Eine unsichtbare, undurchdringliche Wand, jenseits derer Totenstille herrscht, schiebt sich auf einmal zwischen das Tal, in dem die Ich-Erzählerin lebt, und die Außenwelt . . .§Ein unnachahmliches Gleichnis für das unüberwindliche Einsamsein.§

Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, the General had taken the legendary Swords of Night and Day and ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone, and the assass ..

„Three Kingdoms“ tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing int ..

Ultimate accessory for all Pratchett fans, this is a witty almanac and essential guide to Discworld life. Full of witty illustrations by Paul Kidby, it also includes homemade remedies for common ailments, recipes, horoscopes, strange tales and a calendar.

Full of philosophical puzzles and supernatural surprises, these stories contain some of Borges' most fully realized human characters.

Madame tells the story of a self-absorbed Polish teenager as he pursues intellectual maturity – and the woman of his dreams, his French teacher ‚Madame‘ – in the communist-dominated Warsaw of the early 1970s. Libera paces his exuberant young hero's ..

An enchanting debutante and the eldest daughter of an impoverished country parson, Arabella embarks on her first London season. Armed with beauty, virtue and a benevolent godmother (as well as a notoriously impetuous temper) she quickly runs afoul of ..

Rich in invention, psychological truth and sheer entertainment, the five short novels that comprise ‚The Avignon Quintet‘ form one of the key works of an undisputed modern master.

The Earl of Spenborough has always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving a widow younger than his own daughter Serena is one thing, but quite another is leaving Serena's fortune to the trusteeship of the Marquis of Rotherham – a man whom Serena o ..

The first part of a new Clone Wars duet features a group of embattled medics on the planet Drongar who struggle to save lives in the midst of the devastating conflict around them. Original.

How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew …' A classic of alienation and horror, ‚The Birds‘ was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The ..

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend Thomas-a vampire of dubious integrity-only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders.