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The Venging: Stories
ISBN: 9781497637832 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hailed by readers and critics alike, The Venging has been described as an "excellent collection" and its author praised as "one of the freshest writers to break into the science fiction field in many a year."
This is the first published collection of short stories by one of the foremost voices in science fiction today. This significant volume contains many characters and situations that later evolved into their own novels. "Mandala" features technologically perfect cities that eject their sinful human occupants, a premise that can be found at the root of Bear's... Hailed by readers and critics alike, The Venging has been described as an "excellent collection" and its author praised as "one of the fresh...
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73,50 zł |
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The Early Stuff
ISBN: 9780989996655 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seventeen prescient tales of the near future: from global chaos to our obsession with celebrities, from virtual reality to the final flooding of Calcutta, from genetic engineering to the future of the Internet. A truly perceptive mind sized it all up decades before most people realized what was going down. "An impressive body of work that takes an unflinching and often humorous look at humanity's greatest challenges and foibles. Akers builds worlds with amazing prescience that are remarkably familiar to our up-to-the-minute sensibilities. You will be educated, you will laugh, and you will be...
Seventeen prescient tales of the near future: from global chaos to our obsession with celebrities, from virtual reality to the final flooding of Calcu...
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145,11 zł |
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The Early Stuff
ISBN: 9780989996662 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seventeen prescient tales of the near future: from global chaos to our obsession with celebrities, from virtual reality to the final flooding of Calcutta, from genetic engineering to the future of the Internet. A truly perceptive mind sized it all up decades before most people realized what was going down. Seventeen prescient tales of the near future: from global chaos to our obsession with celebrities, from virtual reality to the final flooding of Ca... |
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72,44 zł |
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At the Mountains of Madness
ISBN: 9781500645694 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the Mountains of Madness is a novella by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and originally serialized in the February, March and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories. It has been reproduced in numerous collections since Lovecraft's death. Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi describes the novella as representing the decisive "demythology" of the Cthulhu Mythos by reinterpreting Lovecraft's earlier supernatural stories in a science fiction paradigm.
At the Mountains of Madness is a novella by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and originally serialized in the February, M...
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31,79 zł |
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Shadow of Ireland
ISBN: 9781939054319 / Angielski / Miękka / 626 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fleeing from Ireland to North America, Fiona Keane hides the birth of her beloved Bryn by allowing her criminal husband to believe she is dead, but her lover is spotted and life as they know it ends in a chase that kills them both leaving her only child critically wounded.
Blind, hunted, and forced into hiding, Bryn faces what seems like insurmountable odds until one day a seemingly lucky meeting changes everything. Acquiring freedom she once thought lost forever, Bryn discovers options for her future that brings adventure and wealth, but she soon finds out the true cost of what she... Fleeing from Ireland to North America, Fiona Keane hides the birth of her beloved Bryn by allowing her criminal husband to believe she is dead, but he...
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116,29 zł |
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Nemesis Games
ISBN: 9780316217583 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fifth novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series. Now a major television series
A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle. Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed. The sole remaining protomolecule sample is stolen. Terrorist attacks previously considered impossible bring the inner planets to their knees. The sins of the past are returning to exact a... The fifth novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series. Now a major television series
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129,78 zł |
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At the Mountains of Madness
ISBN: 9780692356296 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In H.P. Lovecraft's haunting and tale of science fiction and horror, an Antarctic geological expedition stumbles upon clues to an ancient alien civilization, and the origin of life on earth, but also awakens an ancient evil, of blasphemous darkness, which threatens their very survival.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most astonishing and significant works modern horror fiction, influencing many films, ranging from Howard Hawks's The Thing from Another World to Ridley Scott's Alien and Prometheus, Lovecraft's tale is an evocative and terrifying story, full of rich,... In H.P. Lovecraft's haunting and tale of science fiction and horror, an Antarctic geological expedition stumbles upon clues to an ancient alien civili...
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40,20 zł |
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Cibola Burn
ISBN: 9780316334686 / Angielski / Miękka / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The explosive fourth novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series. Now a major television series
ENTER A NEW FRONTIER. "An empty apartment, a missing family, that's creepy. But this is like finding a military base with no one on it. Fighters and tanks idling on the runway with no drivers. This is bad juju. Something wrong happened here. What you should do is tell everyone to leave." The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from... The explosive fourth novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series. Now a major television series
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86,48 zł |
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Morning Star
ISBN: 9780345539847 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating conclusion to the Red Rising Trilogy: Morning Star.
ITW THRILLER AWARD FINALIST Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold... #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son cha...
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129,74 zł |
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Still Falling: Solstice 31 Saga: Book 1
ISBN: 9781507802380 / Angielski / Miękka / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He's a working stiff looking for a good paycheck. When the Ventura and its crew enter orbit for a scheduled planet survey, the ship activates an automated defense system protecting the planet. Although the Ventura is destroyed in the attack, Barcus alone survives the harrowing fall to the remote planet surface. He struggles to remain alive and sane, and to discover why everyone he knew and loved on the Ventura was deliberately murdered. Swinging between despair and fury, Barcus discovers that for every answer he obtains, there are more questions raised. Barcus is assisted by the...
He's a working stiff looking for a good paycheck. When the Ventura and its crew enter orbit for a scheduled planet survey, the ship activates an autom...
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67,90 zł |
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Golden Son
ISBN: 9780345539830 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST - With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom. As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST - With shades of ...
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82,19 zł |
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At the Earth's Core
ISBN: 9781512178869 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. IN THE FIRST PLACE PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT I do not expect you to believe this story. Nor could you wonder had you witnessed a recent experience of mine when, in the armor of blissful and stupendous ignorance, I gaily narrated the gist of it to a Fellow of the Royal Geological Society on the occasion of my last trip to London.
IN THE FIRST PLACE PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT I do not expect you to believe this story. Nor could you wonder had you witnessed a recent experience of m...
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31,75 zł |
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Crimson Rain
ISBN: 9781940707488 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Max, a drug addicted doctor, gets caught up in a world he never dreamt existed. After a visit from a long forgotten acquaintance, Crimson, he finds himself wrapped up in a world of mutants, monsters, cybertech-hackers, musician assassins, revolution and friendship. His talents are called upon by a rag-tag team of idealists seeking to reform the current government seeking to victimize and abuse its citizens.
About the Author: Tex Leiko Tex was born in a factory in Detroit, MI. Little is known of Tex except he doesn't care to be a part of society or even seen by many. After being... Max, a drug addicted doctor, gets caught up in a world he never dreamt existed. After a visit from a long forgotten acquaintance, Crimson, he finds hi...
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72,44 zł |
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Thread Slivers: Golden Threads Trilogy Book One
ISBN: 9781943178025 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She desires fame. He wants freedom. When their worlds crumble, even survival may not be an option. The world is driven by wizards, gods, and an imperial space marine 20,000 years into our future. Fame-hungry female mercenary Ticca is willing to skirt the edges of her warrior's code if it brings her the fame she desires. Her hopes of making a name for herself by spying on assassins are dashed when she's forced to kill the assassin she was hired to watch. Lebuin is a rich journeyman mage who's just discovered his new rank involves actual journeying. He hires... She desires fame. He wants freedom. When their worlds crumble, even survival may not be an option. The world is driven by w... |
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125,23 zł |
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The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 4
ISBN: 9781937009335 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now firmly established as the benchmark anthology series of international speculative fiction, volume 4 of The Apex Book of World SF sees debut editor Mahvesh Murad bring fresh new eyes to her selection of stories. From Spanish steampunk and Italian horror to Nigerian science fiction and subverted Japanese folktales, from love in the time of drones to teenagers at the end of the world, the stories in this volume showcase the best of contemporary speculative fiction, wherever it's written. "Important to the future of not only international authors, but the entire SF... Now firmly established as the benchmark anthology series of international speculative fiction, volume 4 of The Apex Book of World SF sees de... |
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95,16 zł |
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The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 3
ISBN: 9781937009342 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 3," editor Lavie Tidhar collects short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors from Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. "The Apex Book of SF series has proven to be an excellent way to sample the diversity of world SFF and to broaden our understanding of the genre's potentials." These stories run the gamut from science fiction, to fantasy, to horror. Some are translations (from German, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Swedish), and some were written in English.... In "The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 3," editor Lavie Tidhar collects short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors from Africa, Asia, Sout... |
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86,08 zł |
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At The Earth's Core
ISBN: 9781517553548 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,38 zł |
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The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 1
ISBN: 9781937009366 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Apex Book of World SF," edited by Lavie Tidhar, features award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories from Asia, Eastern Europe and around the world. The world of speculative fiction is expansive; it covers more than one country, one continent, one culture. Collected here are sixteen stories penned by authors from Thailand, the Philippines, China, Israel, Pakistan, Serbia, Croatia, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe. Each one tells a tale breathtakingly vast and varied, whether caught in the ghosts of the past or entangled in a postmodern age. Among the... "The Apex Book of World SF," edited by Lavie Tidhar, features award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories from Asia, Eastern Europe and... |
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77,00 zł |
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Illustrated Cosmic Monopole: Time Crystal Volume One
ISBN: 9781517206963 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reviews on Amazon of 1st Edition
Truly bizarre, utterly unique I've never read a novel quite like this before. The author takes you on an exciting adventure full of unforgettable and vivid imagery. Solidly written with each character's personality shining through. If you find physics fascinating you will not be disappointed by the author's keen intellect and clear understanding of this most challenging (for me anyway) scientific subject. This is not a novel I will forget anytime soon, I would highly recommend it. Andrewly Very imaginative tale Anybody interested in a very... Reviews on Amazon of 1st Edition
Truly bizarre, utterly unique I've never read a novel quite like this before. The author takes you on an exc... |
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59,55 zł |
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At the Earth's Core
ISBN: 9781518703942 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. --Stamp Act gives alternative interpretation; Minutemen focuses on how people lived at the time --Address the use of sources as well as their origin: Stamp Act reliance on journals/correspondence and writing as opposed to Minutemen use of financial records, etc. to create a holistic view. -Morgan paints a better image of the revolution-especially through his descriptions of the mobs and effigies-but Gross gives a better idea of the impact it had on the people of the time period by offering up information about conscriptions and draftees in Concord.
--Stamp Act gives alternative interpretation; Minutemen focuses on how people lived at the time --Address the use of sources as well as their origin: ...
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31,75 zł |
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