Какой будет судьба бумажной книги в мире умных блох и голограмм, живородящего меха и золотых рыбок, после Нового cредневековья и Второй исламской революции? В романе ‘Манарага’ Владимир Сорокин задает неожиданный вектор размышлениям об отношениях человечества с печатным словом. Необычная профессия главного героя — подпольщика, романтика, мастера своего дела — заставляет нас по‑новому...

Шаол Эстфол, капитан королевской гвардии Адарлана и ближайший друг Селены Сардотин, в битве с демонами, захватившими столицу королевства и разрушившими стеклянный замок, получает серьезные увечья. Единственное, что ему может помочь, — поездка в далекую Аттику, столицу могущественной империи, где в высокой башне обитают искусные целительницы,...

Селена Сардотин, наследница террасенского престола, любимица богов, потомок народа фэ, лучшая в мире женщина-ассасин, возвращается под чужим именем в столицу Адарланского королевства, чтобы продолжить борьбу с королем-тираном, поработившим ее страну. Оружие Селены не только верный клинок, она способна управлять магией. Но магия ушла с Эрилейского континента, и первое, что Селене предстоит...

По заданию короля-тирана Селена Сардотин, величайшая в Адарланском королевстве женщина-ассасин, отправляется на континент, где магия еще сохранилась, а не исчезла, как в ее родной Эрилее. В планы Селены вовсе не входит исполнять преступные замыслы короля. Она ищет встречи с Маэвой — королевой народа фэ, ведь королева — единственная, кто может ей рассказать о таинственных Ключах Вэрда,...

Findus, however, is adamant that the Yule Tomte must visit, and because Pettson does not want to disappoint Findus, he comes up with a plan to build a Yule Tomte that can move and speak and give Findus gifts-but it is going to be very difficult to keep this secret from the curious cat, and even harder to design a convincing mechanical Yule Tomte! What Pettson needs is a little bit of...

It is the day before Christmas Eve and there is lots to do but disaster strikes when Pettson sprains his ankle. How can they celebrate Christmas now-with no tree, ham, meatballs or gingerbread? For all their resourcefulness, Findus and Pettson are close to giving up, when suddenly there is a knock on the door...

In the summer, ice cream was sold in a booth on Plazowa Street, and now - just before Christmas - someone decided to sell gingerbread there. When the young detectives come there again to shop, they find a 'I'LL BE BACK SOON' sign. Something's wrong. Will the seller come back? Why did he use a booth close to a closed house? When Tiril and Oliver notice a hole cut in the back wall, they spring...

Christmas is coming. One of the town's Christmas decorations is a snowman, which would definitely win in the ugliest category. So it's all the more surprising when it suddenly disappears. Tiril, Oliver and the ever-present Otto join the search. What was the thief's goal? Is he a collector of ugly decorations? Or maybe there is a more serious matter behind this theft? Detective Bureau No. 2...

The holiday season is approaching. The town's attraction is an exhibition showing snowflakes - the work of a famous glass artist. However, it turns out that someone wanted these precious works of art. The fight against time begins, as the artist Ane Rimstad herself is scheduled to appear at the opening of the exhibition. Will the police find the thief or is this a task for Detective Bureau...

Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens -- DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life... even toys. And Jack’s newest toy -- the Christmas Pig (DP’s replacement) -- has a daring plan: Together they’ll embark on a...

New student Lizzy Walker is the talk of Shadyside High. Michael and his girlfriend Pepper befriend her, but the closer they get to her, the stranger she seems… and the more attractive she is to Michael. He invites her to join him on a snowmobile race that ends in a tragic accident. Soon, Michael's friends start being murdered, and Pepper becomes convinced that Lizzy is behind the killings. But...

In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion.