Michael P. Kube McDowell Knihy

Román Spoušť autorské dvojice Arthura C. Clarkea a Michaela Kube-McDowella je příběhem o vztahu mezi vědou, společností a politikou. Píše se polovina jednadvacátého století a prokletí lidstva – války, terorismus, kriminalita – ze světa přes všechno úsilí nezmizely. Zdá se ale, že svítá naděje. Americkému vědci Jeffrey Hortonovi se podařilo vynalézt přístroj vytvářející tajemné pole, které v okruhu několika stovek metrů dokáže zničit veškerou munici, jež se tam nachází. Nadchází soumrak střelných zbraní. Ne každý ho však vítá. Hortonův vynález se stane trnem v oku nejen zločincům, ale i například obhájcům práva na držení zbraně a některým generálům americké armády. Mnoho lidí se také obává změny – ztráty starých jistot. Příznivcem nového vynálezu se naopak stane prezident Mark Breland, který usiluje o nápravu americké společnosti. I on je však nakonec spíše obětí nekontrolovaných událostí než jejich strůjcem. Podaří se Hortonovi a jeho kolegům vysvětlit fyzikální princip nového objevu? Dokáže americká společnost a lidstvo obecně využít vynález ke svému prospěchu, anebo nastane chaos způsobený ztrátou mocenské rovnováhy? Jsou vůbec vědecké vynálezy pro svět přínosem, anebo jen způsobují nové a nové problémy?

Search the stars for planets. Search the planets for life. That was Earth's mission, as it made its painful way back from the dark days of chaos at the end of the 20th century. So simple in concept, so incredible in execution. One civilization had been found, there must be others. Whole lifetimes were spent combing the universe for another spark of intelligent response. Merritt Thackery knew from boyhood that his only dream was to be part of the Unified Space Survey. He prepared himself with five years of training on an exquisitely boring space tug, and with a specialty in alien linguistics. When his chance finally came, he was more than ready. On board the Descartes he could not help but believe that he would see colonies on far worlds and speak to alien beings in their own tongues. His was to be a life of exploration and wonder, in the most exciting years of Earth's history. But even Thackery's boyhood dreams could not have prepared him for his final mission, beyond the borders of known space; to seek out an unknown enemy and win Earth's freedom at last!

"The work of an alert intellect dealing with major issues", says Locus of the conclusion to the "Trigon Disunity" trilogy. In Empery, a newgalactic empire has coalesced some 60,000 years after the destruction by the alien Mizari. The Unified Worlds, despite eleborate defenses, are devided over the development of a world-wrecking new weapon while the Mizari threat intensifies.

Something terrifying waits in the decaying Victorian house on the coast, something that has haunted two men since they were children, something that may be ready to kill...again.

From one of the most original voices in imaginative fiction comes a stunning novel of suspense and speculation, as a scientist seeking to uncover the mystery of human consciousness finds himself in a desperate search for immortality.Dr. Jonathan Briggs is a gifted neuroscientist researching the existence of the human soul. Working at one of the world’s top facilities, he has access to the latest technology. He also has the enthusiastic support of his lover, Alynn Reed, who made her fortune as a creator of virtual reality games that have broken every barrier. Alynn believes in reincarnation, which Jonathan scoffs at--until he begins to note strange anomalies in his research.Then Jonathan’s life is suddenly, shockingly turned upside down. No longer the dispassionate scientist, he begins a fevered, reckless effort to go beyond belief to proof. Ridiculed by his colleagues and the tabloid media, hounded by the police, Jonathan finds himself in a frenzied race against time, memory, and his own mortality. As he journeys deeper into the labyrinth of the human psyche, he moves nearer the place where past and future intersect, identities mingle, and death is the beginning of the most amazing adventure of all.

From the back cover: Twenty years ago, the starship came, bearing gifts of knowledge and truth... The ship was immediately destroyed. Those who heard the voice in the sky were silenced or killed. Today, one man will enter the world of the exiled -- and hear their forbidden memories...

A 1990 Nebula Award nominee, this book delves into a richly imagined universe where complex characters navigate intricate moral dilemmas. The narrative blends science fiction elements with profound philosophical questions, exploring themes of identity, power, and the consequences of technology. Readers are taken on a gripping journey that challenges perceptions of reality and humanity's place in the cosmos, making it a thought-provoking addition to the genre.

The devastating Food and Fuel Wars have turned once-powerful nations into isolated farming communities. Barter has replaced currency, and scientists-considered responsible for the world's misery-are burned at the stake. Hidden in the Idaho hills, astronomer Allen Chandliss secretly monitors his radiotelescope, listening for signs of intelligent life, hoping that aliens will come and improve things on Earth. For seventeen years he has waited patiently. His patience is about to pay off. . . .