Fue uno de los incidentes menos gloriosos de una antigua guerra.Provoc? la destrucci?n de dos soles y de los miles de millones de vidas que sustentaban.Ahora, ochocientos a?os despu?s, la luz del primero de estos antiguos errores ha llegado al orbital de la Cultura Masaq. La luz del segundo podr?a no llegar a hacerlo.
A “borotva ?le” — szimb?lum: azt a szinte ?rz?kelhetetlen hat?rt jelenti, amely a tudat ?s a tudatalatti k?z?tt h?z?dik, vagyis amely a teljesen eg?szs?ges pszichikai tengelye. ?gy magyar?zza meg reg?ny?nek c?m?t maga a szerz?, a szovjet tudom?nyos-fantasztikus irodalom klasszikusa, aki ez?ttal a leg?jabb biol?giai kutat?sok ?s felfedez?sek f?ny?ben boncolgatja az ember pszichofiziol?gi?j?nak id?szer? k?rd?seit. Csod?val hat?ros, de megt?rt?nt esetek, val?s?gos jelens?gek hiteles le?r?s?...
Returning to his hometown after a failed marriage, recovering alcoholic Tom Winter purchases a house only to discover that it connects with another time and place—and his desire to “start over” suddenly becomes a literal possibility.Wilson excels at psychological suspense, as the spiritual and emotional challenges his characters face are as intense as the physical dangers.Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Best novel in 1991
Jack Collins’s business trip to Las Vegas is anything but fun and games. Why? Because his boss is Merlin the Magician—and Jack’s job is saving the modern world from ancient dark forces.A centuries-old legend, the Old Man of the Mountain, has returned with a vengeance. This time he has science on his side—a vial of biological plague germs as deadly as any black magic—and he plans to sell it to the highest bidder. The winner could be demon, devil, or demigod. Either way, the loser is humanity. But a new gambler is vying for a piece of the action: Jack Collins. And he’s packing a weapon that strikes fear in the hearts of humans and nonhumans alike: advanced mathematics…
A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller, Jr., first published in 1960. Based on three short stories Miller contributed to the science fiction magazine ; it is the only novel published by the author during his lifetime. Considered one of the classics of science fiction, it has never been out of print and has seen over 25 reprints and editions. Appealing to mainstream and genre critics and readers alike, it won the 1961 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel.Set in a Roman Catholic monastery in the desert of the Southwestern United ...
is a science fiction novel by James Blish, first published in 1958. It is the story of a Jesuit who investigates an alien race that has no religion; they are completely without any concept of God, an afterlife, or the idea of sin; and the species evolves through several forms through the course of its life cycle. The story was originally published as a novella in 1953, and later extended to novel-length, of which the first part is the original novella. The novel is the first part of Blish's thematic "After Such Knowledge" trilogy, followed by / and .The story is ...
After seventeen-year-old Thais Allard loses her widowed father in a tragic car accident, she is forced to leave the only home she's ever known to live with a total stranger in New Orleans. New Orleans greets Thais with many secrets and mysteries, but none as unbelievable as the moment she comes face to face with the impossible — an identical twin, Clio.Thais soon learns that she and the twin she never knew come from a family of witches, that she possesses astonishing powers, and that she, along with Clio, has a key role in Balefire, the coven she was born into. Fiery Clio is less than thrilled to have to share the spotlight, but the twins must learn to combine their powers in order to complete a rite that will transform their lives and the coven forever.
Em um futuro muito distante, toda a humanidade est? confinada a uma ?nica cidade, totalmente fechada. Ningu?m pode sair da cidade, que funciona como o ?ltimo reduto da ra?a humana. Todas as necessidades humanas s?o atendidas por um sofisticado sistema de computadores e a vida ? virtualmente eterna. Os seres humanos, ap?s uma exist?ncia muito prolongada, s?o armazenados em bancos de mem?ria dos computadores para depois ressucitarem, evitando o t?dio da vida eterna. Mas nem todos se conformam com esta situa??o: um jovem quer saber o que h? l? fora. Esse inconformismo d? origem a uma das mais belas hist?rias da fic??o cient?fica e certamente trata-se de uma obra-prima de Arthur C. Clarke.
Este livro de Arthur Conan Doyle conta a aventura de tr?s homens, Cirus Headlei, Dr. Maracot e o sr. Bill Scanlan, quando o desceram atrav?s de um «engenho submarino» (na ?poca em que a hist?ria foi escrita n?o deviam existir submarinos) para fazer pesquisas subaqu?ticas. Miraculosamente, ap?s um acidente em que sua engenhoca arrebentou o cabo, que os ligava ao navio, eles desceram a grandes profundidades e foram salvos da morte por um estranho povo que vivia sob o mar.
The Seven Kingdoms have come apart. Joffrey, Queen Cersei's sadistic son, ascends the Iron Throne following the death of Robert Baratheon, the Usurper, who won it in battle. Queen Cersei's family, the Lannisters, fight to hold it for him. Both the dour Stannis and the charismatic Renly Baratheon, Robert's brothers, also seek the throne. Robb Stark, declared King in the North, battles to avenge his father's execution and retrieve his sister from Joffrey's court. Daenerys, the exiled last heir of the former ruling family, nurtures three dragons and seeks a way home. Meanwhile the Night's Watch, sworn to protect the realm from dangers north of the Wall, dwindle in numbers, even as barbarian forces gather and beings out of legend stalk the Haunted Forest.
Anno Domini 999…Год девятьсот девяносто девятый от Рождества Христова.Мир, затаившись, ждет — Апокалипсиса.Мир замков и королей, рыцарей и астрологов, колдунов и чернокнижников ждет КОНЦА СВЕТА.НАШ мир — или мир, ПОХОЖИЙ на наш? Прочитайте — и узнаете сами!
Az Imp?rium t?zezer ?ves b?k?j?t vesz?ly fenyegeti. A lakott plan?t?k ezreit ?sszefog?, feud?lis birodalom egym?snak fesz?l? er?i — a cs?sz?r, a rivaliz?l? Nagy H?zak ?s az ?rliga — mind egy kietlen sivatagbolyg? k?r? gy?lnek, hogy eld?nts?k, ki birtokolja az ?ri?si homokf?rgek ?s puszt?t? viharok ?ltal uralt vil?got. Ez ugyanis az egyetlen hely az univerzumban, ahol megtal?lhat? az ?rutaz?shoz elengedhetetlen, tudatt?g?t? hat?s? f?szer, a melanzs. A h?b?rbirtok?rt meg?tk?z? seregek csat?j?ban fel?lkereked? h?z gy?zelme azonban nem lehet teljes, mert a m?ly sivatagban felbukkan egy pr?f?ta, aki m?g?tt felsorakoznak az eddig lakatlannak hitt ter?let n?p?nek fanatikus l?gi?i… Frank Herbert klasszikus reg?nye n?gy ?vtized alatt sem vesz?tett n?pszer?s?g?b?l. Jelen kiad?s egy ?j novell?val gazdagodott, melyet Herbert irodalmi ?r?k?sei tettek hozz? A D?ne t?rt?net?hez.
Even lifelong friendships can't outlast death...or can they?Award-winning author Peter S. Beagle presents a deeply personal story of dreams abandoned and recovered, friends loved and lost, and the strength it takes to let go....
