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'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneFollowing the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . .A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost . . .Praise for the Songs of Penelope 'Darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne'Richly poetic . . . This is an impassioned plea for the lost, disenfranchised queens of ancient Greece, a love letter to the silenced women of history' Booklist'Everything I've wanted in a a vibrant cast, full of suspense, told with a phenomenal narrative voice - this is an absolute masterpiece' Sarah Bonner, author of Her Perfect Twin'Penelope is proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. The world building is sensational' Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den'Conjures up a world in which women, abandoned by their men, must weave their own destinies' The Times'Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime' Hannah Lynn, author of Athena's ChildThe Songs of Penelope House of OdysseusThe Last Song of Penelope

Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the isle of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom.
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door.
No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus's empty throne - not yet. But as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war . . .

An enthralling collection of new and classic tales of the fearsome Djinn, from bestselling, award-winning and breakthrough international writers.
Imagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, under our skins. Eavesdropping and exploring; tormenting us, saving our souls. They are monsters, saviours, victims, childhood friends.
And they are everywhere. On street corners, behind the wheel of a taxi, in the chorus, between the pages of books. Every language has a word for them. Every culture knows their traditions. Every religion, every history has them hiding in their dark places.
There is no part of the world that does not know them. They are the Djinn.
With stories from Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine Faris King, Claire North, E.J. Swift, Hermes (trans. Robin Moger), Jamal Mahjoub, James Smythe, J.Y. Yang, Kamila Shamsie, Kirsty Logan, K.J. Parker, Kuzhali Manickavel, Maria Dahvana Headley, Monica Byrne, Saad Hossain, Sami Shah, Sophia Al-Maria and Usman Malik.

From one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future.
Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age - a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded, so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.
But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.
Notes from the Burning Age is the remarkable and captivating new novel from the award-winning Claire North that puts dystopian fiction in a whole new light.

Не так давно на песках острова Итака Орест, сын Агамемнона, казнил мать и вернулся в Микены, чтобы занять трон. Хотя он не мог поступить иначе, чувство вины медленно сводит его с ума. Тогда его сестра Электра устраивает возвращение Ореста на Итаку в надежде, что мудрая Пенелопа найдет способ излечить его вдали от любопытных взглядов микенцев и Менелая, царя Спарты, который страстно желает занять престол племянника.

Оказавшись в ловушке между двумя безумными королями, Пенелопа, Электра и верные служанки сражаются за судьбу острова в мире, где правят безжалостные мужчины, под ироничные комментарии рассказчицы — богини Афродиты.

Everyone has heard of the Gameshouse. But few know all its secrets . . .
It is the place where fortunes can be made and lost though chess, backgammon - every game under the sun.
But those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league . . . where the games played are of politics and nations, of economics and kings. It is a contest where Capture the Castle involves real castles and where hide and seek takes place on the scale of a continent.
Among those worthy of competing in the higher league, three unusually talented contestants play for the highest stakes of all . . .

In the palace of Odysseus, a queen lies dreaming . . .

On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace—a peace that is shattered by the return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.

Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, wracked with guilt, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak, and Elektra has brought him to Ithaca to keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae.

Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the furies circle him. His uncle Menelaus, the blood-soaked king of Sparta, hungers for Orestes' throne—and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.

Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope must find a way to keep her home from being crushed by the machinations of a battle that stretches from Mycenae and Sparta to the summit of Mount Olympus itself. Her only allies are Elektra, desperate to protect her brother, and Helen of Troy, Menelaus' wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.

Each woman has a secret, and their secrets will shape the world

Семнадцать лет назад царь Одиссей с многочисленным войском отправился на Троянскую войну. Никто из мужчин не вернулся, и женщины Итаки во главе с женой Одиссея Пенелопой остались управлять островом.
Спустя время распространяются слухи о смерти Одиссея, и многочисленные женихи начинают один за другим претендовать на руку Пенелопы и трон Одиссея. Но ни один из них недостаточно силен, чтобы стать царём; к тому же, Пенелопа знает, что любой ее выбор может ввергнуть Итаку в кровавую гражданскую войну.
Писательница Клэр Норт, удостоенная многочисленных наград и премий, создала трогательную и прелестную историю – «Пряжа Пенелопы», в которой она повествует о судьбах сильных женщин в мире, находящимся под властью мужчин.
Первая книга «Пряжа Пенелопы» из цикла “Songs of Penelope” идеально подходит тем, кого привлекают ретеллинги, драматические произведения и историческая проза.
Книга на английском языке.
This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women - and their goddesses - that will change the course of the world.
'The greatest power we women can own is that which we take in secret.'
Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the isle of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom.
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door.
No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus's empty throne - not yet. But as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war . . .
From the multi award-winning Claire North comes a daring, exquisite and moving tale that breathes life into ancient myth, and tells of the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

This “dazzlingly complex, twisting tale” tells the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, and her time on an isle populated with abandoned women—and their goddesses—as they change the course of the world.

"North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth. Breathtaking." —Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom.

Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door.

No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne—not yet. But everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, and Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning, wit, and her trusted circle of maids, can she maintain the tenuous peace needed for the kingdom to survive.

From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It’s time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

Семнадцать лет назад царь Одиссей отплыл с острова Итака на войну с Троей. Вместе с ним уехали все мужчины, способные держать оружие, да и взор богов Олимпа обратился в ту же сторону. Никто из мужчин не вернулся. Жена Одиссея Пенелопа, женщины Итаки и их богини остались управлять островом. Но время идет, и множатся слухи о смерти Одиссея, поэтому потенциальные женихи начинают один за другим стучаться в дверь Пенелопы. Ни один из них не достаточно силен, чтобы претендовать на пустой трон Одиссея, и Пенелопа знает, что любой ее выбор может ввергнуть Итаку в кровавую гражданскую войну. Только благодаря хитрости, остроумию и доверенному…

Nazywam się Hope Arden. Jestem dziewczyną, którą wszyscy zapominają. Zaczęło się, kiedy miałam szesnaście lat.

Ojciec zapomniał mnie podwieźć do szkoły. Matka zamiast dla czworga nakryła stół dla trojga. Przyjaciel nie poznał mnie na szkolnym korytarzu.

Nieważne, co zrobię albo powiem, ani jakich zbrodni się dopuszczę – i tak nie będziecie mnie pamiętać.

To mi trochę komplikuje życie. Ale ma też swoje plusy…

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K, a darkly inventive novella about the dangers of pursuing perfection. Harmony is tired. Tired of working so hard, tired of the way she looks, tired of being average. But all that changes when she decides to splash out and upgrade her nanos. And why not? Everyone's doing it now. With a simple in-app purchase, you can update the tech in your bloodstream to transform yourself - get enhanced brain power, the perfect body or a dazzling smile. Suddenly, everything starts going right for her. She's finally becoming the person she always wanted to…

South Africa, 1884. William Abbey, an English doctor, watches white colonists lynch a Zulu child. As the boy dies, his mother curses William: wherever he goes, the shadow of her son will follow him. It will never stop, never rest. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die..
But to those in power, William's curse might be a blessing, and as the world slides towards war, William must decide what he's willing to sacrifice in order to survive.
Moving, thought-provoking and utterly gripping, Claire North's extraordinary new novel proves again that she is one of the most original and innovative voices in modern fiction.

A hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K. South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William. William begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die. Gripping, moving, and…

What if your life were defined by a number?

What if any crime could be committed without punishment, so long as you could afford to pay the fee assigned to that crime?

Theo works in the Criminal Audit Office. He assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full.

But when Theo's ex-lover Dani is killed, it's different. This is one death he can't let become merely an entry on a balance sheet.

Because when the richest in the world are getting away with murder, sometimes the numbers just don't add up.

Мое имя - Хоуп Арден. Хотя вы вряд ли меня помните, даже если мы встречались уже тысячу раз. Все началось, когда мне исполнилось шестнадцать. Папа стал забывать подвезти меня в школу, мама - позвать к ужину, а для лучшей подруги я превратилась в незнакомку. Не важно, что я говорю, что делаю, какие преступления совершаю, - вы все равно меня не вспомните. И теперь пришло время рассказать мою историю. Кем бы ты ни был, читатель, - вот мои слова. Моя правда. Слушай. И помни меня.

Вестник Смерти – очень необычная, но далеко не самая плохая работа. И молодой англичанин Чарли знает об этом не понаслышке. Во-первых, его работодатель респектабельный, вежливый и любезный. Во-вторых, кто же откажется разъезжать по всему миру, вручая людям маленькие, но приятные подарки от мистера Смерти: иногда перед неизбежным уходом, а иногда – как предостережение от совершения роковых ошибок. Из перуанских гор – во льды Гренландии. Из Мексики, где Смерть издавна почитают как божество, – в знойную Нигерию. Однако у каждой профессии есть свои минусы. И очень скоро Чарли предстоит познакомиться с гораздо менее приятными сторонами своей…

Charlie has a new job. He gets to travel, and he meets interesting people, some of whom are actually pleased to see him.

It's good to have a friendly face, you see. At the end.

But the end of all things is coming. Charlie's boss and his three associates are riding out, and it's Charlie's job to go before.

Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. He never knows which

Что бы ты сделал, будь у тебя еще одна жизнь?
«Пятнадцать жизней Гарри Огаста» – это путешествие в мир современной остросюжетной прозы в поисках ответов на вопросы «Есть ли жизнь после смерти?» и «Можно ли что-то изменить в следующей жизни?»
В одиннадцатый раз жизнь Гарри Огаста подходит к концу. И он точно знает, что будет дальше: он родится вновь, в то же время, в том же месте и при тех же обстоятельствах. А еще – будет помнить абсолютно все о прошлых жизнях.
Казалось бы, так будет всегда…
Но внезапно у смертного одра Гарри Огаста появляется девочка и передает послание: мир приближается к неизбежной катастрофе.
Теперь Гарри Огасту, находясь в прошлом, предстоит предотвратить события будущего, которые могут изменить ход мировой истории навсегда.

В одиннадцатый раз жизнь Гарри Огаста подходит к концу. И он точно знает, что будет дальше: он родится вновь, в то же время, в том же месте и при тех же обстоятельствах. А еще — будет помнить абсолютно все о прошлых жизнях. Казалось бы, так будет всегда… Но внезапно у смертного одра Гарри Огаста появляется девочка и передает послание: мир приближается к неизбежной катастрофе. Теперь Гарри Огасту, находясь в прошлом, предстоит предотвратить события будущего, которые могут изменить ход мировой истории навсегда.