All will burn. The worldwide bestselling "Red Queen" series. ... Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven continues weaving his web in an attempt to maintain control over his country - and his prisoner. While Mare remains trapped in the palace, the remnants of the Red Rebellion continue organizing and expanding. As they prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows, Cal - the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart - will stop at nothing to ... |
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One day, Alice climbs through the big Looking-glass above the fire... and into Looking-glass Land. Here, everything is back to front and the garden is a giant chessboard. The Red Queen tells Alice that when she reaches the eighth square, she can be a queen, too. Then the Red Knight tries to take her prisoner. Will Alice reach the eighth square, and will she finally become queen? "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National ... |
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Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen’s most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-and white by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas and William Heath Robinson. ... |
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This edition contains Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel, whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too, are Carroll's delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody, The Jabberwocky. ... |
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Вълшебството на красивите илюстрации идва при вас с книгата Алиса в Огледалния свят във вида на оригиналното италианско издание и с незабравимите илюстрации на италианския майстор художник Либико Марайа. Той е илюстрирал всепризнати шедьоври на литературата за деца, създавайки сцени с рядка живописна красота. Като майстор илюстратор притежава способността точно да се придържа към съдържанието на текста и великолепно да го допълва. Творчеството му има международна известност - илюстрираните от него книги са познати и обичани в целия свят. Светлана Комогорова-Комата е сред най-известните преводачи на книги и филми в ... |
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Bestselling author of "Red Queen". ... I was born to kill a King, to end a reign of terror before it can truly begin. Mare's blood is red - the colour of common folk - but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court wants to control. Pursued by the vengeful Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join the rebellion. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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Classic Scottish Poems. A glorious anthology of poetry and verse by the greatest classic Scottish poets, introduced by acclaimed poet John Glenday. With poems from famous Scottish writers such as Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Mary Queen of Scots herself, there is plenty here to enjoy and inspire. The collection roams across so many aspects of Scottish life and culture - its landscape and history, its people and celebrations. It is a country that has always inspired poets to write about love, nature and heritage, and to reflect on the important things of life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Anna South. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole and into the adventures in Wonderland that have kept readers spellbound for more than 150 years. Collected here are Lewis Carroll's two classics - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass - in which Alice encounters the laconic Cheshire Cat, the anxious White Rabbit and the terrifying Red Queen, as well as a host of other outlandish and charming characters. Brought to life by Sir John Tenniel's ... |
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Complete and unabridged with colour illustrations. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole and into the adventures in Wonderland that have kept readers spellbound for more than 150 years. Collected here are Lewis Carroll's two classics - "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" - in which Alice encounters the laconic Cheshire Cat, the anxious White Rabbit and the terrifying Red Queen, as well as a host of other outlandish and charming characters. Brought to life by Sir John ... |
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Compiled by: Tig Thomas. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen" is a delightful hardback book for children aged 7+ to celebrate one of the most famous storytellers of all time. The book contains a wealth of enchanting illustrations that bring the wonderful fairytale world of Hans Christian Andersen to life. Taking readers on a magical journey in which mermaids are enchanted, princes are turned into swans, and tin soldiers are always brave, this is truly an anthology to treasure. Discover magic, wonder and adventure woven throughout this charming collection. "Illustrated Treasury of Hans ... |
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Power is a Dangerous Game. Number I New York Times Bestseller. ... This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers ... |
