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116397-44-01
Asher Neal
Hilldiggers
TOR 2007
Cena: 3.00 €
552 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-330-44153-7, (stav A), brož. |
| During a war between two planets in the same solar system - each occupied by adapted humans - what is thought to be a cosmic superstring is discovered. After being cut, this object collapses into four cylindrical pieces, each about the size of a tube train. Each is densely packed with either alien technology or some kind of life. They are placed for safety in three ozark cylinders of a massively secure space station. There a female research scientist subsequently falls pregnant, and gives birth to quads. Then she commits suicide - but why? By the end of the war one of the contesting planets has been devastated by the hilldiggers - giant space dreadnoughts employing weapons capable of creating mountain ranges. The quads have meanwhile grown up and are assuming positions of power in the post-war society. One of them will eventually gain control of the awesome hilldiggers ... |
Hmotnosť: 0.282 kg rozmer: 18.9 cm x 11.9 cm
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116588-44-01
Asher Neal
The Deaparture
Tor 2011
Cena: 6.50 €
504 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-230-74672-5, (stav A), brož. |
| Visible in the night sky the Argus Station, its twin smelting plants like glowing eyes, looks down on nightmare Earth. From Argus the Committee keep an oppressive control. Soon they will have the power to edit human minds, but not yet - twelve billion human beings need to die before Earth can be stabilized. |
Hmotnosť: 0.678 kg rozmer: 25.2 cm x 16.6 cm
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115791-44-02
Ashley Mike
The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF
Running Press 2010
Cena: 4.40 €
500 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84901-305-5, (stav A), brož. |
There have been full of stories of one or other possible Armageddon, whether by nuclear war, plague, cosmic catastrophe or, more recently, global warming, terrorism, genetic engineering, AIDS and other pandemics. These stories describe the fall of civilization, the destruction of the entire Earth, or the end of the Universe itself.
Contents:
When we went to see the end of the world - Robert Silverberg
The End of the World - Sushma Joshi
The Clockwork Atom Bomb - Dominic Green
Bloodletting - Kate Wilhelm
When Sysadmins ruled the World - Cory Doctorow
The Rain at the End of the World - Dale Bailey
The Flood - Linda Nagata
The End of the World Show - David Barnett
Fermi and Frost - Frederik Pohl
Sleepover - Alastair Reynolds
The Last Sunset - Geoffrey Landis
Moments of Inertia - William Barton
The Books - Kage Baker
Pallbearer - Robert Reed
And the Deep Blue Sea - Elizabeth Bear
The Meek - Damien Broderick
The Man who Walked Home - James Tiptree JR
A Pail of Air - Fritz Leiber
Guardians of the Phoenix - Eric Brown
Life in the Anthropocene - Paul di Filippo
Terraforming Terra - Jack Williamson
World Without End - F Gwynplaine MacIntyre
The Children of Time - Stephen Baxter
The Star called Wormwood - Elizabeth Counihan |
Hmotnosť: 0.348 kg rozmer: 20.7 cm x 13.7 cm
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115726-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Darkness that Comes Before
Orbit 2005
Cena: 3.80 €
644 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-408-1, (stav A), brož. |
| The first book in R. Scott Bakker s Prince of Nothing series creates a world from whole cloth-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals. It s a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasû,,rimbor Kellhus - part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence - from lands long thought dead. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion. |
Hmotnosť: 0.34 kg rozmer: 19.2 cm x 12.7 cm
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117312-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Judging Eye
Orbit 2010
Cena: 3.80 €
534 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-538-5, (stav A), brož. |
The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, and The Thousandfold Thought --collectively the Prince of Nothing Saga-were R. Scott Bakker s magnificent debut into the upper echelon of epic fantasy. In those three books, Bakker created a world that was at once a triumph of the fantastic and an historical epic as real as any that came before.
Widely praised by reviewers and a growing body of fans, Bakker has already established the reputation as one of the smartest writers in the fantasy genre-a writer in the line stretching from Homer to Peake to Tolkein. Now he returns to The Prince of Nothing with the long awaited The Judging Eye, the first book in an all-new series. Set twenty years after the end of The Thousandfold Thought, Bakker reintroduces us to a world that is at once familiar but also very different than the one readers thought they knew. Delving even further into his richly imagined universe of myth, violence, and sorcery, and fully remolding the fantasy genre to broaden the scope of intricacy and meaning, R. Scott Bakker has once again written a fantasy novel that defies all expectations and rewards the reader with an experience unlike any to be had in the canon of today s literature. |
Hmotnosť: 0.274 kg rozmer: 18.8 cm x 12.1 cm
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115727-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Thousandfold Thought
Orbit 2006
Cena: 3.80 €
626 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-412-8, (stav A), brož. |
| The Darkness That Comes Before, R. Scott Bakker s magnificent debut, drew thunderous acclaim from reviewers and fellow fantasy authors. Readers were invited into a darkly threatening, thrillingly imaginative universe as fully realized as that of any in modern fantasy and introduced to one of the genre s great characters: the powerful warrior-philosopher Anasû,,rimbor Kelhus, on whom the fate of a violently apocalyptic Holy War rests. Bakker s follow up to The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet enticed readers further into the richly imagined world of myth, violence, and sorcery. The startling and far-reaching answers to these questions are brought into thrilling focus in The Thousandfold Thought, the conclusion to The Prince of Nothing trilogy. Casting into question all the action that has taken place before, twisting readers intuitions in unforeseen directions, remolding the fantasy genre to broaden the scope of intricacy and meaning, R. Scott Bakker has once again written a fantasy novel that defies all expectations and rewards the reader with an experience unlike any to be had in the canon of fantasy literature. |
Hmotnosť: 0.358 kg rozmer: 19.9 cm x 12.6 cm
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116642-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The Unholy Consult
Orbit 2017
Cena: 3.90 €
632 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-356-50871-9, (stav A), brož. |
A score of years after he first walked into the histories of men, Anasû,rimbor Kellhus rules all the three seas, the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years.
The Unholy Consult is the hugely anticipated final novel in R. Scott Bakker s acclaimed Aspect-Emperor series, set in a vivid world of myth, war and sorcery. It is a series that stands alongside the finest in the genre, for its grand scope, rich detail and thrilling story. |
Hmotnosť: 0.81 kg rozmer: 25.6 cm x 18 cm
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117463-44-01
Bakker Scott R.
The White-Luck Warrior
The Overlook Press 2011
Cena: 3.80 €
600 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-59020-464-1, (stav A), viaz. |
A score of years after he first walked into the histories of men, Anasû,,,rimbor Kellhus rules all the three seas, the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years.
As Kellhus and his Great Ordeal march ever farther into the perilous wastes of the Ancient North, Esmenet finds herself at war with not only the Gods, but her own family as well. Achamian, meanwhile, leads his own ragtag expedition to the legendary ruins of Sauglish, and to a truth he can scarce survive, let alone comprehend.
Into this tumult walks the White Luck Warrior, assassin and messiah both, executing a mission as old as the World s making... |
Hmotnosť: 0.892 kg rozmer: 26.4 cm x 18.8 cm
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117524-44-01
Banks Iain
The Wasp Factory
Abacus 1997
Cena: 1.85 €
186 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-349-10177-9, (stav A), brož. |
Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the least:
Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I d disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim.
That s my score to date. Three. I haven t killed anybody for years, and don t intend to ever again.
It was just a stage I was going through. |
Hmotnosť: 0.154 kg rozmer: 19.5 cm x 12.7 cm
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116291-44-01
Becket Chris
The Turing Test
Elastic Press 2008
Cena: 5.50 €
258 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-9553181-8-4, (stav A), brož. |
These fourteen stories, among other things, contain robots, alien planets, genetic manipulation and virtual reality, but their centre focuses on individuals rather than technology, and they deal with love and loneliness, authenticity and illusion, and what it really means to be human.
With an introduction from Alastair Reynolds, author of the Revelation Space series.
Contents:
The Turing Test (2002)
The Warrior Half-and-Half (1995)
Monsters (2003)
The Gates of Troy (2000)
The Perimeter (2005)
Valour (1999)
Snapshots of Apirania (2000)
Piccadilly Circus (2005)
Jazamine in the Green Wood (1994)
Dark Eden (2006)
We Could Be Sisters (2004)
La Macchina (1991)
Karel s Prayer (2006)
The Marriage of Sky and Sea (2000) |
Hmotnosť: 0.366 kg rozmer: 21.3 cm x 15.5 cm
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116394-44-01
Brett V.Peter
The Painted Man
Harper 2009
Cena: 2.60 €
546 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-0-00-727614-1, (stav A), brož. |
The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett.
The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes.
Voted one of the top ten fantasy novels of 2008 by amazon.co.uk.
Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark…
Eleven-year-old Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day s ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet s Brook.
As dusk falls upon Arlen s world, a strange mist rises from the ground, a mist that promises a violent death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness, for hungry corelings - demons that cannot be harmed by mortal weapons - materialize from the vapours to feed on the living. As the sun sets, people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn.
When Arlen s life is shattered by the demon plague, he is forced to see that it is fear, rather than the demons, which truly cripples humanity. Believing that there is more to his world than to live in constant fear, he must risk leaving the safety of his wards to discover a different path.
In the small town of Cutter s Hollow, Leesha s perfect future is destroyed by betrayal and a simple lie. Publicly shamed, she is reduced to gathering herbs and tending an old woman more fearsome than the corelings. Yet in her disgrace, she becomes the guardian of dangerous ancient knowledge.
Orphaned and crippled in a demon attack, young Rojer takes solace in mastering the musical arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him unexpected power over the night.
Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival. |
Hmotnosť: 0.282 kg rozmer: 19.3 cm x 11.6 cm
Hmotnosť: 0.59 kg rozmer: 22.3 cm x 14.9 cm
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116204-44-01
Brust Steven
To Reign in Hell
Tom Doherty Book nezistené
Cena: 2.70 €
288 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 0-312-87049-3, (stav A), brož. |
The time is the Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angels—a war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could destroy the universe.
To Reign in Hell was Stephen Brust s second novel, and it s a thrilling retelling of the revolt of the angels, through the lens of epic fantasy. |
Hmotnosť: 0.276 kg rozmer: 21.1 cm x 14.2 cm
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116529-44-01
Buettner Robert
Orphanage
Orbit 2009
Cena: 3.00 €
326 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-754-9, (stav A), brož. |
| Brutally attacked by projectiles launched against Earth from Jupiter s moon, Ganymede, humankind gambles on a single desperate counterstrike, sending a scavenged spacecraft with Vietnam-era weapons and foot soldiers--all orphans whom no one will miss like Jason Wander--to invade Ganymede and stop the alien attack. Original. |
Hmotnosť: 0.182 kg rozmer: 18.1 cm x 11.1 cm
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116666-44-01
Buettner Robert
Orphans Alliance
Orbit 2009
Cena: 3.00 €
310 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-752-5, (stav A), brož. |
Humans have been discovered on the Outworlds. And the Army decides to send emissaries. Emissaries like Jason Wander.
As intraplanetary conflicts rage around him, and the personal stakes get ever higher, Jason finds that playing planet-hopping politician can be harder than commanding armies.
When united mankind squares off to battle the Slugs for a precious interstellar crossroad, Jason will discover that the most dangerous enemy may be the one he least expects. |
Hmotnosť: 0.178 kg rozmer: 18.1 cm x 11.3 cm
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116148-44-01
Buettner Robert
Orphans Destiny
Orbit 2009
Cena: 3.00 €
312 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-755-6, (stav A), brož. |
| In the bold, second installment of Buettner s military science fiction series that began with "Orphanage," 25-year-old General Jason Wander is returning home after long years in space, but to what? Earth is now impoverished following the alien war. The problem--the first alien invasion was merely Plan A. Original. |
Hmotnosť: 0.172 kg rozmer: 18 cm x 11 cm
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115725-44-01
Buettner Robert
Orphans Journey
Orbit 2009
Cena: 2.90 €
406 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-753-2, (stav A), brož. |
In the years since the last Slug War, Jason s command style hasn t made him any friends in the Army. Now, in an effort to keep him out of trouble, the Army has sent Jason to the vast, Earth-orbiting resort called New Moon. At the core of this enormous space station is a starship, a relic from the last war.
When a test run of the ship goes wrong, Jason, along with a handful of others, will be torn from orbit and thrust into space. Now, stranded on an alien planet, Jason realizes that not only are his friends are looking to him for rescue, but an entire planet sees him as their only hope. |
Hmotnosť: 0.218 kg rozmer: 18.5 cm x 11.2 cm
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116968-44-01
Buettner Robert
Orphans Triumph
Orbit 2009
Cena: 3.00 €
376 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 978-1-84149-762-4, (stav A), brož. |
Jason Wander is ready to lead the final charge into battle.
After forty years of fighting the Slugs, mankind s reunited planets control the vital crossroad that secures their uneasy union. The doomsday weapon that can end the war, and the mighty fleet that will carry it to the Slug homeworld, lie within humanity s grasp.
Since the Slug Blitz orphaned Jason Wander, he has risen from infantry recruit to commander of Earth s garrisons on the emerging allied planets. But four decades of service have cost Jason not just his friends and family, but his innocence.
When an enemy counter stroke threatens to reverse the war and destroy mankind, Jason must finally confront not only his lifelong alien enemy, but the reality of what a lifetime as a soldier has made him. |
Hmotnosť: 0.204 kg rozmer: 18.6 cm x 11.2 cm
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115798-44-01
Bunch Chris
Star Risk - Book 2 - The scoundrel Worlds
Orbit 2006
Cena: 2.80 €
346 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 1-84149-454-2, (stav A), brož. |
| Skyball is popular, challenging, and violent. In other words, the greatest sport in the universe. The mercenary team of Star Risk, Ltd. has been hired to watch it...closely. Two opposing worlds are neck and neck, and lately the game s been a real killer. Riots, murder, a real madhouse for loyal fans. It s up to Star Risk to keep it galaxy-friendly. Good luck to them. They don t stand a sporting chance. |
Hmotnosť: 0.182 kg rozmer: 18.3 cm x 11.1 cm
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115800-44-01
Bunch Chris
Star Risk - Book 3 - The Doublecross Program
Orbit 2006
Cena: 2.80 €
346 strán
Jazyk: anglicky ISBN - 1-84149-455-0, (stav A), brož. |
| M chel Riss and the Star Risk, Ltd. team find themselves in the middle of a strange assignment: a staged bank robbery that involves putting money back. But the job soon takes an even stranger turn when they get caught up in a full-fledged war over an addictive new consumer product. The roguish mercenaries will need to rely on every resource possible to make a buck and make it out alive-in this fast-paced tale of hard-hitting action and a double-cross or three... |
Hmotnosť: 0.186 kg rozmer: 18.4 cm x 11.1 cm
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