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One of Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collections, available in ebook for the first time.SUMMER MORNING, SUMMER NIGHT is a collection of short stories and vignettes based in Green Town, Illinois, the fictionalised version of Ray Bradbury’s native Waukegan, which also served as the setting for his modern classics DANDELION WINE, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, and FAREWELL SUMMER.Among them ar…
Вы думаете, море – это голубые волны и солнечные пляжи? Только не в Дикоземье! Баркли Торн выяснил это на своей шкуре. Здесь можно встретить чудищ вроде кошмараков, летающих полипопов и среброкитов – морских драконов. Вот только сейчас чудища Моря словно сошли с ума и стали нападать на острова и населяющих их людей. Но что хуже всего – проснулось легендарное чудище-кракен, которое может проглотить…
'Where itaranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red star review (for MEMORY OF WATER), Publishers Weekly.Emmi Itäranta’s prose combines the lyricism of Ishiguro’s NEVER LET ME GO. This is her second novel, following the award-winning MEMORY OF WATER.The tapestry of life may be more fragile than it seems: pull one thread, and all will unravel.In the City of Woven Streets, hu…
Bernard Capes was celebrated as one of the most prolific authors of the late Victorian period, producing dozens of short stories, articles, and more than forty novels across multiple genres, culminating in the first original crime novel published by Collins, The Skeleton Key.Bernard Capes was celebrated as one of the most prolific authors of the late Victorian period, producing dozens of short sto…
An ebook compilation of inspirational writings, featuring seven classic works in one high quality, fully searchable edition:The compilation includes:‘Mere Christianity’‘The Screwtape Letters’‘Surprised by Joy’‘The Four Loves’‘The Problem of Pain’‘The Great Divorce’‘Miracles’C. S. Lewis's works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year, appealing to those seeking wisdom and calm in a …
All three volumes of the worldwide bestselling Mars trilogy. Mars – the barren, forbidding planet that epitomises mankind’s dreams of space conquest. From the first pioneers who looked back at Earth and saw a small blue star, to the first colonists – hand-picked scientists with the skills necessary to create life from cold desert – Red Mars is the story of a new genesis. It is also the story of …
'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. MartinThe Liveship Traders trilogy returns readers to Robin Hobb’s most loved world.The perilous waters of the Rain River Wilds can only be negotiated by a sentient liveships made of Wizardwood, but a such a ship is difficult to come by. Rare and valuable, it will quicken only when three family members from successive generations have died on board.T…
Мэллори верит в чудеса. Разве она не самая чудесная и умная девочка в мире? И разве у неё не самый волшебный план… разбогатеть? Дело в том, что у Мэллори выпал молочный зуб. А как известно, если положить его под подушку, то ночью его заберёт Зубная фея и оставит вместо него монету. Но зачем довольствоваться одной монеткой, если можно поймать Зубную фею и получить целую кучу денег? (Которые этой но…
Прошло то время, когда я была наивной студенткой, мечтающей об учебе в университете Города шипов. Моя адская сущность вырвалась на свободу. Теперь я Светоносная, благословленная Люцифером, и буду бороться за свое право быть Королевой демонов. Вот только на моем пути стоит Лорд Хаоса, красавец демон с острыми скулами, сводящими с ума. На его теле, как и у меня, стоит темная метка лидера. Хоть мы и …
Volume one takes us from his very first story – A Book in Time, published in The Bookseller in 1954 and never seen again until now – right up to his establishment as a major new voice in science fiction by the end of that decade.As he enters his 89th year this is a long-overdue retrospective of the career of one of the most acclaimed science fiction writers of all time, and a true literary legend.…
The complete Tawny Man Trilogy by international bestselling author Robin Hobb.‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. MartinYears have passed since Fitz was tortured by Prince Regal. Now he lives in self-imposed exile far from the court. Even his beloved Molly believes him dead. It is safer that way.But safety remains an illusion. E…
One of Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collections, available in ebook for the first time.In a ghost town hotel in a burning desert three old men await the January rains – and are visited by a strange musician. A family of colonists on Mars are homesick for Earth. Terrified, they begin to notice that each is undergoing a subtle transformation. A man seeks the forgotten scent of sarsaparilla in …
Любимица светского общества Персефона Димитриу планирует сбежать из ультрасовременного города Олимпа и начать новую жизнь вдали от вероломной политики Тринадцати Семей. Но ее планы срываются, когда мать девушки тайком устраивает ей помолвку с Зевсом, опасным властителем, стоящим за темной ширмой их блистательного города. Не имея иного выбора, Персефона бежит в запретный нижний город и заключает оп…
English fantasy at its best, The Dragon-Charmer follows the exciting debut from Jan Siegel, Prospero’s Children.Twelve years have passed since the traumatic events that took place in Prospero’s Children, and it seems that Fern Capel has almost succeeded in putting aside the memory of that magical, terrifying summer, when she fought a witch, fell in love, and made a deal with a demon. More tellingl…
C.S. Lewis’s famous inspirational work on the nature of love.‘The Four Loves’ divides love into four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first three are loves which come naturally to the human race. Charity, however, the Gift-love of God, is divine in its source and expression, and without the sweetening grace of this supernatural love, the natural loves become distorted and e…