Cynthia Eden returns to the realm of the Other, where the supernatural bounty hunters of Night Watch work hard and play harder…Sandra “Dee” Daniels is a vampire’s worst nightmare. Sure, she couldn’t get up to five-six in the highest heels money can buy—not that she ever wears heels. But the monsters in her past and the stake in her boot are enough to keep most bloodsuckers interested in staying undead out of Baton Rouge.But there are changes afoot on her turf. Rumors of a Born Master in town—a vampire so powerful ...
Sixty-thousand light-years from Earth, the corrupt Terran Confederacy holds the Koprulu sector tightly in its tyrannical grip, controlling every aspect of its citizens' lives. One man dares to stand up to this faceless empire and vows to bring it to its knees: Arcturus Mengsk -- genius propagandist, tactician, and freedom fighter. A monstrous act of bloody violence sows the seeds of rebellion in Arcturus, but he is not the first Mengsk to rail against such oppression. Before Arcturus grew to manhood, his father, Angus Mengsk, also defied the Confederacy and sought to end its brutal reign. The destiny of the Mengsk family has long been tied to that of the Confederacy and the Koprulu sector, but as a new empire rises from the ashes of the past and alien invaders threaten the very existence of humanity, what will the future hold for the next generation...?
Саймон Логан — виртуоз в искусстве создания мрачных апокалипсических мирков в небольшом пространстве рассказа, «i-o» — его первый сборник в жанре industrial, состоит из одиннадцати рассказов, в которых автор исследует обитателей футуристических свалок и заброшенных заводов — неудачных гибридов машин и людей, обретших душу. Выбор у этих существ невелик: либо продолжать жесткую борьбу за выживание в первобытно-техногенном мире, либо пойти на запчасти после мучительной смерти в контейнере с кислотой… Искусное сочетание бурной фантазии, стилистики игры «Doom» и черного юмора сделало автора культовым среди поклонников как киберготики, так и классической научной фантастики.
One thing you have to know about my brother Sebastian: he loves being a vampire. He's eternally twenty-five. He's single, and frankly, he's a chick magnet. Yeah, undead is good. The only thing he is serious about is his hightclub, Carfax Abbey. It's sort of dark, happening spot where vampires can really get their fangs out. My brother Rhys and I have tried to clean his bad-boy ways like we did, but then he went andcalled us 'fang-whipped'. Okay, Bite Boy, chew on this…The ultimate righteous reformer, Wilhelmina Weiss, is on a mission to shut down Carfax Abbey. ...
Sfuggiti a una catastrofe cosmica i Possessori vagavano negli spazi siderali. Le spore erano state lanciate in tempo con la speranza che potessero ricreare su qualche pianeta remoto quelle creature quasi onnipotenti del cui seme erano portatrici. Le spore viaggiano.. e periscono.. nel gelo incommensurabile dei giganteschi pianeti esterni… ma alcune sopravvivono. Riposano tra i ghiacciai in attesa della vita. E sulla Terra, in Svizzera, uno strano contagio minaccia l’uomo. Pazzia, redivivi, strane cose succedono. Questa strana “presenza” deve essere distrutta!
L’antologia di Jack Vance presenta al lettore i seguenti racconti di fantascienza: «ICABEM», «La selezione», «Il sifone plagiano», «Il fato del Phalid», «Il Tempio di Han», «Il figlio dell’albero» ed «I signori di Maxus».
Due pianeti gemelli, Urras e Anarres. Il primo, quasi desertico, non ha mai favorito gli insediamenti umani finch? non vi sono giunti i seguaci di Odo, in contrasto insanabile con la societ? del benessere che prospera su Anarres. Da allora, gli Odoniani hanno creato una societ? di sopravvivenza, consona ai loro ideali: una «fratellanza» da cui sono esclusi i concetti di propriet?, di governo e di autorit?. I contatti fra i due pianeti sono limitati e un muro chiude il porto franco in cui scendono le navi spaziali anarresiane, salvaguardando gli «anarchici», i nullatenenti di Urras, dalle idee (non meno che dai microbi) di Anarres.
2035: Susan Calvin is beginning her residency at a Manhattan teaching hospital, where a select group of patients is receiving the latest in diagnostic advancements: tiny nanobots, injected into the spinal fluid, that can unlock and map the human mind.Soon, Susan begins to notice an ominous chain of events surrounding the patients. When she tries to alert her superiors, she is ignored by those who want to keep the project far from any scrutiny for the sake of their own agenda. But what no one knows is that the very technology to which they have given life is now under the control of those who seek to spread only death...
Il presupposto del romanzo ? l’esistenza di un dispositivo, la “macchina delle probabilit?” in grado di creare universi alternativi in cui qualcosa differisce da quello attuale. Grazie ad altri dispositivi, chiamati talismani, ? possibile spostarsi da un universo all’altro.
Autore di una vasta Enciclopedia del crimine e studioso del soprannaturale e dell’occulto, Colin Wilson non poteva mancare prima o poi all’appuntame con la fantascienza. Ma se l’inizio ? tradizionale, se il primo personaggio a entrare in scena ? un’astronave immensa e deserta, una cattedrale volante trovata in orbita nella fascia asteroidale, ben presto la storia prende una piega sinistra, ricca di morbose e agghiaccianti sfumature. Cadaveri che si ridestano, vittime che si gettano affascinate in braccio alla morte, orride sostituzioni di persona, efferati delitti, e una caccia sempre pi? affannosa alla creatura (ma ? soltanto una?) che uccide e distrugge senza piet? per tutta l’Inghilterra. La soluzione sar? insieme spaziale e vampiristica, combiner? felicemente le emozioni classiche della fantascienza con i sudori glaciali della fantasy.
La moglie di Alder il guaritore ? morta, ma ogni notte invoca il marito dalle terre oltre il muro e tenta di attraversarne la soglia proibita. Nonostante il suo dolore, Alder comincia a temere che i trapassati cercheranno di entrare in massa in Earthsea, e per scongiurare il pericolo cerca l’aiuto di tre straordinari personaggi: Tehanu la donna bruciata, Tenar la sacerdotessa e il giovane Lebannen, apprendista re nel regno di Havnor. Insieme al drago Irian, capace di trasformarsi in donna, questo piccolo gruppo di eroi affronter? la rischiosa missione che ha come meta il Bosco Immanente di Roke, il luogo pi? sacro dell’arcipelago…
***WARNING: NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION***This book contains foul language and fouler descriptions of life as a zombie. It will offend most anyone, so proceed with caution or not at all.And be forewarned: This is not a zombie book. This is a different sort of tale. It is a story about the unfortunate, about those who did not get away. It is a human story at its rotten heart. It is the reason we can’t stop obsessing about these creatures, in whom we see all too much of ourselves.
Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy.But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it's having an extraordinary effect...Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could ever imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge — and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quiet?Tom has control when everything else is out of control. But it's a dangerous price to pay. And the consequences are terrifying...ACCLAIM for KEVIN BROOKS:"A compulsive, atmospheric mystery" — SUNDAY TIMES"A masterly writer, and this book would put many authors of 'grown up' detective fiction to shame" — MAIL OF SUNDAY
Snakefish, California, is rich in the currency of post-holocaust America. Gasoline.Almost leveled by the soviet missiles that annihilated most of the West Coast, Snakefish is in the midst of a reconstruction, financed by a commodity far more valuable than the usual Deathlands jack.But greed and man's lust for power threaten to shatter the hard won peace and tranquillity of this fledgling community as disparate factions that fight for control of the substance that will give them wealth beyond their wildest dreams.Ryan Cawdor and his companions emerge from a gateway and step into the path of a smoldering war for power.
