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A searching and humane novel, THE WOLVES OF ETERNITY is an intimate journey into the experiences of a half-brother and half-sister in their two different, yet deeply connected lives. The second novel in Karl Ove Knausgaard's new series, it expands the universe of THE MORNING STAR in the decades before the blazing and mysterious star descends.

"In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas...begin to sweep the Continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following. In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires with throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts to Islam and then Catholicism, is pilloried as a heretic and revered as the Messiah, and wreaks havoc on the conventional order, Jewish and Christian alike, with scandalous rumors of his sect's secret rituals and the spread of his increasingly iconoclastic beliefs"--

It's never been easier to attack Attack on Titan than with these new, giant-sized 3-in-1 omnibus editions! If you've been waiting for the final anime season to check out the do-or-die shonen adventure that defined a decade, now's your chance. These new books tuck almost 600 pages of manga behind a specially-embossed cover, all in a larger size than the regular version. Includes Vol. 33-34 of Attack on Titan. Eren's titanic Rumbling claims thousands of lives beyond the walls of Paradis, and the boy who once lived in fear of the Titans becomes the world's most feared man. Determined to stop the destruction wrought by their childhood friend, Armin, Mikasa, and their surviving comrades reach the Attack Titan and decide to face him head on in an ultimate showdown. Will humanity finally be set free from the cycle of fear, oppression, and destruction, or will the Titans outlive their victims?

Hvad man ikke kan, kan kvin.Sådan indledes Nødder, en utopisk bio-fi opbygget omkring ni måneteorier, som forandrer forståelsen af både Månens væren og jordlivets opståen.Nødder er en spekulativ roman om videnskabens natur, interplanetære relationer, og en utopistisk undersøgelse af egenarten af kvinneskeligt og kosmisk omsorgsarbejde.Med en økofeministisk tilgang til sprog og forskning tilbyder fortællingen et omsorgsbaseret alternativ til kold konkurrencementalitet og unødvendig hierarkisering mellem (natur)videnskab og andre erkendelsesformer.Nødder er Shëkufe Tadayoni Heibergs femte udgivelse og første bog i tetralogien Nødder & Bær & Føl & Fjer.

Animal Farm is regarded in the literary field as one of the most famous satirical allegories of Soviet totalitarianism. Orwell based the book on events up to and during Joseph Stalins regime. Orwell, a democratic socialist, and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Stalin, and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences in the Spanish Civil War.The plot is an allegory in which the pigs in a farm play the role of the Bolshevik revolutionaries and overthrow and oust the human owners of the farm, setting it up as a commune in which, at first, all animals are equal. The other characters have their parallels in the real world, but care should be taken with these comparisons as they do not always match history exactly and often simply represent generalised concepts.The novel was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell (19031950), was an English author and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language, and a belief in democratic socialism.In addition to his literary career Orwell served as a police officer with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922-1927 and fought with the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War from 1936-1937. He was severely wounded when he was shot through his throat. Orwell and his wife were accused of Rabid Trotskyism and tried in absentia in Barcelona, along with other leaders of the POUM, in 1938. However by then they had escaped from Spain and returned to England. Between 1941 and 1943, Orwell worked on propaganda for the BBC. In 1943, he became literary editor of the Tribune, a weekly left-wing magazine. He was a prolific polemical journalist, article writer, literary critic, reviewer, poet and writer of fiction, and considered perhaps the twentieth centurys best chronicler of English culture. Orwell is best known for the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (published in 1949) and the satirical novella Animal Farm (1945)they have together sold more copies than any two books by any other twentieth-century author. His 1938 book Homage to Catalonia, an account of his experiences as a volunteer on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, together with numerous essays on politics, literature, language, and culture, are widely acclaimed. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

GET READY FOR THE ADVENTURE OF YOUR LIFE! It has been seven years since he has lived in the prison of his nightmares, since the incident that changed his life forever. Now, it is time for the troubled warrior, Andahar, to set foot on land again. At the behest of his brother, a reluctant Andahar must deliver a mysteriously enchanting, bejewelled box to the King of Templetron. Little does he know, bewitching lands and formidable opponents await him on his expedition from Corcusia to the Mountains of Templetron.

After breaking through a stronghold of old friends and enemies, Zeke hands down his plan for the Eldians to Eren. But what Eren was plotting with his rumbling powers leaves his brother in the dust, betrayed and alone once more. Now, with some help from Ymir, a parade of massive Titans are roused from their centuries-long slumber, breaking free of the Walls to answer their founder's call. Where the march leads, only Eren knows...

"What's this you're writing?... asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table."The Tao of Pooh,... I replied."The how of Pooh?... asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written."The Tao of Pooh,... I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil."It seems more like ow! of Pooh,... said Pooh, rubbing his paw.

"After years as a lonely double agent, Zeke finally returns to the good graces of his home island of Paradis. Still, the Survey Corps refuses to let him meet Eren--the other ingredient in the earth-shaking weapon--for fear the explosive duo will be impossible to control. Meanwhile, the public responds badly to the military's open distrust of their hero Eren, and the detention of the Marleyan volunteers spurs an uprising. Amid the turmoil, Eren takes matters into his own hands..."--

"Of the sixteen YoRHa androids who landed on Earth to recapture it from the enemy machine lifeforms, only four have survived the descent. Command denies their request to have their mission canceled, however, leaving them stranded on Earth with no choice but to attempt to carry out an impossible mission. Immediately beset by the machines, the YoRHa units are saved by the appearance of another group of android survivors from a much earlier war. Though the older androids are suspicious of the newer ones, an uneasy alliance is forged. But this tenuous peace is about to be put to the test now that buried secrets are coming to light..."--Provided by publisher.

"A QUEST NEARS ITS END! Theo and Mia grow consumed by their search for a magician able to teaching the winged girl how to control her dangerous powers. At last, a merchant from Karatope gives them a clue that leads to their next destination: Holpe! On the way, the friends make a stop in the small village of Chikari, where a baker insists they stay the night. In this stranger's warm home, Theo finally opens up about his sorrowful past..."--Back cover.

Uden for velhaverreservatet DEN FRIE VERDEN lever de fattige, de desperate, den billige menneskelige arbejdskraft.Loa er vokset op midt inde i smørhullet med store mansions, frugtsmoothies fra egen avl, sexpositivitet og yogatrænede forældre med protestantisk arbejdsmoral og god pH-balance. Og som bonus: en kolerisk mormor, der i ny og næ vågner fra sin periodiske dvale og fremfører en vred politisk monolog, inden hun igen forsvinder ind i søvnen.Sammen med sin bedste ven, Silvio, forholder Loa sig lykkeligt indifferent til, hvordan verden mon ser ud på den anden side. Indtil grænsekrydseren Esso kommer ind i deres liv.DEN FRIE VERDEN er en first-world tragedie om værdiernes uendelige lethed, og hvor nemt vi glemmer alt andet end – os selv.

No Country for Old Men. Collection Edition, Author: Cormac McCarthy, Publication Year: 2022-08-04, Publisher: Pan Macmillan, Language: eng

De døde flød i gaderne.Det var en helt almindelig onsdag i marts.Og så alligevel ikke. Det var dén onsdag, det hele begyndte. Dér, det hele endte. Afhængig af ens personlige filosofi selvfølgelig. Du kan mene, hvad du vil – se glasset som halvfuldt eller halvtomt. I hvert fald var det dén dag, alt forandrede sig for mig og resten af menneskeheden. Det af den, der var tilbage, vel at mærke.Mit navn er SW-9935-9830. Du kan også kalde mig Grace Halley, hvis du vil. Jeg reagerer på begge.Dette er min historie. Nej, stryg det. Det er hele menneskehedens historie. For hvis jeg ikke kan være helten i min egen historie, kan jeg i det mindste være skurken i andres …I en dystopisk fremtid har de himmelske Stjerner levet iblandt os i snart ti år. De har testet vores værdi, vores evne til at overleve og, om vi overhovedet fortjener at blive flyttet til en ny planet med en ny fremtid. I år er vores sidste håb. Vil det langt om længe blive året, hvor vi beviser vores værd? Eller er mennesket dømt til undergang?

Reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese manga format.

"First published in Japan in 2017 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Shingeki no kyojin, volumes 22, 23, and 24" -- Colophon.

2040. The Long Earth is in chaos. . . .The cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption is shutting down civilization. Whole populations flee to the relative safety of myriad stepwise Earths. Sally Linsay, Joshua Valiente, and Lobsang have all been involved in the perilous post-eruption clean-up.But Joshua faces a crisis close to home. From a long childhood hidden deep in the Long Earth, a new breed of young, super-bright post-humans is emerging?but "normal" human society is turning against them, driven by ignorance and fear. For Joshua, caught up in the conflict, a dramatic showdown seems inevitable.Meanwhile, U.S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman embarks on an incredible journey, leading an expedition to the unexplored limits of the far Long Earth.And Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father, Willis Linsay, inventor of the original Stepper device. Ever the maverick, he is planning a fantastic voyage of his own?across the Long Mars. But what is his true motivation?For Joshua, for humankind, for the Long Earth itself?everything is different now.

På en forårsdag modtager alle mennesker i hele verden en lille æske med samme inskription. Den eneste forskel på æskerne er indholdet, hvor en tynd tråd angiver længden på modtagerens liv. Fortalt gennem flere perspektiver møder vi doktoren, der ikke kan redde sig selv, et par, som må redefinere deres tid sammen, og en politiker, som forsøger at navigere i en turbulent virkelighed.

"The distant future. Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as "machine lifeforms." In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon. It is the year 11941, and the long war against the machines rages on. In an attempt to break the deadlock, the Council of Humanity forms a new infantry unit of female androids: YoRHa. Deployed to the planet's surface, these soldiers now fight to recapture Earth for the glory of mankind..."--

Experience Jonathan Livingston Seagull’s timeless and inspirational message like never before in the new complete edition of this philosophical classic, perfect for readers of all ages—now with a fourth part of Jonathan’s journey, as well as last words from author Richard Bach.This is the story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules…people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves…people who know there’s more to this living than meets the eye: they’ll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than they ever dreamed.A pioneering work that wed graphics with words, Jonathan Livingston Seagull now enjoys a whole new life.

Afslutningen på DEN FØRSTE og DE TOLV - en international og forrygende anmeldt bestsellertrilogi, hvori Justin Cronin tegner et skræmmende billede af civilisationens sammenbrud og menneskehedens desperate kamp for overlevelse.Vampyrlignende væsner smittet med en særdeles smitsom virus har overtaget verden. Små kolonier af overlevende mennesker må leve side om side med disse overnaturlige væsner, der konstant er på jagt efter nyt blod. Nu er alt stille, men varsler stilheden enden på mareridtet eller evig mørke? Kan de overlevende genopbygge samfundet og skabe en håbefuld fremtid? Forude venter den absolut sidste kamp mellem lys og mørke."Uovertruffen ... Afslutningen på Cronins postapocalyptiske bestsellertrilogi byder på alt den hjertesorg, glæde og uventede twists, som begivenher i DEN FØRSTE og DE TOLV lagde op til." - Publishers Weekly"Læsere, som utålmodigt har ventet på afslutningen af Cronins dystopiske thrillertrilogi, bliver i den grad belønnet med denne episke, knugende roman. Ikke alene får serien med denne titel en spændende og tilfredsstillende afslutning, den viser også Cronins rørende udforskning af kærligheden som både en destruktiv kraft og en elementær nødvendighed, hvilket hæver dette værk over andre dystopiske romaner." - Library JournalSE UNDER INFO TIL PRESSE/MARKETING (TEKSTEN ER FOR LANG TIL AT VÆRE I DETTE FELT:O)

“Finsk litteratur ændrer sig til verdenslitteratur i hænderne på Olli Jalonen ... Ingen andre finske forfattere er i nærheden af at skrive som ham.” Helsingin Sanomat I HIMMELKUGLEN tager den store finske forfatter Olli Jalonen os med på en eventyrlig rejse tilbage til år 1679, hvor vi er vidne til sammenstødet mellem religionog videnskab, set gennem drengen Angus’ øjne. Angus er en fattig dreng, der bor på øen St. Helena i Sydatlanten, hvor han lever som faderløs med sin moder og sine søskende. Hans liv ændrer sig for altid, da han møder den unge videnskabsmand Edmond Halley som kommer til øen fra London for at udføre sine videnskabeligeundersøgelser af stjernehimlen. Halley lærer Angus om stjernerne, universet, og hvordan man træner sit syn og bliver et oplyst og tænkende menneske. Ved sin afrejse giver Halley Angus en opgave, hvor han skal markere stjernebillederne på nattehimlen hver nat. Der venter Angus mange andre store og farefulde opgaver, men mødet med Edmond Halley og drengens uovertrufne syn bliver det, der redder hans liv.HIMMELKUGLEN er en historisk roman, inspireret af den verdensberømte videnskabsmand og astronom Edmond Halleys liv. Halley var den første, der kortlagde en komets bane, og han fik den opkaldt efter sig som Halleys Komet. OLLI JALONEN har arbejdet i over 30 år på denne roman, som han blev inspireret til at skrive da han i starten af 1990'erne rejste med et træskib til øen St. Helena, og på den lange rejse læste han mange beretninger om øen og om Edmond Halleys rejse dertil i slutningen af 1600-tallet. Olli Jalonen er født i 1954 i Finland, ph.d. i litteratur og en af Finlands mest anerkendte og prisvindende forfattere. Han er oversat til flere sprog og har været nomineret til Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris tre gange. I 2018 indbragte HIMMELKUGLEN ham Finlands største litteraturpris, Finlandiaprisen.

Frederik har det hele: en smuk kone, en sund og selvfed teenager, succesfulde rødvinsvenner, en fremtidssikret tilværelse som IT-sikkerhedskonsulent og et middelklasseslot midt i Jægerspris … og han hader det.Til trods for bevidstheden om en alarmerende global fremtid fortsætter danskerne uanfægtet livet, som det altid har været, bedøvet af småborgerlige problemstillinger, åndelig dovenskab og meningsløse pensionsdiskussioner. Men hvad kan en enkelt mand gøre for at vække livsgnisten i en hel nation?Frederik har en idé, og bevæbnet med sin viden om IT-infrastrukturen og et drabeligt gåpåmod påbegynder han det store arbejde – koste, hvad det vil.

– Ved du, at du har en skovtrold siddende på bagsædet.– Ja, det ved jeg.– Så ikke noget.Da en yngre kvindelig politibetjent kører ind i Lapland for at finde en mistænkt forbryder, er det som at køre ind i en anden verden, hvor naturen tager over og alle gængse regler er ophævet. Alt er levende, det vrimler af væsner, der er både forbløffende og foruroligende. Hurtigt hvirvles hun ind i jagten på en uanseelig gedde, men hvem jager egentlig hvem?Juhani Karila modtog overvældende ros for sin debutroman, der allerede inden udgivelsen var solgt til bl.a. Frankrig; den fineste finske prosa, hvis genre bedst kan karakteriseres som blidt ironisk, sprudlende, folkloristisk øko-thriller-komedie og -kærlighedsroman.”Jeg lod mig fuldkommen opsluge af romanen og accepterede de mest besynderlige begivenheder, fordi fryden ved fortællingen og nysgerrigheden drev mig frem … en vidunderlig bog” Weekendavisen ”En vild pageturner med elementer af cli-fi, thriller, kærlighed og dannelse. Den er på sin egen måde selvfornægtende, vil ikke slå sig stort op, men den kan alligevel slet ikke lade være. Frydefuld læsning fra start til slut” SkrivForLivet.dk