Annika has lived a life of comfort and luxury as the Princess of Kadier—but now, after the death of her mother, she’s weighted under the looming threat of a loveless marriage arranged by her cold father.
Far outside the palace walls, on the outskirts of the land Annika’s family has long ruled over, Lennox is waiting for his moment. His people displaced, his father gone, Lennox knows that it’s up to him to lead his people into a battle to overthrow the Kadierian monarchy.
After Annika and Lennox’s worlds collide, they can’t stop thinking of each other. Annika has waited her whole life to find out what love truly feels like—but could it be that she’s found love with someone she can never have?
From No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – an extraordinarily brilliant and rollicking mystery adventure illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross, and the sequel to the much-loved Gangsta Granny.
Ben is getting used to life without his beloved granny. She was a cabbage enthusiast, a Scrabble partner… and an international jewel thief known as The Black Cat. Now, only the memory of their extraordinary adventure to steal the Crown Jewels lives on. Then something inexplicable happens. World-famous treasures are stolen in the dead of night and the clues point to none other than The Black Cat? But that’s impossible…?
Expect the unexpected in this wonderfully entertaining and laugh-out-loud adventure, which will have readers on the edge of their seats as they join Ben on his quest to unravel the mystery of the return of The Black Cat.
This first ever sequel from David Walliams will delight new fans, as well as the millions of readers that have loved Gangsta Granny.
Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV, heading to the beach for Spring Break. It’s a long drive but spirits are high. Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere. And as the wheels are shot out, one by one, the friends realise that this is no accident.
There’s a sniper out there. He’s watching them and he knows exactly who they are. One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for.
As a game of cat-and-mouse plays out, the group desperately tries to get help. Buried secrets are forced to light and tensions within the group reach deadly levels. Only one thing is for sure. Not everyone will survive the night . . .
Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy.
Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive fame at the age of twelve in National Velvet to becoming the first actor to negotiate a million-dollar salary for a film, from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist.
Using Elizabeth’s unpublished letters, diary entries and off-the-record interview transcripts as well as interviews with 250 of her closest friends and family, Kate Andersen Brower tells the full, unvarnished story of the classic Hollywood star who continues to captivate audiences the world over.
Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she's a portrait artist whose paintings alter people's bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor's wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son.
Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy's death was no accident. A killer stalks these halls – one disturbingly obsessed with portrait magic. Desperate to get out of the manor as quickly as possible, Myra turns to the governor's older son for help completing the painting before the secret she spent her life concealing makes her the killer's next victim.
What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?
Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.
But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.
Caught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances’ dreams come crashing down. Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past…
She has to confess why Carys disappeared…
Meanwhile at uni, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets.
It’s only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. And it’s only by being your true self that you can find happiness.
Frances is going to need every bit of courage she has.
A YA coming of age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.
Agentka FBI Maggie O'Dell widziała już wiele w swojej karierze. Ścigając morderców i psychopatów, zagłębiała się w najbardziej mroczne zakamarki ludzkiego umysłu. Ale kiedy na Florydzie straż przybrzeżna wyłowiła pojemnik wypełniony częściami ludzkiego ciała, nawet ona była wstrząśnięta tym, co zobaczyła. Tors, stopa, trzy ręce... Maggie zaczyna niezwykle trudne śledztwo. Odkrywa, że tors należy do mężczyzny, który zaginął w tajemniczych okolicznościach. Sprawę komplikuje fakt, że ostatnio widziano go setki mil od miejsca, gdzie został znaleziony fragment jego ciała. W tym samym czasie znad Kuby nadciąga potężny huragan, który może spustoszyć całą Florydę. Jest coraz mniej czasu na rozwiązanie makabrycznej zagadki.
Come face to face with Smaug the Magnificent, the most realistic, breathtaking and destructive dragon ever to appear on screen, in this gallery of exclusive images that tell the story of how he was created.
Smaug is possibly the most memorable character in JRR Tolkiens The Hobbit: a huge, malevolent, fire-breathing, talking dragon! But while he makes quite an impact in the book, in Peter Jacksons film adaptation he is definitely the most spectacular creature ever to appear on screen.
So how did the filmmakers manage to take the dragon that has lived in millions of readers imaginations and turn him into a totally unique and unforgettable living, breathing character?
The answer can be found in Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon. Packed with stunning, exclusive new images, it reveals how he grew out of thousands of detailed and fantastical concept designs into the beast that is unleashed in awesome digital glory.
Compiled by the Academy Award-winning teams at Weta Digital and Weta Workshop, who provide fascinating insights telling the story of the dragons creation, this is the perfect companion for every fan who was blown away by Smaug, the Magnificent!
It is wartime and four children are evacuated to live with a professor in the country, where they make an incredible discovery. Generations of children have followed Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy through the wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia. There are epic battles, fantastical creatures, perilous adventures and dangerous quests, as well as fiendish villains and unforgettable acts of love, bravery and betrayal. Age 7+
In a world that’s increasingly chaotic and uncertain, Create your own calm sets kids on a path to becoming emotionally resilient and helps them to take practical, positive steps towards being calm and happy.
300 years before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.
So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon.
Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began…
Presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin reunites fans of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons & Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. This brand new audio book is read by Timothy West & Samuel West.
Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable, is central to the enmity of two of the greatest powers in the world.
Morgoth of the uttermost evil seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city of his Elven enemies, while the gods in Valinor refuse to support Ulmo Lord of Waters' designs to protect it.
Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, and guided unseen by Ulmo he sets out on the fearful journey to Gondolin to warn them of their coming doom. Then Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs.
Jeden fałszywy krok może wszystko zmienić. Melanie Starks żyła dotąd niezgodnie z prawem. Jako samotna matka, wraz z siedemnastoletnim synem Charliem, utrzymywała się z drobnych kradzieży i oszustw. Gdy w końcu wydawało się, że sprawy przybiorą inny obrót… w jej drzwiach pojawia się Jared Barnett. Oskarżony o gwałt i morderstwo właśnie wyszedł z więzienia dzięki sprytnym zabiegom swego obrońcy. Przybywa z opracowanym planem napadu na bank. Teraz potrzebuje tylko pomocy siostry i jej syna. To ma być ich ostatni skok, który zapewni im dostatnie życie. W końcu Melanie godzi się wziąć udział w napadzie. Jednak nic nie idzie zgodnie z ich planem. Napad, zamiast przynieść łup, kończy się krwawą jatką. Giną niewinni ludzie. Pozostaje tylko ucieczka… Zbiegli napastnicy nie mają odwrotu, nic nie może ich powstrzymać. Czy mają coś jeszcze do stracenia, kiedy już raz zabili?
Clea nie jest grzeczną dziewczynką. Od dziecka uczyła się złodziejskiego fachu, dwa razy trafiła za kratki. Teraz postanawia rozpocząć nowe, uczciwe życie, ale wplątuje się w groźną międzynarodową aferę. Policja nie wierzy w jej wersję wydarzeń, dla przestępców jest niewygodnym świadkiem. Musi zdobyć dowody swej niewinności, dlatego włamuje się do posiadłości jednego z podejrzanych. Na miejscu zaskakuje ją… inny włamywacz. Złodziej, zabójca czy niespodziewany sprzymierzeniec?
Nikt nigdy nie miał poznać tej tajemnicy…. Przez dwadzieścia lat śmierć jej rodziców, agentów brytyjskiego wywiadu, otaczała zmowa milczenia. Gdy Beryl Tavistock przypadkowo poznaje przebieg dramatycznych wydarzeń, przeżywa szok. Ojciec brutalnie zamordował matkę, a następnie popełnił samobójstwo? Oboje byli komunistycznymi szpiegami? Beryl nie może w to uwierzyć. Postanawia odkryć, co stało się naprawdę.Śledztwo rozpoczyna w Paryżu, gdzie przed laty wydarzyła się tragedia. Z bratem i zaprzyjaźnionym agentem CIA wpada w sam środek szpiegowskiej afery i bezwzględnej gry służb. Nie zdaje sobie sprawy, że szukając prawdy, wydaje na siebie wyrok śmierci.
Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day. On Aurora, the first and greatest of the Spacer planets, Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw investigate yet another seemingly impossible crime - this time, a roboticide. Someone has destroyed the positronic mind of R. Jander Panell, a humanoid twin to Daneel. His creator, the master roboticist Han Fastolfe, denies all involvement. So does Gladia Delmarre, the robot's owner. And lover.Working in the heart of Spacer politics and civilisation, Baley and Daneel soon realise that their decisions will have profound consequences not only on relations between Earth and the Outer Worlds, but on mankind's place in the galaxy.
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