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Dopo la morte di re Renly Baratheon gli avversari che si contendono il Trono di Spade sono ridotti a quattro; il gioco di alleanze, inganni e tradimenti si fa sempre più spietato, sempre più labirintico, e l’ambizione dei contendenti non ha limite. Sui quattro re e sui paesaggi già devastati dalla guerra incombe la più terribile delle minacce: dall’estremo Nord un’immane orda di barbari e giganti, mammut e metamorfi sta lentamente scendendo verso i Sette Regni. E con il “popolo libero” dei bruti, un pericolo ancora più spaventoso si avvicina: gli Estranei, guerrieri soprannaturali che non temono la morte. Perché l’hanno già conosciuta Gli indeboliti, dilaniati guardiani della notte sanno che i loro giorni potrebbero essere contati. Spetterà a Jon Snow, il bastardo di Grande Inverno, ergersi per una disperata, eroica, ultima difesa. Forse, la guerra per il potere supremo è ancora tutta da giocare.

Vzestup draka je bohatě ilustrovanou kronikou počátku a rozmachu vlády Targaryenů v Západozemí, detailně propracovaném světě G. R. R. Martina. Tato výpravná kronika – s více než sto padesáti barevnými ilustracemi – je úžasným úvodem do historie Targaryenů, legendárního rodu, jenž hraje ústřední roli v novém seriálu HBO, Hra o trůny: Rod draka. Po celá staletí usedali Targaryenové na Železný trůn, zatímco jejich draci neochvějně vládli obloze. Toto období trvalo od dobytí Západozemí Aegonem Targaryenem až po nechvalně proslulý Tanec draků – krvavou občanskou válku, která takřka nadobro zničila celý targaryenský rod. Historie jediného rodu dračích pánů, který přežil zkázu Valyrie, je příběhem plným krvavých zvratů, zrad a činů vznešených i zbabělých…

The conclusion of the Last King of Osten Ard series brings a climactic resolution to the epic saga set in the richly imagined world of Osten Ard. Readers can expect intricate character arcs, intense conflicts, and a culmination of the overarching themes that have developed throughout the series. As the narrative unfolds, familiar faces and new challenges arise, leading to a dramatic finale that ties together the numerous threads woven throughout the previous installments.

Vydej se do Antarktidy za vědci a úžasným dobrodružstvím… Jack a jeho nevlastní sourozenci Ava a Matt nejsou typické děti – jsou to géniové. Přesněji řečeno, Ava a Matt. Ava ovládá několik jazyků a pro zábavu si staví roboty. Matt je odborník na astronomii a zázračný matematik. Pokud jde o Jacka, je těžké vyniknout, když máte kolem sebe stále génie. Když Ava, Matt a Jack začnou pracovat pro doktora Hanka Witherspoona, jednoho z předních světových vědců, plní se jim sen. Odcestují s Hankem do Antarktidy na prestižní udělování cen. Na Antarktidě zažívají úžasná dobrodružství – to největší na ně ale čeká… Podaří se trojici odvážných výzkumníků najít pohřešovanou vědkyni a zjistit, kdo za jejím zmizením stojí? Pekelně dobrodružná a zábavná série je určena čtenářům od 8 let

Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honorwinning book, the first in a chilling new series from the author of the New York Times-bestselling Unwind dystology. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.

Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. The Thunderhead cannot interfere in the affairs of the Scythedom. All it can do is observe—it does not like what it sees. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Will the Thunderhead intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?

Triumfální návrat do světa Východního Ardu a trilogie Jasný osten, Žal a Trn, jednoho z nejmilovanějších a nejoceňovanějších fantasy cyklů, který inspiroval Christophera Paoliniho (Eragon) i George R. R. Martina (Hra o trůny). Nejvyšší král Východního Ardu, Simon, kdysi porazil draka a odvrátil hrozbu nemrtvého prince Sithů, Inelukiho, známého jako „Král bouří“. Jenže to bylo před dávnými časy. Staří přátelé zestárli nebo zemřeli, zatímco mocní nepřátelé zesílili. Východní Ard souží magií vyvolaná nemoc a děsivé nestvůry…

Rife with action and suspense, this riveting companion to the perennially popular "Unwind" challenges assumptions about where life begins and ends and what it means to live.

Triumfální návrat do světa Východního Ardu a trilogie Jasný osten, Žal a Trn, jednoho z nejmilovanějších a nejoceňovanějších fantasy cyklů, který inspiroval Christophera Paoliniho (Eragon) i George R. R. Martina (Hra o trůny). Nejvyšší král Východního Ardu, Simon, kdysi porazil draka a odvrátil hrozbu nemrtvého prince Sithů, Inelukiho, známého jako „Král bouří“. Jenže to bylo před dávnými časy. Staří přátelé zestárli nebo zemřeli, zatímco mocní nepřátelé zesílili. Východní Ard souží magií vyvolaná nemoc a děsivé nestvůry…

From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, this classic Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction novel follows young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, recruited amidst an interstellar war. To prepare for an impending alien attack, government agencies train child geniuses as soldiers. Ender, living with his distant parents, sadistic brother Peter, and beloved sister Valentine, is the chosen Wiggin for the orbiting Battle School. There, he excels in leadership and strategy during mock battles in zero gravity. However, Ender faces profound isolation, peer rivalry, and pressure from adult instructors, all while grappling with the fear of becoming like his cruel brother and the longing for his sister's support. As the war with the Buggers continues, the search for the perfect general intensifies. Ender's siblings also possess unique traits, hinting at the potential to reshape the world. The narrative explores themes of loneliness, identity, and the burden of leadership. Card's work, a cornerstone of the science fiction genre, raises questions about morality and the cost of victory. Ender's Game won the 1985 Nebula Award and the 1986 Hugo Award, establishing a rich universe that includes sequels and related series, further expanding on the intricate dynamics of Ender and his extraordinary family.

Deset povídek. Za jedním domem na anglickém venkově je les, který je plný kostí – ale i mytág, tajemných bytostí stvořených z lidské fantazie, jimž kosti kdysi patřily, než si je les, který je zrodil, zase vzal zpět. Chlapci Christian a Steven Huxleyovi, kteří v tom domě žijí, jsou svědky toho, jak jejich otec, který se snaží les vědecky zkoumat, jeho zhoubnému kouzlu nenávratně propadá a stává se postupně někým, kdo je ochoten přinést své posedlosti na oltář cokoli, včetně své rodiny. Vedle novely, která předchází ději jedinečné románové série o Ryhopském lese, přináší sbírka Les kostí další příběhy prostoupené jedinečnou atmosférou a poetikou, kterou dokázal Robert Holdstock svým příběhům vdechnout. Opět v nich ožívají prastaré rituály, čímsi povědomé a zároveň děsivé vším, co bylo dávno zapomenuto. Nové české vydání uvozuje předmluva anglického spisovatele Garryho Kilwortha a těšit se můžete rovněž na česky dosud nevydanou Holdstockovu povídku, ukázky jeho básnické tvorby a na závěr také na fascinující novelu Trnatec. -- zdroj: legie.info --

The story that began with Unwind continues. Connor and Lev are on the run after the destruction of the Graveyard, the last safe haven for AWOL Unwinds. But for the first time, they're not just running away from something. This time, they're running toward answers, in the form of a woman Proactive Citizenry has tried to erase from history itself. If they can find her, and learn why the shadowy figures behind unwinding are so afraid of her, they may discover the key to bringing down unwinding forever. Cam, the rewound boy, is plotting to take down the organization that created him. Because he knows that if he can bring Proactive Citizenry to its knees, it will show Risa how he truly feels about her. And without Risa, Cam is having trouble remembering what it feels like to be human. With the Juvenile Authority and vindictive parts pirates hunting them, the paths of Connor, Lev, Cam, and Risa will converge explosively--and everyone will be changed. Neal Shusterman continues the adventure that VOYA called "poignant, compelling, and ultimately terrifying."

Three teens fight for their lives and each other in this breathtakingly suspenseful first book in the twisted, New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman. After America’s Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement. According to their Bill of Life, human life may not be terminated from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen. But between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, the child may be gotten rid of by their parent through a process called “unwinding.” By repurposing a teen’s organs and other body parts in living recipients, the unwound child’s life doesn’t technically end. According to society’s leaders, unwinding leads to a healthier and safer community, as troublesome and unwanted teens are used for the greater good. Curtis is a rebel whose unwinding was ordered by his parents. Rita, a ward of the state, has been slated for unwinding due to cost cutting. And Lev, his parents’ tenth child, has been destined for unwinding since birth as a religious tithe. As their paths intersect, they start to fight for their own destinies. But do they stand a chance of escaping their fate or proving their lives are worth saving?

In a time of war against the alien "Buggers," humanity focuses on cultivating military geniuses to ensure survival. The vastness of interstellar space offers a chance to train these future commanders from childhood at the Battle School. Among them is Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the standout student. However, this story centers on another gifted child, Bean, who becomes Ender's key ally in the ultimate confrontation with the Buggers. Bean's journey to the Battle School is marked by hardship and survival, catching the attention of recruiters seeking exceptional leaders to combat the alien threat. Once in orbit, Bean's life intertwines with Ender's, setting the stage for a crucial partnership in the fight for Earth's future. The narrative explores themes of leadership, strategy, and the sacrifices made in the name of survival, all within the expansive universe that includes various interconnected series and novellas.

From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes the thrilling conclusion to the Printz Honor-winning series Arc of a Scythe.It's been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver.In this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman's Arc of a Scythe trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead.

Kompletní vydání série Labyrint v jediné knize. Thomas se jednoho dne probudí uprostřed Labyrintu bez jediné vzpomínky na to, kým byl předtím. Za vysokými hradbami a nekonečně proměnlivým bludištěm čeká svoboda, ale nikomu se ještě nepodařilo uniknout. Thomas s ostatními chlapci je odhodlán to změnit. A pak se objeví dívka. Vůbec první dívka. A zpráva, kterou nese, je děsivá…

Nová monografie největšího vědce za posledních sto let – Alberta Einsteina – se opírá o exkluzivní dokumenty a informace z rodinného archivu. Kniha se tedy nevěnuje jen vědeckým teoriím, ale odkrývá i Einsteinův osobní život: jeho léta dospívání a první experimenty v Německu, práci na švýcarském patentovém úřadě, dvě manželství a děti, jeho roli při vývoji atomové bomby nebo nabídku stát se prezidentem Izraelského státu.

Rok poté, co jeho otec pronásledovaný svým podivným šílenstvím definitivně mizí v Ryhopském lese, se Chris Huxley sám vydává do tajemného lesa mytág, aby nalezl odpovědi na několik palčivých otázek, aby odhalil rozdíl mezi pravdou a lží, které střeží Brána ze slonoviny, brána z rohu. Do Ryhopu vstupuje poprvé, a tak máme i my možnost znovu objevovat tuto tajemnou končinu jeho smysly a spolu s ním pocítit „zmatek na okraji dění, smyslovou kakofonii zvuků a obrazů, záblesky vizí a ozvěn lesa, které se takřka nedají postihnout, děsivých i svůdných“.

One woman is called upon to reconstruct humanity in this hopeful, thought-provoking novel by the bestselling, award-winning author. For readers of Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Ursula K. Le Guin. When Lilith lyapo wakes in a small white room with no doors or windows, she remembers a devastating war, and a husband and child long lost to her. She finds herself living among the Oankali, a strange race who intervened in the fate of humanity hundreds of years before. They spared those they could from the ruined Earth, and suspended them in a long, deep sleep. Over centuries, the Oankali learned from the past, cured disease and healed the world. Now they want Lilith to lead her people back home. But salvation comes at a price - to restore humanity, it must be changed forever...

Antologie fantasy povídek anglických a amerických autorů. Exalticon speciál č. 1

Dokončení fantasy příběhu Válka květin. Život Thea Vilmose má doznat skutečný obrat k horšímu. Ne že by byl někdy nějak skvělý - posledních deset let v nijak zvlášť úspěšných rockových skupinách nezní zrovna jako splněný sen. Pak ale jeho přítelkyně Cat otěhotní - zdá se , že nastal čas vzdát se nezodpovědných snů a usadit se. Jenže Theo zjistí, že se ještě zdaleka nedostal na dno...

Jack Chatwin has visions. When the glimpses of this strange realm affect him, his body shimmers and the distant sounds of the lost world can just be heard. But is he witnessing events from the past, from the future, or from a world in parallel to his own?

Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. With help from a blue-skinned android named A. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his troops. The shrike continues to make enigmatic appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Raoul's quest will continue.

Now available in mass market, the revised, definitive edition of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic. In this second book in the saga set 3,000 years after the terrible war, Ender Wiggin is reviled by history as the Xenocide--the destroyer of the alien Buggers. Now, Ender tells the true story of the war and seeks to stop history from repeating itself. ...In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening...again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the courage to confront the mystery...and the truth.Speaker for the Dead, the second novel in Orson Scott Card's Ender Quintet, is the winner of the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Without Tad Williams there would be no Game of Thrones. Guardian

Nel mondo incantato di Terramare, fatto di isole, arcipelaghi e sconfinate distese d'acqua, il giovane Mago Ged prosegue il lungo e avventuroso viaggio che gli ha permesso di conquistare poteri sempre maggiori e di lottare vittoriosamente contro l'Ombra. Il compito che ora lo aspetta è la conquista dell'anello spezzato di Erreth-Akbe, nel lontano deserto di Atuan. Ed è là che incontra Tenar, un'adolescente strappata alla famiglia quando era ancora bambina, per essere consacrata sacerdotessa delle Forze della Terra e custodire le Tombe che celano l'anello, finché Ged non decide di portarla via dall'oscuro labirinto in cui è reclusa. Sarà la luce della magia a liberare Tenar dalle tenebre...

In AD 2329, humanity has colonised over four hundred planets, all of them interlinked by wormholes. With Earth at its centre, the Intersolar Commonwealth now occupies a sphere of space approximately four hundred light years across.

Povídky z Enderova světa („Enderverse”). Enderův cyklus patří k nejpopulárnějším ságám žánru SF. Jednotlivé tituly získaly ceny Hugo a Nebula a vycházejí v mnoha jazycích. Můžete v nich sledovat příběh chlapce Endera Wiggina od jeho vítězství nad cizí rasou, která hodlala zničitZemi, až po jeho putování po kolonizovaných světech hluboko ve vesmíru. Ale fanoušky na celém světě zajímalo, co se dělo okolo. A tak jako první spatřila světlo světa povídka Investiční porada, která přibližuje první setkání Endera a jeho virtuální přítelkyně Jane. A když v roce 2002 chtělo jedno malonákladové nakladatelství v USA vydat tuto povídku s původní povídkou Enderova hra, uvolil se Orson Scott Card napsat další povídku z Enderova světa, která se jmenovala Polský chlapec. Po obrovském úspěchu této sbírky, která byla okamžitě vyprodána, se rozhodlo velké standardní nakladatelství, že to také zkusí, ale protože rozsah díla byl malý, připsal O. S. Card ještě jednu povídku Obtížný student. Pro českého čtenáře je kniha doplněna o podrobnou autorovu bibliografii, kterou sestavil Martin Šust.

Finalmente disponibile in italiano l'edizione illustrata da Doug Wheatley. Secoli prima degli eventi de Il Trono di Spade, Casa Targaryen, l'unica famiglia di signori dei draghi sopravvissuta al Disastro di Valyria, si stabilì a Roccia del Drago. La narrazione inizia con Aegon il Conquistatore, creatore del Trono di Spade, e prosegue attraverso le generazioni di Targaryen che hanno combattuto per difendere quell'iconico scranno, culminando nella guerra civile che minacciò la loro dinastia. Questo avvincente primo volume, raccontato da un antico maestro della Cittadella, rivela i frammenti e gli accenni del ciclo epico de Il Trono di Spade in un affresco dettagliato. Vengono svelati eventi cruciali: la creazione del Trono di Spade, i pericoli di Valyria dopo il Disastro, i crimini di Maegor il Crudele, le scoperte di Alysanne la Buona alla Barriera e la verità sulla Danza dei Draghi. Questa cronaca fondamentale del continente occidentale offre un legendarium ricco di episodi e dettagli, paragonabile al Silmarillion di J.R.R. Tolkien e alla Storia della decadenza e caduta dell'Impero Romano di Gibbon. Un banchetto per gli appassionati, riflettendo le grandezze e miserie della natura umana, sia nei momenti di carestia che sul trono, in battaglia o in volo su un drago.

Classic Bradbury, this collection of tales presents 18 vivid visions of humankind's destiny, unfolding across a canvas of decorated skin. The imagery is as sharp as a tattooist's needle and as vibrant as the inks that stain the body. The stories are animated by breath and muscle, showcasing Bradbury's peerless storytelling. The collection features powerful and provocative scenes: the mournful cries of celestial travelers cast into the vastness of space, the gray dust settling over a forgotten outpost, and the pungent odor of Jupiter on a returning father's clothing. Living cities seek vengeance, technology stirs primal instincts, Martian invasions are thwarted by the good life, and dreams soar in junkyard rockets. This kaleidoscopic blend of magic, imagination, and truth is widely regarded as one of Bradbury's premier accomplishments, exhilarating as interplanetary travel, maddening as a walk in a million-year rain, and comforting as familiar rituals on the last night of the world. The tales breathe life into the fantastical, inviting readers to explore the depths of human experience through a richly imagined lens.

For years humans lived in a perfect world controlled by Scythes. Just imagine with stories we don't know.

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions in this harrowing story of survival from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman.The drought - or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it - has been going on for a while now. Everyone's lives have become an endless list of don'ts: don't water the lawn, don't fill up your pool, don't take long showers.Until the taps run dry.Suddenly, Alyssa's quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbours and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. And when her parents don't return and her life - and the life of her brother - is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she's going to survive.

Chiku Yellow is earthbound: living a peaceful life on a changing world as humanity explores a thousand new ways to experience life. Chiku Red is space-bound: blasted into deep space to investigate Eunice Akinya's last journey, and maybe discover the final secrets of space travel. Chiku Green is planet-bound: travelling thousands of lightyears to the planet Crucible. A new home for humankind; it's a habitable planet hosting a fascinating alien labyrinth. All three are Chiku Akinya. All three are pivotal to our future in space. All three are in danger.

Full-scale action SF by one of Britain's most popular new writers.

The Trojan War rages at the foot of Olympos Mons on Mars -- observed and influenced from on high by Zeus and his immortal family -- and twenty-first-century professor Thomas Hockenberry is there to play a role in the insidious private wars of vengeful gods and goddesses. On Earth, a small band of the few remaining humans pursues a lost past and devastating truth -- as four sentient machines depart from Jovian space to investigate, perhaps terminate, the potentially catastrophic emissions emanating from a mountaintop miles above the terraformed surface of the Red Planet.

In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter. In a terrifying age of darkness and decay, these artifacts could be the keys to mankind's salvation. But as the mystery at the core of this groundbreaking novel unfolds, it is the search itself—for meaning, for truth, for love—that offers hope for humanity's rebirth from the ashes.

Back in print after over a decade, the haunting sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning Mythago Wood

The victim of a violent attack, Alex Bradley is a damaged and visionary child. Little does he know that the distorted creations of his mind are alive inside nearby Ryhope Wood. Then the forest claims him, and his father goes in pursuit, along with a scientific expedition looking for the secret of 'mythago-genesis'.

Orson Scott Card's award-winning Ender series is a genuine classic of science fiction. With ENDER'S SHADOW, the first book in the Shadow Saga, he took the series into fascinating new territory. For Ender Wiggin was not the only young recruit to be trained at Battle School. Ender Wiggin and his fellow pupils at Battle School have defeated the alien forces in an extraordinary military operation. Ender's destiny among the stars awaits him, but for his young army it is time to return to earth. One by one, however, they are disappearing. Earth faces a new danger, only this time the enemy is much closer to home. Look out for more information on this and other books on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Tom Taylor faces his biggest challenge yet, as he attempts to enter the Chapel Perilous and retrieve the holy grail in order to save the world.

Schismatrix Plus, is Bruce Sterling's new trade paperback. For the first time in one volume: every word Bruce Sterling has ever written on the Shapers-Mechanists Universe.In the last decade, Sterling has emerged a pioneer of crucial, cutting-edge science fiction. Now Ace Books is proud to offer Sterling's stunning world of the Schismatrix--where Shaper revolutionaries struggle against aristocratic Mechanists for ultimate control of man's destiny. This volume includes the classic full-length novel, Schismatrix, plus thousands of words of mind-bending short fiction.

Po Zemi kráčí ďábel... Na počátku byl Lucifer - Světlonoš svržen z nebe, aby vládl peklu. Jenže pak na tento úřad rezignoval a opustil své království, aby se mohl usadit ve městě smrtelníků zvaném Los Angeles. Nejznámější vedlejší postava z cenami ověnčené série Neila Gaimana Sandman si teď užívá poklidný důchod jako majitel exkluzivního hudebního baru Lux v L.A. Ale mise, kterou ho chce pověřit sám Stvořitel, to všechno může změnit. Pokud Lucifer bude souhlasit s tím, že udělá za nebe špinavou práci, může si stanovit vlastní cenu. Jenže ta práce i cena se ukáží být něčím víc. Velká příležitost je spojena s velkou hrozbou a Luciferovi je jasné, že nalezení cesty skrz toto bludiště bude vyžadovat nejvyšší oběť. Což pro ďábla znamená jediné: vybrat někoho, kdo ji za něj podstoupí. Ve verzi, kterou nakladatelství Crew připravilo speciálně pro Pevnost, najdete počátek Luciferova příběhu, čili Světlonošovu cestu tak, jak vyšla poprvé, dále kratší příběh nazvaný Ďábel právě teď nemůže k telefonu a jako bonus pořádnou porci dalšího skvělého komiksu Mika Careyho, Mezi řádky.

In one of the most powerful and thought-provoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story of a future scientist who believes she can alter human history from a tragedy of bloodshed and brutality to a world filled with hope and healing.

The sequel to the bestselling and acclaimed ILIUM. Together these books are the SF event of the decade.

The record-breaking debut novel that won every major science fiction award in 2014, Ancillary Justice is the story of a warship trapped in a human body and her search for revenge. Ann Leckie is the first author to win the Arthur C. Clarke, the Nebula and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in the same year. They made me kill thousands, but I only have one target now. The Radch are conquerors to be feared - resist and they'll turn you into a 'corpse soldier' - one of an army of dead prisoners animated by a warship's AI mind. Whole planets are conquered by their own people. The colossal warship called The Justice of Toren has been destroyed - but one ship-possessed soldier has escaped the devastation. Used to controlling thousands of hands, thousands of mouths, The Justice now has only two hands, and one mouth with which to tell her tale. But one fragile, human body might just be enough to take revenge against those who destroyed her. 'ENGAGING AND PROVOCATIVE' SFX Magazine 'UNEXPECTED, COMPELLING AND VERY COOL' John Scalzi 'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' Independent on Sunday 'MIND-BLOWING' io9.com 'THRILLING, MOVING AND AWE-INSPIRING' Guardian 'UTTER PERFECTION' The Book Smugglers 'ASTOUNDINGLY ASSURED AND GRACEFUL' Strange Horizons 'ESTABLISHES LECKIE AS AN HEIR TO BANKS' Elizabeth Bear

Il Labirinto e i viscidi Dolenti sono ben poca cosa se paragonati alla lunga marcia che la malefica organizzazione denominata C.A.T.T.I.V.O. ha pianificato per i pochi sopravvissuti che tiene prigionieri, i Radurai, attraverso la Zona Bruciata. La squallida landa inaridita da un sole accecante è sferzata da tempeste di fulmini, e popolata da esseri umani che l'Eruzione, il temibile morbo che rende folli, ha ridotto a zombi assetati di sangue. Nelle due settimane in cui dovranno percorrere i centocinquanta chilometri che li separano dal porto sicuro, la loro meta, tra cunicoli sotterranei infestati da sfere metalliche affamate di teste umane e creature senza volto dagli artigli letali, i Radurai dovranno dar prova del loro coraggio e dar voce al loro istinto di sopravvivenza. In questo scenario di desolazione, superando le insidie di città fatiscenti e foreste rase al suolo, il viaggio verso il luogo misterioso in cui potranno ottenere la cura che salverà loro stessi e il mondo diventerà per Thomas, Brenda, Minho e gli altri un percorso di scoperta del proprio mondo interiore, del limite oltre il quale è possibile spingere le proprie paure.

Lanik Mueller's birthright as heir to planet Treason's most powerful rulership will never be realized. He is a "rad" -- radical regenerative. A freak among people who can regenerate injured flesh... and trade extra body parts to the Offworld oppressors for iron. For, on a planet without hard metals -- or the means of escape -- iron is power in the race to build a spacecraft. Iron is the promise of freedom -- which may never be fulfilled as Lanik uncovers a treacherous conspiracy beyond his imagination. Now charged with a mission of conquest -- and exile -- Lanik devises a bold and dangerous plan... a quest that may finally break the vicious chain of rivalry and bloodshed that enslaves the people of Treason as the Offworld never could.

From the primal depth's of the world's greatest myths comes this gripping fantasy of a boy, born to be a Maker, whose dangerous journey towards knowledge and power makes history ... Amid the deep woods where the Red Man still holds sway, a very special child is born. Young Alvin is the seventh son, and such a boy is destined to become great - perhaps even a man with the enormous powers of a Maker. But even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him. Somewhere out there is a power that will do anything to prevent him growing up ... More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Two hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery in the far reaches of the solar system: a huge statue of an alien creature, with an inscription that defied all efforts at translation. Now, as faster-than-light drive opens the stars to exploration, humans are finding other relics of the race they call the Monument-Makers - each different, and each heartbreakingly beautiful. But except for a set of footprints on Jupiter's moon Iapetus, there is no trace of the enigmatic race that has left them behind. Then a team of scientists working on a dead world discover an ominous new image of the Monument-Makers. Somehow it all fits with other lost civilizations, and possibly with Earth's own future. And distant past. But Earth itself is on the brink of ecological disaster - there is no time to search for answers. Even to a question that may hold the key to survival for the entire human race...

Tom Taylor's life was screwed from the word go. His father created the mega-popular Tommy Taylor boy-wizard fantasy novels. But dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom that fans constantly compare him to his counterpart, turning him into a lame,Z-level celebrity. When a scandal hints that Tom might really be the boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a mysterious, deadly group that's secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, to all the places in world history where fictions have shaped reality.

Thomas sa di non potersi fidare delle menti malvagie che fanno parte della C.A.T.T.I.V.O., l'organizzazione che continua a tenere sotto scacco lui e gli altri Radurai, i sopravvissuti al Labirinto. Il tempo delle menzogne è finito, gli ripetono, i loro ricordi sono stati ripristinati e le tremende Prove cui sono stati sottoposti sono terminate. Sostengono di aver raccolto tutti i dati di cui avevano bisogno, ma di dover fare ancora affidamento su di loro per un'ultima missione: tocca ai Radurai trovare una cura per l'Eruzione, lo spietato morbo che conduce alla follia. Ma accade qualcosa che nessuno degli uomini della C.A.T.T.I.V.O. poteva prevedere: i ricordi di Thomas si spingono molto più lontano di quanto possano anche solo sospettare, fino alla verità. Il ragazzo adesso ha la conferma: non può credere a una sola parola di quello che dicono. E i suoi ricordi gli rivelano che dovrà fare molta attenzione, se vuole sopravvivere, perché la verità è più pericolosa della menzogna.

Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide, the third in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—but it’s the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.

Robert Silverberg je žijící legenda science fiction. Tato výjimečná kolekce jeho povídek přináší to nejlepší ze šesti desetiletí jeho bohaté kariéry. Povídky milované, zatracované i oceňované. Dobrodružné i inspirující. A v každém případě dokládající, že titul velmistra si Silverberg zasloužil jako málokdo.

After the death of George Huxley, his sons take up his life's work. What they discover goes beyond conception for the wood is a place where myths gain flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams and propel you into terrifing insanity.

In the conclusion of Alastair Reynolds’ epic Poseidon’s Children saga, the Akinya family receives an invitation from across the stars—and a last opportunity to redeem their name... Send Ndege... The cryptic message originated seventy light-years away from the planet Crucible, where Ndege Akinya lives under permanent house arrest for her role in the catastrophe that killed 417,000 people. Could it be from her mother, Chiku, who vanished during a space expedition decades earlier? Ndege’s daughter, Goma, a biologist, joins the crew of the Travertine, dispatched to Gliese 163 to uncover the source behind the enigmatic message. Goma’s odyssey will take her not only into the furthest reaches of space but centuries into her family’s past where the answers to the universe’s greatest mysteries await...

The maze-like castle of Southmarch stands sentry along the border between the human kingdoms and the land of the immortal Qua. Now, the darkness from beyond that border has begun to enfold Southmarch - or Shadowmarch - the Qua's ancient home. To stop the darkness falling, the Southmarch royal family must face their human enemies, supposed friends and the family curse. Twins Barrick and Briony shoulder impossible burdens as their father is imprisoned and their brother murdered. Briony flees towards her father and the slave armies of the Autarch, while her brother Barrick crosses the Shadowline gripped by madness ..

In this sequel to the Day of the Triffids, 25 years have elapsed. Bill Mason's son David wakes one morning to discover that the world has been mysteriously plunged into darkness. Once more the triffid has the advantage.

Tommy Taylor je hlavní hrdina cyklu románů fantasy, které se staly kulturním fenoménem. Fanoušci navštěvují webové stránky a cony, aby mohli magické příběhy oslavovat, a doufají, že jejich pohřešovaný tvůrce, Wilson Taylor, se jednoho dne znovu objeví, aby napsal poslední dobrodružství. Ale jedna dějová nitka zůstává viset ve vzduchu: skutečný Tom Taylor, opuštěný Wilsonův syn. Tom, inspirace pro zázračného malého čaroděje, je po celém světě uctíván jako zhmotnělá literární legenda. V okamžiku, kdy Tomův život začne nabírat podivné a nebezpečné paralely se životem Tommyho, je vtažen do zvláštního literárního podsvětí, kde má moc vyprávění stejnou sílu jako kouzla. Uznávaní autoři LUCIFERA, Mike Carey a Peter Gross, se znovu spojili, aby nechali nahlédnout MEZI ŘÁDKY ve smělé nové sérii o slovech, světech a tenké dělicí čáře mezi nimi.

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world. Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves. Children of the Mind is the fourth book in Orson Scott Card's The Ender Saga. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind Ender’s Shadow series Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight Children of the Fleet The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm /The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts /First Meetings

Scott Warden is a man haunted by the past-and soon to be haunted by the future. In early twenty-first-century Thailand, Scott is an expatriate slacker. Then, one day, he inadvertently witnesses an impossible event: the violent appearance of a 200-foot stone pillar in the forested interior. Its arrival collapses trees for a quarter mile around its base, freezing ice out of the air and emitting a burst of ionizing radiation. It appears to be composed of an exotic form of matter. And the inscription chiseled into it commemorates a military victory--twenty years in the future.Shortly afterwards, another, larger pillar arrives in the center of Bangkok-obliterating the city and killing thousands. Over the next several years, human society is transformed by these mysterious arrivals from, seemingly, our own near future. Who is the warlord "Kuin" whose victories they note? Scott wants only to rebuild his life. But some strange loop of causality keeps drawing him in, to the central mystery and a final battle with the future. The Chronoliths is a 2002 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel and the winner of the 2002 John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

Caught up in an experiment gone wrong, Joseph Schwartz is transported forward in time from post-war Chicago to the heyday of the first Galactic Empire.

Velký crossover! Svět komiksů Mezi řádky a Mýty se potkává v tomhle dramatickém střetu! Mýty ohrožuje temný protivník, na kterého síly čarodějek nestačí. Nezbývá jim než hledat toho nejmocnějšího mága všech světů. Čeká je nepříjemné překvapení.

Cos’è accaduto prima dei fatti narrati nella trilogia di Maze Runner? Riavvolgiamo il nastro. Prima che i potenti della terra costituissero la C.A.T.T.I.V.O., prima che si formasse la Radura, prima che Thomas entrasse nel Labirinto, una tempesta solare ha messo in ginocchio l’umanità. La mutazione è la storia di questa caduta. E il peggio deve ancora venire. Un virus si diffonde tra i superstiti e li rende pericolosamente aggressivi, travolti da una rabbia omicida. Sembra non esserci più scampo per nessuno, ogni esistenza è ormai priva di valore, ma forse due ragazzi possono far risorgere il mondo dalle proprie ceneri. Anzi, Mark e Trina, questi i loro nomi, sono convinti di poterci riuscire. Dopotutto, la fine è solo l’inizio, ma per poter ricominciare dovranno prima di tutto rimanere in vita...

Jade is one class away from graduating high-school, but that's one class she keeps failing local history. Dragged down by her past, her father and being an outsider, she's composing her epic essay series to save her high-school diploma

The sphere is alien in origin, but has been controlled by man for millennia. A legend as old as the stars rules this constructed world; When the seventh seventh seventh human Heptarch is crowned, he will be the Kristos and will bring eternal salvation . . . or the destruction of the cosmos. Patience is the only daughter of the rightful Heptarch, but she, like her father before her, serves the usurper who has destroyed her family. For she has learned the true ruler's honor. Duty to one's race is more important than duty to one's self. But the time for prudence has passed, and that which has slept for ages has awakened. And Patience must journey to the heartsoul of this planet to confront her destiny . . . and her world's.

Šest přátel vyrazí na hudební festival, aby zavzpomínali na školní léta. Báječně si spolu užívají a baví se, ale jejich pohádka se změní v noční můru, když v blízkém lese dojde k tragédii. Šestice se v návalu paniky rozhodne nekontaktovat policii a celou událost ututlat. Jenže i po roce jsou přátelé prožitou hrůzou stále psychicky paralyzováni, a navíc dojde k dalšímu neštěstí. Vrací se snad minulost, aby je pronásledovala? Viděl někdo, co se tehdy stalo v lese? Udrží všichni to děsivé tajemství?

Nel novembre 2016, l'elezione di Donald Trump alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti dà il via a un vero uragano nella politica americana, il più violento dai tempi del Watergate. Per documentarne gli effetti, Michael Wolff, giornalista di Washington che già durante la campagna elettorale aveva frequentato il quartier generale di Trump, si installa sui divani della Casa Bianca e osserva da vicino, "come una mosca sul muro", le azioni e le discussioni tra lo staff e il presidente. Il suo scopo è raccogliere confidenze esplosive non solo sulle faide interne che portano al licenziamento di strateghi di primo piano come Steve Bannon, l'anima nera della campagna elettorale, ma anche sui rapporti tra lo staff di Trump e la Russia e sui giudizi impietosi che i più stretti collaboratori danno del loro capo. Il risultato è un libro che Trump ha tentato invano di bloccare e che è diventato un caso mondiale perché racconta da una prospettiva unica la storia appassionante di un mandato imprevedibile e impetuoso quanto il presidente stesso.

Jack Joyce se šest let snažil uniknout – uniknout svému životu, uniknout času, uniknout šílenství svého bratra Willa. Ale když se nakonec vrátí domů, ukáže se, že jeho bratr zas tak šílený není. Will zkonstruoval stroj času, který má potenciál zachránit lidstvo. Válka? Dá se jí předejít. Přírodní katastrofy? Dají se zastavit. Je tu jen jeden malý problém... jeho stroj zároveň způsobí konec času, jak jej známe. Jack má jen jednu šanci vrátit čas zpátky, opravit, co se porouchalo, zachránit svět.

Marina Willett has a problem. Her husband, Charlie, has become obsessed with H.P. Lovecraft, in particular with one episode in the legendary horror writer's life: In the summer of 1934, the 'old gent' lived for two months with a gay teenage fan named Robert Barlow, at Barlow's family home in central Florida. Were they friends - or something more? Just when Charlie thinks he's solved the puzzle, a new scandal erupts, and he disappears. The police say it's suicide. Marina, a psychiatrist, doesn't believe them. A tour de force of storytelling inspired by Lovecraft and his gang.

Hrad Hayholt, kdysi slavné sídlo Sithů, nyní hlavní město království lidí, oblehli Nornové, jejich zapřisáhlí nepřátelé, a začali rozsévat zkázu. A zatímco pozornost spojenců se upíná k tomuto nečekanému, bleskovému útoku, Utuk’ku, nesmrtelná královna Bílých lišek mění strategii a vrhá všechny své síly k tajemnému a úporně bráněnému Tanakirú – Údolí mlh. Zachráněná královna Miriamele spěšně shromáždí své věrné, aby vytáhla Hayholtu na pomoc a zajala zrádného kancléře Pasevallese, ale přichází pozdě – hrad je v troskách a zrádce uprchl. Z neobvyklého pouta mezi princem Morganem, předpokládaným dědicem trůnu, a Nezeru, odrodilou nornskou bojovnicí, se cestou do Tanakirú stalo něco hlubšího a podivuhodnějšího, než kdokoli z nich čekal. Pronikají čím dál blíž k jádru záhad, jež údolí skrývá, setkávají se s divy i hrůzami, až nakonec stanou před dávným tajemstvím, pro něž nornská královna válku rozpoutala – tajemstvím, jež může zničit nesmrtelné i lidi. Ani to však zdaleka nejsou všichni hráči toho velkolepého finále, kterým Tad Williams s přehledem znamenitého vypravěče završuje sérii Poslední král Východního Ardu.