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Il quarto ed ultimo volume della raccolta di straordinari racconti di Philip K. Dick, i primi scritti del più geniale tra gli innovatori del genere della fantascienza. Un totale di trentatré racconti, pubblicati tra il 1947 e il 1953, di un Philip K. Dick che muove i primi passi nella letteratura fantascientifica.

Il protagonista di questo romanzo si aggira tra le macerie di un mondo in rovina, devastato da una violenta pulizia etnica. Una lunga cicatrice gli attraversa il petto, e una memoria difettosa gli impedisce di mettere ordine nei suoi ricordi. Intorno a lui una realtà slittata, dove non esistono cellulari, l'uomo non ha mai camminato sulla luna e l'Africa è diventata un deserto radioattivo. Immerso nel silenzio della neve sorge Vajont: un paese nuovo, costruito per accogliere gli sfollati della diga, e diventato negli anni ricettacolo di gente senza casa, di diseredati.

Cenes é um planeta que desperta para a revolução industrial quando a espaçonave Harim, vinda do distante planeta Climar, aterrissa em uma de suas cidades. Os climarianos passaram a conviver com os cenenses, influenciando-os com sua tecnologia e cultura. Duas décadas depois, os invasores desapareceram de Cenes tão misteriosamente quanto chegaram. A nave Harim, contudo, ficou suspensa sobre a cidade de Azúlea, e há quarenta anos ela emite raios que causam uma terrível doença entre os cidadãos abaixo dela.

Por séculos, os demônios vêm instigando o lado mais obscuro da humanidade com um jogo tão tentador quanto perigoso. Uma vez por ano, um humano predestinado a embarcar para o Inferno quando morto é selecionado por Satanás, atual imperador de lá, para lutar contra o seu destino. As regras são, em teoria, simples: o humano precisa apenas atravessar toda a extensão do Inferno e convencer sete príncipes de que é digno de uma eternidade diferente nos Céus. Contudo, nenhum humano além de Dante, a grande inspiração deste desafio, conseguiu alcançar tamanha façanha.

El corazón herido de un highlander la llama... a través del tiempo. Para fanáticos de Forastera! Al huir de un hombre en un castillo escocés, la estadounidense Kate Anderson se cae en una mazmorra. Tras golpearse la cabeza, sufre de amnesia y viaja en el tiempo al año 1308, donde un guerrero escocés la rescata. Ian Cambel, un esclavo que ha escapado, encuentra a Kate y la lleva a su hogar. Pero cuando Kate comienza a recuperar la memoria, desea regresar al siglo xxi. Para ayudar a Kate a volver a casa, Ian deberá luchar contra las tropas inglesas que invaden sus tierras... y arriesgarse a perder su corazón.

Trentatré racconti, pubblicati tra il 1947 e il 1953, di un Philip K. Dick che muove i primi passi nella letteratura fantascientifica: storie che possono essere raggruppate in tre categorie principali, quella basata sul grimmick, la trovata che risolve un complesso quadro di indizi volti a porre l'enigma di una civiltà aliena, quella dei racconti di fantasia, in cui l'immaginazione dickiana può uscire dagli schemi ed esprimersi al meglio, e quella fondata sul tema della guerra, una delle sue ossessioni, che risente ancora delle visioni apocalittiche con cui l'umanità ha visto schiudersi il secondo conflitto mondiale.

Il terzo volume della raccolta di straordinari racconti di Philip K. Dick, i primi scritti del più geniale tra gli innovatori del genere della fantascienza. Un totale di trentatré racconti, pubblicati tra il 1947 e il 1953, di un Philip K. Dick che muove i primi passi nella letteratura fantascientifica.

Milano 2032: sono passati pochi anni dal lancio sul mercato dei primi cartoni animati per assunzione retinica. Un fantomatico serial killer, che si fa chiamare "il Mescolatore", uccide a ripetizione uomini e cartoni viventi: li smembra, li taglia a pezzi e li riconsegna agli inquirenti in "scatole di montaggio"... Come se non bastasse si moltiplicano i casi del Morbo, una forma di febbre emorragica che passa dai cartoon infetti al sangue umano. E' cominciata la partita più nera dopo Infect@, l'ultimo atto della guerra al crimine nell'Italia del futuro.

Auric Cain found his chance. He proved himself, took control of his life, and became stronger than he ever thought possible. So why is everything falling apart? Literally. With the help of allies old and new, Auric thwarted Salvo’s plan and narrowly avoided cataclysm. But in the wake of that confrontation, something went very, very wrong. Now everywhere Auric turns he sees that his home, his world, and even the System itself are coming apart at the seams. Entropic gateborn roam the wilds unchecked while rogue storms and freak anomalies spring up seemingly at random.

Jason Burke is a broken man. The loss of his friend and crewmate on an ill-fated mission to a Pillar World has left him in a downward spiral of rage and self-destruction. But what if Lucky hadn’t actually died on that planet? While Omega Force tries to pull itself together for the sake of their friend, they also learn that a ruthless new faction has seized control of the ConFed Council and now threatens the stability of the entire quadrant. To make matters worse, the rise of this new regime might be their fault.

Combining mystery and mythology, this epic fantasy is a global best seller with over 300,000 copies sold. India, 3400 BCE. The ancient kingdom of Mithila is divided by corruption, resentment, and poverty. An abandoned baby is found in a field protected by a vulture from a pack of wolves. Soon adopted by the rulers of the land, she is named Sita, and raised as a princess and beloved daughter.

Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight. Black magic, weird cults, and worse things loom in the shadows. The Children of Old Leech have been with us from time immemorial. And they love us.... Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly 80 years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge.

In this Hugo-nominated novel, an alien walks into a museum and asks if he can see a paleontologist. But the arachnid ET hasn't come aboard a rowboat with the Pope and Stephen Hawking (although His Holiness does request an audience later). Landing at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the spacefarer, Hollus, asks to compare notes on mass extinctions with resident dino-scientist Thomas Jericho.

Rumors have swirled around about the demise of the ConFed for as long as Jason Burke had been in space, a lone human among countless alien species. He largely ignored them...until now. For the first time since any of the members of Omega Force can remember, someone may have figured out how to destroy the ConFed without directly engaging its powerful military. As one crewmember's past seems connected to the current trouble, Jason must decide what side of the fight he's on....

The Providence Rider is the fourth installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703, with Matthew still haunted by his lethal encounter with notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter. When an unexplained series of explosions rocks his Manhattan neighborhood, Matthew finds himself forced to confront a new and unexpected problem. Someone is trying - and trying very hard - to get his attention.

As a child Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man. When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns. There was evil, hibernating - and waiting for suitable prey.

It has been 18 years since the fall of the Reborn King, and Jayden Stedding, son of Gewey, dreams of adventure. Life as a farmer in Sharpstone offers very little excitement. But like his father before him, fate will descend like a storm and soon he will learn that with adventure comes peril. And when you are the son of a god, that peril can shatter worlds. Heaven is once again in turmoil and Gewey Stedding is missing. And it falls to Jayden to find him. But his journey will take him places even the gods fear to tread.

The Underdark. A place of brooding darkness, where no shadows exist, and where Drizzt Do'Urden does not wish to go. The noble dark elf must return there, though, he must go back to find his friends in the gnome city of Blingdenstone, and on to Menzoberranzan, the city of drow. Only then can Drizzt discern what perils might reach out from that dark place to threaten his friends in Mithril Hall.

In the third book of the number-four New York Times best-selling Neverwinter saga, Drizzt draws his swords once more to aid his friends. His lover, Dahlia Sin’felle, can speak of nothing but the moment she will face the Netherese lord Herzgo Alegni once again. Drizzt has already followed a trail of vengeance beside Dahlia. Can he justify one more battle to settle a grudge he does not understand?

Hostile in ways that a surface-dweller could never know, the tunnel-mazes of the Underdark challenge all who tread there. Among these souls are Drizzt Do'Urden and his magical cat, Guenhwyvar. Exiled from his drow homeland, Drizzt must fight for a new home in the boundless labyrinth. Meanwhile, he must watch for signs of pursuit - for the dark elves are not a forgiving race.