Set in 1960, this novel tells of Filib Kobal's journey from his home in Carinthia to Slovenia on the trail of his missing brother, Gregor. He is armed only with two of Gregor's books: a copy book from agricultural school, and a Slovenian — German dictionary, in which Gregor has marked certain words. The resulting investigation of the laws of language and naming becomes a transformative investigation of himself and the world around him

Replacement, his only novel, published two years before Ulven’s suicide, is a miniature symphony, wherein the perspectives of fifteen unrelated characters are united into what seems a single narrative voice: each personality, having reached a point of stasis in their lives, directing the book in turn. These people reminisce, dream, reflect, observe, and talk to themselves; each stuck in their respective traps, each fantasizing about how their lives might have turned out differently. A masterpiece of compression and confession, Replacement dramatizes the tension between the concrete realities we think we cannot alter, and our interior lives, where we feel anything might still be possible

Jeff Winston, forty-three, didn’t know he was a replayer until he died and woke up twenty-five years younger in his college dorm room; he lived another life. And died again. And lived again and died again — in a continuous twenty-five-year cycle — each time starting from scratch at the age of eighteen to reclaim lost loves, remedy past mistakes, or make a fortune in the stock market. A novel of gripping adventure, romance, and fascinating speculation on the nature of time, Replay asks the question: "What if you could live your life over again?"

Breathtaking new YA SF from the author of the Faeriewalker series Sixteen-year-old Nadia Lake comes from a high-class Executive family in the Corporate States. Her marriage has been arranged with the most powerful family in her state, which means she lives a life of privilege but also of public scrutiny, followed everywhere by photographers, every detail of her private life tabloid fodder. But her future is assured, as long as she can maintain her flawless public image — no easy feat when your betrothed is a notorious playboy. Nathan Hayes is the heir of Paxco — controller of the former state of New York, and creator of human replication technology, science that every state and every country in the world would kill to have. Though Nadia and Nate aren’t in love, they’ve grown up close, and they (and the world) are happy enough with their match. Until Nate turns up dead, and as far as everyone knows, Nadia was the last person to see him alive. When the new Nate wakes up in the replication tanks, he knows he must have died, but with a memory that only reaches to his last memory backup, he doesn’t know what killed him. Together, Nadia and Nate must discover what really happened without revealing the secrets that those who run their world would kill to protect

Crawford Sloane ist der Star von CBA-TV, der rücksichtslose Herrscher im Nachrichtenstudio. Harry Partridge kennt er noch aus Vietnam. Wochenlang tauchte Harry, der Einzelgänger, unter, um seine sensationellen Reportagen zu drehen. Damals verlor er Jessica an Sloane, den Konkurrenten, den Gegner. Dann schlagen die peruanischen Terroristen des »Sendero Luminoso« zu: Sie entführen Jessica und ihren Sohn Nicky. Harry Partridge übernimmt den gefährlichsten Auftrag seines Lebens - er soll die Entführten im Dschungel Südamerikas aufspüren... Originalausgabe: THE EVENING NEWS

Mitten im afrikanischen Dschungel, auf dem Grunde eines Sees, verbirgt er sich: Mokele M'Bembe, der sagenumwobene letzte Saurier. Emily Palmbridge war auf der Jagd nach ihm - und ist seither verschwunden. Aber wo verliert sich ihre Spur? Der junge Londoner Genetiker David Astbury geht am liebsten in Ruhe seinen Forschungen nach. Doch als ihn Emilys verzweifelte Mutter um Hilfe bittet, kann er sich nicht entziehen: Emily war seine erste große Liebe. So wird David Teil eines hochgerüsteten Expeditionsteams, dem außerdem ein skrupelloser australischer Großwildjäger, dessen Assistent und eine afrikanische Biologin angehören. Angekommen am Lac Tele, einem Urwaldsee im undurchdringlichsten Teil des Kongo, stößt das Team bald auf Spuren grausamer Kämpfe. Die erste Konfrontation mit dem monströsen Reptil ist nahe - und fordert ein Todesopfer. Von da an eskaliert alles. Widerwillig begreift David, dass Mokele ein ganz besonderer Gegner ist - dass er Fähigkeiten besitzen muss, die von unschätzbarem Wert für die Menschheit sind. Emily scheint alles darangesetzt zu haben, die Bestie vor Entdeckung zu bewahren. Da beschließt David gegen alle Vernunft, das Tier vor seinem rachedurstigen Team zu schützen. Er wird dabei der Verlierer sein. Wenn nicht ein Wunder geschieht ... Thomas Thiemeyer, geboren 1963, studierte Geografie und Geologie in Köln. Heute lebt er mit seiner Frau und seinen beiden Söhnen in Stuttgart und arbeitet als selbständiger Illustrator und Umschlagdesigner. Reptilia ist sein zweiter Wissenschaftsthriller nach dem Bestseller Medusa

Ключом к победе в войнах клонов становятся элитные подразделения спецназа, готовые выполнять самые рискованные задания! Четверо клонов-спецназовцев должны провернуть диверсию под самым носом противника на захваченной сепаратистами планете. Бойцы уступают врагу в численности и огневой мощи, действуют глубоко во вражеском тылу и не имеют ни малейшего шанса получить поддержку. То, что это их первое совместное задание, при таком раскладе уже не столь важно. Положение усугубляется, когда подрывник отряда после высадки десанта оказывается отрезан от группы. И хотя встреча с джедайским падаваном дарит надежду на благоприятный исход операции, спецназовцам предстоит долгое и опасное путешествие через враждебные земли, кишащие работорговцами, сепаратистами и авантюристами всех мастей. Один неверный шаг может стать смертельным

On a mission to sabotage a nanovirus research facility on a Separatist-held planet, four clone troopers operate under the very noses of their enemies. The commadnos are outnumbered and outgunned, deep behind enemy lines with no backup—and working with strangers instead of trusted teammates. Matters don’t improve when Darman, the squad’s demolition expert, gets cut off from the others during planetfall. Even Darman’s apparent good luck in meeting Jedi Padawan vanishes once she admits to her woeful inexperience. For the isolated clone commandos and stranded Jedi, a long, dangerous journey lies ahead, through hostile territory brimming with Trandoshan slavers, Separatists, and suspicious natives. A single misstep could mean discovery … and death. It’s a virtual suicide mission for anyone—except Republic Commandos

The story “Omega Squad: Odds” by Karen Traviss first appeared in Star Wars Insider Issue #87, in 2006

The story “Omega Squad: Odds” by Karen Traviss first appeared in Star Wars Insider Issue #81, in 2005

Following the eruption of the bloody Clone Wars at the battle of Geonosis, both sides remain deadlocked in a stalemate that can be broken only by elite warrior teams like Omega Squad, clone commandos with terrifying combat skills and a lethal arsenal... For Omega Squad, deployed deep behind enemy lines, it's the same old special ops grind: sabotage, espionage, ambush, and assassination. But when Omega Squad is rushed to Coruscant, the war's most dangerous new hotspot, the commandos discover they're not the only ones penetrating the heart of the enemy. A surge in Separatist attacks has been traced to a network of Sep terror cells in the Republic's capital, masterminded by a mole in Command Headquarters. To identify and destroy a Separatist spy and terror network in a city full of civilians will require special talents and skills. Not even the leadership of Jedi generals, along with the assistance of Delta squad and a certain notorious ARC trooper, can even the odds against the Republic Commandos. And while success may not bring victory in the Clone Wars, failure means certain defeat

Smak dawnych tajemnic. Mistrz opowiadań w najlepszej formie. Świetna reputacja tekstów Andrzeja Pilipiuka zawsze wyprzedza kolejne zbiory. Żyje własnym życiem, tworzy legendę i przysparza rzesze wiernych czytelników.  Każde opowiadanie jest okruchem życia wyciągniętym z czeluści przeszłości. Punkt wyjścia jest zazwyczaj prosty; wystarczy zniszczona szachownica lub przypadkowo zakupiona ikona. Stare przedmioty, relikty przeszłości jakich wiele kryje się w zakamarkach strychu czy piwnicy tutaj stają się wrotami do innego, magicznego świata. Ten świat nie leży jednak za siedmioma górami, za siedmioma rzekami, ale istnieje tuż obok nas, niemal na wyciągnięcie ręki. Trzeba go tylko umieć dostrzec. Takimi wnikliwymi, ale i mimowolnymi poszukiwaczami są doktor Paweł Skórzewski i Robert Storm, bohaterowie „Reputacji”, najnowszego zbioru Andrzeja Pilipiuka. Doktor Skórzewski na sentymentalnej wyprawie do Bergen, która nieoczekiwanie zmienia się w najtrudniejszą walkę w życiu. Robert Storm na tropie cyrku zagubionego w zawierusze kampanii wrześniowej i cygańskiego kociołka, który zawsze nakarmi głodnych. Ponadto stare ikony, przerażający mieszkaniec szklanej kuli i szachownica z dawnych wieków, której tajemnica doprowadzi do nieoczekiwanego spotkania.  Taki zbiorek to prawdziwie łakomy kąsek dla badaczy niesamowitości

From the brilliant mind of the author of The Sound of Things Falling, a powerful novel about a legendary political cartoonist. Javier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage. At sixty-five, after four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world. In Reputations, Juan Gabriel Vásquez examines the weight of the past, how a public persona intersects with private histories, and the burdens and surprises of memory. In this intimate novel, Vásquez plumbs universal experiences to create a masterful story, one that reverberates long after you turn the final page