Resultados para "Janus" en Literatura y ficción

Impoverished and without hope, Naill Renfro sells himself into indentured servitude and is transported across the galaxy to the far-off jungle world of Janus. Naill hopes to work off his debt and begin his life again. But the harsh masters of Janus are destroying the priceless treasures of the planet's ancient culture - and when Naill, entranced by the beauty of an alien artifact, is caught trying to hide it, he is exiled and left to die in the jungle. But Naill inexplicably begins to remember another life, in another time - a time when he was not human, but something else

Jon Grebbel arrives on the colony world of Janus, and finds himself without memory of his life on Earth. He meets Elinda, an earlier arrival, whose lover, Barbara, vanished and then was found lying in the woods, apparently brain-damaged. Elinda has also lost her memories of Earth. Investigating Barbara's fate and their own, the two find their love and their search for justice turning toward bitter self-discovery and revenge, even as they begin to uncover the darkness at the heart of their world.

The quest for Earth's domination remains the primary directive of an ancient, inhuman enemy. Challenging this alien bid for iron rule, an elite force led by former magistrates wages war against Earth's enslavers. These rebel commandos are resourceful, dedicated and possess the immutable human willpower to survive — by any means necessary....

It was supposed to be a routine trip for the members of the Gordian Division, both human and AI: fly out to Saturn, inspect the construction of their latest time machines, then fly back. But when the division’s top scientist and chief engineer are killed in the same freak accident, suspicions of foul play run deep. Detective Isaac Cho is sent in to investigate, but he has more on his mind than just a new case. His superiors have saddled him with an exchange officer from the neighboring Admin—Special Agent Susan Cantrell.

Karen Aabys bog "Min søn Janus" foregår i 1830'ernes Jylland. Janus er vokset op på heden med sin mor, Martine. Nu er han imidlertid blevet en ung mand og har en voldsom udlængsel. Sammen med sin ven Thue forsøger han sig med at drive kvæg langs hærvejen. Et hårdt og møjsommeligt arbejde. Men de to unge mænd har en plan. De vil rejse bort og prøve lykke i fjerne egne... Karen Aabye (1904-1982) var en dansk forfatter og journalist. Karen Aaby debuterede i 1939 med romanen "Der er langt til Paris".

New York. Die Wall Street wird von einem blutigen Amoklauf erschüttert, der zahlreiche Menschenleben fordert. Der Täter kann gefasst werden, doch sein Geisteszustand stellt für die Staatsanwaltschaft ein Problem dar. Jacob Anderson leidet unter einem Gehirntumor, der seine Persönlichkeit offenbar stark verändert hat. Ist der Wall-Street-Killer also zurechnungsfähig oder nur ein Opfer seiner Krankheit? Kriminalpsychologin Sarah Black wird mit der Begutachtung des Falles betraut. Im Laufe ihrer Untersuchungen muss sie feststellen, dass Anderson ein Mann mit zwei Gesichtern ist - eiskalt und extrem gefährlich!

Kiedy Julię niespodziewanie porzuca mąż, wydaje się, że nic dobrego już jej w życiu nie czeka. Jednak coś się kończy zazwyczaj po to, aby mogło się zacząć coś nowego. Być może to czas, aby zadbać wreszcie o siebie, aby spełnić swoje marzenia. Tymczasem Julia od wielu lat ma jedno marzenie. JEDNO, ALE ZA TO WIELKIE – ZAMIESZKAĆ W SŁONECZNEJ TOSKANII. Gdy mija pierwszy szok, kobieta wyjeżdża jako pielęgniarka do pracy do Włoch... tam na jej drodze pojawiają się nowi mężczyźni, którzy mogą odmienić jej życie.

Wzruszająca powieść o poszukiwaniu swojej drogi w otoczeniu pięknych mazurskich krajobrazów. Antonina niespodziewanie dziedziczy stary dom na Mazurach. Chce założyć w nim pensjonat. Spotyka Jakuba, mężczyznę mającego za sobą trudną przeszłość. Pewnej nocy ratuje go, samotnie żeglującego podczas mazurskiego sztormu. Kuba pomaga Tosi remontować dom. Zawiązuje się między nimi nić sympatii, która powoli przeradza się w głębsze uczucie. Z czasem do pensjonatu wprowadzają się inne zagubione dusze.

Humanity lurches into an uncertain future, dismissive of warning signs. Only the most naïve believe humanity will step back from the brink. Yet in a place that doesn’t exist, a riddle, a puzzle, hope, fear, danger, salvation - all come together. Zach Marjek has faced death in the far corners of the Earth and survived where others have failed. Now, he's thrust into an unimaginable situation where mercenaries, an Inuit wanderer, a murderous Yupik, a young mother, a video game designer, a retired general, a president, a Chinese marine, and mathematics prodigies must come together.

Ecco a voi un brillante resoconto fatto da Charles Dickens sul controverso personaggio di Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, pittore londinese noto a tutti per la sua vita dissoluta... Wainewright - il cui spirito da dandy verrà descritto anche da altri grandi scrittori, come Oscar Wilde - è il protagonista di un caso giudiziario eclatante, consumatosi negli anni '30 dell'Ottocento. Accusato di aver avvelenato la cognata, la suocera e uno zio, verrà incarcerato solo in seguito ad un'accusa di frode bancaria (per la quale sarà deportato nella colonia penale di Hobart, in Tasmania).

At strong safety, Grady Jamison could defend against opponents in the red zone, but he couldn’t stop the drunk driver who hit his car and killed his sister. Does Allie Petrenko’s call for help mean Grady has been given a second chance, a chance to do things right? Once again, he’s defending in the red zone. And he must not let the world-class assassin score, because the goal line marks the end of Allie Petrenko’s life.

Das Böse hat viele Gesichter. München 1949: Von der Doppelmoral der Nachkriegszeit desillusioniert versucht sich Privatdetektiv Bernie Gunther als Gastwirt. Doch dann bittet ihn eine schöne Fremde um Hilfe. Der Auftrag führt Bernie auf die Spur eines gesuchten Naziverbrechers. Viel zu spät erkennt er, dass die alten Machthaber noch immer aktiv sind - und gefährlicher denn je.

I tredje bind i Martine-serien, Brænd dine skibe, følger handlingen Martines voksne søn Janus, som sammen med sin barndomsven Thue har beslutte sig at immigrere til Canada. De to unge mænd prøver lykken, men livet som immigrant er slidsomt. Heldigvis støder Janus og Thue på en række særegne personager, som de slår sig sammen med i jagten på eventyr og lykke i det store, nye land. Karen Aabye (1904-1982) var en dansk forfatter og journalist. Karen Aaby debuterede i 1939 med romanen Der er langt til Paris.

What if surging gun violence, racial tension and distrust of law enforcement was by design? What if the rage and disenchantment of working class Americans was stoked by politicians? What if neighbors were urged to despise neighbors because of their differences? When a national house divided is scripted and staged, the looming future begins to look like an unspeakable past.

A vision of an explosion in a laboratory triggers a strange headache and dreams depicting a day in the future for an unsuspecting computer programmer. Michael Ward attributes the dreams to stress and coincidence until they reliably repeat themselves day after day. He soon discovers he isn’t alone in his dreams. A terrifying shadow will seemingly stop at nothing to sever his connection to the future.

American Janus* is the story of a North Carolina Confederate veteran and his family at the dawn of the 20th century. While looking forward to the promise of the future, Harper Clayton can never truly slip his inescapable past as a soldier in the American Civil War and Freedman Bureau agent during Southern Reconstruction.*Janus-- the Roman god of new beginnings and transitions. Janus is portrayed as having two faces, one looking to the future and one the past.

Welcome back to Glen Hirshberg country, where griefs are at least as dangerous as ghosts. Where terror and wonder become not just inextricable but often indistinguishable. Where the worlds of imagination and everyday reality color and corrode and sometimes overwhelm each other.

Laura Stone wollte gerade ihren Bericht abliefern, als es in den Lautsprechern des Besprechungsraumes knackte und eine harte Stimme ertönte: "Captain auf die Brücke – sofort!" Thomas war für seine schnellen Reaktionen bekannt, aber dieses Mal übertraf er sich selbst. Die angespannte Tonart des Sprechers ließ nichts Gutes erahnen. Gefolgt von seiner überraschten Crew zwängte sich Raven durch die sich für ihn zu langsam öffnende Tür zur Brücke.

Der Dämon Janus soll John töten. Er versichert sich der Mithilfe des Gangsterbosses Alex Tarras, doch dessen Killer versagen. In Tarras' Vergnügungspalast London Contact kommt es zum Kampf zwischen Janus, der seinen Kopf um 180 Grad drehen kann und dessen zweites Gesicht Menschen tötet. John tötet Janus mit einem Trick, aber der Vergnügungspalast wird plötzlich in eine andere Dimension befördert.

Several years have passed since Catherine's time in The Juliette Society, and her life with her fiancé Jack has become predictable and boring, especially in the bedroom. Now working as a journalist, she struggles to find inspiration in her work or at home - until a routine story about the death of a publicly beloved model, Inana Luna, quickly becomes Catherine's obsession. Inana's experiences reflect Catherine's own blossoming sexuality and independence, and the story takes Catherine down a road with too many familiar facets.