"The Odyssey" is a classical epic poem about the events following the fall of Troy and the end of the Trojan War which is generally thought to have been written at the end of the 8th century BC. The story centers on Odysseus and his ten year journey to reach his home of Ithaca, following the Trojan War. Odysseus's death is assumed during this long absence, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of suitors, the ...
Odyssey which in Greek literally means «the tale of Odysseus,» has becomes synonymous with a great journey. «The Odyssey» follows Homer's «The Iliad» where we find all the surviving warriors of the great Trojan War have returned home except for Odysseus, who has been detained by the nymph Calypso for her sexual pleasure. Odysseus however wishes to return to his family and loved ones who await his return at home. The Gods send the fleet-foot ...
Ответ «черного интернационала» на захват Сергеем Тархановым изобретателя «Гнева Аллаха» профессора Маштакова не заставил себя ждать. Полномасштабная войсковая операция в Пятигорске подтвердила: отныне игры со временем и научные эксперименты переходят в фазу создания супероружия, что приведет к войне за мировое господство. Победит в ней тот, кто первым рискнет шагнуть за грань. Куда? В прошлое? В будущее? В чужую реальность, однажды увиденную Тар ...
With two exclusive, never-before-published stories featuring characters from the Paladin's Legacy series, Deeds of Honor gathers together lore and legends from Paksenarrion's world, along with tales from the Paladin's Legacy era, all revised and updated for this special compilation. Rich with the vivid and immersive storytelling for which Elizabeth Moon is known, the eight short stories in Deeds of Honor are certain to please any ...
Игра людей и могущественных Держателей Мира, ставка в которой – сама возможность существования нашей реальности, продолжается. Поэтому путешествие по южным морям, затеянное Андреем Новиковым и Александром Шульгиным в надежде отдохнуть от забот, неожиданно оборачивается командировкой в будущее для одного и очередным рейдом по тылам вероятного противника для другого. Чем все закончится, предвидеть не может никто. Ясно одно: в большой Игре земляне ...
Ein Mensch, der von der Magie beherrscht wird, ein Zwerg, der ganz gut zaubern kann, ein ubergewichtiger Zwergelbe, ein hinkender Ork. Sie konnen die Welt retten – oder vernichten. Leiks drittes Semester an der Alaburg beginnt und alles andert sich. Die Universitatsdirektorin Tejal verschwindet urplotzlich und der von Leik verabscheute Magiemagister Jehal wird ihr Nachfolger. Sein orkischer Freund Ulyer erkrankt schwer und von Leiks geliebter D ...
In the second of Georgia Evans' supernatural trilogy, Gloria Prewitt must reveal her greatest secret to have any hope of saving the people she loves. . . As the district nurse for a country village outside London, Gloria has the respect of the town and the satisfaction of helping those who need it most. She'd lose both if anyone discovered that she turns into a furry red fox and runs through the Surrey hills by moonlight. But what she ...
In the first of a supernatural trilogy, one Dr. Alice Doyle finds that the power to fight evil comes from places she'd never believe. . . While the sounds of battle echo through the sky, a lady doctor has more than enough trouble to keep her busy even in a sleepy hamlet outside London. But the threat is nearer home than Alice knows. German agents have infiltrated her beloved countryside–Nazis who can fly, read minds, and live forever. The ...
Absolute power corrupts, and the scientist at the center of Darrell Lee’s new science-fiction thriller THE APOTHEOSIS, is the perfect storm of ill-intentioned genius, wealth, and cruel obsession. Darrell Lee delivers an all too plausible bio-engineering disaster in the waiting. John Numen is the man with too much—money, status, and brilliance—for his own good. With a tale spanning nearly a century, Numen’s technological advancements remake the w ...
