The pulse-pounding sequel to "Eon." Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. She must come to terms with her new Dragoneye identity and power--and learn to bear the anguish of the 10 dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered.
Twelve-year old Eon has been studying the ancient art of the Dragoneyes for two years. But he is playing a dangerous game: Eon is actually Eona, 16 years old and a girl. Without a master to guide her, Eon must learn to harness her unprecedented natural power, while protecting the secret that could cost her everything .
Doris Lessing's first book after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature revisits her childhood in Southern Africa and the lives, both fictional and factual, that her parents led.
The new beginning-and the grand finale-to the beloved Tales of the Otori series. Heaven's Net Is Wide is the new first volume of the now complete Tales of the Otori- prequel to Across the Nightingale Floor, the book that first introduced Hearn's mythical, medieval Japanese world. This is the story of Lord Otori Shigeru-who has presided over the entire series as a sort of spiritual warrior-godfather-the man who saved Takeo and raised him as his own and heir to the Otori clan. This sweeping novel expands on what has been only hinted at before: Shigeru's training in the ways of the warrior and feudal lord, his relationship with the Tribe of mysteriously powerful assassins, the battles that tested his skills and talents, and his fateful meeting with Lady Maruyama. Heaven's Net Is Wide is an epic tale of warfare, loyalty, love, and heartbreak. This book leaves off where Across the Nightingale Floor begins, finally bringing the Otori series full circle. And while it both completes and introduces the Tales of the Otori, it also stands on its own as a satisfying, dramatic novel of feudal Japan.
Conor Broekhart was born to fly. Or more accurately, he was born flying. Little wonder he became what he became. In an age of discovery and invention, many dreamed of flying, but for Conor flight was more than just a dream, it was his destiny. In one dark night on the island of Great Saltee, a cruel and cunning betrayal destroyed his life and stole his future. Now Conor must win the race for flight, to save his family and right a terrible wrong...
Les Côtes-d'Armor Edition bilingue français-anglais
Dans les Côtes-d'Armor se succèdent la Côte des Bruyères, celle de Granit rose, celle du Goëllo, la Côte d'Emeraude. Cette variété indique la caractéristique du département : un littoral admirable, succession de caps, criques, promontoires, falaises, plages et estuaires, tous pittoresques, érodés et sculptés par la force de l'eau, et prolongés, au-delà de la mer, par quelques îles et des îlots. Le département est aussi terre de traditions, qui se retrouvent notamment dans les villes : Saint-Brieuc, et ses vieux quartiers tranquilles, Tréguier, et la cathédrale Saint-Tugdual, une des plus belles de Bretagne, Dinan, bijou entouré de remparts... De châteaux en abbayes, de chapelles en points de vue remarquables, ces sites et ces cités constituent la matière de ce livre.
Po śmierci swego protektora Takeo zostaje głową rodu Otori. Musi zarazem dotrzymać przysięgi krwi, która wiąże go z tajemniczym Plemieniem skrytobójców. Uczy się ich sztuki, bo do nich teraz należy jego życie. Jako wojownik nie ma sobie równych, ale w głębi duszy czuje, że nie jest zabójcą. Pragnie pomścić śmierć przybranego ojca, a nade wszystko odnaleźć ukochaną Kaede. Wie jednak, że żywy nie opuści Plemienia. Drugi tom sagi rodu Otori przynosi nowe elementy magicznego świata wzorowanego na średniowiecznej Japonii. Wzorując się na dyskretnych i oszczędnych pociągnięciach pędzla, znanych ze starojapońskich szkiców, autorka kreśli fascynujące tło dla pełnej rozmachu opowieści o miłości i obowiązku, przemocy i współczuciu, kłamstwie i honorze.