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WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST COLLECTIONFrom award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell comes a fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire—unless the people find a way to resist.Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop them.In four interrelated parts, The Tangled Lands is an evocative and epic story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and rotting empire facing environmental collapse from within—and yet hope emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical solutions.

A sensational short story collection in the expansive universe of HALO, the New York Times bestselling series! Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest challenges. These scattered stories span untold millennia, from the age of the ancient custodial race known as the Forerunners…to the aftermath of the Covenant’s bloody war against humanity…and even the shocking events surrounding the resurrection of the mysterious Guardians. Halo: Fractures explores mythic tales of bravery and sacrifice that blaze brightly at the very heart of the Halo universe.

Humanity has been forced to the brink of extinction. Deadly civil strife, the mysterious legacy of an ancient civilization, and a fanatical covenant of alien races threaten to destroy us.Once a legendary instrument of death, Master Chief John-117 has now become an unlikely symbol of hope. If humanity can emerge from the chaos of war and reclaim stewardship over a troubled galaxy, we may find the secret to our ultimate evolution.

Když lidstvo opustilo bezpečí Země a vydalo se vstříc hvězdám, nikoho by nikdy ani nenapadlo, s jakým nebezpečím se tam střetne. Křehké lidské impérium se záhy stává cílem svaté války nezadržitelných mimozemšťanů známých jako Smečka. Miliony životů jsou zmařeny – ale zároveň povstávají i miliony hrdinů a na obou stranách monumentální války se rodí legendy. V povídkách známých autorů jako jsou Eric Nylund, Jeff VanderMeer nebo Karen Travissová se ponoříte do hlubin Halo universa a pohlédnete na něj nejen z perspektivy těch, kdo bojují a umírají za záchranu lidstva, ale i těch, kteří přísahali lidstvo vyhladit.koliv, aby si zajistil své Povznesení a možnost kráčet po Cestě.

Sly Mongoose: a thrilling science fiction tale by the New York Times bestselling author—now featuring brand-new cover art. Tobias S. Buckell is well known as the New York Times bestselling author of Halo: The Cole Protocol. Tor is proud to reintroduce his early science fiction novels to his many fans in handsome trade paperback editions featuring stunning new cover art. Welcome to Chilo, a planet blasted by corrosive rain, crushing pressure, and deadly heat. A planet where people live in floating cities high above the inferno. A select group of young men, including fourteen-year-old Timas, risk death to obtain the raw materials necessary for survival by travelling down through the acid clouds to mine the planet's surface. Timas's life is turned upside down when a man named Pepper crash-lands on the city. Pepper is fleeing a bizarre alien intelligence, and he bears ominous news that a full-scale invasion cannot be far behind. As Timas and Pepper try to convince the reluctant city government to prepare for war, floating cities all across Chilo fall silent one by one. Time is running out for Timas and Pepper to discover how to defeat an enemy that turns Chilo's own citizens into monsters, and to discover the secret hidden beneath Chilo's deadly clouds—a secret that could save the planet and may prevent interplanetary war.

Tobias S. Buckell is well known as the New York Times bestselling author of Halo: The Cole Protocol. Tor is now proud to reintroduce Buckell's first science fiction novels to his many fans in handsome trade paperback editions featuring stunning new cover art. In a universe run by alien tyrants, humanity faces its greatest threat—systematic extermination. The Benevolent Satrapy, the universe's overlords, has placed a stranglehold on all technology, sending its stormtroopers to destroy any civilization foolish enough to defy them. The Ragamuffins are pirates and smugglers plying the lonely spaceways around a dead wormhole. For years the Satrapy has tolerated them, but no longer. The aliens are determined to wipe out the unruly humans once and for all, and the Ragamuffins now face a campaign of extermination. But one runaway woman may complicate the aliens' plans. Surgically altered, Nashara is more machine than flesh, and she carries inside her a doomsday weapon that could reduce the entire galaxy to chaos. But, all she wants to do is make it home before she's forced to destroy civilization—and herself....

V prvních dnech války se Smečkou byl zaveden UNSC Coleův protokol na ochranu Země a Vnitřních kolonií před mimozemským nepřítelem. Specialisté byli vysláni do Vnějších kolonií, aby odstranili navigační data. Poručík Jacob Keyes, po zranění opět v akci, je pověřen tajnou operací ONI, která ho zavede hluboko za nepřátelské linie do zapadlého koutu vesmíru. Na planetě Hesiod, plynném obru obklopeném asteroidovým pásem, se uprchlíci, podporovaní lidskými Povstalci, stahují a hledají útočiště. Vytvářejí provizorní osadu známou jako Sutiny a čelí Kig-Yarům, členům Smečky. Zprávy o příměří se dostanou k oběma stranám konfliktu. V této situaci se objevuje sparťanský Šedý tým, tříčlenná skupina s cílem způsobit chaos za nepřátelskými liniemi. Na druhé straně Proroci vyslali ambiciózního a nemilosrdného Sangheili, který je odhodlán dosáhnout postavení a uznání za každou cenu. Jeho brutalita a touha po Povznesení ho vedou k tomu, aby udělal cokoliv pro zajištění své cesty.

Praotcové přiletěli na planetu Nanaganda ze Země s lidmi různých ras a národností. Když se jejich nově vybudovaný svět zhroutil, na Nanagandě zavládlo násilí. Potomci Aztéků stále opatřují svým nelidským bohům čerstvou krev a lidská srdce. Zastavit je můžou pouze znalosti praotce Johna deBruna, jen kdyby neztratil paměť…