Alan Dean Foster Libri

Alan Dean Foster riprende, in questo romanzo, i famosi personaggi ideati da George Lucas: il biondo Luke Skywalker, l’eroe senza macchia uscito dal mondo ingenuo e contadino, la principessa Leia Organa, bellissima, perseguitata, vendicatrice figlia di un pianeta-regno distrutto dalle forze del Male, e i due simpatici anche se un po’ nevrotici automi, Artoo Deetoo e See Threepio e li ripropone in una nuova appassionante favola. I nostri eroi precipitano su un pianeta sconosciuto, tutto giungle, pantani e mostri allucinanti, impegnati fino allo spasimo nella ricerca di una gemma capace di conferire, a chi la possiede, il controllo della Forza, cioè di quel potere sovrumano che Luke aveva ereditato dal suo mitico maestro Ben Kenobi. Ma alla ricerca di questa gemma c’è pure Darth Vader, il Signore Nero, capo delle restaurate forze dell’impero. E Luke, il Bene, e Vader, il Male, si affronteranno in un drammatico e disperato duello finale, simboli perenni di quel conflitto che ci portiamo dentro.

Three seemingly unrelated individuals—Marc, a Parisian poet; Emily, an archaeology Ph.D. student in Pompeii; and Demyan, a Russian scholar—each possess a fragment of an ancient inscription from the Necronomicon. Their quest to uncover the final piece leads them to the mysterious City of Pillars in the Arabian desert. As they embark on this daring mission, they must confront cosmic forces that threaten their success and unravel the secrets of the inscription.

A group of motley castaways on an ice planet help a race of cat-like aliens, in this science fiction adventure by the #1 New York Times bestseller. After crash-landing on the icy planet Tran-ky-ky, salesman Ethan Frome Fortune wants to get back to his life and back to his business. So he and his burly sidekick, Skua September, head to the trading post of Brass Monkey to book passage home. However, when they learn that profiteers and bureaucrats are victimizing their native friends, the Tran, Ethan and Skua decide to stick around. This means helping the Tran gain admission to the Humanx Commonwealth. To do so, they must board their icerigger once more and search for a fabled city, uncover the history of the Tran, and battle some of their fiercest enemies yet . . .

Set in a near future transformed by genetic manipulation and extreme body modification, this thrilling science fiction adventure concludes the Tipping Point trilogy. The story explores the profound implications of these changes on humanity, weaving a narrative filled with excitement and thought-provoking themes. Alan Dean Foster, a New York Times bestselling author, delivers a compelling finale that challenges the essence of what it means to be human in a rapidly evolving world.

To save his dying mentor, Jon-Tom the spellsinger and his ever reluctant sidekick Mudge the otter must venture across time and space to confront a danger unlike anything they have faced before. Jon-Tom and his friends have seen better days. After his motley crew moved heaven and Earth to save civilization at the battle of Jo-Troom Gate, his merry band went its separate ways. Mudge, the foul-mouthed otter, eagerly returned to thieving, drinking, and whoring, while Talea, the girl of Jon-Tom's dreams, embarked on her own adventures, leaving him to study magic with Clothahump, the irascible wizard whose inept spell trapped him in this weird otherworld in the first place. But now Clothahump is dying, and not even Jon-Tom's spellsinging can make him well. In search of medicine for the centuries-old turtle, he and Mudge venture across the seas on a dubious quest that will require the assistance of an Amazonian white tiger, a ferret, and a gender-challenged unicorn. They're going to need all the help they can get

The narrative explores the tension between opposing forces, raising questions about loyalty, identity, and the consequences of conflict. As characters navigate a landscape fraught with danger, they must confront not only external threats but also their own beliefs and motivations. Themes of survival and moral ambiguity weave through the storyline, challenging readers to consider who the real adversaries are and what it means to protect one's own. The book promises a gripping journey filled with unexpected twists and deep character development.

In the sequel to the 1979 film Alien, Ellen Ripley is forced to return to planet LV-426, where her crew encountered the hostile Alien creature. There they discovered hundreds of eggs, and just one slaughtered everyone but Ripley. This time she's accompanied by a unit of Colonial Marines, but even their firepower may not be enough for them to survive and learn the fate of the colony known as Hadley's Hope

Survival becomes a desperate challenge when a group of humans crash-lands on the harsh, icy planet Tran-ky-ky. Among them is Ethan Frome Fortune, a businessman unaccustomed to heroism, and his adventurous companion, Skua September. As they navigate the extreme conditions and face threats from dangerous flora and feline-like natives, this unlikely band must rely on their wits and teamwork to find a way back to safety after a botched kidnapping leads them to this perilous world.