Science fiction

Rediscover the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry. The pair met when Clare was just six and Henry thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty.Impossible but true.Now adapted into the major Sky TV series, The Time Traveler's Wife is the international bestselling novel of a time-altering love. Henry is a librarian who suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets, finding himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. Meanwhile, Clare is an artist waiting all her life for her great love Henry to appear. In the face of this force neither can prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.'Dark, unpredictable, incredibly clever and a modern romance' Grazia

In Dune: The Heir of Caladan, the climactic novel in the Caladan trilogy by New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, we step into the shoes of Paul Atreides. A not yet a man in years, he is about to enter a world he could never have imagined. The story that began with Duke Leto Atreides's rise to power, then continued with the consequences of Lady Jessica's betrayal, will now conclude with Paul becoming the leader that he needs to be on the way to his pivotal role as Muad'Dib. Any Dune fan will devour this tale of a legend coming into his own.

"The sci-fi horror manga classic returns, in a fully-colorized, premium-quality hardcover for the first time! If you've never read the story of Shinichi and the polite and murderous alien infesting his right arm-or even if you already own the series-there's never been a better way to collect it. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? For more than 30 years, new generations of readers have been riveted to this unlikely buddy story that unfolds amid a world of monstrosities that never stay hidden for long. Since its first release, in 1988, Parasyte has inspired live-action films, spinoffs, and, in 2015, a global hit anime series. The Full Color Collection presents Hitoshi Iwaaki's original manga in hardcover for the first time, with each page carefully colorized and a revised translation for 2022. There's never been a better time to stay up late and get your hand on Parasyte!"--Publisher.

2040. The Long Earth is in chaos. . . .The cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption is shutting down civilization. Whole populations flee to the relative safety of myriad stepwise Earths. Sally Linsay, Joshua Valiente, and Lobsang have all been involved in the perilous post-eruption clean-up.But Joshua faces a crisis close to home. From a long childhood hidden deep in the Long Earth, a new breed of young, super-bright post-humans is emerging—but "normal" human society is turning against them, driven by ignorance and fear. For Joshua, caught up in the conflict, a dramatic showdown seems inevitable.Meanwhile, U.S. Navy Commander Maggie Kauffman embarks on an incredible journey, leading an expedition to the unexplored limits of the far Long Earth.And Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father, Willis Linsay, inventor of the original Stepper device. Ever the maverick, he is planning a fantastic voyage of his own—across the Long Mars. But what is his true motivation?For Joshua, for humankind, for the Long Earth itself—everything is different now.

In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles—micro-robots—has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive.It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed.And we are the prey.

Discover the secrets of Doc Brown’s time-traveling DeLorean with the first-ever under-the-hood user’s manual featuring never-before-seen schematics and cutaways of cinema’s most iconic car.One of the best-loved movie sagas of all time, the Back to the Future trilogy has left an indelible impact on popular culture. Back to the Future: DeLorean Time Machine: Owner’s Workshop Manual delves into the secrets of the unique vehicle that transports Marty McFly and Doc Brown through time, including both the original version of the car and the updated flying model. From the DeLorean’s unmistakable gull-wing doors to Doc’s cutting-edge modifications, including the Flux Capacitor and Mr. Fusion, this manual offers unprecedented insight into the car’s inner workings. Filled with exclusive illustrations and never-before-disclosed information, Back to the Future: DeLorean Time Machine: Owner’s Workshop Manual is the perfect gift for the trilogy’s legion of fans.

A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.

The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities -- as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.

In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.

The war that erupted in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones is nearing its boiling point, as the dauntless Separatist forces continue their assault on the teetering Republic-and the diabolical triumvirate of Count Dooku, General Grievous, and their Master, Darth Sidious, fine-tune their strategy for conquest. In Episode III Revenge of the Sith the fates of key players on both sides of the conflict will be sealed. But first, crucial events that pave the way to that time of reckoning unfold in a labyrinth of evil. . . .Capturing Trade Federation Viceroy-and Separatist Councilmember-Nute Gunray is the mission that brings Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, with a squad of clones in tow, to Neimoidia. But the treacherous ally of the Sith proves as slippery as ever, evading his Jedi pursuers even as they narrowly avoid deadly disaster. Still, their daring efforts yield an unexpected prize: a unique holotransceiver that bears intelligence capable of leading the Republic forces to their ultimate quarry, the ever-elusive Darth Sidious. Swiftly taking up the chase, Anakin and Obi-Wan follow clues from the droid factories of Charros IV to the far-flung worlds of the Outer Rim . . . every step bringing them closer to pinpointing the location of the Sith Lord-whom they suspect has been manipulating every aspect of the Separatist rebellion. Yet somehow, in the escalating galaxy-wide chess game of strikes, counterstrikes, ambushes, sabotage, and retaliations, Sidious stays constantly one move ahead.Then the trail takes a shocking turn. For Sidious and his minions have set in motion a ruthlessly orchestrated campaign to divide and overwhelm the Jedi forces-and bring the Republic to its knees.

With his disarmingly simple style and complex imagination, Ray Bradbury has seized the minds of American readers for decades.This collection showcases thirty-two of Bradbury's most famous tales in which he lays bare the depths of the human soul. The thrilling title story, A Sound of Thunder, tells of a hunter sent on safari -- sixty million years in the past. But all it takes is one wrong step in the prehistoric jungle to stamp out the life of a delicate and harmless butterfly -- and possibly something else much closer to home ...

2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message has been received: “Join us.”The Next—the hyper-intelligent post-humans—realize that the missive contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial intelligence known as The Machine. But to build this computer, the size of an Earth continent, they must obtain help from the more populous and still industrious worlds of mankind.Meanwhile, on a trek in the High Meggers, Joshua Valienté, now nearing seventy, is saved from death when a troll band discovers him. Living among the trolls as he recovers, Joshua develops a deeper understanding of this collective-intelligence species and its society. He discovers that some older trolls, with capacious memories, act as communal libraries and live on a very strange Long Earth world, in caverns under the root systems of trees as tall as mountains. He also learns something much more profound about life and its purpose in the Long Earth: We cultivate the cosmos to maximize the opportunities for life and joy in this universe, and to prepare for new universes to come.

Die schönsten irischen Tänze, Jig Reels, Hornpipes, Stücke von Carolan und Folksongs laden in die Welt der irischen Musik ein. Informationen über die einzelnen Stücke, zur Stilistik und dem kulturellen Hintergrund ergänzen die stilvollen Bearbeitungen. Passend zum "Irish Flute Book" mit Audio-Downloads gibt es ein Heft für Klavier, das in den Tonarten auf die Flötensätze abgestimmt ist. Beide Hefte eignen sich hervorragend für den Unterricht und das Spiel im Ensemble.Schwierigkeitsgrad: 2

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Lauded Star Wars author James Luceno returns to pen an intense tale of ambition and betrayal that sets the stage for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. War is tearing the galaxy apart. For years the Republic and the Separatists have battled across the stars, each building more and more deadly technology in an attempt to win the war. As a member of Chancellor Palpatine's top secret Death Star project, Orson Krennic is determined to develop a superweapon before the Republic's enemies can. And an old friend of Krennic's, the brilliant scientist Galen Erso, could be the key. Galen's energy-focused research has captured the attention of both Krennic and his foes, making the scientist a crucial pawn in the galactic conflict. But after Krennic rescues Galen, his wife, Lyra, and their young daughter, Jyn, from Separatist kidnappers, the Erso family is deeply in Krennic's debt. Krennic then offers Galen an extraordinary opportunity: to continue his scientific studies with every resource put utterly at his disposal. While Galen and Lyra believe that his energy research will be used purely in altruistic ways, Krennic has other plans that will finally make the Death Star a reality. Trapped in their benefactor's tightening grasp, the Ersos must untangle Krennic's web of deception to save themselves and the galaxy itself.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.What would happen if the world were ending?A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . .Five thousand years later, their progeny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.

The second book in Marie Lu's New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy-perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT!June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request-June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.It's their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long. But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she's haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood-what if the Patriots are wrong?In this highly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Legend, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action. "Masterful." -The Los Angeles Times"Lu's action-packed series is the real deal." -Entertainment Weekly

Yokos eventyr har vinger! Hun elsker at flyve, gerne mod himlens uendelighed i fantastiske maskiner, som ofte er konstrueret specielt til hende. Heldigvis er hun aldrig bange for at sætte sig ind i ny teknologi, når fortidens gåder skal løses eller fremtidige trusler mod menneskeheden skal afværges. Hvad enten hun indtager cockpittet i det elegante svævefly LS1, den statelige Heracles – forgængeren for vore dages jumbojet – den manøvredygtige Kolibri eller den sofistikerede og hemmelighedsfulde ”Zar”, formår hun at betjene dem kontrolleret og med omtanke, så hun og flyet i fællesskab forsvarer humane værdier og beskytter menneskehedens juvelskrin: Jorden. Temaet for dette ottende samlebind er … fly! Roger Leloup har haft en passion for flyvemaskiner, siden han var barn – og i de 15 år, han var ansat på Hergés tegnestue, før han skabte Yoko Tsuno, tegnede han samtlige fly i Tintin-historierne ... foruden masser af biler, motorcykler, tanks og kaptajn Haddocks kørestol! Det er med stor fornøjelse, han her har samlet tre album, der er fyldt med flyvemaskiner: Budskab til evigheden (hvori Yoko erfarer, at der svæver evige beskeder rundt i himlen) Kanonen fra Kra (hvori yoko får tilbudt en kolibris vinger for at forhindre en machiavellistisk plan) Den syvende kode (hvori Yoko genfinder Olga og hendes vodka – og sammen med en Zar og Rasputin får solbeskinnet selskab af Petrusjka) Tre af Yoko Tsunos klassiske eventyr, som ikke har kunnet fås i mange år. Endvidere indeholder bogen et omfattende og rigt illustreret ekstramateriale om tegneseriens og de enkelte historiers tilblivelse, denne gang skrevet i en meget personlig stil af Roger Leloup selv – naturligvis med masser af skitser og modeller af fly foruden tekniske data for dem!Pressen skrev om de tidligere samlebind: “Som altid er tegningerne sublime.” ****** – Serieland “Nostalgisk fryd.” ***** – Berlingske “Forrygende flot med et væld af lækkert ekstramateriale.” ***** - Ekstra Bladet “Man overvældes af detaljeringsgraden og det enorme arbejde, der er lagt i hver enkelt tegning.” – nummer9.dk

Tretten måneder efter begivenhederne i seriens første bog lever Randall Morgan og hans familie stadig et liv i usikkerhed. Et liv, hvor de – ligesom de andre spredte grupper af overlevende – konstant må være på vagt. En dag gør de dog et makabert fund, som leder dem til at tro, at deres forfølgere ikke vil udgøre en trussel meget længere. Men kan de stole på, at det ikke blot er endnu en udspekuleret fælde, som deres usynlige fjende har sat op? Og kan de stole på hinanden?

Afslutningen på DEN FØRSTE og DE TOLV - en international og forrygende anmeldt bestsellertrilogi, hvori Justin Cronin tegner et skræmmende billede af civilisationens sammenbrud og menneskehedens desperate kamp for overlevelse.Vampyrlignende væsner smittet med en særdeles smitsom virus har overtaget verden. Små kolonier af overlevende mennesker må leve side om side med disse overnaturlige væsner, der konstant er på jagt efter nyt blod. Nu er alt stille, men varsler stilheden enden på mareridtet eller evig mørke? Kan de overlevende genopbygge samfundet og skabe en håbefuld fremtid? Forude venter den absolut sidste kamp mellem lys og mørke."Uovertruffen ... Afslutningen på Cronins postapocalyptiske bestsellertrilogi byder på alt den hjertesorg, glæde og uventede twists, som begivenher i DEN FØRSTE og DE TOLV lagde op til." - Publishers Weekly"Læsere, som utålmodigt har ventet på afslutningen af Cronins dystopiske thrillertrilogi, bliver i den grad belønnet med denne episke, knugende roman. Ikke alene får serien med denne titel en spændende og tilfredsstillende afslutning, den viser også Cronins rørende udforskning af kærligheden som både en destruktiv kraft og en elementær nødvendighed, hvilket hæver dette værk over andre dystopiske romaner." - Library JournalSE UNDER INFO TIL PRESSE/MARKETING (TEKSTEN ER FOR LANG TIL AT VÆRE I DETTE FELT:O)

En nat ser man noget flyve på tværs af himlen over London. Måske et stjerneskud eller en meteor, som en astronomikyndig foreslår. Derfor sætter han med det samme ud for at undersøge genstanden, som viser sig at være noget helt andet. Noget, som ingen havde regnet med. En metalcylinder, hvorfra levende væsener strømmer ud og påbegynder deres mission: En invasion, der spreder død og ødelæggelse overalt.H.G. Wells (1866-1946) var en britisk forfatter, der skrev i flere genrer, men som primært er kendt for sine bidrag inden for science fiction. Heriblandt er "Tidsmaskinen" (1895), "Den usynlige mand" (1897) og "Klodernes kamp" (1898) nogle af de mest berømte og også nogle af dem, der gentagne gange er blevet filmatiseret og været inspiration til andre forfattere og filmskabere.

“Løb for pokker, knægt,” råbte en stemme. Reef kiggede op i Dennies alvorlige ansigt og vristede sig fri. Han havde ikke tænkt sig at efterlade momse. Hun og Joonie var hans ansvar. Joonie! Erkendelsen ramte ham som en hammer. Han kunne ikke længere mærke hendes små hænder holde fast i sig. Dennie havde endnu engang fat i ham. “Løb,” råbte han igen og pegede insisterende i retning af busserne. Han måtte have slået hovedet, for bloddråber trak røde streger ned over hans nakke og hals. “De har Joonie.”17-årige Reef fra Yderzonen bor kun et stenkast fra den mur, der skal holde hans verden i sikkerhed for sandmasserne.I et tørkeplaget USA i fremtiden regerer de magtfulde Gaias Disciple. Nu lover de et nyt og bedre liv for alle i indkapslede megabyer.Reef og hans familie tvinges væk fra deres hjem. Han opdager dog efterhånden, at der er noget om det, når der hviskes om folk der forsvinder og at der er sandheder, der ikke tåler dagens lys.Sort Storm er en nervepirrende science-fictionfortælling fra en dystopisk fremtid.

A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Martian. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crew mates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realises that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance. Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian - while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

For to og et halvt tusen år siden kom en artefakt til syne i et fjernt hjørne av verdensrommet, ved siden av en døende sol fra et annet univers. Den forsvant den gangen. Nå er den tilbake.