Zoltán Pék Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Egy ismeretlen férfit holtan találnak New Yorkban, vérébe számokat és szimbólumokat rajzoltak a padlón. A gyanúsított az észak-koreai származású Kil-mo, akit a helyszínen őrizetbe vesznek. Angela, a CIA egyik ügynöke elnyeri a zárkózott fiú bizalmát, és az megosztja vele élete történetét. Kil-mo, aki kiemelkedő matematikai tehetségével mindig kilógott társai közül, csöndes életet élt Phenjanban. Ám amikor sebészorvos apját keresztény hite miatt letartóztatják, ő is munkatáborba kerül a család többi tagjával együtt. Itt találkozik a szépséges Jong-ével, akivel barátságot kötnek. A lány azonban megszökik a táborból, Kil-mo pedig elhatározza, hogy követi. Különleges képességeinek hála, sikerül is kijutnia, és átszökni a határon. Ám a megkönnyebbülés nem tart sokáig: hamarosan az ázsiai alvilág kellős közepén találja magát, amelyhez foghatót el sem tudott képzelni...

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here and here In una fredda sera di ottobre una stella cadente attraversa il cielo e il giovane Tristan, per conquistare la bellissima Victoria, promette di andarla a prendere. Dovrà così oltrepassare il varco proibito nel muro di pietra a est del villaggio e avventurarsi nel bosco dove ogni nove anni si raccoglie un incredibile mercato di oggetti magici. E solo in quell'occasione che agli umani è concesso inoltrarsi nel mondo di Faerie. Tristan non sa di essere stato concepito proprio lì da una bellissima fata dagli occhi viola e da un giovane umano e non sa neppure che i malvagi figli del Signore degli Alti Dirupi sono anche loro a caccia della stella...

In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks. Explore a new reality -- obscured by smoke and darkness, yet brilliantly tangible -- in this extraordinary collection of short works by a master prestidigitator. It will dazzle your senses, touch your heart, and haunt your dreams.

When aspiring young writer Tommy Flood meets beautiful Jody on her nocturnal visit to the supermarket, he unwittingly begins an eternal relationship with a vampire

Cool, clear-eyed, and bluntly cynical, the young narrator of The Society of Others embarks on a journey without a destination. He hitchhikes through Europe only to find himself in a mystifying country where terrorists are inexplicably after him, and so is a sinister government. In a surreal landscape where people are shot to death without reason and social control runs deep, he must learn who to trust–and what to stand for. Fast paced and provocative, a gripping philosophical thriller, The Society of Others is an ingenious meditation on the nature of contemporary innocence and identity.