wyszukanych pozycji: 34
Full Moon City
ISBN: 9781416584131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. DANGER LURKS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY . . . BUT NOT ALWAYS WHERE YOU EXPECT IT. From New York to Los Angeles to Bucharest, fifteen never-before-published tales by some of the world's finest fantasy and horror writers celebrate the newest incarnations of an age-old terror that strikes when the moon is full . . . the werewolf. No longer confined to the forests, these modern monsters can be found in places you frequent every day--and never before thought to fear. CARRIE VAUGHN's popular werewolf radio host Kitty Norville is drawn into a controversy as to whether it's fair to ban...
DANGER LURKS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY . . . BUT NOT ALWAYS WHERE YOU EXPECT IT. From New York to Los Angeles to Bucharest, fifteen never-before-pu...
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86,69 zł |
The Fantastic Horizon: Essays and Reviews
ISBN: 9781434403209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this new collection of his nonfiction, well-known critic and novelist Darrell Schweitzer writes about The Lord of the Rings, Neil Gaiman, E. R. Eddison, the Three Stooges, H. P. Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Nathan, alternate histories, the culture of bookselling, and many others. "The finest kind of criticism--knowledgeable, witty, and highly accessible"--Robert Reginald
In this new collection of his nonfiction, well-known critic and novelist Darrell Schweitzer writes about The Lord of the Rings, Neil Gaiman, E. R. Edd...
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97,09 zł |
The Great World and the Small: More Tales of the Ominous and Magical
ISBN: 9781587152108 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A collection of stories by three-time World Fantasy Award finalist Darrell Schweitzer, as designed and illustrated by WFA winning artist Jason Van Hollander. The works show a wide range, from Arthurian fantasy to modern horror to humorous science fiction--and even include one of Schweitzer's popular "Tom O'Bedlam" stories.
A collection of stories by three-time World Fantasy Award finalist Darrell Schweitzer, as designed and illustrated by WFA winning artist Jason Van Hol...
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170,00 zł |
The Cave Girl by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction, Literary, Fantasy, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 9781598184211 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The creature dodged back, and the blow that would have crushed its skull grazed a hairbreadth from its face. Waldo struck no second blow, and the cold sweat sprang to his forehead when he realized how nearly he had come to murdering a young girl. -I crave your pardon, - he said. -I had no idea that there was a lady here. I am very glad that I did not injure you.- But now his attention was required by more pressing affairs -- the cave men were returning to the attack. . . . The creature dodged back, and the blow that would have crushed its skull grazed a hairbreadth from its face. Waldo struck no second blow, and the c... |
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73,50 zł |
A Study in Scarlet
ISBN: 9781617204500 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Doyle, unsuccessful in his medical practice, in need of money and a more satisfying career, had already sold a number of magazine stories when he wrote the novella, "A Study in Scarlet," the first Sherlock Holmes story, which, after many rejections, was published in Beetons Christmas Annual for 1887. Doyle got twenty-five pounds for all rights to the story. He never received another penny for it, although fortunately, in one of those little contractual details that could have changed literary history forever, he retained rights to the character. Here is the book, A Study in Scarlet, that...
Doyle, unsuccessful in his medical practice, in need of money and a more satisfying career, had already sold a number of magazine stories when he wrot...
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46,08 zł |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781617204524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The miracle of Sherlock Holmes is that for twenty-five pounds in 1887, Conan Doyle created a truly universal and immortal literary figure. Sherlock Holmes is a household word in virtually every country in the world. A few of Shakespeares characters are nearly that well known, probably Hamlet and McBeth. Other possible rivals include Robinson Crusoe, Dracula, Tarzan, and James Bond, but beyond that, we have to turn to tradition and folklore. Sherlock Holmes is as instantly recognizable as Robin Hood. King Arthur may be somewhere in the same league. But thats about it. Here are 12 of Sherlock...
The miracle of Sherlock Holmes is that for twenty-five pounds in 1887, Conan Doyle created a truly universal and immortal literary figure. Sherlock Ho...
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69,15 zł |
The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens
ISBN: 9781614984009 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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97,14 zł |
We Are All Legends
ISBN: 9781880448830 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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72,85 zł |
The Heads of Cerberus
ISBN: 9781617209390 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Those who yearn for the Good Old Days are bound to like it.... Those who insist on the close reasoning and satirical wit of modern science fiction will find surprising amounts of both here; and if, like myself, you have a foot in both camps, you're sure to be delighted by this connoisseur's blend of the quaint and the ageless... not dated writing and is never likely to be; it's lucid, didactic, analytical, and above all, zestful." --Damon Knight, In Search of Wonder First published in the fabulously rare pulp magazine The Thrill Book in 1919, this masterful blend of... "Those who yearn for the Good Old Days are bound to like it.... Those who insist on the close reasoning and satirical wit of modern science fiction... |
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74,92 zł |
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781617204807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Doyle felt that the Sherlock Holmes stories were taking time and public attention away from his more serious work. So, with great deliberation he killed off his detective in the 24th story in the series, the ominously entitled "The Final Problem," sending both Holmes and his arch-nemesis created for the occasion, the "Napoleon of Crime," Dr. Moriarty, over the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. Of course, we all know that Holmes refused to stay dead. Prepare to be transported back in time to a gas lit, fog enshrouded London in these eleven Sherlock Holmes adventures.
Doyle felt that the Sherlock Holmes stories were taking time and public attention away from his more serious work. So, with great deliberation he kill...
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The Barsoom Chronicles #2 Gods of Mars
ISBN: 9781617202315 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Gods of Mars is the second novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. It is set ten years after The Princess of Mars. John Carter has returned to Mars, but this time he finds himself in the Valley Dor, while some think of it as Heaven Carter discovers it is more akin to Hell. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with...
Gods of Mars is the second novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. It is set ten years after The Princess of Mars. John Carter has retu...
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63,39 zł |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781617204821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Under pressure from the reading public Arthur Conan Doyle brought his famous detective back from the dead in The Return of Sherlock Holmes. We learn that Holmes actually faked his own death in order to avoid being killed by one of his many enemies. Thirteen classic mysteries follow this admission.
Under pressure from the reading public Arthur Conan Doyle brought his famous detective back from the dead in The Return of Sherlock Holmes. We learn t...
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The Barsoom Chronicles #4 Thuvia, Maid of Mars
ISBN: 9781617202339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Thuvia, Maid of Mars is the fourth novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. John Carter's son, Carthoris, must rescue the love of his life the princess Thuvia. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in distress and fabulous...
Thuvia, Maid of Mars is the fourth novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. John Carter's son, Carthoris, must rescue the love of his li...
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54,74 zł |
His Last Bow
ISBN: 9781617204845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The most significant thing about Doyles London was that it was inhabited by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, who seem more real to us than most historical figures. Theyve managed to convince any number of people of their reality. Presumably the British post office no longer receives letters address to Sherlock Holmes from all over the world, but once upon a time, it received thousands.
Collected her are eight Sherlock Holmes adventures. The most significant thing about Doyles London was that it was inhabited by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, who seem more real to us than most hist...
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54,74 zł |
The Barsoom Chronicles #1 a Princess of Mars
ISBN: 9781617202308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A Princess of Mars is the novel that started Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. In it we meet one of the greatest heros of pulp fiction, John Carter, a retired confederate soldier. At the start of the novel his is prospecting in Arizona and is attacked by Indians he escapes into a cave and is transported to Mars where a legend is born. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will...
A Princess of Mars is the novel that started Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. In it we meet one of the greatest heros of pulp fiction, Jo...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
ISBN: 9781617204814 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Here is Sir Arthur Conan Doyles best known Sherlock Holmes novel. Holmes is persuaded to investigate the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Is the death supernatural, is there really a family curse hunting Baskervilles down through the ages, or is it something more earthly. Only Holmes and his faithful sidekick, Watson, can find the answer to this mystery.
Here is Sir Arthur Conan Doyles best known Sherlock Holmes novel. Holmes is persuaded to investigate the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Is the deat...
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The Barsoom Chronicles #3 Warlords of Mars
ISBN: 9781617202322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Warlords of Mars is the third novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. It is set immediately after the events in The Gods of Mars. John Carter must rescue his wife or die trying. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in...
Warlords of Mars is the third novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. It is set immediately after the events in The Gods of Mars. John ...
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The Valley of Fear
ISBN: 9781617204838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the Valley of Fear Sherlock Holmes once again matches wits with the most brilliant criminal mastermind of all time, Professor James Moriarty. Holmes and Watson receive a coded message that leads them to a murder in a castle and an adventure that will range half way around the world.
In the Valley of Fear Sherlock Holmes once again matches wits with the most brilliant criminal mastermind of all time, Professor James Moriarty. Holme...
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The Sign of the Four
ISBN: 9781617204517 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Sign of the Four is the second Sherlock Holmes book. Its complex plot involves service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts and two corrupt prison guards. It presents Sherlock Holmes drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in A Study in Scarlet. It also introduces Doctor Watsons future wife, Mary Morstan.
The Sign of the Four is the second Sherlock Holmes book. Its complex plot involves service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857...
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40,32 zł |