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Teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down a former student intent on harming others, but when a former student shows up at school with a vest packed with explosives, he springs into action. Thanks to his quick thinking, Richard averts a major tragedy but his moment in the…
Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology meet in this thrilling historical fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, romance, and adventure.
The empire of Montezuma II has long fallen, a city raised on the bones of Tenochtitlan. None dare whisper the names of their gods- or speak of the magic that once graced the…
Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel.The third in The Faithful and the Fallen series, Ruin by John Gwynne continues the gripping battle of good vs evil.
The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron,…
From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital's influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it. Once, Jay was an artist. Shortly after graduating from his London art school, he was tipped for greatness, a promising career…
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash, Fall of Ruin and Wrath is a scorching romance with high stakes, breathtaking magic and a searing enemies-to-lovers romance.
She lives by her intuition. He feeds on her pleasure . . .
Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were…
An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.
Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She’s a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed…
”Linwood Barclay’s I Will Ruin You is a page-turner that also has important things to say. You’ll get your money’s worth out of this one.” Stephen King
In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teachers act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: fantasy och magisk realism
Penny Dreadful meets The Gilded Wolves in this captivating young adult fantasy trilogy set in alternate 1880s London following an immortal African tightrope walker with a destructive destiny—all three books now together in a collectible hardcover boxed set!
As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is…
Breathtaking suspense and scorching romance meet in this page-turning tale.This is an immersive, sweeping fantasy from the mega-bestselling Jennifer L. Armentrout.
She lives by her intuition. He feeds on her pleasure . . .
Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast…
Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology meet in this thrilling historical fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, romance, and adventure.
The empire of Montezuma II has long fallen, a city raised on the bones of Tenochtitlan. None dare whisper the names of their gods- or speak of the magic that once graced the…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser Reportage och samlingar av journalistiska texter
Anne Palmers har arbetat som journalist över hela världen i sju decennier. Med skarp blick och som flerspråkig med ett genuint intresse för människans lott, har hon färdats över kontinenter med penna och kamera. I Kejsarpalatset i Tokyo, bland de gömda judarna i Portugal och i Göteborgs förorter har hon mött människor…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: fantasy och magisk realism
The powerful and magical sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller BEASTS OF PREY, perfect for fans of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, SHADOW AND BONE and THE GILDED ONES. ’A fast-paced, rip-roaring ride that grabs you by the throat and never lets you go. A masterpiece of magic’ – Namina Forna, New York…
Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, once the largest in the world, shut down in 2004 after a long struggle. Most New Yorkers know it only as an icon on the landscape, multiplied on T-shirts and skateboard graphics. Paul Raphaelson, known internationally for his formally intricate urban landscape photographs, was given…
THE THIRD BOOK IN THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES’With bits of Buffy, Game Of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series of total joy’ STYLISTFeyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its…
Födelsedagar firas på många sätt. Till de vanliga hör att blåsa ut levande ljus. I akademiska sammanhang finns sedan 1600-talet en tradition att sammanställa en bok som visar hur en kollega har blåst liv i sitt ämne, i ett kunskapsfält, i en institution. De har sedan dess kallats festskrifter men också liber amicorum,…
Ruin är en kortroman om antihjälten Aziza, som när hon inte jobbar på en myndighet nära Sveavägen, dricker, skriver och röker på. När Aziza var liten flydde hon med sin teaterspelande pappa från Mogadishu i Somalia, men som efter en tid i Sverige övergav henne. Under berättelsens gång minns Aziza barndomen, flykten och…
Thousands of years ago, Earth’s terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life – but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity’s great empire fell, and the program’s decisions were lost to time.
Aeons…
Mot bakgrund av mytens landskap framträder vår egen civilisation i ljuset av den nedgående solens sista strålar. Ett egenartat färgspel skapar en fantastisk arkitektur bland molnen: ett slott med tusen tinnar, ett skepp med svällande segel, ett torn som i hisnande avsatser klättrar upp mot stjärnorna?
Solnedgång över…
Parthenon är en biografi över ett av världens mest besökta byggnadsverk. Vad är det som gör att så många upplever detta antika monument på Akropolisklippan i Athen som något alldeles speciellt? Vem byggde Parthenon och varför? Vad skulle man ha det till? Kunnigt, elegant och med en härligt brittisk ironi i tonen…
Hans Ruin. En gränsöverskridare ger ett personligt porträtt av en humanist som växte upp i en familj, ett samhälle och en tid fyllda av konflikter. Professorn Hans Ruin (18911980) var född i Helsingfors och verkade i den finlandssvenska kulturkretsen fram till 1945 då han flyttade till Sverige och bosatte sig i Lund. I…
SHADOW AND BONE. SIEGE AND STORM. Now Alina’s story reaches its incredible conclusion in RUIN AND RISING. The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova’s amplifiers.…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: allmänt
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears…
Magically gifted aristocrats rule Britain, and the people must serve them. But rebellion now strikes at the heart of the old order. Abi has escaped public execution, thanks to an unexpected ally. Her brother Luke is on the run with Silyen Jardine, the most mysterious aristocrat of all. And as political and magical…
”Tisteln i rosenrabatten” beskriver en persons resa från revolution till ruin under kampen mot nazismen och den tyska ockupationsmakten. Spioneri, kurirtrafik, smuggling och samarbetet bakom kulisserna mellan norska och svenska socialdemokrater kommer i dagen. Liksom den åsiktsregistrering som decennier…
On his first week on the job, Garda Cormac Reilly responds to a call at a decrepit country house to find two silent, neglected children waiting for him – fifteen-year-old Maude and five-year-old Jack. Their mother lies dead upstairs. Twenty years later, Cormac has left his high-flying career as a detective in…
Kategorier: Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management
The bestselling author of The Death of Money on how investors can prepare for the next financial panic – and why it’s coming sooner than you think. The global economy has made what seems like an incredible comeback after the financial crisis of 2008. Yet this comeback is artificial. Central banks have…
Do you know someone whose emotions flip-flop from one moment to the next? Do they seem suspicious or jealous of others or antagonize you for no reason? You might be dealing with a high-conflict personality. 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life is about people who are beyond difficult. When a high-conflict…
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy: On the floating city of Internment, you can be anything you dream. Unless you approach the edge.
Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city in the clouds where she lives, can lead to madness. Even…
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy: On the floating city of Internment, you can be anything you dream. Unless you approach the edge. Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city in the clouds where she lives, can lead to madness. Even…