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STEVAN SREMAC – KATIL
Autor: Stevan Sremac, Miltojević, Stevanović
Stevan Sremac je jedan od najpoznatijih domaćih pisaca, čuven po humorističnim delima kao što su Zona Zamfirova, Pop Ćira i pop Spira, Ivkova slava... Ono što je manje poznato jeste da se oprobao i u horor pripovetci, koju, nažalost, nije završio, ali je i u nedovršenom obliku interesantna za čitanje - Katil.
Rukopis ove pripovetke, kao i prateća dokumenta (novinski članci, jedno pismo, neke fotografije) pronašli su na niškom buvljaku, Branislav Miltojević, koji je delo kasnije priredio, i Ivica Stevanović, koji ga je ilustrovao. Reč je o horor pripovesti čiji naziv znači "krvnik" ili "ubica"; neka vas ne zbuni to što kažemo da je nedovršena - ima početak, sredinu i kraj, drži se kao dramaturška celina, samo joj nedostaje završna dorada.
Katil počinje opisom slučajnog otkrivanja rukopisa, podacima o Stevanu Sremcu; zatim slede dokumenti o prvoj osobi kojoj je rukopis predat na čuvanje (bravar Jovan Đorđević, inspiracija za lik Smuka iz Ivkove slave), pismo Stevana Sremca tetki; sledi i sama pripovest, malo priređena i uređena, ali dobrim delom u izvornom izdanju. Neki delovi nedostaju, sam autor je neke stvari prepravljao, no uprkos tome, pripovest je sasvim čitljiva.
Glavni junak "Katila" (priča se zasniva na postojećim sudskim dokumentima) je Nikodim Prodak, berberin iz Niša, uz to stručnjak za lekove, ali i za raznorazne bajalice. Nikodim je bio naklonjen natprirodnom, uživao je u pripovestima o neobičnom, kriminalnom, zastrašujućem, iako su ga takve stvari istovremeno veoma plašile, i moguće je da je ta naklonost dovela do njegovog prokletstva. Nakon izvesnog vremena, strahovi su počeli sve više da ga proganjaju, imao je užasna priviđenja, ni sam više nije bio siguran u to šta je stvarno, šta ne, šta je sanjao, šta mu se pričinilo, šta se stvarno desilo... Istovremeno, u Nišu i okolini počela su da se dešavaju strahovita zverstva, za koja Nikodim nije bio siguran da li ih je, možda, počinio baš on.
Nakon završene pripovesti o Nikodimu, slede članci iz novina koji se bave strahom od vampira i verovanjima nekih ljudi iz blizine Niša u to da su se izvesne nedavno preminule osobe povampirile i počele da uznemiravaju pošten svet, kao i narodnim merama preduzetim da se vampiri zaustave - a sve se to dešavalo neposredno nakon događaja sa Nikodimom.
Cela knjiga Katil bogato je ilustrovana (ilustrator je, kao što smo rekli, Ivica Stevanović), i te ilustracije su od velike pomoći, tačnije, knjigu čine zanimljivijom i pomažu čitaocu da bolje "uroni" u priču. Naime, zbog nedostatka rada na rukopisu, neki opisi palanke bezrazložno su predugački (duhoviti su, ali su predugački), postoje predugačke digresije koje imaju labave veze sa "Katilom", ali je moguće da su predviđene za neka druga dela. Cela priča je neujednačena, što se najviše primećuje na atmosferi kojom delo odiše - ima zastrašujućih delova, ali i mnogo humorističnih, i to od uobičajenog Sremčevog humora, kome nije mesto u pripovesti o zastrašujućim i neobičnim stvarima koje su se desile u Nišu krajem 19. veka.
Sve u svemu, Katil je interesantno delo koje vredi pročitati (i uživati u bogatim ilustracijama!), neujednačeno jer pisac nije stigao više da radi na njemu, ali se ipak vidi da je reč o delu pravog majstora.
STEVE ALTEN – THE MAYAN RESURRECTION
After sacrificing himself to preserve the human race, Michael Gabriel is imprisoned in a torturous, purgatory-like dimension in the Mayan netherworld.
The Mayan prophecy states that the Hero Twins - Michael's sons Jacob and Immanuel, born to his wife Dominique the year after his entrapment - must travel to the Mayan realm in their twentieth year to free and resurrect him.
Yet it also heeds a warning. Born the same day as the twins is a dark force that threatens their destiny. This, The Abomination - the female yin to their yang - represents evil in its purest form, and will not yield until they succumb to its temptation.
STEVE HOCKENSMITH – DREADFULLY EVER AFTER
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and its prequel, Dawn of the Dreadfuls, were both New York Times best sellers, with a combined 1.3 million copies in print. Now the PPZ trilogy comes to a thrilling conclusion with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After.
The story opens with our newly married protagonists, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy, defending their village from an army of flesh-eating “unmentionables.” But the honeymoon has barely begun when poor Mr. Darcy is nipped by a rampaging dreadful. Elizabeth knows the proper course of action is to promptly behead her husband (and then burn the corpse, just to be safe). But when she learns of a miracle antidote under development in London, she realizes there may be one last chance to save her true love—and for everyone to live happily ever after.
Complete with romance, heartbreak, martial arts, cannibalism, and an army of shambling corpses. Dreadfully Ever After brings the story of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to a thrilling conclusion.
STEVE JACKSON – APPOINTMENT WITH F.E.A.R ( FIGHTING FANTASY)
STEVE JONES – DARWINS ISLAND ( THE GALAGOS IN THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND)
The Origin of Species may be the most famous book in science but its stature tends to obscure much of Charles Darwin's other works. His visit to the Galapagos lasted just five weeks and on his return he never left Britain again. Darwin spent forty years working on the plants, animals and people of his native land and wrote over six million words on topics as different as dogs, insect-eating plants, orchids, earthworms, apes and human emotion. Together they laid the foundations of modern biology.
In this beautifully written, witty and illuminating book, Steve Jones explores the domestic Darwin, tracing the great naturalist's journey across Britain: a voyage not of the body, but of the mind.
Strast u planini Džud Devero
Bronvin Makaran je bila poglavarka jednog od najmoćnijih škotskih klanova, mrzela je Engleze i nije želela da se uda. Dok je pred oltarom stajala sama i ponižena, Bronvin je bila rešena da mrzi svog budućeg supruga, Stivena Montgomerija. Međutim, dok su klanovi ratovali među sobom, ovaj ratnik stao je uz svoju ženu i branio njeno ime, ponos i čast...
Štrumpfovi – čitam i bojim – Štrumpfeta
STUART WOODS – CHOKE
A standalone novel from Stuart Woods, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series...
Murder is not a spectator sport.
Chuck Chandler has choked on more than one occasion—first as a pro tennis player at Wimbledon, then as a womanizing coach at posh tennis clubs around the country. Now at Key West's Old Racquet Club, Chuck gets involved with the wrong married woman—the enticing Clare Carras, married to an enigmatic older man—and soon he is in way over his head.
Enter Tommy Sculley, a retired New York homicide detective who has just joined the Key West force, and his young green partner, Daryl Haynes, who turns out to be smarter than he looks. Up to their necks in an investigation of a bizarre apparent homicide, the two detectives barely keep afloat in murky waters. Events take them from the Florida Keys to Los Angeles and back, as a plot emerges that involves not only the dangerous Clare, but a furious West Coast mob boss determined to get back what is his at any cost.
STUART WOODS – IMPERFECT STRANGERS
Step one: The perfect murder
Sandy Kinsolving's once-glittering life hangs by a thread; his future depends on his wife's inheritance and whether or not she's about to throw him out on his ear. What he wouldn't give for a solution to his money and marriage problems.
If this were an Alfred Hitchcock movie, the solution would be obvious. Enter a stranger with wife problems of his own, who offers a violent--and mutually advantageous--proposal.
Then in the time it takes to whisper a word, Kinsolving's normal life ends. What radiates like a mirage before him is wealth, security, and freedom. But lurking in the shadows are a brutal murder he cannot prevent and a madman who stalks his every waking moment.
STUART WOODS – STRATEGIC MOVES
In this New York Times bestseller from Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington gets a big payday and gets set up for an even bigger fall...
Stone Barrington is enjoying his usual dinner at Elaine’s when his boss at Woodman & Weld, the law firm where Stone is “of counsel,” walks in, sits down and hands Stone a check for one million dollars. It seems Stone’s undercover dealings with MI6 had brought in a big new client for the firm, and they’re willing to pay Stone a huge bonus and make him a partner. But almost as soon as he’s taken the deal, Stone gets wind of an impending scandal that might torpedo his big promotion: it seems the lucrative new client he’s introduced to the firm might be a devil in disguise...
SUE GRAFTON – B IS FOR BURGLAR
Although business has been slow lately for P.I. Kinsey Millhone, she's reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger's sister Elaine Boldt. It's a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey's services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine's signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But it doesn't sit well with Kinsey. And if there's something she's learned in her line of work, it's to always follow your instincts…
Kinsey's hunch proves true when she begins her inquiries into Elaine's whereabouts and discovers that the attractive widow was last seen in a flashy lynx coat boarding a plane for Boca Raton. But the more Kinsey searches for Elaine the more questions she encounters. Is Elaine's disappearance tied in to the brutal murder several months ago of one of her bridge partners? And what happened to Elaine's Persian cat who seems to have also vanished?
Things take a turn for the worse when a stranger vandalizes the home of one of Elaine's neighbors and another neighbor turns up murdered. With her reputation and career on the line, Kinsey risks all to find a missing woman and a killer who's waiting in the shadows to strike again…
SUE GRAFTON – H IS FOR HOMICIDE
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton's PI Kinsey Millhone tackles insurance fraud in her latest outing―and finds that she'll have to commit some deceit of her own to catch a cold-blooded killer…
H IS FOR HUSTLER…
When PI Kinsey Millhone's good friend and colleague Parnell Perkins is found murdered in the parking lot behind California Fidelity Insurance, she can't believe he had any enemies. The only clue that raises a red flag for Kinsey is one of Parnell's files on a Bibianna Diaz, who appears to have made a lucrative career out of scamming insurance companies with phony claims…
H IS FOR HAZARDOUS…
Taking an alias, Kinsey goes undercover to befriend Bibianna, hoping she'll get close enough to catch the con artist at her own game. But Kinsey never dreams that hanging out with Bibianna will get them both thrown in jail. And when they're released, Bibianna's very jealous, very dangerous ex-fiancé Raymond Maldonado is waiting for them.
H IS FOR HOMICIDE
Kinsey soon discovers the short-tempered thug is the kingpin behind Bibianna's and countless other phony insurance claims. But was Raymond also responsible for Parnell's death? All Kinsey knows is that she'll have to think quick to nab one of the most treacherous criminals she's come face to face with―and keep herself alive…
