The fragile threads of power - victoria schwabová

Launching a new trilogy in the Shades of Magic universe, an enchanting and thrilling epic fantasy from the international sensation, V. E. Schwab, perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Kerri Maniscalco, Leigh Bardugo and R. F. Kuang.Seven years have passed since the doors between the worlds were sealed. Seven years since Kell, Lila and Holland stood against Osaron, a desperate battle that saved the worlds of Red, Grey and White London. Seven years since Kell's magic was shattered, and Holland lost his life.Now Rhy Maresh rules Red London with his new family - his queen, Nadiya, their daughter Ren, and his consort, Alucard. But his city boils with conspiracy and rebellion, fuelled by rumours he is causing magic to fade from the word.Now Kosika, a child Antari, sits on the throne of White London. The new queen leads her people in new rituals of sacrifice and blood in devotion to the altar of Holland Vosijk, summoning vast power she may not be able to control.Now Lila and Kell, living free on the waves, are charged by the captain of the Floating Market to retrieve an immensely powerful artefact, stolen by secretive forces.Now Tes, a young woman with a knack for fixing broken things, is thrust into the affairs of Antari and kings, traitors and thieves. And only her unique powers can weave the threads of power together.A triumphant return to the worlds of The Shades of Magic, The Fragile Threads of Power continues the stories of fan-favourite characters Kell, Lila, Rhy and Alucard, and introduces a new generation of magic, shadows and embers in the dark. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Launching a new trilogy in the Shades of Magic universe, an enchanting and thrilling epic fantasy from the international sensation, V. E. Schwab, perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Kerri Maniscalco, Leigh Bardugo and R. F. Kuang.Seven years have passed since the doors between the worlds were sealed. Seven years since Kell, Lila and Holland stood against Osaron, a desperate battle that saved the worlds of Red, Grey and White London. Seven years since Kell's magic was shattered, and Holland lost his life.Now Rhy Maresh rules Red London with his new family - his queen, Nadiya, their daughter Ren, and his consort, Alucard. But his city boils with conspiracy and rebellion, fuelled by rumours he is causing magic to fade from the word.Now Kosika, a child Antari, sits on the throne of White London. The new queen leads her people in new rituals of sacrifice and blood in devotion to the altar of Holland Vosijk, summoning vast power she may not be able to control.Now Lila and Kell, living free on the waves, are charged by the captain of the Floating Market to retrieve an immensely powerful artefact, stolen by secretive forces.Now Tes, a young woman with a knack for fixing broken things, is thrust into the affairs of Antari and kings, traitors and thieves. And only her unique powers can weave the threads of power together.A triumphant return to the worlds of The Shades of Magic, The Fragile Threads of Power continues the stories of fan-favourite characters Kell, Lila, Rhy and Alucard, and introduces a new generation of magic, shadows and embers in the dark. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Launching a new trilogy in the Shades of Magic universe, an enchanting and thrilling epic fantasy from the international sensation, V. E. Schwab, perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Kerri Maniscalco, Leigh Bardugo and R. F. Kuang.Seven years have passed since the doors between the worlds were sealed. Seven years since Kell, Lila and Holland stood against Osaron, a desperate battle that saved the worlds of Red, Grey and White London. Seven years since Kell's magic was shattered, and Holland lost his life.Now Rhy Maresh rules Red London with his new family - his queen, Nadiya, their daughter Ren, and his consort, Alucard. But his city boils with conspiracy and rebellion, fuelled by rumours he is causing magic to fade from the word.Now Kosika, a child Antari, sits on the throne of White London. The new queen leads her people in new rituals of sacrifice and blood in devotion to the altar of Holland Vosijk, summoning vast power she may not be able to control.Now Lila and Kell, living free on the waves, are charged by the captain of the Floating Market to retrieve an immensely powerful artefact, stolen by secretive forces.Now Tes, a young woman with a knack for fixing broken things, is thrust into the affairs of Antari and kings, traitors and thieves. And only her unique powers can weave the threads of power together.A triumphant return to the worlds of The Shades of Magic, The Fragile Threads of Power continues the stories of fan-favourite characters Kell, Lila, Rhy and Alucard, and introduces a new generation of magic, shadows and embers in the dark. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she is convinced she's found a loophole-immortality in exchange for her soul. But the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone.Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse for artists throughout history, she learns to fall in love anew every single day.Her only companion on this journey is her dark devil with hypnotic green eyes, who visits her each year on the anniversary of their deal. Alone in the world, Addie has no choice but to confront him, to understand him, maybe to beat him.Until one day, in a second hand bookshop in Manhattan, Addie meets someone who remembers her. Suddenly thrust back into a real, normal life, Addie realises she can't escape her fate forever. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A beautiful illustrated edition of this genre-defying tour de force, featuring new artwork selected by V.E. Schwab, illustrated plate section, printed endpapers and exclusive jacket.When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price - the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone.Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse for artists throughout history, she learns to fall in love anew every single day.Her only companion on this journey is her dark devil with hypnotic green eyes, who visits her each year on the anniversary of their deal. Alone in the world, Addie has no choice but to confront him, to understand him, maybe to beat him.Until one day, in a second hand bookshop in Manhattan, Addie meets someone who remembers her. Suddenly thrust back into a real, normal life, Addie realises she can't escape her fate forever. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Delve into the thrilling, epic tale of the young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead protagonist of A Darker Shade of Magic! The youthful Maresh is sent to a violent and unmanageable port city on the Blood Coast of Verose, on strict orders from his father, King Nokil Maresh, to cut his military teeth in this lawless landscape. There, he encounters an unruly band of soldiers, a lawless landscape, and through a series of incredible adventures learns what it means to be a leader and what it takes to be a future king. This box-set Collects together SHADES OF MAGIC Vol 1: The Steel Prince, SHADES OF MAGIC Vol 2: Night of Knives, SHADES OF MAGIC Vol 3: The Rebel Army. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Number 1 Sunday Times-bestselling novel, from the author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and A Darker Shade of Magic.A darkly magical and thrilling tale of a young woman caught between the world and its shadows, who must embrace her legacy to stop the approaching darkness. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black and Susan Cooper.Fourteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don't go out after dusk, and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate's western edge. Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Skvělý příběh o ctižádosti, žárlivosti, touze a nadpřirozené moci… Victor a Eli, dva samotáři, kteří se poznali na studiích, brzy zjistí, že je pojí společná vášeň k nebezpečí a zážitkům blízkým smrti a také že při vhodných příležitostech dokážou dobře rozvíjet své mimořádné schopnosti, dokud se jim jejich odvaha nevymkne z rukou. Victor po deseti letech utíká z vězení a za pomoci mladé dívky hledá svého dávného kamaráda, zatímco Eli pokračuje ve své misi zbavit se všech dalších nadpřirozených bytostí až na svou tajemnou a nepřemožitelnou pomocnici. Oba poháněni vzpomínkou na zradu a prohru jsou k nezastavení, ale kdo nakonec vyvázne se zdravou kůží? V Neobyčejných autorka přichází s drsným komiksově laděným příběhem, který vás zavede do světa, kde získaná nadpřirozená moc nemusí nutně vést k hrdinství a kde se na spojenectví příliš nehraje. Budete svědky fascinující charakterové studie, která vás donutí přemýšlet o tom, co znamená být hrdinou nebo zločincem, a zda je mezi nimi nějaký jasně definovatelný rozdíl. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death-experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. They become EOs, ExtraOrdinaries, leaving a body in their wake and turning on each other.Ten years later Victor has escaped from prison and is determined to get his revenge on the man who put him there, aided by a young girl with the ability to raise the dead. Eli has spent the years hunting down and killing every EO he can find, convinced that they are a crime against God, all except his sidekick, a woman whose power is persuasion and whom he cannot defy. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge-but who will be left alive at the end? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Number 1 Sunday Times-bestselling novel, from the author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and A Darker Shade of Magic.A darkly magical and thrilling tale of a young woman caught between the world and its shadows, who must embrace her legacy to stop the approaching darkness. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black and Susan Cooper.Fourteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don't go out after dusk, and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate's western edge. Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Královna hrůzostrašných příběhů Victoria Schwabová přináší další napínavou zápletku, která zaručeně nadchne všechny milovníky fantasy. I v druhém dílu série lovkyni duchů Cassidy Blakeovou pronásledují problémy... a to ještě víc než obvykle. Cass se svými rodiči (a samozřejmě i nejlepším kamarádem, duchem Jacobem) tentokrát zamíří do Paříže, kde Blakeovi natáčí další díly pořadu o nejstrašidelnějších místech světa. Bylo by fajn jíst jeden croissant za druhým a užívat si výhled z Eiffelovky, kdyby v podzemních katakombách nečíhalo děsivé nebezpečí. Když Cass omylem probudí mocného poltergeista, zjistí, že to není žádný obyčejný duch a zbavit se ho bude možná nad její síly, pokud včas nevymyslí, jak na něj. A času je zoufale málo... Vydejte se s Cass do světa duchů, přízraků a zjevení a odhalte tajemná zákoutí světů, o kterých jste neměli ani tušení. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death-experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. They become EOs, ExtraOrdinaries, leaving a body in their wake and turning on each other.Ten years later Victor has escaped from prison and is determined to get his revenge on the man who put him there, aided by a young girl with the ability to raise the dead. Eli has spent the years hunting down and killing every EO he can find, convinced that they are a crime against God, all except his sidekick, a woman whose power is persuasion and whom he cannot defy. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge-but who will be left alive at the end? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Třetí díl fantasy o paralelních Londýnech. Osud našich oblíbených hrdinů pohybujících se v paralelních Londýnech se konečně naplňuje. Kdo klesne a kdo povstane? Křehká rovnováha mezi barevnými Londýny je nebezpečně narušena a hrozí tu vznik Londýna nového, který ostatní města uvrhne do zkázy. Záleží na Kellovi, jestli si dokáže udržet své magické schopnosti, a samozřejmě i na Lile Bardové, která se sice také ledacos naučila, ale její divoká magie není nebezpečná jen pro ostatní, ale i pro ni samotnou. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Svět je, zdá se, zachráněn, dobrodruh Kell, jeho poloviční bratr Rhy a zlodějka Delilah Bardová si lízají rány po drtivém střetu se zlem. V tomto ještě temnějším pokračování Temnější tváře magie se dostáváme ještě hlouběji do autorčina čtyřbarevného světa a poznáváme jeho svérázné obyvatele. Londýny se chystají na mezinárodní kouzelnické hry, hlavně ten červený, ale o slovo se nejspíš opět hlásí i Londýn černý: z každé skončené noci se rodí nové stíny a začínají tropit neplechu. Že by to byli dávní zemřelí, kteří by si také chtěli zasoutěžit o cenu pro největšího mága? To by musely dodržovat pravidla fair-play! Ale jejich zájmy se zdají být jiné a kouzlo, které, je řídí, je mnohanásobně zlovolnější, hrozí totiž zničit každý z barevných Londýnů, ve kterém to ještě trochu žije. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A beautiful collector's hardback edition of the NYT-bestselling, Amazon Book of the Year, start to the Monsters of verity series. Dangerous and compelling, dark and brooding, this is classic urban fantasy, full of vampiric monsters, forbidden romances and life-changing consequences.A gorgeous collector's hardback edition of the first book in the Monsters of Verity duology, featuring gorgeous new jacket artwork, perfect for any Schwab fan's bookcases.Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city, a grisly metropolis where the violence has begun to create real and deadly monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the inhabitants pay for his protection. August just wants to be human, as good-hearted as his own father-but his curse is to be what the humans fear. The thin truce that keeps the Harker and Flynn families at peace is crumbling, and an assassination attempt forces Kate and August into a tenuous alliance. But how long will they survive in a city where no one is safe and monsters are real... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Temnější tvář magie nese všechny znaky klasické fantasy se pohlcující zápletkou a výraznými, nezapomenutelnými hrdiny. Odehrává se v paralelních Londýnech – šedém, červeném a bílém, zatímco ten černý zdánlivě zanikl --, které jsou, ač každý ve svém „jiném“ světě, zcela pravděpodobné. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Skvělý příběh o ctižádosti, žárlivosti, touze a nadpřirozené moci… Victor a Eli, dva samotáři, kteří se poznali na studiích, brzy zjistí, že je pojí společná vášeň k nebezpečí a zážitkům blízkým smrti a také že při vhodných příležitostech dokážou dobře rozvíjet své mimořádné schopnosti, dokud se jim jejich odvaha nevymkne z rukou. Victor po deseti letech utíká z vězení a za pomoci mladé dívky hledá svého dávného kamaráda, zatímco Eli pokračuje ve své misi zbavit se všech dalších nadpřirozených bytostí až na svou tajemnou a nepřemožitelnou pomocnici. Oba poháněni vzpomínkou na zradu a prohru jsou k nezastavení, ale kdo nakonec vyvázne se zdravou kůží? V Neobyčejných autorka přichází s drsným komiksově laděným příběhem, který vás zavede do světa, kde získaná nadpřirozená moc nemusí nutně vést k hrdinství a kde se na spojenectví příliš nehraje. Budete svědky fascinující charakterové studie, která vás donutí přemýšlet o tom, co znamená být hrdinou nebo zločincem, a zda je mezi nimi nějaký jasně definovatelný rozdíl. Victoria Schwabová (1987) začala publikovat teprve v roce 2011, ale už má na svém kontě dvě young adult série. Neobyčejní jsou její první knihou pro dospělého čtenáře. Můžete se těšit i na další klasické fantasy Temnější tvář magie a Setkání stínů. (patro.cz)

Francie, rok 1714. Ve chvíli nejvyššího zoufalství se mladá žena rozhodne uzavřít faustovskou dohodu, díky níž bude žít navěky, ale s prokletím: nikdo z lidí, s nimiž se setká, si ji nebude pamatovat. Tak začíná neskutečný příběh Addie LaRue, oslnivé dobrodružství odehrávající se napříč staletími a kontinenty, během nějž se mladá žena učí, kam až muže zajít ve snaze zanechat na světě svoji stopu. Všechno se ale změní, když Addie po téměř 300 letech narazí v jednom knihkupectví na mladíka, který si pamatuje její jméno... Nový počin oblíbené autorky překonává hranice žánru a právem jej lze zařadit po bok bestsellerů jako je Zakletý v čase nebo Život za životem. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A beautiful collector's hardback edition of the NYT-bestselling, Amazon Book of the Year, start to the Monsters of verity series. Dangerous and compelling, dark and brooding, this is classic urban fantasy, full of vampiric monsters, forbidden romances and life-changing consequences.A gorgeous collector's hardback edition of the first book in the Monsters of Verity duology, featuring gorgeous new jacket artwork, perfect for any Schwab fan's bookcases.Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city, a grisly metropolis where the violence has begun to create real and deadly monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the inhabitants pay for his protection. August just wants to be human, as good-hearted as his own father-but his curse is to be what the humans fear. The thin truce that keeps the Harker and Flynn families at peace is crumbling, and an assassination attempt forces Kate and August into a tenuous alliance. But how long will they survive in a city where no one is safe and monsters are real... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Od toho dne, co se Cassidy málem utopila (no, ona se vlastně utopila, ale nerada na to vzpomíná), dokáže odtáhnout Závoj, který odděluje živé od mrtvých... a vstoupit do světa duchů. Dokonce její nejlepší kamarád Jacob je duch. Už tak je její situace dost na pováženou. A to se ještě zhorší. Když se její rodiče pustí do natáčení televizního pořadu o nejstrašidelnějších místech na světě, zamíří všichni i s Jacobem do skotského Edinburghu, kde se místní hřbitovy, hrady a tajné uličky jen hemží neklidnými duchy. A tehdy Cassidy potká Laru, dívku, která má stejný dar jako ona, a zjistí, že se toho má o Závoji - a sama o sobě - ještě hodně co učit. A bude se muset učit rychle, protože Město duchů je daleko nebezpečnější, než by myslela. První díl úspěšné série Cassidy Blakeové od mistryně strašidelných příběhů Victorie Schwabová nyní poprvé v českém překladu. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Francie, rok 1714. Ve chvíli nejvyššího zoufalství se mladá žena rozhodne uzavřít faustovskou dohodu, díky níž bude žít navěky, ale s prokletím: nikdo z lidí, s nimiž se setká, si ji nebude pamatovat... Tak začíná neskutečný příběh Addie LaRue, oslnivé dobrodružství odehrávající se napříč staletími a kontinenty, během nějž se mladá žena učí, kam až může zajít ve snaze zanechat na světě svoji stopu. Všechno se ale změní, když Addie po téměř 300 letech narazí v jednom knihkupectví na mladíka, který si zapamatuje její jméno. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kdekoli se objeví duchové, tam se vydá i Cassidy… anebo je to naopak?Od toho dne, co se Cassidy málem utopila (no, ona se vlastně utopila, ale nerada na to vzpomíná), dokáže odtáhnout Závoj, který odděluje živé od mrtvých... a vstoupit do světa duchů. Dokonce její nejlepší kamarád Jacob je duch.Když se její rodiče pustí do natáčení televizního pořadu o nejstrašidelnějších místech na světě, zamíří všichni i s Jacobem do skotského Edinburghu, kde se místní hřbitovy, hrady a tajné uličky jen hemží neklidnými duchy. A tehdy Cassidy potká Laru, dívku, která má stejný dar jako ona, a zjistí, že se toho má o Závoji – a sama o sobě – ještě hodně co učit. Později Cass se svými rodiči (a samozřejmě i nejlepším kamarádem, duchem Jacobem) zamíří do Paříže. Bylo by fajn jíst jeden croissant za druhým a užívat si výhled z Eiffelovky, kdyby v podzemních katakombách nečíhalo děsivé nebezpečí. I když už má Cass pocit, že lovení duchů celkem zvládá, překvapil ji New Orleans, který svá strašidelná místa vystavuje přímo na odiv. Ve městě plném staré magie, duchařských atrakcí, tajuplných kobek a nespoutané hudby se Cass propadá do děsivých příběhů doslova na každém kroku. A za tím vším číhá protivník, o kterém nikdy netušila, že mu bude muset čelit: služebník samotné Smrti. Před Cassidy stojí zatím její nejnebezpečnější výzva… a před jejím přátelstvím s Jacobem také. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Život, na ktorý si nik nespomenie. Príbeh, na ktorý nikdy nezabudnete. Francúzsko, rok 1714. Zúfalá mladá žena uzavrie dohodu s temným božstvom, aby mohla žiť večne, nespútane, presne tak, ako vždy túžila, keď snívala o slobode. Zmluva má však háčik – Addie si nik nezapamätá, v tej chvíli, ako ju ľudia stratia z dohľadu, zabudnú na ňu. Svet so svojími nekonečnými možnosťami sa síce Addie otvoril, no prekliatie ju uväznilo v samote. Tak sa začína nezvyčajný príbeh Addie LaRueovej, múzy mnohých umelcov, zabudnutej milenky, ktorá sa vytráca s prvými rannými lúčmi. Až pokým jedného dňa nevstúpi po druhý raz do malého antikvariátu na Manhattane, kde pracuje Henry – a ten si ju pamätá. Po troch storočiach začína Addie znovu žiť, lenže diabol nikdy nehrá fér, a tak sa bude musieť postaviť následkom svojich minulých rozhodnutí a splatiť staré dlhy. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Třetí díl fantasy o paralelních Londýnech. Osud našich oblíbených hrdinů pohybujících se v paralelních Londýnech se konečně naplňuje. Kdo klesne a kdo povstane? Křehká rovnováha mezi barevnými Londýny je nebezpečně narušena a hrozí tu vznik Londýna nového, který ostatní města uvrhne do zkázy. Záleží na Kellovi, jestli si dokáže udržet své magické schopnosti, a samozřejmě i na Lile Bardové, která se sice také ledacos naučila, ale její divoká magie není nebezpečná jen pro ostatní, ale i pro ni samotnou. (patro.cz)

Královna hrůzostrašných příběhů Victoria Schwabová přináší další napínavou zápletku, která zaručeně nadchne všechny milovníky fantasy. I v druhém dílu série lovkyni duchů Cassidy Blakeovou pronásledují problémy... a to ještě víc než obvykle. Cass se svými rodiči (a samozřejmě i nejlepším kamarádem, duchem Jacobem) tentokrát zamíří do Paříže, kde Blakeovi natáčí další díly pořadu o nejstrašidelnějších místech světa. Bylo by fajn jíst jeden croissant za druhým a užívat si výhled z Eiffelovky, kdyby v podzemních katakombách nečíhalo děsivé nebezpečí. Když Cass omylem probudí mocného poltergeista, zjistí, že to není žádný obyčejný duch a zbavit se ho bude možná nad její síly, pokud včas nevymyslí, jak na něj. A času je zoufale málo... Vydejte se s Cass do světa duchů, přízraků a zjevení a odhalte tajemná zákoutí světů, o kterých jste neměli ani tušení. (patro.cz)

Od toho dne, co se Cassidy málem utopila (no, ona se vlastně utopila, ale nerada na to vzpomíná), dokáže odtáhnout Závoj, který odděluje živé od mrtvých... a vstoupit do světa duchů. Dokonce její nejlepší kamarád Jacob je duch. Už tak je její situace dost na pováženou. A to se ještě zhorší. Když se její rodiče pustí do natáčení televizního pořadu o nejstrašidelnějších místech na světě, zamíří všichni i s Jacobem do skotského Edinburghu, kde se místní hřbitovy, hrady a tajné uličky jen hemží neklidnými duchy. A tehdy Cassidy potká Laru, dívku, která má stejný dar jako ona, a zjistí, že se toho má o Závoji – a sama o sobě – ještě hodně co učit. A bude se muset učit rychle, protože Město duchů je daleko nebezpečnější, než by myslela. První díl úspěšné série Cassidy Blakeové od mistryně strašidelných příběhů Victorie Schwabová nyní poprvé v českém překladu. (patro.cz)

Svět je, zdá se, zachráněn, dobrodruh Kell, jeho poloviční bratr Rhy a zlodějka Delilah Bardová si lízají rány po drtivém střetu se zlem. V tomto ještě temnějším pokračování Temnější tváře magie se dostáváme ještě hlouběji do autorčina čtyřbarevného světa a poznáváme Svět je, zdá se, zachráněn, dobrodruh Kell, jeho poloviční bratr Rhy a zlodějka Delilah Bardová si lízají rány po drtivém střetu se zlem. V tomto ještě temnějším pokračování Temnější tváře magie se dostáváme ještě hlouběji do autorčina čtyřbarevného světa a poznáváme jeho svérázné obyvatele. Londýny se chystají na mezinárodní kouzelnické hry, hlavně ten červený, ale o slovo se nejspíš opět hlásí i Londýn černý: z každé skončené noci se rodí nové stíny a začínají tropit neplechu. Že by to byli dávní zemřelí, kteří by si také chtěli zasoutěžit o cenu pro největšího mága? To by musely dodržovat pravidla fair-play! Ale jejich zájmy se zdají být jiné a kouzlo, které, je řídí, je mnohanásobně zlovolnější, hrozí totiž zničit každý z barevných Londýnů, ve kterém to ještě trochu žije. (patro.cz)

Conor, Abeke, Mej-lin a Rolan se společně se svými spirituálními zvířaty vydávají na zoufalou cestu. Zavede je hluboko pod povrch země a budou ji provázet veliké ztráty. V boji proti temnotě přijdou o své přátele a spojence, ale pokud budou chtít zlo porazit, nezbývá jim než vytrvat. Kdyby tušili, že nepřítel má před nimi náskok a nepozorovaně je obklíčil… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

#1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, launches her incredible world of super beings with this ALL-NEW dazzlingly illustrated graphic novel set in the five years between Vicious and Vengeful. A must for all Schwab fans everywhere! This collection also features, for the first time ever in print, Schwab’s original 2013 text short story Warm Up, which is set in the Vicious universe. Taking place in the years between VICIOUS and VENGEFUL, ExtraOrdinary follows the tale of a teenage girl named Charlotte Tills who following a fatal bus crash, seemingly dies only to wake up to discover she has become an EO ― a person with ExtraOrdinary abilities. In Charlotte's case, it's the ability to see people's deaths, but when she looks into her own future, sees her own murder at the hands of the self-proclaimed hero and notorious EO killer Eli Ever, who is currently in prison for the murder of Victor Vale. Refusing to accept her fate, Charlotte sets off to find-and change-her future-before it comes for her. This graphic novel introduces Eli Ever, the antagonist at the heart of the Villains series. Also includes for the first time ever in print, V.E. Schwab's original text short story, Warm Up. Set in the Vicious universe and follows the story of a family man called David, who after surviving a deadly avalanche wakes up as an EO with the terrifying ability to create fire with his mind. Drawn by sensational Mexican artist Enid Balam, ExtraOrdinary introduces a whole new take on the genre of super-powered humans! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Spirit Animals aneb máš také své spirituální zvíře? V hlubinách Erdasu se probudilo zkažené a prastaré zlo. Má obrovskou moc a pouhým střípkem své síly může zničit mnohé. V ohrožení jsou dokonce i posvátná pouta mezi lidmi a zvířaty, která udržují Erdas v rovnováze. Conor, Abeke, Mej-lin a Rolan se společně se svými spirituálními zvířaty vydávají na zoufalou cestu. Zavede je hluboko pod povrch země a budou ji provázet veliké ztráty. V boji proti temnotě přijdou o své přátele a spojence, ale pokud budou chtít zlo porazit, nezbývá jim než vytrvat. Kdyby tušili, že nepřítel má před nimi náskok a nepozorovaně je obklíčil… 2. díl nové série Spirit Animals: Soumrak strážců. (patro.cz)

eBook:,Conor, Abeke, Mej-lin a Rolan se společně se svými spirituálními zvířaty vydávají na zoufalou cestu. Zavede je hluboko pod povrch země a budou ji provázet veliké ztráty. V boji proti temnotě přijdou o své přátele a spojence, ale pokud budou chtít zlo porazit, nezbývá jim než vytrvat. Kdyby tušili, že nepřítel má před nimi náskok a nepozorovaně je obklíčil… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,V podzemí sveta Erdas sa prebudilo čosi prastaré a skazené. Odveké zlo obostreté temnotou má obrovskú moc a len nepatrným čriepkom svojej sily môže zničiť mnohé. V ohrození sú dokonca aj posvätné putá medzi ľuďmi a zvieratami, ktoré udržujú Erdas v rovnováhe. Úlohou štyroch mladých hrdinov – Conora, Abeke, Mej-lin a Rolana – je zlo zastaviť. Spolu so svojimi spirituálnymi zvieratami sa vydávajú na zúfalú cestu, ktorá ich zavedie hlboko pod povrch zeme a do najvzdialenejších kútov sveta. Napriek tomu, že v boji proti temnote strácajú svojich priateľov a spojencov, musia vytrvať a postaviť sa zlu zoči-voči. Čoskoro si však uvedomia krutú skutočnosť : nepriateľ ich už obkľúčil. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In a powerful exploration of recent racial history, the cofounder of Black Lives Matter examines the moment we're in, how we got here and how together we can build movements to create a just and equal world.Black Lives Matter began as a hashtag when Alicia Garza wrote what she calls 'a love letter to Black people' on Facebook. But hashtags don't build movements, she tells us. People do. Interwoven with Garza's experience of life as a Black woman, The Purpose of Power is the story of how she responded to the persistent message that Black lives are of less value than white lives by galvanising people to create change. It's an insight into grass roots organising to deliver basic needs - affordable housing, workplace protections, access to good education - to those locked out of the economy by racism. It is an attempt not only to make sense of where Black Lives Matter came from but also to understand the possibilities that Black Lives Matter and movements like it hold for our collective futures. Ultimately, it's an appeal to hearts and minds, demanding that we think about our privileges and prejudices and ask how we might contribute to the change we want to see in the world._______________'Alicia Garza combines immense wisdom with political courage to inspire a new generation of activists, dreamers and leaders... People like Alicia have been speaking up for decades. If we want to turn protest into substantive change, it's about time we finally listened.' David Lammy, MP'Insightful, compelling and necessary.' Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A classic collection of the New Yorker's most urgent and groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of the climate emergencyIn 1989, just one year after climatologist James Hansen first came before a Senate committee and testified that the earth was now warmer than it had ever been in recorded history, thanks to humankind's heedless consumption of fossil fuels, New Yorker writer Bill McKibben published a deeply reported and considered piece on climate change and what it could mean for the planet.At the time, the piece was to some speculative to the point of alarmist; read now, McKibben's work is heroically prescient. Since then, the New Yorker has devoted enormous attention to climate change, describing the causes of the crisis, the political and ecological conditions we now find ourselves in, and the scenarios and solutions we face.The Fragile Earth tells the story of climate change - its past, present, and future - taking readers from Greenland to the Great Plains, and into both laboratories and rain forests. It features some of the best writing on global warming from the last three decades, including Bill McKibben's seminal essay 'The End of Nature,' the first piece to popularize both the science and politics of climate change for a general audience, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning work of Elizabeth Kolbert, as well as Kathryn Schulz, Dexter Filkins, Jonathan Franzen, Ian Frazier, Eric Klinenberg, and others. The result, in its range, depth, and passion, promises to bring light, and sometimes heat, to the great emergency of our age. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance.When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress, Alexandra Pelosi answered: ';Mother, get a life!' And so Nancy did, and what a life it has been.In The Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history not only as the first woman to ascend to the most powerful legislative role in our nation, but to pass laws that would save lives and livelihoods, from the emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to transforming health care. She describes the perseverance, persuasion, and respect for her members that it took to succeed, but also the joy of seeing America change for the better.Among the best-prepared and hardest working Speakers in history, Pelosi worked to find common ground, or stand her ground, with presidents from Bush to Biden. She also shares moving moments with soldiers sent to the front lines, women who inspired her, and human rights activists who fought by her side.Pelosi took positions that established her as a prophetic voice on the major moral issues of the day, warning early about the dangers of the Iraq War and of the Chinese government's long record of misbehaviour. This moral courage prepared her for the arrival of Trump, with whom she famously tangled, becoming a red-coated symbol of resistance to his destructive presidency.Here, she reveals how she went toe-to-toe with Trump, leading up to January 6, 2021, when he unleashed his post-election fury on the Congress. Pelosi gives us her personal account of that day: the assault not only on the symbol of our democracy but on the men and women who had come to serve the nation, never expecting to hide under desks or flee for their lives and her determined efforts to get the National Guard to the Capitol. Nearly two years later, violence and fury would erupt inside Pelosi's own home when an intruder, demanding to see the Speaker, viciously attacked her beloved husband, Paul.Here, Pelosi shares that horrifying day and the traumatic aftermath for her and her family.The woman who has been lauded by her opposition as ';the most powerful Speaker' ever shows us why she is not afraid of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the fighting spirit that has always animated her, and the historic legacy that spirit has produced. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 480 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná An inspirational guide to self-empowerment, based on the advice of Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli, amongst others. 30,000 copies sold in hardback. (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Joost Elffers; Robert Greene, 496 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná THE BESTSELLING BOOK FOR THOSE WHO WANT POWER, WATCH POWER, OR WANT TO ARM THEMSELVES AGAINST POWER . . .A moral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well-explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws require prudence (Law 1: Never Outshine the Master), some stealth (Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions), and some the total absence of mercy (Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally) but like it or not, all have applications in real-life situations. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded -- or... (alza.cz)

A not-to-be-missed Special Power Edition of the modern classic, now beautifully packaged in a vegan leather cover with gilded edges, including short new notes to readers from Robert Greene and packager Joost Elffers. Greene distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz as well as the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Including a hidden special effect that features portraits of Machiavelli and Greene appearing as the pages are turned, this invaluable guide takes readers through our greatest thinkers, past to present.This multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Thomas Savage, 304 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - autor Thomas Savage, 304 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century American that inspired the new Jane Campion film. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly, and devotes himself to the business. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for forty years. When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife. But he reckons without an unlikely protector. From its visceral first paragraph to its devastating twist of an ending, The... (alza.cz)

Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this guide helps readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard way. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Thomas Savage's dark poetic writing about bachelor brothers in a small town in early 20th century American will hook you in. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly, and devotes himself to the business. Phil is a vicious sadist, with a seething contempt for weakness to match his thirst for dominance; George has a gentle, loving soul. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for forty years. When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife. But he reckons without an unlikely protector. From its visceral first paragraph to its devastating twist of an ending, The Power of the Dog will hold you in its grip. WITH AN AFTERWORD BY ANNIE PROULX 'With its echoes of East of Eden and Brokeback Mountain, this satisfyingly complex story deserves another shot at rounding up public admiration' Guardian (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Vaclav Havel's remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer's unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves? Written in 1978, Vaclav Havel's meditation on political dissent - the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it - would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy. 'Havel's diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century American that inspired the new Jane Campion film. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly, and devotes himself to the business. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for forty years. When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife. But he reckons without an unlikely protector. From its visceral first paragraph to its devastating twist of an ending, The Power of the Dog will hold you in its grip. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Tower of Power obsahuje 6 handmade fitness koření: All Purpose, Tandoori, Peri Peri, Garlic and Herb, Lemon & Herb, Smoke and Spicy. Neobsahují přidané cukry, sůl, éčka, glutaman sodný ani GMO suroviny,... jinými slovy jsou to přírodní kořenící směsi pouze z bylin a koření. Okuste i vy toto perfektní koření při přípravě vašich oblíbených jídel! (gymbeam.cz)

The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?) at an excellent price. The Concise Edition of an international bestseller. At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o'clock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defence, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, The 48 Laws of Power is one of the most useful and entertaining books ever. This book 'teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world.' (Independent on Sunday) The distilled wisdom of the masters - illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and failures from Elizabeth I to Henry Kissinger on how to get to the top and stay there. Wry, ironic and clever this is an indispensable and witty guide to power. The laws are now famous:- Law 1: Never outshine the master Law 2: Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies Law 3: Conceal your intentions Law 4: Always say less than necessary (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this guide helps readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard way. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Vaclav Havel's remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer's unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves? Written in 1978, Vaclav Havel's meditation on political dissent - the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it - would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy. 'Havel's diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra (knihydobrovsky.cz)