Sur tout le Tapis r?gne la paix de l’empire dumii. Aux marges de la civilisation, la tribu des Munrungues coule sous les poils une existence paisible.Mais, un jour, un terrible cataclysme frappe ? proximit? du village munrungue. Une ville dumiie est broy?e par l’ancien monstre des l?gendes : le grand D?coudre est de retour ! Dans son sillage, des cr?atures f?roces mont?es sur des fauves parach?vent son oeuvre de destruction. Cern?s, les Munrungues s’engagent dans un grand p?riple ? travers les poils, sous la conduite des fr?res Orkson.Un voyage qui les conduira ? la d?couverte des merveilles de leur monde, et qui changera pour toujours l’existence de tous les Fils de la poussi?re.Avant l’hilarante trilogie des Gnomes, Terry Pratchett explorait d?j?, ? sa savoureuse fa?on, l’infiniment petit en peuplant un simple tapis d’une profusion de monstres terribles et de personnages cocasses. A lire absolument (? la loupe ) !
Arkadij i Borys Strugaccy napisali Drapie?no?? naszego wieku w 1963 roku. Ich pisarstwo wywar?o wp?yw na ca?y nurt science-fiction oraz wielu p??niejszych tw?rc?w. Ksi??ki wpisane do kanonu charakteryzuj? si? b?yskotliwo?ci? pomys?u oraz ponadczasowym znaczeniem, wyr??niaj?cym si? przes?aniem, oryginalno?ci? tez i przemy?le? oraz trafn? futurologi?.
The fourth installment in the action-packed space adventure series. Genetically and biologically advanced, the Starwolves seek revenge on the tyrannical Company that rules Earth by plundering its vessels. But now a dreaded intergalactic killer threatens to kill the Starwolves and their only hope is to form an uneasy alliance with the detested Company.
Xypher has one month on Earth as a human to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tartarus. But there's one catch: the only way he can feel emotions is through the dreams of others, a punishment the gods inflicted upon him before he received his death sentence.Simone Dubois is a coroner with a real knack for the job. Those who are wrongfully killed appear to her, and help her find the evidence the police need to convict their killers. But when on of the dead gets up from her table and walks away, it stops her cold.It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her. Now there's the seductive Dream-Hunter Xypher, who needs Simone's help in tracking down a Dimme demon out to literally devour the human race. The fate of mankind is at stake—and so is her heart…
We are the Dolophoni. Diligent. Vigilant. Fierce and inescapable. Servants of the Furies, we are the right hand of justice and no one stands before us. The son of Warcraft and Hate, Cratus spent eternity battling for the ancient gods who birthed him. He was death to any who crossed him. Until the day he laid down his arms and was banished into exile. Now an ancient enemy has been unleashed and our dreams are his chosen battlefield. The only hope we have is the one god who swears he will never fight again. As a ...
He has stolen her past, but MacKayla will never allow her sister's murderer to take her future. Yet even the uniquely gifted sidhe-seer is no match for the Lord Master, who has unleashed an insatiable sexual craving that consumes Mac's every thought — and thrusts her into the seductive realm of two very dangerous men, both of whom she desires but dares not trust.As the enigmatic Jericho Barrons and the sensual Fae prince V'lane vie for her body and soul, as cryptic entries from her sister's diary mysteriously appear and the power of the Dark Book weaves its ...
HE VOWED HE'D COME FOR HER . . . Murdered before he could wed Regin the Radiant, warlord Aidan the Fierce seeks his beloved through eternity, reborn again and again into new identities, yet with no memory of his past lives. SHE AWAITS HIS RETURN . . . When Regin encounters Declan Chase, a brutal Celtic soldier, she recognizes her proud warlord reincarnated. But Declan takes her captive, intending retribution against all immortals — unaware that he belongs to their world. TO SATE A DESIRE MORE POWERFUL THAN DEATH . . . Yet every reincarnation comes with a price, for Aidan is doomed to die when he remembers his past. To save herself from Declan's torments, will Regin rekindle memories of the passion they once shared — even if it means once again losing the only man she could ever love?
Welcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering the fey and the wild and the poor and the lost. Gemmins live in abandoned cars, and skells traverse the tunnels below, while mermaids swim in the gray harbor waters and fill the cold night with their song.Like Mark Helprin’s and John Crowley’s , is a mustread book not only for fans of urban fantasy but for all those who seek magic in everyday life.“In de Lint’s capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song,—the stuff of urban myth.”— “Charles de Lint shows that, far from being escapism, contemporary fantasy can be the deep mythic literature of our time.”—The
An award-winning novel set in the post-apocalyptic future follows a young woman who travels the earth healing the sick with the help of her alien companion, the dreamsnake, pursued by two implacable followers. Nuclear war, biotechnology, alternate sex patterns, and other-worldly tribalism put in appearances.Won Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1978.Won Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1979.Won Locus Award for Best Novel in 1979.
TV Series Placement: Summer 2001 – Post-Season 2You can run, but you can't hide.Night after night Kyle is haunted by nightmares of Alex's death. He begs Isabel to help by dreamwalking him and removing the images from his mind. Isabel knows that's not how her powers work, but Kyle is relentless and she finally agrees. The disturbing images she encounters in Kyle's subconscious are almost too much to bear, but when she tries to exit his mind, she finds herself trapped in a maze of guilt -- while back in the conscious world, Kyle is unable to wake her. Meanwhile Liz invites Max to babysit with her. She wants to give him a chance to train for the day when he finds his own son. But watching this troubled child turns out to be not just another day in the park, and before they know it, Liz and Max are in way over their heads….
In 1914, the First World War ignited a brutal conflict in North America, with the United States finally defeating the Confederate States. In 1917, The Great War ended and an era of simmering hatred began, fueled by the despotism of a few and the sacrifice of many. Now it's 1942. The USA and CSA are locked in a tangle of jagged, blood-soaked battle lines, modern weaponry, desperate strategies, and the kind of violence that only the damned could conjure up—for their enemies and themselves. In Richmond, Confederate president and dictator Jake Featherston is shocked by what his own aircraft have done ...
