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Unnatural Death - Patricia Cornwell

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta''s career . . .In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.''A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre''SUN''A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better'' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END''An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists''DAILY MAIL''Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best''M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE''Cornwell really is in a league of her own''BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT''Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot. An intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction'' ANDREA ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Unnatural Death - Patricia Cornwell

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta''s career . . .Chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.The next book in the Scarpetta series is Identity Unknown.DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION''A sinister mystery from one of the all-time greats of the genre''SUN''A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest''CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END''An edge-of-the-seat mystery, packed with twists''DAILY MAIL''Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best''M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE''Cornwell really is in a league of her own''BOOK OF THE WEEK, HEAT''Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction''ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING''Cornwell proves once again why she is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Cause Of Death - Patricia Cornwell

The seventh book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. ''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesAn investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia''s icy waters . . .New Year''s Eve and the final murder scene of Virginia''s bloodiest year takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth River''s icy surface. A diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an investigative reporter who was a favourite at the Medical Examiner''s office. Was Eddings probing the frigid depths of the Inactive Shipyard for a story, or simply diving for sunken trinkets? And why did Scarpetta receive a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified?The case envelops Scarpetta, her niece Lucy, and police captain Pete Marino in a world where both cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned detective work are critical offensive weapons. Together they follow the trail of death to a well of violence as dark and forbidding as water that swirled over Ted Eddings.The next book in the Scarpetta series is Unnatural Exposure. And the brand-new instalment, Identity Unknown, is available now!DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION''One of the best crime writers writing today'' Guardian ''Devilishly clever'' Sunday Times ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Body Of Evidence - Patricia Cornwell

The second book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. ''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesA reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared . . .Someone is stalking Beryl Madison. Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phone-calls. Terrified, Beryl flees to Key West - but eventually she must return to her Richmond home. The very night she arrives, Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in . . .Thus begins for Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime that is as convoluted as it is bizarre. Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue is Beryl''s enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning author and the disappearance of her own manuscript. As Scarpetta retraces Beryl''s footsteps, an investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers leads her deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own.The next book in the Scarpetta series is All That Remains. And the brand-new instalment, Identity Unknown, is available now!DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION ''One of the best crime writers ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Predator - Patricia Cornwell

The fourteenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesFlorida is full of human predators, and they all give Dr Kay Scarpetta the opportunity and the means to do what she does best - persuading the dead to speak to her. And in Boston, Benton Wesley is working on a secret case involving convicted killers. It is a project which gives Scarpetta deep disquiet, as does the behaviour of her niece, Lucy, who is spending too much time in cheap bars looking for casual pick-ups. The Academy is called when a woman''s body is found in Boston. She has been tortured, sexually abused, her body tattooed with handprints. The same sort of handprints Lucy had seen on the flesh of her latest pick-up.Meanwhile, Scarpetta and Marino are investigating the disappearance of a family in Florida, called in by a concerned neighbour, but as they search and find the tell-tale signs of abduction rather than disappearance, they also discover that someone had assumed the identity of the caller, and she is now dead. They''ve been set up, and it becomes clear that someone is tracking their every move.The ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Dust - Patricia Cornwell

The twenty-first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The Times After working on one of the worst mass killings in US history, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta returns home to recover, but an unsettling call drives her straight back to work. The body of a young woman has been discovered inside the sheltered gates of MIT, draped in an unusual cloth and posed in a way that is too deliberate to be the killer''s first strike. A preliminary examination reveals that the body is covered in a fine dust that under ultra-violet light fluoresces blood-red, emerald-green and sapphire-blue, and physical evidence links this to another series of disturbing homicides in Washington, DC. As she pieces together the fragments of evidence, Scarpetta discovers that the cases connect, yet also seem to conflict, drawing herself and her team deeper into the dark world of designer drugs, drone technology, organised crime, and shocking corruption at the highest level. The next book in the Scarpetta series is Flesh and Blood. And the brand-new instalment, Identity Unknown, is available now!DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION''One of the best ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Body Farm - Patricia Cornwell

The fifth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesThe Body Farm - a research institute that tests the decomposition of corpses.Black Mountain, North Carolina: a sleepy little town where the local police deal with one homicide a year, if they''re unlucky, and where people are still getting used to the idea of locking their doors at night.But violent death is no respecter of venue, and the discovery of the corpse of the corpse of an 11-year-old girl sends shock waves through the community. Dr Kay Scarpetta, Chief medical Examiner on a similar case in Virginia, is called in to apply her forensic skills to this latest atrocity, but the apparent simplicity of the case proves something of a poisoned chalice - until Scarpetta finds enlightenment through the curious pathologists'' playground known as the Body Farm . . .The next book in the Scarpetta series is From Potter''s Field. And the brand-new instalment, Identity Unknown, is available now!DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION ''One of the best crime writers writing today'' Guardian ''Devilishly clever'' Sunday Times ''The top gun in this field'' Daily ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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All That Remains - Patricia Cornwell

The third book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesA killer is stalking young lovers. Taking their lives . . . and leaving just one tantalising clue . . .When the bodies of young courting couples start turning up in remote woodlands areas, Dr Kay Scarpetta''s task as Chief Medical Examiner is made more difficult by the effects of the elements. Eight times she must write that the cause of death is undetermined.But when the latest girl goes missing turns out to be the daughter of one of the most powerful women in America, Kay finds herself prey to political pressure and press harassment. As she starts to investigate, she finds that vital evidence is being withheld from her - or even faked. And all the time a cunning, sadistic killer is still at large . . .The next book in the Scarpetta series is Cruel and Unusual. And the brand-new instalment, Identity Unknown, is available now!DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF CRIME FICTION''One of the best crime writers writing today'' Guardian''Devilishly clever'' Sunday Times''The top gun in this field'' Daily Telegraph''Forget the pretenders. Cornwell ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Autopsy - Patricia Cornwell

New York Times BestsellerIn this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she’s inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where she’s headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, she’s called to a scene by railroad tracks—a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine—and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret labo­ratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Autopsy - Patricia Cornwell

New York Times BestsellerIn this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she’s inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where she’s headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, she’s called to a scene by railroad tracks—a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine—and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret labo­ratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sharp Force - Patricia Cornwell

SCARPETTA, A BRAND NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, IS COMING SOON TO PRIME VIDEONO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER. NOT EVEN SCARPETTA...During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds.Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta's past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next . . .'In Sharp Force Cornwell is at the very top of her game and Scarpetta is as finely wrought as ever. The research is impeccable as always . . . You are in the hands of a master storyteller. Sit back and prepare to be thrilled' DAVID BALDACCI'Compelling, grisly and dark, another incredible thriller' THE SUN'This is vintage Cornwell' THE FINANCIAL TIMES'Masterfully plotted and utterly addictive' WOMAN'S OWN

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Sharp Force - Patricia Cornwell

NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER. NOT EVEN SCARPETTA...During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims'' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds.Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta''s past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next . . .''In Sharp Force Cornwell is at the very top of her game and Scarpetta is as finely wrought as ever. The research is impeccable as always . . . You are in the hands of a master storyteller. Sit back and prepare to be thrilled'' DAVID BALDACCI

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Identity Unknown - Patricia Cornwell

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER''Iconic. Bold. Brilliant. Identity Unknown is hauntingly original, impossibly clever and devilishly daring. Scalpel-sharp storytelling, trademark twists and characters that feel like family, this series is one of the all-time greats'' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of Sunday Times bestseller All the Colours of the DarkSummoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had a love affair with acclaimed astrophysicist Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship.The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano''s skin is strangely red. Scarpetta''s niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead''s secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue.As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil . . .DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD OF ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Scarpetta Factor - Patricia Cornwell

The seventeenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from the No. 1 bestselling author''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesIt is the week before Christmas. The effects of the credit crunch have prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta to offer her services pro bono to New York City''s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But in no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of dramatic and unsettling events. She is asked live on the air about the sensational case of Hannah Starr, who has vanished and is presumed dead. Moments later during the same broadcast, she receives a startling call-in from a former psychiatric patient of Benton Wesley''s. When she returns after the show to the apartment where she and Benton live, she finds a suspicious package - possibly a bomb - waiting for her at the front desk. Soon the apparent threat on Scarpetta''s life finds her embroiled in a deadly plot that includes a famous actor accused of an unthinkable sex crime and the disappearance of a beautiful millionairess with whom Scarpetta''s niece Lucy seems to have shared a secret past . . .The next book in the Scarpetta series is Port Mortuary. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Livid - Patricia Cornwell

Murder and mayhem. Scarpetta is back, and she's racing against the clock .. . Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta is the reluctant star witness in a sensational murder trial when she receives shocking news.The judge's sister has been found dead. At first glance, it appears to be a home invasion, but then why was nothing stolen, and why is the garden strewn with dead plants and insects?Although there is no apparent cause of death, Scarpetta recognizes tell-tale signs of the unthinkable, and she knows the worst is yet to come. The forensic pathologist finds herself pitted against a powerful force that returns her to the past, and her time to catch the killer is running out .

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Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell

The legendary, No. 1 bestelling series following Dr. Kay ScarpettaSnapThe sound of a bullet hitting fleshDr. Kay Scarpetta is in pursuit of a sniper who leaves no trace except copper fragments. The impossible shots cause instant death.SnapThe target is closer than you thinkThe victims have nothing in common, and there is no indication where the killer will strike next.SnapYou won’t hear it – you’re already deadScarpetta tracks the sniper across the country to the Florida coast. Here she uncovers shocking evidence implicating her niece, Lucy – Scarpetta’s very own flesh and blood.

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Trace - Patricia Cornwell

Since Postmortem garnered critical acclaim and a record-breaking five awards for a first crime novel, the Scarpetta novels have often been imitated, but never bettered. Against her own judgement and the advice of Benton Wesley and her niece, Lucy, Scarpetta agrees to return to Virginia as a consultant pathologist on a case involving the death of a fourteen-year-old girl. Accompanied by Pete Marino she finds the once familiar territory of her morgue and her department much changed, and the new Chief Medical Examiner treats her with disdain despite the obvious fact that he is in desperate need of her expertise.But professional as ever, she re-examines the evidence and proves the girl was murdered. She also finds trace evidence which matches that found on an accident victim and at the scene where one of Lucy's operatives was attacked. It is not only a forensic puzzle, but opens up the probability that someone is after those closest to Scarpetta.

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Jak vycvičit draka velký drak Red Death

Figurka představuje ikonického draka Red Death z filmové série Jak vycvičit draka. Model disponuje pohyblivými křídly a ostrými detaily, které věrně zachycují hrozivý vzhled postavy. Jedná se o sběratelský kus vhodný pro fanoušky franšízy.

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The Death Sculptor - Chris Carter

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER'Good job you didn't turn on the lights . . .' A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless - Nicholson was terminally ill with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the killer left behind. For Hunter, there is no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but the method is unlike anything he's ever seen before. And what could the hidden message be? Just as Hunter and his partner Garcia reckon they've found a lead, a new body is found - and a new calling card. But with no apparent link between the first and second victims, all the progress they've made so far goes out of the window. Pushed into an uncomfortable alliance with confident investigator Alice Beaumont, Hunter must race to put together the pieces of the puzzle . . . before the Death Sculptor puts the final touches to his masterpiece.PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER 'A touch of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Death of Kings - Bernard Cornwell

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*The sixth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.Alfred, the great king, is said to be dying. Rivals for his succession are poised to tear the kingdom apart. The country Alfred has worked thirty years to build is about to disintegrate.Uhtred, the King’s warrior, Viking born but Saxon bred, wants more than anything else to go and fight to reclaim his stolen Northumbrian inheritance. But he knows that if he deserts the King’s cause, Alfred’s dream – and indeed the very future of the English nation – will very likely vanish.Death of Kings is an outstanding novel by a master storyteller of how England was made – and very nearly lost.

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Edvard Munch: A Poem of Life, Love and Death - Pierre Wat, Patricia Gray Berman, Oystein Ustvedt, Claire Bernardi, Trine Otte Bak Nielsen, Ingrid Juni

An authoritative new publication that revisits Munch’s work in its entirety. Edvard Munch occupies a pivotal place in artistic modernity. His work is permeated by a singular vision of the world, with a powerful symbolist dimension that goes beyond the masterpieces he created in the 1890s, and which gives his art a great coherence.For Munch, humanity and nature were united in the cycle of life, death and rebirth, which is reflected in the unending recurrence of certain motifs and colour combinations in his work. He wrote: ‘These paintings, which are, admittedly, relatively difficult to understand, will be […] easier to grasp if they are integrated into a whole.’ Published to accompany the major exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, Edvard Munch: A Poem of Life, Love and Death presents about a hundred works – paintings, drawings, prints and engraved blocks – reflecting the diversity of Munch’s practice. Seven essays explore the artist in his philosophical and scientific milieu and the places that shaped the man and his art, as well as offering a rare glimpse of Munch’s attempts at creative writing.They also examine the historical evolution of his monumental Frieze of Life series and the world-famous Scream. This publication invites readers ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Unnatural World - David Biello

A brilliant young environmental journalist argues that we must innovate and adapt to save planet Earth in this enlightening “trip around the world to meet people working out new ways for humanity to live as well as survive” (The New York Times Book Review).With the historical perspective of The Song of the Dodo and the urgency of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, The Unnatural World chronicles a disparate band of unlikely heroes: an effervescent mad scientist who would fertilize the seas; a pigeon obsessive bent on bringing back the extinct; a low-level government functionary in China doing his best to clean up his city, and more. These scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people are all working toward saving the best home humanity is ever likely to have. What is the threat? It is us. In a time when a species dies out every ten minutes, when summers are getting hotter, winters colder, and oceans higher, some people still deny mankind’s effect on the Earth. But all of our impacts on the planet have ushered in what qualifies as a new geologic epoch, thanks to global warming, mass extinction, and such technologies as nuclear weapons and plastics. “A futurist ray of hope ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Unnatural Selection - Katrina van Grouw

A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding—the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it''s a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander scale—a scale that encompasses all life on Earth. We''d call it evolution.A unique fusion of art, science, and history, this book is intended as a tribute to what Charles Darwin might have achieved had he possessed that elusive missing piece to the evolutionary puzzle—the knowledge of how individual traits are passed from one generation to the next. With the benefit of a century and a half of hindsight, Katrina van Grouw explains evolution by building on the analogy that Darwin himself used—comparing the selective breeding process with natural selection in the wild, and, like Darwin, featuring a multitude of fascinating examples.This is more than just a book about pets and livestock, however. The revelation of Unnatural Selection is that identical traits can occur in all animals, wild and domesticated, and both are governed by the same evolutionary principles. As van Grouw shows, animals are plastic things, constantly changing. In wild animals, the changes are usually too slow ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Enemy of God - Bernard Cornwell

From Bernard Cornwell, the creator of the No. 1 bestselling Sharpe novels. Arthur has brought a fragile peace to Britain - but it cannot last . . .Uniting the restive British kingdoms behind him, Arthur believes he can now hold back the Saxons threatening the country. Meanwhile, Merlin sets out on a quest to uncover the sacred Treasures of Britain, hoping they will prove decisive in the coming battle. But in a country where the cult of the Christians is spreading, Merlin''s quest is divisive. And the ambitions of the rival warlord Lancelot threaten the delicate peace. Could even those closest to Arthur be moved to betray him?In the second book of the Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell brilliantly retells the Arthurian legend, combining myth, history and thrilling battlefield action.''Wonderful and haunting'' People Magazine''Of all the books I have written these are my favourites'' Bernard Cornwell

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Waterloo - Bernard Cornwell

The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller‘A fabulous story, superbly told … cannot be bettered’ Max Hastings‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’On the 18th June 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat.The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield.Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour-by-hour account of that fateful day.In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon’s escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers.Published to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Excalibur - Bernard Cornwell

From the No. 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend, from the bestselling Last Kingdom seriesAfter rebellions and betrayals by those he believed loved him most, Arthur looks at his most weak.His Saxon enemies decide to strike before he regains his strength, plunging Britain into war. It will require all Arthur''s leadership and military cunning to win this last battle.But in this final struggle of the warlord, the intrigues of Mordred, now the adult heir to the throne of Britain, and the dark magic of the priestess Nimue could conspire to bring about Arthur''s downfall.Even his trusty blade Excaliber may not be sharp enough to save him . . .From the epic and bestselling author who has gripped millions, Bernard Cornwell concludes The Warlord Chronicles, bringing the Arthurian legend to thrilling new life._______''A powerful and dramatic retelling of the Arthurian legend'' Sharon Penman''Of all the books I have written these are my favourites'' Bernard Cornwell

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Earth to Earth - John Cornwell

On Tuesday morning, 23rd September 1975, the corpses of three unmarried siblings, last surviving members of the ancient Luxton clan of Winkleigh, North Devon, were found on their remote farm. All three had had their heads blown off. Robbie''s cheeks and neck had been stabbed; Frances had a broken leg. Strangely, each of the four doors to the house had been locked from the inside.The Luxtons'' idyllic farm on a stretch of lush countryside between Exmoor and Dartmoor had been lovingly tended with outdated methods. There were rumours of a thwarted betrothal, wrangles over money and property, generational feuds in the extended family, bouts of insanity and extreme miserliness.John Cornwell''s classic investigation into the violent deaths of these unhappy siblings told a story of a farming family struggling under unbearable practical and emotional pressures, their violent deaths, the police investigation and the proceedings of the inquest. The official verdict was that there had been a suicide pact, but Cornwell decided to revisit the evidence forty years after Earth to Earth was first published, and he finds that there were anomalies in the evidence suggesting alternative, criminal scenarios, and the misery that preceded these savage deaths suggested even darker elements.Were the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ring of Salt: Finding home and hope on the Wild Coast of Ireland - Betsy Cornwell

Betsy Cornwell left home with her baby on his first birthday, checking into a hotel under a false name so her husband could not track them down. Over the long months of housing insecurity that followed, bouncing around cheap motel rooms and friend''s couches, Betsy''s determination to offer her son something she''d never had - a safe, stable home - took on the force of obsession.In The Old Knitting Factory, Cornwell invites readers to join her on the path that led out of her violent marriage and into renovating a run-down house on a lake in rural Ireland, transforming a largely abandoned and abused vacation house into a family home and childcare-inclusive arts retreat space for other single parents. Along the way, she creates community and finds family wherever she goes - even when she has to build it herself, brick by brick.Mixing Maid''s gripping portrait of single motherhood''s precarity with The Salt Path''s wild, romantic sense of place - in this case among rural Ireland''s cool mists, nubbly Aran yarns, and whispering turf fires - The Old Knitting Factory invites readers to experience the magic of found family and new beginnings.

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Sharpe’s Storm - Bernard Cornwell

*Special Collector’s Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a foil on board design beneath the dust jacket. Available while stocks last. All pre-orders will receive this edition.*The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell – Pre-order now!If any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe …The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amidst brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat.Sharpe’s mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: keep Sir Joel alive.Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible.He needs Sharpe …_____________________________Real readers love the Sharpe series:''Non-stop action from cover to cover'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Cornwell is a master … and heroic Sharpe doesn''t disappoint'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Bernard is a great story teller and historian'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This is first class story-telling'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Engrossing, fast paced. And with a hero like ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Sharpe's Storm - Bernard Cornwell

The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell – Pre-order now!If any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe …The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amidst brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat.Sharpe’s mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: keep Sir Joel alive.Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible.He needs Sharpe …_____________________________Real readers love the Sharpe series:''Non-stop action from cover to cover'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Cornwell is a master … and heroic Sharpe doesn''t disappoint'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Bernard is a great story teller and historian'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This is first class story-telling'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Engrossing, fast paced. And with a hero like no other'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Stormchild - Bernard Cornwell

The gripping thriller about one man''s perilous journey through the high seas . . . FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SHARPE SERIES''A classic Bernard Cornwell tale - fast and furious. Couldn''t put it down but didn''t want it to finish'' 5***** Reader Review''I was hooked from the start . . . One of Cornwell''s best. Explosive'' 5***** Reader Review________Tim Blackburn''s wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in Northern Ireland, killed in a terrorist attack. And his daughter Nicole had vanished in the North Pacific after joining an outlawed organisation called Genesis dedicated to saving the planet, by violence if necessary. The police think Nicole might have been involved in the death of her mother, but Tim won''t believe it. And he means to prove it. With nothing else to live for, Tim goes in search of Nicole in his yacht Stormchild. He hopes to rescue her from the clutches of Genesis.But where would a secretive organization of ruthless environmentalists hide?And even if he does find Nicole, will he be a welcome visitor? . . .

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Unnatural Causes - Dr Richard Shepherd

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER ''One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down'' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR __________ Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry, and 9/11. He has faced serial killers, natural disaster, ''perfect murders'' and freak accidents. His evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent, and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads. Yet all this has come at a huge personal cost. Unnatural Causes tells the story of not only the cases and bodies that have haunted him the most, but also how to live a life steeped in death. Thoughtful, revealing, chilling and always unputdownable, if you liked All That Remains, War Doctor and This is Going to Hurt you''ll love this. And catch Dr Richard Shepherd''s new book THE SEVEN AGES OF DEATH out now __________ ''Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I''ll read it at ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Unnatural Order Vol. 1: The Prisoner - Chris Yost

ZERO DARK THIRTY meets LORD OF THE RINGS and GAME OF THRONES in UNNATURAL ORDER Vol. 1: The Prisoner, a genre-blending tale of dark fantasy, science fiction, and action adventure by writer/creator Chris Yost (co-creator of Marvel''s X-23 and writer of films (THOR: Ragnarok) and series STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN) and artist Val Rodrigues where the world is not how it''s supposed to be.EVERYONE WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD. One will transform it. One will save it. One will destroy it. After the fall of the Britons and the Roman invasion of Hibernia, the captive known only as the Druid is released, sending a darkness across the world…an age of horrors, of fire, and entrails. As the innocent burn in the Wicker fields, those who would resist learn of the existence of a man who even the Druid fears. For it is this prisoner, a soldier from a different time, who alone knows the Druid’s secret: this is not how the world is supposed to be. Collects issue #1- 4 of the gripping, genre-bending, action-packed sci-fi dark fantasy series! For fans and readers of: Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Rainbow Six (Tom Clancy), Rainbow Six: SIEGE (video game); ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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An Unnatural History of Britain - Kevin Parr

Most people have no idea that we have scorpions, Aesculapian snakes, eagle owls, wallabies and many more unusual non-native species living and breeding in the British Isles.In An Unnatural History of Britain nature writer Kevin Parr travels the length and breadth of the country seeking out these rare creatures and exploring the myths and folklore which have emerged around them along the way.

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The Unnatural Selection of Our Species - Torill Kornfeldt

In 2018, the first genetically-modified children were born.Now we have the tools to reshape the future of our species.With a pair of genetic scissors known as CRISPR, we can potentially select the traits of our children, or avoid ageing, or cure disease. But with that ability comes a new set of risks, forcing us to face hard ethical questions.Torill Kornfeldt has travelled all over the world to meet the people driving this research forward. She has visited fertility clinics in South Korea, oncologists in China who are experimenting on sick patients, and biohackers in the US who want to make the new technology available to everyone. In The Unnatural Selection of Our Species, she asks: How are we supposed to handle these new tools that could end up changing our genetic material?''Well written, knowledgeable, and engaging – exactly how really good popular science is supposed to be'' Gustav Källstrand, Nobel Centre

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The Unnatural Selection of Our Species - Torill Kornfeldt

In 2018, the first genetically-modified children were born.Now we have the tools to reshape the future of our species.With a pair of genetic scissors known as CRISPR, we can potentially select the traits of our children, or avoid ageing, or cure disease. But with that ability comes a new set of risks, forcing us to face hard ethical questions.Torill Kornfeldt has travelled all over the world to meet the people driving this research forward. She has visited fertility clinics in South Korea, oncologists in China who are experimenting on sick patients, and biohackers in the US who want to make the new technology available to everyone. In The Unnatural Selection of Our Species, she asks: How are we supposed to handle these new tools that could end up changing our genetic material?''Well written, knowledgeable, and engaging – exactly how really good popular science is supposed to be'' Gustav Källstrand, Nobel Centre

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The Unnatural History of the Sea - Callum Roberts

Humanity can make short work of the oceans’ creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller’s sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It’s a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss years before the explorers set sail. As Callum M. Roberts reveals in The Unnatural History of the Sea, the oceans’ bounty didn’t disappear overnight. While today’s fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the eleventh century in medieval Europe. Roberts explores this long and colorful history of commercial fishing, taking readers around the world and through the centuries to witness the transformation of the seas. Drawing on firsthand accounts of early explorers, pirates, merchants, fishers, and travelers, the book recreates the oceans of the past: waters teeming with whales, sea lions, sea otters, turtles, and giant fish. The abundance of marine life described by fifteenth century seafarers is almost unimaginable today, but Roberts both brings it alive and artfully ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Fair Game - Patricia Briggs

From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs comes the next thrilling Alpha and Omega novel - an extraordinary fantasy adventure set in the world of Mercy Thompson but with rules of its own . . . Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan and J. R. Ward.''Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer'' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling series''Patricia Briggs is amazing . . . Her Alpha and Omega novels are fantastic'' Fresh FictionThey say opposites attract, and for werewolves Anna and Charles, this is certainly true. Charles, the pack enforcer, is a dominant alpha - whereas Anna has the power to calm others of her kind. Now that werewolves have dared to reveal themselves to humans, it''s their job to keep the pack in line.The pressure mounts when the FBI requires Charles'' assistance. He''s sent on a mission to Boston with Anna, and they quickly realise that a serial killer is targeting werewolves. And that they''re next on the killer''s list.Discover this page-turning Alpha and Omega novel, from the queen of urban fantasy Patricia Briggs.Praise for Patricia Briggs:''I love these books!'' Charlaine Harris''The best new fantasy series I''ve read ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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City Girl - Patricia Scanlan

They’re back and stronger than ever! CITY GIRLS FOREVER, the new Patricia Scanlan novel, out now.*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR ***Whatever life holds, friends come first... Devlin: Blonde, beautiful, rich and spoilt. The world is hers for the taking until she encounters the suave, seductive and very married Colin Cantrell-King. A rat, who lies, cheats and uses women until he tires of them. Her life is turned upside down and then the unthinkable happens. Caroline: Fat, frumpy, needy and terminally shy, she's terrified of being left on the shelf. The she meets Richard cold, reserved and with a secret to hide. She makes a decision that has disastrous consequences for both of them. Maggie: Flame-haired, sexy, vibrant and fun-loving. She lives life to the full and then she marries. Her wings are well and truly clipped by the demands of marriage and motherhood. Has she made the biggest mistake of her life? This is the story of three young women who deal with everything life throws at them, and how, as their enduring friendship sustains them through thick and thin, they start to live life on their own terms.Full of warmth, wit and wisdom, City Girl is a brilliant ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Natural History of Crime - Patricia Wiltshire

AS SEEN IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE UK'S NO.1 FORENSIC ECOLOGIST LOOKS AT HER MOST HIGH-PROFILE AND INTERESTING CASES...'I love puzzles, and finding answers is the only truly enjoyable part of what I do.' Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist, her days spent at crime scenes collecting samples, standing over dead bodies in a mortuary, or looking down her microscope for evidence.Working at the interface of where the criminal and natural world interact, Patricia has been involved in some of the most high-profile murder cases. Now, through a study of her most infamous, and fascinating cases - including the murder of Sarah Payne, and the Soham murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman - Patricia will show us how she finds the answers to some of the worst crimes imaginable. Not only does she help the police solve crimes and give answers to the most bemusing circumstances, she can help to exonerate the innocent and enable confessions from the guilty.In The Natural History of Crime we join Patricia in putting the puzzle together, teasing the evidence out of her cases and showing us all how life and death have always been, and always will be, intertwined. Nature has given ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Divided Loyalties - Patricia Scanlan

*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR *** The Cassidys' marriage is under pressure. Shauna wants another baby. Greg doesn't. She also has to endure her obnoxious in-laws who arrive at the drop of a hat and stay as long as they like. Shauna's glad to be moving abroad. She'll be free of them at last. Or will she? Carrie, Shauna's sister, feels put upon. The burden of looking after their elderly father rests on her and she's fed up. Even though she loves her siblings, resentment builds. Can Carrie finally stand up for herself? Shauna and Carrie's brother, Bobby, has a poisoned relationship with his father, who blames him for the death of his wife. Can they settle their differences? Or are some rifts just too painful to resolve? The last Christmas the family got together was a disaster. Can they finally put the past behind them as they prepare for another family gathering?A warm and witty novel about a family gathering that is full of intrigue and drama! Warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan. Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Orange Blossom Days - Patricia Scanlan

*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER *** In a beautiful southern Spanish town, where the sea sparkles and orange blossoms scent the air, the gates of a brand new apartment complex, La Joya de Andalucía, glide open to welcome the new owners. Anna and Austen MacDonald, an Irish couple, are preparing to enjoy their retirement to the full. But the demands of family cause problems they have never foreseen and shake their marriage to the core. Sally-Ann Connolly Cooper, a feisty Texan mother of two young teenagers, is reeling from her husband's infidelity. La Joya becomes a place of solace for Sally-Ann, in more ways than one. Eduardo Sanchez, a haughty Madrileño, has set out with single-minded determination to become El Presidente of the complex's management committee. But pride comes before a fall. Jutta Sauer Perez, a sophisticated German who aspires to own her very own apartment in La Joya, works hard to reach her goal. Then the unthinkable happens. As their lives entwine and friendships and enmities develop, it becomes apparent that La Joya is not quite the haven they all expect it to be....Warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Patricia Brent, Spinster

“Patricia Brent, Spinster” by Herbert Jenkins is a delightful romantic comedy that satirizes social norms and expectations. The story centers on Patricia Brent, a vibrant and independent woman who is labeled an old maid by her society. Frustrated by the condescending sympathy of those around her, Patricia creates a fictitious fiancé to deflect their pity and assert her autonomy.As Patricia's fictional engagement spirals out of control, she finds herself entangled in a series of humorous and unexpected situations. Her clever ruse leads to genuine romantic entanglements, as the invented fiancé takes on a life of its own. The novel explores themes of independence and self-assertion.Jenkins' witty and charming narrative highlights Patricia's struggle to live on her own terms, blending romance and comedy to create an engaging and entertaining read. The story reflects the comedic potential of misunderstandings and the pursuit of true love amidst social expectations. Patricia's fabricated engagement serves as a commentary on the ridiculousness of the societal obsession with marriage and the notion that a woman's worth is defined by her marital status and these interactions underscore the often superficial nature of societal judgments and the freedom found in challenging them.

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Bledý jezdec - Bernard Cornwell - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Nevěří v Boha ani svého krále, přesto na něm závisí osud křesťanského království…Mladý northumbrijský velmož Uhtred z Bebbanburgu pomohl Sasům zvítězit nad vikinskými nájezdníky v bitvě u Cynuitu, během níž vlastnoručně připravil o život obávaného válečníka Ubbu Lothbroksona. Nyní však západosaské království Wessex čelí novému přílivu krvelačných Dánů, který zažene krále Alfreda a jeho věrné až do nepřístupných bažin, kde jsou nuceni skrývat se před nepřáteli jako nějací psanci.Zbožný panovník usilující o sjednocení Anglie, jemuž historie dala přídomek Veliký, se však nevzdává a pomalu shromažďuje vojsko, s nímž chce pohanské vetřelce vyhnat ze své země. Uhtred hraje v jeho plánech klíčovou roli, jejich vztah ovšem není zrovna ideální – horkokrevný mladý válečník totiž chová více sympatií k divokým Seveřanům než ke svému králi, který spíše než středověkého rytíře připomíná křesťanského světce. Jemu však přísahal věrnost a také by jednou rád získal zpět své panství, k čemuž by mu mohl dopomoci právě Alfred. Tedy pokud nad dánskou přesilou dokáže s Boží pomocí zvítězit…Pokračování dobrodružné ságy z raně středověké Anglie, která se stala předlohou úspěšného seriálu Poslední království.„Meče, štíty, bahno a krev. V rukou mistra skvělé rekvizity.“ – Kirkus Reviews„Tak důmyslně a energicky odvyprávěné historické příběhy, jaké píše Cornwell, jsou nedostatkovým ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sharpe´s Command - Bernard Cornwell

SHARPE IS BACK.The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the global bestselling Sharpe series.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . .And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he's sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines.For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe.Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet, the British are lost.Only Sharpe's small group of men - with their cunning and courage to rely on - stand in their way. But they're rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline, time is running out .

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Páni severu - Bernard Cornwell - audiokniha

Audiokniha: „Vedl mě osud. Psal se rok osmistý sedmdesátý osmý, bylo mi jednadvacet let a věřil jsem, že jsem schopen dosáhnout svým mečem všeho na světě…“Po vítězství v bitvě u Ethandunu má Uhtred z Bebbanburgu věru co slavit: šiky nepřátelských nájezdníků byly rozprášeny a Alfredovo království Wessex přežilo z nemalé části právě jeho přičiněním. Srdnatý mladík však nezapomíná na křivdy, které mu kdysi způsobil zlovolný strýc Ælfric, a míří proto do Northumbrie, aby se pomstil za útrapy v útlém dětství. Jenže býčí odhodlání ani rytířská horkokrevnost nebudou bijci nic platné, poleví-li v ostražitosti.Ironií osudu namísto na bebbanburský trůn usedá k veslu otrokářského plavidla, z nějž očividně nelze uniknout jinak než coby mrtvola hozená přes palubu. Uhtred si však umanul v plánu vytrvat a pátrá, kde nechal tesař díru. A poštěstí se mu. Schyluje se totiž k další řeži, která může rozhodnout o osudu Anglie – a u té on rozhodně nehodlá chybět…Třetí díl dobrodružné ságy z raně středověké Anglie, která se stala předlohou úspěšného televizního seriálu Poslední království.„Cornwell opět potvrzuje, že historické fikci kraluje. Předkládá příběh plný krvežíznivého válčení a neméně sveřepé cti, okořeněný v pravou chvíli trefným humorem.“ - Library Journal„Nádherně zpracovaný příběh doplněný výtečně vykreslenými bitevními scénami je ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sharpe´s Command - Bernard Cornwell

SHARPE IS BACK. The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the global bestselling Sharpe series. If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe .. . And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Major Sharpe is asked to do when he's dispatched on an undercover mission behind enemy lines, deep in the Spanish countryside.For a remote village is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe. Sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, it is the last link between two French armies, one in the north and one in the south; if they meet, the British are doomed. Only Sharpe's small group of men – with their cunning and courage to rely on – stand in their way.But they're rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and time is running out . . .

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Pagan Lord - Bernard Cornwell

The seventh novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.

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Heretic - Bernard Cornwell

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell''s GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.It is 1347. The Hundred Years War has been suspended. The truce releases English archer Thomas of Hookton to pursue his arch enemy and resume his quest for the most prized relic in Christendom: the Holy Grail. Heading south, Thomas and his men-at-arms begin lightning raids to draw out his enemy.But fate takes an unexpected hand when the plague strikes. What had been a landscape of castles, monasteries, vineyards and villages becomes death’s kingdom and the need for the grail, as a sign of God’s favour, is more urgent than ever.

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Vagabond - Bernard Cornwell

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell''s GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France, England lies exposed to the threat of invasion. Thomas of Hookton, archer and hero of Crécy, finds himself back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies.Thomas is determined to pursue his personal quest: to discover whether a relic he is searching for is the Holy Grail. But once again it is the archers whose skills will be called upon, and who will become the true heroes of the battle.

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