Irodalom

Discover more secrets about the Shadowhunters as they fight to protect the world from demons in the fifth book in the internationally bestselling series.What price is too high to pay, even for love? Clary is willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Talesfrom the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours and The Shadowhunter's Codex.

Sonny ist auf der Flucht.Sonny Lofthus sitzt im modernen Hochsicherheitsgefängnis Staten in Oslo. Seine kriminelle Karriere begann, als sein Vater Ab sich das Leben nahm. Ab Lofthus war Polizist. Kurz vor seinem Tod gestand er, korrupt gewesen zu sein. Dieser Verrat zerstörteSonnys Leben.Jetzt, viele Jahre später, hört er von einem Mitgefangenen, dass alles ganz anders gewesen ist. Sonny will Rache. Er flieht aus dem Gefängnis, denn die Verantwortlichen sollen für ihre Verbrechen büáen.Der Spiegel-BestsellerJo Nesbos Krimiserie um Kommissar Harry Hole ist weltweit ein Hit. Auch mit Der Sohn stieg er in Norwegen, England, Dänemark und den Vereinigten Staaten ganz oben in der Bestsellerliste ein. Sein neuer groáer Kriminalroman ist ein elektrisierendes Dramaum Geheimnis und Sünde, Verrat und Rache, Gerechtigkeit und Erlösung.

Niveau B1Nach 18 Jahren meldet eine frühere Mitschülerin von Carsten Tsara ihren plötzlichen Besuch an. Der Detektiv kann sich nicht an sie erinnern, aber als er sie sieht, ist er fasziniert. Trotzdem: Diese Christine hat Geheimnisse, sie lügt ganz offensichtlichund plötzlich ist sie weg.Und da ist Tsaras Auftrag als Detektiv: die Suche nach einer skrupellosen Betrügerin. Seine Nachforschungen offenbaren ein verwirrendes Netz an Lug und Trug. Und mittendrin seine schöne Christine. Carsten Tsara macht eine erstaunliche Entdeckung.

Amikor az NSA verhetetlen kódfejtő gépe találkozik egy rejtélyes algoritmussal, amelyet nem tud feltörni, az ügynökség riasztja vezető kriptográfusát, Susan Fletchert.A ragyogó eszű és gyönyörű matematikusnő olyan felfedezésre jut, ami pánikot kelt a hatalom köreiben. Az NSA-t túszul ejtették... de nem fegyverekkel vagy bombákkal, hanem egy olyan zseniálisan összetett kóddal, amely a parancs kiadásakor megbénítja azUSA hírszerzését. Susan Fletcher harcba indul a titkolózás és a hazugság áradatával szemben, hogy megmentse az ügynökséget, amelyben hisz. Miután mindenfelől árulás veszi körül, már nemcsak a hazájáért küzd, hanem a puszta életéért, majd végül annak aférfinak az életéért is, akit szeret. A Digitális erőd közelebb jár az igazsághoz, mint azt bármelyikünk is képzelni merné. MacDonnell Ulsh, az USA Nemzetbiztonsági Intézetének igazgatója

IT'S THE DISCWORLD'S LAST CONTINENT AND IT'S GOING TO DIE IN A FEW DAYS, EXCEPT...Who is this hero striding across the red desert? Sheep shearer, beer drinker, bush ranger, and someone who'll even eat a Meat Pie Floater when he's sober.A man in a hat whose luggage follows him on little legs. Yes, it's Rincewind, the inept wizard who can't even spell wizard. He's the only hero left.Still...no worries, eh?

Far from the Madding Crowd is perhaps the most pastoral of Hardy's Wessex novels. It tells the story of the young farmer Gabriel Oak and his love for and pursuit of the elusive Bathsheba Everdene, whose wayward nature leads her to both tragedy and truelove. It tells of the dashing Sergeant Troy whose rakish philosophy of life was '?the past was yesterday

Sir Stafford Nyes journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passnger loungs at Frankfurt - a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her.

Beth Harmon csendes, morózus és első pillantásra jelentéktelen nyolcéves kislány, akit édesanyja halála után árvaházba küldenek. Legfőbb társasága egy másik árva, és a gyermekotthon gondnoka, aki sakkozni tanítja. A sakk szép lassan Beth életénekértelmévé válik.Idővel a fiatal tehetség a nyugtatókhoz és az alkoholhoz nyúl, hogy elmenekülhessen a valóság elől. De a sakkpartik során kiélesednek az érzékei, tisztán gondolkodik, és úgy érzi, hogy talán visszanyerheti az irányítást. Tizenhat éves lányként ahidegháborús években már az USA nyílt bajnokságán küzd a győzelemért. Azonban, miközben szakmai képességei egyre fejlődnek, a tét is növekszik, egyre félelmetesebbnek tűnik számára az elszigeteltsége, és egyre csábítóbbá válik a menekülés gondolata.És eljön az a pillanat, amikor a világ legjobb játékosával kell megküzdenie a Szovjetunióban. Képes lesz-e nyerni, vagy végül függőségei áldozatává válik?A könyv alapján készült sorozat Anya Taylor-Joy főszereplésével 2020. október 23-tól látható a Netflix műsorán!

From the authors behind Five Feet Apart, a #1 New York Times bestseller and hit movie, comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Fault in Our StarsCan you find true love after losing everything?Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle's entire world upends - literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury.Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand.Until Marley. Marley is suffering from her own loss, a loss she thinks was her fault. As Kyle and Marley work to heal each other's wounds, their feelings for each other grow stronger. But Kyle can't shake the sense that he's headed for another crashingmoment that will blow up his life as soon as he's started to put it back together.And he's right.An unforgettable novel perfect for fans of John Green, Nicola Yoon, David Levithan and Jenny Han

In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hardknocks.When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Loeded Diper, Greg doesn't realize what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock 'n' rolllifestyle.Can Greg help Loeded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick's band be a diper oeverloede?

THE MURDER HAS BEEN SOLVED. BUT HAS JUSTICE BEEN DONE?Harry Hole is back in Oslo. He's been away for some time, but his ghosts have a way of catching up with him. The case that brings him back is already closed. There is no room for doubt: the young junkie was shot dead by a fellow addict.THE POLICE DON'T WANT HIM BACK...Denied permission to reopen the investigation, Harry strikes out on his own. Beneath the city's eerie tranquillity, he discovers a trail of violence and mysterious disappearances seemingly unnoticed by the police. At every turn Harry is faced with aconspiracy of silence.THE CRIMINALS DON'T WANT HIM BACK...Harry is not the only one who is interested in the case. From the moment he steps off the plane, someone is watching his every move and tracing his every call.SOMEONE WANTS HIM SILENCED.

The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi, the first in the award-winning Interdependency series.Does the biggest threat lie within?In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their people?The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But 'The Flow' is changing course,which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation.A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet as they work to save a civilizationon the brink of collapse, others have very different plans . . .Continue the space adventure trilogy with The Consuming Fire.'Rousing storytelling and satisfying intrigue . . . an engaging, well-crafted sci-fi drama.' - SFX

In all the bustling streets on Christmas Eve, one girl can't find anywhere selling the right present. That is, until she finds one warm shop on a very cold street, with a pointy-eared shopkeeper welcoming her into Twenty-Five, December Lane.Inside is every toy she could ever dream to find, but as she looks around for just the right one, a large, bearded stranger is sweeping everything into a sack - but who is he, and who are all those presents really for?A reissue of Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson's classic Christmas tale, perfect for families to read together through the winter.

A kortárs epikus fantasy egyik mesterművében a Krónikás egy útszéli fogadóban belefog, hogy lejegyezze Kvothe történetét, aki hétköznapi fiúból a világ leghírhedtebb varázslójává és rettegett királygyilkossá vált.Kvothe vándorkomédiások között nevelkedik, amíg apja és anyja, valamint a társulat többi tagja áldozatául nem esik a földöntúli gonosz erőnek, mert olyan titkokat kutatott, amelyeket nem kellett volna. A fiú az egyetlen, aki életben maradt.Sok viszontagság után jelentkezik a mágia legendás egyetemére, hogy helyet harcoljon ki magának a világban, feltárja szülei halálának titkát és megtanulja, hogyan szólítsa magához a szelet.Patrick Rothfuss lebilincselő regénye egy legendákkal teli, veszedelmes világ és egy rendkívüli ifjú történetét meséli el.

Első pia. Első balhé. Első csaj.Utolsó szavakMiler Haltert elbűvölik híres emberek utolsó mondatai - és meglehetősen unja már a biztonságos otthoni életét. A középiskola után egy bentlakásos iskolába jelentkezik, hogy kiderítse, mit értett Fran‡ois Rabelais, a nagy reneszánsz, humanista író a NagyTalán-on. De ami a Culver Creekben vár rá, az ennél jóval több: itt ismerkedik meg Alaska Younggal, aki magával rántja Milest a labirintusába, és beletaszítja a Nagy Talánba.Az Alaska nyomában arról mesél, milyen kitörölhetetlen nyomot hagyhatunk egymás életén. Egy modern klasszikus, a #1 bestsellerszerző John Green elképesztő bemutatkozása, és egy úttörő, új hang megszületése a kortárs irodalomban.Ezt a regényt Miler Halter briliáns, éleslátó, tipródó mégis szívós hangja teszi igazán egyedülállóvá.Chicago TribuneAz Alaska nyomában John Green elképesztő tehetségének lenyomata. Olyan írói tehetség ez, amelynek tanújaként mi is más emberekké válhatunk.GuardianA mesterien elmesélt történet egyértelmű tetőpontja a nyelv, főleg, amikor Pufi csípős hangján szólal meg.KIRKUS?

At 35, Mika Suzuki is struggling. She's been fired (again). Her last relationship went up in flames. Her mother is perpetually disappointed in her. And now, she's had a phone call from sixteen-year-old Penny Calvin: the baby she reluctantly placed foradoption when she was just a teenager herself. Penny has questions - and Mika is desperate to meet her girl. But she barely feels like she can take care of herself. Is she ready to show Penny who Mika Suzuki really is?

Meet Oliver, a prince literally taken from the pages of a fairy tale and transported into the real world.Meet Delilah, the girl who wished Oliver into being.It's a miracle that seems perfect at first - but there are complications.

The stunning new novel from the internationally bestselling author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND.In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books, and spends his nightsspinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the historyof the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love.Then David receives the offer of a lifetime: he is to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realises that there is a connection between this hauntingbook and the shadows that surround his home...

They're crafting the perfect Hollywood romance for the screen. But the chemistry behind the camera might be the real story. Felicity 'Fizzy' Chen is lost. Sure, she has an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with numerous bestsellers to hername, but when she's asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn't been practising what she's preached. She hasn't been in love. In lust? Sure. But that swoon-worthy, can't-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Andsuddenly the optimism she's encouraged in her readers starts to feel like a lie. Connor Prince, documentary filmmaker and single father, loves that his work allows him to live near his daughter. Then his profit-minded boss orders him to create a realityTV show, putting it all in jeopardy. Desperate to find his romantic lead, a chance run-in with an exasperated Fizzy offers Connor the perfect solution. What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels? But when production on TheTrue Love Experiment begins, Connor wonders if that perfect match will ever be in the cue cards for him too.

Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, These Infinite Threads is the breathtaking sequel to the instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller This Woven KingdomWith the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives. Kamran's grandfather, the king of Ardunia, lays dead,the terrible secret of his deal with the devil exposed to the world. Cyrus, the mysterious copper-haired royal, has stolen Alizeh away to Tulan, the neighboring kingdom where he rules. Cyrus has made his own deal with the devil-one that would requireAlizeh to betray her feelings for Kamran if she's to reclaim the Jinn throne. Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus, or his deal with Iblees. But with no means of escaping Tulan, and with the tantalizing promise of fulfilling her destiny as the heir tothe Jinn, she's forced to wonder whether she can set aside her emotions-and finally become the queen her people need. Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces of his broken kingdom. Facing betrayal at every turn, all he knows for certain is that hemust go to Tulan to avenge his grandfather. He can only hope that Alizeh will be waiting for him there-and that she's not yet become queen of Tulan.

Listen to this dark thriller to find out why millions of people became obsessed with The X-Files.In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder has bigger problems than applying for college. Five years ago, his younger sister disap?peared from their home and was never heard from again. Mulder blames himself, and his mother blames his father,who has retreated into his top-secret work for the State Depart?ment. In Fox's senior year, his dad has moved him to Washington, DC?away from his friends on Martha's Vineyard.While Mulder doesn't mind the fresh start and not being known as that kid with the missing sister, he's still obsessed with finding Samantha. So when a local boy turns up dead and another child is abducted, Mulder can't stop himself from gettinginvolved. Could there be a link to his sister's case? As he uncovers the truth, Mulder and his friends find themselves on the trail of a serial killer.

Escape with Jenny Colgan this Christmas . . .'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan'Sunday Express'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'This sweet romance will lift your spirits' Sunday Mirror'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'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 Gayle'A sheer delight from start to finish' Sophie Kinsella___________________________________On the tiny Scottish island of Mure, Christmas preparations are even more hectic than usual . . .Flora MacKenzie is worried about her brother. Fintan hasn't got over the death of his partner, Colton, and Flora thinks he needs a project.The Rock - the rambling, disused hotel on the tip of the island - was Colton's passion project before he died. With Flora's help, Fintan is going to get the hotel up and running in time for Christmas, transforming it into a festive haven of crackling logfires and delicious food. But running a hotel, they are about to discover, is not that easy. Especially when their motley staff includes a temperamental French chef, a spoilt Norwegian kitchen boy who can't peel a potato without mutilating his own handand a painfully shy kitchen assistant who blushes when anyone speaks to her.Can they pull it together in time for the big opening?And can Flora help her family find happiness this 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'

Sometimes-perhaps only for an instant-we fail to recognize a companion