Pavel Bakič Libri

New York, aeroporto JFK. Dal loro punto di osservazione privilegiato, alcuni membri del corpo speciale anti terrorismo attendono l'arrivo di un passeggero molto particolare: il presunto terrorista libico conosciuto intemazionalmente come II Leone. Tutto si sta svolgendo come da programma: il volo 175 proveniente da Parigi con centinaia di passeggeri a bordo, inclusi il libico e la scorta dell l'FBI e della CIA a lui assegnata, sta per atterrare in perfetto orario. Eppure è presto evidente che sta accadendo qualcosa di terribilmente sbagliato, e che il drammatico arrivo del volo 175 è solo il preludio dei terribili fatti che seguiranno... John Corey, della polizia di New York, durante l'ultima operazione si è beccato tré pallottole in corpo ed è sopravvissuto. Questo fatto lo porta a credere di avere esaurito tutta la fortuna assegnatagli in questa vita. Ciò nonostante, si getta a capofitto nel nuovo ruolo di agente speciale a termine, facendosi assegnare il caso del terrorista libico e trovandosi al JFK all'arrivo del volo 175. Kate Mayfield dell'FBI, invece, è più giovane di John ma superiore a lui di grado - sgradevole combinazione per entrambi. Dando prova di un autentico polso di ferro, Kate riesce a imporsi sui modi fin troppo esuberanti del compagno, sulla sua irriverenza verso gli agenti federali e sulla sua idea ossessiva di poter fare tutto di testa propria....

Seznámit čtenáře s antologií Locus – To nejlepší z fantasy a science fiction a nehýřit přitom samými superlativy je obtížné. Jde totiž o pečlivě sestavený výběr mistrovských povídek fantastického žánru posledních třiceti let. Kniha vychází z množství skvělých prací odměněných cenou Locus, což je ocenění udělované každoročně čtenáři stejnojmenného odborného magazínu, jenž je ve světě pokládán za patrně nejdůležitější zdroj informací o literární fantastice. Editoři Jonathan Strahan a Charles N. Brown na sebe vzali nelehký úkol vybrat z vítězných povídek ty nejlepší a zároveň nejpopulárnější příběhy. Vznikl tak výběr, který přímo demonstruje sílu žánru – jeho tematickou rozmanitost, čtenářskou atraktivitu, myšlenkovou i stylistickou volnost a především sílu ničím neomezované autorské představivosti. Jste-li příznivcem literární fantastiky, není proč váhat, a pokud je pro vás science fiction a fantasy pouze únikovým čtením plným nesmyslných vesmírných bitev a kouzelných amuletů, přesvědčte se, že i tyto žánry mají, stejně jako obecná literatura, svoje hlubiny a vrcholy. A tato kniha přináší jednoznačně pouze vrcholná díla od těch nejlepších autorů.

"The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference.' Marking the fiftieth anniversary of Winston Churchill's death, Boris Johnson explores what makes up the 'Churchill Factor"--The singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays - with characteristic wit and passion-a man of multiple contradictions, contagious bravery, breath-taking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity. Fearless on the battlefield, Churchill had to be ordered by the King to stay out of action on D-Day; he pioneered aerial bombing, yet hated the destruction of war and scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors. He was a celebrated journalist, a great orator and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was famous for his ability to combine wining and dining with many late nights of crucial wartime decision-making. His open-mindedness made him a pioneer in health care, education, and social welfare, though he remained incorrigibly politically incorrect. Most of all, as Boris Johnson says, 'Churchill is the resounding human rebuttal to all who think history is the story of vast and impersonal economic forces'. THE CHURCHILL FACTOR is a book to be enjoyed not only by anyone interested in history: it is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader."

Superhumans and dark magic collide in secret supernatural history of Twentieth Century events - the final book in this landmark series

Alle soglie del Duemila, considerare la fantascienza solo come un’ipotesi sui probabili futuri non basta più. Il progresso tecnologico, l’incessante bombardamento dei media, l’avvento dei computer, hanno trasformato in realtà le più apocalittiche delle previsioni. William Gibson, alfiere della new wave letteraria conosciuta come Cyberpunk, descrive proprio questo mondo supertecnologico eppure decadente, miscelando, con gusto quasi cinematografico, la realtà più cruda e la fantasia più sfrenata. L’atmosfera che si respira in "Giù nel ciberspazio" è quella famosa e rarefatta di Blade Runner; un universo popolato da avventurieri e lottatrici, prostitute e mercenari disposti a tutto per il proprio profitto. In questa umanità composita, schiava del sistema televisivo Simstin quanto della droga, emerge una nuova razza di eroe, anarchico e scanzonato: il cow boy della consolle. Solo lui può sfidare il potere delle Zaibatsu, megalitiche compagnie commerciali giapponesi, legate alla Yakuza, e penetrare nella matrice per carpirne i segreti. Questo romanzo, dallo stile crudo e insolito, ci coinvolge in una lotta senza quartiere tra le multinazionali e un manipolo di irriducibili avventurieri per il controllo del mercato nero dell’informatica. Una visione del futuro che è già storia contemporanea.

Tajemný postapokalyptický thriller od autora bestsellerových fantasy sérií Loď kdesi uprostřed oceánu. Načervenalá mlha, která ne a ne zřídnout. A sedm lidí, kterým kdosi vymazal paměť. Ve chvíli, kdy se hrdinové na palubě probudí, nemají nejmenší tušení, odkud se na lodi vzali, kam mají namířeno ani co jsou vlastně zač. Jedinými vodítky jim jsou jizvy na hlavě, smyšlená jména vytetovaná na zápěstí a arzenál zbraní v podpalubí. Záhy však vyjde najevo, že každý člen skupiny je specialistou v určitém oboru, a že pokud chtějí přežít, budou muset táhnout za jeden provaz. Ovšem cesta, která je čeká, podrobí jejich vynucené spojenectví zatěžkávací zkoušce… a nejhrozivějším nepřítelem jim na ní budou jejich nejsilnější vzpomínky. Autor úspěšných fantasy sérií Stín krkavce, Draconis Memoria a Úmluva oceli přichází s napínavým příběhem z blízké budoucnosti, který nechává čtenáře tápat stejně jako postavy a až do poslední stránky přináší nová odhalení a zvraty.

An award-winning and bestselling SF writer, Kim Stanley Robinson is widely acknowledged as one of the most exciting and visionary writers in the field. His latest novel, 2312, imagined how we would be living 300 years from now. Now, with his new novel, he turns from our future to our past - to the Palaeolithic era, and an extraordinary moment in humanity's development. An emotionally powerful and richly detailed portrayal of life 30,000 years ago, it is a novel that will appeal both to his existing fans and a whole new mainstream readership.

Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator

Follow the tributaries of today's political combat a few decades into the future and you might arrive at something as terrifying as Omar El Akkad's debut novel. Across these scarred pages rages the clash that many of us are anxiously speculating about in the Trump era: a nation riven by irreconcilable ideologies, alienated by entrenched suspicions. Whether read as a cautionary tale of partisanship run amok, an allegory of past conflicts, or a study of the psychology of war, this deeply unsettling novel offers only the comfort that it is a work of fiction. El Akkad has an innate feel for the textural details of dystopia; his grim near-future fantasy feels like a crystal ball. If violence and conflict feel distant, this debut novel brings them home. Despite its future setting, it feels wrong to call it science fiction or even dystopian, as it is so few steps removed from our reality. The story of a family caught in the collapse of an empire is as harrowing as it is brilliant, with an air of terrible relevance in these partisan times. El Akkad's saga of suffering in a world of brutal power struggles and vengeance is gripping, unsparing, and essential for dangerously contentious times. Terrifyingly plausible, this vivid narrative depicts a country collapsing in on itself, introducing a fascinating character while offering a stinging rebuke of the distance with which the U.S. sometimes views current disasters.