Disillusioned by the excesses of the French Revolution, Manfred von Bek flees to the city of Mirenburg, where a Scottish balloonist, an elusive duchess, and a fallen angel become his companions on a journey to the mystical Mittelmarchthe land between landsin search of the Holy Grail. More elaborate
The end of the world! Or a new beginning. George Eberhardt is dead . . . or was, The newsnet he works for has illegally revived him. But he finds himself examining the sensationalist stories he's been reporting for evidence that there are Aliens Among Us. Lucy, George's wife, loses her job for her
The megalomaniac Godmind is still planning to use all the minds in creation to make a vast 'lens', and if necessary it will burn out all life in the process. Back beside the river and literally born again, Yaleen represents to the guild of riverwomen the perfect proof of salvation, of life after
Stile had problems on two different worlds. On Proton he was threatened with murder, and on Phaze, an alternate world ruled by magic, he had to master magic, fight a dragon, win the friendship of a lady unicorn, locate his enemy among the paranoid Adepts and return out of Phaze to win the Great
Okres świąt Bożego Narodzenia – lub, jak kto woli, zimowego przesilenia czy Yule – od zawsze kojarzy się z prezentami, dawanymi i otrzymywanymi. Mimo, że dwoje chłopców otrzymało już prezenty od rodziców, to jeden z nich miał wkrótce otrzymać „prezent”, który wpłynie na przyszłe losy całej rodziny.
Dayworld leads a sf trilogy by Philip José Farmer set in a dystopian future in which an overpopulated world allocates people only one day a week. The other six days they're in suspended animation. The focus is on Jeff Caird, a daybreaker living more than a day a week. He's not like most
Continues the saga begun in "The Fall of the Shogun". The story follows the experiences of John Mung, and his descendents. With the outbreak of World War II, Captain Ishikawa, Mung's great-grandson, is involved in his country's preparations for war.
This is the third in a series of novels based on the true story of John Mung. Now head of the Black Dragon society, the eyes and ears of the Emperor, John finds that his enemies threaten not only his family, but the future of Japan.
Gore Vidal’s Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial
Trapped by the evil Edrick in a locked room, Yaleen is cold-bloodedly murdered. But it is not the end of Yaleen's story, for she is given a second life - a reincarnation on Earth as a 'cherub'. Soon she encounters Godmind, the megalomaniac artificial deity which controls life on Earth - and
