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Andrew Mayne

    25 mai 1973

    Andrew May est un ancien scientifique titulaire d'une maîtrise de l'Université de Cambridge et d'un doctorat en astrophysique de l'Université de Manchester. Après une carrière de trente ans dans les secteurs universitaire, gouvernemental et privé, il travaille désormais comme écrivain indépendant et consultant dans le sud-ouest de l'Angleterre. Son œuvre aborde des sujets divers, de la technologie de défense et de l'histoire à la physique, au Forteana et aux croyances New Age. L'écriture de May se caractérise par un intellect vif et une capacité unique à relier des domaines apparemment disparates, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective distinctive sur le monde.

    Andrew Mayne
    Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War
    Angel Killer
    Sea Castle
    Albert Einstein: pocket GIANTS
    Black Coral
    Predator: If it Bleeds
    • Predator: If it Bleeds

      • 368pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      4,1(19)Évaluer

      Over the centuries, extraterrestrial hunters of the Yautja race-also known as the Predators-have encountered (and stalked) humans on Earth and in the depths of space. Offered here are sixteen all-new stories of such hunts, written by many of today's most extraordinary authors.

      Predator: If it Bleeds
    • Black Coral

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,2(392)Évaluer

      Series information taken from www.goodreads.com.

      Black Coral
    • He may not have been the most important or influential of them - the point is arguable - but there is no doubt he was the most revolutionary. His philosophical and political utterances - both real and imagined - are regularly used to clinch arguments online or in the pub.

      Albert Einstein: pocket GIANTS
    • A Wall Street Journal bestselling series. A deep diving investigator is pulled into the depths of a string of unsolved serial murders in a riveting thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Sea Storm. When a young woman washes ashore on a Fort Lauderdale beach, Sloan McPherson of the Underwater Investigation Unit is called in to consult. Sloan's instinct says murder, but even then, there are too many questions. For answers she reaches out to Gwen Wylder. The Miami homicide detective is notorious for being manipulative, bitter, a tyrant to her peers, and wicked smart. And she demands something in return from Sloan: fresh insight into seemingly unrelated cold-case murders and disappearances--and a possible serial killer trolling the Florida coast. As loose ends of the old files begin to come together, another woman disappears. Sloan and Gwen are certain she's the newest link in a deadly chain. They are determined to track her down before she dies, but they soon find themselves in uncharted waters. And the deeper Sloan and Gwen go, the stranger the case gets.

      Sea Castle
    • Features Jessica Blackwood, FBI Agent and ex-illusionist. Called in because of her past to offer expertise on the mysterious 'Warlock' case, Jessica must put all her unique knowledge to the test as the FBI try to catch a ruthless killer.

      Angel Killer
    • The Cold War saw scientists in East and West racing to create amazing new technologies, the like of which the world had never seen. Yet not everyone was taken by surprise. From super-powerful atomic weapons to rockets and space travel, readers of science fiction (SF) had seen it all before. Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn’t. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while real-world lasers didn't come close to the promise of the classic SF ray gun. Nevertheless, when the scientific Cold War culminated in the Strategic Defence Initiative of the 1980s, it was so science-fictional in its aspirations that the media dubbed it “Star Wars”. This entertaining account, offering a plethora of little known facts and insights from previously classified military projects, shows how the real-world science of the Cold War followed in the footsteps of SF – and how the two together changed our perception of both science and scientists, and paved the way to the world we live in today.

      Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War
    • Dr. Theo Cray and FBI agent Jessica Blackwood follow a deadly celestial trail in a thrilling novel by the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Mastermind. A signal is detected at the outer edge of the solar system. Computational biologist Dr. Theo Cray and magician-turned-FBI-agent Jessica Blackwood are looking--and listening--a little closer. The man at the center of this cosmic mystery is billionaire Thomas T. Theismann. He's spent a lifetime--and a fortune--trying to find out if we're alone in the universe. Highly skeptical, Theo joins the effort to find the source of the signal, and he quickly enlists Jessica to look into the suspicious death of another academic at the lab. As their investigations converge, they uncover curious connections to the otherworldly contact, including a 1970s science-fiction writer and the body of an astronaut found buried in an ancient tomb. As they delve into Theismann's history, Theo and Jessica's fascination with the signal intensifies. How dangerous will the investigation get? That depends on how deep into the unknown Theo and Jessica are prepared to venture.

      The Final Equinox
    • Looking Glass

      • 315pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,0(5857)Évaluer

      A Wall Street Journal bestseller. Professor Theo Cray caught one of the most prolific serial killers in history using revolutionary scientific methods. Cut off from university research because of the shroud of suspicion around him after the death of his former student and the aftermath of catching his quarry, Cray tries to rebuild his life but finds himself drawn into another unsolved case. The desperate father of a missing child, ignored by the authorities and abandoned by his community, turns to Theo for help. The only clues are children's drawings and an inner-city urban legend about someone called the Toy Man. To unravel the mystery behind the Toy Man, Theo must set aside his scientific preconceptions and embrace a world where dreams and nightmares carry just as much weight as reality. As he becomes immersed in the case, he discovers a far-reaching conspiracy--one that hasn't yet claimed its last victim.

      Looking Glass
    • Cosmic Impact

      • 176pages
      • 7 heures de lecture
      3,7(18)Évaluer

      Is Earth reallydoomed to be destroyed by a cosmic catastrophe?

      Cosmic Impact
    • Black Fall

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture
      3,9(108)Évaluer

      In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, a video featuring Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Devon goes viral as it showcases his accurate prediction of the quake's location and date. This unexpected twist thrusts Devon into the spotlight, raising questions about his foresight and the implications of his predictions. The story delves into themes of scientific credibility, public perception, and the consequences of foreknowledge in a world shaken by disaster.

      Black Fall