Monika Pitnerová Livres

A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e , in which a young woman's quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm and sets her on a dangerous path--where choices come with deadly consequences, and she risks losing more than her heart. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son. To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos. Daughter of the Moon Goddess begins an enchanting, romantic duology which weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic, of loss and sacrifice--where love vies with honor, dreams are fraught with betrayal, and hope emerges triumphant.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish' Stephanie Garber The stunning conclusion to the Celestial Kingdom Duology An unspeakable terror is sweeping across the realm as the Celestial Emperor tightens his grip on power. The fragile peace Xingyin fought so hard for when freeing her mother is under threat. Forced to flee her home, Xingyin ventures into the unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm to seek aid in her fight, but, with alliances shifting quicker than the tides, she has to overcome past grudges and enmities to forge a new path forward, seeking aid where she never imagined. Xingyin must uncover the truth of her heart and claw her way through devastation - to rise against evil before it destroys everything she holds dear, and the worlds she has grown to love ... even if doing so demands the greatest price of all. The stunning sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin - the daughter of Chang'e and the mortal archer Houyi - as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope.

Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent the summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder. They called it the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked. Miraculously, she survived her seventeen stab wounds and lived to identify the man who had hurt her. The girls’ testimony put away a serial killer, wanted for murdering six women. They were heroes.For decades afterward, the friends have kept a secret worth killing for. But now Olivia wants to tell, and Naomi sets out to find out what really happened in the woods―no matter how dangerous the truth turns out to be.

Sníh v Idlewoodu není jen krásný. Tlumené ticho dusí každý zvuk, stopy ve sněhu se objevují a mizí, a Theo má stále silnější pocit, že ji někdo sleduje. Měla strávit svátky v horském sídle svého snoubence. Jenže místo rodinného tepla nachází chladnou nedůvěru, varovné zprávy a krvavé stopy na bílé pláni. Každý krok v závěji se mění v ozvěnu strachu a stopy kolem její chaty dokazují, že v noci není nikdy sama. Pod zasněženou fasádou luxusu číhá příšera. A až krev znovu zbarví sníh, bude už pozdě na útěk. Mrazivý thriller, v němž sníh dusí, chlad proniká až do kostí a každá stopa může znamenat smrt.

Monografie Slovo a obraz: Karel Čapek a žánr cestopisu se zabývá Čapkovými cestopisy z hlediska žánrového experimentu. Autorka tím má na mysli především Čapkovo přehodnocení tradiční narativní struktury cestopisu jako komunikace mezi vypravěčem-cestovatelem a čtenářem, dále pak akcentaci vizuálního znaku v žánru cestopisu. Analýza směřuje rovněž k významu tématu cesty v Čapkově fikci a k intertextuálním vztahům mezi Čapkovými cestopisy a fikcí. Monografie poukazuje na to, jak se stalo téma cestování v literatuře a umění experimentem zaměřeným na zkoumání žánrových a uměleckých hranic cestopisné literatury. Čapek nebyl avantgardním spisovatelem, ale do svých cestopisů podle Mirny Šolić začlenil prvky meziválečné avantgardní poetiky: Hrál si s flexibilitou cestopisného žánru a svými narativními postupy překračoval tradiční konvence literárních žánrů a umění.