Stephen Stirling je autor science fiction a fantasy, který se narodil ve Francii a je kanadsko-amerického občanství. Jeho díla se často zabývají alternativní historií a cestováním v čase, přičemž zkoumá složité společenské a politické struktury v nepravděpodobných scénářích. Stirling se ve svých příbězích zaměřuje na detailní světotvorbu a pohlcující dějové linie, které čtenáře vtahují do promyšlených a často napínavých alternativních realit. Jeho zájem o historii, antropologii a vědu je patrný v hloubce a uvěřitelnosti jeho fiktivních světů.
In a heroic, bronze-age world similar to 300, the Mrem Clan of the Claw and
its sister warbands are expanding their territory, but now they face Lishkash,
masters of a cold-blooded empire of slave armies and magic. It's mammalian
courage against reptile cunning in a clash of steel and will that will
determine which line shall inherit the Earth.
Urban fantasy where mystery waits at the end of every alley and things that go bump in the night have something to fear... 1 The Bastard Stepchild - George R.R. Martin 2 Death by Dahlia - Charlaine Harris 3 The Bleeding Shadow - Joe R. Lansdale 4 Hungry Heart - Simon R. Green 5 Styx and Stones - Steven Saylor 6 Pain and Suffering - S.M. Stirling 7 It's Still the Same Old Story - Carrie Vaughn 8 The Lady is a Screamer - Conn Iggulden 9 Hellbender - Laurie R. King 10 Shadow Thieves - Glen Cook 11 No Mystery, No Miracle - Melinda M. Snodgrass 12 The Difference Between a Puzzle and a Mystery - M.L.N. Hanover 13 The Curious Affair of the Deodand - Lisa Tuttle 14 Lord John and the Plague of Zombies - Diana Gabaldon 15 Beware the Snake - John Maddox Roberts 16 In Red, with Pearls - Patricia Briggs 17 The Adakian Eagle - Bradley Denton
The Best of the Bolo Stories, Including Stories by David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, David Drake, S.M. Stirling and More.Military Science Fiction at Its Best.Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Their artificial intelligences were designed to make them selflessly serve and protect humans throughout the galaxy and made each Bolo the epitome of the knight sans peur et sans reproche , and often far more noble than the humans who gave them their orders.Created by Keith Laumer, the saga of the Bolos has been extended by several of the best writers in science fiction. Now, the best stories of the saga are collected in one Omni-Trade volume, including work by New York Times best-selling writers David Weber , Mercedes Lackey and S. M. Stirling , military science fiction grand master David Drake , and Laumer himself, who recount the exploits of the dauntless Bolos in Their Finest Hour .
Part Shadowspawn, but living as an ordinary man, Adrian Breze must now must battle the dark forces of the world and within his own blood to save humanity, in this new series from the New York Times bestselling author.
série: Legendy Trhlinové války
díl v sérii: 3
Když mladičký Jimmy pomáhal v Krondoru Aruthovi uniknout agentům Guye du Bas-Tyry, nemohl vědět, jak moc to změní jeho život. Věděl ale, že si dělá mocné nepřátele, a tak mu nezbylo, než Krondor vzápětí opustit. Samozřejmě, že ke své smůle jen vyměnil jedno nebezpečí za druhé.…
Rudi Mackenzie ventures to post-apocalyptic Nantucket, where he discovers a beautifully made sword waiting for him in the only house that remains standing, and taking possession of it, realizes that nothing will ever be the same.
A generation has passed since The Change that rendered technology inoperable around the world, and western Oregon has finally achieved a degree of peace. But a new threat has risen in Paradise Valley, Wyoming. A man known as The Prophet presides over the Church Universal and Triumphant, teaching his followers to continue God's work by destroying the remnants of technological civilization they encounter-and those who dare use them. Rudi Mackenzie, son and heir of the mystic Juniper, must journey with seven friends across a continent in chaos to the Sunrise Lands to solve the riddle of what destroyed a civilization. And as the friends journey farther into the interior, enemies may be within their own band as well as outside it...
Marc has been assigned to Jamestown, the US-Commonwealth base on Venus, near the great Venusian city of Kartahown. Set in a countryside swarming with sabertooths and dinosaurs, Jamestown is home to a small band of American and allied scientist-adventurers.But there are flies in this ointment - and not only the Venusian dragonflies, with their yard-wide wings. The biologists studying Venus's life are puzzled by the way it not only resembles that on Earth, but is virtually identical to it. The EastBloc has its own base at Cosmograd, in the highlands to the south, and relations are frosty. And attractive young geologist Cynthia Whitlock seems impervious to Marc's Cajun charm.Meanwhile, at the western end of the continent, Teesa of the Cloud Mountain People leads her tribe in a conflict with the Neanderthal-like beastmen who have seized her folk's sacred caves. Then an EastBloc shuttle crashes nearby, and the beastmen acquire new knowledge… and AK47's.Jamestown sends its long-range blimp to rescue the downed EastBloc cosmonauts, little suspecting that the answer to the jungle planet's mysteries may lie there, among tribal conflicts and traces of a power that made Earth's vaunted science seem as primitive as the tribesfolk's blowguns. As if that weren't enough, there's an enemy agent on board the airship…
Tensions between survivors in western Oregon and those living in northwest Oregon have been building for some time, and the only reason they haven't met on the battlefield is because the Warlord of Portland's daughter is in Clan MacKenzie's hands. A plan to retrieve her threatens to plunge the region into open warfare.
The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable. What follows is the most terrible global catastrophe in the history of the human race-and a Dark Age more universal and complete than could possibly be imagined.
Po zničení Infiltrátora maskujícího se za zaměstnankyni Cyberdyne Corp. se Sarah Connorová opět ocitne v nemocnici, těžce zraněná na těle i na duši. Zatímco se pod přísným dohledem tajných vládních organizací zotavuje, její syn John, budoucí vojenský vůdce lidstva v boji proti vražedným strojům, se spolu s bývalým protiteroristickým agentem Rossbachem připravují na temné časy: budují kryty, shromažďují prostředky a zásoby a získávají přívržence. Zničený Inflitrátor však bohužel nebyl jediný a nepřátelé, proti kterým Connorovi stojí, nejsou pouze z řad strojů. Naštěstí se jim podaří získat i spojence, například v poněkud výstřední milionářce nebo bysté mladé studentce MIT, která si myslí, že ví, jak zabránit Skynetu v sebeuvědomění. Rozhodující okamžik se nezadržitelně blíží…
Druhá část trilogie T2, která začíná tam, kde končí dvojice filmů Jamese Camerona a Williama Wishera Terminátor a Terminátor 2: Den zúčtování.
It’s been eight years since the Change rendered technology inoperable across the globe. Rising from the ashes of the computer and industrial ages is a brave new world. Survivors have banded together in tribal communities, committed to rebuilding society. In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, former pilot Michael Havel’s Bearkillers are warriors of renown. Their closest ally, the mystical Clan Mackenzie, is led by Wiccan folksinger Juniper Mackenzie. Their leadership has saved countless lives. But not every leader has altruistic aspirations. Norman Arminger, medieval scholar, rules the Protectorate. He has enslaved civilians, built an army, and spread his forces from Portland through most of western Washington State. Now he wants the Willamette Valley farmland, and he’s willing to wage war to conquer it. And unknown to both factions is the imminent arrival of a ship from Tasmania bearing British soldiers...
Povídková sbírka, v níž vás tři autoři provedou vesmírem Honor Harringtonové. Dozvíte se, jak vznikl vůbec první svazek mezi stromovou kočkou a člověkem, octnete se na dobrodružné výpravě za archeologickými památkami dávno zmizelé mimozemské civilizace a stanete se svědky pokusu o mocenský převrat v porevolučním Havenu. V obsáhlém dodatku najdete informace o historii i politickém uspořádání tohoto vesmíru.
Return to the blockbuster Terminator universe, with the untold adventures of Sarah and John Connor!Following TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, Sarah and John Connor fled to Paraguay, until one day Sarah spots a Terminator unit in the town square. A great cat-and-mouse game ensues before she realizes he′s an actual man, an ex-counter-terrorist named Dieter, the man the T-100 will be modeled on. After she tells him her story, he tells her another. He′s discovered that Cyberdyne is still active, and about to create Skynet. So she, John, and Dieter set off to finish the job. But first they must face the most insidious Terminator unit yet, one that can easily pass as human and who has all the resources of Cyberdyne, as well as several Terminators, at its command.
The narrative picks up with the isle of Nantucket transported back to the Bronze Age, creating a unique blend of historical intrigue and adventure. Building on the acclaim of the previous installment, this sequel promises to further explore the challenges and transformations faced by its characters in a richly reimagined ancient world. With the backdrop of a fascinating historical setting, the story delves into the consequences of time travel and the resilience of those caught in extraordinary circumstances.
There Is More Than One History Of The World...In the mid-fifteenth century there was Burgundy, the jewel of Europe - opulant and powerful, the undisputed center of an uncivilized world.In an epoch of war and madness there was Ash. A girl born in mud and dung, she slew her first men while only eight. Scarred and ravaged, but still beautiful, she rose up to lead a great mercenary army before the age of twenty - and followed a sacred voice wise in the bloody ways of battle to a pinnacle unattainable to even the most potent of legends.In a time when empires and alliances shifted like sand - when Mithras the bull was worshiped freely alongside the Christ - a great cloud arose out of Africa to darken the sun. The Visgoths came with their terrible machines - powered by magic or a science unknown to this day - and aimed their irresistible might toward the rich Burgundian prize, wrenching the wheel of civilization in an unknown and unexpected direction. And with their coming, one incomparable warrior raised on Destiny's ash heap became more than anyone thought one woman could be.
A colossal dome of fire and a violent storm shifts the universe, reduces the North American continent to wilderness, and sweeps the island of Nantucket into the year 1250 B.C., placing its inhabitants in a battle for survival. Original.
Hoping to settle old scores with the Kolnari who destroyed her home and with an unscrupulous uncle, Joat is challenged to overcome a "breakout" disease that destroys its victims' minds and is threatening the entire universe.
A novel based on the television science-fiction series, Babylon 5, set aboard a massive space station in the year 2257. Positioned in a key sector of the galaxy and under the jurisdiction of the Earth Alliance, Babylon 5 serves as a space-borne port of call, open to travellers from anywhere.
Detective Lt. Henry Carmaggio has seen plenty of blood in his 20 years of police work in New York. He'd never seen anything like the Warehouse Massacre. Gwendolyn had been too close to the molehole experiment when it went wrong and hurled her into a parallel Earth. Now, as a member of the Draka Master Race her duty is clear--come back and conquer all.
Anstatt eine neue Armee auf dem befreundeten Planeten Sparta auszubilden, müssen die Reservetruppen der Falkenberg-Legion einem gut vorbereiteten Aufstand gegenübertreten, der von ihrem erbitterten Feind, dem Großsenator Bronson, finanziert wird. Und dieses Mal sind ihre Gegner dank der Söldner-Technoninjás vom Planeten Meidži viel besser bewaffnet, als irgendjemand ahnt.
SSS-900, a huge space station controlled by the brain of Simeon--a shellperson who relieves his daily monotony by replaying computer simulations of great battles--becomes the only thing standing between ruthless alien pirates and total destruction.
The discovery of cold fusion thrilled the entire world. But long before this prospect was raised, science fiction writers were speculating about what would happen when unlimited energy beomes a reality. These stories of fact and fiction are from Poul Anderson, Jerry Pournelle, Isaac Asimov, David Drake, Ben Bova, and others.