Hodder & Stoughton Days of Blood and Starlight Тейлор Лэйни

Petite though she may be, Zuzana is not known for timidity. Her best friend, Karou, calls her 'rabid fairy', her 'voodoo eyes' are said to freeze blood, and even her older brother fears her wrath. But when it comes to the simple matter of talking to Mik, or 'Violin Boy', her courage deserts her. Now, enough is enough. Zuzana is determined to meet him, and she has a fistful of magic and a plan. It's a wonderfully elaborate treasure hunt of a plan that will take Mik all over Prague on a cold winter's night before finally leading him to the treasure: herself! • Violin Boy's not going to know what hit him

The incredible final novel in Laini Taylor's breathtakingly imaginative Daughter of Smoke and Bone series • By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her, if there can even be a future for the chimaera in war-ravaged Eretz • Common enemy, common cause • When Jael's brutal seraph army trespasses into the human world, the unthinkable becomes essential, and Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope that it might forge a way forward for their people • And, perhaps, for themselves. Toward a new way of living . . . and maybe even love

"Stories of Magic and Mischief" – это подборка из 30 волшебных и озорных рассказов самого любимой детской писательницы Британии - идеальный вариант для совместного чтения на Хэллоуин! • В этой волшебной подборке из тридцати коротких историй, идеально подходящих для сезонного чтения и совместного использования, обитают ведьмы и пикси. Эти классические истории с юмором и фантастическими персонажами идеально подходят как для чтения детям младшего возраста, так и для самостоятельного чтения новоиспеченным читателям. Каждый рассказ стоит отдельно и идеально подходит для чтения перед сном или в классе • Энид Блайтон остается одной из любимых детских писательниц Британии, а ее сборники рассказов идеально подходят для того, чтобы познакомить с ней новое поколение читателей

A magical collection of enchanting tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! • Prepare to be dazzled with stories of witches, wizards and magical folk. From spells and enchantments to potions and wishes, there's magic and wonder brewing in this bumper collection by Enid Blyton • These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom • Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers

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

A wonderful collection filled with animals of all shapes and sizes by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! • There's a story for every animal-lover inside, from a dog with a long tail and a squirrel with a secret, to a rabbit looking for new whiskers and a cat in a doll's house. Look out for tails and whiskers, and feathers and fur! • These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom • Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers

Meet fairies, witches and giants in this selection of 30 magical short stories by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! • From to goblin games to never-ending wishes, there's mischief afoot in these fun-filled short stories by Enid Blyton! Who will be on the receiving end of a trick, and who will win out with a treat? • Ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to enjoy independently, each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom • Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are the perfect way to introduce her work to a new generation of readers

Errand requiring immediate attention. Come • The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. 'He never says please', she sighed, but she gathered up her things • When Brimstone called, she always came • In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she's a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in 'Elsewhere', she has never understood Brimstone's dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. She is a secret even to herself, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole • Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought

Едва тунгрийцы вернулись в Рим, как им была поручена новая миссия, кординально отличавшаяся от их отчаянных подвигов в Парфии • Получив приказ переправиться через реку Рен в варварскую Германию и захватить племенную жрицу, которая может быть самым опасным человеком на северной границе империи, они вскоре становятся жертвами махинаций старого врага, который не остановится ни перед чем, чтобы опередить их и саботировать их планы, и даже ступит на восточный берег реки • Но после того, как они нейтрализуют своего римского врага, они столкнутся с еще более серьезной проблемой • Имея в своих руках два величайших сокровища племени Бруктери, они должны вернуть себе римскую территорию, пересечь неумолимую пустыню, которая была кладбищем стратегии римской имперской двести лет назад

На страницах этого сборника рассказов для детей из-под пера Энид Блайтон живут самые разные волшебные создания: от эльфа, перехитрившего угрюмого волшебника, до пикси, оседлавшей кролика. В их волшебном мире читателей ждут полёты на мётлах и бурлящее в котлах ведьмовское варево. А ещё – замечательный юмор • 25 весёлых и увлекательных историй из сборника идеально подойдут для чтения детям на ночь или в классе. А ещё с ними вполне могут справиться самостоятельно даже дети, только начинающие читать. Эта книга для детей – отличный повод познакомить новое поколение читателей с творчеством Энид Блайтон, одной из самых популярных детских писательниц Британии. Откройте для себя новую грань таланта автора «Знаменитой пятёрки»! • Книга на английском языке

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

Between the end of Frank Herbert s Dune and his next novel Dune Messiah lies a mystery: how a hero adored by a planet became a tyrant hated by a universe • Paul of Dune begins the story of those twelve fateful years and the wars of the jihad of Paul Muad Dib • It is an epic of battle and betrayal; of love and idealism; of ambition and intrigue. Above all, it is the story of how Paul Atreides who achieved absolute power when scarcely more than a boy changes from an idealist into a dictator who is the prisoner of the bureaucrats and fanatics who surround him