The maidens (defekt) - alex michaelides

Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike - particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything - including her life. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Totally original and utterly compelling, with a voice all of its own, this is the outstanding new thriller from the no.1 internationally bestselling author of The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides. 'My favourite Alex Michaelides yet - the undisputed master of the twist' Lucy Foley'The king of all unreliable narrators, enough twists and turns to power two novels' David Baldacci'You'll think you know where it's going and you couldn't be more wrong' Linwood Barclay'A very special book and highly recommended' Janice Hallett'A masterclass in suspense' Steve Cavanagh'A glorious triumph - just brilliant' Stephen Fry'The best novel yet from Alex Michaelides' Sophie HannahEven better than The Silent Patient... Alex Michaelides is a magician' JP Delaney*****'There were seven of us in all, trapped on the island.One of us was a murderer . ..'On a small private Greek island, former movie star Lana Farrar - an old friend - invites a select group of us to stay.It'll be hot, sunny, perfect. A chance to relax and reconnect - and maybe for a few hidden truths to come out.Because nothing on this island is quite what it seems.Not Lana. Not her guests.Certainly not the murderer - furiously plotting their crime .. .But who am I?My name is Elliot Chase, and I'm going to tell you a story unlike any you've ever heard.BESTSELLING AUTHORS ARE ALREADY FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE FURY'The Fury is a masterfully woven story of Shakespearean twists and Machiavellian turns. A Greek Tragedy in the guise of a postmodern thriller.Do not miss this one' Holly Jackson'A classic, twisting, brilliant murder mystery. A wonderfully drawn cast of characters with a motive to kill for, in a location to die for, keep you guessing until the shocking finale. Clever, and fiendishly fun' Chris Whitaker'A very sophisticated book which takes the format of a classic murder mystery and elevates it to something very devious and clever indeed.The narrator is fabulous - I was throughly gripped' Harriet Tyce'Endlessly evolving, wildly entertaining, and like the very best fiction, impossible to pin down. Just when you think you have it cornered, it moves, impossibly and with stunning flourish, toward a devastating finale. The Talented Mr.Ripley for our time' Blake Crouch'Alex Michaelides is the grand master of the modern mystery. The Fury reads like Hitchcock with a heart, or Agatha Christie running amok on a wind-whipped Greek island. The Fury will, quite literally, blow you away. Totally brilliant' Tony Parsons'One of those rare books where really nothing is as it seems.As usual, Alex Michaelides does not disappoint' Ragnar Jonasson'Glamorous, sinister, and endlessly surprising, The Fury reads like Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith took a Greek vacation together and decided to write a book while there. It's twisty, twisted entertainment' Riley Sager (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Edward Fosca je vrah. Mariana je o tom přesvědčená. Jenže pohledný a charismatický profesor řecké tragédie je na Cambridgeské univerzitě nedotknutelný. Studenti ho zbožňují, zejména členky tajného studentského spolku nazvaného Panny. A právě z jejich řad vzešla první oběť. Je vážně možné, že by se profesor zaměřil na jednu ze svých studentek? Když se objeví další tělo, Mariana se rozhodne Foscu zastavit – i kdyby ji to mělo stát její vlastní život. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.It's time to find out why.THE SILENT PATIENT is the gripping must-read debut thriller of 2020 - perfect for fans of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A.J. Finn and THE GIRL BEFORE by JP Delaney. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Slavná malířka Alicia Berensonová měla idylické manželství. A pak jednoho dne svého muže zastřelila. Do záhadného případu nemá kdo vnést světlo, protože Alicia od vraždy už šest let nepromluvila ani slovo. Její mlčení chce prolomit psychoterapeut Theo Faber, pro kterého se na první pohled nelogická vražda stane posedlostí. Řešení se možná skrývá v jednom z Aliciiných obrazů. Je však Theo připraven zjistit pravdu? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Slavná malířka Alicia Berensonová měla idylické manželství. A pak jednoho dne svého muže zastřelila. Do záhadného případu nemá kdo vnést světlo, protože Alicia od vraždy už šest let nepromluvila ani slovo. Její mlčení chce prolomit psychoterapeut Theo Faber, pro kterého se na první pohled nelogická vražda stane posedlostí. Řešení se možná skrývá v jednom z Aliciiných obrazů. Je však Theo připraven zjistit pravdu? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Edward Fosca je vrah. Mariana je o tom přesvědčená. Jenže pohledný a charismatický profesor řecké tragédie je na Cambridgeské univerzitě nedotknutelný. Studenti ho zbožňují, zejména členky tajného studentského spolku nazvaného Panny. A právě z jejich řad vzešla první oběť. Je vážně možné, že by se profesor zaměřil na jednu ze svých studentek? Když se objeví další tělo, Mariana se rozhodne Foscu zastavit – i kdyby ji to mělo stát její vlastní život. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Slavná malířka Alicia Berensonová měla idylické manželství. A pak jednoho dne svého muže zastřelila. Do záhadného případu nemá kdo vnést světlo, protože Alicia od vraždy už šest let nepromluvila ani slovo. Její mlčení chce prolomit psychoterapeut Theo Faber, pro kterého se na první pohled nelogická vražda stane posedlostí. Řešení se možná skrývá v jednom z Aliciiných obrazů. Je však Theo připraven zjistit pravdu? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Slavná malířka Alicia Berensonová měla idylické manželství. A pak jednoho dne svého muže zastřelila. Do záhadného případu nemá kdo vnést světlo, protože Alicia od vraždy už šest let nepromluvila ani slovo. Její mlčení chce prolomit psychoterapeut Theo Faber, pro kterého se na první pohled nelogická vražda stane posedlostí. Řešení se možná skrývá v jednom z Aliciiných obrazů. Je však Theo připraven zjistit pravdu? Režie Václav Knop. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Edward Fosca je vrah. Mariana je o tom přesvědčená. Jenže pohledný a charismatický profesor řecké tragédie je na Cambridgeské univerzitě nedotknutelný. Studenti ho zbožňují, zejména členky tajného studentského spolku nazvaného Panny. A právě z jejich řad vzešla první oběť. Je vážně možné, že by se profesor zaměřil na jednu ze svých studentek? Když se objeví další tělo, Mariana se rozhodne Foscu zastavit – i kdyby ji to mělo stát její vlastní život. „Bestsellerový autor Mlčící pacientky přichází s napínavým příběhem spojujícím řeckou mytologii, vraždu a posedlost, kterým znovu stvrzuje, že Michaelides je předním hráčem na poli psychologických thrillerů.“ – Publishers Weekly „Chytré a sofistikované vyprávění plné opravdového napětí – vynikající román podle všech měřítek.“ – Lee Child, britský autor thrillerů Alex Michaelides se narodil na Kypru, vystudoval literaturu na Cambridge University a scenáristiku na American Film Institute v Los Angeles. Jeho debutový román Mlčící pacientka se více než rok udržel na žebříčku bestsellerů New York Times a prodal se v rekordních padesáti zemích. Panny jsou jeho druhý román. Autor žije v Londýně. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Nový strhujúci triler od autora bestsellera Tichá pacientka, v ktorom sa vražda a posadnutosť spájajú s gréckou mytológiou. Edward Fosca je vrah. Tým si je Mariana istá. No charizmatický profesor Cambridgeskej univerzity sa zdá byť nedotknuteľný. Je totiž obľúbený medzi kolegami aj študentmi – a najmä medzi členkami tajnej spoločnosti známej ako Panny. Psychoterapeutka Mariana Androsová sa o Panny začne zaujímať, keď jednu ich členku nájdu zavraždenú. Rýchlo nadobudne podozrenie, že je za to zodpovedný Fosca. A keď sa objaví ďalšie telo, Mariana sa rozhodne – vraha zastaví, aj keby ju to malo stáť vlastný život… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,Knihám označeným zlatou pečetí Edice TOP věnujte zvýšenou pozornost! Předchází je pověst největších světových bestsellerů, které se dočkaly vřelého přijetí kritiky i čtenářů, nebo získaly významná literární ocenění. Nejlepší thriller roku – vítěz Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Celosvětově prodáno přes milion výtisků Slavná malířka Alicia Berensonová měla idylické manželství. A pak jednoho dne svého muže zastřelila. Do záhadného případu nemá kdo vnést světlo, protože Alicia od vraždy už šest let nepromluvila ani slovo. Její mlčení chce prolomit psychoterapeut Theo Faber, pro kterého se na první pohled nelogická vražda stane posedlostí. Řešení se možná skrývá v jednom z Aliciiných obrazů. Je však Theo připraven zjistit pravdu? Alex Michaelides (*1977) se narodil na Kypru. Vystudoval literaturu v Cambridge a scenáristiku na American Film Institute v Los Angeles. Napsal scénář filmu The Devil You Know (2013), v němž hlavní roli ztvárnila Rosamund Pike, a spolupracoval na scénáři filmu Angláni na útěku (2018), ve kterém si zahrála Uma Thurman. Mlčící pacientka je jeho debutový román. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,Alicia Berensonová má napohľad dokonalý život. Je známa maliarka, vydatá za vychyteného módneho fotografa, ktorého nadovšetko miluje, a býva v nádhernom dome obklopenom zeleňou v luxusnej štvrti Londýna. A predsa jedného večera z neznámych príčin svojho muža chladnokrvne zavraždí. Do hlavy mu vypáli päť rán a odvtedy neprehovorí. Aliciino mlčanie premení obyčajnú rodinnú tragédiu na verejnú záhadu, ktorá Aliciu neslávne preslávi. Cena jej umeleckých diel prudko vzrastie, zatiaľ čo ona sama postupne upadá do zabudnutia za múrmi psychiatrického ústavu. Psychoterapeuta Thea Fabera Aliciin osud od začiatku fascinuje a keď dostane príležitosť s ňou pracovať, urobí všetko pre to, aby prehovorila. Terapia pomaly napreduje a vzťah medzi ním a pacientkou je čoraz dôvernejší. Hľadanie pravdy však na povrch vyplaví skutočnosti, ktoré môžu celkom rozvrátiť aj Faberov vlastný život... Psychologický triler s detektívnymi črtami Agathy Christie, nádychom gréckej tragédie a hitchcockovsky pomaly gradujúcim napätím, ktoré vyústi do nepredvídateľného šokujúceho finále. Ambiciózny debut, ktorý žne úspechy po celom svete a chystá sa preniknúť aj na filmové plátna. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great - one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery. Alexander the Great's story often reads like fiction: son to a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father; tutored by Aristotle; a youth from the periphery of the Greek world who took part in his first campaign aged sixteen, becoming king of Macedon at twenty and king of Asia by twenty-five; leading his armies into battle like a Homeric figure.Each generation has peered through the frosted glass of history and come to their own conclusion about Alexander, be it enlightened ruler, military genius, megalomaniac, drunkard or despot. Yet the first two decades of his life have until now been a mystery - a matter of legend and myth. This extraordinary history draws on new discoveries in archaeology to tell the early story of Alexander and his rise - including detail on the tempestuous relationship between Alexander's parents, Philip and the Molossian princess Olympias, his education by Aristotle and the strict military training which would serve him so well in later years.And more than ever, it emerges, the story of Alexander's reign confronts us with difficult questions that are still relevant today - of the relationship between East and West, the legacy of colonialism and the impacts of authoritarian rule. Drawing together startling modern archaeological discoveries, this book brings Alexander's ancient world back into focus. With each fragment of this shattered past, excavated by shovel, pick and trowel, a new history is being written.The forgotten story of young Alexander is being unearthed. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Slavná malířka Alicia Berensonová měla idylické manželství. A pak jednoho dne svého muže zastřelila. Do záhadného případu nemá kdo vnést světlo, protože Alicia od vraždy už šest let nepromluvila ani slovo. Její mlčení chce prolomit psychoterapeut Theo Faber, pro kterého se na první pohled nelogická vražda stane posedlostí. Řešení se možná skrývá v jednom z Aliciiných obrazů. Je však Theo připraven zjistit pravdu? (patro.cz)

Kniha - autor Alex Michaelides, 368 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Epická sága vyprávěná stárnoucím africkým slonem, jenž podniká poslední nebezpečnou cestu za lidmi, kteří ho zachránili jako sirotka před padesáti lety, ale poté ztratili. Při své pouti vzpomíná na život rodiny Hathawayových: slavného loveckého průvodce a jeho ženy, provozující zvířecí sirotčinec, jejich dětí a mladého Kikuyu, jenž slůně našel a pak se stal i on součástí rodiny. Krásný, dojemný a mnohdy srdcervoucí příběh se odehrává v letech 1962 až 2015 ve východní Africe, Velké Británii a v New Yorku. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Legendární kreslíř Alex Ross v luxusní obří publikaci! Velký malíř si nic menšího nezaslouží! Po Lize je tu další kniha, ve které si můžete vychutnat Rossovu malbu – a tentokrát je jejím hrdinou sám Superman! Rozhodl se jen nezachraňovat, ale pomoci celé Zemi a ukončit světový hlad. Jenže to není tak jednoduché, jak by se mohlo zdát. Na některé problémy ani Superman nestačí. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hra na PC - elektronická licence, klíč pro Steam, žánr: RPG, strategie a dobrodružná, % Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead pokračuje v příběhu RPG-Parody Grotesque Tactics. Není vyplněn Alternativní text k fotografii! Holy Avatar zakoupil ostrov v Karibiku a přejmenoval jej na Holy Island. Není vyplněn Alternativní text k fotografii! Na ostrově chce žít se svými dívkami Guild of Maidens. Není vyplněn Alternativní text k fotografii! Hrůzné zjištění Po příjezdu na ostrov však zjistí, že dívky jsou zmrzačené, mrtvé, ale přesto mrtvými nezůstávají. ... (alza.cz)

UPSTAIRS, MADAM IS PLANNING THE PARTY OF THE SEASON.DOWNSTAIRS, THE SERVANTS ARE PLOTTING THE HEIST OF THE CENTURY.When Mrs King, housekeeper to the most illustrious home in Mayfair, is suddenly dismissed after years of loyal service, she knows just who to recruit to help her take revenge.A black-market queen out to settle her scores. An actress desperate for a magnificent part. A seamstress dreaming of a better life.And Mrs King's predecessor, who has been keeping the dark secrets of Park Lane far too long.Mrs King has an audacious plan in mind, one that will reunite her women in the depths of the house on the night of a magnificent ball - and play out right under the noses of her former employers...THEY COME FROM NOTHING. BUT THEY'LL LEAVE WITH EVERYTHING. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Years ago, they fled the lake house.Now, the brothers have returned.Three brothers return to the family cottage by the lake where, more than two decades earlier, a catastrophe changed the course of their lives. Now, they are here to scatter their mother's ashes - young men, estranged but bound together by the history that defines them. Their lives have been spent competing for their father's favour and their mother's love, in a household more like a minefield than a home. What really happened that summer day when everything was blown to pieces?The Survivors is a suspenseful, haunting novel about three brothers and their reckoning with the events of one disputed, disastrous summer. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gilbert the Goblin infiltrates Santa's workshop to prove that goblins are better workers than elves in the side-splitting latest installment in The Worst! picture book series, where even the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends. Everyone knows that elves have a reputation of being the hardest workers around-especially when it comes to the holiday season-but as far as Gilbert the Goblin is concerned that's nothing but ho-ho-hogwash. A goblin's to-do list is just as long as any elf's; they just don't feel the need to sing songs about it.To prove he can outperform any reindeer-watching, wrapper-paper-wielding, toy-tinkering elf, Gilbert puts on his merriest disguise to infiltrate Santa's workshop. But can one lone goblin do the work of a whole team of elves? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It begins with the house – and a body:Alan Hobbes stabbed to death in his own bed. For years, he’s lived as a recluse in the remains of aderelict mansion that once belonged to a serial killer. The police have a suspect: Christopher Shaw,observed on the premises on the night of the murder.Katie Shaw hasn’t seen her brother Chris in two years. All her life, she’s tried to look out for him. Even when he made it so hard.But now he’s bound up in the secrets of this dark house. To save Chris, dare she follow him inside . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Translated by George Chapman, with Introductions by Jan Parker. Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and fellowship that motivate them, have gripped audiences for three millennia.Chapman's Iliad and Odyssey are great English epic poems, but they are also two of the liveliest and readable translations of Homer. Chapman's freshness makes the everyday world of nature and the craftsman as vivid as the battlefield and Mount Olympus. His poetry is driven by the excitement of the Renaissance discovery of classical civilisation as at once vital and distant, and is enriched by the perspectives of humanist thought. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Unikátní pohled do zákulisí. Kniha The Beatles: Get Back vás přenese do posledního roku této celosvětově známé kapely. Fanoušci a všichni milovníci The Beatles se konečně dočkali. Přes deset let očekávaná kniha o legendární kapele je zcela jiná než jakákoli před ní. V The Beatles: Get Back je zaznamenáno vytvoření posledního alba Let It Be přímo vlastními slovy členů The Beatles, která jsou doplněna dříve nepublikovanými fotografiemi ze zkoušek pořízenými Ethanem A. Russellem a Lindou McCartneyovou. Padesát let po nahrávání alba Let It Be a natočení filmu, který je dokumentuje, vychází tato kniha jako doprovod třídílného dokumentárního filmu Petera Jacksona The Beatles: Get Back . Kniha nás přenese do ledna 1969, je to začátek posledního roku The Beatles jako kapely. Album The BEATLES (The White Album – Bílé album) je na prvních místech hitparád a známá čtyřka se schází v Londýně kvůli novému projektu. Po 21 dní v různých nahrávacích studiích s kamerami a rekordéry dokumentujícími každodenní zkoušení kapela nacvičuje a vylepšuje mnoho svých nových i starých skladeb. Vše vrcholí známým koncertem na střeše přinášejícím do centra Londýna krátký oddech od všeho shonu a nebývalý rozruch. The Beatles: Get Back vypráví příběh zkoušek kapely prostřednictvím přepisů konverzace jejích členů a všech přítomných. Díky jemným zásahům editora Johna Harrise máme jedinečnou možnost vše pozorovat z pohledu mouchy na stěně, být přímo u toho a hrát a zpívat a vymýšlet lepší verše současně s kapelou, která je fenoménem po několik desítek let. Tento naprosto unikátní pocit je ještě znásobený původními fotografiemi pořízenými přímo na místě či snímky ze zmíněného 55hodinového filmového záznamu. Vypráví se, že tyto zkoušky byly předzvěstí rozpadu kapely. Nicméně je nutné dodat, že to bylo zároveň nejplodnějším a vrcholným obdobím The Beatles, o kterém si nyní můžeme přečíst přímo od našich milovaných Brouků. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A modern serial killer - hunting an ancient secret. \n\nA woman is left to die as the rebuilt Globe theatre burns. Another woman is drowned like Ophelia, skirts swirling in the water. A professor has his throat slashed open on the steps of Washington's Capitol building. \n\nA deadly serial killer is on the loose, modelling his murders on Shakespeare's plays. But why is he killing? And how can he be stopped? \n\nA gripping, shocking page turner, The Shakespeare Secret masterfully combines modern murder and startling true revelations from the life of Shakespeare. It has been acclaimed as one of the most compulsively readable thrillers of recent years. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophyPlato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge; what is the purpose of education? With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by 'philosopher kings'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophyPlato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge; what is the purpose of education? With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by 'philosopher kings'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Her codename is Kingfisher. Her mission: to seduce and marry most powerful man in the world. October 2016: In America, the election is a few weeks away. Journalist Grace Elliot has just landed a scoop that she believe will make her career. A porn-star is willing to talk about her affair with the man some hope and many fear will become the next president of the United Stares. But no one will touch it. Instead, Grace is sent to Europe where she discovers a story so big, so explosive that it could decide the American election and launch a new Cold War. If she can stay alive long enough to tell it... Spies, murder and one of the biggest conspiracies of our time lie at the heart of the thriller of the year. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation.The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization - an epic poem without rival in the literature of the world, and the cornerstone of Western culture. The story centres on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus' killing of Hektor and determine the fate of Troy. But Homer's theme is not simply war or heroism. With compassion and humanity, he presents a universal and tragic view of the world, of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death, set against a vast and largely unpitying divine background..Seven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c. 8th-7th century BC), the poet to whom the composition of the Iliadand Odyssey are attributed. The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature, but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery, with no reliable biographical information having survived.E. V. Rieu initiated Penguin Classics with Allen Lane and his famous translation of the Odyssey was the first book published in the series in 1947. The Iliad followed in 1950. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The second book in a fast-paced series steeped in Colombian mythology and full of adventure, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time and Percy Jackson. In this tale Tor, Engle, and Melda must stop a band of cursed pirates from taking over their home. Tor is adjusting to life with the Night Witch's powers, with his best friends Engle and Melda by his side.But when a mysterious girl named Vesper washes ashore claiming a band of cursed pirates is on their way to Emblem Island, life changes fast. Vesper is from an underwater city that was destroyed by the terrible Calavera pirates and she warns Tor that his village is next. To stop the pirates, Tor, Engle, and Melda join Vesper on the hunt for the famed Pirate's Pearl, an ancient relic that would give them complete control of the high seas.But the journey is perilous, filled with legendary sea creatures that are determined to see them fail. To save his village and everyone he loves, Tor must accept his new abilities-and use them-in the race to find the pearl. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Elizabeth II became queen when she was only twenty-five. During her seventy years as monarch, she travelled to many countries, met the world’s most famous people and saw great changes and events. But what was it really like to be a queen, and why was she so popular? Dossier:The House of WindsorHorses and dogsThe CommonwealthRoyal housesRoyal ceremonies (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Think of a place where can you stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle between fascism and communism and where the capital city is divided in half as a result of bloody conflict; where the ancient olive trees of Homer's time exist alongside the undersea cables which link up the world's internet. In Cypria, named after a lost Cypriot epic which was the prequel to The Odyssey, British Cypriot writer Alex Christofi writes a deeply personal, lyrical history of the island of Cyprus, from the era of goddesses and mythical beasts to the present day. This sprawling, evocative and poetic book begins with the legend of the cyclops and the storytelling at the heart of the Mediterranean culture. Christofi travels to salt lakes, crusader castles, mosques and the eerie town deserted at the start of the 1974 war. He retells the particularly bloody history of Cyprus during the twentieth century and considers his own identity as traveler and returner, as Odysseus was. Written in the same sensitive, witty and beautifully rendered prose as his last book Dostoevsky in Love, with a novelist's flair and eye for detail, Cypria combines the political, cultural and geographical history of Cyprus with reflections on time, place and belonging. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias GraceThe sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The vultures roosting on the hydro poles fan out their wings to dry them. the air smells faintly of burning. The waterless flood - a man-made plague - has ended the world.But two young women have survived: Ren, a young dancer trapped where she worked, in an upmarket sex club (the cleanest dirty girls in town); and Toby, who watches and waits from her rooftop garden. Is anyone else out there? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Sleeping and The Dead is a tense psychological thriller from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of the three astounding TV series: Shetland, Vera and The Long Call.Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake where the body of a teenager has been discovered.After trawling through the missing persons files, he comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.The news report that a body has been found leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded and long buried memories from her past . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

One of the all-time great animal stories. Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book, with exclusive illustrations from EH Shepard has delighted generations.The Wind in the Willows is one of the most famous and bestselling animal stories of all time. This exclusive 90th anniversary paperback edition celebrates E.H. Shepherd's classic illustrations that brought Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr Toad to life 90 years ago and have captivated children and adults alike ever since.The Wild Wood seems a terrifying place to Mole, until one day he pokes his nose out of his burrow and finds it's full of friends. He meets brave Ratty, kind old Badger and the rascally Mr Toad, and together they go adventuring ... but the Wild Wood doesn't just contain friends, there are also the sinister weasels and stoats, and they capture Toad Hall when Mr Toad is in jail. How will he escape? And can the friends fight together to save Toad Hall?Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is a classic animal adventure that charms and enthrals. This new paperback edition contains the original black and white illustrations by E H Shepard, the man who drew Winnie-the-Pooh. The perfect adventure for children aged 9 and above. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Patience of the Spider is the eighth novel in Andrea Camilleri's wryly humorous Inspector Montalbano series.'A brother,' he said. Jesus Christ! Now where'd this brother come from? Whose brother? Montalbano had known from the start that between all the brothers, uncles, in-laws, nephews and nieces, this case was going to drive him crazy. Chief Inspector Montalbano is on enforced sick leave. But when a local girl goes mysteriously missing, the whole community takes an interest in the case. Why are the kidnappers so sure that the girl's impoverished father and dying mother will be able to find a fortune? The ever-inquisitive Montalbano steps in, to get to the heart of the matter in his own inimitable style.The Patience of the Spider is followed by the ninth novel in the series, Paper Moon. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

By the author of Look Who's Back, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times.REFUGEE CAMPS IN AFRICA ARE SWELLINGAnd Europe has closed its borders. The refugees have no future, no hope, and no money to pay the vast sums now demanded by people smugglers. But what they do have is time.AND THEN AN ANGEL ARRIVES FROM REALITY T.V.When German model and star presenter Nadeche Hackenbusch comes to film at the largest of the camps, one young refugee sees a unique opportunity: to organise a march to Europe, in full view of the media. Viewers are gripped as the vast convoy moves closer, but the far right in Germany is regrouping and the government is at a loss. Which country will halt the refugees in their tracks?THE HUNGRY AND THE FATA devastating, close-to-the-knuckle satire about the haves and have-nots in our divided world by one of Europe's finest and most perceptive writers, in which an outlandish conceit follows a kind of impeccable logic to a devastating conclusion.Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This stunning special edition hardback celebrates the first book in the international bestselling Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO. When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al'Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives.An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness. In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.This special edition hardback includes: - New front cover artwork with gold foil - Beautiful, full-colour endpapers with the classic Wheel of Time map from Thomas Canty and Ellisa Mitchell - Head and tail bands ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times'[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin'A fantasy phenomenon' SFXAlso look out for The Complete Wheel of Time Box Set, a box set containing all fifteen novels in this monumental series, presented in a sturdy box with a wood-finish effect. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Geralt the Witcher races to find his missing ward, Ciri, in this fourth novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games.The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life.But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies determined to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down. Her crimes have made her famous.There is only one place left to run. The tower of the swallow is waiting...Translated by David French. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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While marooned at his banking job in the bewilderingly damp and insular realm known as Ireland, Claude Martingale is approached by a down-on-his-luck author, Paul, looking for his next great subject. Claude finds that his life gets steadily more exciting under Paul's fictionalizing influence; he even falls in love with a beautiful waitress. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An award-winning author and illustrator offers a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the beloved Sufi poem Celebrated children's book creator Peter Sis presents his first book for adults with The Conference of the Birds--a lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the beauty of the human journey. Sis's deeply felt version of the classic twelfth-century Persian epic poem tells the story of a flock of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh, who lives on the mountain of Kaf. Drawn from all species, the flock travels through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, detachment, unity, amazement, and death. The birds that endure reach the mountain to learn a profound lesson: that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them. (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)

'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me'So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

After walking through a portal in the Tower of the Swallow, thus narrowly escaping death, the Witcher girl, Ciri, finds herself in a completely different world... a world of the Elves. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world. But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In war they made impossible choices. Now can they live with them?'Moving . . . surprises and devastates' New York Times'Masterful' People'Mesmerising . . . reveals new truths about one of history's most tragic eras' USA TodayThe Third Reich has crumbled. The Russians are coming.Marianne von Lingenfels - widow of a resister murdered by the Nazi regime - finds refuge in the crumbling Bavarian castle where she once played host to German high society. There she fulfils her promise to find and protect the wives and children of her husband's brave conspirators, rescuing her dearest friend's widow, Benita, from sexual slavery to the Russian army, and Ania from a work camp for political prisoners. As Marianne assembles this makeshift family she is certain their shared pain will bind them together.But as Benita begins a clandestine relationship and Ania struggles to conceal her role in the Nazi regime, Marianne learns that her clear-cut, highly principled world view has no place in these new, frightening and emotionally-charged days.All three women must grapple with the realities they now face, and the consequences of decisions each made in the darkest of times . . . Deeply moving and compelling, The Women of the Castle is a heart-wrenching and hopeful novel of secrets and survival, a reckoning, and the astonishing power of forgiveness. Perfect for fans of All the Light You Cannot See, The Reader and The Light Between Oceans. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon - all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night." (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Hunger of the Gods continues John Gwynne's acclaimed Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeanceLik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own - and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god. Their hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead . . . and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Prepare to turn the Wheel of Time - discover the first novel in one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al'Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness.In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. (knihydobrovsky.cz)