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Two classic tales from acclaimed British science fiction writer John Wyndham. In The Chrysalids, ten-year-old David is a happy, ordinary boy, untroubled except for occasional strange dreams about a mysterious city – until he befriends Sophie, who is unlike anybody he has met before: she has...

Iwan ist zynischer Atheist, sein Bruder Aljoscha friedsamer Mönch. Unaufhörlich kreisen die beiden um die Frage: Gibt es Gott? Im Streitgespräch ersinnt Iwan schließlich eine Geschichte, die seinen Bruder zur Vernunft bringen soll - vom Großinquisitor, der in Sevilla Jesus gefangen nimmt, um ihn im Namen der katholischen Kirche zum Tode zu verurteilen.

Eric Carter has a lot on his plate. He's hunting the Oracle of Las Vegas, a literal talking head that manipulates the future to make its prophecies come true. But it has a new trick. It can change the past, too. Now Jazz Age Los Angeles is invading the present. Long gone buildings suddenly restored, decommissioned Red Car trains appearing on paved over tracks, miles of the city changing back to orange groves. Throw in a hundred-year-old doomsday cult, time magic, and a terrifyingly powerful spell to raise the dead and it makes for a busy week.