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Exploring the boundaries of Decadence, Naturalism, and Symbolism, these stories delve into the lives of the damned and foolish, showcasing their terrible fates and ludicrous situations. The Unkind Tales of Léon Bloy are recognized for their exploratory and experimental nature, contributing significantly to the genre of conte cruel. Praised by Borges, this collection stands out as one of the author's most notable works, capturing the essence of human folly and suffering in a compelling narrative style.

In The Young Vampire (1920), a London girl is possessed by an extra-dimensional entity which mutates her body and turns her into a living vampire. The Supernatural Assassin (1923) tells the tale of a murderous wraith. Finally, Companions of the Universe (1934) is Rosny's last, great novel, a brilliant scientific romance in which a secret group of physicists attempts to breach the limits of the universe beyond photons, sub-particles and wave-sequences; while at the same time offering an in-depth study of the perversity of human sexual relationships. This is the sixth in a series of seven volumes translated and annotated by Brian Stableford presenting the classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the second most important figure in French science fiction after Jules Verne. Until now, Rosny, a member of the Goncourt literary academy, has best been known to the English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for Fire.

This is a science fiction novel of enormous scope, filled with wonders. Set earlier in the same "future history" as Inherit the Earth, Architects of Emortality, and The Fountains of Youth, The Cassandra Complex is the independent story of events crucial to the creation of the universe in which the others take place. It is the twenty-first century, a world of rapid change and biotech threats and promises. World War Three, the biotech war, is on the horizon and the world as we know it is going to end. The fateful question is, who is going to choose the kind of future that will follow, and who gets to live in this new world to come? Lisa Frieman, a forensic researcher working for the police, is attacked in her apartment. Jordan Miller, a distinguished scientist with whom Lisa once worked, has disappeared with a secret discovery. But what has he discovered that everyone wants? And why do the thieves, and their remote masters, think that Lisa has any knowledge of the secret Miller guards? Profound scientific extrapolation combined with riveting suspense make this at once a futuristic thriller and a cutting-edge SF novel. The Cassandra Complex expands the scope of Brian Stableford's growing future history and adds another major accomplishment to his long list of triumphant creations.

Fantasy-roman.

Das dritte Buch einer Trilogie, die mit Serpent's Blood und Salamander's Fire begann. Andris Myrasol, Prinzessin Lucrezia und ihre Gefährten sind nun weit über die Welt verteilt. Doch sie alle kämpfen in Richtung des Gebiets, das als Wiege der Chimäre bekannt ist, und sehen sich lächerlichen Widrigkeiten gegenüber.

In "Das Blut der Schlange" von Brian Stableford ist Andris Myrasol, ein Prinz und Flüchtling, auf der Suche nach dem geheimnisvollen Garten Idun. Zusammen mit Abenteurern muss er sich gefährlichen Dragomiten und einer drohenden Bedrohung stellen. Der Roman vereint spannende Abenteuer und tiefere Themen, bleibt jedoch durch eine holprige Übersetzung etwas hinderlich im Lesevergnügen.

Das zweite Buch der Genesys-Trilogie erzählt die Geschichte von Andris Myrasol und Prinzessin Lucrezia, die sich auf den Weg zum Feuer des Salamanders und zur Wiege der Chimäre machen. Ihre Motive sind komplex, doch bald treten diese Motive hinter den Krieg und ein Stück Stahl zurück.

Now a dozen years old, the award-winning collection continues to provide dozens of the best stories of the year, including work by renowned veterans and exciting newcomers, including Stephen Baxter, Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, Pat Cadigan, Greg Egan, Eliot Fintushel, Michael F. Flyn, Lisa Goldstein, Jose Haldemnan, Katherine Kerr, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Robert Reed, Mike Resnick, Mary Rosenblum.

Science fiction stories about the cutting edge of genetic science.

Dieses Buch enthält die vollständige Sammlung der Hooded Swan - Halcyon Drift, Rhapsody in Black, Promised Land, The Paradise Game, The Fenris Device und Swan Song. Grainger wird gerettet, nachdem er Jahre in seinem zerstörten Raumschiff auf einer trostlosen Welt überlebt hat. Der Preis für seine Rettung ist die Leibeigenschaft als Pilot eines neuen Typs von Raumschiff, das Hooded Swan genannt wird.

Píše se rok 1623 a většina evropských národů je ovládána upíry, patří k nim veškerá aristokracie i sám papež. V Londýně, na dvoře knížete Richarda Lví Srdce, se zkušený mechanik Edmund Cordery pokusí s pomocí vynálezu mikroskopu odkrýt přirozenou podstatu proměny člověka v upíra. Hrozivé tajemství, žárlivě střežené všemi upírskými vládci, předává synu Noellovi, jenž se tak stává jedním z nejhledanějších uprchlíků. Říše strachu v sobě mísí prvky fantasy, hororu i science fiction v podmanivé směsi dobrodružství, historických a vědeckých spekulací a především nevídané originality, s níž autor oživil upírskou legendu. Dnes je právem považována za jeden z nejvýraznějších románů fantastického žánru. Navštivte s námi Říši strachu a poznejte pečlivě skrytá tajemství vládců lidstva...

Die dritte Landung - SF-Roman - bk1479; Goldmann Verlag; Brian M. Stableford; pocket_book; 1979

Bevor Luftschiffe mit Hyperraumantrieb von einem Planeten zum anderen hüpfen konnten, mußten Stationen gebaut werden. Und das hieß, bemannte Raumschiffe würden Jahrzehnte von der Erde abgeschnitten sein. Das Forschungsschiff »Ariadne« war in Richtung Galaktisches Zentrum aufgebrochen und galt als verschollen - bis man ihren Funkspruch auffing: Die »Ariadne« benötigte dringend einen Xenobiologen. Sie war auf einem Sumpfplaneten gelandet, der eine seltsame Fauna und Flora aufwies. Augenscheinlich gab es keine intelligente Spezies auf dieser Welt, und gerade das stört die Besatzung, denn bisher waren noch auf jedem neuentdeckten bewohnbaren Planeten intelligente Lebewesen angetroffen worden. Aber die »Eingeborenen« von Naxos wurden dann zu einem Mysterium, das unbedingt gelöst werden mußte, denn die fremdartige Biologie von Naxos konnte für alle bewohnten Welten zum Verhängnis werden...´

The story unfolds on the planet Attica, where the indigenous alien population is confined to Delta while Earth colonizes Lambda. As Mariel Valory and Alex Alexander embark on a journey aboard the Daedalus to make contact with the aliens, they discover that contact has already been established. The aliens are constructing an empire using Terran technology, but internal conflicts threaten its stability. Stranded and facing unforeseen challenges, Mariel and Alex must navigate the complexities of this alien society.

Set upon the planet Asgard, known to its residents as the Home of Gods, this is begins a trilogy featuring Mike Rousseau. Stableford's also written many short stories about the biotechnological revolution in Interzone magazine. The galaxy is full of mysteries. Asgard one of the most inexplicable. Many different species & many types of individual sought answers to its enigmas. Anthropologists, fortune hunters, scientists, gangsters, politicians & explorers found reason to congregate on the planet which possibly wasn't a planet. To stand on the artificial surface & wonder how many subcutaneous levels the planet contained, & what, if anything, was at the center, to examine the artifacts on the reachable levels where the temperature approached absolute zero. Artifacts of a civilization far more advanced than any known spacefaring species of the day. Artifacts of a species who possibly still lived at the center--thousands of miles & levels deeper than any explorer had set foot. The general consensus was that Mike Rousseau, an archeological scavenger might be capable of reaching the center & unraveling the mystery of Asgard. Rousseau didn't agree. Unfortunately, the choice wasn't his...

An illustrated survey of the actual science behind recent science fiction investigates the frontiers of contemporary scientific knowledge and the possibility, and probability, of starships, cyborgs, time travel, and other "science-fiction" phenomena

Paul Heisenberg ist geheimnisvoll mit der Fähigkeit ausgestattet, durch die Zeit zu springen. Zusammen mit Tausenden von zukünftigen Anhängern beginnt er eine Reise, die ihn schließlich eine Milliarde Jahre in die Zukunft führt. Die Erde wurde durch den Krieg mit einer außerirdischen Rasse verwüstet, und die Veränderungen, die aus der Zerstörung der Biosphäre der Welt resultieren, zwingen ihn – und andere – dazu, ihre eigene Menschlichkeit zu überdenken. Sein Pilgerweg durch die kommende Zeit ist von Zweifeln, Ablenkungen und Versuchungen geprägt, während verschiedene Stimmen versuchen, ihn von seinem Entschluss abzubringen, den Prozess bis zum Ende zu verfolgen. Schließlich wird er Zeuge der vollständigen Transformation der Erde und der Evolution eines einzigen omnipotenten, aber geistlosen gaeanischen Organismus. Ist Intelligenz selbst nur eine flüchtige Kerze, die für immer zum Erlöschen verurteilt ist? Oder kann Paul eine andere Alternative für seine Rasse finden? Ein wunderbares Science-Fiction-Abenteuer in der Tradition von Olaf Stapledon.

'The Humans and the Veich had been at war now for six-hundred years- since the Twenty-Second Century in terms of the Earth's calendar. Its beginnings had been forgotten and there seemed no prospect of an end...'

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Set in a world where a utopian society stands above a forgotten Underworld, the narrative explores the political manipulation surrounding this dark realm. As characters vie for control over the knowledge of the Underworld, a hunter's discovery sends shockwaves through their society, revealing unsettling truths. This revelation alters perceptions and threatens the balance between the two worlds, igniting a struggle that could reshape their futures. This is the second installment in the captivating Realms of Tartarus series.

In a society built above a crumbling Earth, the Hegemon faces a crisis as the stability of the Euchronian Millennium is threatened. To restore order, he plans to annihilate all life in the Underworld, igniting a fierce debate among his followers about the morality and feasibility of such an act. As opposition mounts, the Underworld retaliates, plunging both realms into chaos. This gripping finale of The Realms of Tartarus Trilogy explores themes of survival, morality, and the consequences of desperation in an unraveling utopia.

Set in a diverse galactic culture, the story follows Grainger, a legendary Star-Pilot, as he navigates the tensions between commercial interests and conservationists over the seemingly idyllic planet of Pharos. As his employer, Titus Charlot, attempts to broker a deal, they find themselves in a rigged game. Just when all seems lost, the planet's own ecosystem intervenes, transforming paradise into a perilous battleground. This thrilling narrative explores themes of environmentalism and corporate greed within the expansive Hooded Swan series.

Der sturmgepeitschte Gasriese barg ein Geheimnis. Irgendwo dort unten lag das Schlachtschiff einer sagenumwobenen Raumfahrerrasse. Die Waffe des gestrandeten Schiffs bot Stoff für unzählige Legenden. Wer sie in seinen Besitz brachte, der beherrschte das Universum! Der fünfte Band der großen Raumfahrer-Saga. Bisher sind erschienen DAS WRACK IM HALCYON (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch 21101), DER SCHATZ DES SCHWARZEN PLANETEN (Bastei-LübbeTaschenbuch 21105), DIE WELT DER VERHEISSUNG (Bastei-LübbeTaschenbuch 21109), und DAS PARADIES-PRINZIP (Bastei-Lübbe-q Taschenbuch 21118). Weitere Bände folgen. Deutsche Erstveröffentlichung

It was a circular city - like the City of the Sun, a perfect community dreamed up by the seventeenth-century philosopher Campanella. Many utopian groups had emigrated into space to found their ideal settlements. And it was on one such colony world - appropriately named Arcadia - that the recontact ship Daedalus made its fourth planetfall. There in all its splendour stood the fulfillment of Campanella's dream - the real seven-circled City of the Sun. But the city was too ordered, the inhabitants too perfect, the world too Arcadian...and very soon the Daedalus 's scientists realized that in this particular utopia the idealists had unleashed a force that could undermine all human culture on other planets.

Set in a future where Earth is economically struggling, a crew known as the "rat-catchers" aboard the spaceship Daedalus embarks on a mission to reconnect with distant colonies. Alex Alexander, the ship's biologist, navigates the complexities of alien ecosystems on the seemingly thriving planet Floria. However, he soon discovers that the society is under the oppressive control of the "Planners," raising questions about authority and deception. This intriguing narrative unfolds in the first installment of the Daedalus Mission series.

Set in a diverse galactic culture, the story follows Grainger, a legendary Star-Pilot known for flying the revolutionary ship, Hooded Swan. His latest mission takes him to the perilous jungle planet of Chao Phrya, where he faces crazed colonists and mysterious indigenous people. As he embarks on a daunting journey through dense rainforests, challenges mount, including the unexpected threat of giant spiders. Grainger's quest is fraught with danger and uncertainty, pushing him to confront the unknown in this thrilling installment.

Set in a galaxy where Star-Pilots are celebrated as heroes, Grainger emerges as a legendary figure. He is chosen to pilot the prototype starship, the Hooded Swan, which promises to transform space travel. This adventure explores themes of heroism and innovation against a backdrop of cosmic exploration.

Set in a vast galactic culture, the story follows starship pilot Grainger, who is rescued after a shipwreck and forced to pilot the Hooded Swan, a groundbreaking interstellar ship. Complicating matters, he has unwittingly acquired an alien parasite intent on sharing his mind. As he navigates the challenges of his new role and the dangers of his unusual companion, Grainger faces a series of tumultuous adventures. This marks the beginning of his journey in the Hooded Swan series.

The colony was successful. That was evident as soon as the recontact ship Daedalus had landed. It was successful, prosperous, and everything was due to the work and genius of J. Wildeblood, biochemist and planetary leader. This world now bore the name of its benefactor. And it was truly his empire, with a grateful, hard-working people heeding every wish of his descendants. But the suspicious scientific minds of the Daedalus 's special crew were very uneasy. Was Wildeblood's Empire all it seemed - or was there a structure invisible to the eyewhich spelled out something a lot more blood-curdling?

They call them the “rat-catchers.” They’re the crew of the spaceship Daedalus, which an economically destitute Earth has dispatched on a mission to re-establish contact with its far-flung, long-lost colonies in space. Alex Alexander, the ship’s biologist, together with his staff, must help solve the mysteries of human and alien ecosystems that he encounters light-years from home. Dendra is a stable world, covered by a huge, unchanging forest—except that nothing living can really be free of change. The planet has no seasons, but its animal life still undergoes life-cycles involving birth, maturation, metamorphosis, and death. The Earth colony sent to tame the world has failed, at least in the terms expected of it, and seems beyond redemption; but the crew of the Daedalus still has to find out exactly why and how the program has gone wrong. Provided, of course, that they can survive the investigation itself!

After laboring for thousands of years, the people of Earth, fleeing ecological disaster, have built a new, clean, stable world on a worldwide platform erected over the entire land surface of the Earth. Everything is going well--except for Carl Magner, the man who's been having bad dreams. He shouldn't be having dreams at all, because dreams have been banished from the society of the Euchronian Millennium, but somehow he is, and his dreams are showing him the "Underworld." The real surface of the Earth, the Underworld that the Euchronian Millennium has left behind, still maintains life, human and otherwise, life that's adapted to a world without sky or sun, still evolving in response to extreme environmental challenges. Dreams are only dreams, but they're a provocation nevertheless, not merely for Carl Magner, but for the whole of Euchronian society. Can Heaven be truly Heaven, if Hell still festers in its entrails? The first book in a stunning SF trilogy, The Realms of Tartarus!

Mark Chaos was a long way from home. He had spent many years fighting in the Beast war, which had begun as an affair of honor but ended in a bloodbath for all the Humans of the House of Stars. Yet Beasts and Humans were exactly alike—except that ten thousand years before the Beasts had originated from zoological gene banks under the deft hands of the construct surgeons. The war was a terrible thing, even more terrible because its leaders never knew they were being tricked and guided by one man—a man who came from a universe which no longer existed. He was Heljanita the Toymaker, who spun a crooked wheel that distorted minds and dimensions. And Heljanita was particularly interested in Mark Chaos.

Humans and beasts alike were licking their wounds after the bloodiest battle in cosmic history. They had been pawns puppets whose strings had been pulled by a cruel master: Heljanita the Toymaker. Heljanita had used what he considered to be the deadliest weapon a ten thousand year distortion of time His purpose: to obliterate a world he'd hated. But his new world was a powder-keg. For two of his victims, stranded in time, were deter-mined to fight back. Time, as before, was manipulated. twisted, bent and perverted ... up to a point.

They named the planet Chaos X, because one hemisphere was not in this universe--and no one who ventured there would ever return. They named the other universe Ultra, because it was beyond the laws of the Milky Way galaxy. It was only by means of Ultra's non-Euclidean physics that men could travel the starways.They named the ruler of that "immobile" planet Fury, because that was the effect of his power on people.But they were afraid to call Craig Star Gazer by any other name, because he was the space captain who was going to cross into Fury's domain and wrench his loved one from Ultra's power--and this was something that no one had ever done before except the legendary Orpheus.