Garth Nix

From master storyteller Garth Nix, the chilling story of a strange object that falls into the wrong hands and has the potential to destroy the world. Perfect for fans of STRANGER THINGS and Neil Gaiman.It's not fair. Kim's always lived in the shadow of his younger sister, Eila - which is not how it's supposed to be. Eila is a prodigy, and everyone talks about how smart she is but, in Kim's eyes, she has no common sense.One day Kim and Eila are walking in the woods, and Eila finds an enigmatic, otherworldly object. Kim thinks it's bad news . . . but Eila begins to commune with it. Kim has every reason to be worried, because soon Eila is able to control the minds of everyone around her - in ways she says is the best for everyone.Kim needs to put his problem-solving mind to the ultimate test. How can he save his sister, and also save the world from the thing his sister has become and the forces she has unleashed?

'You are in for a treat' GEORGE R.R. MARTINMeet the beloved Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz in this exciting collection by Sunday Times bestseller Garth Nix gathering all eight of their stories - plus a never-before-published tale - in one magical volume for the very first time!Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.Together, they are relentless travellers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder, and adventure.Compiled for the first time ever, these eight magical stories - plus an all-new tale, 'The Field of Fallen Foe' - featuring fabulous, quintessential Garth Nix protagonists Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz comprise a must-have adult fantasy collection for fans and those about to discover the witch knight and his puppet sorcerer for the first time.PRAISE FOR GARTH NIX'Garth Nix is one of the best world-builders in fantasy' BRANDON SANDERSON'Garth Nix sets the standard for fantasy' LEIGH BARDUGO'This is my favorite kind of tale' V. E. SCHWAB'The most original magic I've seen in years' JOE ABERCROMBIE'A warm, whimsical delight' VERONICA ROTHReader Advisory: Though some of Garth Nix's books and stories are for children, this one is not. It is for adult readers.

Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix, bestselling master of teen fantasy, where once again a team of booksellers must fight to keep dangerous magic under cover before the stuff of legends destroys our world. New York Times bestseller There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity that inhabits the ancient hot spring.This time trouble comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger, requiring a desperate rescue attempt from his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, and art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling to deal with her own recently discovered magical heritage.The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world, maintained by deadly sorcery and guarded by monstrous living statues. But this is only the beginning. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign, the booksellers must investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. If they do not stop her, she will soon kill again. And this time, her target is not an ordinary mortal.

Chto delat, esli nuzhno raskoldovat printsa, kotorogo prevratili v ljagushku? Konechno potselovat ego! Tolko vot bez charoobratitelnoj pomady obojtis ne poluchitsja. Ekh, esli by eto bylo edinstvennoj zabotoj printsessy Ani... Uvy, ona stolknulas s kuda bolee sereznoj neprijatnostju: otchim Ani, zloj koldun Rikard, sobiraetsja otpravit padcheritsu v shkolu na drugoj konets sveta. Neudivitelno, ved davnjaja mechta Rikarda - izbavitsja ot Ani i ee sestry i samomu stat vo glave korolevstva. Samoe vremja dejstvovat! Tak, Anja vmeste s vernym psom Azartom otpravljaetsja v Velikij pokhod - ej nuzhno sobrat ingredienty dlja pomady i najti sojuznikov dlja borby s Rikardom. Zadacha i bez togo neprostaja, a tut esche vyjasnjaetsja, chto raskoldovyvat pridetsja ne tolko printsa-ljagushonka... Vpervye na russkom jazyke!

Na etot raz Arturu i ego druzjam - Listok i Sjuzi - ponadobjatsja vse ikh sily i muzhestvo, chtoby odolet vragov i ostanovit Pustotu, kotoraja grozit unichtozhit Dom, a vmeste s nim i vse Vtorostepennye Tsarstva. Vperedi Artura zhdet skhvatka s Lordom Voskresene - Khozjainom Nesravnennykh Sadov, poslednim iz Doverennykh Lits. Smozhet li malchik pobedit silnejshego Zhitelja Doma i zavladet Sedmym Kljuchom? I samoe glavnoe, vernetsja li domoj, k svoej seme? Volshebnaja istorija Artura Penkhaligona, vot-vot zakonchitsja, i sovsem skoro my uznaem, kakoj budet ee razvjazka... Knigi Garta Niksa davno otsenili po dostoinstvu junye ljubiteli zagadochnykh istorij. Vprochem, vzroslye tozhe chitajut ikh s udovolstviem. I neudivitelno, ved fantasticheskie miry Niksa vsegda unikalny, a prikljuchenija, kotorye vypadajut na dolju geroev, kazhdyj raz neozhidanny. "Lord Voskresene" - zakljuchitelnaja kniga tsikla "Kljuchi ot Korolevstva".

A wintry and wonderful return to the alternate 1980s England of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London.

'You are in for a treat' GEORGE R.R. MARTINMeet the beloved Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz in this exciting collection by Sunday Times bestseller Garth Nix gathering all eight of their stories - plus a never-before-published tale - in one magical volume for the very first time!Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.Together, they are relentless travellers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder, and adventure.Compiled for the first time ever, these eight magical stories - plus an all-new tale, 'The Field of Fallen Foe' - featuring fabulous, quintessential Garth Nix protagonists Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz comprise a must-have adult fantasy collection for fans and those about to discover the witch knight and his puppet sorcerer for the first time.PRAISE FOR GARTH NIX'Garth Nix is one of the best world-builders in fantasy' BRANDON SANDERSON'Garth Nix sets the standard for fantasy' LEIGH BARDUGO'This is my favorite kind of tale' V. E. SCHWAB'The most original magic I've seen in years' JOE ABERCROMBIE'A warm, whimsical delight' VERONICA ROTHReader Advisory: Though some of Garth Nix's books and stories are for children, this one is not. It is for adult readers.

"I loved making the acquaintance of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. If you haven't met them yet, you are in for a treat. They are the best partnership in the world of fantasy since Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser." -- George R.R. Martin, co-editor of "A Cargo of Ivories"New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix's exciting adult debut: a new collection including all eight stories--plus a never-before-published story--featuring Sir Hereward and his sorcerous puppet companion Mister Fitz, gathered in one magical volume for the first time ever Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.Together, they are relentless travelers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder, and adventure.Compiled for the first time ever, these eight magical stories--plus an all-new tale, "The Field of Fallen Foe"--featuring fabulous, quintessential Garth Nix protagonists Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz comprise a must-have adult fantasy collection for fans and those about to discover the witch knight and his puppet sorcerer for the first time.

Four magical tales from the master of storytelling, Garth Nix. Garth Nix will delight younger audiences with this collection of magical adventures where his trademark rich imagination and spellbinding storytelling are sure to capture a new generation of fans. The stories include 'Blackbread the Pirate' - Peter discovers some underground and very rude piratical rats; 'Serena and the Sea Serpent', where a very clever small girl works out how to deal with a terrifying sea monster; 'Bill the Inventor' - Bill is in an orphanage and finding his parents proves rather difficult, even with a marvellous inventor brain, and 'The Princess and the Beastly Beast', where Princess Rinda discovers that beasts are not always beastly...

A wintry and wonderful return to the alternate 1980s England of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London.

Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix, bestselling master of teen fantasy, where once again a team of booksellers must fight to keep dangerous magic under cover before the stuff of legends destroys our world. New York Times bestseller There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity that inhabits the ancient hot spring.This time trouble comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger, requiring a desperate rescue attempt from his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, and art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling to deal with her own recently discovered magical heritage.The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world, maintained by deadly sorcery and guarded by monstrous living statues. But this is only the beginning. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign, the booksellers must investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. If they do not stop her, she will soon kill again. And this time, her target is not an ordinary mortal.

Chetvero iz semi Doverennykh Lits poterpeli porazhenie i lishilis svoikh Kljuchej. No prikljuchenija Artura Penkhaligona prodolzhajutsja. Ego druzja - Sjuzi i Fred - v plenu u Dudochnika, Prevoskhodnaja Subbota sozdaet problemy vezde, gde tolko mozhet, a Ledi Pjatnitsa zabiraet s Zemli tysjachi ljudej. Chto ona khochet ot vsekh etikh smertnykh i kuda ikh otpravljaet? Tem vremenem Artur, Dudochnik i Prevoskhodnaja Subbota poluchajut ot Ledi Pjatnitsy pisma. V nikh ona soobschaet, chto otkazyvaetsja ot dolzhnosti Doverennogo Litsa i gotova peredat ee tomu, kto pervym dostignet Skriptorija v Srednem dome. Zvuchit tak, budto dobrovoltsam ugotovana idealnaja lovushka... Knigi Garta Niksa davno otsenili po dostoinstvu junye ljubiteli zagadochnykh istorij. Vprochem, vzroslye tozhe chitajut ikh s udovolstviem. I neudivitelno, ved fantasticheskie miry Niksa vsegda unikalny, a prikljuchenija, kotorye vypadajut na dolju geroev, vsegda neozhidanny. "Ledi Pjatnitsa" - pjataja kniga tsikla "Kljuchi ot Korolevstva".