Randall Garrett était un maître de la science-fiction, célèbre pour son approche distinctive du genre. Ses œuvres ont souvent exploré des structures sociales et politiques complexes à travers des récits captivants. Garrett excellait dans la création de mondes et de personnages complexes qui résonnent auprès des lecteurs par leur profondeur et leur crédibilité. Son style se caractérise par un intellect vif et une capacité prémonitoire à envisager les tendances futures.
A biography of Andre Agassi. It tells the story of how, as a child, Andre practised with Connors, Borg and Pancho Gonzales; of how he swung from punk rebel to born-again Christian in his teens; and how he soared from 618th to 3rd in the world ranking in his first 30 months as a tennis professional.
This Sidewise Award-winning series starring detective Lord Darcy and his sorcerer sidekick, Sean O Lochlainn, takes us into an alternate reality where Richard the Lionheart's descendants rule the Anglo-French Empire and the laws of magic have developed in place of the laws of physics. Murder and Magic, comprised of the first four stories of the acclaimed Lord Darcy series, finds Lord Darcy solving murders using his wits, a keen eye for observation, and a few choice magic tricks. In "The Eyes Have it," Lord Darcy must figure out who killed the taciturn playboy, the Count D'Evreux. In the political thriller "A Case of Identity," Lord Darcy picks apart the disappearance of the Marquis of Cherbourg, especially mysterious considering the escalating cold war with Poland. Lord Darcy and Master Sean investigate a body coated in blue paint already occupying a coffin built for the late Duke of Kent in "The Muddle of the Woad." Literary humor is at the heart of "In a Stretch of the Imagination," where the head of an important publishing house commits suicide under suspicious circumstances.
Kumar and Clark show the importance of the underpinning sciences in the understanding of clinical medicine and explain clearly the epidemiology, examination, differential diagnosis, investigations, and management of disease
In a world where the Plantagenets never fell, Lord Darcy is Chief Investigator for the Duke of Normandy ...
The narrative revolves around a covert U.S. government agency cleverly disguised as the Society For Mystical And Metaphysical Research. Its seemingly eccentric focus attracts a majority of eccentric members, obscuring its true mission from public scrutiny. Only a select few within the core understand the organization's real purpose, creating a juxtaposition between the bizarre façade and the serious undertones of its operations. This setup explores themes of perception versus reality and the hidden complexities within ostensibly whimsical pursuits.
The Vengeance of Kyvor: The message from the Venusian government is clear--Earthlings stay away! However, Earth sends spaceships anyway, hoping to make contact with a brilliant Earth scientist hidden away in the Venusian jungles.
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In a world where all religions have been banned, a group of pagans must fight for their beliefs against a government that seeks to control every aspect of their lives. As they struggle to keep their traditions alive, they find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of power and politics that could have dire consequences for them all.