Resultados Editorial "Audible Studios" en Ciencia ficción

La vallée de La Calla désormais apaisée, Roland et ses amis doivent reprendre leur quête. Susannah manquant à l'appel, c'est tout le ka-tet qui est en danger, suspendu entre fiction et réalité. Accompagnés du Père Callahan, les pistoleros n'ont d'autre choix que de franchir à nouveau la porte de la Grotte des Voix. Leur but ? Arracher la rose aux mains des suppôts du Roi Cramoisi... et sauver leur sœur d'armes, possédée par la démoniaque Mia et enceinte d'une créature redoutable qui pourrait bien changer la face de l'univers.

The mad Shogun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The toxic blood lotus flower continues to ravage the land, the deadlands splitting wider by the day. The machine-worshippers of the Lotus Guild conspire to renew the nation's broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously - by endorsing a new Shogun who desires nothing more than to see Yukiko dead.

Ésta es la historia de la Malinche, la joven que fue regalada al capitán que dirigía a los hombres barbados que llegaron del otro lado del mar, la que dominó tres lenguas —maya, náhuatl y castellano— y la que, con el poder de su voz y su inteligencia, se convirtió en aliada y amante de su señor Hernán y madre de su primogénito.

Samantha entend bien reprendre sa vie paisible sur RAMS_2A12. Elle pense avoir déniché une épave intéressante avec, à la clé, deux containers de métaux rares. Si l’Espadon s’en chargeait, ce serait aussi l’occasion de marquer une pause de quelques semaines dans sa relation avec Liss, son gentil mais si envahissant compagnon. De son côté, Liss est heureux avec Samantha. Il n’a pas envie de la quitter. Depuis un mois, il a même un peu abandonné son vaisseau l’Espadon.

James Holden e il suo equipaggio vengono spediti a bordo della Rocinante nel bel mezzo della rivolta. La loro è una missione impossibile: trovare uno spiraglio di pace tra tanta violenza e restituire ordine a un caos che ormai sembra inarrestabile, perché da esso nasce il morbo, la pestilenza che minaccia l'universo e che sta uccidendo, insieme agli uomini, il sogno di civilizzazione fin lì intrapreso.

Con la misma desenvoltura que demostrara en su debut ("Cosas vivas", Periférica, 2018), Munir Hachemi se atreve con la ficción especulativa –¿acaso no son especulativas todas las ficciones?– y logra articular en "El árbol viene" un dispositivo tan insólito como alucinante. A través del relato del Arqueólogo, que se intercala en la narración con fragmentos de su diario y de los informes que escribe tras un período de convivencia con los mulai, los lectores se adentran en la historia de una civilización surgida por accidente, fruto de una misión espacial que cayó en el olvido.

It is the far future, and the giant spaceship The Whorl has travelled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that you can see whole cities in the sky. And now the gods of The Whorl begin to intervene in human affairs. A god speaks to Patera Silk, a clergyman at work in the schoolyard of his church. Silk must go on a quest to save his church and his people.

Hector was the best of the best. A government operative who could bring armies to a halt and nations to their knees. But when his own country betrayed him, he dropped off the grid and picked up the first of many bottles. Natalie can’t remember much of her life before her family brought her to the US, but she remembers the cages. And getting taken away to the Project with dozens of other young children to become part of their nightmarish experiments. That’s how she ended up with the ghost of a dead secret agent stuck in her head.

Carl Ramsey ha hecho lo impensable: ha rechazado un trabajo. Cuando el trato es despreciable incluso para forajidos como la tripulación del Mobius, ha de haber algo desagradable detrás. Carl y sus amigos deciden dar caza a su potencial empleador y entregarlo a las autoridades. Pero como justicieros aficionados, se ven atrapados en un pantano moral de conflictos de intereses.

“Arguta e spiritosa, la raccolta d’esordio di Hernandez allarga i confini della narrativa di speculazione.” Publishers Weekly "Carlos Hernandez tratta la scienza, la cultura e il genere con audace irriverenza. La guida cubana integrata alla santeria quantistica è un libro vorticoso, bizzarro e caleidoscopico, che regala sia allettanti “what if” che momenti di vero pathos."

San Francisco 1992. La Terra è un pianeta desolato, devastato dalle guerre nucleari; gli esseri umani sono in gran parte emigrati nelle colonie esterne e numerose specie animali si sono estinte, tanto che possedere un animale domestico vivente è diventato un ambito status symbol. Per chi non può permettersi un cucciolo “vero”, come il cacciatore di taglie Rick Deckard, ci sono le pecore elettriche...

Estos son cuentos de ciencia ficción o de eso que llamaría Adolfo Bioy Casares “la imaginación razonada”. Un conjunto de narraciones de lo insólito que van desde distopías hasta propuestas para el fin del mundo pasando antes por viajes hacia el universo interior.

Un matin, Frédéric Lemeur, marié et père de trois filles, est tiré de son sommeil par le son criard d'un radio-réveil. Quand il aperçoit sa vieille affiche de Mad Max au mur, il tente sans succès de se rendormir ! Rêve, hallucination ou réalité ? Que fait-il dans son corps de jeune homme en 1982 ? Le destin lui offre-t-il une seconde chance ? Mais quelles seront les conséquences sur son avenir ? Profitez de cette balade entre humour et suspense ! Et si cela vous arrivait ? Feriez-vous d'autres choix dans votre vie ?

Liss commande l’Espadon, un chasseur d’épaves. Il aime son métier mais la concurrence est rude et il a bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts. Il peut cependant compter sur un équipage compétent et fidèle, prêt à prendre des risques si le jeu en vaut la chandelle. De retour sur RAMS_2A12 avec malheureusement, comme d’habitude, un modeste butin, Liss espère que cette fois, Samantha, la jeune chercheuse spécialisée dans l’étude des disparitions de vaisseaux, aura déniché pour lui une mission plus rentable.

Roy Olfetrie planned to be an officer in the Republic of Cinnabar Navy, but when his father was unmasked as a white-collar criminal he had to take whatever he was offered. What is offered turns out to be a chance to accompany Captain Daniel Leary and Lady Adele Mundy as they go off to start a war that will put Roy at the sharp end.

The truce between Cinnabar and the Alliance is holding, and the Republic of Cinnabar Navy is able to explore regions of the galaxy without the explorers being swept up in great power conflict. The Far Traveller is probing sponge space to open routes for Cinnabar traders - and for RCN warships if war breaks out again. But besides astrogation, the Far Traveller is to survey and catalog life forms on the worlds it touches.

It is the far future, and the giant spaceship The Whorl has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that whole cities can be seen in the sky. And the gods of The Whorl have begun to intervene in human affairs. An entirely unexpected future awaits as Patera Silk and the other inhabitants are confronted with the world of an alien race.

Journeying aboard the generational starship The Whorl, the young priest Patera Silk becomes a prophet and revolutionary as he questions his faith while confronting a crime lord in a saga where "[Wolfe] continues to prove himself one of the genre's most literate writers and luminescent thinkers" (Library Journal).

Commander David Bryce is scheduled to lead a routine re-supply run for the Orbital Development Group (ORB) to the fledgling colony on Mars. Without warning, he’s taken away by government agents and told the mission parameters have changed. They’ve discovered something. And it’s drifting closer to Earth. Atlas Donovan tirelessly hunts for an artifact, and tracks the piece to Lake Como, Italy. After the recent news from ORB, Atlas is more drawn to the trail than ever.

The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic, and learn the truth about his hidden destiny.

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.