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Dall’invecchiamento della popolazione ai cambiamenti climatici, dall’istruzione di massa all’impatto dei social network, le storie immaginate da Liu Cixin, Xia Jia, Chen Qiufan e Wu Yan mostrano una Cina lontana dall’Occidente per costume e sensibilità, ma simile nelle realtà economico-sociali e così tecnologicamente avanzata da restituire uno sguardo sul futuro che attende il mondo intero. Una selezione di alcune delle voci più importanti della fantascienza cinese contemporanea che di certo delizieranno i lettori di tutto il mondo.

En esta obra, digna de las mejores fantasías de Christopher Nolan, tres realidades paralelas chocan entre sí con desastrosos resultados para la humanidad: el descubrimiento en 2015 de una nao española hundida hace siglos en el Atlántico Norte; el ataque de una flota alienígena a la Quinta Flota Aeroespacial en 2077, y un misterioso robo en un museo de Historia Natural norteamericano en 2023. Hechos separados, mundos imposibles, y sin embargo un único y muy tangible peligro: la destrucción de la humanidad en ciernes, que solo un intrépido agente del FBI podrá detener.

Una organización secreta compuesta por políticos, miembros de la realeza y la élite financiera urde un plan misterioso llamado "Operación Inuit". El periodista Antonio Villegas descubre el plan y aparece muerto en extrañas circunstancias. Paralelamente, la joven doctora Eulalia Martín observa cómo aumentan estrepitosamente los casos de leucemia para los pacientes que consumen un medicamento sospechoso. 

Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years. What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the...

En el parque temático del Reino, los visitantes pasean en dragones virtuales, los castillos se ciernen desde las alturas y los animales antes extintos, ahora recreados con bioingeniería, deambulan por los alrededores. Ana es una de las siete fantasistas, autómatas con aspecto de princesas cuyo objetivo es entretener al público. Cuando conoce a Owen, un trabajador del parque, Ana empieza a experimentar emociones más allá de su programación. Pero el cuento de hadas se convierte en una pesadilla cuando la detienen por asesinar a Owen.

David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, his niece Rosalind and their friends have their own secret aberration which would label them as mutants. But as David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they face a choice: wait for eventual discovery or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badland.

En un futuro distópico, las grandes corporaciones tienen la clave para erradicar las enfermedades. Solo los más adinerados tienen esa nueva biotecnología disponible. Los imperfectos van a luchar por eliminar esa nueva sociedad. ¡La guerra por la liberación ha comenzado! ¿Imaginas una...

Fractured Rebellion is a dystopia that feels a little too real—with flawed characters, impossible choices, and enough twists to make you question everything. Perfect for readers who love Crescent City, Hunger Games, Conform and Red Rising.Arelia was a democracy—until the contamination...

They calculated everything—except her will to survive.Stranded in Thailand with no money and no passport, Isla jumps at the chance of a week’s work on a private island. The sea is dazzling. The air is scented with jasmine. The pay is generous - enough for her to get home and start over.But...

As Dean Parker takes a moment to celebrate the successful rescue of Magnus and Natalia, he’s reluctantly forced back into the field, the goal: save the dozen Gatekeepers trapped beyond the failing portals. Karo and Ableen align with Dean and his family, but when an unexpected twist sabotages the mission, their lives might be the cost of returning home.

Si piensa que sabe todo sobre vampiros y licántropos está equivocado... muy, muy equivocado. Mil años de esfuerzos para mantener oculto el Mundo Desconocido se están desmoronando y el Patriarca está cansado. Necesita encontrar a alguien que lo sustituya. Él encuentra a Bethany Anne.

Miriam was raised in a society without children. To offset the devastation of climate change, state-of-the-art birth control has made daycares and playgrounds things of the past. As tempting as the government inducements are to remain child-free, Miriam’s curiosity about the people who “drop out” of society to become parents grows. When she finds a like-minded partner, she must choose between the rewarding comforts she knows and the unknowable mysteries of being a mother.

Newborns Oriana and Pasha Barão are developed in preparation for the Harpoons, while Champion Gwendolyn Horvearth campaigns for Antosha Zereoue's bid to oversee Project Reassortment. Meanwhile, Jeremiah Selendia teaches his youngest son, Connor, more about his heritage and telepathic abilities, and a renewed accord leads the Beimeni Polemon to a city long forgotten. Will Oriana and Pasha earn a bid during the Harpoon Auction? Is Connor ready to confront the Liberation Front's deadliest foe? Can Gwen accept her new role at Antosha's side?

Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere 24 hours before is gone forever. But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world.

Dall'autore di Mickey7, film con il titolo Mickey 17 per la regia di Bong Joon Ho e con Robert Pattinson. Mal entra in guerra è un romanzo di fantascienza satirica con protagonista un'intelligenza artificiale cinica e sarcastica. Rimasta intrappolata nel corpo di un cyborg durante una guerra futuristica, l'IA sarà costretta a fare i conti con la caotica natura umana in un'avventura ricca di azione e humor nero.

If Aiden Manchester had to have a superpower, why couldn't it be something useful like predicting the future? Or Jedi mind tricks? Instead, he's afflicted with manifestations - balls of goo which materialize in midair while he sleeps. But then, Aidan learns he was a "Quiver Kid", one of seven orphaned babies drafted for an illicit experiment at Tau Nine-One.

‘Ted Chiang is one of the most exciting writers in science fiction . . . These parables are filled with hope and humanism.’ – The Daily Telegraph From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival – comes a groundbreaking...

En el vertiginós món del segle XXI, altament tecnificat i on només compta el poder dels diners, en Max i la Nora hauran de lluitar contra tots aquells que, sense que importin els mitjans per fer-ho, desitgen apropiar-se de la fórmula secreta d'en Frankenstein. Separats, i sense saber en qui confiar, s'hauran de tornar a plantejar què és un monstre, i es veuran immersos en una cursa a contrarellotge per poder estar junts i tenir un futur.

Le plus grand mystère de tous les temps : les origines de l'homme... En Antarctique, des chercheurs ont mis au jour, enfouie dans la glace, une mystérieuse structure vieille de plusieurs milliers d'années. À l'intérieur, l'équipe fait une découverte qui va radicalement changer l'histoire...