Kirils Partiks Epicentrs Viņam nācies izdzīvot zemes ellē, Mēra pārņemtā Zonā, kur lielākā daļa cilvēku nomiruši no nezināmas slimības, bet dzīvnieki un augi pārvērtušies par briesmoņiem. Viņš - bijušais izlūkdienesta virsnieks. Taču briesmas un naids izolētajā perimetrā padarīja viņu par vientuļu vilku vārdā Pelēkais. Viņam gandrīz nav draugu, bet ir pārāk daudz ienaidnieku. Lai izdzīvotu, viņš ir spiests spēlēt dubultspēli, provocēt asiņainus kautiņus, cīnīties ar cilvēkiem un saniknotās dabas ļaunajiem spēkiem. Viņš pats nepamanīja, kā izvedojot noslēpumainu saikni Zona viņu savienojusi ar Epicentru, no kura izplatījusies katastrofa. Pelēkais - atslēga draudīgo noslēpumu atšķetināšanai gan Zonā, gan ārpus tās. tulkojis Imants Ločmelis

Trzecia powieść Szczepana Twardocha, jednego z najbardziej obiecujących młodych polskich pisarzy, socjologa, filozofa, publicysty, jest czymś więcej niż kolejną fantastyczną historią. To podróż przez śląską prowincję, gdzie każdy człowiek ma swój dramat, opowiedziana znakomitym językiem, obfitująca w niebanalne pomysły i oryginalne spostrzeżenia – wyjątkowa książka. Jej bohater, tytułowy ksiądz Jan Trzaska, intelektualista w sutannie, zostaje wikarym w małej miejscowości na Górnym Śląsku. Czuje się tam jak na zesłaniu – aż pewnej nocy zjawia się u niego Jezus Chrystus w towarzystwie archanioła Michała. Odtąd słowo wikarego oszałamia, dotyk leczy, a na Śląsk zjeżdżają dziennikarze, duchowni, a przede wszystkim chorzy pragnący uleczenia. Czy to jednak możliwe, żeby Jezus rozmawiał z człowiekiem?

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, an evil legacy long believed dead is stirring. Even the Jedi are caught by surprise, their attentions focused on the political unrest between the Trade Federation and the Republic. Now the dark side of the Force threatens to overwhelm the light, and only an ancient Jedi prophecy stands between hope and doom for the entire galaxy. On the desert world of Tatooine, far from the concerns for the Republic, a slave boy works by day and dreams by night—of being a Jedi Knight and one day traveling the stars to worlds he's only heard of in stories… of finding a way to win freedom from enslavement for himself and his beloved mother. His only hope lies in his extraordinary instincts and his strange gift for understanding the "rightness" of things, talents that allow him to be one of the best Podracers on the planet. In another part of the galaxy, the Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, young Obi-Wan Kenobi, are charged with the protection of the Amidala, the young Queen of Naboo, as she seeks to end the siege of her planet by Trade Federation warships. It is this quest that brings Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and the Queen's beautiful young handmaiden to the sand-swept streets of Tatooine and the shop where the slave boy Anakin Skywalker toils and dreams. And it is this unexpected meeting that marks the beginning of the drama that will become legend…

There is a great disturbance in the Force…. From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling. The Republic is failing, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, elected ten years earlier to save the crumbling government. Separatists threaten war, and the Senate is hopelessly divided, unable to determine whether to raise an army for battle or keep the fragile peace. It is a stalemate that, once broken, could lead to galactic chaos. Mischievous and resolved, courageous to the point of recklessness, Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheaval. The nineteen-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Council, and a challenge to his Jedi Master. Time has not dulled Anakin’s ambition, nor has his Jedi training tamed his independent streak. When an attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala's life brings them together for the first time in ten years, it is clear that time also has not dulled Anakin's intense feelings for the beautiful diplomat. The attack on Senator Amidala just before a crucial vote thrusts the Republic even closer to the edge of disaster. Masters Yoda and Mace Windu sense enormous unease. The dark side is growing, clouding the Jedi's perception of the events. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, a slow rumble is building into the roar of thousands of soldiers readying for battle. But even as the Republic falters around them, Anakin and Padmé find a connection so intense that all else begins to fall away. Anakin will lose himself — and his way — in emotions a Jedi, sworn to hold allegiance only to the Order, is forbidden to have

Before achieving critical acclaim as a novelist, David Markson paid the rent by writing several crime novels, including two featuring the private detective Harry Fannin. Together here in one volume, these works are now available to a new generation of readers. In the second novel, Epitaph for a Dead Beat, Fannin finds himself knee-deep in murder among the beatniks and bohemians of the early 1960s, where blood seems to flow as readily as cheap Chianti

Before achieving critical acclaim as a novelist, David Markson paid the rent by writing several crime novels, including two featuring the private detective Harry Fannin. Together here in one volume, these works are now available to a new generation of readers. In Epitaph for a Tramp, Fannin isn't called out to investigate a murder — it happens on his doorstop. In the sweltering heat of a New York August night, he answers the buzzer at his door to find his promiscuous ex-wife dying from a knife wound. To find her killer, Fannin plies his trade with classic hard-boiled aplomb

On the death of Henry the Fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men surround the baby king, including his two uncles, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester. Shrewd and clever, Bedford seeks to uphold all his late brother had won and preserve it for young Henry the Sixth. Gloucester, a man of poor judgement, greedy for wealth and power, has other ideas. In Lancastrian England and war-torn France, there are three women whose lives are to have a marked effect on the future. Katherine de Valois, haunted by an unhappy childhood, finds love in an unexpected quarter and founds the Tudor dynasty; Joan of Arc leaves her village pastures on the command of heavenly voices; and Eleanor of Gloucester is drawn into a murder plot and becomes the centre of a cause célèbre. Murder, greed and ambition flourish alongside sacrifice, dedication and courage. These are turbulent times as the defeated become the victorious…