TONY ROBINSON

It was the summer of 2013 that the Plague came... The heart began to beat faster and the heat of the body to increase. Then came the scarlet rash, spreading like wildfire... An old man walks along deserted railway tracks, long since unused and overgrown; beside him a young, feral boy helps him along. It has been sixty years since the great Red Death wiped out mankind, and the handful of survivors, from all walks of life, have established their own civilisation, their own hierarchy in a savage world. Art, science, all learnings been lost, and the young descendants of the healthy few know nothing of the world that was, nothing but myths and make-believe. The old man is the only one who can convey the wonders of that bygone age, and the horrors of the plague that brought about its end. What future lies in store for the remnants of mankind can only be surmised - their ignorance, barbarity and ruthlessness the only hope they have. Jack Londons dystopian vision of the future was first published in 1912, a century before the Scarlet Plague he envisioned destroying the human population. The deadly virus, which kills in a matter of minutes in some instances, remains a terrifying prophecy of the perils of globalisation, which are all too pertinent today.

Este es un libro biográfico, en tanto describe la vida del autor -un joven inglés llamado Tony Robinson- su infancia en una isla que pocos conocen, su juventud, sus amores y desamores, sus éxitos y fracasos, su encuentro con el siloismo y las propuestas de Silo para transformar la vida.Pero es tambien un modo profundamente existencial, honesto y al mismo tiempo agil y preciso de presentar el proyecto de Silo, su Doctrina, su Obra, el Movimiento Humanista, sus Organismos, los Parques de Estudio y Reflexion, el Mensaje y sus Ceremonias.Por ultimo, es a su vez, en muchos aspectos, el relato de la vida de quienes han abrazado el siloismo como proyecto orientador de sus vidas.Mas informacion en www.libreriahumanista.com

A page turner full of historical intelligence wit and heart DAN JONES Sir Tony Robinson actor presenter historical expert and star of Blackadder and Time Team makes his adult fiction debut with this earthy entertaining and gloriously witty recreation of the Anglo Saxons Alfred the Great and the making of England Brings the Anglo Saxon world riotously to life S J PARRIS A thrilling tale of ambition betrayal and power ALICE LOXTON Entirely brilliant a story and world vividly evoked KATE WILLIAMS Every bit and wise witty and entertaining as you would expect from one of our greatest storytellers MARK BILLINGHAM Rome Father Asser is waiting to die His idealism has landed him in a papal prison on trumped up charges of heresy until salvation arrives in an unexpected form Cardinal Balotelli also dreams of a better world free from the ravages of the Norlanders He has a vital job for Asser one that could shape the future of Europe Wessex King Aethelwolf s power is fading but none of his feckless children are fit to rule His eldest sons would rather fight each other than the blood thirsty Norland invaders His daughter Swift is clever and cunning but often blinded by her ambition Finally there s Alfred his once promising youn