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Humankind has been reduced to the height of a handspan—a transformation that is both potentially lethal and exasperatingly inconvenient. On a remote coastal path, Giles awakes in his new body to discover a world reshaped and magnified into a place of astounding abundance and deadly peril. Desperate to reconnect with his loved ones, he seeks the help of fellow survivors, and together they embark on a quest across the altered landscape.

Frida Liu is a struggling mother. She remembers taking Harriet from her cot and changing her nappy. She remembers giving her a morning bottle. They'd been up since four a.m. Frida just had to finish the article in front of her. But she'd left a file on her desk at work. What would happen if she retrieved it and came back in an hour? She was so sure it would be okay. Now, the state has decided that Frida is not fit to care for her daughter. That she must be re-trained. Soon, mothers everywhere will be re-educated. Will their mistakes cost them everything?

El libro más emblemático de Bradbury llega a Minotauro Esenciales. Un clásico de la literatura. Guy Montag es un bombero y el trabajo de un bombero es quemar libros, que están prohibidos porque son causa de discordia y sufrimiento. El Sabueso Mecánico del Departamento de Incendios, armado con una letal inyección hipodérmica, escoltado por helicópteros, está preparado para rastrear a los disidentes que aún conservan y leen libros.

Welcome to the not-too-distant future. Japan, having vanished into the sea, is now remembered as 'the land of sushi'. Hiruko, a former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian). Hiruko soon makes new friends to join her in her travels searching for anyone who can still speak her mother tongue.

BY THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE FINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE THE FIRST VOLUME IN ATWOOD'S DARKLY WITTY MADDADDAM TRILOGY 'Shocking and darkly humorous . . . A book to galvanise' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Towering and intrepid . . . Atwood does Orwell one better' NEW YORKER 'Both profound...

Lanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.

After inspiring a revolution, Campbell must lead his followers into the wasteland to fight for self-determination. If they lose, they risk subjugation at the hands of ruthless oligarchs who control the flow of water, the availability of food, and the safety of shelter. If they win, their future in their hands. But who is it Campbell and his followers are truly fighting? Is the real enemy from within?

Frühjahr: In der Karibik attackiert ein Riesenkalmar vor den Augen entsetzter Touristen einen Walhai. In der Bucht von Triest treiben Schwärme toter Fische. Im Amazonas verdorrt der Boden. Lokale Einzelphänomene der Natur – so scheint es. Doch weltweit beginnt etwas zu kippen … Als das neue KI-Programm des IT-Experten Piero Manzano Alarm schlägt, ist die Prognose eindeutig: Binnen Monaten droht eine globale Megakrise. Gemeinsam mit dem reichweitenstarken Influencer Linus Strand und der jungen Meeresbiologin Sarah Keller macht Piero die Warnung öffentlich – und sie alle damit zur Zielscheibe.

Aus dem Zeitalter der Uniformität. Aus dem Zeitalter der Einsamkeit und des Doppeldenk. Aus dem Zeitalter des Big Brothers. Von mir, Winston Smith. Grüße. Es ist das Jahr 1984 und das Leben hat sich massiv verändert. Luftstützpunkt Nummer Eins, vormals bekannt als Großbritannien, ist ein Ort, den Big Brother ständig überwacht und wo sich niemand verstecken kann. Außer vielleicht Winston Smith. Während er im Ministerium für Wahrheit daran arbeitet, die Geschichte umzuschreiben, träumt er insgeheim von der Freiheit.

Eine außer Kontrolle geratene Superintelligenz bedroht den Fortbestand unserer Zivilisation. Henk findet die Notizen seines verstorbenen Großvaters, der 2026 an der KI-Entwicklung beteiligt war. Gemeinsam mit seinem Mann und einer brillanten IT-Spezialistin wagt er den letzten, entscheidenden Versuch, das endgültige Verstummen der Welt abzuwenden. Was wie Routine aussieht, ist der Beginn eines Angriffs, den niemand kommen sieht. Zwischen Fjordnebel und flimmernden Leitständen geraten Menschen in einen Strudel aus Vertrauen und Verrat.

Leonie lebt im Towerland, das von einer als göttlich verehrten künstlichen Intelligenz kontrolliert wird. Die Menschen würfeln hier ab ihrem 18. Lebensjahr um ihre Lebenszeit: Wer eine 7 würfelt, darf in sieben Jahren erneut würfeln, wer eine 0 würfelt, wird zu einer Person Zero und muss sterben. Die Bewohner verehren den Tower als ihren gerechten und unfehlbaren Richter, doch als Leonie eines Tages beginnt, das System zu hinterfragen, entdeckt sie, dass es nicht das hält, was es den Menschen verspricht.

The year is 1896 and the nation is in turmoil. After a shocking election – in which political order is upended as an outsider is chosen to be the next president – New York is thrown into chaos. Mobs of protestors swarm the streets, the economy shakes and whispers of various conspiracies echo through the blocks of the city. As the new president, Mr. Bryan, takes office, powerful, unseen forces begin to sinisterly shape America's future. Fast-paced and an unnerving portrayal of misplaced power, 1900; or The Last President is a chilling reminder of how quickly fear can unravel a republic.

Dive into the incisive mind of George Orwell through his most powerful novels, ground-breaking reportage, and unforgettable essays. This collection brings together Orwell’s sharp political insight, moral clarity, and unmatched storytelling, offering listeners a panoramic view of a writer whose work continues to resonate across generations.

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive speculation from the Hugo Award - winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy. An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: A graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind - hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out ages ago.

Six mois se sont écoulés depuis que la reine des vampires s'est tue, et le monde est au bord du gouffre. Rejoignez les courageuses sœurs Dunraven, Darcy et Hope, alors qu'elles traversent l'apocalypse vampire dans un hiver sans soleil et sans fin qui devient chaque jour plus meurtrier. Préparez-vous à découvrir un royaume glacial rempli de poignards sacrés, d'épées puissantes, de grottes secrètes en bord de mer, d'incroyables fermes à sang humain et d'un vampire maléfique doté de super-pouvoirs à la recherche de ses proies. Darcy sortira-t-elle de sa cachette pour sauver sa sœur ?

Brad Thor's Summer 2018 Fiction Pick for THE TODAY SHOW! NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Elle Refinery29 PopSugar Verge "Eerie, dark, and compelling, [The Book of M] will not disappoint lovers of The Passage and Station Eleven." —Booklist WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP TO REMEMBER? Set in...

The Starship Sa Niro and the Starship Sß Oubliette were in orbit around a black hole, one afternoon...by the end of the day, the crews of both starships were dead, victims of a single killer: Captain Alpha Raine. Raine claims he's acting under the command of a voice emanating from the black hole: Mr Modo. No one believes him.Everyone knows that things go into black holes; nothing comes out. But something inexplicable has been happening to Raine, and whatever it is seems to be spreading.

A hidden power. A sinister force. A mystery she can't ignore. In a near-future London where technology affects everything from our bodies to our politics, journalist Pels Badmus wants to make a real difference. She's desperate to solve a spate of disappearances of young Black kids-including her...

The Future – as the richest people on the planet have discovered – is where the money is. The Future is a few billionaires leading the world to destruction while safeguarding their own survival with lavish bunkers. The Future is private weather, technological prophecy and highly deniable weapons. The Future is a handful of friends—the daughter of a cult leader, a non-binary hacker, an ousted Silicon Valley visionary, the concerned wife of a dangerous CEO, and an internet-famous survivalist—hatching a daring plan. It could be the greatest heist ever. Or the cataclysmic end of civilization.

Patrick Hamlin has come to Hollywood to see his novel be adapted for the screen, but why does he get the feeling that the film project is a smokescreen for something else? Does Cassidy Carter, the troubled starlet due to play the lead, know something he doesn’t? And what is the truth about WAT-R, the synthetic water everyone drinks in LA?