"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
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The sixth - and final - installment of the inimitable "Spellslinger" fantasy series. The game of war is rigged. Kellen swore he'd do anything to protect the young queen who offered him a home and a purpose. But thousands of miles away a war is brewing that will end her reign and take her life, unless a certain outlaw spellslinger is willing to commit a little murder... Now Kellen and his sister Shalla find themselves on opposite sides neither love nor loyalty can protect them from the choices they must take."Exotic, original and gripping." Jonathan Stroud "Gloriously escapist fantasy." ... |
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Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him. Just before he's put before the Queen to be executed, Kellen is given a strange piece of advice from one of his fellow prisoners: kill the Queen and he'll be given clemency by those who take power. But when Kellen comes face-to-face with the eleven year-old monarch, he realises she's vastly smarter than he expected - and in a great deal more danger. The fifth book in the page-turning "Spellslinger" ... |
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Fate can be fatal. ... Kellen and his murderous squirrel cat, Reichis, are on their own. They’ve heard rumour of a mythical monastery, known as the Ebony Abbey. It’s a place that outsiders can never find – but Kellen is getting desperate. He’s been told that the monks inside the Ebony Abbey know more about the Shadowblack than anyone else – and that they even know how to cure it. Then Kellen and Reichis are separated and for the first time, Kellen must face the world alone – and venture deeper into shadow magic than he ever knew he could."Gloriously escapist fantasy." Observer "Exotic, original and ... |
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A princess must have her prince. I have a heart for every year I've been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody. Princess Lira is siren royalty and revered across the sea until she is cursed into humanity by the ruthless Sea Queen. Now Lira must deliver the heart of the infamous siren killer or remain a human forever. Prince Elian is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world, and captain to a deadly crew of siren hunters. When he rescues a drowing woman from the ocean, she promises to help ... |
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Order divides them. Revenge will unite them. Iraya Adair has spent her life in a cell. Heir of an overthrown and magically-gifted dynasty, she was exiled from her home on the island nation of Aiyca when she was just a child. But every day brings her closer to freedom - and vengeance. Jazmyne Cariot grew up dressed in gold, with stolen magic at her fingertips. Daughter of the self-crowned doyenne, her existence is a threat to her mother's rule. But unlike her sister, Jazmyne has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother's power. Sworn enemies, the two witches enter a deadly alliance to take down the woman ... |
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Sorcery is a scam. Four months after fleeing his own people, Kellen has discovered he's an even worse outlaw than he was a mage. It doesn't help that his only allies are a swaggering card player and a thieving squirrel cat. Then he meets Seneira, a blindfolded girl who isn't blind, and whose secrets pull them into a conspiracy of magic, blackmail and murder. "Exotic, original and gripping." Jonathan Stroud "Gloriouly escapist fantasy." Observer ... |
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Книга втора от поредицата "Тайният мъжки клуб за любовни романи" от Лиса Кей Адамс . ... Лив Папандреас има мечтаната работа като шеф-сладкар в най-модния ресторант в Нашвил. За съжаление, собственикът няма нищо общо с чаровната личност, за която се представя пред света. Лив става неволен свидетел как той тормози една от служителките си и не може да си премълчи, заради което е уволнена. Тя е твърдо решена да не остави нещата така, но се нуждае от помощ. За нейно нещастие, това означава да се обърне към Брейдън Мак, който си мисли, че четенето на романтични книги го е направило експерт в любовта. Симпатичният ... |
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Прави всичко по-лесно! ... Разкрийте тайните на системите за управление на бази от данни с това забавно и полезно ръководство за SQL. В SQL се крие една тайна, и когато я разкриете, тогава ще можете много лесно да създавате релационни бази от данни и да получавате и записвате информация от тях. Тук ще научите как да структурирате една система за управление на бази от данни чрез SQL, как да реализирате дизайна, как да защитите данните си, как да ги достъпвате и работите с тях, как да поддържате вашата база от данни, и много други неща, използвайки най-новата версия на SQL. Да се върнем към основите на данните - научете ... |
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Добре дошли в тайния мъжки клуб за любовни романи! Първо правило: Не говориш за книжния клуб! Бракът на легендарния бейзболен играч Гавин Скот е сериозно разклатен. Объркан и отчаян, той получава помощ от неочаквано място: таен клуб, основан от най-големите мъжкари в града. Те му разкриват, че се срещат и четат любовни романи, които съдържат много истини за взаимоотношенията между мъжете и жените, и това им помага във връзките им. Използвайки като опорни точки ключови моменти от сюжета на пикантен исторически любовен роман за един английски аристократ, който се опитва да спечели съпругата си отново, членовете на клуба ... |
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When her father dies just before her eighteen birthday, Aderyn inherits the role of Protector of Atratys, a dominion in a kingdom where nobles can transform into birds. Aderyn's ancestral bird is a swan. But she has not been able to transform for years, not since witnessing the death of her mother. Aderyn must venture into the malevolent heart of the Citadel in order to seek the truth about the attack that killed her mother and to fight for the land she has vowed to protect. An epic story about broken loyalties, hidden secrets and daring courage. "Together, the transformed nobles follow the blazing boat out to ... |
