Willkommen in Tristopolis, einer Stadt, die ihre Energie aus den Knochen Verstorbener schöpft. Hier beginnt die Geschichte von Polizei-Inspektor Donal Riordan, der eine aufsehenerregende Verschwörung entdeckt, die die Stadt erschüttert.
Six years after the first manned Martian expedition, a second has been announced -- one motivated purely by its profitable potential -- and half-Navajo, half-Anglo geologist Jamie Waterman's conflicted soul is beckoning him back to the eerie, unforgiving planet. As commander of the new exploratory team, he will have to contend with a bitter and destructive rivalry, a disturbing new emotional attraction, and deadly, incomprehensible "accidents" that appear to be sabotage, all of which could doom the mission to failure. But there is much more at stake than Waterman's personal redemption and the safety of his crew. For there are still great secrets to be uncovered on this cruel and enigmatic world -- not the least being something he glimpsed in the far distance during his first Martian excursion: an improbable structure perched high in the planet's carmine cliffs; a dwelling that only an intelligent being could have built.
It's New Year's Eve 1999, and the members of a powerful cult are about to commit ritual suicide. Fleeing their ranks at the final moment, teenager Kristin lands in Tokyo, where she gains employment listening to clients' stories in a "memory hotel" designed to address the decay of collective memory after the Second World War. But Kristin herself has a startling odyssey: Among other things, it involves answering a personal ad only to wind up imprisoned, naked, in an empty house presided over by a man known as the Occupant, hard at work on a millennial calendar that has serious implications for the future. "The Sea Came in at Midnight" is a breathtaking fable of redemption and one of Erickson's most impressive visions to date.
The sleazy staff members of television station KLAX become hostages to a group of ecoterrorists who wire the station with enough explosives to destroy most of the local area, and the KLAX staff decides to take advantage of all the excitement. Reprint.
SCIENCE FICTION. Inspired by Sir Arthur C. Clarke's short story A Meeting with Medusa, this novel, with permission from the Clarke Estate, continues the story of Commander Howard Falcon over centuries of space-exploration, interaction with AI, first contact and beyond. All brought to life by two of our greatest SF authors, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds. Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident ...and a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. Not as himself, but as an augmented human: part man, part machine, and exceptionally capable. The Medusa Chronicles charts his journey through time, the changing interaction between humanity and our universe, and combined moments of incredible action with unparalleled exploration of and expansion into space. A compelling read from the beginning, this is classic SF which has appeal for readers who like Gravity and The Martian.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin comes the ultimate novel of revolution, rock ’n’ roll, and apocalyptic murder—a stunning work of fiction that portrays not just the end of an era, but the end of the world as we know it.Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has come a long way from his radical roots in the ’60s—until something unexpectedly draws him back: the bizarre and brutal murder of a rock promoter who made millions with a band called the Nazgûl. Now, as Sandy sets out to investigate the crime, he finds himself drawn back into his own past—a magical mystery tour of the pent-up passions of his generation. For a new messiah has resurrected the Nazgûl and the mad new rhythm may be more than anyone bargained for—a requiem of demonism, mind control, and death, whose apocalyptic tune only Sandy may be able to change in time . . . before everyone follows the beat.
Im 19. Jahrhundert entstand als Gegenbewegung zur Aufklärung die Romantik, die menschliche Leidenschaften und Irrationalität betonte. Diese Ideale finden in einer Literaturgattung Ausdruck, die oft als Symbol technokratischer Ratio gilt. Der amerikanische Schriftsteller George R. R. Martin, geboren 1948, bietet darauf eine literarisch fruchtbare Antwort. Sein Werk fokussiert nicht auf technische Spekulationen über zukünftige Entwicklungen, sondern auf die menschliche Natur und den Charakter in fiktiven Zukunftsszenarien. Martin geht davon aus, dass der Mensch nicht zu einer höheren Intelligenzform evolviert, sondern beschreibt ihn in seinen Schwächen, Konflikten und Leidenschaften, was seinen Texten dramatische Züge verleiht. Sein Talent zeigt sich nicht nur in der Science-Fiction, sondern auch in anderen fantastischen Literaturformen wie Horror und Fantasy. Der vorliegende Band bietet eine kritische Würdigung und Einblicke in Martins Schaffen, mit Beiträgen zu seinen frühen Kurzgeschichten, seiner Erzählweise in „Tuf Voyaging“, sowie zu „Dying of the Light“ und „Das Lied von Eis und Feuer“.
