XenowealthSérie
Tato série se ponoří do vzdálených světů, kde se zbytky lidstva snaží přežít po globální katastrofě. Sledujte, jak se postavy potýkají s neznámými technologiemi, obnovují ztracenou civilizaci a čelí vnitřním i vnějším hrozbám. Je to příběh o odolnosti, objevování a hledání nového domova uprostřed trosek starého.
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Ragamuffin
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
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....
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Sly Mongoose
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
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.
Xenowealth: A Collection
- 202 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
Exploring themes of first contact, artificial intelligence, and the complexities of occupation, this collection features adventurous science fiction stories set in the richly developed Xenowealth universe. With narratives that delve into the consequences of technological reliance and the nuances of geopolitical tensions, it includes both beloved stories and a new tale, "Ratcatcher." Designed for both long-time fans and newcomers, the collection showcases Buckell's unique storytelling and imaginative world-building.
