Книги жанра героическая фантастика
Максим обнаруживает, что находится во временной петле – любая его смерть обнуляет всё кроме его знаний и возвращает в прошлое. Неплохой способ попробовать что угодно, если бы не одно «но». У этой петли есть настоящий хозяин (или хозяева) и вряд ли они будут рады, обнаружив непрошенного гостя. И если бы это было единственной проблемой… Еще и воспоминания за последний год просто взяли и пропали. А в…
Это начало приключенческой истории о жизни героев из Фаунленда во время Великого звездопада. Искусство ловли звезд там было утеряно, и нашим героям предстоит заново освоить это мастерство и преодолеть множество препятствий, чтобы спасти город от разрушения. А еще эта история о том, что касается каждого из нас: о справедливости, о надеждах, о борьбе со своими страхами и взаимопомощи, ну и, конечно,…
Мир привык видеть орков и подобных им существ кровожадными злодеями. Не скрою, и сам так считал. Вплоть до того момента, пока не встретил в лесах российской глубинки странного человека, собственно, и представившего сей рассказ. Странник открыл для меня новый мир, при этом заверяя в его реальности. И знаете, я поверил, пускай и не сразу. Поверил настолько, что записал услышанное на бумагу и отдаю н…
The definitive collection of religious essays by C.S. Lewis, plus a selection of letters, brought together in a substantial paperback volumeAs well as his many books, letters and poems, C.S. Lewis also wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defence of faith, but also on various ethical issues and on the nature of li…
‘This is up there with Ursula K. Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane’THRILLIST‘SEMIOSIS combines the world-building of Avatar with the alien wonder of Arrival, and the sheer humanity of Atwood. An essential work for our time’STEPHEN BAXTEREscaping conflict on Earth, an idealistic group of settlers arrive on a distant planet – Pax – with plans for a perfect society.The …
Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible – and he finds him…
Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible – and he finds him…
’A contemporary masterpiece’ GuardianTHE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAACFor thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border – an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness.The Sou…
Isaac Asimov’s ROBOT series – from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequen…
One of Ray Bradbury’s classic noir novels, available in ebook for the first time.Toiling away amid the looming palm trees and decaying bungalows, a struggling young writer (who bears a resemblance to the author) spins fantastic stories from his fertile imagination upon his clacking typewriter. Trying not to miss his girlfriend (away studying in Mexico), the nameless writer steadily crafts his lite…
For the first time ever, all four books in the Squire Quartet collected in one volume.Set during the last years of the Cold War, and spanning the duration of Thatcher’s Britain, The Squire Quartet follows the political, professional and private adventures of a group of linked characters. It is a vivid fictional portrait of Britain’s recent history.All four volumes – Life in the West, Forgotten Lif…
A terrifying disease, or the next step in human evolution? Three scientists must battle to find the truth in this heart-stopping technothriller.Mitch Rafelson makes a major discovery high in the Alps – the preserved bodies of a Neanderthal family with a human child.Kaye Lang investigates a mass grave in the Caucasus – the bodies are mutated.Christopher Dicken tracks a mysterious flu-like disease t…
Stunning psychic science thriller by the bestselling author of X-Files: Ground Zero and X-Files: Ruins.Atlas is a struggling colony on an untamable world, a fragile society held together by Truthsayers. Trained from birth as the sole users of Veritas – a telepathy virus that lets them read the souls of the guilty – Truthsayers are justice. Infallible. Beyond appeal.Troy Boren is falsely accused of…
The thrilling conclusion to Janet Edward’s sensational debut YA sci-fi trilogy.Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portalling to other planets.Except now she’s the most famous Earth girl in the universe – but not everyone in the universe is happy about it, nor the fac…
Егор – учитель истории с необычным хобби. Он коллекционирует многочисленные парадигмы существования альтернативных миров. У него есть теория, что Земля – это тюрьма, в которую люди попали за свои преступления. Чем тяжелее вина, тем больше продолжительность жизни. Если же умирает рано, значит, его грехи отпущены, ему дарована свобода. За такое нестандартное мышление его прозвали последователь Ницше…