Wesley Chu crea fantascienza immersiva che approfondisce temi complessi. Il suo lavoro esplora spesso le ramificazioni della tecnologia avanzata e della natura umana attraverso narrazioni avvincenti. Con una voce narrativa distintiva, Chu costruisce mondi che sono tanto intricati quanto i personaggi che li abitano, offrendo ai lettori esperienze indimenticabili.
Once there was a prophecy that a chosen one would rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, an immortal god-king. But the prophecy was wrong.Now Jian, the former chosen hero, is just an ordinary young man trying to find his own way. But he may yet have an extraordinary destiny, because he joins forces with Taishi, his grumpy grandmaster, who instructs him in the ways of her family's powerful war[Bokinfo].
Prophecies don’t make heroes: they only choose them. When Chosen One Jian falls short of his prophesied quest, he must find his own path to greatness. The prophecy is clear: Wen Jian is the Chosen One, born to defeat the immortal Eternal Khan and save the kingdom. The only problem is that the prophecy is wrong. Jian has been raised in splendor, trained by the best warriors, and celebrated before a single battle has been won. After all, he’s the chosen one, selected by prophecy to defeat the immortal god-king and free the kingdom for good. But when the prophecy is proven to be incorrect, Jian still has to find a way to succeed—and maybe even become a hero in his own right. To save the kingdom, an unlikely band of heroes rise: Taishi, an old grandmaster who swore her days of battle were over; Sali, a warrior re-evaluating her allegiances; and Qisami, an assassin with questionable values. Together, the four embark on a journey more wondrous than any prophecy could foresee.
In this high-stakes thriller set in the world of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, three individuals in China—a rural farmer, an urban military veteran, and a Chinese American grad student—navigate a landscape overrun by undead walkers as a devastating virus spreads across the country. The remnants of the Chinese government estimate that one billion jiangshi are now roaming the land. Survivors have banded together in vertical settlements for protection against the relentless tide of the undead. Zhu, once a poor farmer seeking better opportunities in a factory town, leads a scavenging team that includes Ella, a grad student studying abroad, and Hengyen, a seasoned military officer. As they struggle to provide for the settlement's 5,000 residents, Zhu returns to his village, where he discovers unexpected survivors. Faced with a dilemma, he must decide whether to bring them into the settlement or keep their existence hidden. Meanwhile, a massive wave of walkers approaches, and Hengyen grapples with the impossible task of fortifying their defenses. Zhu contemplates fleeing to the mountains, but Hengyen is determined to prevent any desertions. With time running out, the three must confront overwhelming odds and find a way to survive.
Dopo una guerra che ha evitato la catastrofe, Magnus Bane desidera solo una vacanza romantica in Europa con Alec Lightwood, il suo compagno Shadowhunter. Ma il loro sogno di evasione viene interrotto da una vecchia amica che porta notizie inquietanti: un culto demoniaco, La Mano Scarlatta, sta seminando caos nel mondo. Sorprendentemente, si dice che Magnus lo abbia fondato per scherzo molti anni fa, ma ora ha un nuovo leader che ha cambiato radicalmente il culto e sta reclutando membri in massa. Magnus e Alec si trovano così costretti a viaggiare in tutta Europa per fermare La Mano Scarlatta e il suo misterioso capo, prima che possano causare danni irreparabili. Man mano che la loro ricerca si intensifica, i due devono imparare a fidarsi l'uno dell'altro come mai prima d'ora, affrontando anche i loro segreti più profondi. Questo viaggio offre una nuova prospettiva sul complesso e affascinante mondo degli Shadowhunters, con uno dei personaggi più amati al centro della storia.
Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood must recover a book stolen by warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung, who are being controlled by a Greater Demon
In a future when Earth is a toxic, abandoned world and humanity has spread into the outer solar system to survive, the tightly controlled use of time travel holds the key to maintaining a fragile existence among the other planets and their moons. James Griffin-Mars is a chronman--a convicted criminal recruited for his unique psychological makeup to undertake the most dangerous job there is: missions into Earth's past to recover resources and treasure without altering the timeline. Most chronmen never reach old age, and James is reaching his breaking point. On his final mission, James meets scientist Elise Kim, who is fated to die during the destruction of an oceanic rig. Against his training and common sense, James brings her back to the future with him, saving her life, but turning them both into fugitives. Remaining free means losing themselves in the wild and poisonous wastes of Earth, and discovering what hope may yet remain for humanity's home world.
Angry Robot Presents: The Rebirths of Tao Alien spies, bloody politics and apocalyptic world war action in this stunning conclusion to the Lives of Tao trilogy. Five years have passed since the events in The Deaths of Tao. The world is split into pro-Prophus and pro-Genjix factions, and is poised on the edge of a devastating new World War. A Gengix scientist who defects to the other side holds the key to preventing bloodshed on an almost unimaginable scale. With the might of the Gengix in active pursuit, Roen is the only person who can help him save the world, and the Quasing race, too. And you thought you were having a stressful day...
When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn't. He now has a passenger in his brain - an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Now split into two opposing factions - the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful Genjix - the aliens have been in a state of civil war for centuries. Both sides are searching for a way off-planet, and the Genjix will sacrifice the entire human race, if that's what it takes. Meanwhile, Roen is having to train to be the ultimate secret agent. Like that's going to end up well...
*Booklist Starred Review**Shelf Awareness Starred Review*The sequel to The Lives of Tao.The Prophus and the Genjix are at war. For centuries they have sought a way off-planet, guiding humanity’s social and technological development to the stage where space travel is possible. The end is now in sight, and both factions have plans to leave the Earth, but the Genjix method will mean the destruction of the human race.That’s a price they’re willing to pay.It’s up to Roen and Tao to save the world. Oh, dear…File Under: Science Fiction [ Manning Up | A Long Journey | Bye-Bye Mankind | Personal Space ]
