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Neal Stephenson, en medio del desierto y bajo la protección de mezcalito, habla con un escorpión que le ofrece un arma para los niños perdidos del futuro. SH00TER es la historia de esos niños perdido

Faixa etária: A partir de 12 anosTemas: ficção científica, ciência, ética, ficção científica vitoriana, literatura de língua inglesa, romance.Griffin, um cientista, descobre uma fórmula de invisibili

SE NÃO CONSIGO INSPIRAR AMOR,CAUSAREI MEDO.Escrito numa noite tempestuosa de 1816 por uma jovem de apenas dezoito anos, Frankenstein não é só o ponto de partida da ficção científica ‒ é uma história

An alternate 1970s science fiction romance blending first contact and queer counterculture in the Los Angeles disco scene, perfect for readers of Vajra Chandraseker and Victor Manibo.In 1977a world where America launched its space program shortly after WWIIMitch Ward is a grunt in the US Spaceguard. Stationed in a backwater base on the Moon, his only friends are Gloria, who performs "Lady Stardust" for fellow soldiers, and Flynn.Following a visit from an unseen, terrifying but also maybe euphoric being,they find themselves quickly discharged from the army, and sent back to earth. Moving to Los Angeles tochase their dreams, Mitch and Gloria scrape by, finding their joy at the discos in the city.But when Flynn crashes back into their lives, claiming to be the host for a traveler and emissary of a utopian civilization, he comes with an offer for Mitch to join him, ad claim power so that he, and his friends across the queer community, never have to live in the shadows or face oppression again.As the forces of prejudice and oppression seek to push their community back into hiding, keeping them out of sight and oppressed, its down to this community of disco-loving outcasts to stand up for what is beautiful and right.

Año 2325. La Tierra está agotada tras siglos de consumo energético y tecnológico. Los expertos advierten que la atmósfera será irrespirable en menos de un siglo. La sociedad se ha dividido entre las ciudades amuralladas, controladas por los hibridos seres humanos inmortales surgidos de la fusion entre la inteligencia artificial, la robotica y la biomedicina, y las zonas hostiles, refugio de grupos antisistema.La ultima esperanza es la Estacion Orbital La Semilla , una obra descomunal, construida para ensamblar y lanzar naves intergeneracionales hacia exoplanetas habitables. Se ha identificado un centenar de mundos candidatos, aunque cada viaje durara siglos.Bajo la supervision de los hibridos, la tripulacion humana compartira el espacio con miles de colonos, garantizando la preservacion genetica y la transmision del conocimiento entre generaciones. Pero una organizacion terrorista CLEA planea sabotear los exodos, convencida de que la humanidad debe perecer junto a la Tierra y no repetir sus errores en otros mundos.

In this twisty and action-packed adventure from the BSFA award-winning author of Descendant Machine and Futures Edge, a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. Perfect for fans of James S. A. Corey and Adrian Tchaikovsky."On Earth, they depicted justice as blindfolded and impartial, but out here on the frontier, she was red in tooth and claw."Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to lose themselves on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and the crew of his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down. But when Brown rescues Amber Roth, sole survivor of a pirate attack, the Jitterbug and her crew find themselves the target of powerful political factions who want control of the data chip hidden in Roths stomach.And all the while, something vast and ancient creeps towards them from the depths of space

From the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of Anno Dracula comes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossmans Soon I Will Be Invincible and George R.R. Martins Wild Cards.When Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissies aunt - former national heroine Lady Shade - goes missing. Afraid for Jasmines safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devils Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain only to find the inmates have taken over Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II?In Chrissies timeline, the Beatles didnt split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 Never Mind (strictly, Never Mind the Beatles) which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newmans trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of creatures the size of skyscrapers. See cities shattered and worlds ended, as great beasts rise from the deep.Featuring work from: Steve Alten Linda D. Addison Kevin J. Anderson Maurice Broaddus Tananarive Due Luke Dumas Kane Gilmour Maxwell Gold Christopher Golden Henry Herz Jamal Hodge Ai Jiang Alma Katsu Tim Lebbon Jonathan Maberry Seanan McGuire Lee Murray Tobi Ogundiran Cynthia Pelayo Jeremy Robinson Michelle Sagara Scott Sigler Ben Spada Anne Walsh

LA ÚLTIMA BATALLA HA COMENZADO. Y ESTA VEZ, LA OSCURIDAD DECIDIRÁ QUIÉN SE SALVA.Una guerra olvidada está a punto de estallar de nuevo. Mientras el vínculo entre Kelewan y Midkemia se debilita, Arutha reune sus fuerzas para enfrentar a un enemigo que trasciende el tiempo y la muerte. Macros el Negro ha regresado, y su hechiceria oscura amenaza con romper el delicado equilibrio del universo.En Sethanon, heroes y enemigos se enfrentaran en una batalla sin retorno, donde cada decision puede inclinar la balanza hacia la luz o hacia el abismo.

Una fábula inolvidable sobre el tránsito a la madurez de la gran Ursula K. Le Guin.Huyendo de la monotonía de su vida, Hugh Rogers tropieza con un umbral secreto que lo conduce a Tembreabrezi, un mundo suspendido en un crepusculo eterno. Alli se encuentra con Irene Pannis, que desde la adolescencia ha hecho de ese lugar su refugio y lo considera suyo.Cuando una presencia oscura amenaza con destruir la calma de Tembreabrezi, ambos deberan emprender juntos una peligrosa mision. En el trayecto, el miedo y la desconfianza se transformaran en un vinculo inesperado que marcara su destino.Con El lugar del comienzo, Ursula K. Le Guin teje una fabula inolvidable sobre el transito a la madurez, donde lo real y lo fantastico convergen en el umbral de un destino incierto.