Resultados para "Nemesis" en Literatura y ficción

Miss Marple, en av världens mest skarptänkta detektiver, får ett vykort från sin nyligen avlidna vän Jason Rafiel. En gång hjälpte han henne att lösa ett mordfall, men den här gången är det ett vad han vill göra med henne från bortom graven: om hon lyckas knäcka ett av hans mest svårbegripliga mysterier så får hon ärva 20 000 pund. En förmögenhet för en gammal pensionerad spinster - och aldrig tackar man väl nej till att klura på en mordgåta.

"Nemesis" was first published in the March 1950 issue of Super Science Stories. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as condemned dignitaries have their sentences carried out. Among them is the Comtesse de Bercheny, Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he know she must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. When Paul rescues a girl from attack the two form an allegiance, but with the world at war and traitors in every corner, just how far w ill Paul go to ensure his ow n survival?

En el «calor sofocante de la Newark ecuatorial» una espantosa epidemia causa estragos y amenaza con dejar a los niños de la ciudad de Nueva Jersey mutilados, paralizados o minusválidos, e incluso con matarlos. Este es el sorprendente tema de la nueva y desgarradora obra de Roth: una epidemia de polio que tiene lugar en un tiempo de guerra, el verano de 1944, y sus efectos sobre la comunidad de Newark, regida por la cohesión y los valores de la familia, y sobre sus niños.

The Asherian War has ushered Earth and its population into a new age. Humankind has gone, giving rise to a tenuous society of other races once confined largely to shadows and stories. The new paradigm is overseen by the Celestials, whose terrestrial ambassadors, the Legacies, wield a potent and manifold elemental magic—one ruled by the astrological sign one is born under. They were instrumental in banishing the dragons—ravenous and mindless beasts—to the gloomier land of a place known as the Outer Edge.

Between the fall of man and the arrival of the JFK, the Horn of Africa is a battleground. Salvation. Vengeance. Vanity.

Moments after he hatched, he was thrown into a sack. His pride as a dragon raged against the indignity and he fought back. The wounds he gave his captors earned him the name Nemesis, and the kindness offered at the hand of a half-elf slave earned him a partner. With Harper on his side, the pair set out to earn their freedom. They're determined to never be slaves again.

From the ashes of a devastated Boston, a harrowing legend emerges. Thirteen years prior, the colossal kaiju, Nemesis, ravaged the city in her relentless pursuit of retribution. Today, mankind's survival teeters on the sacrificial offerings atop a chilling monolith known as The Altar, where the condemned pay the ultimate price to prevent Nemesis's wrath from consuming humanity.

Tessa is a successful white woman writer who develops a friendship, first by correspondence and then in person, with Charlie, a ruggedly handsome philosopher and scholar based in Los Angeles. Sparks fly as they exchange ideas about Camus and masculine desire, and their intellectual connection promises more—but there are obstacles to this burgeoning relationship.

Villainy has a new face. With the Voy recently dispatched, Daniel Hunt and the rest of the Pack think they have a moment of reprieve from the madness. They would be wrong. A stranger from the future comes with a story so wild it's hard to deny. If this wasn't enough, a new Relic is introduced onto the field. Every faction will do whatever it takes to claim it as their own.

Journey into visionary worlds with Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 2, a classic collection featuring imaginative tales from Philip K. Dick, E. E. Smith, and John W. Campbell Jr. Perfect for fans of vintage sci-fi, cosmic wonder, and thought-provoking adventures from the pulp era.

Georgie Deacon thinks nothing of it when a gang of girls led by Yasmin, a member of the notorious Marx family, knock at her door and threaten to hurt her daughter—that is until her daughter doesn't return home. Detective Clark Kims ignores Georgie's plea to have the gang of girls brought in for questioning. He insists it is the work of the Kent serial killer, until Georgie realizes that the detective's daughter is part of the gang.

It's the sweltering summer of 1944, and Newark is in the grip of a terrifying epidemic. Decent, athletic twenty-three-year-old playground director Bucky Cantor is devoted to his charges and ashamed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him from serving in the war alongside his contemporaries. As polio begins to ravage Bucky's playground - child by helpless child - Roth leads us through every emotion such a pestilence can breed: the fear, the panic, the anger, the bewilderment, the suffering and the pain.

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He's the most infuriating, immature frat brat I've ever had the misfortune of coming across. He's also the guy I dumped in high school when I realized I was straight. And he just so happens to be the intern at his dad's company; the very same one I work for. A terrible misunderstanding puts Justin Lewis into my care. I'm supposed to teach him how his father's business works. But he's determined to do it the hard way.

Lexi has survived much since a super-EMP ended the world she knew. She emerged from the ashes a determined foe of those who prey upon the weak, but now she's the one needing a protector. Nine months pregnant and alone, she is a wanderer in desperate need of a home to raise and eventually train her child for the world they are being born into. Her one main obstacle is that she's created many enemies who wish to see her dead and will do anything to seek their revenge upon her.

Pesadillas de Quentin han plagado a Claudia desde que trató de forzarla a demos con él para siempre, pero esta nueva premonición de su muerte es diferente...y más de lo que puede manejar. Con toda la determinación que puede reunir, Claudia se dirige al mundo alienígena buscando Q y todas las respuestas que seguramente encontrará con él. Las cosas se complican una vez más con el regreso de John Slater. Es un hombre con un objetivo: salvar a su chica. ¿Será capaz de convencerla de que todo lo que ha hecho ha sido con sus mejores intereses en el corazón?

La quinta entrega de la saga superventas en la que se basa la serie de TV The Expanse. Se han abierto miles de mundos y se ha desatado la mayor fiebre por ocupar el territorio de la historia de la humanidad. A medida que los colonos se marchan en oleadas sucesivas, las estructuras de poder del viejo Sistema Solar comienzan a ceder. Las naves desaparecen sin dejar rastro. De manera clandestina, han empezado a formarse ejércitos privados. Alguien ha robado la única muestra de la protomolécula.

Sie hatten sieben Jahre Zeit, sich vorzubereiten. Die Erde ist verloren. Vor sieben Jahren erhielt die Kolonie Neu-Erde eine letzte Nachricht von der Erde … eine Warnung. Zuerst eine globale Pandemie, dann die Entstehung einer neuen Spezies. Ein erbitterter Krieg verwüstete das Sonnensystem. Jetzt werden sie die Kolonie angreifen. Viele Kolonisten glauben es nicht, aber Connor ist davon überzeugt. Sie müssen sich vorbereiten. Sie müssen kämpfen. Aber wie können sie etwas überleben, das jeden Menschen auf der Erde getötet hat?

Hiring on as crew to a merchant's wag-train, Ryan and his companions anticipate trouble as they head west toward what was once Montana. The terrain is treacherous, but the company is worse as anger, jealousy, and male rivalry erupt into chaos and death. But as they get closer to their destination, the true nature of the journey unfolds. There's a map to a mysterious valley rich with predark stockpiles. But is it the promised land they've been seeking...or the dead end they never saw coming?