Proizvodi

Elspet i Vran prikupili su većinu od dvanaest Karti proviđenja, ali poslednja – i najvažnija – još uvek nije pronađena: Bliznakinje jove.

Ako žele da je pronađu pre kratkodnevnice i izleče kraljevstvo od mračne magije koja ga izjeda, moraće da krenu na putovanje kroz opasnu, maglom obavijenu šumu koja okružuje njihovo kraljevstvo.

A jedini koji može da ih povede tamo jeste čudovište koje deli Elspetinu svest. Košmar. Ali on više nije voljan da je deli.

Smelo, mračno i zavodljivo.

Quicksilver // Živo srebro je roman koji je osvojio čitaoce širom sveta i postao prava BookTok senzacija, kao i bestseler New York Timesa. U pitanju je uzbudljiva priča koja spaja elemente fantazije, avanture i strastvene romanse, i uvlači čitaoca u svoj svet od prvih stranica.


Glavna junakinja, Sairis, odrasla je u surovim uslovima pustinjskog grada, oslanjajući se isključivo na sopstvenu snalažljivost. Njena sudbina se iznenada prepliće sa tajanstvenim vilenjakom Kingfišerom, čime biva uvučena u drevni sukob moćnih sila. Kako se istina postepeno otkriva, Sairis shvata da njena uloga nadilazi sve što je do tada poznavala — ona može biti presudna za opstanak dva sveta. Istovremeno, Kingfišer vidi u njoj jedinu nadu za spas svog naroda, dok je njemu poverena šansa da joj pomogne da pronađe put nazad.


Očekuju vas bogato izgrađeni svetovi, neizvesnost na svakom koraku i snažna emotivna veza u prvom nastavku epskog serijala autorke Kali Hart.

'If you're not terrified, you're doing it wrong.'

Long ago, the gods unleashed monsters upon the five kingdoms of Calandra to remind us that humans are insignificant – that we must pray to the gods for mercy throughout our fragile, fleeting lives.

I didn’t need a deity to remind me I was powerless.

Being a princess had never been more than a performance – twenty-three years of empty titles and hollow traditions.
Until the day an infamous monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince walked into my father’s throne room and ruined my life.

The day I married a stranger, signed a magical treaty, and set off across the continent to the most treacherous kingdom in all the realm.

That was the day I learned that not all myths are make-believe. That lies and legends are often the same.

Bryce Quinlan is stranded in a strange new world. She’s going to need all her wits about her to get home again and return to everything she loves. But that’s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Meanwhile, Hunt Athalar is back in the Asteri’s dungeons. Stripped of his freedom and the happiness he’d fought so hard for, he’s without a clue as to Bryce’s fate. Hunt is desperate to help his mate, but until he can escape the Asteri’s chains, his hands are quite literally tied.

Nico 'Junior' Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. Men like him don't get to have women like her. It's why he pushed her away in high school and still keeps his distance. But Junior follows Lauren online, and now that the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone, he can't stop obsessing over the strikingly beautiful woman who has taken her place.

He's ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.

Lauren 'Lo' Marchetti knows Junior is dangerous. He broke her heart once and she won't let him do it again. But as their flirtatious encounters escalate, Lauren starts to remember why she fell for the brooding antihero all those years ago.

As old obstacles resurface, Junior and Lauren are forced to face their true feelings for each other and decide just how far they're willing to go for a second chance at love.

When Ophelia's sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize-a single wish.

In a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. Just as fear threatens to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. Ophelia knows she shouldn't trust Blackwell. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

And in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart...

Welcome to Enchantra. There's only one rule: Never, ever trust your heart.

When Genevieve Grimm's mother is killed, Genevieve wants answers no one can give... until she receives an invitation to Enchantra, a cursed palace filled with temptations and illusions.

Arrogant and dangerously handsome, Rowin Silver meets her at the door and refuses to let her inside. But Genevieve finds her own way in... And soon realizes her mistake.

Enchantra is a twisted labyrinth of marble and thorns, where Rowin's family are trapped forever in a deadly game. Now, Genevieve must win or die.

Rowin offers her a deal. They can compete together... if they convince everyone watching that they're desperately in love.

Genevieve knows she can't trust Rowin, but she'll do whatever it takes to survive. As they hunt and hide together, Genevieve tries to ignore the desire burning between them. She absolutely cannot fall for this man. Cannot forget that she's only pretending to be in love.

Oniksna oluja (ONYX STORM) je uzbudljiva avanturistička fantazija smeštena u surovom svetu vojnog koledža za jahače zmajeva, gde opstanak zavisi od hrabrosti, snage i lojalnosti. Dok rat bukti i neprijatelji prete i iznutra i spolja, Vajolet nema vremena za neizvesnost. Mora da krene na opasno putovanje kroz nepoznate zemlje kako bi pronašla saveznike, okupila vojsku i otkrila istinu koja bi mogla da promeni sudbinu svega. Na tom putu se suočava sa surovim bitkama, teškim odlukama i dubokom izdajom, ali je spremna da rizikuje sve da bi zaštitila svoje zmajeve, svoj dom i one koje voli.

TRUST NO ONE.

Twenty-year-old Wren Darlington is not your ordinary Mod. She’s one of the most powerful in existence.

But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes - those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population 150 years ago - want nothing more than to eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers.

LIE TO EVERYONE.

Wren has survived all these years by concealing her abilities and keeping a low profile while doing what she can to aid the rebel Uprising in fighting against the Primes’ oppressive rule. But one careless mistake places her in the crosshairs of the Continent’s military, and she is forced to join their most elite program: Silver Block. Unwittingly, her enemy has given her - and the Uprising - the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.

AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY.

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.

Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral's cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.

They told her to go to Hell.
She went, but on her own terms.

Lily isn't exactly thrilled with her arrival in the Afterlife, but what awaits her there is more fantastical than she ever could have imagined: Deities wait in line at the coffee shop. Fae flit between realms. Souls find ways to make death a beginning.

As she explores the many corners of the Afterlife, Lily finds herself surprisingly drawn to a place most people would avoid at all costs: Hell. Armed with years of customer service experience and pent-up sarcasm, Lily carves a job out for herself amongst Hell's demons, sending souls to their rightful circles with more than a hint of sass.

Lily's expectations are subverted every day in Hell--especially by Bel, a demon general with a distractingly sexy voice. The two meet by chance and form an immediate, deeply healing friendship, but the undeniable heat between them threatens to combust.

Meanwhile, something stirs beyond the boundaries of their world, threatening to destroy everything they've known and everything that could be...unless they fight like Hell to stop it.

Kada je predodređeno da izgubiš sve što voliš, za šta ti preostaje da se boriš?

Dok zora sviće pred pedesete Igre gladi, strah obuzima distrikte Panema. Ove godine, u čast drugog Četvrtvekovnog zatomljenja, dvostruko više učesnika biće odvedeno iz svojih domova i poslato u arenu da se bori do smrti.
U Distriktu 12, Hejmič Abernati pokušava da ne razmišlja previše o riziku da njegovo ime bude prozvano. Sve što želi jeste da prođe žetva i da ostatak dana provede sa svojom voljenom devojkom.

Kada pročitaju njegovo ime, Hejmič oseća kako mu se snovi ruše. Otrgnut je od svoje porodice i devojke i odveden u Kapitol sa još troje učesnika iz Dvanaestice: mladom prijateljicom koja mu je kao sestra, opsesivnim kladioničarem i najnadmenijom devojkom u gradu. Kada Igre počnu, Hejmič shvata da je sve namešteno kako bi on izgubio. Ali nešto u njemu želi da se bori… i ta borba odjekuje daleko izvan granica smrtonosne arene.

„Stigao je i dinamičan, brutalan peti deo serijala Igre gladi. I odličan je.“ – The New York Times.

„Da, novi nastavak Igara gladi je zaista toliko dobar. Sve što bi obožavaoci mogli da požele, i više.“ – USA Today.

„Kolinsova je izuzetno dobra u onome što radi. Ova knjiga daje život.“ – PEOPLE.

„Ka što su romani Margaret Atvud i Džordža Orvela pre njenih, romani Kolinsove postali su deo leksikona, pridev – ovo je baš kao Igre gladi – koji se koristi da se prikaže preterivanje vlasti i autoritarizam. Serijal Igre gladi, uključujući i Osvit dana žetve, centralni je deo američkog distopijskog kanona.“ – MSNBC.

„Kolinsova nas tera da se zapitamo koliko znamo o našoj istoriji i koliko moći imamo da osiguramo mesto naše sadašnje istine u budućnosti.“ – NPR.

Željno iščekivani fenomenalni peti deo serijala Igre gladi. Filmska adaptacija najavljena je za novembar 2026. godine, a glumačkoj ekipi priljučili su se mladi glumci Džozef Zada i Vitni Pik.

Knjiga za sve ljubitelje serijala Igre gladi.

O autoru

Suzan Kolins je autor bestseler serije Igre gladi u koje spadaju romani Igre gladi, Lov na vatru, Sjaj slobode i Balada o ptici pevačici i zmiji. Ove knjige prodate su u više od sto miliona primeraka i na njima se zasniva pet popularnih filmova. Njene druge knjige su serijal Underland Chronicles, koji je započela romanom Gregor the Overlander, i slikovnica Year of the Jungle, koju je ilustrovao Džejms Proimos. Do danas su njene knjige objavljene na više od pedeset jezika.

Dark conclusion to the series that began with One Dark Window.

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.

And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.

This book is the second prequel to the worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games.

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town.

As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

Including a brand new bonus chapter from Xaden’s point of view.

Secrets, Sacrifice, Survival.

Against all odds, Violet Sorrengail made it through her first year at Basgiath War College, but now, the real training begins. The stakes are higher than ever, and a determination to survive won't be enough this time.

When a powerful new enemy threatens everything she cares about, including the man she loves, Violet must do whatever it takes to keep their secrets safe. One wrong move could have horrifying consequences - and as the web of lies spun by those in charge starts to unravel, nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.

ARE YOU READY TO BRAVE THE DARK?

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves - her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.

They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find - the truth.

Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.

In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Bogatstvo. Moć. Ubistvo. Magija. Ajvi liga ide pravo u pakao. Naći prolaz do zagrobnog sveta. Ukrasti dušu iz pakla. Jednostavan plan, osim što se ljudi koji pođu na to putovanje retko kad vrate. Ali Galaksija Aleks Stern čvrsto je rešena da oslobodi Darlingtona iz čistilišta – čak i ako je to bude koštalo budućnosti u kući Leta i na Jejlu. Pošto im je zabranjeno spasavanje, Aleks i Dozova ne mogu da se obrate kući Leta za pomoć, pa zato okupljaju ekipu sumnjivih saveznika da spasu džentlmena kuće Leta. Zajedno će morati da nađu put kroz lavirint ezoteričnih tekstova i bizarnih artefakata da bi otkrili najstrože čuvane tajne društava, kao i da prekrše svako pravilo dok to rade. Međutim, kad nastavno osoblje počne da umire, Aleks zna da to nisu nesrećni slučajevi. Nešto smrtonosno je na delu u Nju Hejvenu, a ukoliko želi da preživi, moraće da se obračuna sa čudovištima iz svoje prošlosti i sa tminom ugrađenom u same zidove univerziteta.

MEET BOOKTOK'S LATEST OBSESSION . . . DARK, FUNNY AND SUPER SPICY, CAN YOU HANDLE THE RIDE?

I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.

Trauma nurse Aly escapes her hard-working days by thirsting after masked men online. To her, nothing could top the fantasy of her favorite tattooed and masked man hunting her down. But she never could have guessed that one drunken text would turn those dreams into reality . . .

I want things most people don't, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.

Josh has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans, until one follower catches his eye: Aly.

Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone with far more sinister intentions. As Josh turns from predator to protector, he must ask himself how far he'll go for the woman he can't live without.

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . .

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

When consumed by shadow, even the faintest light can be blinding...

After a childhood haunted by disturbing hallucinations of the Shadow Man, Alexis Michaels’s only comfort is the blue amulet he’s had since before he can remember. Now, the visions have gone, and Alexis craves a normal life.

But when a trip to Stonehenge unites him with three other teens carrying similar gems, normality is abandoned when they are plunged into a hidden world of power-wielding Elementals, and told they are the chosen ones, destined to save the world from an eternal night. Trained by legends and guided by heroes, Alexis and his companions must venture on a perilous quest, facing tests of love, loss, and loyalty.

But a dark past plagues Alexis as they prepare to defeat an adversary more ominous than they could imagine, and a looming secret sets to corrupt the mission, their lives, and his mind.

Druga knjiga u serijalu Nebeski jahači

Svi su očekivali da Vajolet Sorengejl umre tokom prve godine u Ratnom koledžu Bazgijat… uključujući i Vajolet. Ali trijaža je bila samo prva nemoguća provera da se eliminišu slabi, nedostojni i nesrećni.

Sad kad je počela prava obuka, Vajolet se već pita hoće li uspeti. Nije problem samo u tome što je obuka naporna i zlokobno surova, niti čak što je predviđena da nauči jahače da podnose još veći bol… Problem je novi zamenik zapovednika koji ima ličnu misiju da pokaže Vajolet koliko je nemoćna… osim ako ne izda muškarca koga voli.

Mada Vajolet ima slabije i krhkije telo nego ostali kadeti, ona ima pamet… i gvozdenu volju. A zapovednici zaboravljaju najvažniju lekciju koju je naučila u Bazgijatu: jahači zmajeva stvaraju svoja pravila.

Ali odlučnost da preživi neće biti dovoljna ove godine. Jer Vajolet zna tajnu koju su u Bazgijatu vekovima skrivali… i ništa, čak ni zmajska vatra, možda neće moći da ih spase.

This is a mesmerising conclusion as the fate of the Prince of Hearts is sealed in the sweeping climax to Garber's Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy.

Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out... but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.

Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive.

In this stunning finale, it's a race to survive as the Society recruits are faced with the question of what they're willing to betray for limitless power - and who will be destroyed along the way.

Six magicians were offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. And two paths lie before them. In this thrilling next instalment, the secret society of Alexandrians is unmasked.

Its newest recruits realize the institute is capable of raw, world-changing power. It’s also headed by a man with plans to change life as we know it – and these are already under way. But the cost of this knowledge is as high as the price of power, and each initiate must choose which faction to follow. Yet as events gather momentum and dangers multiply, which of their alliances will hold? Can friendships hold true and are enemies quite what they seem?

IN TENEBRIS REFULGEMUS – U TAMI SIJAMO

Ušuškana u švajcarskim Alpima, VAMPS je elitna akademija za decu najbogatijih i najmoćnijih vampirskih porodica. Kada ga otac pošalje u ovu školu, Dilon shvata da nema ništa zajedničko sa ostalim đacima: oni su arogantni, pametni, lepi i… vampiri.

Oseća se kao autsajder i pita se šta radi među njima. Ubrzo otkriva da je drugačiji: iako ne potiče iz moćne vampirske porodice, ispostavlja se da je ipak jedinstven. Ukoliko želi da preživi više od jednog semestra, moraće da prihvati svoje očnjake. Jer krv nikada ne laže i uskoro postaje jasno da nešto posebno i smrtonosno teče Dilonovim venama, nešto što ostali nemaju. Međutim, uz njegovu moć raste i meta na njegovim leđima…

„Osvežavajući pristup... Ova priča svideće se svima kojima nikad nije dosta priča o vampirima.“ – Booklist

„Sjajan novi serijal o romansi i intrigama.“ – The Observer

BookTok hit. Knjiga je prevedena na desetine svetskih jezika. Knjiga za sve one koji su uživali u Sumrak sagi, Vampirskoj akademiji i Hariju Poteru.

Nikol Arend je autorka serijala VAMPS. Nakon što je proputovala svet praveći dokumentarce, napisala je knjigu kao dodatak dokumentarnoj seriji Kanala 4 Izgubljeni. Toliko joj se svidelo pisanje da je pohađala kurs Pisanje omladinske književnosti na koledžu Siti lit i postala obožavateljka vampirske fikcije. Živi u Londonu sa mužem, skoro odraslim sinovima, ćerkom tinejdžerkom i dve prelepe sibirske mačke

Dvadesetjednogodišnja Vajolet Sorengejl trebalo je da uđe u Pisarski kvadrant, i vodi miran život među knjigama i istorijom. No vrhovna zapovednica – takođe poznata i kao njena nemilosrdna majka – naredila je Vajolet da se pridruži stotinama kandidata koji žele da postanu elita navarske vojske: jahači zmajeva.

Ali kad si manji od svih ostalih i telo ti je krhko, smrt je na korak od tebe… jer zmajevi se ne povezuju s „krhkim“ ljudima. Spaljuju ih. Sa sve manje zmajeva spremnih da se povežu, mnogi bi ubili Vajolet samo da povećaju svoje izgleda za uspeh. Ostali bi je ubili samo zbog njene majke… kao Zejden Riorson, najmoćniji i najsuroviji vodnik u Jahačkom kvadrantu.

Biće joj potrebna sva pamet da doživi naredni dan. A opet, sa svakim danom rat napolju postaje sve smrtonosniji, štitovi kraljevstva popuštaju, a broj mrtvih raste. A još gore od toga je što Vajolet počinje da sumnja kako rukovodstvo krije neku užasnu tajnu. Prijatelji, neprijatelji, ljubavnici. Svi u Ratnom koledžu Bazgijat imaju neke svoje motive… jer kad jednom uđeš, postoje samo dva načina da izađeš: diplomiranje ili smrt.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe.

The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss.

And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12.

The second book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.
After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay.

As Katniss and Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. Unless they can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

Bryce Quinlan loves her life. Every night is a party, and Bryce is going to savour all the pleasures Lunathion - also known as Crescent City - has to offer. But when a brutal murder shakes the very foundations of the city, Bryce's world comes crashing down.

Two years later, Bryce still haunts the city's most notorious nightclubs - but seeking only oblivion now. Then the murderer attacks again. And when an infamous Fallen angel, Hunt Athalar, is assigned to watch her every footstep, Bryce knows she can't forget any longer.

As Bryce and Hunt fight to unravel the mystery and their own dark pasts, the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents and down to the deepest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir .