James Clavell, autor Šóguna, rozsiahlej historickej fresky z japonských dejín, obracia v tomto románe pozornosť na ďalšiu, ešte starobylejšiu kultúru Ďalekého východu - na Čínu. Na pozadí dramatického príbehu o súperení dvoch obchodníckych firiem sa Clavellovi podarilo zachytiť zrážku dvoch odlišných civilizácií - západnej a východnej. Dej románu sa odohráva v prvej polovici 19. storočia na pôde novozískanej korunnej kolónie Hongkongu. Stávame sa svedkami zrodu tejto kolónie, ktorá sa mení z pustého skalnatého ostrova na bránu do Číny. Hrdinom príbehu je Dirk Struan, patriarchálny šéf firmy a otec rodiny, čiže tajpan.
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Captain Ann Campbell is a West Point graduate, the daughter of legendary General "Fighting Joe" Campbell. She is the pride of Fort Hadley until, one morning, her body is found, naked and bound, on the firing range. Paul Brenner is a member of the Army's elite undercover investigative unit and the man in charge of this politically explosive case. Teamed with rape specialist Cynthia Sunhill, with whom he once had a tempestuous, doomed affair, Brenner is about to learn just how many people were sexually, emotionally, and dangerously involved with the Army's "golden girl." And how the neatly pressed uniforms and honor codes of the military hide a corruption as rank as Ann Campbell's shocking secret life.
From the bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, international master of intrigue Frederick Forsyth, comes a thriller that brilliantly blends fact with fiction for one of this summer's--or any season's--most explosive reads! From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, from the brave American fliers running their dangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heart of Baghdad, Forsyth's incomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at a breakneck pace. Somewhere in Baghdad is the mysterious "Jericho," the traitor who is willing--for a price--to reveal what is going on in the high councils of the Iraqi dictator. But Saddam's ultimate weapon has been kept secret even from his most trusted advisers, and the nightmare scenario that haunts General Schwarzkopf and his colleagues is suddenly imminent, unless somehow, the spy can locate that weapon--The Fist of God--in time. Peopled with vivid characters, brilliantly displaying Forsyth's incomparable, knowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft, moving back and forth between Washington and London, Baghdad and Kuwait, desert vastnesses and city bazaars, this breathtaking novel is an utterly convincing story of what may actually have happened behind the headlines.
Few masters of science fiction have brought us glimpses of the near future as vividly as Arthur C. Clarke. It is the startling realism of his vision that has made classics of his novels, such as CHILDHOOD'S END and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. It has also made Clarke himself one of the genre's most successful writers. The trade paperback was published to commemorate the arrival of the year 2001, one of the most notable dates in science fiction history. THE SENTINEL is a brilliant collection of Clarke's highest calibre short fiction.
Amity is a quiet town near New York, until the day a woman goes swimming and doesn't return. The next morning, the police find her body washed up on the beach and it appears that she was the victim of a shark attack, but will anyone believe Officer Brody?
Vítejte v Robouniversu Isaaca Asimova, ve světě, který vytvářel po celý život a nedlouho před smrtí jej otevřel mladým talentovaným autorům. V šesti z osmi svazků našeho cyklu budete sledovat osudy mladíka Dereca, člověka bez paměti, který se ocitá v Robot city, Městě robotů. První a poslední svazek, které cyklus rámují, jsou výběry z Asimových povídek a esejů o robotech.
