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Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world.The matriarchal, cultured land of Arbonne is rent by a feud between its two most powerful dukes, the noble troubador Bertran de Talair and Urte de Miraval, over long-dead Aelis, lover of one, wife of the other and once hei…
Book seven of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years.Book seven of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years.
Spoken language understanding (SLU) is an emerging field in between speech and language processing, investigating human/ machine and human/ human communication by leveraging technologies from signal processing, pattern recognition, machine learning and artificial intelligence. SLU systems are designed to extract the meaning from speech utterances and its applications are vast, from voice search in…
Сборник посвящен проблеме сакрального безумия. Вальтер Ф. Отто (1874–1958), выдающийся немецкий мифолог, квалифицированно проанализировал тему в книге «Дионис. Миф и культ». Классические рассказы от Э. Т. А. Гофмана до Г. Ф. Лавкрафта призваны проиллюстрировать бесконечность человеческой психики, где разум – только островок.
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Вы держите в руках захватывающее – и единственное в своем роде – руководство по созданию отважных и дерзких героев (включая их оружие, доспехи, одежду и прочее снаряжение) для самой популярной в мире настольной ролевой игры «DUNGEONS & DRAGONS». Благодаря новым восхитительным иллюстрациям и результатам исследований экспертов, книга «Герои и их снаряжение» предоставляет начинающим игрокам всю инфор…
Duelling, derring-do, and dastardly deeds are all in a day’s work for Liberty Lane, a new heroine for fans of Georgette Heyer and Sarah Waters’s Victorian novels.A public spat between two dancers at a London theatre has a dramatic conclusion that wasn’t in the script: one dead, the other arrested for murder. As far as the jury’s concerned, it’s an open-and-shut case, but Liberty Lane believes othe…
New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S. and the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realises a horrifying truth: a human hate group is trying t…
Passion, politics, love and death combine in a novel of the legendary love triangle between the three leaders of the Roman era: Cleopatra, Mark Antony and Octavian, from the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds.Mark Antony, famous warrior and legendary lover, expected that he would be Julius Caesar's successor. But after Caesar's murder it was his 18-year old nephew, Octavian, who was named in th…
On the heels of his critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling debut novel, The Returned, Jason Mott delivers a spellbinding tale of love and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Louisa Douglas, Daniela Sacerdoti and Jodi Picoult.A freak accident reveals a secret that 13-year-old Ava has been terrified to share.Ava has a unique gift: she can heal others of their physical ailments. Now, the whol…
When she searched out prey for her Clan, Brighid scented more than the air. She breathed in the spiritual essence, the dark trail left by evil and lies… When she leaves her ultra-strict family, Brighid also strays from her pre-ordained life. Born to be the Chief Shaman and ruler of a herd of centaurs would be tough for any girl – and Brighid wants out. Joining Clan MacCallan as a Huntress and help…
Before The Immortal Rules, there was Red Lung, a relentless virus determined to take out all in its path. For Kylie, the miracle of her survival is also her burden – as a doctor at one of the clinics for the infected, she is forced to witness endless suffering.What’s worse, strange things are happening to the remains of the dead, and by the time she befriends Ben Archer, she’s beginning to wonder …
An immortal love… Even by vampire standards, Reaper is a loner, and his current mission to destroy a gang of rogue bloodsuckers is definitely a one-vamp job. Then fate takes a hand, and before he knows it, he’s surrounded by a ragtag crew of misfit helpers: the newbie, the princess, the shape-shifter and the human healer.Seth is new to immortality, but he’s sharp and strong – and he’ll risk anythi…
Вторая книга фэнтезийного цикла об опасных приключениях миролюбивого народа. Продолжение романа «Квендель. Книга 1. Сумрачный лес». Мрачная сказка, основанная на германских сказаниях и легендах. Для поклонников эпического фэнтези, повести «Хоббит» Джона Р. Р. Толкина и миров Нила Геймана. Ужасная Волчья ночь, когда границы между Холмогорьем и Страной теней оказались стерты, наконец-то прошла. С ра…
Дэниел Клоуз – американский художник и сценарист, обладатель премии Пен-клуба «за выдающийся вклад в искусство графического романа» и многих наград в области комиксов имени Харви Курцмана и Уилла Айснера. В 2002 году он был выдвинут на премию Оскар в номинации «Лучший адаптированный сценарий» за сценарий к фильму «Призрачный мир» по его собственному комиксу. Это история о молодой девушке Пейшенс, …