Бегство невозможно, пока игра не будет пройдена полностью; геймовер означает реальную смерть…Не зная всей правды о таинственной многопользовательской игре нового поколения «Sword Art Online», десять тысяч игроков залогинились одновременно и тем самым положили начало смертельной битве.Идя по SAO, главный герой Кирито принял правила игры. В этом игровом мире, в гигантской парящей крепости под названием «Айнкрад», он стал игроком-одиночкой.Однако, не в силах противостоять настойчивости воительницы и мастера рапиры Асуны, он начал работать с ней в паре.Эта встреча и предопределила судьбу Кирито…Версия текста от 24.01.12. Последнюю версию можно найти на http://ushwood.narod.ru/sao/sao.htmlПеревод с английского языка — Бета-редактирование — Русифицированные иллюстрации — Любое коммерческое использование данного текста или его фрагментов запрещено.
From Publishers WeeklyYi Fan's tightly woven story delivers a manifest message promoting peace and freedom. Starring woodland bird characters, the saga pits the tyrannical hawk Turnatt, captor of "slavebirds" whom he shackles and puts to work building his fortress, against the cardinals and blue jays. Though once friendly, these two benign flocks are now at war: Turnatt's soldiers have stolen eggs and food from each flock (the hawk eats a purloined egg daily, believing this will "keep death away"), and have led each camp to believe the other is responsible for the thefts. One of the slavebirds, ...
is a fantasy short story collection by Fritz Leiber featuring his sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. It is chronologically the second volume in the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters.The Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories follow the lives of two larcenous but likable rogues as they adventure across the fantasy world of Nehwon. The pieces in follow the duo as they shake the dust of Lankhmar from their feet in the wake of the deaths their of their first loves. There follow a miscellaneous series of adventures from their wanderings.
is a fantasy short story collection by Fritz Leiber featuring his sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. It is chronologically the sixth volume in the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters.The Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories follow the lives of two larcenous but likable rogues as they adventure across the fantasy world of Nehwon. In the duo face a series of challenges from Death of greater or lesser subtlety, the pique of deities they formerly worshiped whose names they now rarely even take in vain, a voyage to the strange equatorial ocean of Nehwon, and recruitment to succor Nehwon's Iceland, the legendary Rime Isle, menaced by Sea Mingols and a pair of refugee gods.
A truly breathtaking new anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, offers stunning new tales of sword and sorcery action, romance, and dark adventure written by some of the most respected, bestselling fantasy writers working today—from Joe Abercrombie to Gene Wolfe. An all-new Elric novella from the legendary Michael Moorcock and a new visit to Majipoor courtesy of the inimitable Robert Silverberg are just two of the treasures offered in —a fantasy lover’s dream.Elric…the Black Company…Majipoor. For years, these have been some of the names that have captured the hearts of generations ...
Czasem zdarza si? mi?o?? nie z tego ?wiata. Naprawd? nie z tego ?wiata…Patch jest tajemniczy i zab?jczo przystojny. Nic dziwnego, ?e szesnastoletnia Nora uleg?a jego urokowi. Niemal natychmiast w jej ?yciu zacz??y dzia? si? rzeczy, kt?rych nie da si? wyt?umaczy?. Chyba ?e…Chyba ?e kto? wie, ?e znalaz? si? w samym ?rodku bitwy. Bitwy, kt?r? od wiek?w tocz? Upadli z Nie?miertelnymi. O Twoje ?ycie.Ale cicho sza… S? tajemnice, o kt?rych m?wi si? tylko szeptem.
„Szrama” jest drugim tomem kultowego cyklu Tu?acze.Opowie?? o zbrodni, karze, pokucie i odkupieniu. S?awny w swoim mie?cie gwardzista, kobieciarz i hulaka, porucznik Egert Soll zabija w sprowokowanym przez siebie pojedynku niewinnego studenta. Za ten czyn zostaje ukarany przez w?drownego maga, kt?ry pi?tnuje jego twarz niegro?n? z pozoru ran?.Szrama zabli?nia si? szybko, r?wnie szybko jednak okazuje si?, ?e sta?a si? dla m?odego zabijaki przekle?stwem: ca?kowicie zmienia jego psychik? i przydaje mu cech?, kt?r? zawsze gardzi?, podobnie jak jego otoczenie, mianowicie bezmierne tch?rzostwo.Gwardzista zmuszony jest opu?ci? pu?k i rodzinne miasto. Tu?aj?c si? po ?wiecie, spotyka kobiet?, kt?r? skrzywdzi?, narzeczon? zabitego studenta. Czy zdo?a okupi? sw? win? i pozyska? przychylno?? Torii? Magi? mo?na pokona? jedynie magi?.W zaskakuj?cym finale Soll stanie przed niezwykle trudnym wyborem.
Lilja i Goram kochaj? si?, ale nie mog? by? razem – Goram jest jednym z elitarnych Stra?nik?w i musi ca?kowicie si? po?wi?ci? s?u?bie ?wi?temu S?o?cu. Podczas wyprawy podj?tej dla ratowania Ziemi Dolg, Goram i Lilja znale?li si? w Taran-gai, gdzie w swoim czasie dotkni?ty przekle?stwem Mar zosta? przemieniony w s?ug? dobra. Teraz okolica jest terroryzowana przez trzy z? istoty, morduj?ce ka?dego, kto chcia?by si? im przeciwstawi?…
Fritti Tailchaser, a young ginger tom cat sets out to stray from his home and clan, the Meeting Wall Clan, in search of his catfriend Hushpad after strange disappearances of the Folk have been reported. He and the kitten Pouncequick set out on a long journey to visit the Court of Harar with the intention of finding out the mystery of the disappearances--a journey that will take them to cat Hell and beyond.
Ekspedycja z Kr?lestwa ?wiat?a jest gotowa do pokonania ostatniego etapu: dotarcia do ?r?d?a jasnej wody w G?rach Czarnych. Wybrany, m?ody Indianin Oko Nocy, ma podj?? pr?b? zdobycia wody. Towarzysz? mu Shira i Mar oraz szlachetny Marco, ksi??? Czarnych Sal. ?adne z nich jednak nie mo?e i?? z nim a? do samego ko?ca. Ostatni odcinek musi przeby? sam i nikt nie wie, czy uda mu si? sforsowa? wszystkie przeszkody…
Skif was an orphan boy who's care was in the hands of his Uncle Londer's. His uncle did not care about or even like Skif. He put the boy to work and had him in rags. One day, while Skif was "foraging" for some extra food, he came upon a boy named Deek. This boy was a pick-pocket and a theif. Deek took Skif to meet his master, a crippled man named Bazie who took led and cared for the boys. Skif decided to become a theif. When Skif was 12, he was the most skilled cat burglar in Bazie's gang, but something went horribly wrong. Bazie was killed in a fire because he had no way to get out. Skif was then on his own. Until, one night he saw a finely decked-out white horse standing by itself (which was weird) in the middle of the street. He decided to "steal" it and hope he could get a reward or sell it for a high price. Little did Skif know that this so-called "horse" was a companion and that he was about to become a Herald of Valdemar.
Ever since the catastrophic Werenight isolated the Northlands from the Elabonian Empire, Gerin the Fox has hoped to settle down as the peaceful ruler of Fox Keep… but destiny seems to have other ideas. The Voice of the god Biton prophesies danger to the Northlands.Gerin has already beaten off invaders, both human and inhuman. But this time he faces an invasion by the Gradi, led by their cold, fierce gods. Gerin has to fight fire with fire by invoking all the supernatural help he can get from the capricious god Mavrix, the aloof but powerful Biton, and ...
When H.P. Lovecraft first introduced his macabre universe in the pages of magazine, the response was electrifying. Gifted writers — among them his closest peers — added sinister new elements to the fear-drenched landscape. Here are some of the most famous original stories from the pulp era that played a pivotal role in reflecting the master’s dark vision.FANE OF THE BLACK PHARAOH by Robert Bloch: A man obsessed with unearthing dark secrets succumbs to the lure of the forbidden.BELLS OF HORROR by Henry Kuttner: Infernal chimes ring the promise of dementia and mutilation.THE FIRE OF ASSURBANIPAL by Robert E. Howard: In the burning Afghan desert, a young American unleashes an ancient curse.THE ABYSS by Robert A. W. Lowndes: A hypnotized man finds himself in an alternate universe, trapped on a high wire between life and death.AND SIXTEEN MORE TALES OF ICY TERROR
