Science fiction: rumrejser og universet

Fra den Pulitzer-prisvindende forfatter bag Alt det lys vi ikke ser, en af de mest anerkendte og bedst sælgende bøger i nyere tid, kommer nu en triumf af fantasi: En skyhøj roman om børn, der træder ind i de voksnes rækker i en ødelagt verden.I det femtende århundredes Konstantinopel vokser forældreløse Anna op i et hus befolket af kvinder, der alle ernærer sig ved at brodere kåber til byens præster. Da Anna ved et tilfælde får fingre i et antikt manuskript, fortrylles hun af fortællingen om Aithon, drengen der drømmer om at flyve op til Byen i skyerne. Men Konstantinopel er under fjendtligt angreb udefra, og Annas søster er dødeligt syg. På den anden side af de høje bymure står bondedrengen Omeir, milevidt hjemmefra. Han er tvunget i krig af den invaderende hær, og ved Konstantinopels mure krydses hans veje med Annas. Fem hundrede år senere, på et bibliotek i Idaho, er den tidligere krigsfange Zeno i færd med at instruere fem skolebørn i et skuespil baseret på Aithons historie. Blandt hyldernes mange bøger har den forstyrrede klimaaktivist Seymour plantet en bombe. Og i en ikke så fjern fremtid skriver Konstance fortællingen om Aithon ned fra erindringen, som hendes far fortalte hende den. Hun har aldrig set Jorden, kun hørt historier om den, om bord på fartøjet Argos. BYEN I SKYERNE er en episk roman om kærlighed, længsel og omsorg for Jorden og de sjæle, der befolker den. Med virtuos fornemmelse for komposition væver Anthony Doerr skæbnetrådene sammen til et varmt sanset portræt af menneskelivets mest hjertegribende aspekter.

In the New York Times bestseller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young man's journey from innocence to evil. That man was Darth Bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the Force made him a natural leader among the Sithuntil his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own order . . . and create it anew from the ashes. As the last surviving Sith, Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two.Two there should be; no more, no less.One to embody the power, the other to crave it.Now Darth Bane is ready to put his policy into action, and he thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. Though she is young, Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own. With his guidance, she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy.But there is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Bane's hands in the last great Sith War. Though the rest of the Jedi scoff at him, Joshua's belief that there are surviving Sith on the loose is unshakeable.As Johun continues his dogged pursuit of the man who killed his master, Zannah, faced unexpectedly with a figure from her past, begins to question her embrace of the dark side. And Darth Bane is led by Force-induced visions to a moon where he will acquire astonishing new knowledge and powerpower that will alter him in ways he could never have imagined. . . . Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Orson Scott Card (f. 1951) er en amerikansk forfatter, der skriver inden for flere forskellige genrer, men som hovedsageligt er kendt for sine science fiction-romaner. Enders strategi (1985) er hans mest kendte, og både for den og for efterfølgeren Speaker for the Dead (1986) vandt han de to højeste priser inden for science fiction-genren: The Hugo Award og The Nebula Award.Sidste gang Jorden blev angrebet af de insektlignende væsner 'summerne' var det med voldsomme ødelæggelser og tab af menneskeliv til følge. Nu står menneskene over for endnu et angreb, og det frygtes, at dette tredje angreb vil gøre det helt af med menneskeheden. Derfor forsøger man ved genetiske eksperimenter at udvikle et militært geni, der kan skabe en strategi til at besejre summerne. Andrew ”Ender” Wiggin er kun seks år gammel, da han bliver udpeget som dette geni, der måske er den menneskelige races eneste håb. Sammen med andre udvalgte højtbegavede børn kommer Ender i træning på Kampskolen, der svæver i kredsløb om jorden. Her udsættes han for en træning, der er så intens både fysisk og psykisk, at mange af børnene bryder sammen.Enders strategi er blevet en kultroman og en klassiker inden for science fiction-genren og ligger altid højt, når der laves lister over de mest populære og bedst sælgende sci-fi-bøger. Den er oversat til over 30 sprog, og i 2013 blev den filmatiseret med Asa Butterfield som Ender og med bl.a. Harrison Ford og Ben Kingsley i fremtrædende roller."Card har taget de ærværdige science fiction-koncepter – en supermand og interstellar krig mod rumvæsner – og ved hjælp af fortrinlige karakterskildringer, tempo og sprog forenet dem i en perfekt historie med uimodståelig kraft. En kæmpe science fiction-roman efter enhver rimelig målestok." – Booklist"Enders strategi er en af de bøger, jeg allerede nu ved, jeg vil vende tilbage til igen og igen. Historien rummer så mange facetter, så den skal læses mange gange, før man får dem alle sammen med. Køb den, og glæd jer til en oplevelse ud over det almindelige!" – Jens Stürup, Proxima"Det er en flot svungen historie. En værdig repræsentant inden for sin genre: den bløde science-fiction fantasy. Fortalt for alle aldre." – Steffen Larsen, Det Fri Aktuelt

EN ENLIG ASTRONAUT. EN UMULIG MISSION.EN VEJ, HAN ALDRIG HAVDE FORESTILLET SIG.Ryland Grace er den eneste overlevende på en desperat, sidste-chance-mission – og hvis han fejler, vil menneskeheden på Jorden selv gå til grunde. Bortset fra at han ikke er klar over det lige nu. Han kan ikke engang huske, hvad han hedder, og endnu mindre hvad hans opgave går ud på, eller hvordan han skal udføre den. Det eneste, han ved, er, at han har sovet i meget, meget lang tid. Og at han netop er blevet vækket, blot for at opdage, at han befinder sig millioner af mil hjemmefra, uden andet end to lig som selskab. Hans besætningsvenner er døde, hans hukommelse vender tåget tilbage, og Ryland indser, at han nu står overfor en umulig opgave. Mens han drøner gennem det tomme rum på sit lille skib, er det op til ham at lægge et umuligt videnskabeligt puslespil – og overvinde truslen om udryddelse af vores art. Og mens uret tikker, og de nærmeste mennesker er lysår væk, er han nødt til at gøre det alene. Eller er han?Project Hail Mary, et uimodståeligt interstellart eventyr, som kun Andy Weir kan finde på, er en fortælling om opdagelse, spekulation og overlevelse, der er en rival til The Martian – samtidig med at den tager os med til steder, vi aldrig havde drømt om.

This edition of the New York Times bestselling Nona the Ninth contains never-before-available Locked Tomb content.Tamsyn Muir's New York Times and USA Today bestselling Locked Tomb Series continues with Nona ...the Ninth?"You will love Nona, and Nona loves you." -Alix E. Harrow"Unlike anything I've ever read." -V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth"Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original." -The New York Times on Gideon the NinthHer city is under siege.The zombies are coming back.And all Nona wants is a birthday party.In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back.The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever.And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face...

I 2401 sættes tidsdetektiven Gaspery-Jacques Roberts til at efterforske en anomali - og opdager en serie af forbundne liv: en ung britisk aristokrat drevet til galskab i de canadiske skove; en forfatter fanget i en pandemi langt væk hjemmefra, samt en af Gasperys egne barndomsvenner, som har fået en ekstraordinær mulighed, der har potentiale til at skabe ravage i universets tidslinje.Stilhedens hav er en universel og aktuel roman on kunst og kærlighed, der strækker sig gennem tid og rum, fra Vancouver Island i 1912 til en koloni på Månen hundredvis af år senere. "En af [Mandels] bedste romaner og en af hendes hidtil mest tilfredsstillende opdagelsesrejser ind i spekulativ fiktion." The New York Times"Højst ambitiøs i sin spændvidde, men også nærværende og skrevet med en yndefuld og forførende dygtighed." - The Guardian

Experience the #1 New York Times bestselling Star Wars Legends trilogy that introduced the menacing Grand Admiral Thrawn—now in a complete three-book set. Following the events of Return of the Jedi: Star Wars: Episode VI, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia find themselves once again at the center of rebellion. Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Leia and Han are married and expecting twins, and Luke has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords—the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council—only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness, and scheming to corrupt Luke to the dark side.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *;Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader team up against a threat to the Empire in thisthrillingnovel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.';I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.'Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine. On Batuu, at the edges of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is taking rootits existence little more than a glimmer, its consequences as yet unknowable. But it is troubling enough to the Imperial leader to warrant investigation by his most powerful agents: ruthless enforcer Lord Darth Vader and brilliant strategist Grand Admiral Thrawn. Fierce rivals for the emperor's favor, and outspoken adversaries on Imperial affairsincluding the Death Star projectthe formidable pair seem unlikely partners for such a crucial mission. But the Emperor knows it's not the first time Vader and Thrawn have joined forces. And there's more behind his royal command than either man suspects.In what seems like a lifetime ago, General Anakin Skywalker of the Galactic Republic, and Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo, officer of the Chiss Ascendancy, crossed paths for the first time. One on a desperate personal quest, the other with motives unknown . . . and undisclosed. But facing a gauntlet of dangers on a far-flung world, they forged an uneasy allianceneither remotely aware of what their futures held in store.Now, thrust together once more, they find themselves bound again for the planet where they once fought side by side. There they will be doubly challengedby a test of their allegiance to the Empire . . . and an enemy that threatens even their combined might.Praise for Thrawn: Alliances';It's a science fiction beach read in the best way, brisk and amusing, with some cool additions to theStar Warsgalaxy.'Den of Geek ';Like all of Zahn's novels set in a galaxy far, far away, it's an essential read for anyone looking for an artistically done adventure.'CNET

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *; The perfect holiday gift—a one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and a galaxy full of possibilities. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of Star Wars: *; Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through the eyes of Captain Antilles. *; Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot. *; Nnedi Okorofor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor. *; Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin.  *; Pierce Brown chronicles Biggs Darklighter's final flight during the Rebellion's harrowing attack on the Death Star. *; Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin. Plus thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Ben Acker *; Renee Ahdieh *; Tom Angleberger *; Ben Blacker *; Jeffrey Brown *; Rae Carson *; Adam Christopher *; Zoraida Cordova *; Delilah S. Dawson *; Kelly Sue DeConnick *; Paul Dini *; Ian Doescher *; Ashley Eckstein *; Matt Fraction *; Alexander Freed *; Jason Fry *; Kieron Gillen *; Christie Golden *; Claudia Gray *; E. K. Johnston *; Paul S. Kemp *; Mur Lafferty *; Ken Liu *; Griffin McElroy *; John Jackson Miller *; Daniel Jose Older *; Mallory Ortberg *; Beth Revis *; Madeleine Roux *; Greg Rucka *; Gary D. Schmidt *; Cavan Scott *; Charles Soule *; Sabaa Tahir *; Elizabeth Wein *; Glen Weldon *; Chuck WendigAll participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book—a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies' longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House has donated $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm has donated 100,000 children's books—valued at $1,000,000—to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education. Over the past sixteen years, Disney and Penguin Random House combined have donated more than eighty-eight million books to First Book.

**Soon to be adapted as a major TV series**The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender.Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, to actually find it - and with it their own destruction.Consider Phlebas is a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination, from a modern master of science fiction. Praise for the Culture series:'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsThe State of the ArtExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe Algebraist

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Cal Kestis leads the Stinger Mantis crew on an adventure set between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal’s crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More important, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid BD-1 are the closest thing Cal has had to a family since the fall of the Jedi Order. Even as the galaxy’s future grows more uncertain by the day, with each blow struck against the Empire the Mantis crew grows more daring.On what should be a routine mission, they meet a stormtrooper determined to chart her own course with the help of Cal and the crew. In exchange for help starting a new life, the Imperial deserter brings word of a powerful, potentially invaluable tool for their fight against the Empire. And even better, she can help them get to it. The only catch—pursuing it will bring them into the path of one of the Empire’s most dangerous servants, the Inquisitor known as the Fifth Brother.Can the Imperial deserter truly be trusted? And while Cal and his friends have survived run-ins with the Inquisitors before, how many times can they evade the Empire before their luck runs out?

TAKE HOME THE ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S BOXED SET THAT INCLUDES DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITIONS OF DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, AND CHILDREN OF DUNE—THE FIRST THREE NOVELS IN FRANK HERBERT'S BESTSELLING DUNE SAGA.This deluxe boxed set includes a gorgeous slipcase with original art and exquisitely designed hardcover editions of each novel, featuring:• Iconic new covers• Stained edges• Stamped and foiled cases featuring quotes from the Litany Against Fear• Fully illustrated endpapers• An illustrated poster on the interior of each jacketSet on the planet Arrakis, Frank Herbert's epic Dune saga tells the story of Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction will set Paul and his family on a journey towards a destiny beyond imagination, one that will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *; In this definitive novel, readers will follow Thrawn's rise to poweruncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history. One of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in the history of the Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn is also one of the most captivating characters in the Star Wars universe, from his introduction in bestselling author Timothy Zahn's classic Heir to the Empirethrough his continuing adventures in Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, and beyond. But Thrawn's origins and the story of his rise in the Imperial ranks have remained mysterious. Now, in Star Wars: Thrawn, Timothy Zahn chronicles the fateful events that launched the blue-skinned, red-eyed master of military strategy and lethal warfare into the highest realms of powerand infamy.Praise for Thrawn';The origin story of one of the greatest Star Wars villains . . . a book that fans have wanted for decades.'The Verge ';A satisfying tale of political intrigue . . . Thrawn's observations and tactical thinking are utterly captivating.'New York Daily News ';Quite the page-turner.'Flickering Myth

There's something out there:a juggernaut of evil bearing down to crush the Republicunless one lone Jedi, shunned and reviled, can stop it.Revan: hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior. A Jedi who left Coruscant to defeat Mandaloriansand returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was high. His memories have been erased. All that's left are nightmaresand deep, abiding fear.What exactly happened beyond the Outer Rim? Revan can't quite remember, yet can't entirely forget. Somehow he stumbled across a terrible secret that threatens the very existence of the Republic. With no idea what it is, or how to stop it, Revan may very well fail, for he's never faced a more powerful and diabolic enemy. But only death can stop him from trying.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

It's five years after the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor's warlords, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Det var aldrig meningen, at Jasmine Bashara skulle være en helt. Hun ville bare være rig. Ikke styrtende rig som mange af de besøgende i hendes hjemby, månekolonien Artemis. Bare rig nok til at flytte ud af sin kisteagtige lejlighed og spise noget, der er bedre end alger tilsat smag. Rig nok til at betale en gammel gæld. Da chancen for et stort udbytte byder sig, siger Jazz ikke nej.Det kræver dog, at hun tager springet fra at være en ubetydelig smugler til at være kriminel strateg, og der kræves også en helt særlig kombination af kløgt, tekniske færdigheder og store eksplosioner – for ikke at nævne en rendyrket fræk attitude.Planlægningen af den perfekte forbrydelse er kun begyndelsen på Jazz’ problemer. Hendes lille kup placerer hende midt i en sammensværgelse om kontrollen over Artemis – og snart jages hun af både loven og en lovløs morder.

BioWare and LucasArtscreators of the hugely popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video gamehave combined their storytelling talents and cutting-edge technology for an innovative new massively multiplayer online role-playing game that allows players to create their own personal Star Wars adventure 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader. Now #1 New York Times bestselling author Sean Williams brings the world of the game to life in his latest novel, Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance.Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that's drawing attention from across the galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic's elite Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic's envoy is not what he seems, the Empire's delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can't, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone. None of these guestsinvited or uninvitedhave any intention of participating in the auction. Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they've never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

The second novel set in the Old Republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic ramps up the action and brings readers face-to-face for the first time with a Sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the Order's Dark LordsDarth Malgus, the mysterious, masked Sith of the wildly popular ';Deceived' and ';Hope' game trailers.Malgus brought down the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. But if war crowned him the darkest of Sith heroes, peace would transform him into something far more heinoussomething Malgus would never want to be, but cannot stop, any more than he can stop the rogue Jedi fast approaching.Her name is Aryn Leneerand the lone Knight that Malgus cut down in the fierce battle for the Jedi Temple was her Master. And now she's going to find out what happened to him, even if it means breaking every rule in the book.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on theStar Warsexpanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popularStar Warsbooks of the last thirty years!