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On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. Onthe world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.

At the height of World War II, the famous writer Ernest Hemingway sought permission from the U.S. government to operate a spy ring out of his house in the Cuban countryside. This much is true... It is the summer of ’42 and FBI agent Joe Lucas has come to Cuba at the behest of J. Edgar Hoover to keep an eye on Hemingway. The great writer has assembled a ragtag spy ring that he calls the “Crook Factory” to play a dangerous game of amateur espionage. But then Lucas and Hemingway, against all the odds, uncover a critical piece of intelligence - and the game turns deadly.

Here, Simmons returns to this richly imagined world of technological achievement, excitement, wonder and fear. Endymion is a story about love and memory, triumph and terror - an instant candidate for the field's highest honors.

In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion - and flourishes when he's supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS - and a link to a clan of vampires.

It’s the summer of 1960 and in the small town of Elm Haven, Illinois, five twelve-year-old boys are forging the powerful bonds that a lifetime of change will not break. From sunset bike rides to shaded hiding places in the woods, the boys’ days are marked by all of the secrets and silences of an idyllic childhood. But amid the sun-drenched cornfields, their loyalty will be pitilessly tested.

Jeremy Bremen has a secret. All his life he's been cursed with the ability to read minds. He knows the secret thoughts, fears, and desires of others as if they were his own. For years, his wife, Gail, has served as a shield between Jeremy and the burden of this terrible knowledge. But Gail is dying, her mind ebbing slowly away, leaving him vulnerable to the chaotic flood of thought that threatens to sweep away his sanity. Now Jeremy is on the run - from his mind, from his past, from himself - hoping to find peace in isolation.

Caught behind the lines of Hitler's Final Solution, Saul Laski is one of the multitudes destined to die in the notorious Chelmno extermination camp. Until he rises to meet his fate and finds himself face to face with an evil far older, and far greater, than the Nazis themselves. Compelled by the encounter to survive at all costs, so begins a journey that for Saul will span decades and cross continents, plunging into the darkest corners of 20th century history to reveal a secret society of beings who may often exist behind the world's most horrible and violent events.

Blood will curdle in Calcutta. In the most crime-ridden city, nightmares become real and evil is defined by frightening occurrences. When an American family finds themselves encircled by the terrors of this land, lurid events befall them and life takes on a new meaning - death. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Song of Kali will chill the blood and frighten even the most jaded of horror fans.

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. On the world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.

En un lejano futuro, la guerra de Troya estalla a la sombra del monte Olimpo de Marte, bajo la atenta mirada de Zeus y los suyos. Empiezan las sucias batallas entre los dioses más vengativos. En la Tierra, los pocos humanos que quedan persiguen un pasado perdido y una verdad devastadora. Mientras tanto, cuatro máquinas sensibles parten del espacio jupiterino para investigar e intentar acabar con las emisiones potencialmente catastróficas que emanan de la cima de una alta montaña en la superficie habitada del planeta rojo.

The most advanced scientific enterprise ever mounted, Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage had every expectation of triumph. But for almost two years his ships, HMS Terror and Erebus, have been trapped in the Arctic ice. Supplies of fuel and food are running low. Scurvy, starvation and even madness are beginning to take their toll. And yet the real threat isn’t from the constantly shifting, alien landscape, the flesh-numbing temperatures or being crushed by the unyielding, frozen ocean. No, the real threat is far more terrifying.

Par une nuit parisienne pluvieuse de mars 1893, Henry James, le célèbre écrivain américain, est sur le point de se jeter dans la Seine lorsqu'un homme l'en empêche. James le reconnaît : c'est Sherlock Holmes. Étrange, car il est censé avoir trouvé la mort deux ans plus tôt dans les chutes du Reichenbach. Le fameux détective se fait passer pour Jan Sigerson, un explorateur norvégien, et enquête sur le suicide d'une Américaine, Marian Hooper Adams, survenu quelques années plus tôt.

For those heading out or wandering into the Church, we're here for you. We host conversations not often talked about publicly, but universally experienced by the spiritually curious and/or restless.

Families who have a child who has a devastating illness are finding relief for their child with cannabis. Join Osiris Stephen, Nina Simmons and their guests as they discuss their journey raising a son with epilepsy. Produced By PodConX

The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness.

Ilium chantait les exploits de la guerre de Troie, surveillée par le scholiaste Thomas Hockenberry pour le compte des posthumains divinisés qui habitent sur Mars le mont Olympos. Depuis, les choses se sont corsées. Échappant au scénario d'Homère, Grecs et Troyens, Achille et Hector, se sont alliés pour vaincre les dieux et assiéger leur forteresse martienne. Ils profitent de la porte ouverte dans l'espace par les Moravecs, qui leur apportent un sérieux appui. Mais la porte commence à se refermer.

Les dieux de l'Olympe vivent sur Mars et se déplacent librement dans le temps et l'espace grâce à leurs pouvoirs quantiques. Leur plus grand plaisir, c'est la guerre de Troie. Pour y mettre un peu plus de piment, ils envoient des érudits terriens modifier les événements à leur gré, en gardant toutefois le récit d'Homère comme référence. Mais en orbite autour de Mars, de petits observateurs surveillent les jeux divins.

En 1924, la course pour parvenir au plus haut sommet du monde s'interrompt brutalement suite à la terrible disparition des célèbres alpinistes George Mallory et Sandy Irvine. L'année suivante, trois hommes - un poète britannique vétéran de la Grande Guerre, un guide de montagne français et un jeune idéaliste américain - tentent à leur tour leur chance.

Ils ont le Talent. Capables d'imposer leur volonté à quiconque, ils ont entamé il y a plus de cinquante ans une gigantesque et meurtrière partie d'échecs à l'échelle mondiale, entraînant dans leur sillage sanglant d'innombrables victimes, brisant avec délice les destinées, festoyant de la souffrance et de la mort. L'humanité entière ne constitue pour eux qu'un gigantesque terrain de jeu, propre à satisfaire leur irrépressible soif de pouvoir et de destruction. Mais peut-être ce jeu est-il allé trop loin ? Car vient un temps où toute victime finit par se rebeller.