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Absolution Gap (The Inhibitor Trilogy #3)
by Alastair ReynoldsIn the third book of the legendary Revelation Space trilogy, the last remnants of humanity realize that forging an alliance with a greater and even more mysterious alien force may be their only chance for survival.The Inhibitors were designed to eliminate any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence -- and they've targeted Humanity. War veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees have fled into hiding. Their leadership is faltering, and their situation is growing more desperate. But their little colony has just received an unexpected visitor: an avenging angel with the power to lead mankind to safety -- or draw down its darkest enemy.And as she leads them to an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, it begins to dawn on Clavain and his companions that to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse . . ."Absolution Gap is a good as it gets, and should solidify Alastair Reynolds' reputation as one of the best hard SF writers in the field." -- SF Site
Absolution Gap (The\inhibitor Trilogy Ser. #3)
by Alastair ReynoldsTake another awe-inspiring leap into the darkly imagined future of REVELATION SPACE, where it is time for Humanity to meet its Unmakers.Mankind has endured centuries of horrific plague and a particularly brutal interstellar war ... but there is still no time for peace and quiet.Stirred from aeons of sleep, the Inhibitors - ancient alien killing machines - have begun the process of ridding the galaxy of its latest emergent intelligence: mankind. As a ragtag bag of refugees fleeing the first wave of the cull head towards an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, they discover an avenging angel, a girl born in ice. She has the power to lead mankind to safety, and the ability to draw down their darkest enemy.And on a planet where vast travelling cathedrals crawl towards the treacherous fissure known as Absolution Gap, an unsettling truth becomes apparent: to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much, much worse ...
Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel
by Jeff VanderMeerTen years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer&’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.When the Southern Reach Trilogy was first published a decade ago, it was an instant sensation, celebrated in a front-page New York Times story before publication, hailed by Stephen King and many others. Each volume climbed the bestsellers lists, awards were won, the books made the rare transition from paperback original to hardcover, and the movie adaptation became a cult classic. All told, the trilogy has sold more than a million copies, and has secured its place in the pantheon of twenty-first-century literature.And yet, for Jeff VanderMeer there was never full closure to the story of Area X. There were a few mysteries that had gone unsolved, some key points of view never aired. There were stories left to tell. There remained questions about who had been complicit in creating the conditions for Area X to take hold; the story of the first mission into the Forgotten Coast—before Area X was called Area X—had never been fully told; and what if someone had foreseen the world after Acceptance? How crazy would they seem?Structured in three parts, each recounting a new expedition, this book delivers some long-awaited answers, to be sure, but also more questions, and profound new surprises. Absolution is a brilliant, beautiful, and ever-terrifying plunge into unique and fertile literary territory. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.
Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel (The Southern Reach Series #4)
by Jeff VanderMeerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLocus Awards FinalistONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024:The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York magazine, Time, Kirkus, Literary Hub, GoodreadsThe surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach series—and the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.When the Southern Reach trilogy was first published a decade ago, it was an instant sensation, celebrated in a front-page New York Times story before publication, hailed by Stephen King and many others. Each volume climbed the bestseller list; awards were won; the books made the rare transition from paperback original to hardcover; the movie adaptation became a cult classic. All told, the trilogy has sold more than a million copies and has secured its place in the pantheon of twenty-first-century literature.And yet for all this, for Jeff VanderMeer there was never full closure to the story of Area X. There were a few mysteries that had gone unsolved, some key points of view never aired. There were stories left to tell. There remained questions about who had been complicit in creating the conditions for Area X to take hold; the story of the first mission into the Forgotten Coast—before Area X was called Area X—had never been fully told; and what if someone had foreseen the world after Acceptance? How crazy would they seem?Structured in three parts, each recounting a new expedition, Absolution is a brilliant, beautiful, and ever-terrifying plunge into unique and fertile literary territory. There are some long-awaited answers here, to be sure, but also more questions, and profound new surprises. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.
Absorption
by John Meaney600 years from now on the world of Fulgor Roger Blackstone, son of two Pilots (long-time alien spies, masquerading as ordinary humans) aches to see the mythical Pilot's city of Labyrinth, in the fractal ur-continuum of mu-space.In 8th century Norseland, a young carl called Wulf kills a man, watched by a mysterious warrior who bears the mark of Loki the Trickster God. In 1920s Zurich, Gavriela Silberstein enters the long, baroque central hallway of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule where Einstein so recently studied. And on a nameless world, not knowing his human heritage, a silver-skinned youth tries to snatch back an Idea - but it floats away on gentle magnetic currents.There are others across the ages, all with three things in common: they glimpse shards of darkness moving at the edge of their vision; they hear echoes of a dark, disturbing musical chord; and they will dream of joining a group called the Ragnarok Council.ABSORPTION is the first novel of RAGNAROK, a new space opera trilogy of high-tech space warfare, unitary intelligences made up of millions of minds, the bizarre physics of dark energy, quantum mechanics and a mindblowing rationale for Norse mythology.
Absudo Paranormal (Investigações Blue Moon #1)
by Steve HiggsHá um vampiro na cidade deixando corpos por onde passa. É melhor alguém ligar para Tempest Michaels - o único investigador paranormal no livro. Eu nunca pedi este trabalho. Inferno, eu nem acredito no paranormal, mas tenho clientes saindo das paredes e contas para pagar. Este último caso, no entanto ... eu vou lhe dizer; atinge onze no estranhometro. Tem problemas escritos por toda parte e eu já deveria ter ido embora se achasse que alguém iria lidar com isso. Com quem estou brincando? Ela me perguntou, e eu fiquei impressionado desde o primeiro olhar, então agora vou resolver este caso, se isso me matar. Não vou ter que enfrentar sozinho; a equipe entrará em cena e acho que vou precisar deles antes que isso termine. O paranormal? É tudo bobagem, mas provar isso pode matá-lo.
Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story: Two Bestselling Novels
by Gary ShteyngartMeet Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia and a 325-pound patriot of no country save New York City. Misha just wants to live in the South Bronx with his hot Latina girlfriend, but after his gangster father murders an Oklahoma businessman, all hopes of a U.S. visa are lost. Salvation lies in tiny, oil-rich Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. Then civil war breaks out, a local warlord installs Misha as minister of multicultural affairs, and our hero finds himself fighting for his life, falling in love, and trying to figure out if a normal life is still possible in the twenty-first century. SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY: In the near future, America is crushed by a financial crisis, and our patient Chinese creditors may just be ready to foreclose on the whole mess. Then Lenny Abramov, son of a Russian immigrant janitor and ardent fan of "printed, bound media artifacts" (aka books), meets Eunice Park, an impossibly cute and impossibly cruel Korean American woman with a major in Images and a minor in Assertiveness. Could falling in love redeem a planet falling apart? All Lenny has to do is convince his fickle new love that there is still value in being a real human being.
Absurdités Paranormales: Bureau d'investigation Blue Moon - Volume 1 (Bureau d'investigation Blue Moon #1)
by Steve HiggsTempest Michael ne croit pas au paranormal. Alors pourquoi son métier consiste-t-il à enquêter sur l’occulte ? Parce le poste lui est tombé dessus à cause d’une faute de frappe dans son annonce et que des clients ont commencé à l'appeler avant même qu'il ne puisse la faire changer. Le paranormal n'existe pas, évidemment. Tempest passe donc une grande partie de ses journées à faire remarquer avec tact que non, grand-mère Rita n'est pas une sorcière, elle est juste moche. Ou alors, que ce n'est pas un fantôme qui vous empêche de dormir, non monsieur, vous avez juste un terrible problème de flatulence. Pourtant, une série de morts violentes chamboule les environs et tout porte à croire qu'un vampire serait à l'origine de ces terribles actes. La police n'a aucune piste et Tempest a l'impression que résoudre cette affaire est tout à fait dans ses cordes. C'est déjà un excellent argument mais lorsque la policière Amanda Harper, alias : Agent Bellegosse, lui demande de l'aide, une voix émanant suspicieusement de son entrejambe lui suggère de faire tout son possible pour résoudre le cas, démasquer l'assassin et gagner un aller simple pour ses culottes. Aidé par ses amis, encombré pas sa mère (Pourquoi n'ai-je toujours pas de petits-enfants, Tempest ?), conseillé par le propriétaire d'une librairie occulte, Tempest est, en plus, entouré de belles femmes qui ne veulent qu'être amies avec lui. Tempest se retrouve bientôt aux prises avec des vampires en herbe qui veulent le tuer tout en enquêtant sur des rumeurs selon lesquelles un bigfoot terroriserait la campagne avoisinante. Tempest n'est pas au bout de ses peines… dire que la seule chose qu’il espérait, c’était de se trouver une jolie fille !
Absynthe
by Brendan P. BellecourtIn his sci-fi debut, Bellecourt explores an alternate roaring 20s where a shell-shocked soldier must uncover latent telepathic abilities to save himself and the people around him.Liam Mulcahey, a reclusive, shell-shocked veteran, remembers little of the Great War. Ten years later, when he is caught in a brutal attack on a Chicago speakeasy, Liam is saved by Grace, an alluring heiress who's able to cast illusions. Though the attack appears to have been committed by the hated Uprising, Grace believes it was orchestrated by Leland De Pere--Liam's former commander and the current President of the United States. Meeting Grace unearths long-buried memories. Liam's former squad, the Devil's Henchmen, was given a serum to allow telepathic communication, transforming them into a unified killing machine. With Grace's help, Liam begins to regain his abilities, but when De Pere learns of it, he orders his militia to eliminate Liam at any cost. But Liam's abilities are expanding quickly. When Liam turns the tables and digs deeper into De Pere's plans, he discovers a terrible secret. The same experiment that granted Liam's abilities was bent toward darker purposes. Liam must navigate both his enemies and supposed allies to stop the President's nefarious plans before they're unleashed on the world. And Grace is hiding secrets of her own, secrets that could prove every bit as dangerous as the President's.
Abyss Deep
by Ian DouglasNew York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas's virtuosic Star Corpsman series proves one thing: The Marines are still the toughest sons of guns in the galaxy.As Bravo Company defuses a hostage crisis on an orbiting mining station, Navy Corpsman Elliot "Doc" Carlyle not only saves the lives of a wounded Marine and two extraterrestrial friendlies--he averts a terrorist strike intended to kill billions. His reward? Deployment on a recon mission into the darkest depths known to man.Abyss Deep is a foreboding ocean planet torn by extremes: boiling storm world on one side, unbroken glacier on the other. Humans established a research colony there to study the planet's giant sea serpents--but the colony has gone ominously silent. When Carlyle's team arrives, they discover a vessel belonging to a warlike alien species hovering above the atmosphere. But below the ice lurks a mystery so chilling it will make even Elliot Carlyle's blood run cold.
Abyss Deep
by Ian DouglasNew York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas's virtuosic Star Corpsman series proves one thing: The Marines are still the toughest sons of guns in the galaxy.As Bravo Company defuses a hostage crisis on an orbiting mining station, Navy Corpsman Elliot "Doc" Carlyle not only saves the lives of a wounded Marine and two extraterrestrial friendlies--he averts a terrorist strike intended to kill billions. His reward? Deployment on a recon mission into the darkest depths known to man.Abyss Deep is a foreboding ocean planet torn by extremes: boiling storm world on one side, unbroken glacier on the other. Humans established a research colony there to study the planet's giant sea serpents--but the colony has gone ominously silent. When Carlyle's team arrives, they discover a vessel belonging to a warlike alien species hovering above the atmosphere. But below the ice lurks a mystery so chilling it will make even Elliot Carlyle's blood run cold.
Abyss: Abyss (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
by Dean WeddleDr. Julian Bashir is forced into a perilous mission to stop one of Section 31's own—Dr. Ethan Locken, a genetically enhanced human scheming to remake the galaxy in his own image—in this original novel set in the Star Trek universe. They are the self-appointed protectors of the Federation. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, answerable to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group commited to safeguarding the Federation at any cost. Mere days after the startling events of AVATAR, Dr. Julian Bashir faces his darkest nightmare when Section 31 compels him to undertake amission to stop one of their own. But this renegade is no ordinary agent. Like Bashir, Dr. Ethan Locken is genetically enhanced, a human superior in body and mind. But Locken dreams of remaking the galaxy in his own image—and creating a new human empire based on the example of the infamous Khan Noonien Singh. And as he begins to understand the terrifying truth about his opposite number, Bashir will learn more about himself than he ever wanted.
Abyss: Star Wars Legends (Fate of the Jedi)
by Troy DenningFollowing a trail of clues across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker continues his quest to find the reasons behind Jacen Solo's dark downfall and to win redemption for the Jedi Order. Sojourning among the mysterious Aing-Tii monks has left Luke and his son Ben with no real answers, only the suspicion that the revelations they seek lie in the forbidden reaches of the distant Maw Cluster. There, hidden from the galaxy in a labyrinth of black holes, dwell the Mind Walkers: those whose power to transcend their bodies and be one with the Force is as seductive and intoxicating as it is potentially fatal. But it may be Luke's only path to the truth. Meanwhile, on Coruscant, the war of wills between Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala and the Jedi Order is escalating. Outraged over the carbonite freezing of young Jedi Knights Valin and Jysella Horn after their inexplicable mental breakdowns, the Jedi are determined to defy Daala's martial tactics, override Council Master Kenth Hamner's wavering leadership, and deal on their own terms with the epidemic of madness preying on their ranks. As Han and Leia Solo, along with their daughter Jaina, join the fight to protect more stricken Knights from arrest, Jedi healers race to find a cure for the rapidly spreading affliction. But none of them realize the blaster barrel is already swinging in their direction-and Chief Daala is about to pull the trigger. Nor do Luke and Ben, deep in the Maw Cluster and pushing their Force abilities beyond known limits, realize how close they are-to the Sith strike squad bent on exterminating the Skywalkers, to a nexus of dark-side energy unprecedented in its power and its hunger, and to an explosive confrontation between opposing wielders of the Force from which only one Master-good or evil-can emerge alive.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Abyss: Two Novellas
by Kate WilhelmAbyss Anyone? Enter Kate Wilhelm's realm of extrasensory perception, alternate universes, alien monsters, and something else, something much more strange...the abyss that lurks near each of us, ready to destroy us...or set us free.
Acacia: The Acacia Trilogy, Book One (Acacia Trilogy #1)
by David Anthony Durham"David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can't wait to read whatever he writes next."--George R. R. MartinWelcome to Acacia . . . Born into generations of prosperity, the four royal children of the Akaran dynasty know little of the world outside their opulent island paradise. But when an assassin strikes at the heart of their power, their lives are changed forever. Forced to flee to distant corners and separated against their will, the children must navigate a web of hidden allegiances, ancient magic, foreign invaders, and illicit trade that will challenge their very notion of who they are. As they come to understand their true purpose in life, the fate of the world lies in their hands.
Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2)
by Jim ButcherIn Furies of Calderon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now, it is human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos. <P>For centuries, the people of Alera have harnessed the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal—to protect their land from aggressors. But no fury can save them from the dangers they face within. A mysterious attack from across the sea has weakened the First Lord. Should he fall, a bloody civil war is inevitable. The responsibility of fending off assassination attempts and treachery within the First Lord’s circle of spies falls on Tavi, the one man with no fury to call.
Academ's Fury: The Codex Alera: Book Two (Codex Alera #8)
by Jim ButcherFor centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think.Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homeland. But he is far from safe, as trying to keep up the illusion of being a student while secretly training as one of the First Lord's spies is a dangerous game. And he has not yet learned to use the furies, making him especially vulnerable.When the attack comes it's on two fronts. A sudden strike threatens the First Lord's life and threatens to plunge the land into civil war. While in the Calderon Valley, the threat faced from the Marat is dwarfed by an ancient menace. And Tavi must learn to harness the furies if he has any chance of fighting the greatest threat Alera has ever known . . .
Academ's Fury: The Codex Alera: Book Two (Codex Alera #8)
by Jim ButcherFor centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think.Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homeland. But he is far from safe, as trying to keep up the illusion of being a student while secretly training as one of the First Lord's spies is a dangerous game. And he has not yet learned to use the furies, making him especially vulnerable.When the attack comes it's on two fronts. A sudden strike threatens the First Lord's life and threatens to plunge the land into civil war. While in the Calderon Valley, the threat faced from the Marat is dwarfed by an ancient menace. And Tavi must learn to harness the furies if he has any chance of fighting the greatest threat Alera has ever known . . .
Academia Cazadores 2: Vacaciones de Invierno
by Ivy HearneLos monstruos de Santa han llegado a la ciudad ... La peor parte de tener que permanecer en la Academia de Cazadores durante las vacaciones de invierno es el puro aburrimiento. Con la mayoría de los otros estudiantes lejos para las vacaciones, Kacie tiene poco que hacer excepto leer y ver películas ... y practicar todos los movimientos de cacería que aprendió en su primer semestre. Cuando su aburrimiento la envía a una carrera hacia el cercano pueblo humano, descubre algo horrible que se aprovechan de los niños locales. Pero de todos los que aún están en el campus, ella es la única que puede verlo, y eso significa que tendrá que poner en práctica esas habilidades de cacería mucho antes de lo que esperaba.. Vacaciones de invierno es el episodio 2, un especial de vacaciones cortas para los lectores de la Academia de Cazadores.
Academia Unicornio 1. Sofía y Arco Iris: Serie Academia Unicornio - Nº1 (Academia Unicornio #Volumen 1)
by Julie Sykes¿Y si tu mejor amigo fuera un unicornio?Entra en la Academia Unicornio... ¡donde todo es mágico! ¡A Sofía le hace mucha ilusión entrar en la Academia Unicornio! Allí conoce a Arco Iris, un precioso unicornio que se convertirá en su mejor amigo. Cuando el lago mágico de la Academia empieza a tener un color raro y la magia de los unicornios falla, Sofía y Arco Iris deberán lanzarse a una gran aventura en el bosque para solucionarlo.
Academia Unicornio 2. Scarlett y Fuego (Academia Unicornio #Volumen)
by Julie SykesEntra en la Academia Unicornio... ¡donde todo es mágico! A Scarlett y a Fuego les encanta estar en la Academia Unicornio. Es un lugar fantástico para divertirse ¡y hacer alguna que otra travesura! Pero cuando el lago Destellos empieza a congelarse, la escuela podría cerrar. Scarlett y Fuego no quieren estar separados de ninguna manera. Por eso deciden descubrir quién está tras la gran helada y remediar el embrollo...
Academia Unicornio 3. Ava y Estrella (Academia Unicornio #Volumen 3)
by Julie SykesEntra en la Academia Unicornio... ¡donde todo es mágico! Ava y Estrella disfrutan en el huerto de la Academia Unicornio porque en él hacen crecer las plantas más mágicas y bonitas. Sin embargo, las bayas celestiales de las que se alimentan los unicornios empiezan a desaparecer. ¿Cómo sobrevivirán? Dependerá de Ava y Estrella encontrar esa fruta especial para que la magia de los unicornios no empiece a desvanecerse.
Academia Unicornio 4. Isabel y Nube: Serie Academia Unicornio - Nº4 (Academia Unicornio #Volumen 4)
by Julie SykesEntra en la Academia Unicornio... ¡donde todo es mágico! A Isabel le encanta cabalgar sobre Nube por los terrenos de la Academia Unicornio y se muere de ganas de conocer el poder mágico de su mejor amigo. Lo que no se imaginan Isabel y Nube es que les espera una gran aventura en la que tendrán que aprender a confiar la una en el otro: alguien ha lanzado un maleficio sobre el lago mágico de la Academia y depende de ellos dos salvar el colegio...
Academia Unicornio 5. Laila y Pirueta: Serie Academia Unicornio - Nº5 (Academia Unicornio Ser. #5)
by Julie SykesEntra en la Academia Unicornio... ¡donde todo es mágico! ¡Qué suerte tiene Laila! No solo puede estudiar en la Academia Unicornio, sino que además le encanta la compañía de Pirueta, un unicornio lleno de energía, aunque a veces a Laila le asusta un poco saltar y trotar a toda velocidad como hacen sus amigas. Sin embargo, cuando los árboles que rodean el lago Destellos empiezan a debilitarse, Laila tendrá que ser valiente. ¡A Pirueta y a ella les espera una gran aventura! ¡Una amistad al galope!
Academia Unicornio 6. Olivia y Copo de Nieve: Serie Academia Unicornio - Nº6
by Julie SykesEntra en la Academia Unicornio... ¡donde todo es mágico! El curso está a punto de acabar y Copo de nieve, el unicornio de Olivia, todavía NO ha descubierto su magia. Pero Olivia no tiene tiempo para preocuparse de ello porque, como el resto de alumnos, anda atareada decorando la Academia Unicornio para el baile de graduación. Cuando parece que alguien trata de aguar la fiesta, dependerá de Olivia y Copo de nieve salvar la ceremonia...¡y la escuela! ¡Una amistad al galope!