John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris Knihy

"Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution. As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth. Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?"--Goodreads

Osamělý ostrůvek ztracený uprostřed vodní pustiny Tichého oceánu se stává dějištěm pokusu o vybudování ideálního města budoucnosti. Nikdo z osadníků však netuší, že ostrov skrývá osudné tajemství. Jestliže se v románu Den trifidů postrachem lidstva staly podivné kráčející rostliny, tentokrát se kolonisté ocitají tváří v tvář miliardám jedovatých pavouků. Co způsobilo vznik tohoto mutantního plemene? Radioaktivní spad nebo snad kletba dávno mrtvého kouzelníka…? John Wyndham, slavný mistr katastrofických románů, nezůstává čtenáři ani tentokrát nic dlužen. Pavučina však není jen pouhý horor, je to také barvitý příběh o střetu dvou civilizací, dvou odlišných světů a filozofií.

A space opera set on Mars by one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.” What if alien life-forms included autonomous, conscious machines? An international prize is offered to the first man to complete an interplanetary journey. For British pilot Dale Curtance, it is the ultimate challenge; he must build a ship, assemble a top-notch crew, and beat the Russians and the Americans, too. Soon the Gloria Mundi heads for Mars. There’s only one problem: a stowaway named Joan Shirning. At first, the men resent Joan’s presence. But they come to realize that she is the only one who has firsthand knowledge of the Martians—or at least the intelligent beings that will one day replace them. . . .