Cyberpunková sci-fi z doby, kdy jsou lidé propojeni kybermozky se systémem, se mění v postapokalyptickou vizi světa, v němž není jisté, co je realita. V roce 2135 jsou neoddělitelnou součástí každodenního života kybermozky, vynálezy milénia, které učinily organické mozky zastaralými, když se podařilo ...
In this unnerving fable from one of Japan''s greatest novelists, a recluse known as ''Mole'' retreats to a vast underground bunker, only to find that strange guests, booby traps and a giant toilet may prove even greater obstacles than nuclear disaster. ''As is true of Poe and Kafka, Abe creates an unexpected ...
Jen stěží lze najít českého čtenáře, který by neznal Pána prstenů nebo Letopisy Narnie. Jméno Owena Barfielda, bez něhož by tato díla pravděpodobně nebyla nikdy vznikla, je však v českém prostředí téměř neznámé. Přitom to byl právě Barfield, kdo rozhodující měrou přispěl ke zformování volného filosoficko-literárního ...
She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again. Gifted thief Romeria steals jewels under a notorious New York City crime boss. But when an enigmatic woman secures her services at swordpoint, Romeria is wrenched ...
'The most fun I've ever had in a coffee shop' - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of LondonLegends & Lattes by Travis Baldree is a cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts - perfect for fans of TJ Klune, Katherine Addison and T. Kingfisher. High fantasy, ...
If the monsters are real, so are the women who defeat them. Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the ...
Van Vogt (1912-2000) patří k nejrozporuplnějším autorům science fiction a jeho dílo má dodnes nadšené zastánce i zapřisáhlé odpůrce. Obě strany se však shodují v tom, že van Vogt významně ovlivnil americkou sci-fi 40. a 50. let a přispěl k jejímu rozkvětu. Náš sborník mapuje van Vogtovu povídkovou tvorbu ...
An international phenomenon and pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV series, novel, stage play, comic book and film. Following the galactic (mis)adventures of Arthur Dent, Hitchhiker''s in its various incarnations has captured the imaginations of curious ...
The remarkable novel upon which the stunning cult film was based. ''Beautiful. The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is designed mainly to say something about life on this one'' NEW YORK TIMES Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been devastated ...
Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. But the death of his people and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the ...
''Like Ursula K. Le Guin rewriting The Lord of the Flies for the quantum age'' NPR ''Cixin Liu is the author of your next favourite sci-fi novel'' WIRED Eight years ago and eight light years away, a supermassive star died. Tonight, a supernova tsunami of high energy will finally reach Earth. Dark skies ...
Autor : Aaron Rosenberg, Christie Golden, Popis : His brutal warriors once again encroach upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies in fighting this ...
Závěrečná kniha trilogie Poutníkův návrat.Axis je Mužem z hvězd z Proroctví a legendy, jehož osudem je sjednotit tři národy světa. Podle Proroctví porazí Axis svého nevlastního bratra, obnoví Tencendor a najde zrádce ve svém táboře. Proroctví také předpovědělo, že bude muset učinit mnoho rozhodnutí, ...
The planet''s population has exploded and resources are stretched to breaking point. And, in a sweltering, overcrowded New York City of 35 million desperate inhabitants, a police detective must try to solve a murder. The basis of the cult film Soylent Green, this eerily prophetic novel is a nightmarish ...
This landmark collection of short stories shows the feminist pioneer James Tiptree Jr. at her most inventive and daring. Here a fake girl becomes a living advertisement, women choose alien invaders over the men of Earth, a creature discovers that love means death and a pandemic engulfs the planet. ''Feminist ...
In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zone he might have found and takes him out of London - to a small village in Herefordshire where the local police are reluctant to admit that there might be a supernatural element to the disappearance of ...
