Tras el largo verano, el invierno se acerca a los Siete Reinos. Lord Eddars Stark, señor de Invernalia, deja sus dominios para unirse a la corte del rey Robert Baratheon el Usurpador, hombre díscolo y otrora guerrero audaz cuyas mayores aficiones son comer, beber y engendrar bastardos. Eddard Stark desempeñará el cargo de Mano del Rey e intentará desentrañar una maraña de intrigas que pondrá en peligro su vida… y la de los suyos.

En un mundo cuyas estaciones duran décadas y en el que retazos de una magia inmemorial y olvidada surgen en los rincones más sombríos y maravillosos, la traición y la lealtad, la compasión y la sed de venganza, el amor y el poder hacen del juego de tronos una poderosa trampa que atrapa en sus fauces a los personajes… y al lector.

SAKJO KOMACU

JAPĀNAS NOGRIMŠANA

ZINĀTNISKI FANTASTISKS ROMĀNS

RĪGA «ZINĀTNE» 1982

No japāņu valodas tulkojis Edgars Katajs Mākslinieks Georgs Krutojs

Komacu S.

Japānas nogrimšana: Romāns / No jap. vai. tulkojis E. Katajs; Mākslinieks G. Krutojs. — R.: Zinātne, 1982. 512 Ipp., il. — (Fantastikas pasaule).

Ievērojamā japāņu rakstnieka zinātniski fantastiskajā ro­mānā skarta problēma, kas jau gadu desmitiem satrauc viņa tautu: vai Japānas salām, kas pazīstamas ar seismisku nedro­šību, nedraud bojāeja ģeoloģiskā katastrofā? Savā Iztēlē ne- atraudamies no zinātnes atziņām, autors attēlo šādu katastrofu un tās traģiskās, apokaliptiskās sekas, kurās sakāpinātā veidā atspoguļojas ari mūsdienu Japānas reālās dzīves pretrunas.

Izdota saskaņā ar Latvijas PSR Zinātņu akadēmijas Redak« ciju un izdevumu padomes lēmumu

Tulkojums latviešu valodā Izdevniecība «Zinātne», 1982

NIKOLAJS GOGOLIS

IZLASE

JĀŅU VAKARĀ

Tulk. M. Mencendorfa

LATVIJAS VALSTS IZDEVNIECĪBA  1948

Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

A charmingly gothic, fiendishly funny Faustian tale about a brilliant scientist who makes a deal with the Devil, twice.

Johannes Cabal sold his soul years ago in order to learn the laws of necromancy. Now he wants it back. Amused and slightly bored, Satan proposes a little wager: Johannes has to persuade one hundred people to sign over their souls or he will be damned forever. This time for real. Accepting the bargain, Jonathan is given one calendar year and a traveling carnival to complete his task. With little time to waste, Johannes raises a motley crew from the dead and enlists his brother, Horst, a charismatic vampire to help him run his nefarious road show, resulting in mayhem at every turn.

A charmingly gothic, fiendishly funny Faustian tale about a brilliant scientist who makes a deal with the Devil, twice.

Johannes Cabal sold his soul years ago in order to learn the laws of necromancy. Now he wants it back. Amused and slightly bored, Satan proposes a little wager: Johannes has to persuade one hundred people to sign over their souls or he will be damned forever. This time for real. Accepting the bargain, Jonathan is given one calendar year and a traveling carnival to complete his task. With little time to waste, Johannes raises a motley crew from the dead and enlists his brother, Horst, a charismatic vampire to help him run his nefarious road show, resulting in mayhem at every turn.

A charmingly gothic, fiendishly funny Faustian tale about a brilliant scientist who makes a deal with the Devil, twice.

Johannes Cabal sold his soul years ago in order to learn the laws of necromancy. Now he wants it back. Amused and slightly bored, Satan proposes a little wager: Johannes has to persuade one hundred people to sign over their souls or he will be damned forever. This time for real. Accepting the bargain, Jonathan is given one calendar year and a traveling carnival to complete his task. With little time to waste, Johannes raises a motley crew from the dead and enlists his brother, Horst, a charismatic vampire to help him run his nefarious road show, resulting in mayhem at every turn.

Johannes Cabal, necromancer of some little infamy, returns in this riotously clever and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue.

In this genre-twisting novel, infamous necromancer Johannes Cabal, after beating the Devil and being reunited with his soul, leads us on another raucous journey in a little-known corner of the world. This time he's on the run from the local government.

Stealing the identity of a minor bureaucrat, Cabal takes passage on the Princess Hortense, a passenger aeroship that is leaving the country. The deception seems perfect, and Cabal looks forward to a quiet trip and a clean escape, until he comes face-to-face with Leonie Barrow, an enemy from the old days who could blow his cover. But when a fellow passenger throws himself to his death, or at least that is how it appears, Cabal begins to investigate out of curiosity. His minor efforts result in a vicious attempt on his own life — and then the gloves come off.

Cabal and Leonie — the only woman to ever match wits with him — reluctantly team up to discover the murderer. Before they are done, there will be more narrow escapes, involving sword fighting and newfangled flying machines. There will be massive destruction, not to mention resurrected dead.

Steampunk meets the classic Sherlockian mystery in this rip-roaring adventure where anything could happen… and does.

Apostat. Fugitif. Conquérant.

Il s’appelle Julian Comstock ; il est le neveu du président des États-Unis.

Son père, le général Bryce Comstock, a été pendu pour trahison (on murmure qu’il était innocent de ce crime).

Julian est né dans une Amérique à jamais privée de pétrole, une Amérique étendue à soixante états, tenue de main de maître par l’Église du Dominion. Un pays en ruine, exsangue, en guerre au Labrador contre les forces mitteleuropéennes. Un combat acharné pour exploiter les ultimes ressources naturelles nord-américaines.

On le connaît désormais sous le nom de Julian l’agnostique ou (comme son oncle) de Julian le Conquérant.

Ceci est l’histoire de ce qu’il a cru bon et juste, l’histoire de ses victoires et défaites, militaires et politiques.

Fresque post-apocalyptique, western du XXII^e siècle, fulgurant hommage à Mark Twain, Julian est le plus atypique des romans de Robert Charles Wilson. Une réussite majeure et une critique sans concession des politiques environnementales actuelles.

A disastrous family vacation leads Charles and his two brothers to "divorce" their warring parents. Fleeing to the Orbital Elevator, a super high-tech beanstalk, they must either return home to a devastated Earth, or continue on to a new home somewhere on the Moon--where Charlie is caught between opposing forces in a battle for global domination. First in a new series.

Vampires versus Zombies, round one. .

Vampire detective Felix Gomez has seen a lot of weird things since becoming one of the undead — nymphomaniacs, aliens, and X-rated bloodsuckers, just to name a few — but now he comes face-to-face with the worst sort of undead.

To stop a ravenous army of zombies, Gomez must team up with a precocious teen with clairvoyant powers whose cooperation comes at a price: she won't help unless Felix makes her a vampire. . if the zombies don't get her first.

The story is set in New Crobuzon, a city in Mieville's created world Bas-Lag and the setting of Perdido Street Station and Iron Council. It takes place after the capture of the infamous New Crobuzon criminal/terrorist, Jack Half-a-Prayer, and is narrated by one of his former associates.

From the Hugo-winning author of Spin, an exuberant adventure in a post-climate-change America.

In the reign of President Deklan Comstock, a reborn United States is struggling back to prosperity. Over a century after the Efflorescence of Oil, after the Fall of the Cities, after the Plague of Infertility, after the False Tribulation, after the days of the Pious Presidents, the sixty stars and thirteen stripes wave from the plains of Athabaska to the national capital in New York City. In Colorado Springs, the Dominion sees to the nation’s spiritual needs. In Labrador, the Army wages war on the Dutch. America, unified, is rising once again.

Then out of Labrador come tales of a new Ajax—Captain Commongold, the Youthful Hero of the Saguenay. The ordinary people follow his adventures in the popular press. The Army adores him. The President is troubled. Especially when the dashing Captain turns out to be his nephew Julian, son of the falsely accused and executed Bryce.

Treachery and intrigue dog Julian’s footsteps. Hairsbreadth escapes and daring rescues fill his days. Stern resolve and tender sentiment dice for Julian’s soul, while his admiration for the works of the Secular Ancients, and his adherence to the evolutionary doctrines of the heretical Darwin, set him at fatal odds with the hierarchy of the Dominion. Plague and fire swirl around the Presidential palace when at last he arrives with the acclamation of the mob.

As told by Julian’s best friend and faithful companion, a rustic yet observant lad from the west, this tale of the 22nd Century asks—and answers—the age-old question: “Do you want to tell the truth, or do you want to tell a story?”

Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2010.

Life was a lot easier for Jane when she was just an unknown, undead bookstore owner in a sleepy hamlet in upstate New York. But now the world embraces her as Jane Fairfax, author of the bestselling novel Constance—and she’s having a killer time trying to keep her true identity as the Jane Austen a secret. Even the ongoing lessons in How to Be a Vampire, taught by her former lover Lord Byron, don’t seem to be helping much. Jane can barely focus on her boyfriend, Walter, while keeping him in the dark about her more sanguine tastes.

To make matters worse, Walter announces that his mother is coming for a visit—and she’s expecting Jane to be Jewish. Add in a demanding new editor, a convention of romance readers in period costume, a Hollywood camera crew following Jane’s every move, and the constant threat of a certain bloodsucking Brontë sister coming back to finish her off, and it’s enough to make even the most well-mannered heroine go batty!

It's a good thing Dru Anderson is fast. Because the sucker chasing her isn't slowing down — and he won't rest until he has tasted her blood and silenced her heart . . .

Dru's best friend, Graves, and her strange and handsome savior, Christophe, are ready to help her take on the ultimate evil. But will their battle for Dru's heart get in the way of her survival?

Anglia, początek XIX wieku. Tajemniczy pan Norrell jest jednym z nielicznych, którzy zajmują się jeszcze czarami. Ale to właśnie dzięki niemu i jego młodemu przyjacielowi — Jonathanowi Strange’owi, Anglia stanie się na powrót krainą tajemnej sztuki. Dwaj bohaterowie posiądą niezwykłą władzę, a sam rząd poprosi ich o pomoc w walce z Napoleonem. Lecz magia ma swoją cenę…

In the reign of President Deklan Comstock, a reborn United States is struggling back to prosperity. Over a century after the Efflorescence of Oil, after the Fall of the Cities, after the Plague of Infertility, after the False Tribulation, after the days of the Pious Presidents, the sixty stars and thirteen stripes wave from the plains of Athabaska to the national capital in New York City. In Colorado Springs, the Dominion sees to the nation’s spiritual needs. In Labrador, the Army wages war on the Dutch. America, unified, is rising once again.

Then out of Labrador come tales of a new Ajax - Captain Commongold, the Youthful Hero of the Saguenay. The ordinary people follow his adventures in the popular press. The Army adores him. The President is.troubled. Especially when the dashing Captain turns out to be his nephew Julian, son of the falsely accused and executed Bryce.

Treachery and intrigue dog Julian’s footsteps. Hairsbreadth escapes and daring rescues fill his days. Stern resolve and tender sentiment dice for Julian’s soul, while his admiration for the works of the Secular Ancients, and his adherence to the evolutionary doctrines of the heretical Darwin, set him at fatal odds with the hierarchy of the Dominion. Plague and fire swirl around the Presidential palace when at last he arrives with the acclamation of the mob.

As told by Julian’s best friend and faithful companion, a rustic yet observant lad from the west, this tale of the 22nd Century asks - and answers - the age-old question: “Do you want to tell the truth, or do you want to tell a story?”

Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2006.

In 2009 the author has extended the story into a full length novel titled Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America, which was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2010.

High Druid of Shannara. More than a quarter of a century after The Sword of Shannara carved out its place in the pantheon of great epic fantasy, the magic of Terry Brooks's New York Times bestselling saga burns as brightly as ever. Three complete series have chronicled the ever–unfolding history of Shannara. But more stories are still to be told–and new adventures have yet to be undertaken. Book One of High Druid of Shannara invites both the faithful longtime reader and the curious newcomer to take the first step on the next extraordinary quest. Twenty years have passed since Grianne Ohmsford denounced her former life as the dreaded Ilse Witch–saved by the love of her brother, the magic of the Sword of Shannara, and the destruction of her evil mentor, the Morgawr. Now, fulfilling the destiny predicted for her, she has established the Third Druid Council, and dedicated herself to its goals of peace, harmony among the races, and defense of the Four Lands. But the political intrigue, secret treachery, and sinister deeds that have haunted Druid history for generations continue to thrive.

JUDAS UNCHAINED

JUDAS UNCHAINED

JUDAS UNCHAINED

The new director is ordering the Destroyer and his mentor Chiun to kill Smith, the director of CURE. They are searching for Smith, who is successfully hiding, when immediate trouble begins for the deadly duo, because Chiun doesn't want to agree to the killing. Smith is Chiun's emperor, the man who pays the salary that supports the ancient village of Sinanju. Chiun doesn't know about CURE, just about Smith, and the cash always arrives on time. That's enough. Remo is a company man though, a trained killer who works for CURE, the top-secret agency that doesn't exist, and if they don't want Smith to exist any longer, it is his job to murder him. Orders are orders. But who is the new director? Who hired him and who fired Smith? Could there be another infiltrator? CURE's security has been violated before, and there is always that possibility. There are a lot of questions to be answered before judgment day arrives.

Qui-Gon Jinn's past is not at rest. How can he forge a bond with young Obi-Wan Kenobi while he is haunted by the betrayal of his first apprentice—Xanatos? Xanatos was also a promising student—until the dark side of the Force intervened. Qui-Gon thought he was gone forever.

But now Xanatos is back.

And he wants revenge.

After Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn are hijacked to the planet Phindar, they find themselves trapped in a world gone mad. The ruling Syndicat controls the people by erasing their memories. The planet's only hope lies with a band of thieving rebels.

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are caught in a mind war.

And if they're not careful, their own pasts will be wiped out forever.

A queen is dying. Her angry son is conspiring to thwart his planet's elections and maintain his rule. But he might not be her only heir. There may be another bearing the elusive Mark of the Crown.

Qui-Gon Jinn and young Obi-Wan Kenobi come to the planet of Gala as guardians of peace. Now they are facing a deadly battle for power and royal position.

The true heir must be found.

The Jedi must find the way.

The Defenders of the Dead live in the past while they destroy the future. They face a revolt of the Young — a band of rebels led by two teenagers, Cerasi and Nield.

Thirteen-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn are not supposed to take sides in any war. But once Obi-Wan meets Cerasi and Nield, he feels he must join their fight…even though Qui-Gon forbids it.

The rebellion has become personal.

And Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are on opposing sides.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is no longer a Jedi. He has chosen instead to be a part of the revolution on the planet Melida/Daan. His Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, has gone back to Coruscant, where trouble is stirring inside the Jedi Temple.

Obi-Wan takes comfort in his friends, the other leaders of the revolution. Together they have power—perhaps too much power. As the revolution continues, friends become enemies, and Obi-Wan's path grows more and more uncertain. Qui-Gon is no longer around to help him.

Obi-Wan is on his own.

The Jedi Temple is under attack. An attempt has been made to kill Yoda. A dangerous intruder has infiltrated the Jedi.

Everybody is under suspicion, and no one is safe from harm. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn must get to the heart of the conspiracy… or watch the Temple be destroyed — from the inside.

Qui-Gon Jinn's evil former apprentice, Xanatos, has set a trap for his old Master. He has lured Qui-Gon and young Obi-Wan Kenobi to his home planet of Telos… and has framed them for a crime they did not commit.

The penalty is death.

Suddenly Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are fugitives on a planet where everyone is an enemy.

Xanatos' day of reckoning has come.

Most people on the planet Kegan don't want to have anything to do with the rest of the galaxy. But when a young potential Jedi is discovered there, Qui-Gon Jinn, Adi Gallia, and their apprentices, Obi-Wan and Siri, are compelled to visit this strangely isolated world.

They are not welcomed with open arms. Instead, Qui-Gon and Adi find themselves caught in a web of deception while Obi-Wan and Siri are imprisoned in a school where thought is dictated, dissent is forbidden, and detention is permanent.

On this planet, the Jedi must fight for truth…even though nobody wants to face it.

For generations, the firstborn children of the rulers of the planet Rutan and the moon Senali have been exchanged at the age of seven. This was meant to promote peace and understanding between the societies. Now it has led them to the brink of war.

Leed, the heir to the Rutan throne, does not want to return to his home planet. His father will stop at nothing to get him back. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi must prevent this rift from turning to bloodshed.

It is their hardest challenge yet.

Nobody knows her name. Nobody knows when she will strike. All they know is that she is a deadly bounty hunter — and her latest mission has taken her to Coruscant, home of the Jedi.

Her target: an old friend of Qui-Gon Jinn's.

Qui-Gon and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, make an attempt to catch her…and fail. Now they are her targets, too.

An evil scientist is imprisoning and torturing Jedi to find the secret behind the Force. She taps their emotions, monitors their actions…and then drains them of their blood.

Qui-Gon Jinn is now her captive.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is desperately searching for his Master. Meanwhile, Qui-Gon must match wits with one of the most dangerous enemies he has ever encountered.

His survival depends on it.

Murder. Kidnapping. Torture.

Jenna Zan Arbor will stop at nothing in her quest to discover the secrets of the Force — and use them for her own power and greed. One Jedi remains in her dangerous grasp. And a whole planet is being held hostage by her sinister plans.

Only a single team of Jedi stands in her way…

Twelve-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi desperately wants to be a Jedi Knight. After years at the Jedi Temple, he knows the power of the lightsaber and the Force. But he cannot control his own anger and fear. Because of this, the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn will not take him on as a Padawan apprentice.

Now Obi-Wan is about to have his first encounter with true evil. He must face off against unexpected enemies — and face up to his own dark wishes.

Only then can his education as a Jedi truly begin.

Acțiunea se petrece într-un viitor în care omenirea supraviețuise în urma a două invazii din partea gândacilor, niște extratereștri asemănători insectelor. Flota Internațională, o armată a Pământului, pregătește cei mai dotați copii pentru a fi comandanți militari în eventualitatea unei a treia invazii.

Premiul Nebula 1985.

Premiul Hugo 1986.

Six years ago, Qui-Gon Jinn and Tahl helped the people of the planet Apsolon choose their first free leader. It seemed that peace had arrived at last.

Now the leader has been killed. His daughters have been kidnapped. And Qui-Gon and Tahl have returned to Apsolon with Qui-Gon's apprentice Obi-Wan — against the wishes of the Jedi Council.

The ties that bind Qui-Gon and Tahl are about to experience their most powerful test yet.

"I pledge myself to you, Tahl."

"I pledge myself to you, Qui-Gon."

With these words, two Jedi Knights acknowledged that their bond had grown beyond friendship and into love.

Now Tahl has been abducted in a trap that Qui-Gon feels he should have foreseen. Consumed by dark visions, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Kenobi must do everything in their power to get her back before it's too late. But that won't be easy in a land where nobody can be trusted…and everyone has something to hide.

Qui-Gon Jinn is a man on the edge. His heart has been shattered. His beliefs have been destroyed. And now he is dangerously close to stepping over a line that no Jedi dares to cross.

He wants revenge.

His fellow Jedi — his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Jedi Council member Mace Windu — will try to stop him. But when Qui-Gon strikes out on his own, anything can happen. Revenge is not a Jedi trait…but it is a Human one. Can Qui-Gon separate his personal feelings from his Jedi training?

An evil crime family controls the fate of a planet. Only one witness can bring them down — someone from the inside. In order to make it off the planet to testify, she's going to need the protection of the Jedi.

Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi take the assignment, thinking it will be easy. But nothing is ever easy when crime is concerned, and soon the two Jedi are entangled in a violent web of power, corruption, and lies. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan know their allegiance is to the witness. But can she be trusted?

When Obi-Wan Kenobi started off as Qui-Gon Jinn's Jedi apprentice, he was just a boy. Now, on the verge of manhood, he is starting on the path that will lead him to become a Jedi Knight…and the master of his own fate.

As Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon investigate a strange wave of planetary sabotages, they find their relationship shifting — sometimes in a dangerous direction. As events turn deadly, their lives may never be the same again.

As an apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi is blamed for the death of another Jedi student. With the help of his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan must fight to clear his name. But even if he is found not guilty, he has gained an enemy for life — the dead boy's vindictive father.

Twelve years later, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Knight, with his own young apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. Anakin doesn't know about the secrets Obi-Wan is hiding. But as the past comes back to attack them, Obi-Wan and Anakin must fight deception with truth — and face off against enemies both new and old.

Who are the followers of the Sith? Devoted to the study of the dark side of the Force, they live an underground existence…but their threat is growing. Although they do not have Sith power, they are on a constant search for it. Nothing — not even the Jedi Knights — will get in their way.

Dr. Lundi is the leader of the Sith followers. As he gets closer to attaining a Sith Holocron, he comes face-to-face with Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan.

Ten years later, when the Sith followers reappear, Obi-Wan and his own apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, must rely on Lundi to help them. But he is to be feared, not trusted.

The Sith are on the rise. The Jedi must stop them.

CHOSEN TO RISE.

DESTINED TO FALL.

Anakin Skywalker is no longer a boy, but not yet a man. Almost thirteen, he has begun to travel on the path that will lead him to glory…and infamy.

In the mysterious caves of Ilum, Anakin must create his lightsaber after confronting the demons of his past — and his future. Once the lightsaber is completed, Anakin joins his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, on a mission that will cut to the heart of his fear, anger, and power.

When Anakin was a young slave on Tatooine, everyone lived in terror of a creature named Krayn, who kidnapped slaves for his own profit — and killed anyone who got in his way. Now Krayn's evil has grown to a dangerous degree, threatening peace and safe passage throughout the galaxy.

Anakin and Obi-Wan must stop Krayn. But can Obi-Wan also stop Anakin from seeking vengeance against an old enemy?

The path to truth is a clear one.

Anakin's path is not.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

Fourteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker is strong in the ways of the Force. His lightsaber skills are exceptional, and his piloting is legendary. He should be an ideal Jedi apprentice. And yet, there is so much he still has to learn.

It is up to Obi-Wan Kenobi to teach him these things. But on a mission to a planet threatened by toxic disaster, Obi-Wan and Anakin are separated. Anakin and three other apprentices — one of them his rival — must work together in order to survive. Anakin's instincts are clear…but are they right?

Anakin Skywalker's destiny will determine the future of a galaxy. These are the events that form his fate.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

Anakin Skywalker knows that Obi-Wan Kenobi did not choose him as an apprentice. Instead, it was the dying wish of Obi-Wan's own Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, that brought them together. Now, Anakin is beginning to doubt his Master's commitment…and Obi-Wan is starting to wonder if he will ever be as good a Master as Qui-Gon.

With these things in mind, Master and apprentice head out on a training exercise that soon turns into a struggle to survive. A squad of bounty hunters has been hired to capture the Jedi—and they will stop at nothing to do it. Anakin and Obi-Wan must avoid the traps and ambushes…and try to discover who is behind the deadly Jedi hunt.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent to the Galactic Games, they are meant to be keepers of the peace. Then they discover an illegal event that Anakin knows all too well: Podracing. Even though Obi-Wan forbids it, Anakin cannot resist the thrill of the race — and the chance to face off against his childhood rival, the loathsome Sebulba.

As a Jedi, Anakin is supposed to let go of his past. But his past will not let go of him.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

How do you defeat an enemy whose riches buy unlimited power?

How do you defeat an enemy who is a master of disguise?

How do you defeat an enemy you cannot find?

Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are facing a very real threat from a very elusive adversary, who is as cunning as he is evil. He will stop at nothing to draw others to the dark side and undermine the Republic. If the Jedi do not stop him, it will mean danger for the whole galaxy.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

A Senator's son has vanished. A secret squad of renegade students exists in the shadows of his elite leadership school. Do they have something to do with the disappearance? Or is it linked to the Senator's unseen political foes, who are pushing the planet toward war?

The only way to solve the mystery and maintain peace is for two Jedi apprentices — Anakin Skywalker and his rival, Ferus Olin — to infiltrate one of the fiercest places in the galaxy: school.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

The planet of Mawan has been decimated by war and the resulting chaos. The population has taken refuge underground, while three greedy crimelords battle over food and fuel on the planet's surface. Only one group has a chance at securing peace — the Jedi.

But what if there's something even more sinister behind the chaos? What if the planet is really a trap, with many innocent lives held in the balance?

What if, in order to save Mawan, a Jedi must die?

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

There is increasing tension between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Anakin still feels responsible for the death of a Jedi Council member — a guilt he does not think Obi-Wan can help him overcome.

Obi-Wan feels he is a less-than-perfect Master — trying to teach a less-than-perfect apprentice.

It is with these feelings that Obi-Wan and Anakin head to the last free planets of the Uziel system to make a daring rescue attempt. When the rescue goes awry and Anakin is taken prisoner, the Master and Padawan must overcome their conflict — or a planet will die.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

The planet of Romin is a hotbed of villainy and corruption. It is a refuge for criminals from across the galaxy — including evil scientist Jenna Zan Arbor, an arch-enemy of the Republic.

In order to foil Zan Arbor's insidious plans, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and a team of Jedi must infiltrate Romin — disguised as a band of thieves. Where lawlessness is the law, the Jedi will have to master the art of deception to trap a master deceiver.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

The Senate makes the laws that ensure peace and justice in the galaxy. It is meant to keep chaos and lawlessness from taking over.

But what if the Senators are not safe? What if they are about to be attacked by powerful and sinister forces?

Under the watchful eye of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi must counter the threat to the Senate — or the whole galaxy might be thrown into a violent darkness.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Master and apprentice.

Chosen by fate. Destined for conflict.

Granta Omega is an evil mastermind who has one goal: to help the Sith destroy the Jedi Order. Now Omega has escaped to the planet of Korriban — home to the tombs of the ancient Sith Lords and their terrible secrets. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stop him before his sinister power grows out of control.

They are not alone on this mission. Anakin's rival, Ferus, is also searching for Omega, and Anakin sees this as a contest he must win. But as the dark side of the Force becomes stronger and stronger, there is only one guaranteed outcome for any showdown:

Death.

The discovery of another habitable world might spell salvation to the three bitterly competing power blocs of the resource-starved 21^st century; but when their representatives arrive on Jem, with its multiple intelligent species, they discover instead the perfect situation into which to export their rivalries.

Nominated for Nebula Award in 1979, Hugo and Locus awards in 1980

He knows all about living alone. Knows all about life on the top floor, on the other side of the locks that keep him there. It's not a bad life. Lots of other kids have it worse, and he has everything he wants. Except for paper and pencils.

He did a terrible thing once, with nothing more than a drawing and dislike, to someone who will never be right again.

When Roni moves in next door for the summer, singing enigmatic songs in the window across from him, it's the beginning of a new adventure: friendship, and a secret line to the world outside.

Summer always ends, though, and guests have to go home. But friendship means forever.

No matter what the cost to life and limb.

“Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Walls” is a haunting story of childhood’s random cruelties, and how its power can be reclaimed in uncompromising ways, by the author that Caitlín Kiernan has called “one of the most marvelously irreverent voices in dark fantasy today.”

It is the third book in the Richard Blade series.

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The third volume in the Richard Blade series, the continuing saga,of a modern man's exploits in the hitherto uncharted realm of worlds beyond our knowledge. Richard Blade is everyman and at the same time, a mighty and intrepid warrior. In the best tradition of America's most popular fictional heroes-giants such as Tarzan, Doc Savage, and Conan-Richard Blade is once again in print and battling man, beast and forces unnamed.

Příběh se odehrává na planetě Arkanar, podobné Zemi, která se však nachazí v historické vývojové fázi podobné středověku na Zemi, v době dvorských intrik, zrady a lidské špíny. Na Arkanar přicházejí vědci (historikové) zemské akademie věd zkoumat vývoj této kultury, avšak v rámci objektivity výzkumu se snaží vyhnout jakémukoliv výraznému zasahování do vývoje událostí, přestože svými možnostmi nemají daleko k bohům. Hlavní postavou příběhu je historik Anton (vážený don Rumata) v nejlepších letech, který má drobný problém s „nezasahováním“ a jak on říká: „s převtělovaním se v prase“ aby zapadl do společnosti, kde je svědkem intrik a zkaženosti místních, kde Šedí (gardy Ministerstva ochrany trůnu) zabíjejí a likvidují koho mohou, kde se lidé navzájem okrádají, podvádějí a vraždí…. Ovšem i v tak temné době nachází don Rumata mezi místními u pár v té době výjimečných lidí velké přátelství a dokonce i lásku… Šedí však nespí, jedné noci při mocném úderu se snaží strhnout na sebe vládu a zlikvidovat své odpůrce; Rumatovi přátelé jsou zabiti, on sám zachráněn pomocí ze Země, která přes zásadu neovlivňovat místní vývoj cítí povinnost určitým způsobem zasáhnout proti Šedým ve prospěch ostatních.

Two hundred years after her death, Jane Austen is still surrounded by the literature she loves—but now it's because she's the owner of Flyleaf Books in a sleepy college town in Upstate New York. Every day she watches her novels fly off the shelves—along with dozens of unauthorized sequels, spin-offs, and adaptations. Jane may be undead, but her books have taken on a life of their own.

To make matters worse, the manuscript she finished just before being turned into a vampire has been rejected by publishers—116 times. Jane longs to let the world know who she is, but when a sudden twist of fate thrusts her back into the spotlight, she must hide her real identity—and fend off a dark man from her past while juggling two modern suitors. Will the inimitable Jane Austen be able to keep her cool in this comedy of manners, or will she show everyone what a woman with a sharp wit and an even sharper set of fangs can do?

No one can make America into childlike myth like Vonnegut can. Here he takes capitalism, labor history, Sacco-Vanzetti, McCarthyism, and Watergate, and puts them all into the slender memoirs of Walter F. Starbuck - a chauffeur's son who was mentored by the scion of a great and ruthless corporation, was sent to Harvard, but was abandoned when he was caught dabbling in the 1930s left-wing; which meant that Walter had to make his own way as a WW II soldier, Washington civil servant, unintentional stoolie in a Hiss/Chambers-type case, unemployed husband (his concentration-camp-survivor wife supported them with interior decorating), and finally Nixon's token "advisor for youth affairs" and a very minor Watergate convict. So now old Walter is getting out of minimum-security prison (where he has met Vonnegut's Kilgore Trout), without a friend in the world - his wife is dead and his son is "a very unpleasant person. . . a book reviewer for The New York Times" - and with hopes of becoming a bartender somewhere in Manhattan. All this is told in Vonnegut's customary fatless, detail-rich, musical prose (with the usual ironic asides: "And on and on," "Peace," "Strong stuff"), and it's strangely touching, occasionally boldly funny. But as good as he is at building a haunted, hilariously compressed myth out of our shared past, Vonnegut can't keep it from collapsing into silliness when he tries to propel it into the future; Walter's post-prison adventures are so fairy-tale-ish and theme-heavy that they lose that precariously balanced aura of truer-than-true. Once in Manhattan, he meets the major people from his past in one coincidence after another, including his old flame and fellow left-winger Mary Kathleen O'Looney, who is now a N.Y. shopping-bag lady living beneath Grand Central Station - but is she really a bag lady? No! She's really "the legendary Mrs. Jack Graham," neverseen majority stockholder in the all-powerful RAMJAC Corporation. So Walter is suddenly made a corporate bigwig, and, when Mary Kathleen secretly dies, he illegally (but well-meaningly) keeps the company going. . . and winds up a jailbird again. Rich/poor, honest/criminal, management/labor - Vonnegut is playfully exploring the ease with which an American Everyman can alternate between these ostensible extremes. But he has covered much of that ground before - principally in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - and he himself seems to become bored and mechanical halfway through. Not top-drawer Vonnegut, then, but guilty/innocent Walter is a fine creation, and there's enough of the author's narrative zip to keep fans happy even while the novel fizzles into foolishness. (Kirkus Reviews)

Promis à une brillante carrière militaire lorsqu’une grave maladie l’obligea à y renoncer en 1934, il est devenu un des auteurs les plus prolifiques de notre époque.

Qui donc se mêle de bouleverser ainsi la vie du pasteur Alex Hergensheimer alors qu’il regagne son cher Kansas après un long voyage ? Dieu ou Satan ?

Tout commence par un épisode de très païenne magie lors d’une escale en Polynésie…

Et quand il se retrouve à bord, l’honorable pasteur découvre que tout a changé, y compris lui-même : pour ses compagnons, il est Alec Graham, homme d’affaires, et pour Margrethe, la jolie stewardess, un parfait amant ! Plus dangereux encore : il se retrouve à la tête d’un million de dollars fort mal acquis.

Quant au temps historique, là, c’est le total chamboulement. Dans quel passé… ou quel futur est-il ?

Sentant se perdre son identité et son âme, Alex s’affole, craint l’approche de quelque Armaguedon…

The climactic novel of the star-spanning Quadrail space opera

The Quadrail that connects the twelve civilizations of our galaxy has been the flashpoint of a battle for dominance fought mostly unnoticed by humankind. But Frank Compton of Earth, aided by the enigmatic woman Bayta, has fought on the front lines, using every bit of his human ingenuity and secret agent skills to outwit the Modhri, a group intelligence that would control the minds of every sentient being it can touch.

Following a trail of deception and death to Proteus Station, Compton has discovered a conspiracy that threatens all life in the galaxy: the Shonkla'raa, an ancient enemy thought to be long dead, is rising again. So serious is the danger that the Modhri, the enemy of his enemy, may now be his friend, as the burgeoning threat of a race of invincible soldiers emerges.

If Compton and Bayta can't stop them, the Shonkla'raa will decimate all who oppose them, destroying the Quadrail and billions of lives throughout the galaxy.

From the Number One Best Selling Author Saxon Andrew comes the first book in his new Science Fiction Series, Juliettes Dream, Ashes of the Realm Book One. This new series covers the period after the destruction of the Stars Realm.

The Five Provinces have been left behind by the Stars Realm and civil war has broken out. Hundreds of thousands of planets have been decimated, and millions of others blasted back into primitive technology. Trillions have died, and the killing is far from over.

After two thousand years the survivors are barely eking out an existence on what remains of the once powerful Realm. Out of the ashes, a young Human will arise that will fight for the survival of his community and the giant Zord that fly the skies of the once powerful Provincial Capital, El Prado. The radioactive wastelands and millions of giant carnivores are the least of the communitys problems. Raiders from the stars are what must be faced by the brave archers to survive. Thousands have been killed and the raiders are coming again.

"Я не понимаю". Героиня и в самом деле не понимает странных исчезновений и столь же странных появлений нового знакомца.

Nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Novella in 1992.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Moszkva utcáin a hétköznapi emberek között természetfölötti lények járnak észrevétlen. A Setét és a Fény erői egyaránt jelen vannak, s a két tábor közötti törékeny fegyverszünetet az Éjszakai és a Nappali Örség vigyázza.

Most azonban viharfelhők gyülekeznek a város komor bérkaszárnyái felett: a varázslók, vámpírok, alakváltók és boszorkányok hidegháborúja forrósodni kezdett. Ha összecsapásuknak nem sikerül elejet verini, maga a pokol szabadul el a földön.

Szergej Lukjanyenko sorozatindító regénye hihetetlen népszerűségre tett szert az első megjelenése óta eltelt években, és rajongótábora már nem korlátozódik Oroszországra. A könyvből készült film elvitte hírét Amerikába és a világ szinte minden szegletébe. Azóta az Éjszakai Őrség már valamennyi fontosabb nyelven olvasható.

A GFK sorozatban végre magyarul is hozzáférhető lesz hamarosan a teljes sorozat.

La nostalgica storia di un bambino che si rifiuta di crescere, per continuare ad ascoltare i programmi del passato.

Vincitore dei premi Hugo e Nebula per il miglior racconto breve (Short Story) in 1978.

Vincitore del British Fantasy Award in 1979.

Nominato per il World Fantasy Award in 1978.

FAITES SUER JACK BARRON !

C’est le titre d’une émission très populaire dans l’Amérique de l’avenir proche.

Si quelqu’un vous ennuie, faites suer Jack Barron, le redresseur de torts.

Il ne craint personne, ni le gouvernement, ni l’administration, ni les banques, ni votre propriétaire.

Et si l’on vous refuse le droit à l’immortalité ?

ALORS, PRENEZ VOTRE TÉLÉPHONE ET FAITES SUER JACK BARRON !

Par sa violence, sa crudité aussi, ce roman qui relate les péripéties sauvages d’une lutte pour le pouvoir — et pour l’éternité — entre deux formes de puissance — celle de l’information et celle de l’argent — a secoué l’Amérique.

There's a new sheriff in town, and he's got the Nightside's rich and powerful quaking in their boots. He's The Walking Man, and it's his mission to exorcise sinners — with extreme prejudice. Problem is, the Nightside was built on sin and corruption, and The Walking Man makes no distinction between evildoers and those simply indulging themselves. He'll leave the place a wasteland unless someone stops him, and P.I. John Taylor has been handed the job. No known magic or science can affect The Walking Man, and if John can't discover his weakness, he'll be facing the very Wrath of God.

Commissioned for the anthology Dinosaur Fantastic, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW, 1993); first published in On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing, Summer 1993.

 Later it was reprinted in several anthologies including On Spec: The First Five Years, Dinosaurs II, and Northern Stars. In 2008 it was included in Iterations And Other Stories collection (1^st edition Quarry Press, January 2002).

Winner of both the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award (“the Aurora”) for Best English-Language Short Story of 1993 and the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story of 1993.

Wyludnioną planetę zamieszkują resztki prawdziwej ludzkości oraz zbieranina groteskowych i niebezpiecznych półludzi, centaurów i innych mutantów. Największe zakusy na opustoszałą planetę mają władcy wszechświata — Veganie.

Książka zapewnia wyjątkowo silną dawkę emocji każdemu miłośnikowi literatury fantasy i science fiction…

Novela de ciencia ficción acerca de la aparición sobre la Tierra de misteriosas “nubes” rosadas, que resultan ser visitantes inteligentes del espacio cósmico. Los miembros de una expedición antártica soviética son los primeros en tener contacto con ellas en una serie de aventuras inexplicables.

Las “nubes” remueven la capa de hielo de la Antártica y la envían al espacio. Son capaces de reproducir cualquier tipo de estructura atómica, incluyendo al hombre. Los héroes de la historia encuentran a sus “dobles”, ven aviones duplicados y viven muchas aventuras en una ciudad copiada. Incluso combaten contra agentes de la Gestapo reproducidos del pasado por las misteriosas “nubes”.

Los científicos no pueden explicarse con que objeto se duplica la vida terrestre. Todos los intentos por lograr tener contactos con los visitantes del espacio cósmico terminan en un fracaso. Sin embargo, los científicos soviéticos -héroes de la novela- llegan a desentrañar el enigma de las “nubes” rosadas y establecer contacto con una civilización superdesarrollada existente fuera de nuestra galaxia

INTELLIGENTES LEBEN AUF DEM JUPITER …

… vermutet Direktor L. Zhang Wo, Leiter der wissenschaftlichen Beobachtungsstation im Orbit des Riesenplaneten. Und tatsächlich lassen Erkenntnisse einer Tauchexpedition in den Tiefen der Jupiter-Atmosphäre darauf schließen. Doch solche Forschungsvorhaben können nur heimlich durchgeführt werden, weil die christlichen Kreationisten und islamischen Fundamentalisten, die auf der Erde das Sagen haben, in der Suche nach außerirdischen Lebewesen eine Blasphemie sehen und alle Maßnahmen in dieser Richtung mit allen Mitteln unterbinden.

Grant Archer, ein idealistischer junger Astronom, wird als Spitzel auf die Station entsandt, um Beweise für gottlose Aktivitäten zu sammeln. Doch schon bald überwiegt seine Neugier und sein Forscherdrang die Loyalität zu seinen inquisitorischen Auftraggebern.

From one of the most daring and sensuous young writers in America, Jesus Saves, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, is a suburban gothic that explores the sources of evil, confronts the dynamic shifts within theology, and traces the consequences of suburban alienation. Set in the modern launch pads of adolescent ritual, the strip malls and duplexes on the back side of suburbia, it's the story of two girls: Ginger, a troubled minister's daughter; and Sandy Patrick, who has been abducted from summer camp and now smiles from missing-child posters all over town.

Layering the dreamscapes of Alice in Wonderland with the subculture of River's Edge, Darcey Steinke's Jesus Saves is an unforgettable passage through the depths of the literary imagination.

Menschen und Fremde — sie sind gefangen im Tal der beiden Sonnen.

Wir schreiben die die zweite Hälfte des 22. Jahrhunderts. Nach dem Zusammenbruch des internationalen Wirtschafts- und Finanzsystems, ist die Welt wieder in Regionen und Einzelstaaten zerfallen. Die USA sind nur noch nach außen ein demokratisches Land — tatsächlich herrscht eine religiöse Clique, die Wissenschaft und Technik verachtet und die Menschen unseres Jahrhunderts, die sogenannten »Säkularen Alten«, als Wurzel allen Übels begreift. Außerdem führt sie im Norden des amerikanischen Kontinents Krieg gegen die Europäer — ein Krieg, der nicht mit High-Tech-Waffen, sondern mit den Methoden des 19. Jahrhunderts geführt wird. Dies ist die Zeit, in der Julian Comstock heranwächst. Er philosophiert gerne und liest am liebsten Bücher, die nicht das Prüfsiegel der Regierung tragen, Bücher also, die sich mit solch verbotenen Themen wie Evolutionstheorie oder der Mondlandung befassen, Bücher, die Julian immer mehr in Opposition zum herrschenden Regime bringen. Doch damit beginnt eine fatale Entwicklung. Denn Julian Comstock ist der Neffe des amerikanischen Präsidenten …

Mit »Julian Comstock« legt Robert Charles Wilson, Autor des preisgekrönten internationalen Bestsellers »Spin« nicht nur einen großartigen Abenteuerroman vor, sondern auch einen brillanten Kommentar zur gegenwärtigen politischen Situation.

The ashes of the Cataclysm have settled across Azeroth’s disparate kingdoms. As the broken world recovers from the disaster, the renowned sorceress Lady Jaina Proudmoore continues her long struggle to mend relations between the Horde and the Alliance. Yet of late, escalating tensions have pushed the two factions closer to open war, threatening to destroy what little stability remains in the . . .

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

Dark news arrives in Jaina’s beloved city, Theramore. One of the blue dragonflight’s most powerful artifacts—the Focusing Iris—has been stolen. To unravel the item’s mysterious whereabouts, Jaina works with the former blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. The two brilliant heroes forge an unlikely bond during their investigation, but another disastrous turn of events looms on the horizon. . . .

Garrosh Hellscream is mustering the Horde’s armies for an all-out invasion of Theramore. Despite mounting dissent within his faction, the brazen warchief aims to usher in a new era of Horde domination. His thirst for conquest leads him to take brutal measures against anyone who dares question his leadership.

Alliance forces converge on Theramore to repel the Horde onslaught, but the brave defenders are unprepared for the true scope of Garrosh’s cunning and deceptive strategy. His attack will irrevocably transform Jaina, engulfing the ardent peacekeeper in the chaotic and all-consuming . . .

TIDES OF WAR

‘Neighbours… hah. People’d live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.’

Throughout history, there’s always been a perfectly good reason to start a war. Never more so if it is over a ‘strategic’ piece of old rock in the middle of nowhere. It is after all every citizen’s right to bear arms to defend what they consider to be their own. Even if it isn’t. And in such pressing circumstances, you really shouldn’t let small details like the absence of an army or indeed the money to finance one get in the way of a righteous fight with all the attendant benefits of out-and-out nationalism…

Annotations collected and edited by Leo Breebaart. http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/jingo.html

Jack Campbell bietet dem Leser Action von schwindelerregender Rasanz. Eine höchst plausible Zukunftsvision, deren Held John "Black Jack" Geary zu den eindruckvollsten Figuren der modernen Science Fiction zählt.

Die Asche des Weltenbebens ruht über den so unterschiedlichen Königreichen Azeroths. Während sich die geschundene Welt langsam von den Folgen der gewaltigen Katastrophe erholt, setzt die berühmte Zauberhexerin Lady Jaina Prachtmeer alles daran, die Beziehung zwischen Allianz und Horde wieder zu verbessern. Denn unlängst haben wachsende Spannungen die beiden Fraktionen an den Rand eines neuen Krieges geführt, der den letzten Rest an Stabilität zu zerstören droht in der … WORLD OF WARCRAFT®

Düstere Nachrichten erreichen Jainas geliebtes Städtchen Theramore. Eines der mächtigsten Artefakte des Blauen Drachenschwarms – die Fokussierende Iris – wurde gestohlen. Um die mysteriösen Umstände der Tat zu klären, entschließt sich Jaina zu einem ungewöhnlichen Bündnis mit dem ehemaligen Blauen Drachenaspekt Kalecgos. Gemeinsam wollen die beiden ruhmreichen Helden dem dreisten Diebstahl auf den Grund gehen. Doch es droht bereits weiteres Unheil am Horizont.

Garrosh Höllschrei versammelt die Armeen der Horde zu einer Invasion Theramores. Ungeachtet steigender Unzufriedenheit in den eigenen Reihen, strebt der skrupellose Kriegshäuptling eine neue Ära der Herrschaft der Horde an. Seine unstillbare Gier nach Macht, lässt ihn dabei zu den brutalsten Mitteln greifen, um jene mundtot zu machen, die es wagen könnten, seine Position als Anführer in Frage zu stellen.

Allianztruppen sammeln sich in Theramore um den Angriff der Horde abzuwehren. Doch sie rechnen nicht mit dem tatsächlichen Ausmaß der verschlagenen und heimtückischen Strategie des Kriegshäuptlings. Garroshs Angriff wird Jaina unwiderruflich verändern und die Friedenshüterin in eine chaotische, alles verschlingende Macht verwandeln – auch bekannt als: Gezeiten des Krieges.

La fin du monde ? Elle arrive. Dans 77 jours maintenant, l’astéroïde 2011GV₁ va s’écraser sur Terre, quelque part en Indonésie, et c’en sera fini de l’humanité.

Plutôt que de se lever le matin pour aller travailler, les Américains – et on les comprend – préfèrent concrétiser d’urgence la liste des 100 choses qu’ils ont envie de faire avant de mourir avec, évidemment, tous les excès que cela implique. Pourtant, il reste un homme, un seul, bien décidé à faire son job jusqu’au bout : Hank Palace, ancien flic de la police de Concord.

Déterminé à retrouver Brett Cavatone, le mari de sa nounou qui a mystérieusement disparu, Hank se lance dans une quête désespérée, et rien ne semble pouvoir l’arrêter. Mais son courage et sa droiture suffiront-ils ? Car rien n’est simple dans un pays livré à une anarchie sans nom, où l’électricité et les télécommunications ont rendu l’âme, où les pillages sont quotidiens et qui pourtant est synonyme de terre promise pour des milliers de personnes qui tentent de fuir la zone d’impact…

It was a robots' world, run by soul-less heaps of haughty metal. But among the miserable band of humans, there was one who aspired to greatness; one who aimed to bust out of his subservient shell. He was the Time-Window-Kid ... he was ...

Joe Ledger Fans Rejoice!

Everyone's favorite snarky, dangerous, idealistic, relentless covert operative is back, and this time he's brought friends. Joe Ledger: Unstoppable presents original short stories about Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences by some of New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry's "friends in the industry." Buckle up for powerful, exciting, and nail-biting adventures by Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler, Larry Correia, Weston Ochse, Steve Alten, David Farland, Aaron Rosenberg, James A. Moore, James Ray Tuck, Javier Grillo Marxuach, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Jeremy Robinson, Joe McKinney, Jon McGoran, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Nicholas Seven, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, P.G. Charles, and Dana Fredsti!

Joe Ledger is a former Baltimore cop who was recruited into a secret government agency tasked with stopping terrorists who are using bleeding-edge science weapons. The stakes are always high. If you have to call Joe Ledger, it's already hit the fan!

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Contents:

Foreword by Tony Eldridge

Introduction by Jonathan Maberry

The Honey Pot by Steve Alten

Confusion by Nicholas Steven

Target Acquired by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon

Vacation by Scott Sigler

Banshee by James A. Moore

Red Dirt by Mira Grant

Black Water by Weston Ochse

Instinct by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and G.P. Charles

No Guns at the Bar by Aaron Rosenberg

Strange Harvest by Jon McGoran

No Business at All by Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Ganbatte by Keith R.A. DeCandido

White Flame on Sunday by James Ray Tuck

Wet Tuesday by David Farland

Prince of Peace by Jeremy Robinson

Rookie by Joe McKinney

Three Times by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks

Psych Eval by Larry Correia

Crash Course by Dana Fredsti

Atoll by Jonathan Maberry

From the Number One Best Selling Author Saxon Andrew comes the first book in his new Science Fiction Series, Juliettes Dream, Ashes of the Realm Book One. This new series covers the period after the destruction of the Stars Realm.

The Five Provinces have been left behind by the Stars Realm and civil war has broken out. Hundreds of thousands of planets have been decimated, and millions of others blasted back into primitive technology. Trillions have died, and the killing is far from over.

After two thousand years the survivors are barely eking out an existence on what remains of the once powerful Realm. Out of the ashes, a young Human will arise that will fight for the survival of his community and the giant Zord that fly the skies of the once powerful Provincial Capital, El Prado. The radioactive wastelands and millions of giant carnivores are the least of the communitys problems. Raiders from the stars are what must be faced by the brave archers to survive. Thousands have been killed and the raiders are coming again.

An award-winning debut story collection by Karin Tidbeck, author of Amatka and heir to Borges, Le Guin, and Lovecraft.

A child is born in a tin can. A switchboard operator finds himself in hell. Three corpulent women float somewhere beyond time. Welcome to the weird world of Karin Tidbeck, the visionary Swedish author of literary sci-fi, speculative fiction, and mind-bending fantasy who has captivated readers around the world. Originally published by the tiny press Cheeky Frawg—the passion project of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer—Jagannath has been celebrated by readers and critics alike, with rave reviews from major outlets and support from lauded peers like China Miéville and even Ursula K. Le Guin herself. These are stories in which fairies haunt quiet towns, and an immortal being discovers the nature of time—stories in which anything is possible.

Simone Zelitch has created an amazing alternate history in Judenstaat. On April 4th, 1948 the sovereign state of Judenstaat was created in the territory of Saxony, bordering Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.

Forty years later, Jewish historian Judit Klemmer is making a documentary portraying Judenstaat’s history from the time of its founding to the present. She is haunted by the ghost of her dead husband, Hans, a Saxon, shot by a sniper as he conducted the National Symphony. With the grief always fresh, Judit lives a half-life, until confronted by a mysterious, flesh-and-blood ghost from her past who leaves her controversial footage on one of Judenstaat’s founding fathers—and a note:

“They lied about the murder.”

Judit’s research into the footage, and what really happened to Hans, embroils her in controversy and conspiracy, collective memory and national amnesia, and answers far more horrific than she imagined.