Secrets taken to the grave don’t always stay buried. In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows that someone here holds the key to what really happened to Liza that night, but if she doesn’t find out the truth soon, she may become the next victim.
Miranda dwa razy odwiedzi?a Kr?lestwo Ciemno?ci i w mrocznym kraju Timona zakocha?a si? w dumnym Waregu, Gondagilu. Bezgranicznie i nieszcz??liwie – on bowiem nie m?g? jej towarzyszy? do Kr?lestwa ?wiat?a. Teraz m?r zosta? zamkni?ty na sta?e, a Miranda wie, ?e czas nie sprzyja jej mi?o?ci. Kiedy on prze?yje miesi?c bez Gondagila, w Kr?lestwie Ciemno?ci minie ca?y rok…
Wsp??czesna Moskwa. Trwa tysi?cletni rozejm mi?dzy si?ami Ciemno?ci i ?wiat?a. Ka?da ze stron w ramach Wielkiego Traktatu powo?a?a do ?ycia organa stoj?ce na stra?y porz?dku. Tytu?owy „Nocny Patrol” obserwuje poczynania si? Ciemno?ci, by dzia?a?y one zgodnie z traktatem. W ten sam spos?b pracuje „Dzienny Patrol”, pilnuj?cy, aby dobro nie rozprzestrzenia?o si? na ?wiat. Status quo zostanie utrzymany, p?ki kt?ra? ze stron nie obejmie znacz?cej przewagi lub nie z?amie warunk?w porozumienia. W sam ?rodek „wojny” wrzucony zostaje ?wie?o upieczony stra?nik „Nocnego Patrolu” – Antoni. Nie zdaje sobie sprawy, ?e jego udzia? b?dzie znacz?cy w ko?cowym rozrachunku mi?dzy si?ami Ciemno?ci i ?wiat?a.
A.BE?AJEVSNOGRIMU?O KU?U salaIZDEVNIEC?BA «ZIN?TNE» R?GA 1970Aleksandrs Be?ajevs, ko latvie?u las?t?ji paz?st k? rom?na «Cilv?ks amf?bija» autoru, ir viens no padomju fantastikas pamatlic?jiem.Saj? gr?mat? ietverts A. Be?ajeva garais st?sts «Nogrimu?o Ku?u sala» uri rom?ns «Profesora Dovela galva». Sie darbi raksturo rakstnieka apbr?nojami daudzpus?go dai?radi. Labi p?rzin?dams zin?tnisko materi?lu, vi?? risina aizraujo?u si?etu un liek las?t?jam ar neatsl?bsto?u interesi ...
Travelt, a corporate flunkey at DynaZauber, is dead, but his prowler is still stalking the Wedge. Harrisch needs the prowler back, before it spews DynaZauber's secrets to the enemy, so he approaches ex-agent McNihil. McNihil's every nerve ending screams no, but Harrisch won't take no for an answer.
Hal Clement, the dean of hard science fiction, has written a new planetary adventure in the tradition of his classic . It is the kind of story that made his reputation as a meticulous designer of otherworldly settings that are utterly convincing because they are constructed from the ground up using established principles of orbital mechanics, geology, chemistry, biology, and other sciences.Kainui is one of a pair of double planets circling a pair of binary stars. Mike Hoani has come there to study the language of the colonists, to analyze its evolution in the years since settlement. But ...
Another provocative trip to the barbaric and mysterious world of Gor. Norman's heroic Tarnsman finds his way across the center-Earth, pledged to serve the Priest-Kings in their quest for survival. Unfortunately for Cabot, his mission leads him to the savage Wagon People-nomads who may kill before surrendering any secrets…
Esiste una citt? dove l’utopia si ? realizzata. Pu? essere un paradiso, per una vita lunghissima, un paradiso nel quale ognuno ? curato e accudito da robot perfetti, dove ogni giovane ? jang, e pu? fare tutto quello che vuole… suicidarsi per un numero infinito di volte, cambiare il proprio corpo, cambiare sesso, giocare con la vita e avere tutto a disposizione. Ma c’? una persona, in questa citt?, che non riesce a trovare la felicit? in questo genere di vita. Prevalentemente donna, giovane e irresistibile, vive la propria esistenza tra mille inquietudini, insieme ai suoi compagni e alle sue compagne. ...
Curiosity was discouraged in the Greene tribe. Its members lived out their lives in cramped Quarters, hacking away at the encroaching ponics. As to where they were—that was forgotten. Roy Complain decides to find out. With the renegade priest Marapper, he moves into unmapped territory, where they make a series of discoveries which turn their universe upside-down… Non-Stop is the classic SF novel of discovery and exploration; a brilliant evocation of a familiar setting seen through the eyes of a primitive.
Mai troppo rimpianto, Theodore Sturgeon era uno dei pochi autori di cui la sf potesse essere davvero orgogliosa: scrittore maturo, intelligente, letterariamente raffinato, Sturgeon riusciva a trasportare nelle sue storie tutta la sua possente sensibilit? interiore e a coinvolgere emotivamente il lettore con una intensit? unica. Questa deliziosa «novella» ? un tipico esempio delle sue enormi qualit?: una piccola gemma finalmente ripescata dall’oblio e dai tempi d’oro di «Galaxy».
The discovery of stroon, a drug that confers near immortality on humans, has made Old North Australia rich, so rich that, when Rod McBan has to flee the planet because someone wants him dead, he buys the Earth. is pen name of an American author (1913–1966).Portions of this novel have been previously published under the following titles: (aka )1964;1968 (posthumous edition). was nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1965.
The Aldabreshin Archipelago has been ravaged by war, its fragile alliances sundered by new enemies, enemies wielding forbidden elemental magic and spreading terror throughout the scattered southern realm. Warlord Daish Kheda has vowed to reclaim his people's land but in the process loses his own kingdom, is exiled from his family and is forced to journey north to seek answers. The wizard Dev has pledged to assist Daish, hungry to discover the secrets of this powerful dark magic. This causes turmoil among Dev's northern countrymen, leading to a political battle where strength in magic is key to the highest rank of all.
A generation after a global nuclear catastrophe, Minnesota is a steamy tropical environment of lush plants and horrifically mutated insects.Emerging torn and battered after a triple jump through the gateways, Ryan Cawdor and his band of post-holocaust survivors discover an abandoned cyronics complex — a doomed fantasy begun a century before in a world far away from Deathlands. Dr. Mildred Wyeth is successfully revived from subzero suspended animation and joins the team of warrior survivalists.In the jungles of Minnesota, the group discovers yet another freakish legacy of a world gone hideously wrong: Vikings.In the Deathlands, the past and the future are clashing with frightening force.
NOSL?PUMU SALA ?ILS VERNSJules Verne «L'ILE MYSTERIEUSE» Llbrnlrlc HachcUe Paris 1923Fran?u rakstnieka ?ila Verna rom?n? «Nosl?pumu sala» st?st?ts par pieciem drosm?giem cilv?kiem, kurus gaisa balons aiznesis uz neapdz?votu salu Klusaj? oke?n?. Rom?ns rakst?ts 1872. gad
En una ciudad de cristal y acero del Estado ?nico, separada por un muro del mundo salvaje, la vida transcurre sometida a la inflexible autoridad del Bienhechor: los hombres-n?mero trabajan con horarios fijos, siempre a la vista de todos, sin vida privada: el “yo” ha dejado lugar al “nosotros”. El narrador de este diario ?ntimo, D-503, es el constructor de una nave interestelar que deber? llevar al universo “el bienaventurado yugo de la raz?n”. Pero se enamora: el amor equivale a la rebeli?n, y el instinto sexual al deseo de libertad. Aunque, tras extirparle a ...
– Dok?d – warkn?? kierowca.Wzrok Ashcrofta znowu zatrzyma? si? na dymi?cych kratach.– Sluag Side – rzuci? odruchowo.– A gdzie to do cholery jest?!Ashcroft spojrza? w zaczerwienione oczy taks?wkarza. Potem roze?mia? si? cicho.– Nie wiem. Naprawd? nie wiem.Pewien znajomy pisarz przyzna? mi si?, ?e okropnie wstydzi si? swoich ksi??ek sprzed pi?tnastu lat. Wiele by da?, aby nigdy si? nie ukaza?y i do dzisiaj ?a?uje, i? ich orygina?y nie pozosta?y na zawsze w szufladzie jego biurka. Czy autorzy Nostalgii… my?l? podobnie? Szczerze m?wi?...
? una agghiacciante fantasy urbana, ambientata nella metropolis di San Francisco. Ma anche la modernissima San Francisco, con le sue colline, la sua baia assolata e i suoi grattacieli altissimi e rilucenti, pu? diventare il regno del terrore quando strane ombre cominciano ad aggirarsi furtive tra i caseggiati.Per Franz Westen, vedovo, scrittore di racconti del soprannaturale per la televisione, l’incubo comincia all’improvviso, quando, una notte, si affaccia alla finestra del suo appartamento per scrutare con il binocolo le luci della citt? ed ? testimone di una scena inquietante: l?, sulla cima di Corona Heights, la solitaria ed ...
Robert wants to be a star in the movies. Using his computer he has invented a system that could put the old stars back on the screen, alongside him. He has the script and the money, but Hollywood isn't keen. Could the perfect partnership lie with Ernest Fudgepacker of Fudgepacker's Emporium?
