John Meaney Knihy

První kniha série Donal Riordan. Vítejte v Tristopoli. Vítejte v městě smrti... Ve spleti katakomb pod ulicemi Tristopole leží nespočet mrtvých. A generátory nekrofluxu z jejich kostí čerpají energii. Díky ní žije mnoho obyvatel města v luxusu a blahobytu. Jednou však za to budou muset zaplatit... Kosti mrtvých uchovávají vzpomínky a prožitky svých majitelů - zpívají. Proto existují lidé toužící po kostech geniálních umělců. A někteří z nich odmítají čekat, až tito umělci zemřou přirozenou smrtí... Donal Riordan je dobrý policista. Dost dobrý na to, aby mu svěřili ochranu operní divy, která má vystoupit v Tristopoli. Její ochrana je otázkou života a smrti, protože vše nasvědčuje tomu, že i ona je na seznamu netrpělivých milovníků umění. Uspěje Donal ve městě plném přízraků, oživlých chrličů a zombií, ve městě, kde píseň kostí je nejzákeřnější drogou, ve městě, které udržuje při životě sama smrt? Nový román Johna Meaneyho je mimořádným spojením mysteriózního thrilleru a temného hororu. V Meaneyho vesmíru jsou naše nejtemnější sny chladnou realitou a smrt je teprve začátkem. Slyšíte píseň kostí...?

Willkommen in Tristopolis, einer Stadt, die ihre Energie aus den Knochen Verstorbener schöpft. Hier beginnt die Geschichte von Polizei-Inspektor Donal Riordan, der eine aufsehenerregende Verschwörung entdeckt, die die Stadt erschüttert.

From award-winning author John Meaney comes a thrilling tale of Tristopolis, a Gotham-like city beneath perpetually dark skies, where the bones of the dead fuel the reactor piles, indentured wraiths power the elevators, and daylight never shines. Tristopolis has faced eldritch dangers before, with resurrected cop-turned-PI Donal Riordan at the forefront of keeping his city safe - but this time it's the ones he loves who face the deepest risk. Will he be in time to save them? Or will the only thing left be revenge? PRAISE FOR JOHN MEANEY "John Meaney has rewired SF. Everything is different now." Stephen Baxter "A spectacular writer." Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author "Lingers in the mind long after the book is closed. A smart and spooky read." The Times on Bone Song "A brilliant, inventive writer." The Times "A masterclass in characterisation. " The Guardian on Edge

A conflict lasting thousands of years and spanning millions of light years comes to its shattering conclusion in the final book of the Ragnarok trilogy, perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds.

Return to the universe of Ragnarok - an epic space opera that pulls together ancient history, the dark events of the twentieth century and the far future. A perfect book for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds.

Earth-based biologist Yoshiko travels to the paradise world of Fulgor to see her estranged son, hoping to bridge the gap between them. However Tetsuo is in trouble. He is unwittingly caught in a conspiracy of tech-trafficking and corruption, and in the sinister machinations of the ruling elite.

The universe is dark. And it is alive. Hard SF Space Opera to rival Peter F. Hamilton.

The setting is Nulapeiron, a many levelled world of exotic underground cities where the lower classes are literally kept below by a meritocracy of intellectual Lords. Change is forbidden, perhaps impossible: the barely human "Oracles", disconnected from time, provide snapshots from an unalterable, deterministic future. Chaos and uncertainty are dirty words and "I'll be heisenberged" a foul oath. Young hero Tom--brought up in a deep-down bazaar--loses his mother to an Oracle's whim, his father to a cruelly self-fulfilling prediction, and his arm to the Lords' cruel justice. He's primed with hatred and inspired by a biographical dat crystal given to him by an outlawed Pilot who's navigated the now forbidden fract complexities of mu-space. Tom has enough mathematical genius to storm the pyramid of Nulapeiron's high society and perhaps gain power to take revenge- he can also solve the paradox of how to kill an Oracle whose death date is fixe known, and far off in time. Change would become possible ... Meaney's sustained inventiveness continues to dazzle. Paradox may be a little heavy on martial-arts action for some tastes, but the roller-coaster plot is full o unexpected twists, revelations, biotechnological oddities, changes of course a unlikely alliances. Crackling tension continues to the very end.