Elizabeth Moon píše působivé a detailní příběhy, které se často odehrávají v komplexních sociálních a politických prostředích. Její díla se vyznačují hlubokým pochopením lidské povahy a zkoumají témata jako je identita, společenská struktura a konflikt. Moon je známá svým precizním jazykem a schopností vytvářet uvěřitelné postavy, které čtenáři snadno pochopí a ocení. Její literární přístup kombinuje intelektuální náročnost s poutavým vyprávěním, což z ní činí významnou autorku v oblasti science fiction a fantasy.
It is quite well known that when a small child falls from the sky in the land of Speria, they are to be taken to the monastery at Crescent Isle to learn to control their powerful supernatural abilities. Their fate not yet sealed, some of these children are thought to be cursed, outcast from society and deemed to be evil by nature. In the enclosed valley of Tuksa, one such child has just begun his journey. This 3rd edition includes over 18 illustrations.
When Admiral Kylara Vatta and a ship full of strangers were marooned on an inhospitable arctic island, they uncovered secrets that someone on Ky's planet was ready to kill to keep hidden. Now, the existence of the mysterious arctic base has been revealed, but the organisation behind it still lurks in the shadows, doing all it can to silence her. It is up to the intrepid Ky to force the perpetrators into the light, and uncover decades' worth of secrets - some of which lie at the very heart of her family's greatest tragedy.
Nebula-Award-winner Elizabeth Moon triumphantly returns to science fiction
with this space opera adventure, perfect for fans of Lois McMaster Bujold,
James S. A. Corey and Star Wars
A conclusion to the best-selling series finds the awakening of ancient magic, the confrontation of evil, and the revelation of secrets invoking difficult consequences throughout the Eight Kingdoms
A re-emergence of magic after centuries of absence sparks brutal pogroms throughout the Eight Kingdoms, pitting a group of resolute heroes against the machinations of a vicious traitor
A death made Kieri Phelan king of Lyon. Here elves and humans live in uneasy peace. An older evil threatens affecting not only Lyona but also surrounding kingships. The Verrakai family has been practicing forbidden blood magic for generations, and its scions are becoming bold.
Featuring two expansive narratives of interstellar exploration, this collection immerses readers in thrilling space adventures filled with daring characters and complex worlds. Each novel offers a unique blend of action, intrigue, and imaginative settings, exploring themes of survival, discovery, and the human spirit's resilience in the face of cosmic challenges. Fans of science fiction will find themselves captivated by the intricate plots and the vast possibilities of the universe.
1. Elizabeth Moon is a New York Times best-selling author. 2. This volume combines the third and fourth in her popular Serrano/Suiza space adventure series. 3. Advertising in Locus, Romantic Times, more 4. Simultaneous hardcover and trade paperback editions 5. Co-op available Two Full-Length Novels of Space Adventure: Once a Hero: Esmay Suiza wasn’t a member of a great Navy family like the Serranos. She’d had to make her way on grit alone, which meant it wasn’t likely she’d make admiral, but all she wanted was to be part of the Fleet. But then she ended up a raging space battle, and was the only one who could stop a superior office turned traitor. She had never wanted to be a hero, but fate had other ideas. . . . Rules of Engagement: Brun Meager is a young woman from a rich and powerful family, which had a lot to do with why Esmay Suiza didn’t get along with her, not to mention both having an amorous interest in Barin Serrano. When Brun was abducted by a repressive religious militia movement that makes the 21st century Taliban look like a bunch of Unitarians, Esmay was suspected of having connived in the capture to eliminate a rival. To clear herself, it looked like Esmay would have to locate and rescue Brun. Time to be a hero again. . . .
Featuring a collection of fifteen classic tales, this anthology showcases the imaginative storytelling of Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Moon. Readers will explore diverse worlds and characters, blending science fiction and fantasy elements. Each story highlights Moon's skill in crafting compelling narratives that delve into themes of heroism, adventure, and the complexities of human nature. This collection is a testament to her creativity and ability to transport readers to extraordinary realms.
Paksenarrion, odmalička zamilovaná do vyprávění o hrdinských skutcích velkých válečníků a o kouzelných zbraních, utíká ve svých osmnácti letech z rodné farmy a připojuje se k žoldnéřské tlupě vévody Phelana, aby se jich sama mohla zúčastnit. Skutečnost není nikdy taková, jak ji vidí naše mladické sny, ale Paks prožívá všechny radosti a strasti vojáckého života, potkává dobrá i zlá božstva a jejich nástrahy, a neochvějně stojí za svou věrností a přátelstvím...
Autorka, inspirovaná svými vlastními armádními zkušenostmi, napsala netradiční fantasy příběh, jehož první dva díly zaznamenaly velký čtenářský úspěch. Napínavý a svižně plynoucí děj, realisticky vykreslené postavy a prostředí jsou důvodem, proč si čtenáři dívku Paksenarrion tak oblíbili.
Druhá kniha volně navazující na Ovčákovu dceru pokračuje v líčení osudů dívky-žoldnéřky Paksenarrion. Ta opouští kumpanii vévody Phelana, s níž po tři léta prožívala všechny radosti i strasti žoldnéřského života, a vydává se zpět na sever. Je nyní volnou bojovnicí a musí se spoléhat především na sebe. Potkává řadu nových přátel i nepřátel a prožívá mnohá dobrodružství, mnohokrát musí ochránit sebe a své přátele se zbraní v ruce. Seznamuje se se stoupenci svatého Girda a posléze se připojuje k jejich skupině. Její idealismus, který ji stále ještě neopustil, ji zavede do Fin Paniru, centra Girdova řádu. Zde zdokonaluje své válečnické umění a naskýtá se jí možnost uplatnit se i jinak, než jako pouhý voják. Avšak úklady temných sil zničí její slibný postup a Paksenarrion je postavena před další osudové rozhodnutí a zkoušku. Druhý díl volné trilogie nijak nezaostává za prvním. Napínavý příběh, fantasy svět, který Elizabeth Moon stvořila, i věrně podané, autorce důvěrně známé, vojenské prostředí jistě poskytne čtenáři mnoho zábavy. Netradiční fantasy příběh zaujme každého, kdo má rád svižně plynoucí děj a realisticky vykreslené charaktery a prostředí.
Im Sternenreich herrschen Misstrauen und Intrigen zwischen den Regnanten und Rejuvenanten. Während Esmay und Barin, ähnlich wie Romeo und Julia, ihre Liebe suchen, stehen ihre Familien, die über mächtige Kampfflotten verfügen, gegen ihre Hochzeit. Die neue Droge bedroht zudem die Langlebigkeit der Rejuvenanten.
The first volume in the Vatta's War series - an action-packed military SF
series from the Nebula Award winning author of The Speed of Dark. schovat
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After being unjustly forced to resign from her position in the space navy, Fleet officer Heris Serrano takes command of an interstellar luxury yacht owned by the sharp-witted Cecelia. As Heris navigates her new life, she faces the challenge of stopping an invading armada, presenting her with a chance to reclaim her place in the navy. This journey intertwines themes of resilience and redemption, showcasing Heris's growth and the unexpected dynamics of her new role.
„Kdybych nebyl tím, kým jsem, kým bych byl?“ přemýšlí Lou. Lou Arrendale, autista, vnímá svět jinak než ostatní. Je specialistou na bioinformatiku, jehož analytické schopnosti mu usnadňují pohyb v obou světech – normálním i autistickém. Jeho život se však obrátí naruby, když farmaceutická společnost, pro kterou pracuje, plánuje experimenty na autistech, aby je „normalizovala“. Lou se celý život snažil chovat normálně, aby zapadl, a nyní se ocitá před rozhodnutím, zda mu léčba pomůže, nebo zničí jeho osobnost. Zároveň čelí hrozbě od někoho jiného, což posiluje jeho pocit, že se jeho život mění. Jak se zabývá otázkami své identity, fascinuje ho koncept rychlosti temnoty. „Nevědění předchází vědění, budoucnost předchází přítomnost...“ Lou objevuje nové možnosti: může milovat, studovat, šermovat. V dětství, kdy byl zařazen do škatulky „autista“, se to zdálo nemyslitelné. Tato kniha je provokativní a nezapomenutelnou cestou do mysli autisty, který se snaží proniknout do hlubokých otázek lidskosti a emocí.
Esmay Suiza, one of Fleet's most gifted young officers, and Brun Meager, daughter of the Speaker of the Grand Council, have a lot in common - they're both bright, brave, likeable and adventurous. But far from becoming the best of friends, a string of misunderstandings leads to a very public argument, and their enmity is soon the talk of Copper Mountain training base. When Brun falls into the hands of a fanatical religious militia movement Esmay finds herself in disgrace, suspected of conniving in Brun's abduction. Far from hating her, however, Esmay understands Brun better than anyone else, and knows that she has the best chance of coming up with a plan to save her. But will anyone in Fleet listen long enough to give her a second chance? RULES OF ENGAGEMENT is the fifth volume of The Serrano Legacy, an action-packed science fiction series from this highly acclaimed author. More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
A battle over a starship in space. The ship belongs to Earth and is commanded by Lieutenant Esmay Suiza, a woman who has already proved herself in battle. The attackers are Alien barbarians and they capture the ship, but Esmay and her team counter-attack and save the day. By the author of Remnant Population.
Moon's The Deed of Paksennarion has been a blockbuster success in Baen's one-volume trade paper edition--and now the trilogy has a companion. The Legacy of Gird tells of Gird, the liberator, who teaches his people that they can fight--and win--against their Mage-born rulers, and Luap, Gird's sworn follower, who dares not lie and cannot tell the truth--nor face the future.
For forty years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia’s home. On this planet far away in space and time from the world of her youth, she has lived and loved, weathered the death of her husband, raised her one surviving child, lovingly tended her garden, and grown placidly old. And it is here that she fully expects to finish out her days–until the shifting corporate fortunes of the Sims Bancorp Company dictates that Colony 3245.12 is to be disbanded, its residents shipped off, deep in cryo-sleep, to somewhere new and strange and not of their choosing. But while her fellow colonists grudgingly anticipate a difficult readjustment on some distant world, Ofelia savors the promise of a golden opportunity. Not starting over in the hurly-burly of a new community... but closing out her life in blissful solitude, in the place she has no intention of leaving. A population of one.With everything she needs to sustain her, and her independent spirit to buoy her, Ofelia actually does start life over–for the first time on her own terms: free of the demands, the judgments, and the petty tyrannies of others. But when a reconnaissance ship returns to her idyllic domain, and its crew is mysteriously slaughtered, Ofelia realizes she is not the sole inhabitant of her paradise after all. And, when the inevitable time of first contact finally arrives, she will find her life changed yet again–in ways she could never have imagined...
Booted from the Fleet on trumped up charges after saving a villainous superior from catastrophe, Heris Serrano has been marking time captaining the deluxe interstellar yacht Sweet Delight. Now, Heris has been offered a chance at vindication and reinstatement in the Navy. All she has to do is save the galaxy from an interstellar mafia gone berserk.
In their last adventure, Hunting Party, Captain Heris Serrano and her employer, Lady Cecelia, had just triumphed over a heinous cabal that used human beings as prey. Now it turns out that one of the hunters was Prince Gerel, first in line to the throne. The prince, proclaiming his innocence, is spirited home by Captain Serrano and Lady Cecelia, but soon a foul plot is afoot.
In Generation Warriors, the list of people who will save the galaxy is not a long one, but together the might and wisdom of them cannot be thwarted. Lunzie, Fordelition, Dupaynil, Aygar and Sassinak work to stop disaster. Sassinak, the novel, tells how Sassinak was only twelve years old when the raiders came. Despite her youth she remembered them and resolved to take revenge on the pirate who killed her parents and friends. In The Death of Sleep, Lunzie Mespill always knew that the "planet pirates" were capable of doing horrible things, but she truly believed nothing would ever happen. Then, the pirates attack the space liner she's on. She thinks fast and decides to spend some time in cryogenic stasis while awaiting rescue.
Classic high fantasy about a young warrior who leaves her home to find a
better life. Through war, courage and the favour of gods she makes her mark -
and her deeds will become legend. This omnibus contains the entire
Paksenarrion trilogy: Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance and Oath of
Gold.
Ovčákova dcera je prvním dílem trilogie o dívce Paksenarrion. Ta odmalička ráda naslouchala vyprávěním o velkých válečnících, hrdinských skutcích a kouzelných zbraních. Nechává se naverbovat do žoldnéřské kumpanie a zažívá neuvěřitelná dobrodružství.
