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A wounded hero must confront his own worst enemy: himself

Mick "Brew" Axbrewder was once a great P.I. That was before he accidentally shot and killed a cop-worse, a cop who happened to be his own brother. Now he only works off and on, as muscle for his old partner, Ginny Fistoulari. It's a living. And it provides an occasional opportunity for him to dry out.

But their latest case demands more than muscle. Brew's dead brother's daughter has disap-peared. His brother's widow wants him and Ginny to investigate. And both of them seem to expect him to sober up. Because the darkness they're find-ing under the surface of Sunbelt city Puerto del Sol goes beyond one missing teenager.

Axbrewder will need all his talents to con-front that darkness. Most of all, he'll need to con-front his own worst enemy-himself.

More than two decades ago, bestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson published three novels about Mick Axbrewder and Ginny Fistoulari as paperback originals under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. More recently, under his own name, Donaldson published a new novel in the se-quence, The Man Who Fought Alone. Now, for Donaldson's millions of readers worldwide, the first of the original books, The Man Who Killed His Brother, appears under Donaldson's own name, in revised and expanded form.

Stephen R. Donaldson is one of America's acclaimed storytellers. But in the 1980s, he published three novels about private investigators Mick Axbrewder and Ginny Fistoulari, as paperback originals under the pseudonym "Reed Stephens." In 2001, Tor published a fourth novel about these characters, The Man Who Fought Alone, this time in hardcover under Donaldson's own name. Now Donaldson has returned to the first three novels in the sequence, rewriting and expanding them. The Man Who Killed His Brother was the first, and this is the second of the three.

Mick "Brew" Axbrewder is a P.I. who's seen better days. Deeply into alcoholism, some time back, he accidentally shot and killed a cop. Worse, the cop turned out to be his brother. Even worse, in a case not long after that, his partner Ginny Fistoulari blew off her own left hand, protecting him and others.

Now Mick works mostly as hired muscle for Ginny. They don't talk much. But their latest client's story doesn't add up. They're going to have to start working better together. And Brew's going to have to face some of his own worst fears.

Running away from yourself never works. You'll always catch up.

"Donaldson, at his trademark best, fleshes out the characters to the max...and it's all wrapped around a well-paced, cleverly-plotted mystery that will leave readers wanting more."
--Charleston Post on The Man Who Killed His Brother

Mick "Brew" Axbrewder was once a great P.I. That was before he accidentally shot and killed a cop-worse, a cop who happened to be his own brother. Then Mick's partner, Ginny Fistoulari, blew off her own hand protecting him from a confrontation brought on by his alcoholism. Unsurprisingly, Mick and Ginny aren't on great terms any more.

Now, a week after an incident in which he was shot, barely back on his feet, Mick has agreed against his better judgement to join Ginny in providing security at a "murder mystery camp", where a dozen people stay in an isolated, snowbound lodge to play at being detectives. Then a real killer starts bumping people off, one by one...

As ever, Stephen Donaldson shows why he's regarded as one of America's greatest storytellers, with a tale of human pain and human triumph.

In a sprawling new novel, Stephen R. Donaldson tells a tale of a hero's dark night of the soul.
Mick Axbrewder has enough problems to kill any ten lesser men. He's a recovering alcoholic. He's also healing-painfully and slowly-from a gunshot wound that nearly killed him. His old partner, Ginny, seems to want as little to do with him as possible.

Years ago, he and Ginny worked side by side. That was before he accidentally shot and killed a cop. While drunk. A cop who happened to be his brother.

Now Axbrewder-"Brew" to his friends-is trying to make his way back to self-respect. It isn't easy. It doesn't help that Ginny has moved them to the sprawling, heartless Sunbelt city of Carner, where he can't get the "feel" of the streets. At least he has work, handling security in the booming martial-arts industry centered in Carner. A world of modern commercial competition and ancient resentments. A world with hidden stakes, over which someone is evidently willing to kill.

But Brew's real job isn't the one for which he's been hired. His real job is regaining his own self-respect.

Это случилось в самом начале исторической миссии космического корабля «Надежда Эстер» по поиску мифической планеты по имени «Земля», на борту которого находилось 392 человека. Триста девяносто находились в состоянии анабиоза и лишь двое выполняли функции по контролю его полета. И именно тогда им навстречу попался чужой корабль, которым управлял искусственный разум…
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Столетиями идет война между королевствами Беллегер и Амика. Заклинатели обеих сторон насылают чудовищные Казни на противника, проливая реки крови. Но однажды амиканские маги открывают и вызывают Седьмую Казнь, лишающую силы остальные заклинания. Беллегер остается без защиты.

Принц Бифальт, старший сын короля Беллегера, мечтает о мире, свободном от заклинателей. И именно он выбран для выполнения сложнейшей задачи — найти мифическое книгохранилище магов и захватить книгу с Седьмой Казнью. Только тогда они избавятся от рока, карающего их страну. Вся надежда на принца Бифальта. Легендарная библиотека находится на смертельно опасных территориях, которые не нанесены на карты. Принц Бифальт понимает, что стал пешкой в игре сил, чья мощь превосходит пределы воображения…

Stephen R. Donaldson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, returns to the world of his Great God's War fantasy epic as two kingdoms - united by force - prepare to be challenged by a merciless enemy...

It has been twenty years since Prince Bifalt of Belleger discovered the Last Repository and the sorcerous knowledge hidden there. At the behest of the repository's magisters, and in return for the restoration of sorcery to both kingdoms, the realms of Belleger and Amika ceased generations of war. Their alliance was sealed with the marriage of Bifalt to Estie, the crown princess of Amika. But the peace--and their marriage--has been uneasy.

Now the terrible war that King Bifalt and Queen Estie feared is coming. An ancient enemy has discovered the location of the Last Repository, and a mighty horde of dark forces is massing to attack the library and take the magical knowledge it guards. That horde will slaughter every man, woman, and child in its path, destroying both Belleger and Amika along the way.

With their alliance undermined by lingering hostility and conspiracies threatening, it will take all of the monarchs' strength and will to inspire their kingdoms to become one to defend their land, or all is lost....

Волшебство Страны снова призывает Томаса Кавинанта – и на этот раз он оказывается в Стране не один. Врач Линден Эвери, пытавшаяся помочь Томасу, вместе с ним попадает под действие заклятия – и вот уже они вдвоем идут к Ревелстоуну по разоренным злой магией землям. Три тысячи лет прошло здесь с того времени, когда Кавинант покинул Страну, и с тех пор не осталось уголка, который не осквернила бы магия Лорда Фоула…

Томас Ковенант возглавляет поход к Первому Дереву, из ветви которого некогда был вырезан Посох Закона. Ныне тот Посох утрачен, и для того, чтобы создать новый, уходит в далекий поиск корабль Великанов "Звездная Гемма" — ибо без Посоха магической Стране не преодолеть проклятия Солнечного Яда... Роман "Первое Дерево" продолжает повествование о приключениях Томаса Ковенанта, Неверящего. На долю героев Стивена Дональдсона выпадает множество испытаний, и не все они смогут достойно противостоять искушению силой и искушению бессилием, горечи верности и сладости предательства...

Поход к Острову Первого Дерева потерпел неудачу, надежда обрести новый Посох Закона рухнула. Но миссия Томаса Ковенанта еще не выполнена. Он должен вернуться в Страну. Но в Стране по - прежнему хозяйничает Лорд Фоул. И кому ведомо, что стало со Страной заэто время? Какие новые разрушения нанес ей Ядовитый Огонь? Томас Ковенант понимает, что настало время последней битвы с Презирающим... Роман `Обладатель Белого Золота` завершает повествование о приключениях Томаса Ковенанта, Неверящего...

Crossing the Gap - faster-than-light travel - has become commonplace throughout explored space, and all of it is controlled by a single monolithic corporation, the United Mining Companies. At the farthers reaches of UMC's fiefdoms The Real Story unfolds. The story starts small, with a simple case of ore piracy, and focuses on three individuals: Angus Thermopyle, a pirate and murderer who will stop at nothing for personal gain; Morn Hyland, a brilliant young woman who has commitment a horrifying act and who falls prey to Thermopyle; and Nick Succorso, a legendary star captain who may be the key to Morn's salvation... or her worst…

Morn Hyland had survived a terrible ordeal at the hands of one space pirate, only to find herself trapped in the ship of another, surrounded by hostile, unfriendly faces. Nick Succorso had rescued her, but for what purpose? He and his crew were all illegals, and she was a cop - a cop with gap-sickness. Just having her on board would put all their lives at risk. But Nick knew that Morn possessed something that could be of value to them all - and he had every intention of exploiting it. As she struggled to recover from her shattering experiences, Morn would hear increasingly shocking tales of corruption in the UMCP, and even more alarming…

В мире, придуманном Стивеном Дональдсоном, человек не единственный хозяин звездных дорог: интересам Земли противостоит загадочный Амнион. Главные герои эпопеи - Морн Хайленд и ее сын Дэйвис, капитаны космических кораблей Энгус Термопайл и Ник Саккорсо - поневоле вовлечены в сложный конфликт двух цивилизаций, разворачивающийся в запретном пространстве между человеческим космосом и территорией амнионов. На затерянном в далеком космосе планетоиде Малый Танатос построены пиратские верфи, куда с секретной миссией отправлены Морн Хайленд, Ник Саккорсо и превращенный в смертоносного киборга Энгус Термопайл. Безопасное небо скоро станет адом...

Стивен Дональдсон продолжает рассказ о жизни на затерянных в пространстве станциях, о геологах, пиратах и полицейских, о пустоте Глубокого Космоса, ломающего человеческую психику и не знающего милосердия. После выполнения секретной миссии по уничтожению пиратских верфей на планетоиде Малый Танатос звездолет "Труба" пытается уйти от преследования. На борту - Морн Хайленд и ее сын Дейвис, киборг Энгус Термопайл и капитан Ник Саккорсо - старые враги, объединившиеся в отчаянной попытке выжить. Незыблемы законы Галактики, но непредсказуемы человеческие сердца...

A new-cover reissue of the fifth and final book in the bestselling sf series created by the world-famous author of the Thomas Covenant chronicles -- and acclaimed as the 'best work of his career'. One of the most exhilarating space epics ever told comes to a shattering climax in a thrilling tale of high adventure, powerful emotion and labyrinthine intrigue. As the conflict between humankind and the Amnion aliens heads for crisis, Morn Hyland, cyborg Angus Thermopyle and the survivors on board the crippled starship Trumpet must return from deep space to Earth. Only they can prevent the titanic struggle between UMCP director Warden Dios and…

Зеркало отворило ей путь в зазеркальный мир. Оставалось сделать шаг. И она шагнула... Туда, где вздымаются в темное небо острые шпили высоких замков. Туда, где на белом снегу - красная кровь убитых воинов. Туда, где королевский дворец - лабиринт изощренных, запутанных интриг. Здесь сражаются за власть не выбирая средств, сражаются колдовством и предательством, ложью и тайным знанием. Здесь за улыбкой женщины скрывается коварство, а в рукаве царедворца таится отравленный стилет. Здесь нельзя верить ни лорду, ни леди, ни магу, ни рыцарю. Здесь предстоит ей исполнить неведомое, предназанченное свыше...

Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager, the merciless armies are marching against the kingdom of Mordant. In its hour of greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to Mordant from a Manhattan apartment by Geraden's faulty magic. Together, Geraden and Terisa discover undreamed-of talents within themselves - talents that make them more than a match for any Imager ... including Vagel himself. Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death. Branded as traitors, they are…

More than twenty years ago, Stephen R. Donaldson set a literary landmark with the first fantasy bestseller. His New York Times bestselling series, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, transformed modern fantasy. Now, at long last, Donaldson introduces the first novel of the much-awaited, four-volume finale to the series that's sold more than ten million copies.
Thomas Covenant lost everything. Abandoned by his wife and child, sick and alone, he was transported while unconscious to a magical, dreamlike world called the Land. Convinced it was all a delusion, Covenant was christened The Unbeliever by the Land's inhabitants-but gave his life to save this newfound world he came to regard as precious.

Ten years after Covenant's death, Linden Avery still mourns for her beloved companion. But a violent confrontation with Covenant's son- who is doing the evil Lord Foul's bidding-forces her back to the Land, where a dark malevolence is about to unmake the laws of nature-and of life and death itself.

In the most eagerly-awaited literary sequel in years, Linden Avery, who loved Thomas Covenant and watched him die at the end of Book Six, has returned to the Land in search of her kidnapped son, Jeremiah. As Fatal Revenant begins, Linden watches from the battlements of Revelstone while the impossible happens?riding ahead of the hordes attacking Revelstone are Jeremiah and Covenant himself, apparently very much alive. But Covenant is strangely changed?

The New York Times bestseller is "a fascinating fantasy" (Midwest Book Review). Thomas Covenant is alive again, restored to his mortal body by Linden Avery's magic-a defiant act of love that has unleashed unimaginable power capable of devastating the Land. The only hope to stop this may lie with the mysterious boy Jeremiah, Linden's adopted son, whose secrets are only beginning to come to light...