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El dragón blanco (Dragonriders of Pern 3)

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 584

UN VÍNCULO IRROMPIBLE. DOS ALMAS ÚNICAS. UN MISMO DESTINO Bienvenido a Pern. Bienvenido a la adictiva historia de una de las novelistas de fantasía y ciencia ficción más influyentes. Ningún lord había sido nunca jinete de dragones. Pero Jaxom, el joven señor de Ruatha, no es cualquier persona. Y cuando encontró un huevo más pequeño de lo normal, casi abandonado, y lo llevó a la sala de eclosión, selló su destino. Nunca en la historia de Pern ha habido un dragón como Ruth. Pequeño y de un purísimo color blanco, es inteligente, valiente y leal. Sin embargo, debido a su tamaño, el resto de dragones lo desprecian, ya que no se le considera apto para pelear contra las hebras. Ruth y Jaxom no planean abandonar sus sueños, de forma que, en secreto, comienzan a entrenarse como el resto de jinetes y dragones. Pero al hacerlo, los dos amigos se enfrentarán a una decisión desesperada que amenazará el futuro del propio Pern... «Anne McCaffffrey es una de las maestras de la fantasía y una de mis autoras favoritas de todos los tiempos». BRANDON SANDERSON

Los renegados de Pern

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 404

Desde tiempos remotos, los Fuertes de Pern protegían a sus habitantes de las Hebras, las cintas plateadas que caían del cielo y asolaban la tierra. A cambio del refugio que les proporcionaban, la gente pagaba diezmos a los Señores de los Fuertes, los cuales sostenían a los Weyrs, donde moraban los dragones, que eran el arma más eficaz contra ellas. Pero no todos formaban parte de este sistema. Algunos habían sido expulsados como castigo por cometer un delito, y otros, como el clan de vendedores ambulantes al que pertenecía Jayge, preferían la libertad de los caminos a la seguridad de una fortaleza. Entonces, de las filas de los delincuentes y desposeídos surgió una banda de renegados liderada por Lady Thella, la hermana rebelde del Señor de Telgar. El lector vuelve a encontrarse con personajes que ya conoce, como Jaxom, Señor del Fuerte de Ruatha, y Ruth, su dragón blanco.

El vuelo del dragón

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 0

En el planeta Pern, que en su tiempo fue colonizado por los hombres, Lessa, la única superviviente de la familia que gobernaba el fuerte de Ruatha, vive oculta a la espera de poder vengar a sus familiares asesinados. Cuando hasta el lugar llegan los antiguamente célebres jinetes de dragones (ahora desprestigiado porque ya no se les considera necesarios), que tradicionalmente habían sido los encargados de velar por la seguiridad de Pern y que buscan una nueva reina para regir su destino, Lessa recuerda que la venganza es un plato que se sirve frío. A partir de ese momento se producirán infinidad de quiebros en la historia: batallas que ponen en peligro el futuro del planeta, conspiraciones y venganzas, viajes en el tiempo...

Faeries : toutes les fantasy ; dossier Anne McCaffrey

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey, 1926-2011

Número de Páginas: 160

La Ballade de Pern - tome 13

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 390

Le jeune Jaxom est le seigneur du Fort de Ruatha. Sa décision de conférer l'Empreinte à Ruth, le dragon blanc deux fois plus petit que ses frères, entraîne critiques et moqueries. La condition des chevaliers-dragons tend à perdre de son prestige face aux nouvelles armes de destruction des Fils. Le Continent Méridional, où les hommes avaient fondé leurs premiers établissements sur Pern avant d'émigrer vers le Nord, concentre les désirs de tous.

La dame de la haute tour

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 254

Le rôle d'Anne McCaffrey ? Donner un corps à la S.-F. - ce genre un peu cérébral -, conférer à ses personnages toute la présence qu'ils ont dans la vie... Une vie simple, une société tranquille, une nature complice, un univers bien ordonné où chacun est à sa place : les chevaux, le petit peuple et cette femme qui chante la joie et la douleur, la solitude et l'amour, se laissant aller à la liberté de vibrer, d'oublier son corps blessé, de sentir les vivants, un peu partout, participer à la musique issue de sa gorge... Un tumulte intérieur, une force qui décolle, qui se déploie, qui plane... un être ailé... un chaos magnifique d'où peut jaillir l'empathie, la fraternité, l'harmonie. Choisir son cavalier, partager son intimité. Lui prêter sa force. Et, au besoin, affronter l'agresseur ensemble. Malheur à ceux qui oublient de se défendre ! Il faut maintenir, aux heures de paix, la mémoire du passé ; et comprendre aussi, quand revient la tourmente, qu'au bout de la chevauchée il y a l'œuvre de mort. Ce sont des choses qu'on sait chez les dragons.

La Ballade de Pern - tome 4

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 381

Lors de la fête d'intronisation d'Alessan, seigneur du Fort de Ruatha, on amène en cadeau une étrange bête : un félin. Mais cet animal est malade et va contaminer les habitants de Pern. Les chevaliers-dragons représentent leur dernier espoir.

Science Fiction Authors

Autor: Maura Heaphy

Número de Páginas: 350

For students, scholars, readers' advisors, and curious SF readers and fans, this guide provides an easy-to-use launch pad for researching and learning more about science fiction writers and their work. Emphasizing the best popular and contemporary authors, this book covers 100 SF writers, providing for each: • a brief biographical sketch, including a quote from theauthor, awards, etc. • a list of the author's major works (including editions and other writings) • research sources-biographies, criticism, research guides, and web sites • In addition, you'll find read-alike lists for selected authors. For anyone wanting to find information on popular SF authors, this should be the first stop.

La Ballade de Pern - tome 6

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 407

Les sans-Forts, les parias de la société, errent sur le continent. Mais ils se retrouvent désarmés face au retour des Fils, ils n'ont rien pour se protéger. Thella s'est enfui afin d'échapper à un mariage forcé, elle fonde alors la bande des renégats. Leur vie ne sera que violence et espérance.

La Transe du Crystal - tome 2

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 396

La planète Ballybran, hérissée de formidables chaînes de montagnes, est le rendez-vous des chanteurs crystal. Ils y cherchent le crystal noir (qui assure une communication instantanée entre les mondes) et n'ont pas d'autre assurance que d'y trouver les spores (qui à terme leur feront perdre la mémoire). Killashandra Ree croyait qu'elle résoudrait ses problèmes en venant sur Ballydran. Hélas, elle a perdu son filon de crystal noir ; et elle souffre du mal du crystal à en devenir folle. Alors, elle repart. La planète Ophteria demande du crystal blanc pour réparer un orgue à sensations unique dans tout l'univers ; et justement elle a ce qu'il faut. Mais surtout son départ peut sauver l'homme qu'elle aime... et par la même occasion, pourquoi pas, lui faire rencontrer quelqu'un d'autre. Dans les grands espaces galactiques, les solitaires ont toujours leur chance.

La aventura de Chanur

Autor: C. J. Cherryh

Número de Páginas: 204

Un misterioso proyecto de los humanos y los mahendo?sat involucra de nuevo a la capitana hani Pyanfar Chanur y a su tripulación en una intriga estelar de grandes proporciones. De nuevo la compleja e inestable relación entre las especies que forman el Pacto se halla amenazado, al tiempo que la propia Pyanfar ve en peligro el futuro de la casa de Chanur en su planeta natal. Y esta vez, incluso los respiradores de metano, los misteriosos knnn y los elusivos tc?a, están implicados. Uno de los más impresionantes desarrollos de un universo, dotado de un absorbente realismo.

The Undergraduate's Companion to Children's Writers and Their Web Sites

Autor: Jennifer Stevens

Número de Páginas: 172

This volume, one in the Undergraduate Companion series, focuses on American and British writers for children and young adults and is addressed to students in both English and Education classes. It provides both print and free online sources. Most undergraduates do not possess the research skills necessary to evaluate Web sites. This volume will address their needs by providing pathfinders to works by, about, and related to key writers of children's and young adult fiction. Included are entries for 185 British and American writers and writing teams, most from the 20th century. Young adult and adult. Grades 9 and up.

Archaeologies of the Future

Autor: Fredric Jameson

Número de Páginas: 460

In an age of globalization characterized by the dizzying technologies of the First World, and the social disintegration of the Third, is the concept of utopia still meaningful?

Science Fiction Culture

Autor: Camille Bacon-smith

Número de Páginas: 332

"[An] inside look at this wonderfully strange universe."--

La Ballade de Pern - tome 10

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 185

Menolly est une jeune fille passionnée de musique. Petiron, le harpiste du Fort, la laisse chanter en secret les grands poèmes dans lesquels se transmet la tradition de la planète, que seuls les hommes sont censés interpréter. Mais, çà la mort du vieux maître, les parents de Menolly croient le moment venu de la remettre dans le droit chemin. Elle fuit alors dans le désert, malgré la menace des Fils...

La Transe du Crystal - tome 1

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 393

Dans le crystal noir, tout est pur : les voix qui le font vibrer, les traces indélébiles qu'il laisse au cœur des chairs blessées. Voici l'histoire de Killashandra Ree, de sa voix et de ses blessures. D'emblée, son professeur de chant lui enlève tout espoir de devenir professionnelle : son défaut vocal a résisté à tous les traitements. Première blessure. Alors elle part pour la planète Ballybran, où l'attend le spore qui va le contaminer. Elle y gagnera des siècles de jeunesse et y perdra la mémoire. Deuxième blessure. Elle devra escalader des chaînes de montagnes, errer dans des déserts métamorphiques, affronter des ouragans. Troisième, quatrième, cinquième blessure. Elle trouvera le filon de crystal noir, qui ne se laissera tailler qu'au son de sa voix. Et qui assure la communication instantanée entre les mondes. La réussite, enfin. Mais les blessures ? Un tumulte intérieur, une force qui décolle, qui se déploie, qui plane... une jeune fille blessée qui tente sa chance sur une autre planète... un chaos magnifique d'où peut jaillir l'empathie, la fraternité, l'harmonie. Les crystaux ne sont pas si désincarnés ; comme les dragons, ils vous...

La Ballade de Pern - tome 12

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 222

La carrière de chanteur de Piemur prend fin, il est affecté à la tour des tambours. C'est là qu'on apprenait le rythme, la procédure d'alerte et surtout le langage codé grâce auquel tous les Weyrs et les Forts pouvaient répondre instantanément aux attaques des Fils. Piemur plonge dans une grande aventure, de Forts en Forts.

La Ballade de Pern - tome 2

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 300

Les premiers pionniers sont arrivés sur la planète Pern accompagnés de dauphins à l'intelligence génétiquement accrue. Mais au fil des décennies, les hommes ont fini par les oublier et les reléguant au rang de légendes. Les jeunes Readis et Alemi font leur rencontre lors d'une partie de pêche en haute mer. Les dauphins les sauvent d'une tempête, et... leur parlent ! Commence alors une fantastique aventure, celle de la reprise de contact entre les deux espèces...

La Ballade de Pern - tome 15

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 493

En des temps de grands changements, les espoirs et les regrets se mêlent dans le cœur des hommes. Après tant de luttes héroïques, les chevaliers dragons doivent affronter une dernière menace. L'ultime chute des Fils combattue, l'Étoile Rouge, revenue à une orbite inoffensive, cessera d'être dangereuse pour Pern. Dans un monde libéré de son fléau et bouleversé par l'explosion de la technologie, les chevaliers dragons auront-ils encore leur place ?

Modern Masters of Science Fiction

Autor: John Hamilton

Número de Páginas: 34

Introduces young readers to the world of science fiction.

SQL Clearly Explained

Autor: Jan L. Harrington

Número de Páginas: 370

This is the second edition of the popular practitioner's guide to SQL, the industry standard database query language. Revised to enhance practical usage. Also includes two new chapters on unimplemented SQL2 features and SQL3, to educate readers as to what is coming.

La Ballade de Pern - tome 1

Autor: Anne Mccaffrey

Número de Páginas: 405

La série culte d'Anne McCaffrey : La Ballade de Pern, enfin en numérique ! 6 500 colons débarquent sur une nouvelle planète... Après un voyage de quinze années depuis la Terre vers le système Rukbat, 6500 colons prennent possession d'une nouvelle planète qu'ils nomment Pern. Cette planète est hostile : les colons doivent faire face à des créatures qui ressemblent aux dragons des légendes, à une pluie qui ravage tout sur son passage et à un volcan en réveil. Ils devront lutter pour leur survie sur cette planète qui est devenue leur foyer.

Young Adult Science Fiction

Autor: C. W. Sullivan Iii

Número de Páginas: 260

At the close of the nineteenth century, American youths developed a growing interest in electricity and its applications, machines, and gadgetry. When authors and publishers recognized the extent of this interest in technology, they sought to create reading materials that would meet this market need. The result was science fiction written especially for young adults. While critics tended to neglect young adult science fiction for decades, they gradually came to recognize its practical and cultural value. Science fiction inspired many young adults to study science and engineering and helped foster technological innovation. At the same time, these works also explored cultural and social concerns more commonly associated with serious literature. Nor was young adult science fiction a peculiarly American phenomenon: authors in other countries likewise wrote science fiction for young adult readers. This book examines young adult science fiction in the U.S. and several other countries and explores issues central to the genre. The first part of the book treats the larger contexts of young adult science fiction and includes chapters on its history and development. Included are discussions...

Smart Pop Preview 2013

Número de Páginas: 141

Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's 2013 titles with this preview volume of standalone essays and exclusive book extras! Volume includes: "Anne McCaffrey, Believer in Us" – David Brin From Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern, edited by Todd McCaffrey Exclusive Extra: "Painting the Dragonwriter Cover" - Michael Whelan Excerpts from "Munchkin: Hollywood" – Liam McIntyre From The Munchkin Book: The Official Companion, edited by James Lowder "Percy Jackson and the Gods of Death" – J&P Voelkel From Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, edited by Rick Riordan "Why the Best Friend Never Gets the Girl" - Kami Garcia From Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader, edited by Cassandra Clare "The Price of Our Inheritance" - Neal Shusterman From Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game, edited by Orson Scott Card Exclusive Extra: Q&A with Orson Scott Card "The Architects of the Rebellion" - V. Arrow From The Panem Companion: An Unofficial Guide to Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games, From Mellark Bakery to Mockingjays Exclusive Extras: "A Grosser Power" – Ned Vizzini "Capitol or...

From Electrons to Elephants and Elections

Autor: Shyam Wuppuluri , Ian Stewart

Número de Páginas: 886

This highly interdisciplinary book, covering more than six fields, from philosophy and sciences all the way up to the humanities and with contributions from eminent authors, addresses the interplay between content and context, reductionism and holism and their meeting point: the notion of emergence. Much of today’s science is reductionist (bottom-up); in other words, behaviour on one level is explained by reducing it to components on a lower level. Chemistry is reduced to atoms, ecosystems are explained in terms of DNA and proteins, etc. This approach fails quickly since we can’t cannot extrapolate to the properties of atoms solely from Schrödinger's equation, nor figure out protein folding from an amino acid sequence or obtain the phenotype of an organism from its genotype. An alternative approach to this is holism (top-down). Consider an ecosystem or an organism as a whole: seek patterns on the same scale. Model a galaxy not as 400 billion-point masses (stars) but as an object in its own right with its own properties (spiral, elliptic). Or a hurricane as a structured form of moist air and water vapour. Reductionism is largely about content, whereas holistic models are more...

Nebula Awards Showcase 2006

Autor: Gardner Dozois

Número de Páginas: 388

Each year, the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America(r) bestow the Nebula Awards to authors whose exemplary fiction represents the most thought-provoking and entertaining work the genre has to offer. Nebula Awards Showcase collects the year's most preeminent science fiction and fantasy in one essential volume. This year's winners include Lois McMaster Bujold, Eileen Gunn, Ellen Klages, and Walter Jon Williams, as well as Grand Master Anne McCaffrey.

Brave New Words

Autor: Jeff Prucher

Número de Páginas: 509

Winner of a 2008 Hugo Award, this new paperback takes readers on spectacular tour of the language created by science fiction. From "Stargate" to "Force Field," this dictionary opens a fascinating window into an entire genre, through the words invented by science fiction's most talented writers, critics, and fans. Each entry includes numerous citations of the word's usage, from the earliest known appearance forward. Drawn not only from science fiction novels and stories, citations also come from fanzines, screenplays, comics, songs, and the Internet.

To the Dark Star

Autor: Robert Silverberg

Número de Páginas: 328

The Collected Stories Volume 2: To The Dark Star (1962 - 1969) Winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Robert Silverberg is one of the all time greats of science fiction. A professional writer for more than half a century, his short story output has been prolific and exceptional in quality. This series of nine volumes will collect all of the short stories and novella-length that SF Grand Master Silverberg wants to take their place on the permanent shelf. Each volume will be roughly 150,000-200,000 words, with classics and lesser known gems alike. The author has also graced us with a lengthy introduction and extensive story notes for each tale. Contents: To See The Invisible Man The Pain Peddlers Neighbor The Sixth Palace Flies Halfway House To The Dark Star Hawksbill Station Passengers Bride 91 Going Down Smooth The Fangs of the Trees Ishmael in Love Ringing the Changes Sundance How It Was When the Past Went Away A Happy Day in 2381 (Now + n, Now - n) After the Myths Went Home The Pleasure of Their Company We Know Who We Are

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Autor: George Mann

Número de Páginas: 458

This encyclopedia is the most up-to-date, concise, clear and affordable guide to all aspects of science fiction, from its background to generic themes and devices, from authors (established and new) to films. Science fiction has evolved into one of the most popular, cutting-edge and exciting fiction geners, with a proliferation of modern and classic authors, themes and ideas, movies, TV series and awards. Arranged in an A-Z format, and featuring a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is also the most accessible and easy to use encyclopedia of its kind currently available.

The Deed of Paksenarrion

Autor: Elizabeth Moon

Número de Páginas: 1642

Complete at Last in a Single Hardcover Volume ¾the Finest Trilogy of Epic Fantasy in a Decade Paksenarrion, a simple sheepfarmer's daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story. At age seventeen she runs away from home to join a mercenary company and begins her epic life . . . Book One: Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier . . . and to the followers of Gird, the soldier's god. Book Two: Paks leaves the Duke's company to follow the path of Gird alone¾and on her lonely quests encounters the other sentient races of her world. Book Three: Paks the warrior must learn to live with Paks the human. She undertakes a holy quest for a lost elven prince that brings the gods' wrath down on her and tests her very limits. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Engrossing . . ." ¾Anne McCaffrey "A tour de force . . ." ¾Jack McDevitt "Worldbuilding in the grand tradition, background thought out to the last detail." ¾Judith Tarr "Superlative . . ." ¾Booklist "Brilliant . . . the excitement of high heroic adventure . . . will enchant the reader."...

Writing Monsters

Autor: Philip Athans

Número de Páginas: 226

Monsters are more than things that go bump in the night... Monsters are lurking in the woods, beneath the waves, and within our favorite books, films, and games--and there are good reasons why they appear so often. Monsters are manifestations of our fears and symbols of our society--not to mention they're a lot of fun--but each should serve a purpose and enhance the themes and tension in your fiction. In Writing Monsters, best-selling author Philip Athans uses classic examples from books, films, and the world around us to explore what makes monsters memorable--and terrifying. You'll learn what monsters can (and should) represent in your story and how to create monsters from the ground up. Writing Monsters includes: • In-depth discussions of where monsters come from, what they symbolize, and how to best portray them in fiction • Informative overviews of famous monsters, archetypes, and legendary creatures • A Monster Creation Form to help you create your monster from scratch • An annotated version of H.P. Lovecraft's chilling story "The Unnamable" Whether you write fantasy, science fiction, or horror, your vampires, ghouls, aliens, and trolls need to be both compelling and...

On Joanna Russ

Autor: Farah Mendlesohn

Número de Páginas: 451

This critical anthology presents a multifaceted look at one of the most original and influential voices in both science fiction and feminism. Best known for her groundbreaking feminist sci-fi novel The Female Man (1975), Joanna Russ has produced an important and wide-ranging body of fiction and essays. Her many publications include How to Suppress Women’s Writing (1983), and she has won both of science fiction’s most prestigious awards, the Nebula and the Hugo. In this volume, a diverse range of scholars examine every aspect of Russ’s body of work and provide a critical assessment that is long overdue. The first section gives readers a contextual overview of Russ’s works, including discussions of Russ’s role in the creation of a feminist science fiction tradition. The second section offers detailed analyses of some of Russ’s writing. Contributors include: Andrew M. Butler, Brian Charles Clark, Samuel R. Delany, Edward James, Sandra Lindow, Keridwen Luis, Paul March-Russell, Helen Merrick, Dianne Newell, Graham Sleight, Jenéa Tallentire, Jason Vest, Sherryl Vint, Pat Wheeler, Tess Williams, Gary K. Wolfe, and Lisa Yaszek.

My Pathology and Other Stories

Autor: Lisa Tuttle

Número de Páginas: 408

What if the logic of the world reflected the bizarre logic of the unconscious? Each story in My Pathology explores the insanity just below the surface of normal life, especially the madness that unites and divides the sexes. A woman's obsession with her younger sister's nocturnal activities centres uneasily upon the attic of their shared home, where someone or something has built a room-sized nest. A man's desire to connect with aliens threatens his ability to form human relationships. And in the title story, a modern-day alchemist has enlisted sexuality itself into his quest for the philosopher's stone, with uncertain consequences for the women who love him. By turns disturbing and compelling, these sixteen multi-faceted tales reprise the career of one of SF's most emotionally insightful writers. Includes the stories 'Replacements', 'Honey, I'm Home!', 'Food Man', 'Mr Elphinstone's Hands', 'Lucy Maria', 'Where the Stones Grow', 'White Lady's Grave', 'Tir Nan Og', 'The Dragon's Bride', 'Manskin, Womanskin', 'From Another Country', 'The Walled Garden', 'The Extra Hour', 'In Jealousy', 'Turning Thirty' and 'My Pathology'.

Gateways to Forever

Autor: Mike Ashley

Número de Páginas: 527

This third volume in Mike Ashley’s four-volume study of the science-fiction magazines focuses on the turbulent years of the 1970s, when the United States emerged from the Vietnam War into an economic crisis. It saw the end of the Apollo moon programme and the start of the ecology movement. This proved to be one of the most complicated periods for the science-fiction magazines. Not only were they struggling to survive within the economic climate, they also had to cope with the death of the father of modern science fiction, John W. Campbell, Jr., while facing new and potentially threatening opposition. The market for science fiction diversified as never before, with the growth in new anthologies, the emergence of semi-professional magazines, the explosion of science fiction in college, the start of role-playing gaming magazines, underground and adult comics and, with the success of Star Wars, media magazines. This volume explores how the traditional science-fiction magazines coped with this, from the death of Campbell to the start of the major popular science magazine Omni and the first dreams of the Internet.

Women of Futures Past

Autor: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Número de Páginas: 303

Meet the Women of Futures Past: from Grand Master Andre Norton and the beloved Anne McCaffrey to some of the most popular SF writers today, such as Lois McMaster Bujold and CJ Cherryh. The most influential writers of multiple generations are found in these pages, delivering lost classics and foundational touchstones that shaped the field. You'll find Northwest Smith, C.L. Moore’s famous smuggler who predates (and maybe inspired) Han Solo by four decades. Read Leigh Brackett’s fiction and see why George Lucas chose her to write The Empire Strikes Back. Adventure tales, post-apocalyptic visions, space opera, aliens-among-us, time travel—these women have delivered all this and more, some of the best science fiction ever written! Includes stories by Leigh Brackett, Lois McMaster Bujold, Pat Cadigan, CJ Cherryh, Zenna Henderson, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, C.L. Moore, Andre Norton, James Tiptree, Jr., and Connie Willis. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Rise of the Cyberzines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1991 to 2020

Autor: Mike Ashley

Número de Páginas: 464

Shortlisted for the Locus Science Fiction Foundation Non-Fiction Award 2023 The Rise of the Cyberzines concludes Mike Ashley's five-volume series, which has tracked the evolution of the science-fiction magazine from its earliest days in the 1920s to its current explosion via the internet. This series has traced the ways in which the science-fiction magazine has reacted to the times and often led the way in breaking down barriers, for example in encouraging a greater contribution by women writers and stimulating science fiction globally. Magazines have continued to build upon past revolutions such as the 'new wave' and 'cyberpunk', producing a blend of high-tech science fiction and expansive speculative fiction that has broadened the understanding of science and its impact on society. This final volume, which covers the years 1991-2020, shows how the online magazine has superseded the print magazine and has continued to break down barriers, especially for the LGBTQ community and for writers of colour.

Enchanters' End Game

Autor: David Eddings

Número de Páginas: 450

BOOK 5 OF THE BELGARIAD, the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by master storyteller David Eddings. Discover the epic story that inspired thousands - from Raymond Feist's The Riftwar Cycle series to George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. On the outcome of one duel rests the fate of the world... With Garion on the throne, peace has finally come to the West. But as long as the evil God Torak still lives, he knows they will never truly be safe. As Princess Ce'Nedra leads her armies in a desperate bid to divert the Evil One’s forces, Garion travels to the City of Endless Night to face Torak for the last time. But one question haunts him: can man ever destroy an immortal God?

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