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Voyager Classics – timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy • The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre • In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age • Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed to ensure humans maintain the upper hand • 1) A robot may not injure a human being or allow a human being to come to harm • 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law • 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law • But what happens when a rogue robot’s idea of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?

"Странствия убийцы" - потрясающе иллюстрированное юбилейное издание заключительной главы любимой трилогии Робина Хобба "Провидец" • Шесть Герцогств на грани гибели. Жестокие пираты один за другим сжигают прибрежные города. Младший принц Регал объявляет себя королем и переносит столицу в далекий от побережья Тредфорд, бросив полстраны на произвол судьбы. Спасти королевство, вернуть трон королю Верити, законному наследнику династии Видящих, остановить одержимого жаждой власти Регала — все это выпадает на долю Фитца Чивэла, приговоренного королевским судом к казни и чудом избежавшего гибели • Книга на английском языке • A stunningly illustrated anniversary edition of the final chapter of the beloved Farseer Trilogy, hailed by George R.R. Martin as 'fantasy as it ought to be written' and by Lin-Manuel Miranda as 'an incredible series'

"Магия отступника" - третья книга трилогии "Сын солдата" от Робина Хобба • Юный Невар Бурвиль, повинуясь зову Магии, вынужден оставить цивилизацию и уйти в лес. Его цель — остановить надвигающуюся войну между лесным народом и своим родным королевством Гернией. Но как сделать это, не предавая собственный народ, тем более, что вторая половина его души, воплощенная в облике мальчика-солдата, не остановится ни перед чем ради защиты спеков? Решить эту задачу можно только снова соединив воедино разрозненные части души • Книга на английском языке • The third book in The Soldier Son Trilogy, from the author of the bestselling Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies • The people of Gettys town believe their cemetery soldier, Nevare Burve, guilty of unspeakable crimes

Во второй том антологии «Смертельно опасны» вошел рассказ «Соседи» Меган Линдхольм (также известной под псевдонимом Робин Хобб). Причудливая вдова живет в полном одиночестве. Все ее соседи – молодые семейные пары. В чем причина странностей одинокой вдовы – деменция или нечто другое? • В сборник также вошли произведения таких авторов бестселлеров, как Диана Гэблдон (рассказ из цикла «Чужестранка»), Шэрон Кей Пенман и Лев Гроссман • Книга на английском языке • This second volume features an original short story by Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb). In the bittersweet ‘Neighbors’ Sarah, a rather strange widow, lives isolated and alone, surrounded by young families. But is the old lady afflicted by dementia – or by something far more odd? • Other contributors to this volume of stories of formidable women include worldwide bestselling authors Diana Gabaldon, with an Outlander story, Sharon Kay Penman and Lev Grossman

The Demons • Creatures lurk in the endless forests of the Wild, plucking victims from those who scratch a living by the sides of the great Godroads, paths of crystal which provide refuge from the infernal tide • The Deathless • Humanity's protectors reign within crystal castles held aloft on magical currents - seven timeless royal families, born and reborn into flawless bodies. As immortal as the precious stones from which they take their names, they fight to hold the Wild at bay. For generations a fragile balance has held • And The Damned… • House Sapphire, one of the ancient Deathless families, is riven by suspicion and grief. Their hunting expeditions against the Wild are failing and entire villages have begun to disappear • Then, when assassins strike, House Sapphire shatters

The long-awaited second book of the fourth story arc – Sword of the Canon – in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow • Lysaer’s unstable integrity lies under threat of total downfall, and as his determined protector, Daliana will face the most frightening decision of her young life • Arithon, Master of Shadow, is marked for death and still hunted, when his critical quest to recover his obscured past entangles him in a web of deep intrigue and ancient perils beyond his imagining • Elaira’s urgent pursuit of the Biedar Tribes’ secret embroils her in the terrible directive of the Fellowship Sorcerers, while Dakar — the Mad Prophet — confronts the hard reckoning for the colossal mistake of his misspent past, and Tarens is steered by a destiny far from his crofter’s origins

A sharp, lyrical thriller of power, religion, and artificial intelligence • The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists • A refugee with strange technological abilities searches for a place to disappear • An ambitious young criminal plots the heist that could make or destroy him • A corrupt minister harnesses the power of the past in a ruthless play for complete control • And the wheels of another plan - as old and intricate as the city itself - begin to turn…

Second in Feist & Wurts’ wonderful epic trilogy – one of the most successful fantasy collaborations of all time • Nobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma. But when you’re surrounded by deadly rivals intent on toppling you at every turn, you need to be the best simply to survive…

After years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has what she's always wanted - but it came at too steep a price. Now the last witchdoctor, she's left to pick up the pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a love that can never be • While Arrah returns to the tribal lands to search for survivors, Rudjek hunts down the remnants of the demon army - and uncovers a plot that would destroy what's left of the world • The Demon King wants Arrah. If he can't be stopped, he will destroy everything, and everyone, standing in his way

King of ruin. King of dust and shadows. King of death. He will rule all. The king is coming • Marith Altrersyr - father-killer, dragonlord, leader of the blood-soaked Amrath Army - is keeping his promises. He is determined to become King of all Irlast and take back the seat of his ancestors • Only Thalia, once high priestess of the Lord of Living and Dying, the holiest woman in the Empire, might stop Marith and his army's deadly march. But she is torn between two destinies - and if she was to return home, what would she fi nd there? A city on the brink of ruin: diseased, despairing, dying? • Crawling through a tunnel deep under the ruins of her city, Landra Relast vows vengeance. Her family has been burned, her home destroyed, and now Marith - once her betrothed - must die

In a lonely valley, deep in the mountains, a ranger watches over the last surviving grizzly bear • With the natural world exhausted and in tatters, Ben has dedicated himself to protecting this single fragment of the wild • One night, he hears voices in the valley – poachers, come to hunt his bear • A heart-pounding chase begins, crossing forests and mountainsides, passing centuries of human ruins. Sometimes hunter, sometimes prey – Ben must choose the bear’s fate and his own • Is he willing to lay down his life for a dying breed? • Is he willing to kill for it?

With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other. Now, with LEAGUE OF DRAGONS, Novik brings the imaginative tour-de-force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish • Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all – if internal struggles and petty squabbles don’t tear them apart • Aware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of every country – and the ferals, loyal only to themselves – vast new rights and powers if they fight under his banner