wyszukanych pozycji: 48
Liktorův meč
ISBN: 9788027721535 / Czeski / 2023 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Ohromný spletitý žalář vyhloubený ve skále, v němž si bez denního světla odpykávají trest stovky či tisíce vězňů - taková je Vinkula města Traxu, jejíž správy se ujal mučitelský tovaryš Severián. Jedná se pro něj o druhou šanci pokorně uplatnit znalosti a dovednosti, které mu cechovní mistři vštěpovali už odmala. Další osudový zvrat však na sebe nenechá dlouho čekat a Severián se znovu stává psancem čelícím dlouhé řadě nestvůr: ohnivému přízraku slídícímu po jeho stopě, šelmě vstřebávající s masem obětí také jejich...
Ohromný spletitý žalář vyhloubený ve skále, v němž si bez denního světla odpykávají trest stovky či tisíce vězňů - taková je Vinkul...
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78,03 zł |
Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9781250242365 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. And there are clones. E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person, his personality an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is a piece of property, not a legal human. As such, Smithe can be loaned to other branches. Which he is. Along with two fellow reclones, a cookbook and romance writer, they are shipped to Pollys Cove, where Smithe meets a little girl who wants to save her mother, a father who is dead but perhaps not. And another E.A. Smithe... who definitely is.
And there are clones. E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person, his personality an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is a piece of prop...
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102,02 zł |
A Borrowed Man
ISBN: 9780765381156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A Borrowed Man a new science fiction novel from Gene Wolfe, the celebrated author of the Book of the New Sun series. It is perhaps a hundred years in the future, our civilization is gone, and another is in place in North America, but it retains many familiar things and structures. Although the population is now small, there is advanced technology, there are robots, and there are clones. E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person. He is a clone who lives on a third-tier shelf in a public library, and his personality is an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is... A Borrowed Man a new science fiction novel from Gene Wolfe, the celebrated author of the Book of the New Sun series. It is perhaps a h... |
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78,20 zł |
Autarchova citadela
ISBN: 9788027721542 / Czeski / 2024 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Válka je nový svět s novými zákony, ba dokonce novou geografií, a její krajinou obcházejí monstra zvaná bitvy. Někdejší mučitelský tovaryš Severián už prošel upadající megapolí i městem duchů, podzemním vladařským palácem i vězeňskými kobkami, pampami i velehorami, a z nutnosti i vlastní vůle při tom směřoval stále severněji, do míst, kde armády Společenství snad už od nepaměti odrážejí útoky nepřátel z Askye - státu usilujícího vymýtit každou stopu lidské individuality. Nyní se Severián ocitá přímo ve válkou zpustošené...
Válka je nový svět s novými zákony, ba dokonce novou geografií, a její krajinou obcházejí monstra zvaná bitvy. Někdejší mučitelský tov...
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78,03 zł |
Mučitelův stín
ISBN: 9788027702947 / Czeski / 2022 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Životní dráha mučednického učně Severiána se zdá být jasně daná: v patřičném věku se stane tovaryšem a posléze mu jeho nadání možná vynese i pozici cechovního mistra. On však z lásky poruší pravidla cechu a je nucen odejít ze svého sídla v Citadele nad městem Gyoll do vyhnanství, vybaven pouze jedinečným popravčím mečem a mučednickým pláštěm, černějším než nejčernější čerň. Ovšem ještě než vůbec vyjde za hradby města, čeká jej duel se smrtícími květinami, setkání s obrem, vize vznášející se katedrály nebo návštěva...
Životní dráha mučednického učně Severiána se zdá být jasně daná: v patřičném věku se stane tovaryšem a posléze mu jeho nadání mož...
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78,03 zł |
Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun
ISBN: 9781250781246 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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86,90 zł |
The Book of the New Sun: Volume 2: Sword and Citadel
ISBN: 9781473212008 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The concluding two volumes of Gene Wolfe's magnificent, award-winning The Book of the New Sun.
The concluding two volumes of Gene Wolfe's magnificent, award-winning The Book of the New Sun.
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66,30 zł |
Smiřitelův spár
ISBN: 9788027702954 / Czeski / 2023 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Mučitelský tovaryš Severián pokračuje ve své pouti do provinčního města Traxu, kam jej představitelé cechu poslali do vyhnanství poté, co projevil laskavost odsouzenkyni na smrt a porušil tak cechovní pravidla.
Cestou by však také chtěl znovu nalézt milovanou Dorkas a vyhledat oprávněné majitelky Smiřitelova spáru, mocné relikvie, která se mu shodou okolností dostala do rukou. Snaha dostát svým závazkům ho provede nebezpečným dolem, kde se místo rudy těží pozůstatky vzdálené minulosti, skrytými zákoutími vladařského sídla i rozvalinami... Mučitelský tovaryš Severián pokračuje ve své pouti do provinčního města Traxu, kam jej představitelé cechu poslali do vyhnanství poté, co...
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78,03 zł |
The Fifth Head of Cerberus: Three Novellas
ISBN: 9781250861009 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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82,55 zł |
The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw
ISBN: 9781473216495 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The first two volumes of Gene Wolfe's magnificent, award-winning The Book of the New Sun.
The first two volumes of Gene Wolfe's magnificent, award-winning The Book of the New Sun.
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76,50 zł |
Exodus from the Long Sun: The Final Volume of the Book of the Long Sun
ISBN: 9780765331410 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that whole cities can be seen in the sky. And the gods of The Whorl have begun to intervene in human affairs. An entirely unexpected future awaits as Patera Silk and the other inhabitants are confronted with the world of an alien race. Wolfe's great work is complete, with the mysterious fullness of life itself.
It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by the artificial ...
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91,25 zł |
Starwater Strains: New Science Fiction Stories
ISBN: 9780765312037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Gene Wolfe follows his acclaimed all-fantasy short story collection, "Innocents Aboard," with a volume devoted primarily to his science fiction. The twenty-five stories here amply demonstrate his range, excellence, and mastery of the form. A few tantalizing samples: Gene Wolfe follows his acclaimed all-fantasy short story collection, "Innocents Aboard," with a volume devoted primarily to his science fiction. Th... |
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82,55 zł |
Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9781250242679 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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73,86 zł |
Castle of Days
ISBN: 9780312890421 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced." This volume joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter--and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder. The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced." This volume joins together two of ... |
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91,25 zł |
On Blue's Waters: Volume One of 'The Book of the Short Sun'
ISBN: 9780312872571 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. On Blue's Waters is the start of a major new work by Gene Wolfe, the first of three volumes that comprise The Book of the Short Sun, which takes place in the years after Wolfe's four-volume Book of the Long Sun. Horn, the narrator of the earlier work, now tells his own story. Though life is hard on the newly settled planet of Blue, Horn and his family have made a decent life for themselves. But Horn is the only one who can locate the great leader Silk, and convince him to return to Blue and lead them all to prosperity. So Horn sets sail in a small boat, on a long and... On Blue's Waters is the start of a major new work by Gene Wolfe, the first of three volumes that comprise The Book of the Short Sun, whic... |
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86,90 zł |
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
ISBN: 9780575094222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. An SF masterpiece
An SF masterpiece
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45,89 zł |
Latro in the Mist: Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete
ISBN: 9780765302946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A distinguished compilation of two classic fantasy novels, Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete, in one volume This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who while fighting in Greece received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures and the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the ancient landscape. Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning... A distinguished compilation of two classic fantasy novels, Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete, in one volume This ... |
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112,98 zł |
Litany of the Long Sun: The First Half of 'The Book of the Long Sun'
ISBN: 9780312872915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Litany of the Long Sun contains the full texts of Nightside the Long Sun and Lake of the Long Sun, that together make up the first half of The Book of the Long Sun. This great work is set on a huge generation starship in the same future as the classic Book of the New Sun (also available in two volumes from Orb). Litany of the Long Sun contains the full texts of Nightside the Long Sun and Lake of the Long Sun, that together make up the f... |
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108,63 zł |
The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
ISBN: 9780312863548 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A superb collection of science fiction and fantasy stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a book that transcends all genre definitions. The stories within are mined with depth charges, explosions of meaning and illumination that will keep you thinking and feeling long after you have finished reading. A superb collection of science fiction and fantasy stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a book that tr... |
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86,90 zł |
The Land Across
ISBN: 9780765335968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An American writer of travel guides in need of a new location chooses to travel to a small and obscure Eastern European country. The moment Grafton crosses the border he is in trouble, much more than he could have imagined. His passport is taken by guards, and then he is detained for not having it. He is released into the custody of a family, but is again detained. It becomes evident that there are supernatural agencies at work, but they are not in some ways as threatening as the brute forces of bureaucracy and corruption in that country. Is our hero in fact a spy for the CIA? Or is he an... An American writer of travel guides in need of a new location chooses to travel to a small and obscure Eastern European country. The moment Grafton... |
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73,86 zł |