Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: For millions of readers the world over, the name Pern is magical, conjuring up grand vistas of a distant planet whose blue skies are patrolled by brave dragons and their noble riders, a paradise threatened by the periodic fall of deadly Thread. But not all dangers descend from the skies. Now, in their third collaboration, Anne McCaffrey and her son, Todd McCaffrey, spin a tale of a mysterious…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Terry Brooks is one of a handful of writers whose work defines modern fantasy fiction. His twenty-three international bestsellers have ranged from the beloved Shannara series to stories that tread a much darker path. Armageddon’s Children is a new creation – the perfect opportunity for readers unfamiliar with Brooks’s previous work to experience an author at the height of his considerable…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling powers. For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: By the end of the twenty-third century, Earth is a plague-ridden, war-ravaged cesspool dominated by megacorporations whose ruthless armies fight one another for power and for the very scarce resources there are left. Capitol fighters Mitch Hunter and Nathan Rooker are battling the opposing forces of the Bauhaus corporation when a cannon blast exposes and destroys an ancient stone seal in the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 416 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 279) Аннотация: “Save the cheerleader, save the world” are the defining words of Heroes, the phenomenal series that has transformed television drama. They are also the cryptic marching orders for the show’s cross section of ordinary individuals united by an extraordinary bond. Each possesses a superhuman ability, and together they must prevent the course of history from taking a terrifying turn. Now, in this…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 044 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 206) Аннотация: A new short novel from the author of the Pulitzer prize-winning «The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay». Big adventure, great illustrations!
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: By the time he was twenty-three, Michael Davenport had learned to trust his own scepticism... Young, newly married and intensely ambitious, Michael Davenport is a minor poet trying to make a living as a writer. His adoring wife Lucy has a private fortune that he won't touch in case it compromises his art. She in turn is never quite certain of what is expected of her. All she knows is that…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 161 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 425) Аннотация: From the acclaimed translators of «War and Peace», «Crime and Punishment», and «The Brothers Karamazov», a brilliant translation of Nikolai Gogol’s short fiction. Collected here are Gogol’s finest tales — stories that combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller — allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge-fund honchos, «All the Money in the World» gives us the lowdown on today richest Americans. Veteran journalists Peter W. Bernstein and Annalyn Swan delve into who made and lost the most money in the past twenty-five years, the fields and industries that have produced the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask... and the mythology behind the man. “Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible... I shall become a bat!” So declared millionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, orphaned as a boy by a murderous thug and driven as a man to battle the…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: In «Theatre», W. Somerset Maugham – the author of the classic novels «Of Human Bondage» and «Up at the Villa»– introduces us to Julia Lambert, a woman of breathtaking poise and talent whose looks have stood by her forty-six years. She is one of the greatest actresses England – so good, in fact, that perhaps she never stops acting. It seems that noting can ruffle her satin feathers, until a quiet…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Finding himself alone on a desert island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He's also completely alone — or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire. Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck…
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Скачать книгу (размер 4 986 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 979) Аннотация: Eagerly anticipated by her legions of fans, this sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time. Since the initial publication of «Outlander» fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over — and sold more than twelve million books.…
Скачать книгу (размер 5 379 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1056) Аннотация: Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: I used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome southern stock, but from an ancient Celtic bloodline of powerful sidhe-seers, people who can see the Fae. Not only can I see the terrifying otherworldly race, but I can sense the sacred Fae relics…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The year is 1757. On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John Grey emerges from London’s Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a high-ranking officer in His Majesty’s army, Grey has just witnessed something shocking. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interrupted by something still more urgent: The Crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Four sisters, a Manhattan brownstone, and a tumultuous year of loss and courage are at the heart of Danielle Steel’s new novel about a remarkable family, a stunning tragedy — and what happens when four very different young women come together under one very lively roof. Candy – it’s the only name she needs — is blazing her way through Paris, New York, and Tokyo as fashion’s latest international…