Mur Laffertyová je autorkou, jejíž díla se ponořují do hlubin lidské psychiky a společenských struktur. Prostřednictvím svých příběhů zkoumá hranice vědy, etiky a identity a nutí čtenáře přemýšlet o složitých dilematech. Její styl je charakteristický precizním jazykem a schopností budovat poutavé světy, které rezonují s univerzálními lidskými zkušenostmi. Laffertyová tak přináší díla, která jsou nejen zábavná, ale i podnětná k zamyšlení.
Amateur sleuth Mallory Viridian is adjusting to life on her space station when a new threat emerges: the physical embodiment of the Internet, which is linked to a series of murders. As she navigates this dangerous situation, Mallory must use her wits and skills to uncover the truth behind the chilling events unfolding around her.
Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but when one of the new human arrivals on a space shuttle is murdered, she’s back in the game. Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her—and only she seems to be able to solve the crime. After fleeing to an alien space station in hopes that the lack of humans would stop the murders, a serial killer had the nerve to follow her to Station Eternity. (Mallory deduced who the true culprit was that time, too.) Now the law enforcement agent who hounded Mallory on Earth has come to Station Eternity, along with her teenage crush and his sister, Mallory’s best friend from high school. Mallory doesn’t believe in coincidences, and so she’s not at all surprised when someone in the latest shuttle from Earth is murdered. It’s the story of her life, after all. Only this time she has more than a killer to deal with. Between her fugitive friends, a new threat arising from the Sundry hivemind, and the alarmingly peculiar behavior of the sentient space station they all call home, even Mallory’s deductive abilities are strained. If she can’t find out what’s going on (and fast), a disaster of intergalactic proportions may occur.…
Die fesselnde Romanfassung des großen Kinoblockbusters! Der junge Han träumt davon, eines Tages im Cockpit eines eigenen Raumschiffs seine Heimatwelt Corellia zu verlassen. Doch solange er in einem Leben voller Armut und Verbrechen gefangen ist, scheint das unmöglich zu sein. Schließlich wagt Han mit seiner Partnerin Qi’ra die Flucht. Er ist erfolgreich – sie nicht. Verzweifelt nach einer Möglichkeit suchend, sie zu befreien, schließt er sich der Imperialen Marine an. Doch das ist ein denkbar ungeeigneter Ort für einen unangepassten, rebellischen Einzelgänger wie ihn. Die Star-Wars-Bestseller zu den Kinoblockbustern: Terry Brooks, Episode I – Eine dunkle Bedrohung R.A. Salvatore, Episode II – Angriff der Klonkrieger Mathew Stover, Episode III – Die Rache der Sith George Lucas, Episode IV – Eine neue Hoffnung Donald F. Glut, Episode V – Das Imperium schlägt zurück James Kahn, Episode VI – Die Rückkehr der Jediritter Alan Dean Foster, Episode VII – Das Erwachen der Macht Jason Fry, Episode VIII – Die letzten Jedi Rae Carson, Episode IX – Der Aufstieg Skywalkers Alexander Freed, Rogue One Mur Lafferty, Solo
Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes. From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to solve. But outside of a classic mystery novel, being surrounded by death doesn’t make you a charming amateur detective, it makes you a suspect and a social pariah. So when Mallory gets the opportunity to take refuge on a sentient space station, she thinks she has the solution. Surely the murders will stop if her only company is alien beings. At first her new existence is peacefully quiet…and markedly devoid of homicide. But when the station agrees to allow additional human guests, Mallory knows the break from her peculiar reality is over. After the first Earth shuttle arrives, and aliens and humans alike begin to die, the station is thrown into peril. Stuck smack-dab in the middle of an extraterrestrial whodunit, and wondering how in the world this keeps happening to her anyway, Mallory has to solve the crime—and fast—or the list of victims could grow to include everyone on board….
Edited and collated by Jonathan Strahan, with a volume introduction by Neil Gaiman, THE BEST OF R.A. LAFFERTY is the authoritative collection of short fiction by R.A. Lafferty.
Max s Alison objeví v opuštěné chatě starý poničený deník. Jeho autor je nabádá, aby vstoupili přes bránu do světa plného nebezpečí, zvaného Nether. Svědomitá Alison chce z riskantní výpravy vycouvat, avšak náhoda je přenese do děsivé říše, která podrobí jejich přátelství těžké zkoušce.
Three early masterpieces from one of science fiction's great stylists.
Mur Lafferty has given us the best adaptation of a Star Wars film yet.-Star Wars News Net If you liked the movie but were left wanting more, this novel has exactly what you need.-CNET A fun adventure tale within the larger Star Wars franchise that goes beyond the run-of-the-mill novelization treatment to explore a new bit of the world that we haven't yet seen.-The Verge
Der Bestseller zum neuesten Kinoblockbuster der Star-Wars-Saga Dies ist das zweite von mehreren Spin-offs, die zusätzlich zur neuen Star-Wars -Trilogie geplant sind. Im Mittelpunkt steht der junge Schmuggler Han Solo, dessen erste große Abenteuer gezeigt werden – vor Star Wars: Episode IV , der Film, mit dem alles anfing.