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In three fascinating and ground-breaking novellas, John Brunner weaves an ingenious tale of a divergent and compelling timeline, and poses complex questions of how we perceive the fourth dimension and its relation to our own identity.

Continuano i Mammoth Book curati da Stephen Jones. Dopo Terrore, Vampiri, Zombi e Lupi Mannari, questa volta il protagonista è Frankenstein. L'antologia inizia con il romanzo originale, il Frankenstein di Mary Shelley e continua con una panoramica dei migliori racconti e romanzi brevi che sull'argomento. I Racconti: Frankenstein, ovvero il Prometeo moderno di Mary W. Shelley Una nuova vita di Ramsey Campbell Il creatore di R. Chetwind-Hayes Meglio morto di Basil Copper La Creatura cerca conforto di Nancy Kilpatrick Gli omini di Robert Bloch El Sueño de la Razón di Daniel Fox Pithecanthropus Rejectus di Manly Wade Wellman In pratica un omicidio di John Brunner L'ultimo treno di Guy N. Smith Il mastino di Frankenstein di Peter Tremayne L'invenzione madre di Graham Masterton L'eredità di Frankenstein di Adrian Cole Comunicazione interrotta di Dennis Etchison Il mostro di Poppi di Lisa Morton Illusione di vita di Karl Edward Wagner Una donna completa di Roberta Lannes Ultima chiamata per i figli dello shock di David J. Schow Chandira di Brian Mooney Il paradiso del collezionista di Kim Newman La tentazione del dottor Stein di Paul J. McAuley Ricevere è meglio di Michael Marshall Smith Punto d'arrivo di David Case Frankenstein di Jo Fletcher

Rinpoche Gibbs wakes up in the twenty-fourth century and finds a world populated by weird characters, such as Pope Joan II, Sherlock Holmes and his Biker Street Irregulars, and others. By the author of A Maze of Stars. Original.

Der Kolonisator/Brunos tiefgekühlte Tage - 2 SF-Romane - bk118; Verlag "Das Beste"; John Brunner/Anders Bodelsen; Paperback; 1992

Při kolonizaci vesmíru lidstvo osídlilo celou galaxii (Rameno hvězd). Koráb, řízený inteligentním mozkem, hlídá celé toto rameno, cestuje tímto prostorem a jeho jediným úkolem je zachránit výjimečně ohroženého jedince. Vždy však jen jednoho a vždy jej musí vysadit podle jeho přání na kterékoliv planetě, kterou si tento jedinec určí, případně jej musí nechat dožít na lodi. Při dosažení konce Ramena hvězd je koráb i s pasažérem prostorovou smyčkou vrácen na začátek své nikdy nekončící cesty. Tento návrat je však pro přítomného jedince nečekaným překvapením.

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Kriegsheld, Jet-Setter, Gourmet - Godwin Harpinshield war all dies, und noch mehr. Sein Leben war ein Spiel, das unter den Schönen und Reichen der Welt gespielt wurde, deren Berühmtheit, Geld und Macht sie über das Gesetz stellten, und über die Naturgesetze. Weil durch einen einfachen Pakt, wie ihn all diese Menschen abgeschlossen hatten, jeder von Godwins Wünschen in Erfüllung ging. Verführt vom Luxus, zweifelte Godwin niemals an seinem Glück, fragte sich nie nach seinen geheimnisvollen Gönnern. Dann wurde das Spiel häßlich. Plötzlich wurde der Einsatz erhöht, und aus dem Spiel wurde Wirklichkeit. Der Einsatz waren seine Zukunft, sein Verstand und - möglicherweise - sogar seine Seele. Alles, was Godwin Harpinshield herausfinden mußte, war: Was waren die Regeln des Spiels? Und wer - oder was - waren die anderen Spieler?

Gene u. Stacy, Opfer eines wissenschaftl. Experiments und auf der Flucht vor ihren Verfolgern, tauchen auf einer griech. Insel in immer fernere Vergangenheiten ein.

„Stále více a více se souhlasně přijímá, že doby ledové se shodují s posuny ve sluneční soustavě prostřednictvím spirálních ramen naší galaxie. Proto jsem začal být zvědavý, co vznikne z biologického druhu, který rozvinul svou inteligenci právě před tím, než kolem jeho planety přešel plynný mrak mnohem hustší, než onen v Orionu, jímž Země nedávno – alespoň z kosmického hlediska – prošla. Pokusil jsem se vymyslet jeho dějiny a opíral jsem se přitom o rady pana Iana Ridpathe, jemuž vděčím za promptní a štědrou pomoc.“ John Brunner

Gene and Stacy seem normal when they return to Earth after a research mission in space, but they soon go into hiding, and when found, they no longer recognize the mission leaders

Von Brunner, John ; Aldiss, Brian W. ; Silverberg, Robert.

A revised version of THE ASTRONAUTS MUST NOT LAND (1963). It isn't every day that the impossible happens. But when it does, and you're a witness, you have to start looking for answers. The authorities won't talk. So you decide to find out for yourself. That's what Drummond did. And when he found out. it changed the universe!

Medzihviezdna loď Stellaris privezie zo Zeme na planétu Sigma Draconis medzinárodnú vedeckú výpravu, ktorej úlohou je rozlúštiť, prečo vyhynula vysoko vyspelá civilizácia Drakončanov. Táto rasa vedela vyšľachtiť nielen seba, qle aj rastlinnú a živočíšnu ríšu na nevídaný stupeň, dosiahlamesiac svojej planéty a vytvorila z jedného z jeho kráterov gigantický teleskop. A predsa vyhynula. Finančné náklady na vedeckú výpravu zo Zeme sú však také vysoké, že jej vyslanie bolo umožnené iba spoločným úsilím všetkých krajín na zemeguli, združených v Organizácii Spojených národov. Keďže záhada Drakončanov zdanlivo zostáva nerozlúštiteľným orieškom, na Zemi sa ozývajú neprajné hlasy, popierajúce zmysel vedeckého bádania, a bádateľom hrozí, že medzihviezdna loď Stellaris po výpravu už nepríde a vedci navždy zostanú na cudzej planéte.

A group of colonists come to the planet, Asgard, in the hope of discovering a paradise, but instead find harsh living conditions

Das Buch gehört zur Reihe Heyne: Science Fiction & Fantasy, hat 190 Seiten und ist kartoniert. Es ist in sehr gutem Zustand.

An electrifying novel about identity in the digital age from the Hugo and BSFA Award-winning author, John Brunner.

The London pop band "Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition" is traveling along the coast of North Kent in search of a suitable spot to host an open-air festival. As they near the beach, they discover a small cove near a chemical plant and a marine research station. They decide to have a picnic as night falls and later venture into the water for a swim. Suddenly, a horrifying figure emerges from the depths, dressed in flight gear. It turns out a pilot has gone missing after presumably crashing his small aircraft into the sea days earlier. He should be dead by now, and his appearance suggests he is. The young people flee in terror. Meanwhile, outside the three-mile limit, a disc jockey on the pirate radio station Jolly Roger makes a strange discovery while fishing off the back of his boat. Initially thinking he has caught the catch of a lifetime, he soon faces a shocking surprise. Events along the coast begin to spiral out of control.

Einst hat es ein sternenweites Imperium fremder Intelligenzen gegeben - die Menschen benutzen die Relikte der verschwundenen Wesen: ihre Raumschiffe, ihre Supertechnik. Aber sie wissen wenig damit anzufangen . . . Und ausgerechnet von dort, wo man die Hinterlassenschaft der Fremden am wenigsten versteht, wo Priester und Prinzessinnen die Reste einstiger Größe für sich beanspruchen, kommt die Nachricht, daß einer der sagenhaften Fremden zurückgeblieben ist. Er lebt in einem Tempel und läßt sich als Gott verehren ...

Enthält folgende Stories: John Brunner: Der einfache Ausweg Harlan Ellison: Das Schweigen der Hölle H. H. Hollis: Zu viele Menschen Doris Piserchia: Beschützender Traum

America has isolated itself from the outside world, and within the country, distrust reigns. In this atmosphere of hostility, a foreign agent desperately searches for a mutant who alone can decipher a mysterious message from alien beings that speaks of humanity's doom. Communication with the aliens seems impossible for ordinary people, as technical means prove ineffective: the aliens come from "the wrong end of time."

In a society revolutionised by a device that lets you walk through a door and be anywhere in the world - instantly... At a time when unauthorised travel has caused millions to die violent deaths... In a world where invasion of privacy is the ultimate crime... He is 'The Visitor'

The far-flung fingers of Earth's civilisation touched many corners of the galaxy, and among them was the beautiful planet Yan. Here the colonists lived a peaceful, almost idyllic life, amid ancient and secret relics, co-existing with their strange and compatible neighbours. The arrival of Gregory Chart, the greatest dramatist ever, whose productions were played out in the skies, and whose actors were also the audience, could only disrupt and destroy once the Yanfolk were aroused from their dreaming indifference . . . (First published 1972)

John Brunner's classic novel of ecological catastrophe, now more relevant than ever.

The tale occurs in 2014 USA. Interracial tension has passed a breaking point. The Mafia-like Gottschalks exploit this to sell weapons to all able to buy. A split develops within the cartel, between conservative old men & ambitious underlings prepared to use new computer technology to pull off spectacular coups. Several separate narrative strands follow particular characters. James Reedeth is a young psychologist at NY's major mental health institution who's disenchanted with his job & his employer, the reverend Elias Mogshack. Lyla Clay is a pythoness, a young woman capable of metabolising certain psychedelic drugs to enter trances in which she makes unconscious predictions. Matthew Flamen, a spoolpigeon (a kind of investigative journalist), is struggling to hold onto his job, & by obsessive behavior has driven his wife into Mogshack's asylum. The plot contrives to bring strands together & resolve matters by lengthy discussions between Flamen, Reedeth, Lyla Clay, Pedro Diablo (Flamen's African-American counterpart), Xavier Conroy (Mogshack's critic) & Harry Madison (a former asylum patient).

In a society populated by mass-marketed psychedelics and eugenics, where everyone was struggling for life, Donald Hogan was a mild-mannered student, a dilettante intellectual - at least that's what everybody was supposed to think. But he was really a spy.

Boyd Hakluyt, an urban planner and transportation expert, is called to Ciudad de Vados, one of the world's most modern cities and the capital of a fictional Central American republic known for being the "most thoroughly governed country in the world," where peace has reigned for two decades. This peace is now threatened as more rural inhabitants flock to the metropolis in search of work and shelter. Hakluyt soon realizes that urban planning is merely a pretext for implementing rigorous new routes and renovations aimed at eradicating slums to keep the city "clean." He discovers that he has been enlisted as a tool in a political struggle. As he uncovers the strategies behind this power struggle and understands what "thorough governance" truly entails, he comes to recognize the crucial role his work plays in the unfolding events.

contents:SOME LAPSE OF TIME first appeared in Science Fantasy © 1963 by Nova Publications LtdIMPRINT OF CHAOS first appeared in Science Fantasy © 1960 by Nova Publications LtdTHOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL first appeared (as by "John Loxmith") in Astounding Science Fiction © 1953 by Street & Smith Publications Ltd

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