fb2Henty again turned his attention to the war fought in Queen Anne’s reign. The little known but remarkable and eccentric Charles Mordaunt, earl of Peterborough, served the Crown as admiral and general, diplomat and ambassador. He led English forces in the War of the Spanish Succession and in a remarkable siege captured Barcelona and installed an Austrian archduke as king of Spain. Henty states in his preface that Peterborough “showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed, and performed feats of daring worthy of taking their place among those of the leaders of chivalry.”
Orphaned and ornery, Jack Stilwell begins life with two strikes against him. A frustrated uncle turns him over to an impressment gang and off he goes to Spain to join Peterborough. As an aide-de-camp to the general, he survives several adventures, faces down an angry mob bent on killing unarmed citizens, and helps the General in all the military actions in Spain. Jack also serves under Marlborough, exhibiting all the strength of character and valor expected of an English officer. This action-packed story ends with the former orphan a respected colonel and a member of Parliament.
An exciting short story set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett, available together in the UK exclusively on e-book.Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons – bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace.But there was a time when the demons were not so bold. A time when wards did more than hold the demons at bay. They allowed man to fight back, and to win. Messenger Arlen Bales will search anywhere, dare anything, to return this magic to the world.
This novella presents Arlen Bales, a seventeen-year-old apprentice Messenger carrying a dangerous cargo to Count Brayan's gold mine as One Arm, the giant rock demon, hunts him through the duchy.
A train is barreling through a blizzard across the desolate Nevada territory of hostile Paiute Indians toward Fort Humboldt in 1873. Nevada's Governor, the fort commander's daughter, and a US marshal escorting an outlaw are onboard. No one is telling the truth, and at least one person is capable of murder. Who will make it to their destination?
The New York Times bestselling series hailed as “gripping” (People magazine) and “compelling” (USA Today) returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.
The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. But in the course of a routine autopsy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death—clearly, foul play was involved. But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaughs’ children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string of shocking hate crimes against the Amish?
Having grown up Amish, Kate is determined to bring the killer to justice. Because the other series of attacks are designated hate crimes, the state sends in agent John Tomasetti, with whom Kate has a long and complex relationship. Together, they search for the link between the crimes—and uncover a dark secret at work beneath the placid surface of this idyllic Amish community.
Chock full of twists and chills and set against the unusual world of the Amish, this series “will delight fans of Chelsea Cain and Thomas Harris” (USA Today).
A friend in need is a friend indeed. And no one is a better friend than hitman-for-hire Lex Harper. When a mate from his past ends up in a Bolivian prison, Harper doesn’t think twice about going to his aid. Beatings, rapes and murders are an everyday occurrence in the prison – and that’s just the guards. But the only way to break his friend out is for Harper to put his own life on the line, in a place where death comes quickly and only the strong survive. Getting into the prison is easy enough – but can Harper get out? And how many people will he have to kill to make it back?
Viso pasaulio skaitytojai užgniaužę kvapą stebėjo Belos Svan ir Edvardo Kaleno meilės istoriją. Rašytoja Stephenie Meyer sagą pradėjo knyga „Saulėlydis“, ją tęsė knygos „Jaunatis“ ir „Užtemimas“. „Brėkštanti aušra“ – finalinė, ketvirtoji dalis.
Regis visi nesutarimai praeityje. Bela ir Edvardas susituokia ir mėgaujasi medaus mėnesiu Brazilijoje. Bela dar turi laiko galutinai apsispręsti ar ji pasiryžusi prisijungti prie nemirtingųjų pasaulio. Netrukus jauna moteris pasijunta besilaukianti, tačiau užsimezgusi būtybė kelia pavojų jos gyvybei, o vilkolakių klanas įsitikinęs, kad motiną ir jos viduje augantį monstrą būtina sunaikinti. Bela pasiryžusi ne tik atsisakyti viliojančio nemirtingumo, bet ir atsisveikinti su savo gyvybe, jei tik pasaulis reikalauja tokios aukos.
„Brėkštanti aušra“ – įspūdinga knyga, kurioje netrūks vampyrų aukštuomenės intrigų, žūtbūtinių kovų, atsidavimo ir draugystės, nerimo dėl veikėjų sprendimų, netikėtų siužeto vingių ir, žinoma, nepaprastos meilės, kuri gali pakeisti pasaulį.
Paskutinę serijos dalį sudaro trys skyriai. Vienas jų pasakojamas vilkolakio Džeikobo balsu. Knyga buvo išleista 2008-tais metais. Pardavimai viršijo lūkesčius – per pirmą parą „Saulėlydžio sagos“ gerbėjai JAV nupirko 1,3 milijonų egzempliorių. Teigiama, kad Stephenie Meyer, nusprendusi į istoriją įtraukti ir nėštumą, labai daug domėjosi mitologija ir rėmėsi demono Inkubo legenda. Pastaroji dalis sulaukė itin prieštaringų vertinimų ir apžvalgų.
Knygos leidybos teisės buvo parduotos daugiau nei penkiasdešimčiai šalių, o siužetas pritaikytas dviejų dalių filmui. Pirmoji pasirodė 2011, o antroji – 2012 metais.
„Saulėlydžio saga“ – be abejonės viena populiariausių šio amžiaus knygų serijų jaunimui, tačiau rašytoja paskatino susidomėjimą ir kitų autorių literatūra. Vienoje iš knygų paminėtas Emily Bronte „Vėtrų kalnas“ išgyveno tikrą renesansą.
Stephenie Meyer – populiari amerikiečių rašytoja, kurianti fantastinio žanro knygas jaunimui ir suaugusiems. Autorė studijavo anglų kalbą ir literatūrą Brigham Young universitete, Jutoje. Istoriją apie paprastos merginos ir vampyro meilę įkvėpė sapnas ir Šekspyro kūryba. Tiesa, autorė nesitikėjo, kad „Saulėlydžio saga“ taps tokia populiaria.
A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous Ida Arnold, who is determined to avenge a death.
For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry, for whom the economic woes spell an opportunity to expand and grow. These mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high-priced products to sell to the credit-hungry working poor, including the instant tax refund and the payday loan. In the process they've created an industry larger than the casino business and have proved that pawnbrokers and check cashers, if they dream big enough, can grow very rich off those with thin wallets.
Early one morning in the seaside resort of Whitley Bay, the lifeless body of a young girl, Sophie Washington, is found brutally murdered – her face mutilated beyond recognition
DI Jack Brady, recovering from a vicious shooting incident, is on the edge. Struggling with his marriage break-up and his tortured past, his problems intensify when friend and colleague DI James Matthews confidentially reveals that he was with the victim the night of her murder.
Brady's loyal deputy, the clean-cut Detective Sergeant Harry Conrad and police psychologist Dr Amelia Jenkins are assigned with Brady to solve the victim's murder. But the investigation becomes increasingly compromised as Brady realises that Matthews is holding something back.
As Brady delves ever deeper into Sophie's life, he comes to realise that the three men who should have protected her during her short life are the chief suspects in her murder: her teacher, her step-father and a police detective.
Review
"A tale of damaged, broken people set against a brutal and decaying North East England coast. British crime fiction needs exceptional new voices and Danielle Ramsay is well on her way to being one." —Martyn Waites, author, The Mercy Seat
"Tightly-plotted book. Brady is a wreck, but knows it and his honesty about his own condition makes him an engaging hero." —Reviewing the Evidence
On holiday in Victoria, British Columbia, Bond becomes intrigued Lee Fu-Chu, a half-Blackfoot, half-Chinese philanthropist who is known as "Brokenclaw" because of a deformed hand. On his return to the UK Bond is tasked to investigate the kidnapping of several scientists who have been working on a new submarine detection system. It becomes clear that Brokenclaw is behind the kidnapping and worse, he has a devastating plan to cause economic meltdown through the collapse of the dollar. Bond has no choice but to enter his lair ...
From Publishers Weekly
Called upon to keep submarine-detection secrets away from the Chinese, James Bond combats Brokenclaw, the fiendish, sexually insatiable man whose nickname is a reference to a deformed left hand. "Bond is both obnoxious and racist," said PW , warning that threatened and actual brutality toward women and disparaging remarks about Asians are but a few of this novel's faults.
Chaos is coming, old son.
With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness. No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro owner, Olivier. How did he make such a spectacular success of his business? What past did he leave behind and why has he buried himself in this tiny village? And why does every lead in the investigation find its way back to him?
As Olivier grows more frantic, a trail of clues and treasures— from first editions ofCharlotte’s WebandJane Eyreto a spider web with the word “WOE” woven in it—lead the Chief Inspector deep into the woods and across the continent in search of the truth, and finally back to Three Pines as the little village braces for the truth and the final, brutal telling.