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The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire.For decades, George R.R. Martin – bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire – has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces.Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death of her sister Elizabeth, now lies on her death-bed. Summoning the joker ace Alan Turing, she urges him to seek the true heir: Elizabeth's lost son. He was rumoured to have died as a baby but, having been born a joker, was sent into hiding.Margaret dies and her elder son Henry becomes king and at once declares he wants to make England an 'Anglo-Saxon country' and suggests jokers be sent 'to the moon'. Dangerous tensions begin to tear the country apart. The Twisted Fists – an organization of jokers led by the Green Man – are becoming more militant. And Babh, goddess of war, sees opportunities to sow strife and reap blood…This marvellous mosaic novel, featuring the talents of Mary Anne Mohanraj, Peter Newman, Peadar O Guilin, Melinda M. Snodgrass and Caroline Spector, follows KNAVES OVER QUEENS – the first ever Wild Cards novel set in the UK. Получить ссылку |
Three Men on the Bummel
Автор: Джером К. Джером
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"Three Men on the Bummel" is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. The sequel brings back the three companions who figured in "Three Men in a Boat". Their lives are too stressful and they need a break from the daily mundane, so they put their heads together and come up with a brilliant idea they decide to travel through the Black Forest of Germany on a bicycling tour.
The Three Musketeers / Три мушкетера
Автор: Александр Дюма
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Если вы изучаете английский язык или свободно на нем говорите, у вас есть замечательная возможность услышать о приключениях отважного Д'Артаньяна и кознях коварной Миледи на языке герцога Бэкингема, а затем проверить свое понимание произведения, прослушав русский перевод. Текст адаптирован и соответствует уровню Intermediate. Английская версия начитана носительницей языка, многократной победительницей конкурсов художественного чтения – Лизой Рей Кэмбелл (Новая Зеландия).
Три медведя / Thе Three Bears. Книга для чтения на английском языке
Автор: Группа авторов
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Учиться говорить и читать по-английски с нашей книжкой «Три медведя. Thе Three Bears» очень просто. Знакомый сюжет известной сказки, простая лексика и грамматика, яркие иллюстрации и игровые задания помогут ребенку без труда выучить около 70 новых слов и усвоить простейшие грамматические конструкции. Книжка содержит словарь, который включает все новые слова с транскрипцией.
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)
Автор: Джером К. Джером
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The classic comic travelogue about an ill-fated boating holiday on the River Thames" Three Men in a Boat "is the irreverent tale of a group of friends who, along with a fox terrier named Montmorency, embark on a two-week boating journey up the Thames.
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