“Writings from Ancient Egypt”
“Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remebered” In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a unique insight into the life of the Egyptian mind. For this remarkable new collection, […]
“India Discovered: The Recovery of a Lost Civilization”
Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture. Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in both character and continuity. How this extraordinary change in perception came about is the subject of this fascinating book by the […]
“Lucia in the Age of Napoleon”
A portrait of a remarkable woman who witnessed the turmoil of Napoleon´s assault on Europe When she married into one of Venice´s most powerful families as a young woman in 1787, Lucia was set for a prosperous and glamorous life in Venice´s twilight years. But then Napoleon´s troops invaded, Venice collapsed, and Lucia and her […]
“Agincourt: My Family, the Battle and the Fight for France”
On 25th October 1415, on a French hillside near the village of Agincourt, four men sheltered from the rain and prepared for battle. All four were English knights, ancestors of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and part of the army of England´s King Henry V. Across the valley, four sons of the French arm of the Fiennes […]
“King Charles II”
Following a youth of poverty and bitter exile after his father´s execution, the ousted King Charles first challenged, then made his magnificent escape from Cromwell´s troops before he was eventually restored to his throne in triumph in 1660. Spanning his life both before and after the Restoration, Antonia Fraser´s biography captures all the vitality of […]
“Bosworth: The Birth of the Tudors”
Richard III and Henry Tudor´s legendary battle: one that changed the course of English history. On the morning of 22 August 1485, in fields several miles from Bosworth, two armies faced each other, ready for battle. The might of Richard III´s army was pitted against the inferior forces of the upstart pretender to the crown, […]
“Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives us Life”
The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. Amazingly the first book of its kind, Chasing The Sun is a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life. Richard Cohen, […]
“Digging for Richard the III: How Archaelogy Found the King”
The events of Richard IIIs reign and his death in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth are known worldwide through Shakespeares most performed, filmed and translated history play. Digging for Richard III is the page-turning story of how his grave was found, the people behind the discovery and what it tells us. It is the […]
“Foundation: A History of England Volume I”
Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, The Thames Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. In it, Ackroyd […]
“Act of Treason”
CIA operative Mitch Rapp follows a trail of contract killers leading directly to the heart of our nation´s capital in New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn´s eighth explosive thriller. It´s a gorgeous autumn day in Georgetown. The Democratic candidates for president and vice president of the United States are dutifully glad-handing voters and the […]
“The Indus: Lost Civilizations”
When the Greek army of Alexander the Great invaded the valley of the Indus river in the fourth century BC, it was wholly unaware that this region of northwest India had once been the center of a civilization worthy of comparison with those of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Indus civilization flourished for half a […]
“Külmem sõda”
Tänapäeva briti ulme menuautori Charles Strossi (1964) Külma sõja ainelisi ulmetöötlusi sisaldavast kogumikust leiab jutustuse “Külmem sõda” ja lühiromaani “Raketikeelutsoon”. Esimest võib pidada omamoodi mõtteliseks järjeks H. P. Lovecrafti “Hullumeelsuse mägedele”, milles Külma sõja aegsed superriigid hakkavad omakasu huvides ära kasutama Antarktikast nende mägede tagant leitud Cthulhu mütoloogiast tuntud monstrumeid. “Raketikeelutsoon” on pöörane tekst, milles […]
“Jhereg”
“Jhereg” on Vlad Taltose sarja esimene raamat. Hetkel on sarjas 13 romaani, plaanitud on 19. Steven Brust, muide, kirjutab tolle dragaeralaste keskel elava seikleja ja palgamõrtsuka lugusid vabas järjekorras, vihjeid on nii eelmistele kui järgmistele sündmustele. Loiosh istus mu vasakul õlal ja jälgis ust. Tellisin valget veini ja ootasin. Märkasin üht oma töötajaist nõusid pesemas, […]
“Kosmosehoovused”
Loo tegevus toimub tükk aega pärast Roboti-tetraloogia sündmusi, ent ka väga palju aega enne Asumit – Trantor on alles laienemas, kuigi juba väga võimas, ent Maa evakueerimine veel käib. Tegelikult oli naine ta elu päästnud, oli teda hoidnud neil esimestel kohutavatel päevadel, kui ta ei suutnud häältki teha ega teadnud, misasi on toit. Ühetaolised tööliste […]
“Keskpäeva varjud”
Arkadi & Boriss Strugatski, Mihhail Uspenski, Jaroslav Verov, Igor Minakov, Andrei Lazartšuk Vene ulmeruumis on Arkadi ja Boriss Strugatski täiesti unikaalses staatuses. Neid jäljendatakse, nende teostele kirjutatakse järgesid, nendega polemiseeritakse ja vaieldakse oma teostes. Nende üks olulisemaid mõtteliselt seotud tsükleid on saanud nimeks Keskpäeva maailm. Nagu Amber, heidab see maailm lõputult varjusid, peegeldusi, tekitab iseenda […]
“Tüdruk kohtab poissi”
Ali Smithi lüürilises pea peale pööratud ümberjutustuses Ovidiuse “Metamorfooside” kõige ootamatumast soovahetuse – Iphise ja Ianthe – loost kohtab tüdruk poissi rohkem kui ühel moel. Imogen ja Anthea, kaks väga erinevat õde, töötavad koos loovagentuuris Pure, mis üritab pudelisse panna ettekujutusvõimet, vett ja loodust. Kontoritööst tüdinud Anthea armub protestikunstnik Iphisoli, kes võitleb hiigelgräfititega korporatiivse mõtlemise […]
“Queen of Nowhere”
The Sidhe look like us. They live amongst us. What they lack in numbers they make up with their fearsome mental abilitise and the considerable physical resources at their disposal. And their biggest advantage? No one believes they exist. Almost no one. Bez, the best hacker in human-space, is fighting a secret war against them. […]
“Heart of Granite: Boold & Fire 1”
The world has become a battleground in a war which no side is winning. But for those determined to retain power, the prolonged stalemate cannot be tolerated so desperate measures must be taken. Max Halloran has no idea. He´s living the brief and glorious life of a hunter-killer pilot. He´s an ace in the air, […]
“Tithe of the Saviours”
The gods will see you brought down.. The spirits of your ancestors will have their revenge upon you… The Saviours will drain you of your very soul. In claiming a place in the world, mortals have won many enemies for themselves. The ancient gods are jealous and conspire against them. The King on the Dead […]
“On the Steel Breeze”
A thousand years in the future, mankind´s influence expands into the universe. Alastair Reynolds´ epic vision of our journey into deep space will redefine Space Opera. Chiku Yellow is earthbound: living a peaceful life on a changing world as humanity explores a thousand new ways to experience life. Chiku Red is spacebound: blasted into deep […]
