An elite soldier is asked to take part in problem researching sophisticated physical and mental testing, and to take university coursework as their computers direct. He finds out that more is going on than this, the creation of a mental and physical elite, going way beyond supergenius IQ into physical abilities and even immortality.
New York ? irriconoscibile: niente pi? torri e grattacieli, ma un’immensa metropoli «coperta» che non viene mai a contatto con l’aria, dove decine di milioni di uomini e donne brulicano come formiche sulle strade mobili. Dove il lusso di un bagno privato ? inammissibile. Dove, soprattutto, i robot stanno soffiando i posti di lavoro agli uomini a un ritmo sempre pi? preoccupante. E alle porte di New York si stende come una sfida Spacetown, la citt? degli Spaziali dove tutto ? lusso e ariosit?, superbia e ostentazione. C’? da meravigliarsi che uno dei tanti terrestri scontenti ammazzi uno Spaziale nella ...
is a collection of three novellas by one of the shining young stars of bizarro fiction. Cameron Pierce’s work is an intoxicating blend of body horror and midnight movie madness, reminiscent of early David Lynch and the splatterpunks at their most sublime. His fiction will punch you in the brain and leave you gasping for more.Featuring:The apocalypse is over. Now zombies farm humans for their brains. As the imprisoned human cattle drift further from their humanity, the zombies flourish in a primitive renaissance, flying around in helicopters and living in smart houses made of ...
Dora suddenly has more to worry about than getting to the doctor's office. Smashing her car, she finds herself stranded on a day when all hell is breaking loose in Kansas City. Going on is not an option, walking two miles, in this heat? This is not something she does, not ever. Where are those overpaid cops when you need a hand? They always seemed to be there when Dora was driving forty-five in a twenty mile an hour school zone, but now when the flesh eating undead are after her, they are nowhere to be found.Walking back to the last intersection she finds a fast food place still open for business as usual, going in she meets her new best friends; Paige and Mike. When the bullets start flying the three scuttle back to take cover in the manager's office, turning on an old television set they begin to realize how bad their situation actually is. They need to get out of the restaurant, but with the chaos starting all around them, where can they go?
First published in the anthology , edited by Peter Crowther and Edward E. Kramer (White Wolf, February 1996). In 2008 was included in collection (1 edition Quarry Press, January 2002).Winner of the CompuServe Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum’s Sixth Annual HOMer Award for Best Short Story of the Year.
Time travel is possible, but only forward in time. Visitors from the past are multiple and dangerous as they carry deadly germs people of the future do not have immunity against anymore. So all the time travelers are promptly apprehended and isolated. The head of the institution responsible for isolation of the time travelers is implacable and absolutely inflexible in carrying out his duties. Until one of the time travelers gives him a device allegedly capable of moving people in time...
A further awe inspiring leap into the darkly imagined future of REVELATION SPACE. With his first novel Reynolds laid the foundations of a galaxy spanning future for mankind. And with each novel he takes us further into that galaxy, reveals another aspect of a future that holds few boundaries. Further into the dark heart of mankind. Awe inspiring doomsday weapons, vicious AIs, cities overwhelmed by plagues that twist and meld man and machine. The further we go into this future the more it is revealed to be the creation of a uniquely talented writer who is making a massive impact on world SF.Nominated for BSFA Award in 2003.
Ester : un monde menac? par l’instabilit? de son ?toile. Sur le continent Nord, le gouvernement, press? par l’Eglise du Moncle, d?cide l’annexion du Sud, o? vivent les Kroptes, peuple pacifique, religieux et polygame. Une invasion brutale qui dissimule un autre projet : la recherche d’une nouvelle plan?te habitable.Abzalon et Loello, incarc?r?s dans la sinistre prison de Doeq, se battent pour leur survie sous l’oeil des “mentalistes”, les sp?cialistes du comportement. Ils ignorent qu’une ?preuve plus terrible encore les attend. Celle-l? m?mepeut-?tre que devine dans ses ...
„A j?v? ?vezred krimije” - ?gy hat?rozt?k meg a kritikusok a tudom?nyos-fantasztikus reg?nyek egyik vil?gh?r? m?vel?j?nek, Asimovnak ezt a k?nyv?t.A szerz?, ak?rcsak a m?r megjelent “?n, a robot” c?m? reg?ny?ben, most sem a puszta fantasztikum sz?rnyain kalandozik el a j?v?be, hanem a kibernetika ?s a t?bbi technikai tudom?ny?g ma m?r r?szben el?re l?that?, r?szben csak sejthet? fejl?d?s?nek felv?zol?sa ?tj?n. Elektronikus sz?m?t?...
For one thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the Furies--elementals of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Metal. But now, the unity of the Alerians hangs in precarious balance. The First Lord of Alera has fallen in his efforts to protect his people from the vicious attacks of their enemies. Now, the fate of the Alerians lies in the hands of Tavi, a young man who must use all of his courage and resourcefulness to save his people--and himself.
Znakomicie napisana powie??, ??cz?ca elementy science fiction z klimatem fantasy. Udana pr?ba wydobycia z obu podgatunk?w fantastyki tego, co w nich najlepsze. Ziemia?ski po raz kolejny dowodzi, ?e sztuka pisania dobrej prozy nie jest mu obca. – Feliks W. Kres Nowa powie?? Ziemia?skiego to naprawd?, na wymagaj?cym polskim rynku fantasy, znacz?ca pozycja. Ba, jestem pewien, ?e pisarz, nie maj?c ?adnych kompleks?w przed Sapkowskim, Tolkienem, stworzy? w?asn?, zupe?nie now? wersj? naszych dziej?w fantastycznych i to w pe?ni kompletn?, gdzie pierwszy i drugi plan ma bogat? artystyczn? g??bi? "odtworzon?" z inteligencj? i humorem.
W pierwszym tomie powie?ci Andrzeja Ziemia?skiego ?ledzili?my losy upadku i upokorzenia Achai, ksi??niczki Troy. Drugi tom to historia powolnego, konsekwentnego acz zupe?nie przypadkowego pi?cia si? w g?r? drabiny spo?ecznej przez tytu?ow? bohaterk?.Od pierwszych stron mamy do czynienia z dowcipnymi, b?yskotliwymi, doskonale skonstruowanymi dialogami, nadaj?cymi wartko?? akcji, a zarazem ?wietnie uwypuklaj?cymi charaktery, wykszta?cenie czy pochodzenie postaci.Bohater?w znanych z tomu pierwszego Achai spotykamy na pocz?tku ksi??ki dok?adnie w tym samym miejscu, w kt?rym autor porzuci? ich w poprzedniej cz??...
Cesarstwo Luan atakowane przez kr?lestwo Troy i przez armi? niewielkiego Arkach. Wydawa?oby si?, ?e z oddzia?ami tego ostatniego rozprawi si? bardzo szybko.Nikt w Luan nie s?dzi, ?e cokolwiek mo?e zachwia? pot?g? Tradycji i Zakonu. Nikt opr?cz tych, kt?rzy ju? przeszli na stron? Biafry i Zaana? Achaja s?dzi, ?e odnalaz?a swoje miejsce. Ale Biafra ma wobec niej inne plany: jej r?ka, r?ka ksi??niczki Arkach i Troy, stanie si? kart? przetargow? w politycznej grze z Zakonem, cesarstwem i ksi?ciem Orionem. Stary ?wiat leg? w gruzach. Jaki b?dzie nowy?
El sol de nuestro sistema es el Castor C, una estrella enana roja de sistema binario, de la que ya conocemos bastante, y otra estrella destellante, que forma pareja con la anterior (para que haya m?s variaci?n). Medea es un sat?lite, b?sicamente igual que la Tierra, de astro superjupiteriano inventado por m?. La rotaci?n cerrada hace que una cara sea calentada por Argo, el superjupiteriano, y otra cara sea calentada alternativamente por los soles Castor C. Una ?rbita inclinada genera zonas permanentes y alternantes de luz y oscuridad, como las regiones ?rtica y ant?rtica de la Tierra.
Set in the year 2375, the novel follows Tom Rice, a young archaeologist attached to a two-year dig on the planet of Highby V. He is searching for artifacts belonging to a long-lost and ancient race known simply as The High Ones. Throughout known space, details of this billion-year old civilization have been uncovered on many planets. What seems like a fairly straightforward expedition becomes a galactic odyssey when an artifact never seen before is uncovered. This device hints that perhaps the High Ones are not extinct at all. But, if they are not, then where are they? And will this lead to the culmination of Mankind’s greatest challenge or greatest disaster?
