Resultados Editorial "Audible Studios" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Neal Stephenson, "the hottest science fiction writer in America", takes science fiction to dazzling new levels. The Diamond Age is a stunning tale; set in 21st-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens what a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life, and the entire future of humanity, is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.

After a violent coup in the United States overthrows the Constitution and ushers in a new government regime, the Republic of Gilead imposes subservient roles on all women. Offred, now a Handmaid tasked with the singular role of procreation in the childless household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost everything, even her own name.

Una ladrona que viaja en el tiempo. Un guerrero vikingo. Ella es su enemiga. Él es su captor. Una noche de pasión podría destruirlos o acabar liberándolos.

El cielo de Madrid se tiñe de rojo sangre... El firmamento parece venirse abajo. Pero este solo es el primero de una serie de sucesos extraordinarios. A lo largo de dos intensos días de septiembre de 1859, dos personajes opuestos llevarán a cabo la investigación de estos fenómenos. Él es un hombre huraño y cínico, aferrado a la razón, antiguo investigador de falsos milagros que ya no cree en nada; ella, una joven vidente que puede percibir lo que la razón niega pero que vive atemorizada por inquietantes visiones.

The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume epic, the tale of a young Severian, an apprentice to the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession - showing mercy towards his victim.

Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" is one of speculative fiction's most-honored series. In a 1998 poll, Locus Magazine rated the series behind only "The Lord of the Rings" and The Hobbit as the greatest fantasy work of all time.

Arrivés au niveau 3, Carl et Donut, auxquels s'est joint le jeune Mongo, sont à la croisée des chemins. Ils doivent sélectionner une race et une classe : perspective aussi excitante qu'effrayante, qui les changera peut-être pour toujours... Et ce n'est pas tout. Surprise : la vaste métropole où se déroule cette nouvelle partie de l'aventure n'est en fait que le premier palier d'un réseau de six niveaux urbains interconnectés, où les attendent des défis plus périlleux les uns que les autres. Le risque est partout, et gagner de l'expérience n'a jamais été aussi crucial.

Durante las vacaciones navideñas de 2028, una multitud de niños y niñas acuden a la Plaza Roja a recoger un insólito regalo: un efímero Kremlin de azúcar, soluble en el té, símbolo del nuevo Estado ruso. A lo largo de quince capítulos, estos particulares dulces pasarán de mano en mano hasta alcanzar cada estrato de la sociedad «neomedieval» rusa: un mundo en el que los hologramas y los robots conviven con un orden feudal que divide a la población entre señores y siervos, entre opríchniks y oprimidos.

Kurt Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut – wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality.

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. Onthe world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.

Best-selling authors David and Leigh Eddings welcome fans back to the time before The Belgariad and The Malloreon series. Join them as they chronicle that fateful conflict between two mortally opposed Destinies, in a monumental war of men and kings and gods.

Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But that was before 21st-century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy, Hector, and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon of divine manipulators; before the swift and terrible mechanical creatures that catered for centuries to the pitiful idle remnants of Earth's human race began massing in the millions, to exterminate rather than serve.

On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space and requires a much-larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York’s drive to become the first lady astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.

El expiloto de cazas Carl Ramsey, ahora capitán del Mobius, no puede ver un piloto de carreras sin burlarse porque nunca haya estado bajo fuego enemigo. Cuando el mecánico de la nave y el mago del impulso warp ya no lo aguantan más, lo espolean a inscribirse en un concurso de carreras para demostrar su valía. Carl recoge sus maletas y su ego, y entra en el Reto para Corredores Principiantes Silde Slims. Con 250 000 terras de premio en metálico, ese podría ser el mejor de los botines para la tripulación del Mobius.

Taita is a humble slave, an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering as well as keeping important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef's beautiful daughter, Lostris, is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all....

The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, aided always by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier - until a summer afternoon of savage brutality changes their relationship forever.

En su primer libro de cuentos, que abarca cuarenta años de su trabajo, el legendario creador de "Watchmen", "V de Vendetta", "From Hell" y otros clásicos modernos presenta nueve relatos que se adentran en el componente fantástico que subyace en la realidad. Un grupo de estudio paranormal sufre la infiltración de uno de los seres de otro mundo que pretenden investigar. En un burdel para especialistas fantásticos, dos concubinas se enamoran con consecuencias trágicas. Un anciano nostálgico decide visitar un balneario de su juventud y se topa con su pasado a la vuelta de la esquina.

Seoafin Wilde was taught by her parents that every breath was a treasure and to seek every adventure she could find. She learns this lesson the hard way after they perish in a plane crash. When she discovers there’s a parallel universe where every person has a twin, she finds a witch who can send her there so she can see her parents again. And have the adventure of a lifetime.

Soltanto perdendo coloro che ama, Corban imparerà il vero prezzo del coraggio. Le Terre dell'Esilio hanno un passato violento, in cui eserciti di uomini e di giganti si scontrarono in battaglia, scurendo la terra con il sangue nero dei loro cuori. Anche se i clan dei giganti sono stati spazzati via in ere ormai remote, le loro fortezze in rovina continuano a segnare come cicatrici la terra degli uomini.

Peligro, pasión y una carrera contra el tiempo. ¡Para los fanáticos de Forastera! Bryanna Fitzpatrick, que tiene diabetes, ha visto su propia muerte: su cuerpo sin vida en los brazos de un highlander. A pesar de eso, no puede rechazar la invitación de su madre a viajar a Escocia. Cuando termina en una caverna subterránea en el castillo de Eilean Donan, toca una piedra mágica que la transporta al año 1310. Como cree que está soñando, Bryanna accede a casarse con Raghnall Mackenzie. El pícaro highlander necesita una novia para reclamar sus tierras, pero nunca le ofrecerá su corazón.

Seventy thousand years ago, the human race almost went extinct. We survived, but no one knows how.

Until now. The countdown to the next stage of human evolution is about to begin, and humanity might not survive this time. The Immari are good at keeping secrets. For 2,000 years, they've hidden the truth about human evolution. They've also searched for an ancient enemy - a threat that could wipe out the human race. Now the search is over.