Fantasy & Sci-Fi

<b>The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive--the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.</b><br/><br/>Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare--and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium's place has thrown everything into disarray. <br/><br/>Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide--Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar. <br/><br/>At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiant killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium's champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.<br/><br/>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson <br/><br/>The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive<br/> The Way of Kings<br/> Words of Radiance<br/> Edgedancer (novella)<br/> Oathbringer<br/> Dawnshard (novella)<br/> Rhythm of War <br/><br/>The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy<br/> Mistborn<br/> The Well of Ascension<br/> The Hero of Ages <br/><br/>Wax &amp; Wayne<br/> The Alloy of Law<br/> Shadows of Self<br/> The Bands of Mourning<br/> The Lost Metal<br/><br/>Other Cosmere novels<br/> Elantris<br/> Warbreaker<br/> Tress of the Emerald Sea<br/> Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br/> The Sunlit Man <br/><br/>Collection<br/> Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection <br/><br/>Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/> Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/> The Scrivener's Bones<br/> The Knights of Crystallia<br/> The Shattered Lens<br/> The Dark Talent<br/> Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) <br/><br/>Other novels<br/> The Rithmatist<br/> Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br/> The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England <br/><br/>Other books by Brandon Sanderson <br/><br/>The Reckoners<br/> Steelheart<br/> Firefight<br/> Calamity<br/> Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls) <br/><br/>Skyward<br/> Skyward<br/> Starsight<br/> Cytonic<br/> Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)<br/> Defiant

»Bröderna Strugatskij -- det är mäktig, begåvad litteratur <i>på riktigt</i>. Levande klassiker i ordets rätta bemärkelse. De är galaktiska stjärnor av samma storleksordning som en Ray Bradbury eller en Kurt Vonnegut, tro mig. Ni har bara inte kunnat se dem ordentligt hos er på det västra halvklotet.« <i>Dmitrij Gluchovskij</i><br/><br/><br/><br/><b>År 2157.</b> Ungkommunisten och rymdutforskaren Maxim Kammerer kraschlandar och blir strandsatt på en okänd planet som visar sig vara bebodd av humanoider. Han inleder genast en första kontakt och blir snart indragen i planeten Sarakshs primitiva livsföring och obegripliga politiska konflikter, som står i bjärt kontrast till Jorden där det klasslösa samhället har förverkligats och alla lever i harmoni. En dag bestämmer han sig för att omkullkasta den rådande ordningen...<br/><br/>»Den bebodda ön« av Arkadij och Boris Strugatskij från 1969/71 är en av de mest inflytelserika science fiction-romanerna från sovjettiden och har en särskild plats inom rysk litteraturhistoria med sin dystopiska och filosofiska skildring av individens kamp mot totalitära system och sina reflektioner om maktmissbruk, fri vilja och ideologisk manipulation. Romanen har inte tidigare översatts till svenska. <br/><br/>Efterord Boris Strugatskij <br/><br/>Översättning Ola Wallin <br/><br/><i></i>

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<b>From global phenomenon Callie Hart comes a highly addictive enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down!</b><br/><br/><b>Do <i>not </i>touch the sword. Do <i>not </i>turn the key. Do <i>not </i>open the gate.<br/> </b><br/> <i>In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.<br/> </i><br/> Twenty-four-year-old <b>Saeris Fane</b> is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.<br/><br/> But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.<br/><br/> When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.<br/><br/> The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.<br/><br/> Death has a name. It is <b>Kingfisher</b> of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.<br/><br/> <b><i>Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details . . .</i></b><br/><br/><b>N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website.</b><br/><br/><b>READERS LOVE <i>QUICKSILVER</i></b><br/><br/>'<b>if you love romantasy then you NEED to read this book</b> . . . this book had the <b>PERFECT</b> balance of romance and plot'<br/><br/>'Kingfisher is officially <b>my new book boyfriend</b> as he is smoking (literally) but also <b>made my heart melt</b> at times'<br/><br/>'<b>I never wanted this book to end!</b>'<br/><br/>'<b>Shadow Daddies, wolves, fairies, every creature you can imagine is in this book</b>. I have <b>nothing but praise</b> for the story, the writing and the plot'<br/><br/>'<b>The romantasy of the year!</b> . . . This is a <b>truly phenomenal</b> book'

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy-and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart-in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. <br/><br/>The stunning first edition hardcover will feature foil page edges, a custom-stamped case, and a premium dust jacket!<br/><br/>The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland's greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future-the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.<br/><br/>While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn's betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland's Unfated-children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.<br/><br/>As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?

"Omöjliga varelser" har redan hyllats som en modern klassiker och erbjuder en oemotståndlig fantasivärld som är fängslande för både unga och vuxna. Den internationellt bästsäljande och prisbelönta författaren Katherine Rundell översätts nu till svenska för första gången.<br/><br/><br/><br/>ÅRETS BOK 2023, WATERSTONES<br/><br/>ÅRETS FÖRFATTARE, BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2024<br/><br/><br/><br/>Två ungdomar möts som av en händelse. Christopher som har ett hjärta på bristningsgränsen längtandes efter något mer, något annat, är på besök hos sin morfar i de skotska högländerna när han av en slump upptäcker en hemlig passage till Arkipelagen: ett kluster av vilda och undersköna öar där mytologiska varelser fortfarande lever och andas. Där träffar han Mal som med den grip hon räddat och med en mantel som kan få henne att flyga, men bara när vinden blåser, är på flykt undan en mördare. Tillsammans måste Mal och Christopher söka svaret på varför de magiska varelserna håller på att utplånas och rädda öriket och världen bortanför från en ondska som håller på att vakna.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Först kom Tolkien, sedan Pullman och nu Katherine Rundell. Underbart uppfinningsrik och en förunderlig författare." MICHAEL MORPURGO<br/><br/><br/><br/>"En magisk mästare." Victor Malm, Expressen<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Hon får världen att kännas möjlig." Kristoffer Leandoer, SvD<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Det är som Narnia fast bättre." Hanna Höglund, Sydsvenskan<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Jag älskar Katherine Rundells böcker. Läsare som känner henne sedan gammalt kommer kasta sig över denna och nya läsare kommer vilja läsa allt hon skrivit." Philip Pullman<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Underbar fantasy i Tolkiens anda." Kristoffer Leandoer, SvD<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Katherine Rundell är sin generations J.R.R. Tolkien." The Washington Post<br/><br/><br/><br/>"En berättelse som griper tag. Varje mening glimrar." The Times