The Key of the Keplian

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Sergei Lukyanenko

The Night Watch series has caused a sensation never before seen in Russia -- its popularity is frenzied and unprecedented, and driven by a truly great, epic story. In 2005 Fox Searchlight announced it had acquired the Russian film adaptation for an American release. Interest in the books here is now set to reach a fever pitch.Set in modern day Moscow, Night Watch is a world as elaborate and imaginative as Tolkien or the best Asimov. Living among us are the "Others," an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. A thousand-year treaty has maintained the balance of power, and the two sides coexist in an uneasy truce. But an ancient prophecy decrees that one supreme "Other" will rise up and tip the balance, plunging the world into a catastrophic war between the Dark and the Light. When a young boy with extraordinary powers emerges, fulfilling the first half of the prophecy, will the forces of the Light be able to keep the Dark from corrupting the boy and destroying the world?An extraordinary translation from the Russian by noted translator Andrew Bromfield, this first English language edition of Night Watch is a chilling, engrossing read certain to reward those waiting in anticipation of its arrival.

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Andre Norton

A young lady, Kelsie, goes to Scotland to claim an inheritance, but finds that it is not what she expected. Acting to save a wildcat from a hunter illegally on her land, she is hurt and then transported to the Witch World through a Gate. There comes to her friendship from the wildcat, a scout, the people of the Valley and also a power she didn't ask for and didn't want, which nevertheless led her to battle with the Dark's minions to save the world she found herself in. Another great story from the master author, Andre Norton.

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Nick Harkaway

A hilarious, action-packed look at the apocalypse that combines a touching tale of friendship, a thrilling war story, and an all out kung-fu infused mission to save the world. Gonzo Lubitch and his best friend have been inseparable since birth. They grew up together, they studied kung-fu together, they rebelled in college together, and they fought in the Go Away War together. Now, with the world in shambles and dark, nightmarish clouds billowing over the wastelands, they have been tapped for an incredibly perilous mission. But they quickly realize that this assignment is more complex than it seems, and before it is over they will have encountered everything from mimes, ninjas, and pirates to one ultra-sinister mastermind, whose only goal is world domination.

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Andrzej Sapkowski

Jesienne Ekwinokcjum tegoż dziwnego roku przyniosło rozmaite znaki na niebie i na ziemi, które jakoweś klęski niechybnie zwiastowały. Tuż przed północą zerwała się straszliwa zawierucha, zadął potępieńczy wicher, a pędzone po niebie chmury przybrały fantastyczne kształty, wśród których najczęściej powtarzały się sylwetki galopujących koni i jednorożców. Lelki dzikimi głosami wyśpiewywały konajączkę, zaskowyczała beann''shie, zwiastunka rychłej i gwałtownej śmierci. A gdy przecwałował Dziki Gon i rozwiały się chmury, ludzie zobaczyli księżyc – malejący, jak zwykle w czas Zrównania. Ale tej nocy księżyc miał barwę krwi. W świątyni bogini Melitele trzy osoby śnią ten sam sen. "Krew na jej twarzy... Tyle krwi...”