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This epic saga delves into the depths of African mythology and history, weaving together adventure, magic, and dark secrets. Follow the journeys of extraordinary characters on perilous quests where the lines between truth and deception blur. The series explores power, identity, and the search for meaning in a brutal world filled with monsters and hidden motives. It's a captivating exploration of the legends that shaped existence.

Black leopard, red wolf
Moon Witch, Spider King
Černý Leopard, Rudý Vlk : 1. díl trilogie Temná hvězda

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    Černý Leopard, Rudý Vlk : 1. díl trilogie Temná hvězda

    • 640 pages
    • 23 hours of reading
    3.7(14)Add rating

    Dobrodružná sága je příběhem bojovníka a nájemného žoldáka Stopaře, který hledá ztracené dítě. V sázce však není „jenom“ jeden lidský život, ale osudy mnoha dalších lidí. Děj, protkaný množstvím odboček, halucinací a snů, plynoucí v horečném tempu, se odehrává ve starobylé a temné Africe, která spíše než skutečné místo připomíná fantasy svět. Marlon James, který v roce 2015 obdržel jako první jamajský autor prestižní Man Bookerovu cenu, v ní čerpá z afrických mytologií, kniha je však také protkána nesčetnými narážkami na světovou literaturu, od Krvavé komnaty Angely Carterové po Satanské verše Salmana Rushdieho, na popkulturní ikony, komiksové hrdiny, oblíbené seriály. Archetypální cesta hlavního hrdiny odkazuje k Jungovi stejně jako k postavám Luka Skywalkera nebo Froda. Rozsáhlá kniha je prvním dílem zamýšlené trilogie Dark Star (Temná hvězda).

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    Black leopard, red wolf

    • 720 pages
    • 26 hours of reading
    3.4(12709)Add rating

    Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter - and he always works alone. But when he is engaged to find a child who disappeared three years ago, he must break his own rules, joining a group of eight very different mercenaries working together to find the boy.Following the lost boy's scent from one ancient city to another, into dense forests and across deep rivers, Tracker starts to wonder- Who is this boy? Why has he been missing for so long? Why do so many people want to keep Tracker from finding him? And most important of all, who is telling the truth and who is lying?Drawing from vivid African history and mythology, Marlon James weaves a saga of breathtaking adventure and powerful intrigue - a mesmerising, unique meditation on the nature of truth and power.

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    Moon Witch, Spider King

    4.2(447)Add rating

    In this stunning follow-up to Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon James draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to imagine an ancient world, a lost child, an extraordinary hunter, and a mystery with many answers... Marlon James weaves a tapestry of breathtaking adventure through a world at once ancient and startlingly modern. And, against this exhilarating backdrop of magic and violence, he explores the fundamentals of truth, the limits of power, the excesses of ambition, and our need to understand them all.

    Moon Witch, Spider King