scalzi john the last colony
Scalzi John The Last Colony
Hard-core military science fiction at its very best, John Scalzi's The Last Colony is the third in The Old Man's War series. They must save themselves - or die trying. John Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies - until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these ex-supersoldiers couldn't resist. To come out of retirement and lead a new frontier world. However, once on the planet, they discover they've been betrayed. For this colony is a pawn in an interstellar game of war and diplomacy. Humanity's Colonial Union has pitched itself against a new, seemingly unstoppable alien alliance, dedicated to ending all human colonization. As this contest rages above, Perry struggles to keep his terrified colonists alive on the surface below - despite dangerous interstellar politics, violence and treachery. And the planet has yet to reveal its own fatal secrets.
1808 Руб.
Scalzi John The Last Emperox
The Last Emperox is the explosive conclusion to John Scalzi's Interdependency series. Can they escape the end of an empire? Entire star systems, and billions of people, are about to be stranded. The pathways that link the stars are collapsing faster than anyone expected, accelerating the fall of civilization. But though the evidence is insurmountable, many are in denial. And some even attempt to profit from the final days of this golden age. Emperox Grayland II has wrested control of the empire from her enemies. But even as she works to save her people, others seek power. And they will make a final, desperate push to topple her from her throne. Grayland and her depleted allies must use every tool at their disposal to save themselves and humanity - yet it still may not be enough. Will Grayland become the saviour of her civilization... or the last emperox to wear the crown?
3492 Руб.
Scalzi John The Collapsing Empire
The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi, the first in the award-winning Interdependency series. Does the biggest threat lie within? In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their people? The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But 'The Flow' is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation. A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet as they work to save a civilization on the brink of collapse, others have very different plans…
2270 Руб.
Scalzi John The Consuming Fire
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi is the dazzling follow-up to The Collapsing Empire, the second in the Interdependency series - a space opera in a universe on the brink of destruction. The Interdependency, humanity's interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional pathway between the stars, is disappearing, leaving planets stranded. Billions of lives will be lost - unless desperate measures can be taken. Emperox Grayland II, the leader of the Interdependency, is ready to take those measures. But it's not that easy. There are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth - or an opportunity for them to ascend to power. While Grayland prepares for disaster, others prepare for civil war. A war that will take place in the halls of power, by the altars of worship and amongst the titans of industry as much as between spaceships. Nothing about this power struggle will be simple or easy… and all of human civilization is at stake.
2435 Руб.
Scalzi John The Ghost Brigades
The military science fiction sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series. Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself? Three hostile alien races have united against humanity, determined to halt our expansion into space. The mastermind behind this lethal alliance is a traitor - Charles Boutin. He was a Colonial Defence Force scientist, with access to their biggest military secrets. Now the CDF's only hope is to discover Boutin's plan. Trouble is, Boutin's dead. As a super-soldier created from Boutin's own DNA, Jared Dirac may have answers. However, when Dirac fails to access the scientist's memories, he's transferred to the Ghost Brigades for training. These elite troops are also cloned from the dead, so he might fit in. But will Dirac's memory return as the enemy plots the fate of humankind? And whose side is Dirac really on?
2191 Руб.
Harris J. The Art of John Harris. Beyond the Horizon
World-renowned visionary artist John Harris’ unique concept paintings capture the Universe on a massive scale, from epic landscapes and towering cities to vast alien vistas. This new collection focuses on his futuristic art as well as his striking book covers for esteemed SF authors, including Arthur C Clarke, Orson Scott Card, John Scalzi, Ben Bova, Jack McDevitt, Frederik Pohl and many more.
4206 Руб.
Harris J. The Art of John Harris. Beyond the Horizon
World-renowned visionary artist John Harris’ unique concept paintings capture the Universe on a massive scale, from epic landscapes and towering cities to vast alien vistas. This new collection focuses on his futuristic art as well as his striking book covers for esteemed SF authors, including Arthur C Clarke, Orson Scott Card, John Scalzi, Ben Bova, Jack McDevitt, Frederik Pohl and many more.
4206 Руб.
Scalzi John The Kaiju Preservation Society
They're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct . . . Jamie's dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie's reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a low-wage job as a takeaway delivery driver. During a pandemic too. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts - it's a no-brainer choice. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. Only this time it could be fatal. It seems Tom's 'animal rights organization' is way more than it appears. The animals aren't even on Earth - or not our Earth, anyway. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. And although Kaiju are their universe's largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive. Tom's 'Kaiju Preservation Society' wants to help. However, others want to profit. Unless they're stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall - and the consequences would be devastating.
2270 Руб.
Nabokov V. Pale Fire
The American poet John Shade is dead; murdered. His last poem, Pale Fire, is put into a book, together with a preface, a lengthy commentary and notes by Shade`s editor, Charles Kinbote. Known on campus as the `Great Beaver`, Kinbote is haughty, inquisitive, intolerant, but is he also mad, bad - and even dangerous? A novel constructed around the last great poem of a fictional American poet, John Shade, and an account of his death.
1588 Руб.
Nabokov V. Pale Fire
The American poet John Shade is dead; murdered. His last poem, Pale Fire, is put into a book, together with a preface, a lengthy commentary and notes by Shade`s editor, Charles Kinbote. Known on campus as the `Great Beaver`, Kinbote is haughty, inquisitive, intolerant, but is he also mad, bad - and even dangerous? A novel constructed around the last great poem of a fictional American poet, John Shade, and an account of his death.
1588 Руб.
Galsworthy John Five Tales
John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. This volume includes wonderful stories like "The First and The Last", "A Stoic", "The Apple Tree", "The Juryman" and "Indian Summer of a Forsyte".
1512 Руб.
Five Tales
John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. This volume includes wonderful stories like "The First and The Last", "A Stoic", "The Apple Tree", "The Juryman" and "Indian Summer of a Forsyte".
199 Руб.
Scalzi John Zoe's Tale
Hard-core, fast paced science fiction, John Scalzi's Zoe's Tale is the fourth in The Old Man's War series. She won't go down without a fight. It's not every day you up sticks and move to another world. But then, Zoe Boutin-Perry's life has never been ordinary. She's the adopted teenage daughter of two former super-soldiers. She's also a holy icon to a race of alien warriors who track her every move. So she's used to the quirks of being a human in space. However, this time something's different. Betrayed by the authorities, Zoe - along with her parents and fellow colonists - finds herself stranded on a deadly pioneer planet. The Colonial Union has also set them up as a target for hostile alien action. Zoe must become a player (and a pawn) in an interstellar battle, which will determine the fate of humanity. Her father's side of this story was told in The Last Colony, but Zoe's Tale reveals a whole new dimension. It's a story you may think you know, but you don't really know it at all.
3130 Руб.
Голсуорси Джон Five Tales = Пять рассказов: книга на английском языке
John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. This volume includes wonderful stories like "The First and The Last", "A Stoic", "The Apple Tree", "The Juryman" and "Indian Summer of a Forsyte".
903 Руб.
Голсуорси Джон Five Tales = Пять рассказов: книга на английском языке
John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. This volume includes wonderful stories like "The First and The Last", "A Stoic", "The Apple Tree", "The Juryman" and "Indian Summer of a Forsyte".
903 Руб.
Nabokov Vladimir Pale Fire
A novel constructed around the last great poem of a fictional American poet, John Shade, and an account of his death. The poem appears in full and the narrative develops through the lengthy, and increasingly eccentric, notes by his posthumous editor.
5508 Руб.