь, когда на мир обрушились темные времена, Геральт беспомощен, пока не оправится от своих ран • В то время как война бушует по всем землям, будущее магии находится под угрозой, и те волшебники, которые выживут, полны решимости защитить его. Это невозможная ситуация, в которой найти одну девушку невозможно - Цири, наследница трона Цинтры, исчезла - пока слух не приводит ее ко двору Нифльгаарда, готовящуюся выйти замуж за императора

Подарочное издание романа «Цвет волшебства» Терри Пратчетта • Где-то на границе между выдумкой и реальностью находится Плоский Мир. Параллельный мир, который может звучать и пахнуть как наш, но выглядит совершенно по-другому. И существует по иным законам. В частности, этот мир ловко игнорирует маленькую и скромную идею о том, что вселенным положено функционировать согласно логике и гармонии чисел • Да, Плоский Мир отличается от нашего, но кое-какие сходства всё же остаются. Например, его существование вот-вот окажется под угрозой из-за новой напасти: появления первого туриста, от выживания которого зависит мир и процветание всех окружающих земель. И если учесть, что за его безопасность в окружении воров, наёмников и Смерти отвечает самый некомпетентный волшебник на свете, некоторые логические выводы напрашиваются сами собой

For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones themselves. But their role is even more important than that – legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust, and great harm will befall the kingdom • One man is personally responsible for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass – the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour