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«La Conscience de Zeno» est le roman d'une vie. Non pas un journal intime, mais une confession. La confession tardive d'un homme âgé, Zeno Cosini, paisible rentier de la Trieste austrohongroise de la fin du XIXe siècle qui s'interroge sur sa vie, ses actes et leur motivation, pour l'instruction et sur le conseil de son médecin psychanalyste. Cette psychanalyse sera un échec, mais cette profonde introspection lui permettra au bout du compte de vivre en paix avec luimême.

Berlin 1937, Adolph Hitler and his cabinet meet with representatives of a tiny Latin American nation. Years later, the unfolding consequences of that fateful meeting plunge a continent into flames. New World War concludes the saga begun in Axis of Andes. These stunning alternate histories explore the baroque and tragic journey of Latin America from independence to the depression, and chronicling a dark history that might have been. A new theatre of World War II as savage and ferocious as the European and Asian theatres. In Axis of Andes, a tiny change alters the outcome of an election. Rippling outwards, Fascist movements gain more momentum, local politics unravel in new directions. What in our history was a small brushfire war between Ecuador and Peru becomes a death struggle as a prepared Ecuador fights back. As the world looks on, Chile attacks Peru, and the Andean wars begin, with invasions, counter-invasions, trench war, sea battles and brutal contests extending from mountains to rain forests. In the second volume chronicling an alternate World War II in South America, New World War, the Andean powers are stalemated and growing desperate. None of them have the power to knock their adversaries out of the war. Instead, one by one other nations are drawn in as the warring nations seek advantage, Bolivia falls into civil war, the combatants in the rain forest blunder into Brazil, and Argentina and Colombia meddle for their own advantage. Deep examinations of the history, societies and economies of each combatant reveal the underlying tensions and stresses, the fault lines and tectonic divides that drive the internal politics and international agendas of each combatant. We see scenes of the war and the combatants from their own perspective as the world falls apart around them, written as both a history and as a series of compelling narratives, TAxis of Andes and New World War are a thrilling, yet scholarly, Alternate History series which ultimately rewrites the map of South America in astonishing ways.

Fiktion 2031-34.Mystikeren Peter Newman kommer på en alternativ spirituel rejse i livet, efter han er fyret fra sit præsteembede i Rom. Peter bortvises fra kirken på grund af sin terapi med det bevidsthedsudvidende stof dimethyltryptamine, også kaldet The Spirit Molecule. Det viser sig senere, at Paven i Rom bliver inspireret af Peter Newmans nye spirituelle bevidsthed.Peter er vidne til dysfunktionelle labyrinter, der virker groteske, og efter en personlig tragedie flytter han hjem til sin fødeby i Californien, hvor et nyt liv venter. Peter møder den smukke feminist Lisa Bowfield, og sammen skaber de Tv-serien The Spiritual Hotel. Mystiske, parapsykologiske fænomener manifesterer sig i forbindelse med en begivenhed, der kommer som et afgørende Wake-up call.Biodiversiteten er alvorligt i fare på grund af klimaforandring og overbefolkning, men en dag tikker et radiosignal ind fra en fjern civilisation i galaksen. Planeten M01 har identificeret Voyager 1. Definition af De Højere Magter i Universet har fri taletid i bogen ...

A NEW NOVEL OF ALTERNATE HISTORY FROM A RISING STAR OF MILITARY SFBehind enemy lines and displaced in time! Before the Battle of Trenton, George Washington reputedly threw a coin across the river. What if that coin was a bicentennial quarter? When a squad of ROTC cadets training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in November 2008 find themselves transported to December 1776 in the days before the Battle of Trenton, they find a Continental Army in disarray and General George Washington contemplating the potential of a bleak future. To make matters worse, they’ve lost a modern M-16 rifle to a roving Hessian patrol. Understanding the ramifications of such a discovery, the cadets have no choice but to report to General Washington. Without ammunition or their own meager supplies, can Cadet Sergeant Jameel Mason and his friends steel Washington’s courage and set the infancy of the United States of America back on track? About The Crossing: "The Crossing is a thrilling alternate history with vivid, compelling characters and relentless action. Kevin Ikenberry is a rising star of science fiction. His military experience and diligent storytelling shine." —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Uncharted, Clockwork Angels, and Navigators of Dune. "Ikenberry understands very well what made the original 1632 tick; Ikenberry, like Flint, is a master at pacing his scenes, choosing just the right characters to be at just the right places to create a plot that ticks along like a metronome...Ikenberry wastes no words, and the result is compulsively readable." —Warped Factor "I found myself wanting to read the sequel by the time I got to the end, always the sign of an excellent and gripping read." —Infinity Wanderers About Kevin Ikenbery: “Thoroughly enjoyed the book, and would recommend it to any who enjoy a good tale of future ground combat.” —Doug Dandridge “[Ikenberry's] insight into the human side of the military mind has strong appeal.” —Publishers Weekly

Напрегнато фантастично приключение на три континента (и две вселени). Опит да се даде възможен отговор на много въпроси. Какво ще избере един обикновен човек, неочаквано сдобил се с върховно знание? Ще го използва за собствено облагодетелстване или ще избере всеобщото благо? Сами ли сме във вселената? А тя сама ли е? И чие творение е? Има ли зрънце истина в теориите на конспирацията? Защо и от кого са "покрити" редица изобретения? Познава ли граници силата на мисълта?...Въпроси... Те винаги са повече от отговорите.

* Auftakt einer 4-bändigen Reihe ** Nominiert für den Indie-Seraph 2023 ** Ausgezeichnet mit dem Selfpublishing-Buchpreis 2023/24 *»Sollte ich dich eines Tages wiedersehen, Cyan Zane Veil, bist du entweder tot ¿ oder wünschst dir, es zu sein.«Vor sechzehn Jahren gelang Zane die Flucht vor dem Mann mit der Aschestimme. Kein Tag vergeht, an dem der Wiener Musiker nicht an die monatelange Tortur in den Testzonen denkt ¿ und an Jen, die er dort zurücklassen musste.Als sich unerwartet der Weg zur Rückkehr bietet, ist er zu jeder Konfrontation bereit. Doch Zanes alter Feind wurde durch eine Macht ersetzt, der kein Mensch etwas anhaben kann ¿Der Auftakt einer Science-Fiction-Reihe, deren Welt sich um einen Maschinenkern dreht. Und eine KI mit einer Mission.ZUM BUCHSoft Science-Fiction trifft auf Mystery, Survival, Drama und Coming of Age: Der Reihenauftakt behandelt Themen wie Neurodivergenz, Reizüberflutung, Funktionsgetriebenheit, Überleben unter Extrembedingungen (Naturgewalten), Existenz als Testsubjekt, Trauma, PTBS und Aufarbeitung. ¿ Die Printausgabe enthält zusätzlich zu Gregor Pfingstls Illustrationen Farbschmuckseiten im Pixel-Sorting-Stil, designt von Catherine Strefford.ZUR REIHE»Maschinenmacht« spielt im Jahr 2016. Die Reihe beginnt in Österreich und führt schließlich über Portale in den Maschinenkern. Die Hauptperspektivfiguren der einzelnen Bände sind 31 Jahre alt und älter, ihre Vergangenheit wird in Rückblenden beleuchtet. Für Lesende, die handlungsgetriebene Romane rund um komplexe Figuren in physischen wie psychischen Überlebenskämpfen mögen.

Grooming EmilyBook 2 in the tale of Emily Robinson, PetThe year is 2185, it is 80 years after the murderous reign of the Whole World Church and the world is at Peace.Emily Robinson is officially a Pet after finding a curious advert on a local pin board, while looking for a job.It is a legitimate job, though secret, covered under the Official Secrets Act, for the sake of gov stability.Emily has become the Pet of Mr. X with a lifetime contractWhile she comes to love the fashions he adorns her with, the incredible massages, and treatment, Emily regrets the tests he continues to subject her. Even so, she enjoys her life as a Pet, learning to become what he desires. While life proceeds smoothly as she and Mr. X learn of one another, a complication soon arises.Something Emily had not expected was finding love so unexpectedly.Yet, Emily can't be certain of her feelings, can she love another woman? Is it love?Does this mean she is a lesbian, or is it another facet of being a Pet?How can she tell?The more she learns of being a Pet, the more she learns of Love. Just when her life seems to be settling into a nice pattern love comes to complicate everything. It is not the worse form of complication. There is more going on than she can keep track of as Mr. X continues testing and teaching her.