Wesley Chu Knihy

Nová fantasy séria bestselleristky Casandry Clare a ďalšie osudy obľúbených hrdinov! Magnus Bane netúžil po ničom inom okrem dovolenky. Chcel sa vydať na veľkolepú cestu po Európe s Alecom Lightwoodom, s ktorým konečne tvoria pár. No len čo pricestujú do Paríža, objaví sa správa o démonskom kulte, ktorý má vraj v úmysle uvrhnúť celý svet do chaosu. A tento kult údajne založil práve Magnus. Pred mnohými rokmi. Zo žartu. Magnus a Alec sa musia rýchlo vydať na cestu krížom cez Európu v stopách kultu, skôr ako narobí ešte väčšie škody. Akoby to nestačilo, celou cestou ich prenasledujú démoni a je čoraz ťažšie odlíšiť priateľov od nepriateľov. Magnus a Alec si musia navzájom dôverovať ešte viac ako predtým – aj keby to malo znamenať, že odhalia tajomstvá, ktoré doteraz zostali skryté.

Nenechajte si ujsť stretnutie so starými známymi z tieňoloveckého sveta v druhej časti Najstarších kliatob! Magnus Bane a Alec Lightwood majú skvelý život. Bývajú v úžasnom podkrovnom byte, ich bosorácky syn Max sa práve učí chodiť a v uliciach New Yorku vládne ticho a pokoj - teda aspoň také ticho a pokoj ako zvyčajne. Všetko sa zmení, keď sa do Magnusovho bytu vlámu dvaja starí známi a ukradnú mocnú Bielu knihu. Magnus a Alec ju musia za každú cenu získať späť, a preto prenasledujú zlodejov až do Šanghaja. Akoby to nestačilo, Magnus utŕžil zranenie zvláštnou magickou zbraňou, takže majú ešte o jednu starosť navyše. Našťastie im na pomoc príde Clary, Jace, Isabelle a nový Tieňolovec Simon. V Šanghaji však zistia, že nad nimi visí oveľa temnejšia hrozba. Magnusova mágia je čoraz nestabilnejšia, a ak nedokážu zastaviť démonov, čo zaplavujú mesto, budú ich musieť nasledovať až k zdroju - do samotnej ríše mŕtvych.

Ella Patel - thief, con-artist and smuggler - is in the wrong place at the wrong time. One night, on the border of a demilitarized zone run by the body-swapping alien invaders, she happens upon a man and woman being chased by a group of assailants. The man freezes, leaving the woman to fight off five attackers at once, before succumbing. As she dies, to both Ella and the man's surprise, the sparkling light that rises from the woman enters Ella, instead of the man. She soon realizes she's been inhabited by Io, a low-ranking Quasing who was involved in some of the worst decisions in history. Now Ella must now help the alien presence to complete her mission and investigate a rash of murders in the border states that maintain the frail peace. With the Prophus assigned to help her seemingly wanting to stab her in the back, and the enemy Genjix hunting her, Ella must also deal with Io's annoying inferiority complex. To top it all off, Ella thinks the damn alien voice in her head is trying to get her killed. And if you can't trust the voices in your head, who can you trust?

Once there was a prophecy that a chosen one would rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, an immortal god-king. But the prophecy was wrong.Now Jian, the former chosen hero, is just an ordinary young man trying to find his own way. But he may yet have an extraordinary destiny, because he joins forces with Taishi, his grumpy grandmaster, who instructs him in the ways of her family's powerful war[Bokinfo].

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So many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfil a grand destiny. But this is not that kind of story. It does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom. And that prophecy did anoint a hero, Jian, raised since birth in luxury and splendour, and celebrated before he has won a single battle. But that's when the story hits its first twist: The prophecy is wrong. What follows is a story more wondrous than any prophecy could foresee, and with many unexpected heroes: Taishi, an older woman who is the greatest grandmaster of magical martial arts in the kingdom but who thought her adventuring days were all behind her; Sali, a straitlaced warrior who learns the rules may no longer apply when the leader to whom she pledged her life is gone; and Qisami, a chaotic assassin who takes a little too much pleasure in the kill. And Jian himself, who has to find a way to become what he no longer believes he can be, a hero after all

Angry Robot Presents: The Rebirths of Tao Alien spies, bloody politics and apocalyptic world war action in this stunning conclusion to the Lives of Tao trilogy. Five years have passed since the events in The Deaths of Tao. The world is split into pro-Prophus and pro-Genjix factions, and is poised on the edge of a devastating new World War. A Gengix scientist who defects to the other side holds the key to preventing bloodshed on an almost unimaginable scale. With the might of the Gengix in active pursuit, Roen is the only person who can help him save the world, and the Quasing race, too. And you thought you were having a stressful day...

Having been haunted by the past and enslaved by the present, James Griffin-Mars is taking control of the future. Earth is a toxic, sparsely inhabited wasteland the perfect hiding place for a fugitive exchronman to hide from the authorities. James has allies, scientists he rescued from previous centuries: Elise Kim, who believes she can renew Earth, given time; Grace Priestly, the venerated inventor of time travel herself; Levin, James's mentor and former pursuer, now disgraced; and the Elfreth, a population of downtrodden humans who want desperately to believe that James and his friends will heal their ailing home world. James also has enemies. They include the full military might of benighted solar system ruled by corporate greed and a desperate fear of what James will do next. At the forefront of their efforts to stop him is Kuo, the ruthless security head, who wants James's head on a pike and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

The superb aliens-in-your-head SF sequel to the wildly popular The Rise of Io, by the author of The Lives of Tao series

*Booklist Starred Review**Shelf Awareness Starred Review*The sequel to The Lives of Tao.The Prophus and the Genjix are at war. For centuries they have sought a way off-planet, guiding humanity’s social and technological development to the stage where space travel is possible. The end is now in sight, and both factions have plans to leave the Earth, but the Genjix method will mean the destruction of the human race.That’s a price they’re willing to pay.It’s up to Roen and Tao to save the world. Oh, dear…File Under: Science Fiction [ Manning Up | A Long Journey | Bye-Bye Mankind | Personal Space ]