Его рассказы о сверхъестественном отвергают как аллегорические толкования, так и научные объяснения. Их нельзя свести ни к Эзопу, ни к Г. Дж. Уэллсу. Еще меньше они нуждаются в многозначительных толкованиях болтунов-психоаналитиков. Они просто волшебны.
Jack Collins’s business trip to Las Vegas is anything but fun and games. Why? Because his boss is Merlin the Magician—and Jack’s job is saving the modern world from ancient dark forces.A centuries-old legend, the Old Man of the Mountain, has returned with a vengeance. This time he has science on his side—a vial of biological plague germs as deadly as any black magic—and he plans to sell it to the highest bidder. The winner could be demon, devil, or demigod. Either way, the loser is humanity. But a new gambler is vying for a piece of the action: Jack Collins. And he’s packing a weapon that strikes fear in the hearts of humans and nonhumans alike: advanced mathematics…
Anno Domini 999…Год девятьсот девяносто девятый от Рождества Христова.Мир, затаившись, ждет — Апокалипсиса.Мир замков и королей, рыцарей и астрологов, колдунов и чернокнижников ждет КОНЦА СВЕТА.НАШ мир — или мир, ПОХОЖИЙ на наш? Прочитайте — и узнаете сами!
Even lifelong friendships can't outlast death...or can they?Award-winning author Peter S. Beagle presents a deeply personal story of dreams abandoned and recovered, friends loved and lost, and the strength it takes to let go....
Now available in a handsome trade paperback edition, this timeless classic of a romance between two ghosts who must fight to remain cognizant of what life and love once were--and still are--is a love story that transcends all love stories and a ghost story that transcends all ghost stories. Funny and heartwarming, it's perfect for young readers and adults alike.
Tiffany Aching, a young witch-in-training, learns about magic and responsibility as she battles a disembodied monster with the assistance of the six-inch-high Wee Free Men and Mistress Weatherwax, the greatest witch in the world.
