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El mesías de Dune (Las crónicas de Dune #Volumen 2)
Par Frank Herbert. 1969
El mesías de Dune es la segunda entrega de la excepcional saga de Frank Herbert «Dune», considerada la mejor serie…
de ciencia ficción de todos los tiempos. Arrakis, también llamado Dune: un mundo desierto en pos del sueño de convertirse en un paraíso, cuna de mil guerras que se han extendido por todo el universo y de un anhelo mesiánico que intenta alcanzar el sueño más antiguo de la humanidad... Paul Atreides: un personaje mítico, perturbado por la cercana presencia de una sombra dominante: su hermana Alia. Y frente a ellos, los grandes intereses económicos, políticos y religiosos que sacuden los espacios interestelares: la CHOAM, la Cofradía espacial, el Landsraad, la Bene Gesserit... Todo ello, y mucho más, conforma esta segunda entrega de «Dune»: un fresco impresionante y una obra cumbre de la imaginación.Hijos de Dune (Las crónicas de Dune #Volumen 3)
Par Frank Herbert. 1976
Hijos de Dune es la tercera novela de la serie «Dune» de Frank Herbert, una obra maestra unánimemente reconocida como…
la mejor saga de ciencia ficción de todos los tiempos. Leto Atreides, el hijo de Paul -el mesías de una religión que arrasó el universo, el mártir que, ciego, se adentró en el desierto para morir-, tiene ahora nueve años. Pero es mucho más que un niño, porque dentro de él laten miles de vidas que lo arrastran a un implacable destino. Él y su hermana gemela, bajo laregencia de su tía Alia, gobiernan un planeta que se ha convertido en el eje de todo el universo. Arrakis, más conocido como Dune. Y en este planeta, centro de las intrigas de una corrupta clase política y sometido a una sofocante burocracia religiosa, aparece de pronto un predicador ciego, procedente del desierto. ¿Es realmente Paul Atreides, que regresa de entre los muertos para advertir a la humanidad del peligro más abominable?Un mundo imposible
Par Julio Rojas. 2023
Relatos de un futuro presente. A través de una serie de historias entrelazadas entre sí, el autor del éxito internacional…
de Spotify CASO 63, nos adentra en las fascinantes posibilidades que nos entrega hoy los avances de la tecnología. Con más ciencia que ficción, nos plantea también los riesgos, los dilemas éticos y cómo se verá puesta a prueba nuestra propia humanidad con los cambios que vienen, querámoslo o no. La inteligencia artificial, la llegada de los robots, la manipulación genética y la posible inmortalidad, la ciencia de los sueños. Un mundo donde al final, y con suerte, podemos encontrar un simulacro de algo parecido a la realidad.Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds #1)
Par Lina Rather. 2019
The sisters of the Order of Saint Rita captain their living ship into the reaches of space in Lina Rather's…
debut novella, Sisters of the Vast Black.A Golden Crown Literary Society Award FinalistYears ago, Old Earth sent forth sisters and brothers into the vast dark of the prodigal colonies armed only with crucifixes and iron faith. Now, the sisters of the Order of Saint Rita are on an interstellar mission of mercy aboard Our Lady of Impossible Constellations, a living, breathing ship which seems determined to develop a will of its own.When the order receives a distress call from a newly-formed colony, the sisters discover that the bodies and souls in their care—and that of the galactic diaspora—are in danger. And not from void beyond, but from the nascent Central Governance and the Church itself.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Gorgeous Gruesome Faces: A K-pop inspired sapphic supernatural thriller
Par Linda Cheng. 2023
Squid Game meets Wilder Girls in this debut sapphic supernatural thriller set in the glittering, cut-throat world of K-pop rivalry.…
A disgraced idol comes face-to-face with the demons of her past when the competition she enters turns out to be a deadly trap.After a shocking career-ending scandal, eighteen-year-old Sunny Lee spends her days longing for her former popstar life and cyberstalking ex-groupmate Candie. They were inseparable - before leaving tragedy and heartache in their wake. Now Candie is chasing stardom in a new K-pop competition, and Sunny can't resist joining her. Finally, they can confront their past, like what happened that horrible night their third groupmate jumped to her death. And whether the dark, otherworldly secrets they keep had something to do with it . . . But when Sunny is haunted by terrifying visions, gory injuries start happening to competitors - followed by even stranger mutilations. It's a race to survive the deadly carnage in this spellbinding sapphic thriller that will have you screaming and swooning for more.***GIVE THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS EARLY. PRE-ORDER THIS DELICIOUSLY DARK CHRISTMAS MYSTERY FOR FANS OF CLEVER, PUZZLING CRIME. THE PERFECT…
STOCKING FILLER***THIS CHRISTMAS, A KILLER TAKES FAMILY GAMES TO A MURDEROUS NEW LEVEL. On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O&’Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene – blood-spattered black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included in the parcel is a message: &‘Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.&’ It&’s signed, Rest In Pieces. Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O&’Sullivan, and together they work to solve the clues. But when a man is found near death with a jigsaw piece in his hand, Sean fears that Edie might be in danger and shuts her out of the investigation. As the body count rises, however, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put together the killer&’s murderous puzzle. Only by fitting all the pieces together will Edie be able to stop a killer – and finally lay her past to rest.Praise for Alexandra Benedict&’s Christmas mysteries: 'The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts . . .' Val McDermid &‘Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope it&’s this book This is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesn&’t shy away from the darkness&’ Janice Hallett &‘A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommended&’ Elly Griffiths &‘It&’s wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heart&’ S J BennettChef's Kiss: A Novel (Chef's Kiss #1)
Par Tj Alexander. 2022
&“Like a dish of comfort food you&’ll want to devour.&” —The Washington Post &“It&’s hard to say which aspect of…
TJ Alexander&’s novel is sweeter: the slow-burn romance or the drool-worthy desserts.&” —Time A high-strung pastry chef&’s professional goals are interrupted by an unexpected career transition and the introduction of her wildly attractive nonbinary kitchen manager in this deliciously fresh and witty queer rom-com. Simone Larkspur is a perfectionist pastry expert with a dream job at The Discerning Chef, a venerable cookbook publisher in New York City. All she wants to do is create the perfect loaf of sourdough and develop recipes, but when The Discerning Chef decides to bring their brand into the 21st century by pivoting to video, Simone is thrust into the spotlight and finds herself failing at something for the first time in her life. To make matters worse, Simone has to deal with Ray Lyton, the new test kitchen manager, whose obnoxious cheer and outgoing personality are like oil to Simone&’s water. When Ray accidentally becomes a viral YouTube sensation with a series of homebrewing videos, their eccentric editor in chief forces Simone to work alongside the chipper upstart or else risk her beloved job. But the more they work together, the more Simone realizes her heart may be softening like butter for Ray. Things get even more complicated when Ray comes out at work as nonbinary to mixed reactions—and Simone must choose between the career she fought so hard for and the person who just might take the cake (and her heart).Chef's Choice: A Novel (Chef's Kiss #2)
Par Tj Alexander. 2023
&“Urgent and intimate.&” —The New York Times Book Review A fake dating arrangement turns to real love in this deliciously…
delightful queer rom-com from the author of the sweetly satisfying Chef&’s Kiss.When Luna O&’Shea is unceremoniously fired from her frustrating office job, she tries to count her blessings: she&’s a proud trans woman who has plenty of friends, a wonderful roommate, and a good life in New York City. But blessings don&’t pay the bills. Enter Jean-Pierre, a laissez-faire trans man and the heir to a huge culinary empire—which he&’ll only inherit if he can jump through all the hoops his celebrity chef grandfather has placed in his path. First hoop: he needs a girlfriend, a role that Luna is happy to play…for the right price. She&’s got rent to pay, after all! Second hoop: they both need to learn how to cook a series of elaborate, world-renowned family recipes to prove that Jean-Pierre is a worthy heir. Admittedly, Luna doesn&’t even know how to crack an egg, but she&’s not going to let that—or any pesky feelings for Jean-Pierre—stop her. Another swoon-worthy and heartwarming queer love story from a charming new voice in romance.Lagrange Point (The Fractal Series (Episodes) #3)
Par Allen Stroud. 2023
Third episode in the Fractal mini-series, building on the heavily-praised worlds of Fearless and Resilient set in 2118AD, now accompanied…
by an awesome soundtrack.A freighter is delayed at a corporate space station between Earth and Mars. When cargo inspector, Jason Samarto, discovers illegal cargo onboard, he finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of corporate cat and mouse.FLAME TREE PRESS is the home of new fiction at Flame Tree Publishing. It brings together powerful new authors and the more established; award winners, exciting, original and inclusive voices.Duty & Devotion (Faith, Love, & Devotion #3)
Par Tere Michaels. 2014
Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book ThreeA year after deciding to share their lives, Matt and Evan are working on their…
happily ever after—which isn’t as easy as it looks. As life settles down into a routine, Matt finds happiness in his role as the ideal househusband of Queens, New York, but he worries about Evan’s continued workaholic—and emotionally avoidant—ways. Trying to juggle his evolving relationship with Evan and his children, Matt turns to his friend, former Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea.The continued friendship between Matt and Jim is a thorn in Evan’s side. Jealous and uncomfortable with imagining their brief affair, Evan struggles to come to terms with what being in a committed relationship with a man means, and the implications about his love for his deceased wife, the impact on his children, and how other people will view him. His turmoil threatens his relationship with Matt, who worries that Evan will once again chose a life without him. But now, the stakes are much higher.Vanishing Acts
Par Joe Haldeman, Avram Davidson, Karen Joy Fowler, Ted Chiang, David J. Schow, Michael Cadnum, Daniel Abraham, M. Shayne Bell, Brian M. Stableford, Paul McAuley, Suzy McKee Charnas, Bruce McAllister, Ian McDowell, A. R. Morlan, William Shunn, Mark W. Tiedemann. 2000
&“A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species—be they human or animal, mythical…
or alien.&” —Publishers Weekly In this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You&’ll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures that have never existed in our universe and genetically-engineered ones that shouldn&’t. In &“Seventy-Two Letters&” by national bestselling author Ted Chiang—praised by Strange Horizons as &“one of the finest representations of the SF subgenre of steampunk&”—a discovery reveals that humanity has only a fixed number of generations to survive. A project is embarked upon that could save the species—or open it up to a most inhuman manipulation. A Joe Haldeman poem called &“Endangered Species&” encapsulates his concerns about war and its effect on the human race. And in &“Listening to Brahms&” by Suzy McKee Charnas, the last humans alive make first contact with an alien race of lizard-like creatures who appropriate Earth culture at their own peril. In Vanishing Acts, these tales and others &“make the reader stop and think about endangered species—including humanity—which is, after all, the point&” (Rambles.NET). &“[A] splendid new original anthology.&” —The Washington PostThis Rebel Heart
Par Katherine Locke. 2022
A tumultuous tale of the student-led 1956 Hungarian revolution—and an all too timely look at the impact of Communism and…
the USSR in Eastern Europe—set in a fabulist, colorless post-WWII Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke. &“A haunting, beautiful read that centers queer Jewish characters.&” —BuzzFeedIn the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most--safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Communists seized power. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget.Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground.With queer representation, fabulist elements, and a pivotal but little-known historical moment, This Rebel Heart is Katherine Locke's tour de force.The Food of the Gods (Hesperus Classics)
Par H. G. Wells. 1904
Published in 1904, this forgotten classic is sci-fi and dystopia at its best, written by the creator and master of…
the genreFollowing extensive research in the field of "growth," Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood light upon a new mysterious element, a food that causes greatly accelerated development. Initially christening their discovery "The Food of the Gods," the two scientists are overwhelmed by the possible ramifications of their creation. Needing room for experiments, Mr. Besington chooses a farm that offers him the chance to test on chickens, which duly grow monstrous, six or seven times their usual size. With the farmer, Mr. Skinner, failing to contain the spread of the Food, chaos soon reigns as reports come in of local encounters with monstrous wasps, earwigs, and rats. The chickens escape, leaving carnage in their wake. The Skinners and Redwoods have both been feeding their children the compound illicitly—their eventual offspring will constitute a new age of giants. Public opinion rapidly turns against the scientists and society rebels against the world's new flora and fauna. Daily life has changed shockingly and now politicians are involved, trying to stamp out the Food of the Gods and the giant race. Comic and at times surprisingly touching and tragic, Wells' story is a cautionary tale warning against the rampant advances of science but also of the dangers of greed, political infighting, and shameless vote-seeking.Desperate Games
Par Pierre Boulle, David Carter. 2014
Long before Battle Royale or The Hunger Games, the author of The Planet of the Apes imagined a world governed…
by science and brutality gone mad in this long-neglected, dystopian sci-fi classic, now in a new translationDespairing at the state of world degeneration, a group of the world's most renowned intellectuals form the new Scientific World Government, aiming to put the world to rights. Elected into power, they quickly start making changes for the better, eliminating world hunger and cancer, encouraging scientific thought, and banning frivolous entertainment. But while congratulating themselves on a job well done, they fail to notice that actually, people are not happy. The suicide rate has sky-rocketed and, strangely, it turns out the public wants a little risk and conflict in their lives. So to cater to the masses, the Department of Psychology forms a plan: they will stage an entertainment show the likes of which the world has never seen before. It starts with gladiatorial style battles, bloodthirsty and brutal, where the victors become celebrities of unseen proportions, and quickly escalates into entire historical battle re-enactments involving chemical warfare and mass destruction. The Scientific World Government has unleashed a monster. What has the world let itself in for?Sheepland: A Portrait of the Life of Sheep
Par Kamel S Abu Jaber. 2004
Sheepland is a clever satirical allegory with echoes of Orwell's 1984 & Animal Farm, eerily depicting the current state of…
the world and warning of what may come. A witty satire on contemporary societal structures brings with it the unmistakable truth that Sheepland is everywhere, even in the so-called developed world - and that the sheep, who have been systematically fleeced of their security and their autonomy deserve so much more. Published 36 years later, the second edition includes his recent article, "Of Sheep and Shepherds in the Time of Trump".Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion #1)
Par Tere Michaels. 2014
Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book OneReeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his…
four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now the single father feels himself being crushed by the pain of loss and the heavy responsibility of raising his kids.At the urging of his partner, Evan celebrates a coworker’s retirement and meets disgraced former cop turned security consultant Matt Haight. A friendship born out of loneliness and the solace of the bottle turns out to be exactly what they both need.The past year has been a slow death for Matt Haight. Ostracized from his beloved police force, facing middle age and perpetual loneliness, Matt sees only a black hole where his future should be. When he discovers another lost soul in Evan, some of the pieces he thought he lost start to fall back in place. Their friendship turns into something deeper, but love is the last thing either man expected, and both of them struggle to reconcile their new and overwhelming feelings for one another.Love & Loyalty (Faith, Love, & Devotion #2)
Par Tere Michaels. 2014
Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book TwoSeattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him—until now. A judge banged…
his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family. The emotional fallout of the trial leaves Jim vulnerable and duty-bound to the victim’s dying father.It’s that man’s story that screenwriter Griffin Drake and his best friend, actress Daisy Baylor, see as their ticket out of action blockbusters and into more serious fare. But to get the juicy details, Griffin needs to win over the stoic and protective Detective Shea. Their attraction is immediate, and Daisy encourages Griffin to use it to their advantage: secure the man, secure the story. Neither man has had much luck when it comes to love, and when their one night together evolves into a long weekend of rapidly intensifying feelings, both Griffin’s fierce loyalty to Daisy and his very career is put to the test.Because the more Griffin is drawn into a new life with Jim, the more his Hollywood life falls apart. Secrets and broken trust threaten Griffin’s relationships, and he’ll have to choose between telling the truth or writing a Hollywood ending.The Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure: You Decide How to Survive! (Worst-case Scenario Ser.)
Par David Borgenicht, Robert Zubrin, Hena Khan. 2011
In this interactive science fiction adventure, you blast off to Mars and must make the right decisions to achieve your…
mission and safely return to Earth.Join the youngest crew of astronauts ever to make the trip to Mars! Faced with fearsome dangers and difficult decisions, your choices will determine your fate on the Red Planet. Will you achieve the mission and return home to Earth safely, successfully earning the title of the youngest astronaut ever to make it to Mars? Or will you be forced to turn back early? This thrilling adventure offers twenty-two possible endings, but only ONE leads to the ultimate success! With eye-catching comic book style illustrations and information based on scientific facts related to Mars and space exploration, young readers will be over the moon with this entertaining addition to the Worst-Case Scenario series!The Scarlet Plague: Large Print (Hesperus Modern Voices)
Par Jack London, Tony Robinson. 2008
An old man walks along deserted railway tracks, long since unused and overgrown; beside him a young, feral boy helps…
him along. It has been 60 years since the great Red Death wiped out mankind, and the handful of survivors from all walks of life have established their own civilization and their own hierarchy in a savage world. Art, science, and all learning has been lost, and the young descendants of the healthy know nothing of the world that was—nothing but myths and make-believe. The old man is the only one who can convey the wonders of that bygone age, and the horrors of the plague that brought about its end. What future lies in store for the remnants of mankind can only be surmised—their ignorance, barbarity, and ruthlessness the only hopes they have. This cataclysmic tale remains a terrifying prophecy of the perils of globalization, which are all too pertinent today.The peripheral
Par William Gibson. 2014
Por los creadores de Westworld. El clásico absoluto de la ciencia ficción, ahora una serie de Prime Video basada en…
la visionaria novela de William Gibson. El futuro ya está aquí, y no es un juego. Del creador de Neuromancer, fundador del ciberpunk y gran nombre de la ciencia ficción, llega su primera novela desde 2010.Flynne Fisher vive en una carretera secundaria de una zona rural de Estados Unidos donde no hay mucho trabajo, a no ser que uno se dedique a la fabricación ilegal de drogas, algo que ella intenta evitar. Su hermano Burton vive de la ayuda económica del Departamento de Veteranos que recibe a causa del daño neurológico que sufrió en Reconocimiento Háptico, una unidad de élite de los Marines. Flynne se gana la vida como puede con el dinero que consigue montando productos en la tienda de impresión 3D local. También consigue algo más como exploradora de combate en un juego online al que juega para un rico, aunque ha tenido que dejar los juegos de disparos. Wilf Netherton vive en Londres, setenta y pico años después, al otro lado de décadas de un apocalipsis que se ha desarrollado a cámara lenta. Ahora las cosas van bastante bien, al menos para los pudientes, y tampoco es que queden demasiados pobres. Wilf es un publicista de alto nivel y guía de celebridades que se considera un romántico inadaptado y vive en una sociedad en la que ponerse en contacto con el pasado es un pasatiempo más. Burton gana algo de dinero extra en internet, trabajando en secreto en el prototipo de algo parecido a un juego, un mundo virtual que tiene cierto parecido a Londres, aunque un Londres muy extraño. Convence a Flynne para que haga alguno de sus turnos, gracias a que le asegura que no se trata de un juego de disparos. No obstante, en el juego la chica es testigo de un crimen horrible. Flynne y Wilf están a punto de conocerse. El mundo de Flynne se verá alterado por completo y de manera irrevocable, mientras que los habitantes del de Wilf, uno decadente en el que prima el poder, aprenderán que algunos de esos mundos del pasado pueden ser fabulosos. POR EL AUTOR GANADOR DE LOS PREMIOS HUGO, PHILIP K. DICK MEMORIAL Y NEBULA. La crítica ha dicho:«Espectacular. Un trocito de distopía en un futuro lejano que incluye todo lo mejor de Neuromante y toda la madurez, el ingenio y la astucia de Spook Country. Una novela brillante.»Cory Doctorow «William Gibson es uno de los más visionarios, originales e influyentes escritores de la actualidad.»The Boston Globe«Su talento para esconder lo misterioso en lo cotidiano le da aún más a los acontecimientos el brillo de otro mundo.»The New Yorker «Al igual que Pynchon y DeLillo, Gibson destaca por sacar a la luz las fuerzas ocultas que dan forma a nuestro mundo.»Details«William Gibson tiene el arte de elaborar frases de una extraña belleza. Es nuestro gran poeta de multitudes.»San Francisco Chronicle Book Review