What to do when magic knocks on your door? In today's big Sun City, there is no place for magic. Marcus Pocus, an apprentice wizard from the Full Moon Club, sincerely believed this until he stumbled upon a mysterious shop in a dark alley. And he discovered that magic in the big city not only exists... It can be delivered to your door by courier!
Spider-Man has travelled into space to return Silver Surfer's surfboard to the cosmic traveller. But what seemed like an easy mission quickly turned into a mystery involving a collection of rare talismans that can grant their owner great and potentially dangerous cosmic power. Before returning home, Spider-Man must find out where all the talismans are so that they do not fall into the hands of villains. Fortunately, the perfect superhero team, the Guardians of the Galaxy,...
The greatest heroes of the DC universe the Justice League respond to letters from their biggest fans: children!Does Superman make mistakes?Does Wonder Woman listen to her parents?Does Aquaman smell like fish?Michael Northrop, author of the New York Times bestselling TombQuest series, presents a series of graphic novels for primary and secondary school readers, in which legendary superheroes are asked questions by both children and adults. And when they're not busy saving ...
Ten-year-old Chris is an avid reader who knows everything about time travellers. However, when a strange boy with a dragon egg in his hands literally falls on her head, claiming that he is from the Sun and is being hunted, it is clearly something beyond the scope of books. No matter how hard Chris tries to avoid mysterious adventures, a dragon hatches from the egg and won't leave her side. At the same time, the Sun is fading, and now all of humanity is in danger of turnin...
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One ever. His magic only works sometimes, and he's always setting stuff on fire. His mentor has turned his back on him, his girlfriend has left him, and the world is threatened by a monster with his face. Even Simon's eternal rival and roommate, the enigmatic Baz, didn't show up for his final year at Whittaker's School of Magic. Although he would definitely have something to say about that. This is a story about magic, ghosts, lo...
As a child, Elias learned from personal experience what happens when you don't believe in ancient tales. His father was a fisherman and died because he didn't believe in omens, while Elias himself miraculously survived a deadly storm. The luckiest bastard, he grew up very religious, with a deep respect for the sacred sea and its fickle nature. In a few days, the young man will receive everything his father dreamed of: his own ship, crew, and trading licence. But a mys...
Cairo, 1912. Several decades have passed since the Sudanese mystic al-Jahiz opened the gate between the magical and earthly worlds, letting jinn into everyday life... and disappeared. Now Egypt is a superpower where magic and technology coexist, and the colonial ambitions of other countries are held in check by new forces. A secret brotherhood has focused on the history and search for artefacts related to al-Jahiz. One day, members of the brotherhood are mysteriously murdered...
Women of Freedom is a collection of stories about women in the ranks of the OUN and UPA. Women who consciously chose to fight and go underground. Young, full of zest for life, dreams and enthusiasm. People who made history. Who drove the occupiers mad and paid a very high price. Names that we know very little or nothing about. Or we only know what the Soviet authorities imposed on us. The stories about the heroines of the past are complemented by frontline sketches by Mamayka...
Her music erases the boundaries between generations and cultures. The world has never seen anyone like Taylor Swift before. She is currently at the peak of her popularity, cultural and commercial influence, and incredible activity and creativity. However, Taylor has remained at this level for the past eighteen years. No one can tell this story better than Rob Sheffield, a best-selling and award-winning author known for his books Dreaming the Beatles, On Bowie, and Love Is a M...
How often do we feel invisible or unheard, or find it difficult to truly understand those around us? In an age of superficial communication, it is increasingly difficult to build deep connections, see others as they are, and make them feel important and noticed. David Brooks reveals the secrets of interpersonal interaction: how to see through the eyes of your conversation partner, how to become an attentive listener, how to talk about difficult topics, and how to support some...
Choose the most dramatic blues and hottest pinks to colour Hades and Persephone's first kiss. Grab pencils in stormy violet and royal gold to paint Zeus and Hera, king and queen of all gods. Find playful reds and greens for the mischievous Hermes and Poseidon or take fate into your own hands and redesign the entire pantheon as you see fit! The colouring book contains eighty pages of original illustrations on heavyweight paper. This is a great opportunity to spend more ti...
Aurora didn't expect to see him after that night. After drinking, dancing on his lap, and passionate lovemaking, Russ locked himself in the bathroom, and she didn't wait for an explanation she just left, because she was used to running away first. Russ never understood why she disappeared without explanation. And he returned to his usual role: strong, calm, indifferent. Camp Honey Grove was supposed to be just a summer job. No thoughts of relationships. No unnecessary...
Successful writer Felicity (Fizzy) Chen suddenly realises that she is not living the way she advises others to. She has never been in love, even though she writes about mad love. Her own optimism now seems like a lie to her. When Connor Prince, a documentary filmmaker, is tasked with creating a dating show, he is initially baffled. He begins his search for a romantic heroine and meets Fizzy. Wouldn't the world love to see their favourite writer fall in love? Fizzy agrees ...
He is a cowboy with a bad reputation.She is a girl with iron principles.But when the rules of the game are blurred, temptation wins.After a scandal that could have destroyed the career of rodeo star Rhett Eaton, Summer Hamilton has a simple task: make sure he stays out of trouble. But what if Summer herself is his biggest temptation? He is the embodiment of wild freedom, with his cowboy hat and unruly hair. She is a city girl in a perfectly buttoned shirt who can't stand ...
On a hot summer day, four lives will change forever. Today, Maisie McTire will decide to find the guy who left her at the altar and learn that going back to the past can change her future. Harriet Bassett has lost her husband and suffers from loneliness. Today, a familiar face in the crowd prompts her to search for something or someone worth living for. The daughter of Scott and Kelly Bassett has left home. Today, Scott plans to tell his wife that he is ending their marriage ...
Alice Sun has always been a diligent student, but she constantly felt invisible at the expensive elite international boarding school, where she was the only scholarship student among the descendants of the richest and most influential families. Suddenly, the girl gains incredible power: she becomes uncontrollably invisible. What would you do if you had such a gift? Her parents inform her that even with a scholarship, attending this school is beyond their means, so Alice decid...
Kel Hooper, a retired detective, moves to a provincial Irish town, where it is beautiful and quiet... to settle down near a good pub. After a painful divorce, Kel buys a dilapidated cottage and plans to renovate it, live in peace, hike in the mountains, and, putting aside his twenty-five years of experience in the Chicago police force, put his old instincts to rest forever. The peace is disturbed by a local boy, Trey, who turns to Kel for help. His brother has disappeared, an...
A year before her thirtieth birthday, Jane unexpectedly receives a mysterious letter that says she has a unique gift - the ability to see love. A series of surprising events make her believe that this strange message is not a joke. Anyway, by her next birthday, the girl has to correctly identify six types of love. But the problem is, how can she recognize love in other people's hearts if she hasn't experienced it herself? Jane runs a flower shop and is convinced that ...
Seattle, 1933. A single mother, Vera Ray, goes to bed and kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, on a night shift at a local hotel where she works as a maid. She returns and discovers that the May blizzard covered the city with snow, and her boy has disappeared. On the frozen street, Vera finds his favorite teddy bear, and the snow sweeps away any traces of her child.Seattle, 2010. Reporter Claire Aldridge is commissioned to write about the May Day "blackberry winter" (late s...
As the world rapidly changes under the influence of digital technology, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookshop stands as a bridge between the past and the future. It is a place where pages hold not only knowledge, but also age-old secrets. An unemployed web designer takes a job as a night clerk at this mysterious bookshop, which has almost no customers but is full of strange old books and even stranger visitors. His new job gradually turns into an exciting adventure on the borde...
The cheerful and touching novel Bright Years is the story of three generations of ambitious women from the same family who live by their own rules. Grandmother Bindu inherits a million dollars and impulsively buys a luxurious apartment. Her daughter-in-law Eli, shocked by this act, gets a chance to fight for her dream. Meanwhile, granddaughter Callie, saving the business that made her a tech star, develops a dating app. But here's the catch: she has never been on a real d...
w.ukraiAfter the fierce battle at Crcy, not all of the Essex Dogs survived. Some gave their lives to God, others disappeared without a trace. But King Edward leads his army onward to Calais, which, on his orders, must be defended, no matter what it takes for the English soldiers. So the Essex Dogs find themselves under the walls of the French city, where a brutal and protracted siege unfolds. A siege that will last eleven months. How many of Lavdey's men will survive the ...
Once there were twelve of them, but four lost their lives. And each subsequent death was more tragic than the previous one. People in the surrounding settlements are even gossiping that the family is cursed by the gods. Enneli, one of the Tavmantok sisters, also increasingly suspects that these deaths are not accidental. What disturbs her even more is that every night her sisters magically make their way to lavish balls and dance there until dawn. The girl is not sure whether...
In August 1975, thirteen-year-old Barbara Van Laar, the daughter of the camp's wealthy owners, disappears from a camp in the Adirondack Mountains. Fourteen years earlier, her older brother disappeared without a trace in the same place. As camp staff and police search for her, a web of family secrets, unfulfilled expectations, class tensions, and tragedies that everyone keeps quiet about slowly unravels. The Forest God is both a psychological thriller and a social drama. I...
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