Alabama joins Mississippi as fertile Deep South soil for the Noir Series

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Увлекательный роман о жизни Зельды Сейр Фицджеральд, супруги выдающегося американского писателя Фрэнсиса Скотта Фицджеральда. Книга удостоена Гонкуровской премии за 2007 год

A collection of stories An albino girl wanders the sun-scorched backroads of a south Georgia summer, following the bidding of an angel or perhaps only voices in her head, searching out and slaying ancient monsters who have hidden themselves away in the lonely places of the world. Caitlín R. Kiernan first introduced Dancy in the pages of her award-winning second novel, Threshold (2001), then went on to write several more short stories and a novella about this unlikely heroine, each a piece of what has become an epic dark fantasy narrative. Alabaster finally collects all these tales into one volume, illustrated by Ted Naifeh (Gloomcookie, How Loathsome, Courtney Crumrin, Polly and the Pirates, etc.)

Friedrich Baroh, is beset by problems. Anarch, aspiring entrepreneur, and amateur historian of ideas, the aristocratic Baroh is also, unfortunately, a soldier in the East German army. His eventual defection to the West leads to a college degree, marriage, and a good job at his uncle's funeral parlor, but it can't dispel Baroh's other problem, a metaphysical one: each man is alone. Since, paradoxically, this is a predicament he shares with the rest of humanity, Baroh decides to capitalize on it. He embarks on a mind-boggling and macabre enterprise — the construction of Terrestra, an international, nondenominational necropolis situated in the wastelands of Turkey. Soon, secondary businesses are called for: airlines, travel agencies, anything to make Terrestra more accessible to anyone who can afford it. His scheme is so overwhelmingly successful that Baroh is forced to take on help, including the enigmatic Phares, whose unsettling presence and gnomic utterances may, at last, help Baroh to understand the depths of the problem he has set for himself. As mordantly ironic as Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One, Aladdin's Problem is a richly poetic meditation on the rituals of death. In its prismatic complexity, its philosophical depth, Junger's half-mythical, half-political tale becomes a caustic allegory of the conditions of modern life

Alamut was originally written in 1938 as an allegory to Mussolini’s fascist state. In the 1960s it became a cult favorite throughout Tito’s Yugoslavia, and in the 1990s, during the war in the Balkans, it was read as an allegory of the region’s strife and became a bestseller in Germany, France, and Spain. The book once again took on a new life following the attacks of 9/11/2001 because of its early description of the world of suicide bombers in fanatical sects, selling more than 20,000 copies in a new Slovenian edition

Yet another video-game-based book

From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight. And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins — one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land

Raiders Hegards Alans Kvotermeins jeb viņa ziņojums par patiesiem piedzīvojumiem un atklājumiem kopā ar seru Henriju Kērtisu, kapteini Džonu Gudu un kādu Amslopogasu pirmo reizi latviešu valodā grāmatu "Montesumas meita", "Ķēniņa Zālamana raktuves", » "Daiļā Mārgareta" autors No angļu valodas tulkojusi Marta Butlere Mākslinieks Andris Lamsters AlbertsXII 1995 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis Pagājušā gadsimta populārais angļu rakstnieks Raiders Hegards (1856— 1925) ir labi pazīstams latviešu lasītājam, bet it sevišķi populārs viņš ir jaunatnes vidū. R. Hegarda romāni, kas pieskaitāmi piedzīvojumu un vēsturiskajai literatūrai, ir bagāti ar spraigiem notikumiem, negaidītiem sižeta samezglojumiem un pārsteigumiem. Daži no tiem tulkoti arī latviešu valodā: 1967. gadā izdevniecība «Zinātne» laida klajā viņa vēsturisko romānu «Montesumas meita», bet 1971. gadā vienā grāmatā iznāca divi R. Hegarda romāni — «Ķēniņa Zālamana raktuves» un «Daiļā Mārgareta». Romāna «Ķēniņa Zālamana raktuves» darbība notiek Dienvidāfrikā; ierosinājumu un vielu šim romānam devis neprātīgais dimantu un zelta drudzis, ko bija izraisījusi dimantu atradņu atklāšana Dienvidāfrikā. Lasītāju vērtējumam nododam romānu «Alans Kvotermeins», kas tiek uzskatīts par romāna «Ķēniņa Zālamana raktuves» turpinājumu. Latviešu valodā tulkots pirmo reizi. Arī šī romāna darbība notiek Dienvidāfrikā, un arī te pilnā mērā izpaužas autora prasme savīt asu un saspringtu sižetu, meistariski veidot literāro varoņu tēlus. Visspilgtākais no tiem ir Alans Kvotermeins, vecs mednieks, saukts Makumazāns, kura stāstījumā mēs iepazīstamies ar romāna notikumu gaitu. Ar lielām simpātijām un dzīvu iztēli veidoti romāna varoņi, kas kopā ar Alanu Kvotermeinu dodas tālā un bīstamā ceļojumā uz Kenijas kalnu, lai meklētu kādu balto rasi, kas pēc dažām liecībām mitinoties kalnos… Romānam savdabīgu burvību piešķir vecā mednieka Alana Kvotermeina, šī vienkāršā, simpātiskā un daudz pieredzējušā vīra, raksturīgais stāstījuma veids, viņa humoristiskā un labsirdīgā dzīves uztvere. Grāmatas izdevēji būs gandarīti, ja mūsu mazie un lielie lasītāji no tās gūs kaut mazumu tās dzīves gudrības, ko dod bagāta, godīgi nodzīvota mūža pieredze. Šo grāmatu, kas stāsta par patiesiem piedzīvojumiem, veltīju savam dēlam Arturam Džonam Raideram Hegardam cerībā, ka pienāks laiks, kad viņš un citi zēni, ar kuriem es nekad neesmu bijis pazīstams, atradīs šajā grāmatā, kur esmu dokumentālā precizitātē iemūžinājis Alana Kvotermeina un viņa kompanjonu darbus, domas un uzskatus, — vērtības, kas viņiem palīdzēs dzīvē pietuvoties tam, ko es un sers Henrijs Kērtiss uzskatām par augstāko stāvokli, ko mēs varam sasniegt, proti, iegūt to augstsirdību un cildenumu, kas ļauj saukties par angļu džentlmeni

A regényfolyam befejező kötetében ismét Golan Trevize, az Alapítvány tanácsosa a főszereplő, ő az, akinek döntenie kell a Galaktikus Birodalom jövőjéről. Az előző kötet végén döntött is, de a döntés pillanatában kételkedés fogta el, nem volt-e idegen befolyás alatt. Hogy önmagát megnyugtassa, elhatározza megkeresi az emberiség bölcsőjét, a mitikus múltba süllyedt Földet, amelyről senki sem tudja, hogy valóság-e vagy mese

From Robert Silverberg’s “Earthmen and Strangers” anthology, 1966: The German word “gestalt” means “shape” or “pattern,” but it also has the sense of “group” or “formation.” The science-fictional concept of the gestalt mind has frequently been examined—the intelligence that includes more than one individual. On Earth, the rule of one-body-one-intelligence seems to hold true, but who knows what we may find on other worlds? We already know of some simple creatures, like the corals and sponges, that exist in colonies numbering many individuals. Such Unkings are purely physical; the possibility exists, though, that on another planet some higher form of life may have developed a colony of linked minds. What it would be like to encounter such a form of life is considered in this story

Aus der Reihe »Utopia-Classics« Band 8 Frederik Pohl und Jack Williamson Alarm in der Tiefsee Gefahr für Krakatau Dome, die Tiefseestadt Jim Eden, Kadett der US-Tiefsee-Akademie, wird überraschend nach Krakatau Dome abkommandiert. Dort, tief innerhalb der Erdrinde unter der Tiefseestadt, läuft ein geheimes Projekt an. Es gilt, Seebeben vorherzusagen und die permanente Bedrohung der Unterwasserstädte durch seismische Einwirkungen in Grenzen zu halten. Und es geht darum, den Elementen auf die Spur zu kommen, die durch künstlich erzeugte Beben Angst und Schrecken unter den Bewohnern Marinias verbreiten. Nach DUELL IN DER TIEFE und STÄDTE UNTER DEM OZEAN (UTOPIA-CLASSICS-Bände 4 und 6) legen wir hiermit den Abschlußband der TIEFSEE-TRILOGIE der beiden amerikanischen Autoren vor. Titel des Originals: UNDERSEA CITY

Es brauchte nur einen Funken — und sie hatten die Hölle unter Wasser! Sie waren jetzt 93 Tage auf See, davon 81 Tage unter Wasser. Eingesperrt in dem Atom-U-Boot, einem großen, stählernen, graugestrichenen Sarg. 81 Tage unter Wasser. Keine Sonne, keine frische Luft, kein Wind in den Haaren, kein blauer Himmel, keine Wärme auf der Haut, keine Weite — nur drangvolle Enge in der künstlich erleuchteten Welt, die aus Gängen, Stahltreppen, Schatten, Kabelgewirr und Instrumenten zu bestehen schien. Und dann kamen die Mädchen an Bord… Konsalik hat einen Super-Thriller geschrieben. Er schildert ein Drama auf See, dessen Spannung sich von Seite zu Seite steigert. Ein an und für sich harmloses Ereignis weitet sich aus zu einer Bedrohung des Weltfriedens

“Alas, Babylon.” Those fateful words heralded the end. When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness

The Adventures of Balto: The Untold Story of Alaska’s Famous Iditarod Sled Dog Back of the Pack: An Iditarod Rookie Musher’s Alaska Pilgrimage to Nome Rivers: Through the Eyes of a Blind Dog Honor Bound: The story of an Alaska dog’s journey home, how he fulfilled his honor-bond to his girl, and became a true dog, a great dog

When Lieutenant Gerald Yamato of the Republic of California Air Force bailed out of his doomed fighter he had no idea he would land in a culture that would forever change his life. The Dená thought they had won their independence and the war was over. Suddenly they face an advancing Russian army from one direction, a merciless band of mercenaries from another, as well as the remnants of a defeated, angry, Russian army between the Dená and the rest of their people. Despite assurances by distant, bland diplomats to the contrary, the new Dená Republik has a whole new war on their hands. But they are not alone. The Tlingit Nation shares their struggle, and the USA and the Republic of California vow all the aid they can muster. But will it be enough and what will it cost? Alaska Republik is a love story replete with artillery barrages and aerial dog fights that resonates long after the last page

Über das Buch San Francisco, O'Hara und seine Zeitschrift, für die er Erzählungen in wöchentlichen Fortsetzungen schrieb, die Redaktion, die Klubs, in denen er verkehrte, all die Nichtigkeiten jener tatenlosen Tage scheinen einer unbeschreiblich fernen Vergangenheit anzugehören. Nur mit Schaudern denkt Kid Bellew daran, wie er einst Zeit und Kraft in dem Bohèmeleben der großen Stadt vergeudet hat, ohne zu wissen, was Nahrung, Schlaf und Gesundheit in Wirklichkeit bedeuten. Aus einer Laune heraus hat er sich Goldgräbern auf dem Wege nach Alaska angeschlossen, hat ungeheure körperliche Strapazen auf sich genommen und schließlich Gefallen am harten Leben in den endlosen Wäldern, den unnahbaren, zerklüfteten Gebirgen und den wild schäumenden Wassern gefunden. Gemeinsam mit Jack Kurz, einem prächtigen Kameraden, schlägt er sich quer durch Alaska, zu Fuß, im Boot, auf Schneeschuhen und mit dem Hundeschlitten. Aus dem ehemaligen Chechaquo, dem Grünschnabel, wird der erfahrene Waldläufer, Hundeführer und Goldsucher Alaska-Kid. Über den Autor Jack London (eig. John Griffith, später J. G. London nach seinem Stiefvater) wurde am 12.01.1876 in San Francisco geboren und wuchs in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf. Er schlägt sich als Fabrikarbeiter, Austernpirat, Landstreicher und Seemann durch, holt das Abitur nach, beginnt zu studieren, geht dann als Goldsucher nach Alaska, lebt monatelang im Elendsviertel von London, gerät als Korrespondent im russisch-japanischen Krieg in Gefangenschaft und bereist die ganze Welt. Am 22.11.1916 setzt der berühmte Schriftsteller auf seiner Farm in Kalifornien seinem zuletzt von Alkohol, Erfolg und Extravaganz geprägten Leben ein Ende