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"Shkola Nyrjal'shhikov" - novaja serija fjentezijnyh romanov Dmitrija Emca. V nej avtor populjarnyh serialov "Tanja Grotter" i "Mefodij Buslaev" sozdajot mir, pozvoljajushhij po-novomu vzgljanut' na samye privychnye veshhi. Glavnaja zadacha shnyrov - spasat' zhizni ljudej, riskuja svoej, i meshat' vocareniju zla v mire. "Pegas, lev i kentavr", pervaja kniga serii "Shkola Nyrjal'shhikov" ("ShNyr").

Paige isn't looking forward to spending her summer trying to wrangle kids who can turn into animals. But no matter her own feelings, family comes first. This job is the only way she can afford to send her little brother Archie back to camp this year—and now, more than ever, he has to get better control of his bear. All she has to do is keep her head down, work hard, and make sure Archie doesn't get distracted from his shifting lessons. There's just one problem, and it's six-foot-five and wearing a suit. The charismatic, confident, devastatingly attractive camp manager…

Diana never even knew his name. One impulsive, out-of-character night with a smoking hot firefighter, and now she’s a struggling single mom. She may have had to give up her dreams, but she’s determined to give her precious baby Beth everything—including a chance to know her biological father. When a twist of fate lets Diana track the firefighter down at last, she’s braced for him to run screaming—not sweep her into his arms and hold her like he’ll never let go. Yet, she can’t escape a nagging feeling that it’s all too good to be true. Is it just her anxiety disorder…or something more?

A grim, haunted expanse of space, vast light years filled with dead, empty worlds. A dark place, the graveyard of an empire…and a frontier where vast riches can be had by those with the courage - and the luck - to survive. Andi Lafarge and the crew of Pegasus are among the elite of the strange brotherhood that ventures forth, seeking the remnants of humanity’s lost past. She and her people will face the deadliest challenges, fight constant battles, and plunge forth into the darkest corners of the lost region of space.

Curvy pilot Connie West hates taking risks. But when her reckless father stakes her beloved airplane in a bet with a ruthless loan shark, Connie is forced to enter the Rydon Cup, a dangerous high-speed air race. To win the bet, she needs a co-pilot she can trust completely. Someone cautious and sensible. Someone completely unlike the gorgeous, wild Chase.... Pegasus shifter and firefighter Chase Tiernach lives life at top speed, but not even his close friends in his elite, all-shifter fire crew can guess that his ready grin conceals a broken heart.

As director of a parapsychic center, telepath Rhyssa Owen coordinates the job assignments for the psychically gifted Talents in her group. She is always ready to welcome new Talents. When an extraordinary man with no measurable Talents appears, however, Rhyssa realizes that she will need to reassess the potential of all Talentkind.

Molly, Charity, Barbara, Dorotea, and Amalda are members of an elite cadre of beings who have stepped out of the ordinary human race to enter their own! “Talents” are extraordinary people who read minds, heal bodies, divert disasters, and foretell the future. Despite this, they have become pariahs in their own land.

“Biz kardeşiz! Bu yüzden birbirimize çok benzeriz. Ben geldim diye unutuldun sanma, ikimizin yeri de bambaşka. Masalı yazanla anlaştık, kuyruğuma siyah tüy taktık. Böylece aramızda bir fark olacak ama kardeşliğimiz bozulmayacak!” Tulpar’ın Pegasus’a, Nardaniye Hanım’ın Pamuk Prenses’e ya da Mercimek Çocuk’un Parmak Çocuk’a benzediğini biliyor muydunuz? Yoksa bu benzetilen kahramanları hiç duymadınız mı? Karışık Kuruşuk Masallar, zamanında anlatılan ancak zamanla unutulan kahramanlarla tanıştırıyor sizi.

"Diejenigen, die ihre Nüstern in den Aufwind am Morgen strecken, die werden aussterben! ..."(Maria Cortéz) Sind die Geschichten über fliegende Pferde nur Legenden, oder gibt es sie wirklich? Als die fünfzigjährige Pferdenärrin Rike mit ihrem Mann Hannes nach Spanien auswandert, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass sie bald Bekanntschaft mit einer blinden, alten Dame machen wird, deren Geschichten ihre Welt komplett auf den Kopf stellen werden. Maria Cortéz und ihr Lebensgefährte José hüten nämlich ein Geheimnis, das bereits seit der Antike versucht wird, vom Großteil der Weltbevölkerung zu verbergen.

Gab es tatsächlich mächtige fliegende Pferde, die mit einem Reiter auf dem Rücken durch die Luft glitten, oder sind diese sogenannten Urväter der Rasse nur ein Mythos? Über ein Jahr ist seit der Geburt des geflügelten Hengstfohlens Velludo vergangen und noch ahnen nur Wenige, dass aus dem einst dem Tod geweihten Tier ein riesiges fliegendes Pferd werden wird, das die Welt komplett auf den Kopf stellen könnte. Damit dies nicht passiert, soll Velludo ins Rif Gebirge nach Marokko umziehen, wo er geschützt vor neugierigen Augen seine Bahnen am Himmel ziehen kann.