John Shirley

Num universo influenciado pela herança dos Forerunners, uma raça superpoderosa que desapareceu misteriosamente, duas grandes raças alienígenas – os San Shyuum (Profetas) e Sangheili (Elites) – travam

A BRAND NEW NOVEL BASED ON THE HIT NBC SERIES. There once was a man who lived a life so strange, it had to be true. Only he could see what no one else can: the darkness inside, the real monster within. And hes the one who must stop them. This is his calling. This is his duty. This is the life of a Grimm. When a torched body is found in an underground tunnel, Portland police captain Sean Renard takes one look at the victims burned claws and assigns the case to homicide detectives Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin. They soon discover that a criminal organization known as The Icy Touch is threatening Wesen into joining their illegal drug-smuggling operation, and brutally murdering those who refuse. But as Nick closes in on the gangs charismatic and ruthless leader, the Grimm uncovers an ancient and deadlyrivalry...

EVIL GOES GLOBAL Just as she finds a safe haven, free from the Undead, Alice is kidnapped by her former employersthe Umbrella Corporation. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself trapped in the most terrifying scenario imaginable. RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION THE OFFICIAL MOVIE NOVELIZATION The T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the worlds population into legions of flesh-eating monsters. Reunited with friends and foes alikeRain Ocampo, Carlos Olivera, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Leon Kennedy, and even Albert Weskershe must fight her way back to reality in order to survive. The countdown has begun, and the fate of the human race rests on her shoulders. My name is Alice. And this is my story... the story of how I died.

En un laboratorio secreto de algún lugar de Nevada, un joven científico se encoge de miedo en la oscuridad, expectante, a la escucha, calculando sus posibilidades de sobrevivir a la abominable carniceria que lo ha dejado atrapado y solo. O casi solo. Poco despues, una operacion militar encubierta limpia todo rastro de un proyecto ultrasecreto que ha salido horrorosamente mal. Tres años despues, todo comienza de nuevo, cuando la tranquilidad de una calida noche de otoño en una adormilada ciudad se ve rota por un rayo de luz que atraviesa el cielo, el estruendo de un impacto, y la liberacion de algo insidioso. Se extiende, se multiplica, lo transforma todo a su paso... Esta diabolica inteligencia no se detendra hasta que los lugareños (y por extension, todo ser viviente) sean conquistados. Hasta que todos ellos repten...

A FEAST OF TERROR In the second volume of the critically acclaimed Black Wings series, S.T. Joshi the worlds foremost Lovecraft scholarhas assembled eighteen more brand-new and imaginative horror tales, inspired by the twentieth centurys greatest writer of the supernatural, H. P. Lovecraft. Leading contemporary horror authors, including John Shirley, Tom Fletcher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jonathan Thomas, Nick Mamatas, Richard Gavin, Melanie Tem, John Langan, Jason C. Eckhardt, Don Webb, Darrell Schweitzer, Nicholas Royle, Steve Rasnic Tem, Brian Evenson, Rick Dakan, Donald Tyson, Jason V. Brock, and Chet Williamson, will draw upon themes, images, and ideas from the life and work of the master of the genre to deliver a rich feast of terror.

En un laboratorio secreto de algún lugar de Nevada, un joven científico se encoge de miedo en la oscuridad, expectante, a la escucha, calculando sus posibilidades de sobrevivir a la abominable carniceria que lo ha dejado atrapado y solo. O casi solo.Poco despues, una operacion militar encubierta limpia todo rastro de un proyecto ultrasecreto que ha salido horrorosamente mal.Tres años despues, todo comienza de nuevo, cuando la tranquilidad de una calida noche de otoño en una adormilada ciudad se ve rota por un rayo de luz que atraviesa el cielo, el estruendo de un impacto, y la liberacion de algo insidioso. Se extiende, se multiplica, lo transforma todo a su paso... Esta diabolica inteligencia no se detendra hasta que los lugareños (y por extension, todo ser viviente) sean conquistados. Hasta que todos ellos repten...

The critically acclaimed and blockbuster video game world explored for the first time in a novel. As one of the most lauded franchises in the past decade, BioShock introduced gamers into an exciting world filled with fascinating characters, intelligent enemies and complex moral choices that define the foundation of the game world.

A routine rescue mission leaves a team of US soldiers, rescued hostages and a prisoner trapped above Earth in a suborbital craft, in this cinematic action-packed near-future thriller, perfect for fans of Tom Clancy and Jack Carr."This is the kind of book that gives military SF a good name." Financial TimesLieutenant Art Burkett, US Rangers Airborne, is called up to take part in an urgent rescue mission, using an innovative insertion from orbit. Three scientists have been kidnapped by the terrorist group Thieves in Law and their combined knowledge could result in worldwide devastation.The rescue is swift but violent. Art and his team return to SubOrbital 7, the military space-plane they landed in, intending to return to safety with hostages rescued and prisoners in tow. But Thieves in Law are not the only people looking for SubOrbital 7 and its occupants. With casualties onboard the orbiting craft and a dwindling oxygen supply, Art and his team must fight an ever-growing threat before time runs out for them, and possibly for the rest of the world.

An original novel in the expansive universe of Microsofts bestselling and award-winning Halo video game series with more than 60 million games sold worldwide!Centuries before the Human-Covenant War would rage across the galaxy, a similar conflict erupted between the Prophets and the Elitestwo alien races at odds over the sacred artifacts left by the powerful Forerunners, who disappeared eons ago. Although they would eventually form a stable alliance called the Covenant, there are those on both sides who question this fateful union. From an Elite splinter group rebelling against the Covenant during the time of its founding...to a brave Prophet caught in the machinations of the new leadership...to the root of the betrayal that would ultimately shatter the Covenant many years later, this is the untold chapter of the most unexpected heroes emerging from a realm filled with shocking treachery and ceaseless wonder.

The sixth book in The Complete Aliens Omnibus, an essential collection for fans of Twentieth Century Foxs iconic blockbuster action-packed science fiction film Aliens, comprised of Cauldron and Steel Egg.In Cauldron, on the spaceship Umiak, an elite troupe of cadets is forced into servitude by an unscrupulous captain taking the ship to a smugglers rendezvous. During the transaction aboard the eerily silent Virginia, the cadets unwittingly transport an unexpected cargo: a hive of hibernating aliens. As the aliens begin to awake, a terrifying battle erupts between the cadets, the smugglers, the captain, and the emergent monsters. The cadets soon realize that in space, no one can hear them scream.Steel Egg tells the story of the first encounter - someone battled them, and survived. Aliens and humans have fought before! When a human spaceship discovers a vast egg-shaped vessel in Saturns orbit, the crew powers in to investigate. Thinking the ship might contain usable metal for Earth, they force their way aboard. Three teams split up to explore the ship. Already the aliens have awoken. The first of all the battles unfolds.

A LIBERDADE TEM LIMITES?CONHEÇA A HISTÓRIA DE RAPTURE, A UTÓPICA CIDADE SUBMERSA, CENÁRIO DO INQUIETANTE GAME BIOSHOCK . Fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial. As bombas atômicas de Hiroshima e Nagasaki tro

Rapture es la novela que explica el origen del universo del exitoso videojuego BioshockHabía terminado la segunda guerra mundial. La política delNew Deal de Roosevelt había cambiado los Estados Unidos: los impuestos eran muy altos, y las bombas de Hiroshima y Nagasaki auguraban una aniquilacion total. La libertad estaba en crisis, y muchos no se resignaron a perderla.Entre ellos, un soñador, un inmigrante que salio de la mas profunda pobreza y se convirtio en una de las personas mas ricas y admiradas del mundo; Andrew Ryan. El pensaba que los hombres y mujeres mas importantes merecian algo mejor, y por eso decidio crear una utopia libre de gobiernos, de censura, de restricciones morales para la ciencia, donde se da lo mismo que recibes. Creo Rapture, la brillante ciudad bajo el mar. Pero esta utopia acabo en una gran tragedia.

Siglos antes de que la guerra entre los humanos y el Covenant se propagara por toda la galaxia, un conflicto similar estalló entre los Profetas y los Élites: dos razas alienígenas enfrentadas a causa de los artefactos sagrados que dejaron los poderosos Forerunners, desaparecidos hace eras. Aunque finalmente conseguirian una alianza estable llamada el Covenant, ambos bandos dudan de esta fatidica union. Este es un capitulo inedito que habla de los heroes mas inesperados que podrian surgir de un imperio bañado en traicion y dudas