Resultados para "Simone" en Distopía

Decenas de turistas asisten atónitos a la escena: uno de los monjes del antiquísimo y enigmático monasterio conocido como La Ciudadela sube a lo alto de la montaña, forma con su cuerpo la figura de una cruz en T y se lanza al vacío. Para algunos, es la señal que llevaban décadas esperando para entrar en acción. Para el agente Arkadian, el comienzo del caso más extraño de su vida.

El desenlace de la trilogía que ha cautivado a miles de lectores en todo el mundo. Las señales son inequívocas: el momento de la verdad se acerca. ¿Será el fin del mundo o el comienzo de una nueva era? No te pierdas la tercera entrega de una trilogía que rebosa acción, misterio, enigmas religiosos y mucho, mucho suspense. El FBI investiga un caso muy extraño: la NASA ha perdido el control del telescopio Hubble, que ahora apunta hacia la Tierra. En todas las pantallas del centro de control solo hay un mensaje: "la humanidad no debe buscar más lejos".

LA FE DE LA HUMANIDAD ESTÁ EN LAS MANOS DE UNA SOLA MUJER. La periodista Liv Adamsen ha escapado de la altamente secreta Ciudadela en el corazón de la antigua ciudad de Ruin y ahora yace aislada, mirando las paredes del hospital, tan blancas como su memoria. A pesar de su incapacidad para recordar el pasado, algo extraño se mueve dentro de ella. Se siente poseída por una sensación que no puede definir y la acosan susurros que solamente ella escucha: "KuShiKaam", La Llave.

Animal Farm is George Orwell's great socio-political allegory set in a farmyard where the animals decide to seize the farmer's land and create a co-operative that reaps the benefits of their combined labours. However, as with all great political plans, some animals see a bigger share of the rewards than others and the animals start to question their supposed utopia.

Humanity's greatest invention could be our last. Archie's involvement in the artificial intelligence project known as Janus was limited to routine diagnostics. But when she discovers that she and everyone else has been deceived by their creation, it launches her on a journey that will change...

When the head of a hovercycle club inexplicably calls in news of his own murder, Detective Simon Grave and his team are drawn in to Crab Cove's hovercycle underworld, a world of loyalty, betrayal, greed, and-yes-irony. As if murder weren't enough, the bombing of an election debate stage has the mayor pressing for a quick resolution to both crimes. It becomes increasingly clear that the crimes are connected, and that the solution will require the unraveling of an elaborate criminal scheme-and more.

In the wake of the catastrophic clash with the Black Masks, Rafe's crew is shattered, separated across continents by loss and betrayal. As war grows closer, old wounds are torn open, and long-buried secrets rise to the surface, threatening to unravel everything they have fought for.

Prima che il problema della disoccupazione, del surplus di braccia si manifestasse, Dick aveva già ipotizzato una soluzione grottesca e sarcastica: la gente in più che non serve al sistema economico mettiamola in ghiacciaia. Teniamola da parte. Forse ci serviranno un giorno, forse no, però se li mettiamo in cantina non se ne andranno in giro a prostituirsi, drogarsi, rubare, spacciare e chissà quante altre attività illegali. Teniamo desti solo quelli che servono, che lavorano e consumano. Quelli che fanno girare la macchina del capitale.

At last, Ragna is in the possession of Rafe, Karma, and their team! The odds have never been higher as they face the ruthless forces of the Interplanetary Collection and the Queen's Council. Amid the chaos, Karma's estranged father, James Chambers, resurfaces, bringing his deep-seated hatred for alien life but offering an unexpected advantage in their fight. As their enemies unravel from within, pushing the boundaries of their depravity, a groundbreaking revelation threatens to reshape everything they know about Galatian history. Do they dare risk life and limb for an opportunity at normalcy?

Deutschland 6 Jahre nach der Katastrophe – Der Klimawandel hat die Menschheit an den Rand des Aussterbens gedrängt. Darüber hinaus verschwindet auch noch die Sonne vom Himmel. Die Menschen werden mit der Dunkelheit nicht fertig, und die, die noch nicht aufgegeben haben, werden von einem Terrorregime gnadenlos unterdrückt. Doch der sechzehnjährige Alex und seine Freundin Lea lassen sich nicht so leicht einschüchtern. Gemeinsam erkämpfen sie sich Momente der Freiheit und sorgen in einer Gesellschaft, in der Schule nichts anderem dient als Propaganda, für Bildung und Aufklärung.

The fourth volume in the brilliant Dark Tower Series is “splendidly tense…rip-roaring” (Publishers Weekly)—a #1 national bestseller about an epic quest to save the universe. In Wizard and Glass, Stephen King is “at his most ebullient…sweeping readers up in…swells of passion”...

The planet is ravaged by violent storms and failing crops and much of the world is now uninhabitable. Amidst a world of hungry and desperate people, the Department of Environmental Justice have been tasked with finding and executing those who have denied climate change.

1939-1945: il Fascismo, alleato dei Grandi Antichi - i mostri della mitologia horror di H.P. Lovecraft - progetta di trascinare il mondo libero in un totalitarismo culminante in un’apocalisse cosmica! Questa la minaccia prospettata nei racconti di questa antologia, dove alcune fra le migliori penne del Fantastico italiano descrivono la più nefasta delle distopie. Il regime fascista, grazie alla tecnologia aliena degli osceni Mi-Go “provenienti dal nero cosmo al di là dello spazio e del tempo”, minaccia di conquistare il mondo - e non solo.

A New York Times Notable Book “This book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you'll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting.” —Stephen King From the bestselling author of Ohio, a masterful American epic charting a near future approaching collapse and a nascent but...

Finalmente una buona notizia: l'equipaggio ha fatto ritorno sulla Marion! E qui non c'è tempo da perdere. Mentre Hooper deve incorporare la cella del combustibile nella NARCISSUS, gli altri si occupano di raccogliere cibo e medicine in preparazione per il lungo e faticoso viaggio. Ma non solo Ash vuole impedire alla squadra di lasciare viva la MARION - anche l'ultimo alieno rimanente si nasconde da qualche parte sulla nave ed è in attesa di prede fresche.

“An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King’s greatest literary achievement” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen...

In un piccolo paese dell'isola la gente comincia a morire, lanciandosi da balconi e scarpate: nessuno ha un motivo apparente, ma tutti un vago sorriso. I casi ormai non si contano più e la stampa internazionale si riversa nella cittadina per documentare gli eventi. Quando, nel timore di un'epidemia planetaria, si spegnerà il faro dell'attenzione, gli abitanti resteranno soli e prigionieri a sprofondare nel regno delle ombre. Non soli del tutto, però. È rimasto in paese uno scrittore di gialli per affrontare il mistero di quei suicidi felici.

“Easily one of my favorite books of the year. Creative, incisive, and elegantly crafted, this one will wow you even as it wrecks you—you’ll be holding your breath to the end.” —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six A bold sci-fi retelling of The Great Gatsby...

Creating "true narrative magic" (The Washington Post) at every revelatory turn, Stephen King surpasses all expectation in the stunning final volume of his seven-part epic masterwork. Entwining stories and worlds from a vast and complex canvas, here is the conclusion readers have long...

THE RUNAWAY NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND INTERNATIONAL SENSATION Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about...