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Stephen Player

    Malá baletka
    Hogfather
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
    Little Red Riding Hood
    The Wee Free Men
    • The Wee Free Men

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Tiffany wants to be a witch when she grows up. A proper one, with a pointy hat. And flying, she's always dreamed of flying (though it's cold up there, you have to wear really thick pants, two layers). But she's worried Tiffany isn't a very 'witchy' name. And a witch has always protected Tiffany's land, to stop the nightmares getting through. Now the nightmares have taken her brother, and it's up to her to get him back. With a horde of unruly fairies at her disposal, Tiffany is not alone. And she is the twentieth granddaughter of her Granny Aching: shepherdess extraordinaire, and protector of the land. Tiffany Aching. Now there's a rather good name for a witch. 'Quite, quite brilliant' Starburst THE FIRST BOOK IN THE TIFFANY ACHING SERIES

      The Wee Free Men2011
      4.3
    • Ahoj. Jsem Becky Bananas. Je mi jedenáct let, devět měsíců, tři dny a čtrnáct hodin. Chtěla bych: navštívit Říši divů; být pozvaná do talkshow To je tvůj život; stát se slavnou baletkou – a dožít se dvanácti. Doufám, že se mi podaří tohle všechno uskutečnit ještě dřív, než vám začnu vyprávět o svém životě…

      Malá baletka2007
      3.8
    • Hogfather

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      'Has the energy of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland' Sunday Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE, said Death, OTHERWISE WHAT IS 4:30 A.M. FOR? Superstition makes things work in the Discworld and undermining it can have Consequences. It's just not right to find Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho . . . It's the last night of the year, the time is turning, and if Susan, Gothic governess and Death's granddaughter (sort of), doesn't sort everything out by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again . . . _________________ The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Hogfather is the fourth book in the Death series; a festive feast of darkness (but with jolly robots and tinsel too).

      Hogfather2007
      4.3
    • Little Red Riding Hood

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Fairy stories and traditional tales have a special place in the life of every child. Trust Ladybird to bring you all the best-loved titles in our famous small, hard-wearing format. This tale of Little Red Riding Hood is perfect for reading aloud, or for older, more confident readers to read by themselves. There are 24 Ladybird Tales to collect, so the only problem is which one to choose first!

      Little Red Riding Hood2006
      3.9
    • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      The inspiration for Blade Runner. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968. Grim and foreboding, even today it is a masterpiece ahead of its time. By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep. . . They even built humans. Emigrees to Mars received androids so sophisticated it was impossible to tell them from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans could wreak, the government banned them from Earth. But when androids didn't want to be identified, they just blended in. Rick Deckard was an officially sanctioned bounty hunter whose job was to find rogue androids and retire them. But cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results

      Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?2000
      4.0
    • Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

      • 218 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Anglické vydání Hamleta. Hamlet je slavná tragédie pojednávající o jednom dánském královském rodu. Hamletovi zemře otec, král dánský, a hned záhy si jeho ovdovělá žena (vystupující jako Královna) vezme za muže králova bratra, Claudia (vystupující zde jako Král). Zde začíná náš příběh, a sice asi dva měsíce poté, co král zemřel. Horacio, jeden z nejvěrnějších služebníků, je přivolán stráží na cimbuří, protože viděli ducha, který vypadal úplně stejně jako bývalý král. Přizvou tedy i Hamleta, který si s otcem povídá a zjistí, že Claudius jej ve spánku zabil tím, že mu nakapal jed do ucha. Hamlet slíbí, že otcovu smrt pomstí... Hra poukazuje, že touha po moci se nezastaví před ničím. Ušlechtilí zabíjejí, poddaní se poklonkují a čest či ctnost jsou výsadami hrdinů.

      Hamlet, Prince of Denmark2000
      4.0