Neobyčajná kniha od autora, o ktorom aj John Green vraví, že "píše šialene krásne". Čo ak nepatríš medzi vyvolených? Čo ak nemáš za úlohu bojovať s nemŕtvymi, alebo s duchmi požierajúcimi duše, alebo s čímkoľvek, čo má na svedomí neznáme modré svetlo a všetkých mŕtvych nezávislákov?
Dojímavý román o láske, o strate a o nádeji. Conora trápia desivé sny - každú jednu noc, odkedy mamu v nemocnici sužujú liečebnými procedúrami, ktoré aj tak nezaberajú. Ale tento sen je iný. Keď sa dnes v noci Conor prebudí, v okne ho niekto čaká. Niekto starodávny. Niekto, koho neočakával.
From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life - or perhaps afterlife - of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy named Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible?
Ve strhujícím závěru populární dystopické trilogie Chaos, Válka Hluku, jehož autorem je Patrick Ness, zachvátí planetu Nový svět ničivá válka. Domorodí Sádráci se svým kolektivním myšlením a chováním zmobilizují všechny síly, aby pomstili vyvražděné soukmenovce.
Volání netvora je moudrá, temně zábavná, napínavá a docela strašidelná knížka, která vypráví příběh o moci přátelství a rodiny a velké odvaze postavit se čelem ke svým nejhorším nočním můrám. Slyšíte?
Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It's ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.
Three of Patrick Ness’s most powerful novels come together in a riveting collection that’s sure to appeal equally to new readers and long-time fans These three YA novels from the award-winning Patrick Ness daringly confront pressing questions of adolescence and adult life with vivid prose and gorgeously realised fictional worlds.
Planetu Nový svět kolonizuje malá skupina osadníků z nepřátelského Starého světa. Po mnoha letech dochází k nečekanému zvratu. Domorodí obyvatelé se vzbouří, zaútočí na osadníky a usmrtí všechny ženy. Muže a zvířata náhle napadne podivný vir, který umožňuje slyšet myšlenky ostatních.
A new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order.
From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life - or perhaps afterlife - of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible?
A new edition of this award-winning conclusion to the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, Snowscape. Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered?
