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Step into the mind-bending worlds of The Selected Works of Philip K. Dick, a powerful collection of classic science-fiction stories from one of the genre’s most influential visionaries, Philip K. Dick. This expertly curated volume showcases Dick at his sharpest—probing the fragile boundaries between reality and illusion, power and freedom, humanity and the unknown.

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.

Laurie is 65 and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see her mother’s mind fade. Faced with the reality of losing her forever, Amelia signs them up to take part in the world’s first experimental merging process for Alzheimer’s patients, in which Laurie’s ailing mind will be transferred into Amelia’s healthy body and their consciousness will be blended as one.

Durante las vacaciones navideñas de 2028, una multitud de niños y niñas acuden a la Plaza Roja a recoger un insólito regalo: un efímero Kremlin de azúcar, soluble en el té, símbolo del nuevo Estado ruso. A lo largo de quince capítulos, estos particulares dulces pasarán de mano en mano hasta alcanzar cada estrato de la sociedad «neomedieval» rusa: un mundo en el que los hologramas y los robots conviven con un orden feudal que divide a la población entre señores y siervos, entre opríchniks y oprimidos.

Auftakt der spannenden Mondiar-Trilogie Eine moderne Romeo & Julia-Geschichte in einer dystopischen Fantasywelt Gehe nie hinaus in die Nacht. Meide die Dunkelheit. Betrete niemals die Höhlen der Monandor. Sei vor der Dämmerung zuhause. Diese Regeln werden den Diatar von Kindesbeinen an eingebläut. Wer sich nicht an sie hält, ist des Todes. Das weiß auch der junge Krieger Jaro. Doch als er in einem Kampf mit den Monandor, den Dämonen der Dunkelheit, schwer verwundet wird, gelingt es ihm nicht mehr, vor Einbruch der Nacht zurück in sein Dorf zu kehren.

Dreißig dystopische Microstorys und Kurzgeschichten führen in Welten, in denen Hoffnung selten geworden ist: Eine junge Rebellin trotzt der Überwachung im Paris von morgen, auf einem fernen Planeten wächst das Grün zur Bedrohung, und ein uraltes Baumwesen spürt sein Ende nahen.

2024. Le nouveau président des États-Unis provoque une crise sans précédent. Dérèglement social et climatique, épidémies, pauvreté, violences… Dans ce décor post-apocalyptique, la barbarie règne, les murs s'élèvent. La fille d'un pasteur noir atteinte d'hyper-empathie entame la rédaction d'une Bible d'espoir et d'humanité, Le Livre des Vivants.

Manna City is a climate-controlled utopia for the elite, enclosed in a massive wall. But when an unknown female is found dead in the shantytown outside full of desperate people hoping to get in, the local Body Collector takes an interest. His usual job is to burn unclaimed dead to earn a meager wage. However, the victim bears the strange markings of the Olduvai survivalists who manage to live in the surrounding wasteland by cultivating dala, a medicinal plant with hallucinogenic properties.

Das Leben ist nicht fair. Erst wird Carl von seiner Freundin sitzengelassen, und dann muss er mitten in der Nacht in Boxer Shorts und Lederjacke raus, um ihre Katze Prinzessin Donut zu retten. Noch unfairer wird es, als er von außerirdischen Invasoren gezwungen wird, an einer sadistischen, intergalaktischen Spielshow teilzunehmen. In einem Dungeon voller Fallen, explodierender Goblins, Drogen dealenden Lamas besteht sein Leben von nun an vor allem darin, am Leben zu bleiben.

His nephew has been kidnapped and, as he works desperately to save Luke, Detective Inspector Cass Jones has been framed for murder. He's on the run, being hunted by former colleagues, and is unwelcome wherever he goes...until he gets help from a very unexpected figure from his past.

London's Maxwell Towers have long been under the control of Max—an all-seeing AI intent on punishing wrongdoers and wicked tenants by sending them to the Thirteenth Floor, where unspeakable horrors come to life. Now, Max's coding has been embedded in computer systems all over the world, and there is no escape from his nightmarish reign.

À la croisée des univers de Colson Whitehead, George Saunders ou encore Carmen Maria Machado, ce roman imagine un monde où des condamnés peuvent purger leur peine à condition qu’ils participent à un programme nommé «Divertissement pénal d’action criminelle» (DPAC). Téléréalité d’un nouveau genre, celui-ci met en scène des combats de gladiateurs version 2.0, où les participants se livrent une lutte à mort sous les yeux d’une foule en liesse et de millions de streameurs. Si, au bout de trois ans, l’un d’entre eux est encore en vie, il est libéré. 

A few years from now the President of the USA will be an android and his entire government a fraud. Everyone in the country is maladjusted. Doesn't seem possible, does it? Welcome to the world of Dr. Superb, the sole remaining psychotherapist. A story of desperate love, lethal body odour and an attempted fascistic takeover of the USA that shows there is always another layer of conspiracy beneath the one we see…

San Francisco in the nearish future. Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses—actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data—were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby's been charged with retrieving them. And Warbaby needs Rydell's help. But, with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a 'Death Star', it's turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed . . .

The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding teen trilogy. This daring sequel to The Prey is a riveting story of survival, courage and doing what's right, no matter how hard.

Молодой парень из небольшого уральского городка никак не ожидал, что его поездка на всероссийскую олимпиаду, начавшаяся от калитки родного дома, закончится через полвека в темной системе, не видящей света солнца миллионы лет, — на обломках разбитой и покинутой научной станции. Не представлял он, что его единственными спутниками на долгое время станут искусственный интеллект и два странных и непонятных артефакта, поселившихся у него в голове.

Lucan now knows who—and what—Mackenzie truly is. She is Terra, the supernatural boogieman whose tales of carnage are used by parents to bring wayward children in line. But she's captive, and the longer it takes to free her, the less choice he has—break the bond, or die. Mackenzie—thrust back into the nightmare of her childhood—learns the awful truth. Her captors have no mercy . . . and now they know how to force her to do their bidding. Her Achilles' heel. And they'll use that knowledge against her in the worst possible way.

Kelly's friends and allies will stop at nothing to rescue her, especially her brother, Scott, and her boyfriend, Morgan Campbell. While Morgan completes his mission at home, Scott goes to bring her back. Ansen Pringle and other dangers in this Fallen World must be reckoned with, but the question remains… are they ready for an angry Scott?

Jason is grief-stricken after his loss and considers giving up, but his community of tenacious survivors needs his leadership. The threats to the group are growing, and they must abandon their compound to return to a setting from their past. In the darkened, chaotic world, the weak and the suffering look to Jason's fighters for hope, but are they up to the challenge?

From Andrew Caldecott, the bestselling author of ROTHERWEIRD, comes the jaw-dropping conclusion of the MOMENTICON duology - an epic adventure like no other! 'Remember Simul' - the last words of a dying man, and the key to mankind's survival. Words which take Morag, Fogg and their friends on a...