A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK: A young editor at an LA art museum finds herself pulled into the disturbing and dangerous world of a famous artist who goes missing on the opening night of her shocking new exhibition
In the fourth installment of the bestselling Expanse series, the crew of the Rocinante faces a new frontier as the rush to colonize new planets spirals into chaos and potential conflict. The gates to a thousand worlds have opened, and settlers eager for new beginnings flood out from humanity's home planets. However, the first human colony on this frontier, Ilus, is born amidst violence and turmoil. Independent settlers clash with a powerful corporate colony ship, relying solely on their determination and skills honed during past wars. As innocent scientists are killed while surveying this alien world, the struggle on Ilus threatens to reverberate back to Earth. James Holden and his crew are dispatched to restore peace amid the chaos, but Holden suspects their mission is destined to fail. He is haunted by the memory of a dead man, reminding him of the once-great galactic civilization that existed on this land and the mysterious forces that led to its demise. The narrative explores themes of survival, conflict, and the dark legacy of colonization as the characters navigate a treacherous landscape filled with uncertainty and danger.
The third book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Abaddon's Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets. Now a Prime Original series. For generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt -- was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus's orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark. Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artifact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them. Abaddon's Gate is a breakneck science fiction adventure following the critically acclaimed Caliban's War. The ExpanseLeviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's Wrath The Expanse Short Fiction The Butcher of Anderson StationGods of RiskThe ChurnThe Vital AbyssStrange Dogs
Su Ganimede, il pianeta granaio dell’intero sistema gioviano e fonte di approvvigionamento per i pianeti più esterni, un marine dell’esercito di Marte assiste inerme allo sterminio del suo plotone, massacrato da un mostruoso supersoldato. Nel frattempo, Venere è stato invaso da una protomolecola aliena altamente infettiva che, dopo aver apportato misteriosi e catastrofici cambiamenti all’equilibrio del pianeta, minaccia di espandersi nell’intero sistema solare. Sulla Terra, un politico di alto rango lotta per evitare che si riaccenda la guerra interplanetaria. È in questo scenario che James Holden e l’equipaggio della Rocinante provano a mantenere la pace all’interno dell’Alleanza dei Pianeti Esterni. Quando accettano di aiutare uno scienziato a ritrovare un bambino scomparso in una Ganimede devastata dalla guerra, comprenderanno che in gioco c’è molto più della sorte di un singolo. L’avvenire dell’umanità è nelle loro mani, ma riuscirà una sola navicella a impedire un’invasione aliena che forse è già cominciata? Un’epopea visionaria e avveniristica, un viaggio in un futuro remoto ma al tempo stesso sorprendentemente tangibile.
The start of the Expanse series - a fast-paced and thoroughly gripping new space adventure.
“Another winner . . . Pungent observations, indelibly drawn characters and a twisting, surprise-laden plot.”—Atlanta Journal and Constitution Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters’ motel—and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn't. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family's darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get. In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction—Myron Bolitar—a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance. “Sharp plotting and emotional density, as well as nonstop wisecracks.”—Publishers Weekly
Un popolo misterioso costruisce nel villaggio primitivo dei Manth una torre fatta di tronchi e canne (il "Cantore"); il vento che si incanala nelle canne fa uscire una musica celestiale che incanta l'intero villaggio e quel villaggio diventerà, secoli dopo, la città di Aramanth. Qui l'appartenenza dei singoli cittadini e delle famiglie ai ranghi sociali dipende dai punteggi assegnati loro in una serie infinita di esami che iniziano fin dalla prima infanzia; in base al punteggio avvengono brutali trasferimenti nei quartieri inferiori e ambite promozioni in quelli più ricchi ed eleganti. Solo la famiglia Hath contesta questa opprimente forma di "democrazia".
Investigator David Ash is sent to the picturesque village of Sleath in the Chiltern Hills to look into mysterious reports of mass hauntings. What he discovers is a terrified community gripped by horrors and terrorized by ghosts from the ancient village's long history.