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The adventures of Geralt the Witcher continue in this second novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games.The kings and armies are manoeuvring for position, each fearing invasion from across the river, each fearing their neighbours more. Intrigue, dissent and rebellion fester on all sides.After decades of oppression, the elves and other races are fighting each other and attacking the humans - and with growing numbers preparing for battle, the threat of all-out war looms ever greater.Against this backdrop of fear, Geralt and Yennefer must protect Ciri, the orphaned heir who is sought by all sides. For the child of prophecy has the power to change the world - if she lives to use it.Translated by David French.

When Mario Puzo's blockbuster saga, The Godfather, was first published in 1969, critics hailed it as one of the greatest novels of our time, and big, turbulent, highly entertaining. Since then, The Godfather has gone on to become a part of America'snational culture, as well as a trilogy of landmark motion pictures. Now, in this newly-repackaged 30th Anniversary Edition, readers old and new can experience this timeless tale of crime for themselves.From the lavish opening scene where Don Corleoneentertains guests and conducts business at his daughter's wedding...to his son, Michael, who takes his father's place to fight for his family...to the bloody climax where all family business is finished, The Godfather is an epic story of family, loyalty,and how men of honor live in their own world, and die by their own laws.

Sarah und ihren Groávater verbindet die Liebe zu Pferden. Einst war Henri ein gefeierter Dressurreiter, bis das Schicksal seine Karriere beendete. Täglich trainiert er die Vierzehnjährige und ihr Pferd. Seit dem Tod von Mutter und Groámutter haben diebeiden nur einander. Und als Henri einen Schlaganfall erleidet, bleibt seine Enkelin allein zurück.Natasha und ihren Mann Mac verbindet nur noch wenig. Ihre Ehe ist gescheitert, doch bis das gemeinsame Haus verkauft ist, müssen sie sich arrangieren. Für Natasha nicht leicht, denn ihre Gefühle für den Mann, der einmal die Liebe ihres Lebens war, sindalles andere als lauwarm.Als zufällig Sarah in ihr Leben tritt, nehmen die beiden das verschlossene Mädchen bei sich auf. Das Zusammenleben ist schwierig. Gibt es überhaupt etwas, was die drei miteinander verbindet? Plötzlich ist Sarah verschwunden. Und Natasha und Mac machensich widerstrebend gemeinsam auf die Suche. Ein turbulenter Roadtrip durch England und Frankreich beginnt ...

Om den ständigt pagaende striden mellan de tre staterna Eurasien, Ostasien och Oceanien. Kriget upphör aldrig men konstellationerna ändras fortlöpande. Via den ständigt vakande teleskärmen halls invanarna uppdaterade om vem som är fienden för dagen.Överallt i Flygbas Ett, som tidigare hette England, möter man bilden av Storebror, Oceaniens ledare. Han och partiets valsprak är: Krig är fred Frihet är slaveri Okunnighet är styrka. Ny pocketutgava av George Orwells klassiska framtidsskildring somutkom första gangen 1949. Thomas Warburtons översättning gjordes till aterutgivningen 1984.

For fans of Love, Simon and I Wish You All the Best, a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don't involve sex or romance.From the marvelous author of Heartstopper comes an exceptional YA novel about discovering that it's okay if you don't have sexual or romantic feelings for anyone . . . since there are plenty of other ways to find love and connection.This is the funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of Georgia, who doesn't understand why she can't crush and kiss and make out like her friends do. She's surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love. It's not until she gets to collegethat she discovers the A range of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum -- coming to understand herself as asexual/aromantic. Disrupting the narrative that she's been told since birth isn't easy -- there are many mistakes along the way to inviting people into a newlyfound articulation of an always-known part of your identity. But Georgia's determined to get her life right, with the help of (and despite the major drama of) her friends.

News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to bemore assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises something is not quite right

When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Beforelong, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stakethan merely winning and losing.

Choices. Seventeen-year-old Mia is faced with some tough ones: Stay true to her first love-music-even if it means losing her boyfriend and leaving her family and friends behind?Then one February morning Mia goes for a drive with her family, and in an instant, everything changes. Suddenly, all the choices are gone, except one. And it's the only one that matters.If I Stay is a heartachingly beautiful book about the power of love, the true meaning of family, and the choices we all make.

Jason Matthews Red Sparrow a kémregények mesterművei közé tartozik. Mint volt CIA-s művében teljesen autentikusan mutatja be a spion-világot. A könyv két főszereplője az orosz titkosügynök Dominika Egorova - volt prímabalerina, illetve a CIA ügynökNathaniel Nash. Egorova, ahosszú, vörös hajú szexi lányt akarata ellenére képzik ki a Verébbé. Kinézete, alakta miatt megtanítják a csábítás minden csínjára-bínjára, így a sexpionage mesterévé válik.Ezzel a technikával kell harcolnia a CIA fiatal ügynöke, Nash ellen, aki kezében tartja a Cég legfontosabb orosz tégláját.A veszélyes játszmák Oroszországon Finnországon, Görögországon, Olaszországon egészen az Egyesült Államokig tart. Miután fontos titkok tudódnak ki, Dominika és Nash játszmája halálos keresztúthoz érkezik...Dominika Egorov, former prima ballerina, is sucked into the heart of Putin's Russia, the country she loved, as the twists and turns of a betrayal and counter-betrayal unravel.American Nate Nash, idealistic and ambitious, handles the double agent, codenamed MARBLE, considered one of CIA's biggest assets. He needs to keep his identity secret for as long as the mole can keep supplying golden information.Will Dominika be able to unmask MARBLE, or will the mission see her faith destroyed in the country she has always passionately defended?'A great and dangerous spy-game is being played today between Russian intelligence and the CIA. Very few people know about it, including many of our politicians in Washington. But Jason Matthews does, and his thrilling Red Sparrow takes us deep insidethis treacherous world. He's an insider's insider. He knows the secrets. And he is also a masterful story-teller. I loved this book and could not put it down. Neither will you' Vince Flynn'Not since the good old days of the Cold War has a classic spy thriller like Red Sparrow come along. Jason Matthews is not making it up

Filled with dark thrills, twisted minds and vengeful hearts, these twelve page-turning short stories from 'the king of Scandicrime' (FT) and creator of the iconic detective Harry Hole, will have you reading late into the night.We meet a Greek detective who has become an expert on jealousy thanks to some hard-earned lessons from his private life. Far away, in another country, a taxi driver finds his wife's earring in a car belonging to his boss and sets out to discover how itended up there. High in the skies above, a woman is on board a plane headed to London, about to end her own life in the wake of her husband's affair with her best friend. But who is the man sitting next to her?Nesbo also takes us to the near future, to a dystopian America, where the upper-class elite is waiting atop a skyscraper to be evacuated while the masses fight for survival in the streets below. We are introduced to two best friends on their way to therunning of the bulls in Pamplona when they fall in love with the same girl and, in the epic and vicious finale, we meet a psychologist who also happens to be an assassin.In his first ever collection of short stories, this master of crime writing skilfully draws in the reader as we watch the potentially fatal outcomes of humanity's most powerful emotions play out on the page.PRAISE FOR JO NESBO:'The Kingdom is a stunning novel from a storyteller with few equals' Daily Express'Fast-moving... Stunning' Sunday Times'Tense, nerve-shredding' Daily Express

A love story with a difference - an unforgettable tale of life, loss and making each day count in the NO. 1 BESTSELLING book of TIKTOK fame by Adam Silvera. On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio togive them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: there's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, andthrough it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day.

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination,teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly.But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.The Walls children learned to take care of themselves.They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York.Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero.Being the son of a Greek God, nothing in my life has been straightforward. Or monster-free.And it looks like that's not going to change anytime soon now that my arch enemy Luke wants to invade Camp Half-Blood via an ancient labyrinth.If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So it's goodbye sunshine, hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying underground and beyond . . .WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PERCY JACKSON:* Monsters* Greek Gods* Laughs (and terrified screams)Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 60 million copies of his books worldwide.'This is the stuff of legends' - The Guardian

Discover the man behind the moustache in this book of one-liners by the world's most famous Belgian detective, revealing the wit and wisdom of Hercule Poirot and his creator, Agatha Christie. A perfect stocking-filler for every Christie fan, to helpcelebrate her 125th birthday.'My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.'The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own 'little grey cells' solved some of the twentieth century's most puzzling crimes. But what do we really know about the eccentricgenius underneath that fussy fa‡ade?Sometimes funny, often profound, and always revealing, this book of quotes and comments, from more than 50 Poirot novels and short stories, gives an entertaining glimpse of the man behind the moustache, and the wit and wisdom of the Queen of Crime whocreated him.Includes an exclusive essay by Agatha Christie from the archives on her love/hate relationship with her most famous creation.

From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track - and it was mine.Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorousuncle stole from him so many years ago - and which his scheming cousin still occupies.But fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg. New enemies enter into the fight for England's kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes anopportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain's precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation.But Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birthright. He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make hisdream come true.

At first sight, he is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coupd'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?

The historical saga that has enthralled millions of readers, Ken Follett's Kingsbridge Novels continue with World Without End.On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed.As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They will see prosperity and famine, plague and war. One boy will travel the world but come home in the end

Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingeringregret of her childlessness, and now, her marriage of thirty years is in crisis. At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could savehis life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith[unk] In the course of reaching a decision Fiona visits Adam in hospital - an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in herand powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both

Dem Zauber des Beginns ist immer schon der Schrecken des Endes eingeschrieben. Von den europäischenSchriftstellern seiner Generation hat keiner dies so deutlich erfahren wie der ungarische Autor und europäische Weltbürger László Krasznahorkai. In seinem Werk, das im Moment eine aufsehenerregende Rezeption im angelsächsischen Raum erfährt, wird eine sobetörend luzide wie düstere Karte unserer Gegenwart gezeichnet. Das leuchtende Dunkel Becketts, in dem er sich mit Kafkas Kompass bewegt, steht auch hinter den Erzählungen seines neuen Buches >Die Welt voran

'Nobody does get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday ExpressSnuggle up and escape to the beautiful island of Mure this winter. Jenny Colgan's new Christmas novel, CHRISTMAS AT THE ISLAND HOTEL, is out now.____________________Christmas on the remote Scottish island of Mure is bleak, stark - and incredibly beautiful.'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'A cracker - the must-read this festive season' Sun'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike GayleIt's a time for hunkering down, getting cosy in front of whisky barrel wood fires, and enjoying a dram with the people you love - unless, of course, you're accidentally pregnant to your ex-boss, and don't know how to tell him. In what should be theseason of peace and goodwill on earth, will Joel think Flora is a bearer of glad tidings?Meanwhile Saif, the doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons - but without his missing wife. Can the little family possibly find comfort and joy?Travel to the beautiful northern edge of the world and join the welcoming community of Mure for an unforgettable Christmas.____________________Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside''Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished''There's something so engaging about her characters and plots''Her books are like a big, warm blanket''Her stories are just so fabulous''She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life''The woman is just magic'

Wie viele haben geantwortet? Beinah zwanzig. Willst du jeder von ihnen zurückschreiben? Sie ist die Richtige, antwortete Miklós. Und woher weiát du das? Ich weiá es einfach.Im Juli 1945 wird Miklós, ein junger Ungar, nach Schweden gebracht. Er hat das KZ Bergen-Belsen überlebt, besteht nur noch aus Haut und Knochen, Zähne hat er auch keine mehr. Sein Arzt gibt ihm sechs Monate. Doch er hat andere Pläne. 117 junge Frauen ausMiklós' Heimatstadt haben wie er die Vernichtungslager überlebt und es nach Schweden in Erholungsheime geschafft. Jeder einzelnen von ihnen schreibt er einen Brief. Eine dieser Frauen wird er heiraten, das hat er sich fest vorgenommen. Hunderte Kilometerentfernt liest Lili seinen Brief und beschlieát, ihm zu antworten. Brief um Brief verlieben sich die beiden ineinander. Im Dezember 1945 treffen sich Miklós und Lili zum ersten Mal. Sie haben nur drei Tage. Und lieben sich vom ersten Augenblick. Nunmüssen sie nur noch einen Weg finden, wie sie heiraten können. Und Miklós darf nicht sterben.

From the author of tiktok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the BrainRival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom. The many lives of theoreticalphysicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she's an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure.By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offeringher services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people-pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs. Honestly, it's a pretty sweet gig - until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down.Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and arrogant older brother of her favourite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor's career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere.And he's thesame Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job. Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but... those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her trueself when she's with him? Will falling into an experimentalist's orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice? Praise for Ali Hazelwood and her novels:'Ali Hazelwood proves that science is sexy as hell, and that love can'STEM' from the most unlikely places.She's my newest must-buy author.' Jodi Picoult'I cannot get enough of her brand of brainy romance! Writing with an emotionally brilliant and witty pen, Hazelwood is an absolute romance powerhouse.' Christina Lauren,author of The Unhoneymooners'Gloriously nerdy and sexy, with on-point commentary about women in STEM.' Helen Hoang, author of The Heart Principle'Proves that STEM can be sexy!' RedReaders love The Love Hypothesis:'Did I read this in 24 hours?Yes.''Funny. Snarky. Intelligent.Real.''If you're even slightly thinking about getting this book to read, just go a head and do it''Ali Hazelwood has made herself an auto-buy author''It was just... perfect.''A heroine you will instantly fall in lovewith'The Love Hypothesis was on the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller lists in January 2022, Love on the Brain was also on the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller list in August 2022.

A beautiful paperback edition of Prince Caspian, book four in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes.The Pevensie siblings are back to help a prince denied his rightful throne as he gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honour between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entireworld.A battle is about to begin in Prince Caspian, the fourth book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been enchanting readers of all ages for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like to see more of Prince Caspian'sadventures, read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the fifth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

How to be Good is Nick Hornby's hilarious bestselling novel on life, love and charity 'I am in a car park in Leeds when I tell my husband I don't want to be married to him any more...' London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With herhusband David making a living as 'The Angriest Man in Holloway', she figured she could put up with anything. Until, that is, David meets DJ Goodnews and becomes a good person too. A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity like takingin the homeless and giving their kids' toys away. Suddenly Katie's feeling very bad about herself, and thinking that if charity begins at home, then maybe its time to move...This laugh-out-loud novel, from the bestselling author of About a Boy and HighFidelity, will have you gripped from start to finish and will appeal to fans of David Nicholls and Jonathan Coe, as well as readers in need of a moral compass everywhere. Pins you in your armchair ad won't let go...How to be Good? How to be bloodymarvellous, more like. (Mail on Sunday). It does exactly what it says on the cover. Hornby's prose is artful and effortless, his spiky wit as razored as a number-two cut. (Independent). The writing is so funny, and the set-pieces sobrilliant...Hornby's best book since Fever Pitch. (Lynn Truss, The Times).

So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.

A private jet plunges into the sea.The only survivors are down-on his luck artist Scott Burroughs and JJ Bateman, the four year old son of a super-rich TV executive.For saving the boy, Scott is suddenly a hero.And then, as the official investigation is rapidly overtaken by a media frenzy, it seems he may also be a villain.Why was he on the plane in the first place, and why did it crash?

Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they wont be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The star-crossed lovers theme continues.