Resultados para "Kong!" en Literatura de género

Mei ha solo vent'anni quando, dopo la nascita della Repubblica popolare cinese, è costretta a lasciarsi alle spalle Shanghai e l'infanzia. La sua fuga finisce nella Bottega delle Rarità di Madame Volkova, a Hong Kong, dove Mei si dedica al ritaglio delle figure di carta, un'arte antica che ha ereditato dalla madre, scomparsa quando era ancora una bambina, e che lei custodisce gelosamente insieme a un'altra dote: quella di comunicare con gli spiriti. Un giorno, una cliente che si attarda a rovistare nel negozio, ex diva del cinema muto, la invita a partecipare a una singolare sfida.

His very name inspires awe, horror, and, for some of the greatest masters of contemporary science fiction, a strong affection. Find out why in this special collector's edition of the original 1932 novelization of Wallace and Cooper's movie that includes commentary by masters of science fiction Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Orson Scott Card, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Catherine Asaro, Jack Williamson, and Marc Zicree.

Humanity fights for its future as Godzilla and Kong embark on a path of destruction that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in an all-out war! Writer Greg Keyes returns once again to the Monsterverse and takes listeners deeper into the worlds of Monarch, the Titans, and so much more.

Hos mor i Skodsborgparken indfandt roen sig, og al angst og flossede rødvinsnerver kom på stand-by. Min lillesøster og jeg frådede blandede nødder, leverpostejsmadder og ostepops, mens vi så Polanski-film. Jeg gik lange ture ved Øresund, spiste faste måltider og prøvede at være et helt menneske igen. Men nerverne havde altid været dårlige. Jeg havde aldrig været inde på hård narkotika, men havde år af alkohol- og hashmisbrug på bagen og havde oplevet en reel afhængighed med det thailandske urtestof kratom.

Former Navy SEAL Nick Foley reluctantly agrees to help investigate when American CIA operative Peter Yu goes missing in China. But when Yu's mutilated body washes up on a beach near Hong Kong along with dozens of other victims, the case takes a macabre turn. Suddenly Nick finds himself embroiled in another bioterrorism investigation being conducted by China's elite Snow Leopard counterterrorism unit and the Chinese CDC, this time involving illegally harvested organs for an unknown and nefarious end.

A follow-up to the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong. This time the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla face a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. The latest epic will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

Fifteen-year-old Kate lives a rarefied life of wealth and privilege in the pre-war Hong Kong expatriate community, but when the Japanese invade she’s interned in squalid Stanley Camp with her parents. Enduring cramped conditions, humiliation, disease, and starvation, Kate befriends seventeen-year-old Charles, who is half Chinese, and they give their hearts to each other under the orchid tree. Meanwhile, forty miles away in Portuguese Macau, thirteen-year-old Sofia’s suspicions are aroused when her father invites a Japanese family to dinner.

受关注的香港，被遗忘的香港，自由的香港，压抑的香港。你的香港，我的香港，他的香港……受關注的香港，被遺忘的香港，自由的香港，壓抑的香港。你的香港，我的香港，他的香港……

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of fifteen he had experience; selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship’s cook. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. His first collection of ballads, The Mission that Failed! was enough of a success that in 1899 he paid his way out of the armed forces in order to turn to writing full time.

DIE KREATUREN RUHEN NICHT – ZEIT FÜR DAS S|SQUAD! Auf der Suche nach gefangen genommenen WHO-Ärzten begibt sich das S-Squad auf eine Mission in den Kongo, die von Anfang an unter keinem guten Stern steht und rasch immer auswegloser wird. Die Truppe wird aufgerieben, isoliert und sieht sich alsbald furchterregenden Kreaturen gegenüber, die längst als ausgestorben galten. Denn in diesem Dschungel geht Mokele-Mbembe um ... und er ist nicht allein ... Monster. Riesige Kreaturen. Kugeln. Und Flüche ... jede Menge Flüche.

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction Winner of the Gotham Book Prize One of Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of the Year" Oprah's Book Club Pick New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times...

This time, for Admiral Jake Grafton, the stakes are chillingly personal... Admiral Jake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the American consul-general is embedded in political money raising scandal. And why not? Jake and...

Le phénomène du thriller taiwanais : les amours interdites d'un futur chef de guerre chinois. En 1936, Luk Pa-Choi, jeune paysan chinois, fuit la guerre civile comme des milliers de ses compatriotes et se réfugie à Hong Kong, alors colonie britannique. Il y retrouve son frère, immigré depuis plusieurs années, qui occupe un poste important au sein de la plus grande triade chinoise, Hong Men. Gagnant aussitôt la confiance de son chef, Luk bâtit peu à peu son royaume.

""A rich and witty story with two complicated women at its heart, Hate Follow is a beautiful debut. Quinn-Kong's story of an influencer mom sued by her resentful daughter is of the moment, but its exploration of female power and privilege is timeless."" — Amanda Eyre Ward, New York...

Tricked into a world of banished gods, demons, goblins, sprites and magic, Richter must learn to meet the perils of The Land and begin to forge his own kingdom. Actions have consequences across The Land, with powerful creatures and factions now hell-bent on Richter's destruction. Can Richter forge allegiances to survive this harsh and unforgiving world or will he fall to the dark denizens of this ancient and unforgiving realm? A tale to shake "The Land" itself, measuring 10/10 on the Richter scale, how will Richter's choices shape the future of The Land and all who reside in it?

Ägypten 1934: Vince begleitet den Forscher Ben Swanton und dessen hübsche Tochter Jane zu Ausgrabungen, bei denen ein uraltes Pharaonen-Grab entdeckt wird. Eine Sensation! Doch dann werden die kostbaren Schätze geraubt. Gemeinsam mit Ben Swanton setzen sich Vince und Jane auf die Fährte der Grabräuber. Aus der Höllenjagd durch die Wüste wird für die beiden Jugendlichen ein mordsgefährliches Abenteuer. Pete Hackett (Peter Haberl) wurde 1949 in Weiden i.d.OPf geboren und ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller.

One of Wall Street Journal’s Best of 2017 “Entertainingly mixes thrills and humor.”—Entertainment Weekly “[An] amazing debut novel. . . . Dazzling and complex. . . . Fearlessly funny storytelling.”—The Washington Post “Instantly engaging. . . . A timeless, if mind-bending, story...