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FEYRE PŘINESE POMSTU. Opustila Noční dvůr – i svého nejvyššího lorda – a rozehrává smrtící hru plnou klamů. Na Jarním dvoře Tamlin uzavírá dohody s útočícím králem, který hrozí, že Prythian srazí na kolena, a Feyre je odhodlaná odhalit jeho plány. Aby to však dokázala, musí spřádat síť lží a jediné uklouznutí může znamenat zkázu nejen pro Feyre, ale i pro její svět. Zatímco se mocné armády přou o moc, Feyre se musí rozhodnout, komu důvěřovat mezi oslnivými a smrtícími nejvyššími lordy, a hledat spojence na nečekaných místech. ALE ZATÍMCO ZUŘÍ VÁLKA, PRÁVĚ JEJÍ SRDCE ČEKÁ NEJVĚTŠÍ BITVA. NAPÍNAVÁ TŘETÍ KNIHA FANTASY SÉRIE SARAH J. MAAS, KTERÁ SE STALA BESTSELLEREM ČASOPISU NEW YORK TIMES.

Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for her, scouted from the streets of Newcastle. Placed on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, she is offered an exhibition at a fashionable London gallery, promising to revive her career in the art world and offering an escape from her rut of drugs, alcohol, and extreme cinema. The news triggers a self-destructive tailspin, centred around Irina’s relationship with her obsessive best friend, and a shy young man from her local supermarket who has attracted her attention… Boy Parts is the incendiary debut novel from Eliza Clark, a pitch-black comedy both shocking and hilarious, fearlessly exploring the taboo regions of sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first century.

"A Murder is Announced" is a staple of crime fiction and often considered as the best Miss Marple novel. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple who is staying nearby, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: ‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.’ Is this a childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd gathers at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out… The novel was promoted on both sides of the Atlantic as Agatha Christie's 50th book and published in 1950 by William Collins. Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "A Murder is Announced." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."

On the steps of New York's City Hall, five ageing Mothers sit in silent protest. They are the guardians of the vogue ball community - queer men who opened their hearts and homes to countless lost Children, providing safe spaces for them to explore their true selves. Through epochs of city nightlife, from draconian to liberal, the Children have been going missing; their absences ignored by the authorities and uninvestigated by the police. In a final act of dissent the Mothers have come to pray: to expose their personal struggle beneath our age of protest, and commemorate their loss until justice is served. Watching from City Hall's windows is city clerk, Teddy. Raised by the Mothers, he is now charged with brokering an uneasy truce. With echoes of James Baldwin, Marilynne Robinson and Rachel Kushner, Niven Govinden asks what happens when a generation remembered for a single, lavish decade has been forced to grow up, and what it means to be a parent in a confused and complex society. 'Niven Govinden is a true force of fierceness and beauty' Olivia Laing 'A vital book' Andrew McMillan 'Vivid prose reinventing ideas of motherhood, belonging and taking us into the community of drag balls and protest, both personal and political' Jenni Fagan 'A powerful and poetic book' Kerry Hudson

Před svým průlomovým románem Nahý oběd z roku 1959 napsal tehdy neznámý William S. Burroughs svůj první román Feťák. Je to upřímné svědectví očitého svědka o dobách a místech, které už dávno zmizely, neuhlazená reportáž z terénu amerického poválečného podsvětí. Burroughs se nebál v roce 1953 vykreslit sám sebe jako přesvědčeného příslušníka dvou společensky opovrhovaných nižších vrstev (závislého na narkotikách a homosexuála) a psal jako školený antropolog, když bez omluv popisoval způsob života – v New Yorku, New Orleans a Mexico City –, který už ve čtyřicátých letech démonizovala uměle vyvolaná protidrogová hysterie prospěchářské byrokracie a cynických, podlézavých médií. Pro toto vydání k padesátému výročí významný burroughsovský badatel Oliver Harris pečlivě, slovo po slovu, rekonstruoval autorův původní text z archivních strojopisů a v obsáhlém úvodu zasazuje obsah knihy do živého historického kontextu. Poprvé jsou zde rovněž Burroughsův vlastní dosud nevydaný úvod a celá vypuštěná kapitola spolu s mnoha „ztracenými“ pasážemi, stejně jako doprovodné texty Allena Ginsberga a dalších.

Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.

Prepare to see the New York Times­-bestselling series like you’ve never seen it before, now with new cover art! The second book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today- Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! Our cyborg heroine teams up with two new characters, Scarlet and Wolf, to defend Earth against a wicked space queen. "An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars."―Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles "Prince Charming among the cyborgs." ―The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison―even though she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive if she does―in this second installment from Marissa Meyer. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana. The adventure continues in this fresh fairytale retelling that combines elements of Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.