The Singularity is coming to small-town America. Don’t get left behind… This collection includes: ‘A Time Without Roads’ — The dumbing down of Earth has reached its crisis point. But our artificial stupidity is the only thing preventing an alien takeover. ‘NonMetallic’ — Unaugmented humans have the right to live traditionally. Just don’t look behind that curtain… ‘The Judas Horse’ — In a small town tormented by insane super-soldiers, every transgression is punishable by death. So what’s the harm in a little murder? ‘Catch_all{}’ — The Anti-Apocalypse is here. A friendly reminder from your automated overlord. ‘Bob Ten’ — Bob Ten has the strength of six men. But that’s not nearly enough to destroy the alien invaders who stole his pants

Esiste una città dove l’utopia si è realizzata. Può essere un paradiso, per una vita lunghissima, un paradiso nel quale ognuno è curato e accudito da robot perfetti, dove ogni giovane è jang, e può fare tutto quello che vuole… suicidarsi per un numero infinito di volte, cambiare il proprio corpo, cambiare sesso, giocare con la vita e avere tutto a disposizione. Ma c’è una persona, in questa città, che non riesce a trovare la felicità in questo genere di vita. Prevalentemente donna, giovane e irresistibile, vive la propria esistenza tra mille inquietudini, insieme ai suoi compagni e alle sue compagne. Nella città, però, manca qualcosa… qualcosa che Si può trovare forse nel mondo esterno, quella distesa temuta di vulcani che viene attraversata soltanto a bordo di veicoli corazzati, o che può esistere nella possibilità di avere un figlio, anche se ognuno deve decidere se di quel figlio sarà madre o padre… Un libro straordinario, che nessun altro autore avrebbe mai saputo concepire, e che è stato accolto dalla critica e dal pubblico americani come la rivelazione di uno straordinario talento, quello di Tanith Lee, una scrittrice capace di spaziare dall’epica classica alla geniale inventiva sociologica con una facilità e un talento che lasciano sbalorditi

В третий том собрания сочинений Ильи Кормильцева (1959–2007) вошли интервью, данные им на протяжении 20 лет различным средствам массовой информации. Эти беседы позволяют узнать мнение поэта, публициста и философа Кормильцева по широчайшему спектру проблем: от чисто музыкальных до общественно-политических

Curiosity was discouraged in the Greene tribe. Its members lived out their lives in cramped Quarters, hacking away at the encroaching ponics. As to where they were—that was forgotten. Roy Complain decides to find out. With the renegade priest Marapper, he moves into unmapped territory, where they make a series of discoveries which turn their universe upside-down… Non-Stop is the classic SF novel of discovery and exploration; a brilliant evocation of a familiar setting seen through the eyes of a primitive. ‘Our ablest SF writer.’ ‘A brilliant treatment of the generation starship and also the theme of conceptual breakthrough; it has become accepted as a classic of the field.’ ‘Non-Stop offers a number of conventional sf pleasures, but it does more… it refuses to resolve itself into a happy, wish-fulfilling ending. The characters discover that they are the victims of a cosmic joke: ironies abound, the struggle goes on.’

Роман «Нон-стоп» вышел в свет в 1958 году. В нем Олдисс смело пробует новую версию избитой темы, к которой упорно возвращаются писатели НФ: жизнь замкнутого мира космического корабля, на борту которого продолжают путешествие новые поколения, уже не знающие цели

"A magnificent novel, a profound and inspiring text that resolves itself with the apparent simplicity that only comes with technical mastery." — Pablo Martínez Zarracina, El Correo Español "A beautiful novel that takes us into the world of conflicting points of view, of ethics and aesthetics, of moral turpitude in politics. . the unmistakable and diaphanous echo of a great story that makes no concession to the gallery."—Á. M. Salazar, Deia "One of those books that stays in your memory for a long time after reading." — Ramón Jiménez, La Opinión de Murcia When Felipe Díaz Carrión loses his job he eventually emigrates with his family to the Spanish Basque country in search of a new opportunity. Regarded as foreigners in a region affected by political violence and separatism, he suffers his son and his wife's detachment and rejection in their struggle for integration. A masterfully written, profound, inspiring fable on values and identity

Set in South Africa, this is the story of Vera Stark, a lawyer and an independent mother of two, who works for the Legal Foundation representing blacks trying to reclaim land that was once theirs. As her country lurches towards majority rule, so she discovers a need to reconstruct her own life

Mai troppo rimpianto, Theodore Sturgeon era uno dei pochi autori di cui la sf potesse essere davvero orgogliosa: scrittore maturo, intelligente, letterariamente raffinato, Sturgeon riusciva a trasportare nelle sue storie tutta la sua possente sensibilità interiore e a coinvolgere emotivamente il lettore con una intensità unica. Questa deliziosa «novella» è un tipico esempio delle sue enormi qualità: una piccola gemma finalmente ripescata dall’oblio e dai tempi d’oro di «Galaxy»

Nonviolent action is the most promising method of moving beyond capitalism to a more humane social and economic system. How can this be achieved? Nonviolence versus Capitalism offers a systematic approach, starting with an analysis of capitalism from the viewpoint of nonviolence, outlining nonviolent economic alternatives and describing what is involved in a nonviolence strategy. A check list for activists is proposed and used to assess diverse campaigns, including workers’ struggles, sabotage, environmental campaigns, social defence, global campaigns and economic alternatives. Brian Martin is associate professor in Science, Technology & Society at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He has studied nonviolent action since the late 1970s, is the author of many books and articles, and has long been involved in activist groups