Tylko cud albo szerokoekranowa superprodukcja mo?e ocali? wytw?rni? filmow? Climatic Studios przed bankructwem. Ratunkiem okazuje si? jednak Vremiatron — maszyna czasu profesora Hewetta. Przedsi?biorczy menad?er, Barney Hendrickson, przenosi si? z ca?? ekip? w jedenastowieczny ?wiat Wiking?w, by tam, bez kosztownych wydatk?w i k?opot?w z dekoracjami, statystami i zwi?zkami zawodowymi nakr?ci? przygodow? sag? z ?ycia krwio?erczych barbarzy?c?w. Pomys? jest znakomity, ale ?redniowieczna Europa szykuje Amerykanom wiele niespodzianek…Jedna z najlepszych powie?ci o podr??ach w czasie, dowcipna, wci?gajaca, znakomicie napisana.
Fin, sin llegar a instituirse del todo en novela social, utiliza por ejemplo, el protagonismo colectivo, la narraci?n alterna en tercera persona y un predominio del di?logo sobre la descripci?n, elementos todos caracter?sticos de gran parte de la narrativa espa?ola de los a?os 50.Sorprende la habilidad con la que Monteagudo se bate tanto en el terreno conceptual como en el narrativo. Sutilmente, suma peque?os cap?tulos narrativos, escenas y di?logos concretos con los que va hilvanando ambas tramas, la psicol?gica y la fant?stica, colocando siempre el acento en ...
Этакий фанфик, рожденный под впечатлением от «Пункта назначения».Стандартный сюжет — группа подростков, благодаря видению, явившемуся одному из них, избегает смерти. Стандартный набор трупов, когда сама Смерть начинает преследовать уцелевших. Но нестандартный, новый взгляд на выход из этой тупиковой ситуации. То, до чего, почему-то, никак не могли додуматься герои всех трех «Пунктов»…
Final Diagnosis is a 1997 science fiction novel by author James White and is part of the Sector General series.A man suffering from multiple mysterious illnesses and allergic reactions is labelled a hypochondriac. Finally he is sent to Sector General as a last resort. He befriends his fellow alien patients, telling them his life history. Rather than dismissing his complaints, the attentive hospital doctors develop a theory, and bring him back to his home planet. At the scene of a childhood accident that seems to have started it all, explanations are found.
Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. Fallen angel or no, he is the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean that they will always be enemies, but there is no turning her back on him. But now they face their biggest challenge. Can their love survive a seemingly insurmountable divide. And in the end, will there be enough trust left to rebuild what has been broken? The lines are drawn — but which sides are they on?
At the age of nine, Finnikin is warned by the gods that he must sacrifice a pound of flesh to save his kingdom. He stands on the rock of the three wonders with his friend Prince Balthazar and Balthazar's cousin, Lucian, and together they mix their blood to safeguard Lumatere. But all safety is shattered during the five days of the unspeakable, when the king and queen and their children are brutally murdered in the palace. An impostor seizes the throne, a curse binds all who remain inside Lumatere's walls, and those who escape are left to roam ...
Algernon ? un topo, ma non ? un topo qualunque. Con un’audace operazione, uno scienziato ha triplicato il suo QI, rendendolo forse pi? intelligente di alcuni esseri umani. Di certo pi? di Charlie Gordon che, fino all’et? di trentadue anni, ha vissuto nella dolorosa consapevolezza di non essere molto… sveglio. Ma cosa succede quando quella stessa operazione viene effettuata su Charlie?Vincitore del premio Nebula per il miglior romanzo in 1966.Nominato per il premio Hugo per il miglior romanzo in 1967.
She is the last of her kind...It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her.Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books. You don't need to have read to love . But if you haven't, you'll be dying to read it next.
In his novels Serpent and Blue Gold, #1 bestselling author Clive Cussler introduced a hero for the new millennium: Kurt Austin, the leader of NUMA's Special Assignment Team, and an instant hit with critics and fans. Tulsa World said, "As always, Cussler twists fact and fiction into a rope of tension that will leave you dangling until the last page." Now Kurt Austin returns to tackle his most dangerous mission to date… In the heart of the old Soviet Union, a mining tycoon is determined to overthrow the Russian government-distracting the U.S. with a man-made natural disaster using a notoriously unstable compound known as "fire ice." Detonation of this compound could create a tidal wave big enough to destroy a major city. But Kurt Austin and his Special Assignment Team are about to make a few waves of their own…
Destroyed by the fires of nuclear holocaust, our once great nation is in shambles. Life as we know it is no more. But among the survivors stands Ben Raines, retired soldier, mercenary, and the only man alive trained to lead the Resistance into a visionary new America.But the Rebels’ greatest adversary—our own government—forces Raines and his army into bloody guerilla combat—and an unavoidable civil war. Now, as brother turns against brother, an even greater peril is thrown into the pot: a new, indestructible breed of post-apocalyptic enemies who threaten to wrest control of the new world and sink it into a hell on earth.
The planet Ishtar has three suns: Bel, the “real” sun, the Life Giver. Ea, the Companion who warms the Ishtaran summers. Anu, the Demon Star. Mostly Anu is so far away that it is just a light in the Ishtaran sky. But once every thousand years it comes close. It is then that the barbarians must flee their scorched lands, and civilizations fall.The natives call this Fire Time. Always before, its coming had meant the death of a civilization. But this time, the humans are here, and they have brought with them their magical technology. This time things could have been different. Too bad that the humans are suddenly faced with a war of their own, their own .Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1975.
Среди войны и разрушения, царящих в далёком мрачном будущем, у молодой империи Тау есть только одна цель — объединить всю Галактику под знаменем всеобщего блага. Когда представитель правящей элиты Тау совершает аварийную посадку в тылу Имперских сил, Каису, молодому воину из Касты Огня, поручено провести рискованную спасательную операцию и, возможно, пожертвовать жизнью ради Высшего Блага. Но по мере того, как растёт число потерь в ходе операции, Каис быстро убеждается в том, что безжалостная правда войны имеет очень мало общего с учебными боями на его родной планете.
FROM THE INCREDIBLE WORLDS OF CONNIE WILLISIn “Service for the Burial of the Dead,” a young woman mourning her lover comes upon a surprising funeral guest.Biblical prophecies turn out to have unexpected meanings as the End Times approach in “Lost and Found.”The dangers of ordering merchandise from the back pages of pulp magazines become apparent in “Mail-Order Clone.”In “Blued Moon,” a young man uncovers a scientific property of coincidence—and falls in love.As a tourist attraction, a total eclipse draws an even wider audience than (almost) anyone realizes ...
