Edited by Adam Roberts. ... An entertaining and wide-ranging collection of science-fiction short stories featuring space aliens, spectacular inventions, futuristic technologies and vividly imagined worlds. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Classic Science Fiction Stories is selected and introduced by academic and science-fiction writer Adam Roberts. Classic Science Fiction Stories highlights not only famous writers such as Edgar Allan ... |
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Unadapted short stories by Phillip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Weinbaum and Jack London. ... This collection brings together five stories which explores a range of perspectives within the genre of science fiction. From space travel to time travel, scientific experiments and teleportation, these stories will fascinate and delight fans of science fiction everywhere. This book is both in British and American English. ... |
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Editor: N. K. Jemisin. Series editor: John Joseph Adams. ... Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about space ships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever to illuminate what it means to be human. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest ... |
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Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike a beautiful premium mass market boxed set of the first three novels in Frank Herbert's Dune Saga. In the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. Here are the first three novels of Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune saga a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time. Dune is a big movie directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling. You can also ... |
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The sequel to the book God Emperor of Dune. ... In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis - now called Rakis has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying. Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the ... |
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The sequel to the book Dune. ... As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty... Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of ... |
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The sequel to the book Heretics of Dune. ... The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest-the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power. Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. And once they've mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy-the spice melange. But their true ... |
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A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads the scientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening ape-like creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world he must explore to discover the terrible secrets of this fractured society, and the means of getting back to his own time. A biting ... |
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Двама злодеи, едно момиче и смъртоносна битка за щастлив завършек! Еванджелин Фокс потегля към Великолепния север в търсене на щастливия край на своята приказка и по всичко изглежда, че го е получила. Омъжена е за красив принц и живее в легендарен замък. Еванджелин обаче няма представа каква ужасна цена е платила за тази приказка. Тя не знае какво е загубила и съпругът ѝ е твърдо решен никога да не ѝ позволява да научи... но първо трябва да убие Джакс, Принца на сърцата. Ще се пролее кръв, ще се крадат сърца и любовта ще бъде подложена на изпитание в Проклятие за истинска любов, спиращата дъха финална книга ... |
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An illustration collection that compresses the worlds you admire and depicts them as miniature worlds! Fantasy worlds unfold all around within small spaces like gardens. This is a collection that introduces 26 illustrators from Japan and overseas and the illustrations they draw that are brimming with originality. There are about 180 illustrations featured in this collection. The worlds that the artists want to depict are condensed, and even if they're small, they're still well worth seeing! In addition, commentary from the artists themselves explaining their worldview is also included. This book is not only ... |
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n the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long - and among her island's guests ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In this hugely influential, groundbreaking work of science fiction, a brilliant scientist constructs a machine, which, with the pull of a lever, propels him to the year AD 802,701. The Time Traveller finds himself in a verdant, seemingly idyllic landscape where he is greeted by the diminutive Eloi people. The Eloi are beautiful, but weak and indolent, and the explorer is perplexed by their fear of the dark. He soon discovers the reason for their fear - the Eloi are not the only race to have inherited the earth. When his time machine disappears, the Time ... |
