Josephine Ruitenberg Knihy

The second powerful and heart-rending novel, set in 80s Glasgow, from Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize- and British Book Award-winning author of Shuggie Bain.[Bokinfo].

There is an alternate cover edition here.As his beloved Kahlan lies close to death, Richard Rahl, who distrusts prophecy more than anyone, is confronted by a compelling vision - one that bears a terrible price. It would mean taking Kahlan away to safety while abandoning his people to a grim fate.As savage hordes stand poised to invade their homeland, Richard and Kahlan's devotion, not only to each other but to their cause and their duty, is imperiled in the descending fury of war. Amid the turmoil, Nicci, a woman from Richard's past, haunted by her memory of him, makes a fateful decision. Despite Nicci's hunger to understand the source of Richard's indomitable will, her burning passion to destroy him commits her to the unthinkable.

Robert Langdon, harvardský vedec zaoberajúci sa symbolmi, je pracovne v Paríži a neskoro v noci dostane naliehavý telefonát. V Louvri bol zavraždený kurátor múzea a pri jeho tele sa našla záhadná šifra. Keď sa Langdon a nadaná francúzska kryptologička Sophie Neveuová pustia do lúštenia bizarných hádaniek, s prekvapením zistia, že v Da Vinciho dielach je ukryté množstvo stôp, ktoré majú síce všetci priamo pred očami, no napriek tomu ich nikto nevidí. Horúco začne byť vtedy, keď Langdon zistí zarážajúcu skutočnosť: zavraždený kurátor bol členom Priorstva Sionu – tajnej spoločnosti, ktorej členmi boli kedysi aj sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo a Da Vinci. Langdon sa nazdáva, že je na stope veľkého historického tajomstva, ktoré je – ako ukázali stáročné dejiny – rovnako poučné ako nebezpečné.

On steamy Pryan, never-ending sunlight and plentiful rain have created a jungle so vast that humans and elves dwell high in the trees and only dwarves live anywhere near the ground. From the treetops the aristocratic elves sell weapons to the other races, whose incessant warfare sends a steady steam of profits and essential resources skyward. Now, generations of dissent and race hatred will not heal -- not even under the threat of annihilation at the hands of legendary Titans. Armed with little more than their wits and prophecy, an elf, a human, and a dwarf must unite to try to save the world from destruction. "From the Paperback edition."

Richard en Kahlan wisten te voorkomen dat het land D'Hara werd overvallen door een pestepidemie, maar hebben daarbij per ongeluk de akkoorden ontketend. Die kunnen alles vernietigen wat met zoveel moeite is bereikt, want zelfs het Zwaard van de Waarheid staat machteloos tegen deze vloed van wilde magie. Maar wat zijn de akkoorden eigenlijk? Miljoenen lezers over de hele wereld zijn in de ban van Terry Goodkind. Zijn fantasy-epos over Richard en Kahlan krijgt met elk nieuw deel meer fans. Net als Tolkien spreekt hij een breed publiek aan.

Ages ago, sorcerers of unmatched power sundered a world into four realms--sky, stone, fire, and water--then vanished. Over time, magicians learned to work spells only in their own realms and forgot the others. Now only the few who have survived the Labyrinth and crossed the Death Gate know of the presence of all four realms--and even they have yet to unravel the mysteries of their severed world...In Arianus, Realm of Sky, humans, elves, and dwarves battle for control of precious water--traversing a world of airborne islands on currents of elven magic and the backs of mammoth dragons. But soon great magical forces will begin to rend the fabric of this delicate land. An assassin will be hired to kill a royal prince--by the king himself. A dwarf will challenge the beliefs of his people--and lead them in rebellion. And a sinister wizard will enact his plan to rule Arianus--a plan that may be felt far beyond the Realm of Sky and into the Death Gate itself.

Dan Brown, autor svetového bestselleru Da Vinciho kód, ktorý čítali milióny čitateľov na celom svete, prichádza s ďalšou lahôdkou – starodávne tajné bratstvo sa vynorilo z tieňa, aby doviedlo do dôsledkov legendárnu pomstu. ...Keď zavolajú Roberta Langdona, svetoznámeho odborníka na symboliku, aby pomohol rozlúštiť záhadný symbol – vyrytý do hrude zavraždeného fyzika – objaví čosi nepredstaviteľné: oživenie starodávneho tajného bratstva známeho pod menom Illuminati, najmocnejšej organizácie, aká kedy bola na tejto zemi. Illuminati sa vynorili z tieňa, aby doviedli do dôsledkov legendárnu pomstu proti najnenávidenejšiemu nepriateľovi… katolíckej cirkvi! Langdonove najhoršie obavy sa potvrdia v predvečer konkláve vo Vatikáne, keď posol illuminátov oznamuje, že priamo v srdci Vatikánu je skrytá bomba. Spojí sily s krásnou a záhadnou talianskou vedkyňou Vittoriou Verou a výsledok ich horúčkovitého pátrania je jedinou nádejou pre záchranu Vatikánu.

Loerem is een wereld die bevolkt wordt door mensen,dwergen en orken in een wankel evenwicht van macht en eigenbelang. Een wereld die geregeerd wordt door de Domeinheren, strijders van vlees en bloed, maar gevormd door de heilige magie van de Verheven Steen. En daar, in het hart van Loerem, sluimert een allesbehalve vergeten kwaad. Zijn hele leven heeft ridder Gustav gezocht naar het verloren gewaande vierde deel van de Verheven Steen. Eindelijk vindt hij het, in een graf van een Wachter. Nu moet het verenigd worden met de andere drie delen. Een taak die de oude Gustav niet meer zelf zal kunnen volbrengen. De jonge Jessan en Bashae nemen de queeste over. Maar het Kwaad volgt hen op de voet, met maar doel: Loerem te gronde richten.

A short novel of immense scope that shows Terry Goodkind's story telling powers at their very best. In the days of the war against Panis Rahl a young woman presents the first wizard with an intractable choice and forces him into an encounter that could unleash a maelstrom of magic. Terry Goodkind's skill at showing characters struggling with free will and facing nightmarish dilemmas as their spirits are tested is shown to its best effect in DEBT OF BONES, as is his consummate world building.

A stunningly inventive breakthrough novel that takes the fantasy genre into a new dimension; this fourth novel in the Sword of Truth sequence takes the series on to much darker ground without losing any of its powerful magic and mystery, any of its gripping storytelling quality.

For two centuries the portion of the great Sovereign Stone belonging to the humans of Loerem was lost from sight and memory. But there are those who dare never forget ...A magical relic has been miraculously recovered -- and the battle for the future of Loerem begins. It is a nightmare conflict that will ensnare dwarf, human, elf, and orken beings, as the immortal dark lord Dagnarus launches terrible war from the blackest depths of the Void. And now heros must emerge from the most unlikely corners of the world to deny Dagnarus the awesome power of the Stone -- or suffer the hideous damnation of his hellish reign.

Three German women are haunted by the past and their secrets, in the devastating aftermath of WWII. A mesmerising story of resistance, forgiveness and the complexity of the human heart.

V neprístupných končinách Arktídy objaví satelit NASA pod hrubou vrstvou ľadu unikátny nález – tristo rokov starý meteorit so stopami fosílií. Je to naozaj dôkaz existencie mimozemského života? Úradujúci prezident Zach Herney povolá štyroch vynikajúcich vedcov, aby potvrdili pravosť nálezu a vyslobodili ho z ľadového zovretia na ďalší výskum. Nejde len o prevratný vedecký dôkaz, ale v predvolebnom období aj o body na strane úradujúceho prezidenta. Opozičný kandidát senátor Saxon totiž postavil svoju kampaň práve na kritike drahého vesmírneho výskumu, ktorý neprináša nijaké výsledky. Tímu odborníkov za polárnym kruhom a Rachel, dcére senátora Saxona a spravodajskej dôstojníčke Bieleho domu, odrazu ide o život. Nečakane sa ocitnú uprostred nebezpečnej hry najvyšších vojenských a politických kruhov Ameriky.

FAITH OF THE FALLEN took The Sword of Truth into a new decade and to new heights of intense, thoughtful and meaningful fantasy, while never losing sight of the need to tell a compelling and sweeping story. THE PILLARS OF CREATION continues that progression and will allow Terry Goodkind to investigate new depths in his characters, to change fantasy and to make The Sword of Truth the dominant fantasy series of the first decade of the new millennium. The new novel takes Richard and Kahlan to the ends of the earth as they attempts to track down an unstoppable demon before it kills them and lays waste to the world.

The first volume in the Sovereign Stone trilogy, a gripping fantasy series filled with unique characters, from the authors of the bestselling DRAGONLANCE books. Gareth is just a frightened young lad when he is drafted in to be the whipping-boy for the unruly Prince Dagnarus. Yet as they grow to be men, an unshakable bond is formed. And it is their destiny for them to become the two most powerful -- and feared -- men in the kingdom. But when Dagnarus decides to become a knight himself, he begins a chain of evil events that threaten to destroy the entire kingdom. Only by uniting the Sovereign Stone can peace be restored, and it is up to Dagnarus' brother Helmos to try to achieve this impossible task, using his father's soldiers against his brother's army. All the while, Gareth is gaining mastery over the sinister Void magic, and he is devoted to helping his childhood companion. This gripping story of magical power and corruption takes the unique viewpoint of focusing on the evil characters, as we follow them from boys to men. Filled with action, suspense and wonderfully imaginative characters, The Well of Darkness is set to elevate the careers of bestselling authors Weis & Hickman to spectacular new heights.

This collection contains ten stories reflecting the endless variety of life on the planet Majipoor. The stories include "Thesme and the Ghayrog", "In the Fifth Year of the Voyage", "The Desert of Stolen Dreams" and "Voriax and Valentine".

The lives of four generations in one family of wealthy German Jews, through both World War I and World War II.

The final book in the "Majipoor Trilogy", following on from "Lord Valentine's Castle" and the "Majipoor Chronicles". Valentine and his protege face problems, complicated by a planetary crisis: the native Metamorphs of Majipoor are sabotaging the crops upon which the world's wealth depends.

At thirty-five, Mary Frazier Armstrong, called "Frazier" by friends and enemies alike, is a sophisticated woman with a thriving art gallery, a healthy bank balance, and an enviable social position. In fact, she has everything to live for, but she's lying in a hospital bed with a morphine drip in her arm and a life expectancy measured in hours. "Don't die a stranger," her assistant says on her last hospital visit. "Tell the people you love who you are." And so, as her last act on earth, Frazier writes letters to her closest family and friends, telling them exactly what she thinks of them and, since she will be dead by the time they receive the letters, the truth about herself: she's gay. The letters are sent. Then the manure hits the fan in Charlottesville, Virginia, because the funny thing is, Frazier Armstrong isn't going to die after all.

Nostradamus napísal tisíc proroctiev. Zachovalo sa iba 942. Niektoré verše chýbajú. Čo sa s nimi stalo? Aké tajomstvá obsahovali? Hrdinami Readingovho románu sú dvaja celkom odlišní muži. Adam Sabir je spisovateľ, ktorý zúfalo túži dať nový impulz svojej upadajúcej kariére. Achor Bale je zas člen starodávnej tajnej spoločnosti, čo kedysi dávno podporovala troch antikristov, ktorých Nostradamus predpovedal - Napoleona, Hitlera, a "toho, čo má prísť".... Sabir sa , nič netušiac, ocitne v čudesnom svete francúzskych cigánov a Bale mu je celý čas na stope. Začne sa desivá polovačka.....

Als een doodgewaande schilder weer opduikt in zijn woonplaats Key West, veroorzaakt hij paniek bij zijn zogenaamde vrienden die juist een grootse veiling van zijn werk bij Sotheby hebben voorbereid.