W zielonej, magicznej krainie, zwanej Phaze, Stile jest pot??nym, budz?cym l?k B??kitnym Adeptem. Pojedynkuje si? z jednoro?cem, zabija wielkiego, prastarego smoka i zdobywa mi?o?? damy swego serca.W r?wnoleg?ym, technokratycznym ?wiecie Protonu prosty niewolnik Stile walczy o zdobycie statusu obywatela, rozgrywaj?c sterowan? przez komputery gr?. Wychodzi te? zwyci?sko z serii atak?w na swe ?ycie, zgotowanych przez tajemniczego nieprzyjaciela…
La guerra galattica fra l’Alleanza terrestre e gli Invasori dura ormai da molti anni, e nessuno sta vincendo. Quando per? l’Alleanza si trova a dover fronteggiare un’arma temibile e sconosciuta, una lingua capace di provocare attentati e sabotaggi, l’unica via di salvezza pu? consistere in una contromossa inaspettata: affidare a una poetessa, Rydra Wong, il compito di risolvere l’enigma di Babel-17 e di porre fine ai suoi effetti micidiali. Sar? solo l’inizio di una incredibile avventura fra le stelle, sotto la minaccia di una lingua che pu? uccidere e fra i pericoli di un universo forse troppo vasto per l’uomo, in un romanzo magistrale che ? valso al suo autore un prestigioso premio Nebula.Vincitore del premio Nebula per il miglior romanzo in 1966.Nominato per il premio Hugo per il miglior romanzo in 1967.
Tim Gaines was the town pariah. Mocked and teased continuously since he was in the sixth grade, he approaches his senior year of high school with a sense of cautious trepidation. Years before, when he was in the sixth grade, a group of boys led by Scott Bradfield-a popular, well-liked kid from well-to-do parents-spread a vicious rumor that he was a devil-worshipper. The rumor stuck, and is believed by most of the students and even a few of the teachers and administrators. It's a rumor Tim can't beat, and one he sometimes feels he's brought on to himself due ...
A steampunk sci-fi story about the adventures of a soldier in intergalactic service, after being shipped off to a very remarkable planet.Sailing will never be the same again…
Something has happened in Spokane. The military has evacuated the city and locked it down. Even so, disturbing rumors and images seep out, finding their way onto the Internet, spreading curiosity, skepticism, and panic. For what they show is—or should be—impossible: strange creatures that cannot exist, sudden disappearances that violate the laws of physics, human bodies fused with inanimate objects, trapped yet still half alive….Dean Walker, an aspiring photographer, sneaks into the quarantined city in search of fame. What he finds will change him in unimaginable ways. Hooking up with a group of outcasts ...
A stunning and suspenseful new landscape emerges in the thrilling Dark-Hunter world – a world where nothing will ever be the same again…Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. And when war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies are forced into shaky alliances. And when the woman Fang loves is accused of betraying her people, her only hope is that Fang believes in her. Yet in order to save her, Fang must break the law of his people and the faith of his brothers. That breech could very well spell the end of both their races and change their world forever.
„Wtedy to do akcji niespodziewanie wkroczy? Din. B?yskawicznie wyci?gn?? z kieszeni cudem uratowany aparat Irka, przykl?kn?? na jedno kolano i zawo?a?:— Jeszcze krok, a strzel?! Mam miotacz!Zbir stan??. Ale Din mimo to strzeli?. Strzeli? i trafi?. Zdj?cie, kt?re wtedy powsta?o, kr??y?o potem po bazach i osiedlach planetarnych, dostarczaj?c wszystkim niezr?wnanej uciechy.”
Remo and Chiun must focus on the dizzy series of event connecting the banana republic of Hispania, the Peaches of Mecca, and a luscious blonde named Gloria X. The missing link lies in the tequila-soaked brain of Barney Daniels, an ex-CIA agent who is spirited away to a mental hospital when he tips a few wild stories to the press. Under the influence of an intoxicating woman, the groggy sot becomes a hired assassin and gets into some tight situations. Every cutthroat in New York City is plying him with drinks to find out what he knows, and Daniels is having a high time . . . until someone slips him a mickey. It all comes back to his staggering memory in a dream: it's not the U.S. but the Russkies who are pouring missiles into the lush jungles of Hispania. Unless Remo and Chiun act fast, Washington, D.C. is likely to get blasted.
By? to czas, kiedy ludzie zaczynali torowa? drog? ku gwiazdom wszech?wiata. Zawita? nagle, dziwny, osza?amiaj?cy, w?adczo podporz?dkowuj?cy czyny i my?li ludzkie. Zew ?wiata Gwiazd okaza? si? silniejszy ani?eli odwieczny p?d ku morzu. Z Ziemi startowa?y jonoloty. Zawrotny, upajaj?cy czar odkrywczy gna? je ku gwiazdom. Jeszcze ekspedycje przedziera?y si? przez bagniste lasy Wenus, jeszcze opancerzone rakiety pokonywa?y przysz?? atmosfer? Jowisza, jeszcze nie opracowano mapy Saturna, a ju? statki mkn??y ku gwiazdom — wci?? dalej i dalej…M?odego, utalentowanego rze?biarza ?a?skiego zaprasza do siebie umieraj?cy Mistrz. I zleca zrobi? zamiast niego prac? o wyprawie Szewcowa do Syriusza.Jeszcze jeden wariant kontaktu z pozaziemsk? cywilizacj?.
