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Piotr W. Cholewa

    The Last Chance Hotel
    Les enfants de l'esprit
    Unseen academicals
    The Light Fantastic
    NO TIME TO SPARE
    Lamb
    • NO TIME TO SPARE

      • 240pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation

      NO TIME TO SPARE2019
      4,0
    • Seth is the oppressed kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel, owned by the nasty Bunn family. His only friend is his black cat, Nightshade. But when a strange gathering of magicians arrives for dinner, kindly Dr Thallomius is poisoned by Seths special dessert. A locked-room murder investigation ensues and Seth is the main suspect. The funny thing is, hes innocent ... can he solve the mystery and clear his name, especially when magics afoot?

      The Last Chance Hotel2019
      3,5
    • The Light Fantastic

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      The side-splitting sequel to The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic by New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett takes readers on another offbeat journey with bumbling wizard Rincewind and hapless tourist Twoflower—both last seen falling off the edge of Discworld. The fate of Pratchett’s alternative fantasy macrocosm are in the bumbling duo’s hands as it hurtles its way toward a foreboding red star, threatening the fate of the entire universe. Sharp, sardonic, and brilliantly funny, in this third installment in the bestselling Discworld series, Pratchett once again earns his master satirist reputation, with witty wordplay and irreverent storytelling that fans are sure to love.

      The Light Fantastic2011
      4,0
    • Unseen academicals

      • 540pages
      • 19 heures de lecture

      Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they’re in the mood for trying everything else. The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt, which worries him, too). As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed forever. Because the thing about football — the important thing about football — is that it is not just about football. Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!

      Unseen academicals2010
      3,9
    • Lamb

      • 506pages
      • 18 heures de lecture

      The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years - except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in this divinely hilarious, yet heartfelt work 'reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams' (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes, Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Saviour's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more - except maybe 'Maggie,' Mary of Magdala - and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.

      Lamb2007
      4,3
    • Les enfants de l'esprit

      • 414pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      Les Pequeninos, la reine et les humains de Lusitania sont menacés par l'arrivée de la flotte stellaire qui compte utiliser le " Petit Docteur ", un désintégrateur moléculaire, pour préserver la race humaine du terrible virus de la Descolada. Seule Jane, l'intelligence artificielle alliée d'Ender, est capable de les sauver, mais son action est menacée par le congrès stellaire. Quant à Ender lui-même, il doit maintenir toute son attention pour que les enfants nés de son esprit - Peter et Val - puissent mener à bien leurs quêtes respectives : la recherche d'un puissant leader d'opinion susceptible d'influer sur la décision du congrès, et l'exploration de planètes colonisables pour préparer l'exode...

      Les enfants de l'esprit1998
      3,7