Hodder & Stoughton Hunters of Dune Anderson Kevin J., Herbert Brian

Не-корабль Итака продолжает свой путь. Его экипаж теперь знает, что за таинственный враг прибыл в пространство Старой империи вслед за Достопочтимыми Матронами. Мыслящие машины, поверженные джихадом Серены Батлер, не были уничтожены. Они лишь отправились в изгнание за пределы известной вселенной, а теперь, десятки тысяч лет спустя, возвращаются. Смогут ли воскрешённые герои на борту Итаки спасти нашу расу от полного уничтожения? • «Песчаные черви Дюны», роман Брайана Герберта, написанный в соавторстве с Кевином Андерсеном, станет отличным подарком для поклонников цикла «Хроники Дюны» • Роман завершает дилогию «Дюна-7» • Книга на английском языке • As the no-ship Ithaca flees through space, the heroes of HUNTERS OF DUNE finally meet the Enemy who followed the violent fanatics, the Honored Matres, back to their universe

Между романами «Дюна» и «Мессия Дюны» пролегает время тайн. Время страшной войны, которая сотрясла Галактику. Время, которое превратило героя одной планеты в диктатора, покорившего всю вселенную • Это история ужасного двенадцатилетнего джихада, который вели по всей Галактической падишах-империи сторонники религии Лисан аль-Гаиба. История битв и предательств, любви и идеалов, амбиций и загадок. История того, как Пол Атрейдес обрёл абсолютную власть, и о том, как бремя будущего превратило его в тирана, закованного в кандалы бюрократии и фанатизма, окружающих его со всех сторон • «Пол», роман Брайана Герберта, написанный в соавторстве с Кевином Андерсеном, станет отличным подарком для поклонников цикла «Хроники Дюны» • Роман открывает цикл «Герои Дюны»

Всё началось во Времена Тиранов, когда группа амбициозных людей с помощью мощных суперкомпьютеров захватила Землю, сердце Старой империи, и подчинила себе всё остальное человечество. Влекомые возможностями машин, они пересадили свои мозги в новые механические тела, став бессмертными киборгами – саймеками. Их чрезмерная уверенность в собственном всевластии привела к тому, что в какой-то момент управление планетами полностью перехватили суперкомпьютеры, объединённые в одну систему, называемую Омниусом. Так началась эпоха тысячелетнего безжалостного правления мыслящих машин • Но теперь этот порядок под угрозой. Недовольный постоянными актами неподчинения со стороны человечества и интригами саймеков, Омниус принял решение избавиться от органической жизни раз и навсегда

Вселенная «Дюны» определила развитие целого поколения научной фантастики. Благодаря романам Фрэнка Герберта читатели познакомились со множеством удивительных миров, от покрытого песком Арракиса до прекрасной имперской столицы на Кайтайне • Произведения, собранные в этой книге, расширяют мир оригинальной «Дюны», дополняя его историями о Гарни Холлике, мечтающем о мести Харконненам во время своего сотрудничества с контрабандистами Арракиса; о сыне преданного аристократа, попавшем в ряды Сардаукар и ставшем одним из самых жестоких бойцов императора; и о молодой и пылкой фрименской девушке, участвовавшей в партизанской войне против Харконненов, которой однажды суждено прославиться под именем Шедаут Мейпс • «Пески Дюны», сборник повестей и рассказов Брайана Герберта, написанных в соавторстве с Кевином Андерсеном, станет отличным подарком для поклонников цикла «Хроники Дюны»

It is the dawn of a new world • Henry Tudor has vanquished Richard III and claimed the throne of England, taking possession of a secret map. At the glittering court of the Medici in Florence, Lorenzo the Magnificent, ruler of the republic and head of the mysterious Academy, is engaged in a dangerous game of power with the Vatican. In Spain, the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand, have declared a crusade against Islam, forcing the Moors from Granada. Europe stands upon the brink of war, at the edge of a discovery that will change everything • Jack Wynter is clinging to the wreckage of the life he dreamed of living, his father's execution by Richard III destroying his hope of overcoming his status as an illegitimate son. The map entrusted to him by his father is gone, stolen by his hated half-brother, Harry Vaughan

Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an incompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for her siblings. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering them more desperate than ever • In a harsh world, small acts of kindness can bring great hope -Eli Beckett's offer of a job at the Dragon pub promises a better future for Carrie, especially as Eli's uncle has offered his nephew some spare land to build a music room • With the great cities of England alive to the sound of music halls, the locals of Hedderby are soon looking forward to their own place of celebration and merriment. Yet not everyone in the town shares this excitement, and some will stop at nothing in the pursuit of selfish gain

In Hands of Time, watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents • The invention of timepieces was more significant for human culture than the printing press, or even the wheel. They have travelled the world with us, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, and even to the Moon. They regulate our daily lives and have sculpted the social and economic development of society in surprising and dramatic ways • From her workshop bench, Rebecca explores the ways in which timekeeping has indelibly shaped our attitudes to work, leisure, trade, politics, exploration and mortality, and introduces us to some extraordinary devices, each with their own story to tell

It is the women who are keepers of tales • Atmospheric, intoxicating and filled with intrigue, this sweeping novel is an epic story spanning the centuries, that links three women together across history • Libby Snow spent her childhood hearing stories and legends from long ago. Now an archaeologist, her job is to dig deeper into the past, but her excavation at Ullaness, on Scotland's west coast has a very personal resonance. For the headland of Ullaness holds not only the secrets of the legend of Ulla, the Norsewoman, but also begins the strange story of Ellen • Libby's grandmother passed on these tales - of love, betrayal and loss - but the more Libby learns at Ullaness, the more twisted the threads become. When human remains are discovered in the dunes, it becomes clear that time, and intention, have distorted accounts of what happened there

1912-1940 • A generation fallen • A country that will never be the same again • Nowhere in England avoids the searing loss of young men during the First World War and the remote Devon village of Shallowford is no exception. Many never return and the lives of those who do come back are changed forever • Paul Craddock must try to rebuild the estate and, with more difficulty, the bonds broken between the people who belong there. It is a time of huge social change and there are challenges in peace as hard to surmount as those of war. And before they are met, Germany once again threatens the stability of Europe and a way of life so hard won

Adventure of the Goblin Dog is a stand-alone Magic Faraway Tree adventure by the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton • Discover the magic! Travel to the top of the Magic Faraway Tree with Peter and Mary on their quest to rescue a princess • Back in print for the first time in a generation, this is a wonderful introduction to the world of the Magic Faraway Tree. Explore Fairyland in this magical story, where you'll encounter the Goblin Dog, rescue a princess and visit the Land of Storytellers • This story first appeared in 1936 and was made part of the Magic Faraway Tree world in 1952, featuring different children discovering the Faraway Tree. The Magic Faraway Tree series is one of Enid Blyton's best-loved and most enduring creations

A reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives, and their hearts, in a new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Remnant Chronicles • When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger • At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought

From the small coastal town of Senjan, notorious for its pirates, a young woman sets out to find vengeance for her lost family. That same spring, from the wealthy city-state of Seressa, famous for its canals and lagoon, come two very different people: a young artist traveling to the dangerous east to paint the Grand Khalif at his request-and possibly to do more-and a beautiful oman, posing as a doctor's wife in her role of a spy • The trading ship that carries them is commanded by the clever younger son of a merchant family -with ambivalence about the life he's been born to live. And farther east a boy trains to become a soldier in the elite infantry of the khalif-to win glory in the war everyone knows is coming • As these lives entwine, their fates-and those of many others-will hang in the balance, when the khalif sends out his massive army to take the great fortress that is the gateway to the western world