Science fiction
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Del 1 - Farseer Trilogy
Assassin’s Apprentice
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
139 kr
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‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. MartinThe kingdom of the Six Duchies is on the brink of civil war when news breaks that the crown prince has fathered a bastard son and is shamed into abdication. The child’s name is Fitz, and he is despised.Raised in the castle stables, only the company of the king’s fool, the ragged children of the lower city, and his unusual affinity with animals provide Fitz with any comfort.To be useful to the crown, Fitz is trained as an assassin; and to use the traditional magic of the Farseer family. But his tutor, allied to another political faction, is determined to discredit, even kill him. Fitz must survive: for he may be destined to save the kingdom.
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Del 2 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
259 kr
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THE TRAINING LEVELS HAVE CONCLUDED. THE GAMES MAY TRULY BEGIN.The second explosive adventure in Matt Dinniman’s hit LitRPG series - funnier, darker, and more dangerously addictive than ever.‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘If there’s a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven’t read it’ Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters--Now on the third floor of the dungeon, Carl and Princess Donut must fight harder than ever.They’ve already proven that a Coast Guard vet and once-and-forever feline royalty are an almost unstoppable team. Their ratings are off the chart and the watchers can’t get enough.But the dungeon gets more dangerous each day, and now there’s a whole new problem to deal with . . . Side quests.They call this level the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned.An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered women rain from the sky. And an ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose.Can Carl and Donut survive this level in time? And can Carl finally find some pants?---Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl‘Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘This series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever… or maybe anyone who has been outside at night—in their underwear—looking for their cat and wondering, ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’… Once you start, you won’t put it down' Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is the best start to a series I’ve read this year. I wish I’d tried it sooner’ Will Wight, author of the Cradle series‘To describe the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and the first book in particular, one must blend the darkest, grittiest science fiction with the humour of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It mixes fun, whimsical absurdity, and serious, dark themes with dire consequences…it is so spectacularly good that I cannot recommend it high enough’ Grimdark Magazine‘Dinniman’s Douglas-Adams-but-playing-D&D romp was so much fun that I immediately went out and got the next two books…genuinely joyful’ LitHub.com
Del 2 - Farseer Trilogy
Royal Assassin
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
149 kr
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‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. MartinThe second volume in Robin Hobb’s internationally bestselling Farseer Trilogy.Honesty is the bedrock for any relationship. But how can Fitz – royal bastard, trainee assassin, holder of secrets crucial to the security of the kingdom – bare his soul to his beloved Molly?Danger lies all around him – from the raiders savaging the coastal towns, and from within the court. The king has been struck down by a mystery illness and his eldest son, Verity, is bound up in the defence of the realm.When Verity leaves the court in search of the mythical Elderlings, Fitz finds himself friendless apart from his wolf, Nighteyes, and the king’s strange, motley-clad fool, exposed to Prince Regal’s malign ambitions. He will be asked to sacrifice everything – his heart, his hope, even his life – for the sake of the realm.
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
139 kr
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SISTERHOOD. SECRETS. SURVIVAL.Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic TikTok sensation.Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus?Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone an outcast in the corner.Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. The woman who will never know men.Discover the reader obsession of 2025WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE WATER CURE**Orlanda, the next sensation from Jacquline Harpman, is available now**
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
155 kr
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Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission-and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian-while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
Del 3 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
259 kr
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WELCOME CRAWLERS, TO THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE DUNGEON – THE IRON TANGLE!The third explosive installment in Matt Dinniman’s best selling LitRPG series, where teamwork is optional and betrayal is inevitable…‘If there’s a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven’t read it’ Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters--Carl and Donut have survived so far, but this fourth level is unlike anything they could imagine.The Iron Tangle: an impossibly complicated subway system tied together into a knot of trains of all kinds.The top ten list of most popular crawlers is now confirmed, and Carl and Donut have made it. But that popularity comes with a price . . .They each now have a bounty on their head.Carl and Donut have survived so far, but this fourth level is unlike anything they could imagine.The Iron Tangle: an impossibly complicated subway system tied together into a knot of trains of all kinds.The top ten list of most popular crawlers is now confirmed, and Carl and Donut have made it. But that popularity comes with a price . . .They each now have a bounty on their head.To get through this level, they must solve the puzzle of the floor. The secret to unravelling it all may be hidden in the pages of a seemingly useless book. But if they want to come close to success, they'll have to work with other crawlers.Making friends is easy…until they want to kill you.----Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl'Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘I don’t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down’ Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson
Del 4 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Gate of the Feral Gods
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
257 kr
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WHERE'S YOUR GAME PLAN? YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT ... The fourth explosive adventure in Matt Dinniman’s hit LitRPG series - find out who's the king of the castle . . . And who's the dirty rascal. "Dungeon Crawler Carl is legit awesome" #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson***New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure.Surviving in a multilevel dungeon that also happens to be the set of the galaxy’s most watched game show has taught Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, that there’s only one thing they can count on apart from each other: they never know what’s coming next.And this floor is no exception.A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps.It was supposed to be straightforward.One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked.Going it alone is not an option this time, so Carl and his team must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can’t-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them.But can they be trusted? We did say to expect the unexpected . . .----Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl'Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘I don’t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down’ Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson
Del 5 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Butcher's Masquerade
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
298 kr
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DID WE SAY KILL, KILL, KILL? OH, WE MEANT RUN, RUN. RUUUUUUUN! The fifth explosive installment in Matt Dinniman’s best selling LitRPG series - going from the most watched to the most hunted isn't fun ... What a surprise! "Dungeon Crawler Carl is legit awesome" #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson***Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose.A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on vengeance.And now a mysterious, end-of-floor celebration for the top crawlers, dubbed ‘The Butcher’s Masquerade.’But that’s not all.Just when Carl and Princess Donut think they’ve seen it all as they compete to survive in the galaxy’s most popular game show, the latest floor level introduces a terrible new threat.The Hunting Grounds.As the remaining crawlers battle for their lives, outside tourists are finally allowed to enter the game, and they are ready to hunt.Among them is Vrah, a famed and veteran hunter, intent on collecting the biggest trophy of her career.Carl and Princess Donut might be her prey, but this season, the prey are fighting back.---Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl'Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘I don’t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down’ Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson
Del 20 - Red Rising Series
Red Rising
enter the explosive first book in the globally bestselling dystopian space opera series
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
145 kr
I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.The dazzling first book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.Darrow is a Red, a member of humanity's lowest caste, toiling beneath the surface of Mars to make the planet liveable for future generations. Believing that his sweat and blood will create a better world for his children.But everything Darrow has been told is a lie. Humanity reached the surface long ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet, while Reds like Darrow suffer in the dirt.Driven by revenge - and the memory of lost love - Darrow will sacrifice everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power.There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies. Even if it means becoming one of them . . .READERS LOVE RED RISING'A ridiculously good book with complex world-building, riveting characters, and a crazy sci-fi space school. What more could you want in a story?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'What an intense, visceral, twisty story. There's a lot more of Lord of the Flies here than Hunger Games or Ender and it just builds and builds to a heck of a conclusion' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This was such a clever beginning to this series!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pocket, Svenska, 2022
99 kr
BARA HAN KAN RÄDDA VÄRLDEN
Ryland är ensam överlevande på det sista desperata uppdraget att försöka rädda jorden, om han misslyckas innebär det slutet för mänskligheten.
Men det vet inte Ryland, för han vet ingenting. Inte ens vem han själv är.
Miljontals mil hemifrån, med endast två döda astronauter som medpassagerare, inser Ryland att han måste rädda sig själv, för att kunna rädda världen. Men först måste han ta reda på vem, eller kanske snarare vad, det är som plötsligt gör honom sällskap
UPPDRAG HAIL MARY handlar, liksom The Martian, om en övergiven rymdhjälte och den vetenskapliga humorns uppfinningsrikedom. Det är en sylvass, smart och dystopisk rymdskildring som bjuder på underhållande problemlösning och häpnadsväckande förveckningar som tar oss långt bortom vår vildaste fantasi.
Barack Obama har tipsat om boken tillika Bill Gates, som sagt: Även om du inte är ett stort sci-fi-fan är Uppdrag Hail Mary verkligen underhållande.
ANDY WEIR är rymndnörden som fick sitt första programmerjobb vid femton års ålder. Han släppte sin debutroman, The Martian, ungefär samtidigt som vatten upptäcktes på mars och boken gick raka vägen upp till en förstaplacering på New York Times. Efter att ha sålt mer än 3 miljoner böcker runt om världen, varav närmare 50 000 exemplar bara i Sverige, har förväntningarna på Uppdrag Hail Mary varit höga, och infriats. Hans nya berättelse om en ensam hjälte som tvingas förlita sig på sin egen intelligens för att överleva har hyllats av både kritikerkår och läsare världen över.
Din inre rymdnörd kommer att vara fnittrigt glad från första till sista sidan. Amelia
En perfekt blandning av sci-fi och fantasy. Smålandsposten
Det som gjort mig mest intresserad av fysik sedan skolan är när jag denna sommar var fast i boken Uppdrag Hail Mary. Dagens Industri, Jan Gradvall
För alla som är nyfikna på vetenskap är detta storslagna rymdepos ett måste. Tidningen Ångermanland
Det är kittlande när hela jordens överlevnad står på spel, och vi befinner oss långt längre bort än på en välbekant grannplanet. Weirs kärlek till naturvetenskapen är påtaglig och bidrar även här med en detaljrikedom som ger berättelsen trovärdighet. Bibliotekstjänst
Del 21 - Red Rising Series
Golden Son
the unputdownable second book in the globally bestselling dystopian science fiction series RED RISING
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
142 kr
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I'm still playing games. This is just the deadliest yet.The stunning second book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.Darrow is a rebel forged by tragedy.For generations, he and his fellow Reds toiled beneath the surface of Mars to make the planet inhabitable, dreaming of a better future for their descendants. But Darrow's world was built on a lie, told by the Gold ruling caste so they could live on Mars in luxury. Fired by hatred, Darrow infiltrated Gold society to fight in secret for his people. A lamb among wolves, he has found friendship, respect, and even love - but also the wrath of powerful rivals.Darrow journeys down a road fraught with danger and deceit. But can he pay the price rebellion demands?READERS LOVE THE RED RISING SERIES'Take all these 5/5 stars ratings from me, Pierce Brown. Take it! You completely deserve it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'HOW DOES ONE COME BACK AFTER THAT?!!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This. Was. Phenomenal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'She was too stunned to speak' ⭐⭐⭐⭐'Bloodydamn!!! What an epic second instalment' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Del 7 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
This Inevitable Ruin
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
268 kr
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IT'S TIME FOR WAR, FOLKS. The seventh explosive installment in Matt Dinniman’s best selling LitRPG series and all's unfair in love and war ..."Dungeon Crawler Carl is legit awesome" #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson***Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, betrayal . . . It all makes for great fun and even greater television.The ninth floor. Faction Wars.Nine armies enter, led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy.The winning team must capture and hold the castle at the very centre of the battlefield.But thanks to Carl, Donut, and Katia, this season is different.For the first time ever, the crawlers have their own army. The NPCs, who are normally used as nothing but cannon fodder, have become fully self-aware and have formed an unprecedented team of their own.And it’s not just the crawlers who are at risk this Faction Wars. Any combatant who dies on the battlefield stays in the ground.For Donut and Katia, the stakes are even higher. No matter who wins the war, only one of them will be allowed to leave this level.If they all want to survive, they’re going to need a littlehelp.This is it.This is what they’ve been fighting toward. This is war.---Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl'Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘I don’t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down’ Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson
Del 6 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
259 kr
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THEY CAN'T CATCH A BREAK, NOW THEY NEED TO CATCH A LETHAL MONSTER.The sixth explosive installment in Matt Dinniman’s best selling LitRPG series where the hunted become the hunters ... while also still being hunted! "Dungeon Crawler Carl is legit awesome" #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson***It is bedlam on the eighth floor.Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, have survived longer and leveled up higher than anyone ever thought they could in the galaxy’s most popular reality show.Now the stakes are the highest they’ve ever been, the rules are getting dangerously creative.The crawlers are given a new task: Find and capture six monsters, each of which will be turned into a card.The stronger, the deadlier, the better.It’s crucial for crawlers to assemble the toughest squad possible. But, like always, there is a catch. There’s always a catch.If Carl and Donut want a winning hand, they’ll have to capture the most lethal and terrifying monster of them all: Shi Maria.She was once married to a now-missing god. Her special attack is known to drive one insane. They call her the Bedlam Bride.Carl and Donut can try to capture her, but that doesn’t mean they can tame her. And if they can’t, there’ll be worse things at stake than just their sanity. ---Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl'Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘I don’t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down’ Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2019
295 kr
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»Ett mästerverk som rör sig snabbare än tanken och är isande i sina implikationer.« New York Times
Case var den smartaste datatjuven av alla, innan han hamnade i onåd och fick nervsystemet utslaget. Men en ny uppdragsgivare ger honom en sista chans, och han ger sig ut efter en oöverträffad artificiell intelligens. William Gibsons Neuromancer [1984] förebådade inte bara world wide web utan blev också upphovet till en helt ny genre: cyberpunk. Redan två år tidigare hade Gibson myntat begreppet cyberspace, och nu blev han i ett slag en av världens mest omtalade och inflytelserika författare. Debutromanen följdes snart av Count Zero och Mona Lisa Overdrive, vilka bildar den epokgörande Neuromancer-trilogin (även känd som Sprawl-trilogin), ett verk som likt få andra har utmanat grundläggande föreställningar om teknologi och mänsklighet. Ännu färre har haft en sådan djupgående inverkan på den moderna mänsklighetens självbild. Och inget av dem har skrivits i ett lika ursinnigt tempo eller med sådan hallucinatorisk klarsyn. I svensk översättning av Hans Lindquist och med ett nyskrivet förord av litteraturkritikern Jonas Thente.
WILLIAM GIBSON, född 1948 i South Carolina, USA, bor sedan sextiotalet i Kanada. Neuromancer belönades med priserna Nebula, Hugo och Philip K Dick Award. Count Zero publicerades 1986 och följdes två år senare av Mona Lisa Overdrive. Här presenteras trilogin i en volym.
»Kalejdoskopisk, glittrande, dekadent. En häpnadsväckande virtuos prestation.« The Washington Post
»En mästerlig förhandstitt in i det datorbesatta elektroninska globala gettot.« Time out
Del 95 - Penguin Essentials
1984
The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
119 kr
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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover the classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard FaireyWinston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101. . .First published in 1949, 1984 is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime.'Right up there among my favourite books . . . I read it again and again' Margaret Atwood 'More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of' Jo BrandCOMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY'S NEW-LOOK ANIMAL FARM AND DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.
Del 22 - Red Rising Series
Morning Star
the explosive third book in the globally bestselling dystopian science fiction series RED RISING
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
142 kr
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The Reaper has come. And he's brought hell with him.The unputdownable third book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Golds demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back.Risking everything to breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive cutthroat rivalries, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution.Now the time has come.But Darrow and his comrades face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy, including some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied - and too glorious to surrender.READERS LOVE PIERCE BROWN 'Pierce Brown paints a vivid picture of future worlds and you are carried at pace through a thrilling story. A first class read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This entire trilogy has been an emotional rollercoaster, the highs are like nothing you've ever seen before but oh how the lows will rip you to pieces' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The twists and turns and shock throughout rivals that of even A Song of Ice and Fire. Utterly enthralling. A brilliant end to a brilliant series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Out-of-this-world amazing. So all I'm going to say for now is: READ THIS BOOK/SERIES, GUYS! Sci-fi/dystopian genre can't get better than this. Pierce Brown, I'm your fan for life!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This has been the best trilogy I have read in a while with so many twists that leave you with your heart in your mouth!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
130 kr
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NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL SERIES Leviathan Wakes is the first book in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series - over 7 million copies sold worldwide.'Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be' George R. R. MartinHumanity has colonised the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli, they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret. A secret that someone is willing to kill for, and on an unimaginable scale. War is coming to the system, unless Jim can find out who abandoned the ship and why. Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money - and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and Holden, they both realise this girl may hold the key to everything. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries and secret corporations, and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.The Expanse is the biggest science fiction series of the last decade and is now a major TV series.Praise for the Expanse: 'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal'Tense and thrilling' SciFiNow The Expanse series: Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's WrathLeviathan Falls Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection
Del 8 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Parade of Horribles
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
268 kr
CARL IS PLANNING SOMETHING DANGEROUS, BUT AT WHAT COST? The eighth explosive installment in Matt Dinniman’s best selling LitRPG series, and it's off to the races . . .-‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘If there’s a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven’t read it’ Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters-As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a a little too simple.Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”-Praise for Dungeon Crawler Carl‘Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘This series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever… or maybe anyone who has been outside at night—in their underwear—looking for their cat and wondering, ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’… Once you start, you won’t put it down' Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is the best start to a series I’ve read this year. I wish I’d tried it sooner’ Will Wight, author of the Cradle series‘To describe the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and the first book in particular, one must blend the darkest, grittiest science fiction with the humour of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It mixes fun, whimsical absurdity, and serious, dark themes with dire consequences…it is so spectacularly good that I cannot recommend it high enough’ Grimdark Magazine‘Dinniman’s Douglas-Adams-but-playing-D&D romp was so much fun that I immediately went out and got the next two books…genuinely joyful’ LitHub.com
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
110 kr
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Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.
As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?
- Nyhet
Pocket, Svenska, 2026
89 kr
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När psykologen Kelvin anländer till Solaris, rymdstationen som kretsar över planeten Solaris medvetna ocean, finns ingen där som välkomnar honom. Ett otillåtet experiment med oceanen har genomförts fyra dagar tidigare. Stationens ledare, Gibarian, är död, och de två andra forskarna syns inte till. Men något har hänt. Solaris uppmärksamhet tycks för första gången ha vänts mot människorna. Rymdstationen har fått besök av gäster, materialiserade varelser av tillsynes helt mänsklig form, tagna från forskarnas undermedvetna. Kelvins gäst är Harey, hans unga fru som tio år tidigare tog sitt liv. Vad är det egentligen som händer sedan? Vad är Solaris? Vad är intelligens? Vad är kärlek? Vad är liv? Vem är Harey?
Solaris av Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) är en science fiction-roman som utforskar gränserna för mänsklig kunskap. Romanen, filmatiserad av såväl Andrej Tarkovskij (1972) och Steven Soderbergh (2006), borrar djupt i den inre såväl som den yttre rymden. Genom protagonisten Kelvin söker den ett svar: Hur vi ska kunna kommunicera med det som är fullständigt främmande, när vi knappt förstår oss själva?
I svensk översättning av Johan Malm.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
142 kr
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NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL TV SERIESCaliban's War is the second book in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series.For someone who didn't intend to wreck the solar system's fragile balance of power, Jim Holden did a pretty good job of it.While Earth and Mars have stopped shooting each other, the core alliance is shattered. The outer planets and the Belt are uncertain in their new - possibly temporary - autonomy.Then, on one of Jupiter's moons, a single super-soldier attacks, slaughtering soldiers of Earth and Mars indiscriminately and reigniting the war. The race is on to discover whether this is the vanguard of an alien army, or if the danger lies closer to home.The Expanse is the biggest science fiction series of the last decade and is now a major TV series.Praise for the Expanse:'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal'Tense and thrilling' SciFiNowThe Expanse series:Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's WrathLeviathan Falls Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection
Del 19 - Red Rising Series
Dark Age
the thrilling fifth book in the globally bestselling dystopian science fiction series RED RISING
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
165 kr
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He broke the chains. Then he broke the world . . .The epic fifth book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.A decade ago Darrow led a revolution and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he's an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, he wages rogue war on Mercury. Is he still the same hero? Or will he become the very evil he fought to destroy?In Darrow's darkening shadow, the Lysander au Lune, displaced heir to the old empire, rises. First, he must survive Gold backstabbing, then Darrow. Will he bring peace to mankind at the edge of his sword?On Luna, Mustang, the Republic's embattled sovereign, fights to save both democracy and her exiled husband. But one may cost her the other - and her son is not yet returned.Fear dims the hopes of the Rising, and as power is seized, lost and reclaimed, the worlds spin on toward a new dark age . . .PRAISE FOR THE RED RISING SERIES:'Pierce Brown's empire-crushing debut is a sprawling vision . . . Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow' - Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Pandemic'[A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field' - USA Today'[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown's dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender's Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric' - Entertainment Weekly
Inbunden, Svenska, 2026
299 kr
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Året 2014: Vid en middag hedrar den berömde poeten Francis Blundy sin frus födelsedag genom att läsa en dikt som han tillägnar henne. Ingen av vännerna runt bordet anar att dikten ska komma att bli ett litterärt mysterium som ska diskuteras i generationer framöver.
Året 2119: Stora delar av världen har drabbats av stigande havsnivåer efter en katastrofal kärnkraftsolycka. De som överlever hemsöks av minnet av den rika värld som nu gått förlorad. I det som en gång var England gräver litteraturforskaren Thomas Metcalfe i arkiven från denna avlägsna tid och fascineras av den frihet och de möjligheter som då rådde. Plötsligt får han upp en ledtråd till vad som hände den mytomspunna dikten skriven av Francis Blundy hundra år tidigare. Kan diktens upptäckt avslöja en berättelse som innefattar både en omvälvande kärlek och ett brutalt mord?
Ian McEwan har skrivit ännu en mästerlig roman som utforskar mänsklighetens mest grundläggande frågor om kunskap och kärlek, i vilken läsaren tvingas ifrågasätta sitt eget förhållande till tiden och minnet.
"En av världens bästa nu levande författare." Sunday Times
Del 23 - Red Rising Series
Iron Gold
the epic fourth book in the globally bestselling dystopian science fiction series RED RISING
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
165 kr
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It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life.The sensational fourth book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution. But the Rising has shattered everything: instead of peace, it has brought endless war. Now Darrow must risk everything he fought for on one last, desperate mission.Throughout the worlds, other destinies entwine with Darrow's to change his fate forever.A young Red girl flees tragedy in her refugee camp, and discovers a new life she could never have imagined. An ex-soldier broken by grief is forced to steal the most valuable thing in the galaxy - or pay with his life.And at the edge of the solar system, the grandson of the emperor Darrow murdered dreams of revenge . . .PRAISE for Iron Gold'Another sizzling space epic to entice, excite and tease' - Starburst 'This book lives up to every expectation I have for Pierce Brown . . . you MUST read this, it will not disappoint!' - The Speculative Herald'[An] exhilarating fusion of The Hunger Games, Blade Runner and Dune' - Express'Fascinating . . . This is one you absolutely will have to read' - The BiblioSanctum 'Mature science fiction existing within the frame of blazing space opera' - NPR Books'[A] thoughtful blend of action, intrigue, and prosaic human drama' - Publishers Weekly'The mix of political intrigue, action and thematic journeys elevate this book from a simple sci-fi adventure into something more thought-provoking and rewarding' - FlickeringMyth.com
Del 1 - Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
259 kr
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DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARK AWARD One man. One cat. One alien invasion. Infinite chaos.Dive into the first explosive Dungeon Crawler Carl adventure - a wild mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and twisted survival comedy.‘If there’s a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven’t read it’ Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters--You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat.And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic, intergalactic game show.That’s what.And now Coast Guard veteran Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, must try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game-like, trap-filled, fantasy dungeon.A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality TV show with countless viewers across the galaxy. So not only do they have to stay alive, but they also need to earn ratings based on their performance.Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.Keeping viewers entertained is essential. Survival, however, is not. --- PRAISE ---‘Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I’m obsessed…Princess Donut is my queen’ Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day‘I don’t always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight’ New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch‘[A] comically cosmic adventure series…often laugh-out-loud funny…Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut’ The Wall Street Journal‘This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen?’ Once you start, you won’t put it down’ Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series‘One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while’ Book Riot‘Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read’ New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson'Dungeon Crawler Carl is a dangerously addicting tale of chaos and mayhem. I’m thoroughly hooked! - #1 New York Times bestselling author Callie Hart
Del 24 - Red Rising Series
Light Bringer
the utterly addictive sixth book in the globally bestselling dystopian science fiction series RED RISING
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
164 kr
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They do not need the Reaper. They need the man.The action-packed sixth book in the explosive global sensation from Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man. But he is also Darrow: husband, father, friend.After a devastating defeat, Darrow longs to return to his wife and sovereign, Virginia, to defend Mars from Lysander. Lysander longs to restore the supremacy of Gold, and will raze the worlds for his ambitions.The worlds once needed the Reaper. Now they need Darrow.So begins his voyage home, an interplanetary adventure where old friends will reunite, new alliances will be forged, and rivals will clash on the battlefield. After the dark age will come something new: born of light, of victory and of hope.READERS LOVE PIERCE BROWN'This book, this series, will elicit all the emotions you could possibly feel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A action packed heart breaking triumph of a novel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fantastic book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Everything we could hope from the master that is Pierce Brown, drama, action, love, loss, humour, violence' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Truly an amazing addition to an already outstanding series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Nyhet
Del 1 - Heart Duology
Daggermouth
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
179 kr
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'Daggermouth is one of the best dystopian romances I've ever read' Clio Evans, author of Broken BeginningsHe Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion.The first thing you'll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and weakness will get you killed.The second thing is this-the Veyra are always watching. From the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slum dens of the Boundary, no movement goes unseen.The last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it.Love outside of your ring is a death sentence.The city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power.Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed.Greyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he's the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he's entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he's forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the governments brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride who is as lethal as she is unwilling.Shadera is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her bound to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested.Their union is no love story-It's a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating one another or burning the city to the ground together.In a world where passion sparks rebellion and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both.Spice Rating:3/5Tropes:Forced Political MarriageAssassins vs MilitiaMorally Grey CharactersMultiple POVsRise of the OppressedF/MCs in their 30sMasked ElitismMultiple RomancesTrue Enemies to LoversExtremely Corrupt GovernmentStratified CityDom DaddyMasked MMCBadass FMCI tried to kill you but now I want to f*ck you
Del 24 - S.F. MASTERWORKS
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
The Best of the SF Masterworks
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
146 kr
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World War Terminus devastated the Earth. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard searches for the renegade replicants he is sent to 'retire', while he dreams of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of natural life.The opportunity of a lifetime: kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world things aren't that simple, and his assignment turns into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the hunter becomes the hunted . . . Voted in a Locus poll as one of the 100 pre-1990 SF Novels, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep spawned two blockbuster movies. Philip K. Dick won multiple awards for his works, examining human identity, psychology, conspiracy and paranoia, challenging the idea of objective truth in a manner that remains relevant today.'A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment' - Empire'One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction' - The Sunday TimesWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
216 kr
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Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, BlindsightTwo months since the stars fell...Two months of silence, while a world held its breath.Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route.So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met?You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist—an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there.Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find.
Del 1 - Dune
Dune
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
169 kr
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Frank Herbert's classic masterpiece-a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.