Black Ships Before Troy
The book offers an engaging and very readable retelling of the main episodes of the Trojan War, adapted for a modern reader. The author achieves a good balance between clarity and expressive beauty, using...
Young Adults
The Ill-Made Mute
The first book in a fantasy trilogy. The series borrows heavily from Anglo-Celtic folk stories and pre-Christian Celtic mythology and is set in a world with flora and fauna based on the Australian landscape...
Toradora! Vol 1 (Light Novel)
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«Takasu Ryuuji might look like a thug, but he’s actually a nice guy. Making friends when you’ve got an unintentionally scary face is tough--and don’t even get him...
Fullmetal Alchemist V. The Ties That Bind
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«Somewhere between magic, art and science exists a world of alchemy. And into this world travel Edward and Alphonse Elric—two brothers in search of the Philosopher's...
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
A young journalist, gifted and highly intelligent, decides to investigate a case that has shaken public opinion due to its mysterious nature. In a room, a violent fight takes place. Those in the adjoining...
Signs of Survival
This work is a true memoir told from the perspective of a young girl who lived through the horrors of the Holocaust. Renee was ten years old when Nazi troops arrived in Czechoslovakia; her younger sister...
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
It is an intense and moving novel that clearly fits within contemporary narratives about war and exile, and that succeeds in portraying horror from below, from the concrete experience of a young person...
Indian Summer
It is a broad and profound novel that does not cling to fast-paced action, but instead cultivates the serene beauty of a reflective life and the harmony between the inner world and the outer landscape. The...
Fullmetal Alchemist IV. Under the Faraway Sky
Synopsis from the back of the book:
«It's only been a year since the Elric brothers set out on their journey to find the elusive Philosopher’s Stone. But a lot has happened in that short time. For...
Fullmetal Alchemist III. The Valley of White Petals
Synopsis from the back of the book:
«Under direct orders from their commanding officer, Edward and Alphonse Elric journey to a remote city deep within the wasteland borders of Eastern Command. Almost...