A Leibowitz-rend ap?ts?g?ban a Memorab?li?kat gy?jtik, a T?z?z?n el?tti civiliz?ci? becses ?rott eml?keit. Nem vesz?lytelen hivat?s ez, hiszen a tudom?nyellenes k?zhangulat ?pp a tudom?nyt, a kult?r?t okolja az ?j nyomor?s?g?rt.A szerzet a k?korszaki k?r?lm?nyek k?z?tt is j? munk?t v?gez. A nemzed?kr?l nemzed?kre ?tmenek?tett ?s meg?rz?tt forr?sok r?v?n az emberis?g ?jra megalkotja az „els?” g?zg?pet, az „...
HUMANITY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. YOU ARE NOW OBSOLETE.Kyle Straker volunteered to be hypnotized at the annual community talent show, expecting the same old lame amateur acts. but when he wakes up, his world will never be the same. televisions and computers no longer work, but a strange language streams across their screens. Everyone's behaving oddly. It's as if Kyle doesn't exists.Is this nightmare a result of the hypnosis? Will Kyle wake up with a snap of fingers to roars go laughter? Or is this something much more sinister?Narrated on a set of found cassette tapes at an unspecified point in the future, is an absolutely chilling look at technology gone too far.
Un experimento cient?fico hace posible la inesperada interacci?n entre dos universos paralelos con la salvedad de que, en uno de ellos, la especie humana que ha predominado son los Neanderthales y no los Cormagnones, como ha ocurrido en nuestro mundo.Ponter Boddit y su hombre-compa?ero, Addikor Hulk, f?sicos neanderthales, han abierto un puente entre dos universos con su computador cu?ntico. Ahora se plantean volver a abrir ese paso para dar lugar al m?s prodigioso e intercambio cultural entre especies y universos.Como Hominidos, que obtuvo el premio Hugo en 2003, Humanos ahonda ...
Robert J. Sawyer, the award-winning and bestselling writer, hits the peak of his powers in Humans, the second book of The Neanderthal Parallax, his trilogy about our world and parallel one in which it was the Homo sapiens who died out and the Neanderthals who became the dominant intelligent species. This powerful idea allows Sawyer to examine some of the deeply rooted assumptions of contemporary human civilization dramatically, by confronting us with another civilization, just as morally valid, that has made other choices. In Humans, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit, a character you will never forget, returns to our world ...
Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which you'd think would buy a girl a little time off. But it doesn't work that way when your job description is Pythia—the world's chief clairvoyant. Cassie is busier than ever, trying to learn about her power, preparing for her upcoming coronation, and figuring out her relationship with the enigmatic sexy master vampire, Mircea. But someone doesn't want Cassie to become Pythia, and is willing to go to any lengths to make sure the coronation ceremony never happens—including attacking her mother before Cassie is even born.
'The door closed with a sickening thud of finality, shutting my friends out and leaving me alone with my enemy, a fallen angel, and the monstrous bird creature his ancient lust had created. Then I did something I'd only done twice before in my life. I fainted.' It's all happening, though Zoey Redbird wishes it wasn't. She has her friends back, which is great. But a dark angel has taken over the House of Night, supported by High Priestess Neferet. Not so great. This leaves Zoey hiding out with the (supposedly friendly) red fledglings in Tulsa's prohibition-era tunnels. The not greatness continues. Zoey has some boy-thoughts to distract her, with a chance to make-up with super-hot-ex Eric. But thoughts of the archer that died, semi-permanently, in her arms also keep distracting her. Then he shows up as Neferet's newest minion. Well, hell. Zoey and friends need a plan to put things right, soon, if she's to keep both head and heart intact.
Edward York is an illegal clone, genetically engineered for perfection — but something went wrong. His twin sister, Ambassador Samantha York, is a gorgeous genius, but the physically perfect Edward is condemned by his faulty brain to service in the human Navy’s Outward Fleet Explorer Corps, a collection of misfits who call themselves the Expendables, and with good reason. After Edward fails to save his sister’s life on the war-torn planet Troyen, he is sent away on a Navy starship in which all other crew and passengers die in the same instant, leaving Edward alone — and trapped with ...
Hunters of Dune and the concluding volume, Sandworms of Dune, bring together the great story lines and beloved characters in Frank Herbert's classic Dune universe, ranging from the time of the Butlerian Jihad to the original Dune series and beyond. Based directly on Frank Herbert's final outline, which lay hidden in a safe-deposit box for a decade, these two volumes will finally answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades.At the end of Chapterhouse: Dune-Frank Herbert's final novel-a ship carrying the ghola of Duncan Idaho, Sheeana (a young woman who can control sandworms), ...
Former Earthman Tarl Cabot is now a powerful Tarnsman of the brutal and caste-bound planet of Gor, also known as Counter-earth. He embarks on an adventure in the dangerous and mysterious wilderness of Gor, pitting his warrior skills against treacherous outlaws, bandits and fighters.Three different women are working to bring change to Tarl's far-from-peaceful life on Gor: Talena, his onetime queen and first love; Elizabeth, his brave fighting partner; and the Amazonian Verna, chief of the fierce and wild panther women.As Tarl journeys through the wilderness, the fates of these three remarkable women are finally decided.
Darren Shan, Mr. Crepsley and Vancha Marsch, are the hunters of the dusk. Their quarry — the Vampaneze Lord. But friends old and new may stand in their way… THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 7 It is six years after Darren was made a Vampire Prince and following a grim prophesy made by Mr. Tiny, the vampires know the ascension of the Vampaneze Lord is at hand. Mr. Tiny warns the vampires that there will be only three opportunities for the Vampaneze Lord to be vanquished and only three vampires who may succeed: Vancha Marsch, Larten Crepsley… and Darren Shan. Leaving the enclave of Vampire Mountain, Harkat, Darren and Mr. Crepsley are shadowed by a creature of the night, do battle with the vampaneze, meet the mysterious Evanna and pay a visit to some old friends at the Cirque Du Freak. But no friend can prevent the bloody trail of bodies — the Vampaneze Lord may be more than a match for the hunters of the dusk.
Another night on the Nightside…An ancient evil looms over Santa Luz. Prostitutes are showing up dead and eviscerated. And Jill Kismet just might be able to get her revenge against an old enemy.There's just one problem. Someone wants Jill dead-again. And if they have to open up Hell itself to kill her, they will.
Mated to werewolf Charles Cornick, the son – and enforcer – of the leader of the North American werewolves, Anna Latham now knows how dangerous being a werewolf is, especially when a werewolf who opposes Charles and his father is struck down. Charles's reputation makes him the prime suspect, and the penalty for the crime is execution. Now Anna and Charles must combine their talents to hunt down the real killer – or Charles will take the fall.
Eleisha Clevon has begun a correspondence with fellow vampire Rose de Spenser. Both reluctant predators, they venture outside only when the hunger becomes unbearable, trying not to draw attention to themselves-and feel guilty when ending human lives.But Eleisha has learned a way to draw blood from her victims without killing them. She wants to share this knowledge with like-minded vampires and create a haven where they can exist together-and forge a united front against Julian Ashton, a vampire who has been hunting down and destroying his own kind…
Christine Warren 'Devil's Bargain' Supernatural bounty hunter Lilli Corbin made a pact with the Prince of Hell: She agreed to recover a book of prophecies. When she learns it could trigger the apocalypse, Lilli is forced to make the ultimate choice: save her soul, or the man she loves?Marjorie M. Liu 'The Robber Bride' Welcome to a post-apocalyptic world where women are fed on for their life forces. Now it's up to Maggie, one of the last female survivors, to hunt down and destroy an army of darkness. Caitlin Kittredge 'Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go' Ava is a demon slayer who needs help from mage Jack Winter to reach the demon underworld — a place of dark seduction.and, maybe, one of no return.Jenna Maclaine 'Sin Slayer'London 1889. Jack the Ripper is killing off the city's vampire population, and now it's up to Cin Craven to hunt him down — and save the infected Michael, the love of her undead life.
For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along.With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen — and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.
ONE NIGHTMARE ENDS…Serial killer Kale Kane has finally died, having survived five years in a coma after a shootout with police. But is his reign of terror truly over? When he died, Kane took the reasons for his atrocities with him, along with the answer to a question police never got to ask: did he work alone?…AND A NEW HORROR BEGINS.Mallory Wiess is a typical teenage girl… or so it seems. When she moves to rural Minnesota with her father and younger brother, she quickly discovers her new home won’t be as ...
Profesion?ln? kosmick? pilot Petr Chrumov se vrac? se sv?m n?kladn?m raketopl?nem z hlubin vesm?ru zp?t na zemi. U? na cest? zjist?, ?e nelet? jako obvykle s?m, ale ?e m? spole?nost — Ciz?ka z civilizace po?t???. Tento reptiloid zp?sob?, ?e m?sto na kosmdromu p?istanou s pozemsk?m pilotem a jeho strojem na opu?t?n? silnici na rusk?m D?ln?m v?chod?. Nouzov? p?ist?n? se zda??, ale v nastal?m zmatku Ciz?k zmiz?. Posl?ze se op?t vyno?? ve spole?nosti Chrumovova d?de?ka, v?znamn?ho odborn?ka na mimozemsk? civilizace. Star?ho p?na i mlad?ho pilota p?im?je, aby odcizili pozemsk? raketopl?n a s pomoc? civilizace po?t??? i dal??ch „slab?ch“ ras pak zlikvidovali bl??e nespecifikovan? nebezpe??, hroz?c? planet? Zemi. I tento p??b?h m? v?echny p?ednosti Lukjan?nkovy tvorby — strhuj?c? d?j, svi?n? dialogy, t?m?? detektivn? z?pletku a ne?ekan? rozuzlen?.
StarCraft: Hybrid, by Mickey Neilson, is a Blizzard-authorized StarCraft short story published in Amazing Stories Magazine, issue 601. Amazing Stories Magazine is now defunct.
