A race of microscopic beings, who were genetically engineered to survive on the turbulent mantle of a neutron star and who vividly remember their superbeing creators, prepare for the biggest family reunion in history.
Les psychohistoriens ont calcul? que l'empire galactique court ? sa perte. Saul Dornick, jeune ?tudiant, Hari Seldon et quelques autres sont exil?s sur une plan?te situ?e ? l'extr?mit? de la Galaxie. Les si?cles passent. L'empire d?cline toujours. La plan?te o? ont ?t? exil?s les psychohistoriens maintient la civilisation ; elle signe des alliances avec les mondes environnants, conclut des trait?s, m?ne une grande guerre. Des ruines de l'empire galactique s'?l?ve un nouvel empire, la Fondation, qui maintient un noyau de civilisation.
Qui est ce nouveau conqu?rant surnomm? le Mulet ? Personne ne peut se vanter de l’avoir vu,mais personne, non plus, ne peut pr?tendre?chapper ? son pouvoir. En cette ann?e 12.866, il a conquis presque toutes les plan?tes de la Galaxie,cependant : il reste invisible. Agents secrets, savants, militaires, sont incapablesde le d?couvrir. Pourquoi se cache-t-il ? Le grand ?crivain am?ricain Asimov nous prouvedans le second volet de sa trilogie que,? l’aube du 14 mill?naire,quand nous occuperons les 25 millions de plan?tesde la Galaxie, nos passions seront toujours les m?mes.
Sachant l’Empire Galactique sur le point des’effondrer, le psycho-historien Hari Seldon a cr??deux Fondations, l’une officielle, l’autre secr?te, quimanipulent l’?volution de l’Humanit?. En 498 apr?s leur ?tablissement,la foudre, tout ? coup, menace.Quelqu’un fausse les cartes du jeu.Est-ce la Seconde Fondation,que la premi?re croyait avoir ?limin?e ? Est-ce une troisi?me force,qui oeuvrerait dans l’ombre et dont nul ne sauraitrien ? Commence alors une course-poursuiteau terme de laquelle se cache une surprise detaille, une surprise qui a pour nom les Robots… Car Isaac Asimov, en renouant le fil de son r?citavec autant de fra?cheur et de verve que s’il l’avaitabandonn? hier, y introduit les th?mes majeursde ses oeuvres ult?rieures pour tisser une fresqued’une ampleur incomparabledans le domaine de la science-fiction.
Un impero grande come l’universo e contenente miliardi di mondi abitati; una forza politica, sociale e scientifica senza precedenti come la disciplina della psicostoria; l’enigma rappresentato dalle Fondazioni gemelle fondate da Hari Seldon per abbreviare il periodo d’interregno quando l’impero galattico fosse crollato… Sono questi, come ognuno sa, gli ingredienti fondamentali della vasta epopea futura che Asimov ? venuto arricchendo negli anni, e che descrive il lontanissimo futuro dell’uomo con la stessa suspense di un thriller d’oggi. Ma con Fondazione e Terra siamo a un’importante svolta del ciclo asimoviano: il nostro pianeta entra di nuovo in gioco e sempre pi? chiare appaiono le mosse decisive di una partita che ha come posta le stelle.
Estaba en el lugar equivocado, en el momento equivocado y por las razones equivocadas. Cordelia Naismith, de la Fuerza Expedicionaria Betana, llevaba incluso el uniforme equivocado: sin saberlo hab?a entrado en batalla vistiendo el viejo uniforme pardo del equipo cient?fico de Exploraci?n Astron?mica. Su encuentro con Aral Vorkosigan, el poderoso y temido Vor, apodado «el carnicero de Komarr, s?lo pod?a deberse a una de esas complejas intrigas, tan s?rdidas y abundantes en la militarizada sociedad de Barrayar. Tras el primer contacto con Aral, Cordelia volver? a la guerra como capitana de ...
Miles Vorkosigan, el entra?able personaje que se dio a conocer en , emprende gracias a la habilidad de la exitosa escritora de Lois McNaster Bujold nuevas aventuras. En esta ocasi?n se abordan asuntos de gran inter?s: los prejuicios sociales y sus consecuencias, una posible reflexi?n antirracista nacida en torno a la manipulaci?n gen?tica y una amena exploraci?n de temas cuya conjunci?n resulta particularmente curiosa: religi?n, supervivencia y estrategia militar.Incluye los relatos:Premio Hugo a la mejor novela corta 1990 por .
La serie de la Fundaci?n (Fundaci?n, Fundaci?n e Imperio, Segunda Fundaci?n y Los l?mites de la Fundaci?n) es la obra de ciencia ficci?n m?s le?da de todos los tiempos. Como gran acontecimiento editorial, la saga monumental contin?a con Fundaci?n y Tierra, que es la quinta y m?s emocionante novela de la serie. Golan Trevize, ex consejero de la Primera Fundaci?n, se encuentra con que debe realizar una tarea formidable: determinar el futuro del desarrollo gal?ctico. Pero, ?qu? fuerza instintiva ha llevado a Trevize ...
Genellan—a beautiful, Earthlike world where intelligent cliff dwellers waited in fear for the day the bear people would return, killing them for their fur…Genellan—the only refuge for a ship's crew and a detachment of spacer Marines, abandoned by a fleet fleeing from alien attackers.Stranded on Genellan, the humans struggled to make a home for themselves until—they hoped against hope—the fleet would return to rescue them. Lt. Sharl Buccari tried desperately to hold on to the threads of command over the spacers and the Marines—to keep her crew together and alive.Winter was coming. No one knew if the winged natives would be friend or foe. And now the bear people were returning, intent on destroying the humans—but not before stealing the secret of hyperlight drive, the key to interstellar flight…
Der Gezeitensturm r?ckt n?her: die Zeit, wenn die Zwillingsplaneten Opal und Erdsto? ihrer Sonne am n?chsten kommen. Unglaubliche Gezeitenkr?fte wirken auf die beiden Welten ein. Diesmal soll es besonders schlimm werden, denn die Gro?e Konjunktion der Sterne und Planeten steht bevor. ?ber Erdsto? wurde ein absolutes Einreiseverbot verh?ngt. Doch einige Leichtsinnige lassen sich davon nicht abschrecken. Manche von ihnen sind einer untergegangenen Zivilisation auf der Spur. Andere sind auf Verbrecherjagd. Die Planetenverwalter Hans Rebka und May Perry haben keine Wahl: Sie m?ssen selbst nach Erdsto? reisen, um die Besucher von der Welt zu schaffen. Sie begeben sich auf eine lebensgef?hrliche Mission, die ungeahnte Geheimnisse bereith?lt?
Aboard a colonization ship bound for Eta Cephei IV, people are very close—there’s no other choice. So when Aaron Rossman’s ex-wife dies in what seems to be a bizarre accident, everyone offers their sympathy, politely keeping their suspicions of suicide to themselves. But Aaron cannot simply accept her death. He must know the truth: Was it an accident, or did she commit suicide? When Aaron discovers the truth behind her death, he is faced with a terrible secret—a secret that could cost him his life.Sawyer’s four most recent novels were nominated for the Hugo Award. He has won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, as well as the major Canadian awards for best science fiction and best mystery fiction. Here is the novel that began his career.
Quando Leo Graf, ingegnere spaziale della potente GalacTech, giunge sulla stazione di Cay Habitat, che orbita attorno al pianeta Rodeo, si aspetta di svolgere un compito di ordinaria amministrazione, e cio? insegnare a una classe di operai spaziali le tecniche pi? avanzate nel proprio campo.Ma non appena il responsabile del progetto, Bruce Van Atta, gli presenta il primo studente, Leo rimane letteralmente senza fiato: gi?, perch? non si tratta di semplici operai, bens? di creature straordinarie prodotte dall’ingegneria genetica e destinate a vivere e lavorare in permanenza a gravit? zero. Oltre ai numerosi mutamenti introdotti nel ...
This is in response to those asking for more of my conventional writings. For those who read A Perfect World, this story takes place in the same universe and is the story of Laura Whiting and the Martian Revolution. I started it several years ago, wrote to Chapter 13, and then set it aside because I felt it was too complex. I picked it up again after "Intemperance" was complete and it is now tying nicely into A Perfect World. This is a science fiction and political story. Much Sex Science Fiction 2005-09-21
Thousands have been killed on Samarkand and a terraforming project has been destroyed. Agent Cormac must reach it by ship to begin an investigation. But he has incurred the wrath of a vicious psychopath called Arian Pelter, who follows him across the galaxy with a terrifying android in tow.
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 ...
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…
After Ishmael Wang is promoted to the environmental section, he's caught in a swirl of mystery, doubt, belief, lust and a really nice fitting pair of jeans. He has to come to grips with what it means to be a spacer while he's still trying to figure out what it means to be a man. Join Ishmael, Brillo, Pip, and the rest of the crew of the Lois McKendrick as they help the newest member of the crew adjust to life in the Deep Dark.
Until the Civil War. Now Heaven Belt is a vast ruin, where the yet-living prey on the artifacts of the dead. Where pockets of humanity use failing machines and radiation-leaking ships to battle over fragments of lost science in the fading hope of surviving another generation, another year.Meanwhile, light-years away, Morningside Colony desperately gambles scarce resources, building a single ship to seek the Belt's help. Seven brave men and women are now flying toward Heaven ….And have just crossed the border into Hell.Heaven Chronicles (1991):- The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (1978)- Legacy (1980) (Media Man (1976), Fool's Gold (1980))
El inefable Miles Vorkosigan se encuentra en esta ocasi?n en la Tierra, sin dinero y con los dolores de cabeza que le da el interpretar a dos personajes a la vez con sus respectivos enemigos. La situaci?n se complica cuando algunos de sus hombres organizan un esc?ndalo en una tienda de licores cuando la m?quina no les acepta la tarjeta de cr?dito. Por culpa de una periodista perspicaz Miles se ve obligado a dar una nueva vuelta de tuerca en su farsa: decide que su otra identidad es en realidad un clon suyo, y enga?a a la periodista. Sin embargo, lo que no se pod?a esperar es que realmente un clon suyo estuviera dispuesto a reemplazarle.
