William Nicholson Knihy

Rozprávková kniha Zamatový králik sa radí ku klasickým a kanonickým dielam v rámci literatúry pre deti a mládež, pričom do zlatého fondu patria aj pôvodné ilustrácie Williama Nicholsona. Vo Veľkej Británii vyšla po prvý raz v roku 1921 a druhé americké vydanie o rok neskôr vo vydavateľstve George H. Doran Company s ilustráciami spomínaného W. Nicholsona prinieslo knihe zaslúžené široké uznanie. Zamatový králik je príbehom hračky, vypchaného králika, ktorý sa túži stať ozajstným, čo sa mu vďaka láske jeho majiteľa, malého chlapca, aj vyplní. Keď chlapec ochorie na šarlach, všetky jeho hračky musia byť spálené. Vďaka ozajstnej slze králika vyrastie kvet, z ktorého vystúpi víla, aby ho zachránila a navyždy premenila na ozajstného - teraz už pre všetkých. Rozprávka zdôrazňuje a potvrdzuje hodnoty dobra, dôležitosť empatie a lásky k okolitému svetu.

Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives.

The people of Aramanth have been enslaved by the army of the Mastery. If they disobey their masters, a member of their community is burned in an iron cage before their eyes.

Twins Bowman and Kestrel have saved their family and the rest of the Manth people from slavery and helped bring about the downfall of the cruel city-state of the Mastery. Now, led by their mother, a prophetess, they are free to seek their promised land. But the journey is long and hard, filled with many dangers, enemies, distractions, and temptations. And each of the travelers is preoccupied with his or her own worries. Hanno Hath, the twins' father, is troubled to see his beloved wife weaken as they draw close to the promised land. As well, he must bolster the endurance of the often doubting and disgruntled Manth people. Bowman is torn between his attraction to Sisi, a former princess, and his destiny, as he perceives it, to sacrifice himself for the good of the people. Kestrel also feels a pull toward a mission, toward something-but for some reason, she cannot envision her life beyond the journey. This is the satisfying and profound ending to the trilogy, which began with The Wind Singer, winner of the coveted Smarties Prize in England.

I hate school! I hate ratings! I won't reach higher! I won't strive harder! I won't make tomorrow better than today! Pongo to exams! In the walled city state of Aramanth, exams are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them, Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer, and she and her twin brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey to the true source of evil that grips Aramanth. Cover illustration: David Scutt

The story unfolds in a world where the Noble Warriors' sanctuary is destroyed and the Nomana have scattered. A charismatic young boy advocating peace attracts a growing following, including Morning Star and the Wildman. Meanwhile, Seeker is consumed by his quest to eliminate the last savanter, leading to conflicts with this new leader. As they navigate shifting loyalties and challenge their beliefs, the characters must confront the complexities of trust and faith in their tumultuous environment.

Laura is content enough with her marriage until a former lover crashes back into her life. Suddenly passion and excitement are rekindled. Who will she choose and how much happiness has she a right to expect?

Seeker, Morning Star and the Wildman are about to discover the secret behind the power of the Noble Warriors. And they are going to need it ... The mighty warlord of Orlan has allied himself with the empire of Radiance in a bid to defeat the Noble Warriors once and for all. The two armies are gathering their forces ready to begin their assault. And they are determined to annihilate all who come in their path. Is this the Noble Warriors' final stand?

George Sherston develops from a shy and awkward child, through shiftless adolescence, to an officer just beginning to understand the horrors of trench warfare. The world he grows up in, of village cricket and loyal grooms, had vanished forever by the time Sassoon wrote this book, but he captures it with a lyricism and gentleness that defy nostalgia. A bestseller on publication in 1928, this superb evocation of the Edwardian age has remained in print ever since. It was the first volume of a classic trilogy, completed by Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Sherston's Progress, that charted both the destruction of the world for which Sassoon fought, and his own emergence as one of Britain's finest war poets.