In the last years of the 9th century, King Alfred is in failing health and his heir an untested youth. The Danes who have failed to conquer Wessex smell an opportunity and Harald Bloodhair leading a Viking horde is led into a trap by the warlord Uhtred inflicting the greatest defeat ever suffered by the Vikings thus saving Alfred's Wessex.
Príbeh malej Čijo, ktorá sa má stať slávnou gejšou Sajuri, sa začína v chudobnej japonskej rybárskej dedine, kde dievča po smrti svojej matky vyrastalo vo veľkej chudobe. Keď ju ako deväťročnú predajú do Gionu, kjótskej štvrte gejší, dievčatko zrazu príde o oboch rodičov i staršiu sestru. Vďaka svojmu pôvabu a nezvyčajným šedomodrým očiam sa nestane obyčajnou prostitútkou, ale nastupuje neľahkú cestu, aby sa nakoniec stala profesionálnou gejšou. Pre osamelé vidiecke dievča je povojnové Kjóto s nádhernými čajovňami a divadlami, úzkymi bočnými uličkami, honosnými chrámami a príbytkami umelcov svetom plným nástrah a nebezpečenstiev. Popri tom, ako sa učí umeniu gejší - tancu a spevu, noseniu kimona, zložitej úprave líčenia a účesu či zvodnému nalievaniu saké - podstupuje neľútostný súboj so žiarlivou staršou gejšou Hacumomo, ktorá ju zúrivo nenávidí. Čijo pozvoľna preniká do urputného súperenia o priazeň mužov a peniaze. Spoznáva, že tento boj sa nezastaví pred nijakou podlosťou či intrigami. Keď však Čijo prekoná všetky prekážky a stane sa z nej gejša Sajuri, zradí ju vlastné srdce. Napriek tomu, že v živote gejše niet miesta pre skutočný ľúbostný cit, je Sajuri rozhodnutá vzdať sa všetkého, aby získala jediného muža, po ktorom kedy v živote zatúžila ...
Captain Richard Sharpe, along with his company of redcoats and riflemen, must save Portugal from the invading French in this action-packed, rip-roaring entry in Cornwell's "New York Times" bestselling adventure series.
Someone's planning to raid an ancient monastery in Rome. But why? And when? Enter art expert Jonathan Argyll...
Píše sa rok 2058... Technický pokrok je už na takej úrovni, že na dovolenku sa lieta mimo planétu a v reštauráciách obsluhujú roboti s dokonalou ľudskou podobou. Pandora je exkluzívna modelka, ktorej predčasne ukončí kariéru predčasná smrť. Poručíčku Evu Dallasovú, ktorá sa bude čoskoro vydávať za miliardára Roarka, poverili vyšetrovaním tohoto prípadu...
The eighteenth novel in this bestselling series takes Sharpe to battle in Copenhagen.
Fresh from his heroic adventures in India (in "Sharpe's Fortress"), Richard Sharpe faces a new enemy when the ship carrying him home is attacked by a formidable French warship. With the help of a Royal Navy captain, Sharpe learns the French ship carries a treaty that could ignite renewed hostilities against the British in India.
Prvú obeť našli v daždi na chodníku, druhú zavraždili na dvore domu, v ktorom bývala. Poručíčka Eva Dallasová poľahky nachádza súvislosť medzi týmito prípadmi. Všetko do seba zapadá - hádam až príliš. A potom sa stane tretia vražda, ktorá sa doterajšej schéme úplne vymyká...
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series.
Detective Alex Cross's investigation of a series of bank robberies in Washington, D.C. which have led to the deaths of bank employees and their family members, puts him on a collision course with the mysterious criminal known as "The Mastermind."
In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of presidential politics, where predators carry microphones and one misstep can savage a lifetime of achievement, Kerry Kilcannon is the rarest player of all. Kilcannon believes he can make the system work. And he just may die trying. Driven by the violent nightmare of his childhood, fueled by forces that few could understand, and burdened by secrets no one must know, Kilcannon is running for President--and entering the crucial battleground of California with seven days to go. But for Kilcannon, there are hurdles that his courage, charisma, and compassion may not overcome: the network correspondent he still loves; the reporter bent on their exposure; the rival who'll do anything to win; and the fanatic who believes that he must murder Kilcannon to protect the right to life.
English art scholar Jonathan Argyll was amazed to find himself arrested for vagrancy-while searching for a long-lost Raphael in a tiny Roman church. Although General Bottando of the Italian National Art Theft Squad has little confidence in Jonathan's theories, Bottando's lovely assistant, Flavia di Stefano, is intrigued by the idea of a lost classic, and by Jonathan himself. But in the midst of the painting's discovery and the resultant worldwide publicity, a new chain of events is set into action. First vandalism, then murder, surround the painting. And as new facts about its true nature emerge, Bottando sends Flavia and Jonathan to investigate--little knowing that the pair will be on the run for the truth... and for their very lives.
Thriller z lekárskeho prostredia. Abby je začínajúce lekárka v bostonskej nemocnici. No keď sa postará o to, aby srdce obete autonehody nedostala bohatá pacientka ale 17-ročný smrteľne chorý chlapec, ohrozí nielen svoju kariéru ale aj svoj život... tvrdá väzba, 257 strán
