LEGIÓN: LAS MÚLTIPLES VIDAS DE STEPHEN LEEDS (SANDERSON, BRANDON)
Tres novelas cortas y cohesionadas que tienen la psicología como superpoder. Por el gran autor de fantasía del siglo XXI. Brandon Sanderson recopila en este libro las novelas cortas protagonizadas por Stephen Leeds, una interesantísima mezcla de ciencia ficción y suspense que incluye dos historias inéditas en castellano hasta la fecha. Stephen Leeds es un genio perfectamente cuerdo con alucinaciones alocadas. Es capaz de aprender cualquier nueva habilidad en cuestión de horas, pero para ello su mente necesita crear personas imaginarias a las que él llama "aspectos". Allá adonde va, se le une un equipo de expertos imaginarios que él usa para resolver problemas. Pero, de pronto, su cerebro roza el colapso cuando los "aspectos" empiezan a cobrar vida. Una empresa lo contrata para recuperar una propiedad robada, y Stephen termina atravesando océanos y luchando contra terroristas. Lo que descubre puede alterar los cimientos de las tres religiones más importantes del mundo y, tal vez, darle una pista clave sobre la verdadera naturaleza de sus alucinaciones. Legión: Las múltiples vidas de Stephen Leeds incluye Legión y, por primera vez en castellano, Legión: A flor de piel y el impactante final de la historia de Stephen Leeds, Las mentiras del contemplador. La crítica ha dicho:«Una lectura absolutamente maravillosa.»Fantasy Book Review
THE ELEMENTS OF TIME (LUNAN, DUNCAN;JORDAN, SYDNEY)
Time-travel stories by Duncan Lunan This collection's four main stories feature time travel by land, sea, air and fire, representing the classical elements, and the three supporting stories also involve people or messages travelling into the past or the future, in very different ways. Three of the main stories were published in the USA, in Analog, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and the anthology series There Will Be War, and all three were recommended for the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award. The fourth was to be published in Amazing Stories, when the magazine ceased publication, and the others appeared in the UK, in Dream, West Coast Magazine, and the Centre for Contemporary Arts collection To Arrive at Where We Started.? ? The book is illustrated throughout by Sydney Jordan from Dundee, best known as the creator of Jeff Hawke, the world's longest running science fiction comic strip? (from 1954 to 1988;? Duncan Lunan wrote or contributed to ten of the later stories). ? The 'air' story With Time Comes Concord was illustrated by Sydney for its first publication in Analog, and he has
ANYWHERE BUT EARTH (STEVENSON, KEITH)
Anywhere but Earth new tales of outer space edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion publishing B format paperback 730 pages ISBN 9780987158703 Also available as an ebook ISBN 9780987158710 Award winning independent Australian press coeur de lion publishing presents Anywhere but Earth - twenty-nine all new science fiction stories of humanity's adventures out there, anywhere but Earth, featuring original works by Margo Lanagan, Sean McMullen, Richard Harland, and Kim Westwood among a galaxy of new and established Australian and overseas speculative fiction authors. Praise for coeur de lion's multi award-winning X6 - a novellanthology: 'in the race for the "Best Anthology of The Year" title' Gardner Dozois - Locus Magazine 'A resounding six of the best for anyone who still doubts the novella is the ideal length for speculative fiction.' Sean Williams - #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Grand Conjunction 'I would go so far as to say that it makes a case for the notion that there are stories for which the novella length is exactly appropriate' Richard Larson - Strange H
PROYECTO APOPHIS (ALCÓN TORRENS, KEVIN)
La vida es pasajera y asfixiantemente corta, sin embargo, nuestro legado puede ser eterno. No soy un héroe y tampoco la mejor de las personas, pero sobreviví al cataclismo, resistí al gas mortal y, tras enfrentarme a innumerables Aiongenus, descubrí la verdad que podría cambiar el futuro del mundo. Cada día que pasa me cuesta más diferenciar lo que es real de lo que no. Si existe alguien capaz de desvelar el misterio, ese alguien eres tú. Espero no equivocarme al confiar en ti, ya que en tus manos está no sólo la que ha sido mi razón para seguir luchando, sino el destino de toda la humanidad. Lo que le depare ahora, a ella o al planeta, depende de ti. Como ya sabrás, soy el famoso Daniel Vriena, y este manuscrito es mi mayor legado.
SPACESHIP BROKEN (NOHELTY, RUSSELL;VAN NATTA, MELISSA;STEVENS, CHARLOTTE)
Do you love the Goonies? Did your heart grow three sizes with ET? Are you obsessed with 80s movies? Then this is your jam.? Sammy's had a tough life. His father is abusive. His mother is an alcoholic. He developed pulmonary fibrosis from asbestos and need an oxygen tank to breath. His family is poor and getting poorer.? One day his mother's had enough and steal him away to a life on the run. She'd rather be a fugitive than subject Sammy to his father's rage.? It doesn't take long for life on the run with a sick child to catch up to her. In order to keep Sammy alive she has no choice but to move in with her emotionally abusive grandfather.? Sammy just wants a normal life. He just wants to get along, but when he meets a homeless alien that all changes. Now, he has to help her fix her ship and get off the planet.? This is a book about families, broken homes, and the power of friendship. Whether you enjoy whimsy, dark humor, or coming of age stories, there is something for you inside these pages.
VIRTUAL DESTRUCTION (ANDERSON, KEVIN J;BEASON, DOUG)
At the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California-one of the nation's premier nuclear-weapons design facilities-high-level physicists operate within heavy security to model and test new warhead designs. But politics can be just as dangerous as the weapons they design, and with gigantic budgets on the line, scientific egos, and personality clashes, research can turn deadly. When a prominent and abrasive nuclear-weapons researcher is murdered inside a Top Security zone, FBI investigator Craig Kreident is brought in on the case-but his FBI security clearance isn't the same as a Department of Energy or Department of Defense clearance, and many of the clues are "sanitized" before he arrives. Kreident finds that dealing with red tape and political in-fighting might be more difficult than solving a murder. Written by two insiders who have worked at Lawrence Livermore, Virtual Destruction is not only a gripping thriller and complex mystery, but a vivid portrayal of an actual US nuclear-design facility.
AURORA ELECTRIC (JAMES, DANIEL K)
In 2049, all artificial intelligence is considered a deadly weapon. Outside industrial realms, intelligent robots are forbidden. When engineer David Whitman sets out to father a child with his husband Shane, he must break the anti-robot law. Creating the perfect daughter to his exact specifications isn?t just a dream. It?s his obsession. Is parenthood worth the risk of imprisonment or worse? A determined David doesn?t care. He?ll build an electric child if it?s the last thing he does. Meanwhile Shane fears the worst. Keeping their daughter Aurora?s true nature a secret starts off as an exciting game. But a secret can?t stay secret forever. ?
THE GOLDEN QUEEN (FARLAND, DAVID)
The Golden Queen, Book 1 When GallenO'Day is hired as a bodyguard to escort a young woman through the woods to the forbidden ruins at Geata Na Chruinn, it seems like an ordinary job-but all too soon, he finds himself fleeing for his life from creatures that seem like escapees from a nightmare-the alien dronon, led by their golden queen. With his best friend, a genetically engineered talking bear named Orick, and his girlfriend Maggie, Gallen soon finds himself tangled in an interstellar war that he never knew existed, racing across a host of worlds, confronted by a future unlike any that he had ever imagined.
VIBRATIONS (FLORET, PIERRE)
Lorsque Anna, une jeune scientifique en physique des particules et en physique quantique, et Mik, son ami d'enfance, ingnieur en lectronique et en informatique, inventent une machine capable de vibrer
plus de 10 % de la vitesse de la lumire, ils attisent la convoitise d'un riche et puissant industriel. Aids d'un professeur d'universit, du tuteur d'Anna et de la mre de Mik, poursuivis par une inspectrice d'Interpol et pourchasss par l'industriel et ses hommes de main, ils devront affronter le pass pour sauvegarder leur dcouverte et trouver le moyen de survivre
leur ennemi.
LA SEÑORA DE LOS LABERINTOS (SHROEDER, KARL)
La corona Teven, una enigmática región del espacio situada más allá de Júpiter, es el hogar de millones de poshumanos que viven en un laberinto de realidades diferentes y solapadas llamadas colectores. Cada colector es una cultura en sí misma, con una historia, mitología y tecnología únicas, aunque virtuales. Para mantener la integridad de cada colector, la interacción entre estos mundos es limitada, y se reserva a unas pocas personas. Entre ellas está Livia Kodaly, una diplomática cuyas especiales dotes para ver más allá de la realidad virtual harán de ella la perfecta candidata para hacerle frente a una entidad conocida como 3340, que intenta derribar los horizontes entre culturas y destruir las barreras que mantienen las tecnologías bajo control.
MENSAJERO DEL FUTURO . MENSAJERO DEL FUTURO (BRIN, DAVID)
MILAGRO EN EL INFIERNO (CARRERA I MIRALLES, LLUÍS)
Siglo XXII, diversas potencias envían sus misiones al planeta Milagro, en el sistema de Alpha Centauri. Los tripulantes, algunos de los cuales arrastran un pasado de guerras terribles en la Tierra, encuentran una flora y una fauna similares a las que conocen de su propio mundo. Mientras los nuevos colonos se instalan en su nuevo hogar, tribus autóctonas aún por descubrir por los terrestres se enfrentan entre ellas…
TESTOSTERONA (JIMÉNEZ CANTÓN, GUILLERMO)
AWAKENING OF THE GODS (KEEN, TIMOTHY)
Elizabeth Hollister rejoins her family after several years of post-doctoral research in Germany, only to find herself embroiled in a desperate plan to save the world from destruction. Her homecoming is not what she expected when she learns the truth about herself, her family and her people. As her part in the plot becomes more perilous, she discovers that the people of earth are more alike than she had imagined. The people of earth find they have a powerful ally in their efforts, but one who remains hidden even while acting recklessly. Can they trust this unknown partner, who has no consideration for human life? While completing the defensive system before time is up, billions die and Elizabeth finds that her people are changing. They suspect that their unseen ally may be using them to accomplish its own purpose and they are facing a dilemma as the world becomes ready to protect itself; should they get ready for conflict with their former ally? Nothing could have prepared them for what will be unveiled when their unseen ally shows itself. ?
