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Neal Stephenson is a blazing new force on the sci-fi scene. With the groundbreaking cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, he has "vaulted onto the literary stage." It weaves virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility - in short, it is the gigathriller of the information age.

After a tragic accident at work, all Grady Miller wanted was an escape. He finds it months later with two of his closest friends. Together, the three of them travel south to Prism Lake for the upcoming holiday, where they plan on spending the sunny weekend drinking, grilling, and relaxing. But when a series of monstrous blizzards cover the Eastern United States in feet of snow, knocking out communications and making the roads impossible to drive on, they realize their weekend of fun could turn into a lifetime of survival.

Earth Government turned soldiers into cyborgs to terraform Mars. After a decade of hard, lonely work they are little more than the machines as which they are treated—until the arrival of female settlers awakens feelings they have almost forgotten....

In una società dominata da un capitalismo selvaggio e preda delle grosse corporation che hanno sostituito i governi collassati, tra scorie atomiche e periferie postindustriali, l'unico rifugio è nel Metaverso. Chi può, abbandona la Realtà e sceglie di vivere nel mondo virtuale generato dai computer, dove libertà e piaceri sono limitati solo dall'immaginazione. L'unica speranza dell'umanità è il meno probabile degli eroi: l'hacker freelance Hiro, fattorino per CosaNostra Pizza nella Realtà e mago del katana nel Metaverso.

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again.

Sheni and his spacer crew only steal from people who don’t deserve what they’ve got. Unfortunately, a penthouse robbery puts them in hot water with a crooked art dealer who loves nothing more than a high-stakes hunt. If they don’t cough up a small fortune, their heads will be the next trophies on her wall.

The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. All is not lost if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of genocide. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space.

Dopo la catastrofe climatica che ha fatto sprofondare la Terra in un inverno perenne, solo chi si trova sotto la cupola di Snowglobe vive al caldo e nella prosperità. Gli altri si raccolgono nei villaggi esterni e, in condizioni disumane, lavorano nelle centrali elettriche che producono l'energia necessaria a garantire ai pochi privilegiati di vivere circondati da lusso e calore. In cambio, gli esclusi possono guardare giorno e notte i programmi trasmessi da Snowglobe: reality show che documentano in tempo reale la vita di chi vi abita. Chi è fuori guarda, sogna. E obbedisce.

Deep within the melting Blue Glacier in the Washington wilderness, climate scientist Dr. Kate Landry makes a remarkable discovery. Needing to conceal it from colleagues too eager to steal her work, she must distract the behavioral scientist NASA sends to study her team. From the moment he sets foot on the ice, Dr. Grant Poole finds himself in a strange world of unexpected beauty but fraught with extreme dangers he has tried his whole life to avoid. Greeted with suspicion, he soon realizes Kate is hiding something.

After the initial series of summer blizzards, the snowfall has decreased, but the temperatures continue to drop, the icy wind still blows, and with each passing day, the darkness lasts longer and longer. It is in the darkness the monsters thrive. Confined to the lake house and having no communication with the outside world, Grady and the others live every day in fear, questioning what the future holds. Will the snow melt? Will the sun ever rise? Can the wraiths be defeated? But as the days turn to weeks, no answers come.

Draußen ist es bitterkalt. Drinnen wirst du immer beobachtet. Die Welt ist eingefroren. Nur die Stadt Snowglobe, eingeschlossen unter einer riesigen Kuppel, bietet noch ein komfortables Leben. Doch wer dort wohnt, bezahlt mit seiner Privatsphäre: Konstant wird ihr Leben für die weniger glücklichen Menschen außerhalb gefilmt. Die junge Chobahm träumt davon, eines Tages selbst in Snowglobe zu leben. Ihre Chance kommt, als eine der Schauspielerinnen unerwartet stirbt und Chobahm deren Platz und Leben einnehmen soll.

Even with the Whispering Sword and the Mask of the Fallen, Arik still isn't strong enough to take on the southern warlord threatening the entire continent. To reach his goal, Arik will need to master the art of using two weapons. But progression is never easy, especially with newfound enemies and the erratic behavior of his illusionist companion. Heading west, Arik hopes to reconvene with a former teacher through spiritual means. If it's possible, he will have a fighting chance. If not, Arik will need to find another way to grow his skill.

All Vanessa Williams wanted for the holidays was to escape the demands of her parents’ social schedules and find a comfortable place to work on her book. Having the opportunity to do so while enjoying the comforts of a cabin on an alien world seemed like the perfect way to pass the season. Plans change, however, when her shuttle crashes in the inhospitable mountains and she finds herself waiting out the storm in an alien castle with a male whose burning gold eyes promise forbidden pleasures.

Released early from a triple-max military prison, Berserker Lieutenant Allison Rave is given a second chance at a mercenary career. Ordered to the remote, ice-covered world of Lucent-2, she is assigned as a grav-tank platoon commander in Task Force Metal, a crack unit tasked with quelling a bloody insurgency. As her isolated unit pushes further into hostile territory, Rave witnesses the depravity and madness of war. Fanatical enemies and unforgiving weather aren't her only concerns.

A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

In a distant future, Alexander scrapes by in a rundown repair shop while secretly searching for answers to his fragmented past. He has skills he can't explain and only foggy glimpses of who he used to be. His solitary quest takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with a sharp-witted girl who awakens echoes of his lost humanity. Together, they navigate a galaxy full of stagnant technology, shifting loyalties, and corporate secrets, but Alexander's awakening has not gone unnoticed.

"Белоснежка для хвостатых" - фантастический роман Ольги Грон и Ясмины Сапфир, жанр космическая фантастика, любовная фантастика. Соглашаясь на криогенную заморозку, я надеялась, что когда-нибудь будет найдено лекарство от моей болезни… А очнулась на заброшенной базе в компании озабоченного монстра, который заявил, что я....

Have aliens or demons infiltrated my Texas hometown? I am determined to report on this! The truth must not be swept away any longer, we must shine a light on the dark secrets!

Frieden oder Freiheit? Ihr habt die Wahl! Eines Tages erwacht Lilia urplötzlich ohne jegliche Erinnerung in der fremden Stadt Equality. Deren Bürgermeister teilt täglich 10 Millionen digitale Tokens gerecht auf seine 100.000 Bürger auf, was pro Person gerade mal zum Überleben reicht. Doch wenn die Bürger mehr als das wollen - wenn sie die Geheimnisse der Welt lüften und ihre eigene Existenz verstehen möchten - müssen sie die Bevölkerungszahl senken, um den Pro-Kopf-Anteil an Tokens zu erhöhen. Das Einzige, was Lilia in dieser beängstigenden Situation Halt gibt, ist ihre kleine Schwester Siletha.

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