Parts of this book were published as separate short stories in “Time Patrol” May 1955;“Delenda est” Dec 1955;“Brave To Be A King” Aug 1959;“The Only Game in Town” Jan 1960;“Gibraltar Falls” Oct 1975. collection was first published in Oct 1962; “Gibraltar Falls” was added to it in Oct 1981 edition.
En esta nueva e hilarante entrega de , Terry Pratchett nos presenta a un nuevo grupo de personajes que viven en Ankh-Morpork. Bueno, viven..., digamos que moran o habitan, que ya se sabe que en Ankh-Morpork el ?nico que vive es el patricio… La guardia (turno de noche) est? formada por un grupo de hombres rudos, con alguna debilidad de car?cter, de acuerdo, que se entregan con aplomo a su trabajo y hacen frente sin temor a un c?mulo de situaciones peligrosas.Pese a algunos contratiempos, los miembros de la guardia (turno de noche) se las ven?...
Some night-time prowler is turning the citizens of Ankh-Morpork, greatest city of the fantasy Discworld, into something resembling small charcoal biscuits.And that's a real problem for Captain Vimes of the City Watch, who must tramp the mean streets of the city searching for a seventy-foot-long fire-breathing dragon which, he believes, can help him with their enquiries.In a city thrown into turmoil by magic, charcoal biscuits, secret societies and mad lady dragon breeders ("Just tell him 'sit' if he'sothering you"), he's just looking for the facts. Which is flat and rides through space on the back of four elephants who stand on the shell of an enormous turtle, as every scholar knows.
Jason Marshall's life on Earth's orbital twin was a constant struggle. Woman's slave, landless fugitive to warrior captain, but if he could win victory in the heat of battle against overwhelming odds, he would gain a warriors honours — a homeland and the lovely Earthgirl he had long sought.
? possibile che gli altri mondi non siano abitati. Ma finora, niente esclude che possano invece ospitare forme di vita, simili o no alla nostra. Questo ? un problema che le scoperte della nuova scienza rendono attuale e non pi? ignorabile, una questione che va considerata sotto tutti gli aspetti. Anche quello religioso. Infatti, fra i doveri della Chiesa c'? quello di mantenersi in linea coi tempi; e il punto a cui ? arrivata la giovane scienza spaziale ha spinto appunto la Chiesa a interessarsi dell'eventualit? che esistano altri pianeti abitati. A questo proposito importanti esponenti del Clero hanno consentito a rispondere ...
Homens estavam sendo convidados. Para que? O objetivo era Ella, o planeta dos seres de tez esverdeada. O objetivo era R?ssa, onde se reunia a Liga das Terras Humanas. O objetivo era a Gal?xia Maldita, para enfrentar os Milsliks, pois que somente os seres de sangue vermelho podiam enfrentar a irradia??o mortal dos seres met?licos que apagavam a luz dos sois e das estrelas…
La guerra, ci insegna l’autore, non ? mai una cosa piacevole. E in una guerra che dura 1200 anni, le probabilit? di sopravvivenza sono prossime a zero. Iniziata nel 1997, la guerra contro la razza extraterrestre dei Taurani si trascina avanti pesantemente, un secolo dopo l’altro. I soldati che la combattono viaggiano tra le stelle a velocit? prossime a quelle della luce, e invecchiano soltanto di pochi mesi ad ogni viaggio, mentre i secoli si susseguono rapidamente sulla Terra: una Terra che ad ogni licenza diventa sempre pi? irriconoscibile.Il soldato Mandella inizia come fuciliere: ? di leva, non ama ...
Don Harvey ? nato nello spazio, a bordo di un’astronave in caduta libera oltre l’orbita degli asteroidi, da padre terrestre e da madre di cittadinanza venusiana, si ritrova senza patria quando le colonie di Venere decidono di ribellarsi allo sfruttamento della Federazione Terrestre. ? la storia della prima guerra cosmica, sullo sfondo di una grande trasformazione del sistema solare, in orbita intorno alla luna si sta costruendo il Cercatore di Orizzonti. La nave interstellare che porter? uomini e donne in un viaggio di centinaia d’anni, generazioni e generazioni su un mondo artificiale, verso altri sistemi stellari; su Marte ...
Some people have everything figured out — Andrea Nash is not one of those people. After being kicked out of the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea's whole existence is in shambles. All she can do is try to put herself back together, something made easier by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative firm owned by her best friend, Kate Daniels. When several shapeshifters working for Raphael Medrano — the male alpha of Clan Bouda and Andrea's former lover — die unexpectedly at a dig site, Andrea is assigned to investigate ... and must work with Raphael. As her search for the killer leads her into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta, Andrea knows that dealing with her feelings for Raphael might have to take a backseat to saving the world ...
Seeking vengeance against his usurping brother, Eric, Corwin, the rightful heir to the throne, ventures into the dark world of Shadow in order to gather ammunition, and is distracted by a beautiful and mysterious woman.
…Our choice was simple: we could be cannon fodder, or we could be… fodder. We could send our forces to fight and die (as only humans can) against a ravening horde that was literally feeding on its interstellar conquests — or remain as we were — virtually weaponless and third in line for brunch.We chose to fight.Thanks to alien technology and sheer guts, the Terrans on two worlds fought the Posleen to a standstill. Thank God there was a moment to catch our breath, a moment, however brief, of peace.Now, for the survivors of ...
Bohaterem powie?ci jest Byron Farrill, student Uniwersytetu Ziemskiego, urodzony w odleg?ych Kr?lestwach Nebuli, podbitych i rz?dzonych przez planet? Tyrann, kt?ra po?r?d gwiazd buduje swoje okrutne Imperium. Ojciec Byrona zosta? zamordowany za pr?b? przeciwstawienia si? tyranii; teraz kto? usi?uje zabi? m?odego Farrilla. Dlaczego? Byron ucieka z Ziemi i przy??cza si? do rebeliant?w walcz?cych z w?adcami Tyranna. Rozwi?zanie zagadki ?mierci ojca mo?e przynie?? zag?ad? lub wolno?? ca?ej Galaktyce…
Niezbyt odleg?a przysz?o??, cz?owiek opanowa? uk?ad s?oneczny, posiad? te? umiej?tno?? teleportowania si? z miejsca na miejsce, o ile zna koordynaty miejsca docelowego. Teleportowa? mo?na si? w obr?bie planety, nikomu jednak nie uda? si? skok przez kosmiczn? pustk?.Ta umiej?tno?? odmieni?a ca?y ?wiat, ale nie odmieni?a samego cz?owieka. Jego post?powaniem kieruj? wci?? te same nami?tno?ci — a s? jedn? z najlepszych ksi??ek o zem?cie.Niejaki Foyle jest zwyk?ym pracownikiem na statku kosmicznym, ani inteligentnym, ani ambitnym, szary cz?owiek jakich ...
Nie?miertelny p??b?g Levellin stanowi wystarczaj?co powa?ny problem dla Conwaya. Tymczasem dochodzi do najwi?kszego kryzysu w ca?ej historii Szpitala Kosmicznego. Kiedy bowiem Levellin zwraca si? do Conwaya o pomoc w wyleczeniu trapionej zaraz? populacji pewnej planety Imperium, gwiezdny chirurg stwierdza isnienie nie tylko choroby, lecz r?wnie? monstrualnego, nikczemnego spisku przeciwko ca?ej planecie! Imperium, chc?c ukry? swoje zbrodnie, wypowiada wojn? bezbronnemu Szpitalowi Kosmicznemu.Conway, personel Szpitala oraz wszyscy pacjenci musz? nagle stawi? czo?o obl??eniu. I nawet je?li Federacji uda si? wygra? t? wojn?, to niewykluczone, ?e centrum galaktycznego lecznictwa przemieni si? w stos radioaktywnego gruzu!
Pewnej nocy m?ody Tristran Thorn obiecuje swej narzeczonej gwiazdk? z nieba. Jednak, by j? zdoby? musi uda? si? do magicznej krainy elf?w wr??ek i gobin?w, z kt?rej nikt jeszcze nie powr?ci?. Jest to pozycja dla czytelnik?w kochaj?cych niesamowite przygody i zdrowy, czarny humor.
Na doktora Conwaya niczym grom z jasnego nieba spada propozycja awansu. Odleg?y Goglesk, na kt?rym z polecenia naczelnego psychologa O'Mary lekarz odpoczywa i zastanawia si? nad odpowiedzi?, wyci?nie na nim niezatarte pi?tno. Po powrocie do Szpitala, po?r?d nawa?u pracy i nowych obowi?zk?w, Diagnostyk Conway stopniowo zapomina o egzotycznej planecie. Tymczasem jej mieszkaniec Khone, kt?rego osobowo?? przej?? przypadkowo Ziemianin, co rusz daje o sobie zna?, i to w najmniej oczekiwanych sytuacjach…
Karen White can open “doors” between universes. This power, which she shares with her brother and sister, has been suppressed since childhood. But now it appears in her teenage son, Michael, who is approached by a mysterious figure known only as the Grey Man, a figure who has haunted Karen’s dreams for decades. Fleeing to her sister Laura’s reality, Karen and Michael have to undertake a terrifying and painful journey into the past—to discover the secret of their power and the truth about the Grey Man and his masters.
Sarak?o planet? atrado Baderio ekspedicija 2148 metais. Paai?k?jus, kad joje gyvena technologin? civilizacij? suk?r? humanoidai, ekspedicijos vadas nusprend?ia tu?tuojau nerti hipererdv?n ir prane?ti apie atradim? Galaktikos Saugumo Tarybai. Kiek v?liau paai?k?ja, kad Sarak?o civilizacija pergyveno termobranduolin? katastrof?. Ir ?tai tuomet ? Sarak?? atvyksta Maksimas Kamereris, dvide?imtmetis Laisvosios Paie?kos Grup?s narys, neturintis joki? progresori?k? ar paprasto kontaktavimo ?g?d?i?…
A t?nd?rek visszat?rnek — de ez?ttal nem csak a fogaidat akarj?k…Wiharv?sz Any? ?s apr? boszork?nyk?re most igazi t?nd?rekkel ker?l szembe.Bek?sz?nt?tt ny?rk?z?p — azaz a mi vil?gunkon Szent Iv?n — napj?nak ?jjele. ?m nincs id? ?lmokra…A darabban szerepet kapnak m?g t?rp?k, var?zsl?k, trollok, n?pt?ncosok ?s egy orangut?n, valamint v?rpatakok ?s rengeteg holl?ri-h?.
A Finn-?b?l partj?n furcsa dolog t?rt?nik: egy m?rn?k arra ?bred, hogy ?lete fantasztikusan felgyorsult. Az ?jjel zivatar volt, a szomsz?dos er?m?be vill?m csapott, ?s titokzatos, az ?letet meggyors?t? sugarakat szabad?tott ki. H?sz perc alatt — a m?rn?k felgyorsult ?let?ben ez hossz?-hossz? ?r?kat jelent — rettenetes k?nokat ?s gy?ny?r?s?geket ?l ?t h?s?nk.A «m?sk?ppen ?lni» problematik?j?t feszegeti az ?r? okosan ?s izgalmasan
