Peter Dickinson Knihy

Tento svazek obsahuje díla vydaná samostatně: Pýcha hrdinů, Spánek a jeho sestra, Trefa do černého.

Příběh pro starší děti vypráví o posledních příslušnících pravěkého rodu Jestřábů, kteří s obtížemi hledají nové místo k životu. Putují dlouho pouští než naleznou členy jiného rodu. Ti sice žijí bez starostí o každodenní obživu, ale vznáší se nad nimi trvalá hrozba.

Dragons are real. At every turn, full-page powerful hypnotic eyes, fierce toothy maws, powerful sinewy bodies, convince us. Descended from dinosaurs, light bones separate compartments of hydrogen. Gas inflates for buoyancy. Chemical sulfur reactions flame breath. Soft gold metal cushions rock bedding. Human worship sacrifices submissive maidens.

Nine stories of blood, magic, and fabulous creatures, set in the framing device of dreams coming to the enchanted wizard Merlin as he lies imprisoned under a great stone.

A practical joker has invaded the confines of Buckingham Palace. But the jokes cease to be funny when a corpse appears in the throne room--and 13-year-old Princess Louise uncovers a dark trail of carefully-kept royal secrets winding through the palace. "Great fun . . . Dickinson . . . has had the ingenuity and discretion to invent his own royal line".--New York Times Book Review.

The Blue Hawk is powerful, sacred, untameable. Its sacrifice will bring glory to the gods, strength to the nation - and the success of evil plans by sinister priests. But when the gods command Tron, a temple boy, to rescue the bird and overturn the sacrifice, the destiny of the kingdom is placed in his hands. Hunted by temple assassins, Tron and his hawk flee into the blazing desert, where they are helped by an ambitious young king with dark secrets of his own. And soon they find themselves at the heart of a ferocious battle for the future of their world.

"This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general." - School Library Journal This collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.

In this masterful tale of greed, deception, and murder, the twisted circumstances surrounding an unspeakable crime, an old man’s fortune, and a production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest unfold four decades later. Renowned actor Adrian Waring, beneath his cheerful facade, is haunted by a past linked to his wealthy uncle, Arnold Wragge, who returned from South Africa with a fortune and a devoted servant, Samuel Mkele. When Wragge's son vanished during the war, he saw Andrew, Adrian's younger self, as a potential heir. However, Andrew was more captivated by the allure of theater and the attention of young women, leading him to star in his cousin’s amateur production of The Tempest. This choice would set off a chain of events culminating in a horrific tragedy, forcing Andrew to conceal a terrible truth for decades—even after a body was discovered hanging from a dovecote gallows. Peter Dickinson, a master of mystery and murder, stands alongside the greats of British crime fiction, showcasing his innovative storytelling in this gripping psychological thriller.