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Sono gli Hakh’hli. Sono alieni. Si nutrono di carne umana. Il lungo viaggio nello spazio era alla fine. Sandy, l’umano cresciuto su un’astronave degli extraterrestri Hakh’hli, era pronto al ritorno sulla Terra. Gli alieni erano animati dalle migliori intenzioni.. Solo la scienza Hakh’hli poteva risolvere il problema di trasformare i pianeti. I terrestri avevano bisogno di quel contatto. Ma c’era da fidarsi?
The discovery of another habitable world might spell salvation to the three bitterly competing power blocs of the resource-starved 21 century; but when their representatives arrive on Jem, with its multiple intelligent species, they discover instead the perfect situation into which to export their rivalries.
Nominated for Nebula Award in 1979, Hugo and Locus awards in 1980
Quando viene arrestato dall’FBI con l’accusa di aver spiato un segretissimo laboratorio di ricerca, Dominic DeSota è sbalordito, perché lui in realtà in quel luogo non c’è mai stato. Ma quando gli vengono mostrate fotografie e impronte digitali che provano inconfutabilmente il suo crimine, la vicenda si trasforma in un incubo. Il fatto è inspiegabile, a meno che non si voglia credere alla più pazzesca delle ipotesi, e cioè che esista un altro Dominic DeSota, proveniente da... un mondo parallelo. Ma il problema è che ci sono tanti Dominic DeSota quante le infinite versioni di storia contenute nell’universo, e in una di queste qualcuno ha scoperto il segreto del paratempo, e con esso la possibilità di viaggiare tranquillamente da una dimensione parallela all’altra. Tuttavia, lo sfruttamento indiscriminato del paratempo non può sfuggire alla più semplice legge di compenetrazione, e infatti ogni trasferimento fra diverse linee temporali sta per raggiungere il punto critico, in un crescendo di situazioni bizzarre e affascinanti, dove la Casa Bianca sta addirittura per essere attaccata... dall’esercito degli Stati Uniti di una dimensione parallela. E allora qualcuno dovrà a tutti i costi escogitare una soluzione per evitare che l’intero universo precipiti nel caos.
Con questo nuovo romanzo, Frederik Pohl conferma la sua inesauribile vena, e si lancia in un’emozionante avventura sul tema degli universi paralleli, piena di verve e di ironia.
Ill luck made Roger Torraway the subject of the Man Plus Programe, but it was deliberate biological engineering which turned him into a monster — a machine perfectly adapted to survive on Mars. For according to computer predictions, Mars is humankind's only alternative to extinction. But beneath his monstrous exterior, Torraway still carries a man's capacity for suffering.
Won Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1976.
Nominated for Hugo, Locus, and Campbell awards in 1977.
Questo nuovo romanzo di Frederik Pohl ci presenta il primo tentativo di colonizzazione del pianeta Marte: non il Marte sognato dalla fantascienza di cinquant’anni fa, ma il Marte che oggi conosciamo attraverso i risultati trasmessi dalle sonde spaziali.
Il protagonista della colonizzazione è Uomo Più: l’uomo più gli ausili che gli possono offrire i computer, e il protagonista del romanzo è il primo di questi uomini. Macchine sofisticate collegate al suo corpo hanno sostituito i suoi organi con altri organi artificiali, ed egli è ora adatto a vivere nell’atmosfera rarefatta di Marte, a trarre dal sole l’energia che gli occorre. Ma i suoi ex simili, le persone umane normali, non lo riconoscono più come uno di loro, e Marte, considerato come un’avventura e un episodio, si rivela il suo esilio e la sua casa.
Nominato per i premi Hugo, Campbell e Locus in 1977.
Millions of readers of, and know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization.
When Brian finds a dog one night, a dog that is wounded and whimpering, he senses danger. The dog is badly hurt, and as Brian cares for it, he worries about his Cree friends who live north of his camp. His instincts tell him to head north, quickly. With his new companion at his side, and with a terrible, growing sense of unease, he sets out to learn what happened. He sets out on the hunt.
As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone in the wilderness by finding solutions to extraordinary challenges. But now that's he's back in civilization, he can't find a way to make sense of high school life. He feels disconnected, more isolated than he did alone in the North. The only answer is to return-to "go back in"-for only in the wilderness can Brian discover his true path in life, and where he belongs.
In , 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Finally, as millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if Brian been rescued? What if he had been left to face his deadliest enemy-winter?
Gary Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate test and the ultimate adventure.
Since it was first published in 1987, the story of thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson's survival following a plane crash has become a modern classic. Stranded in the desolate wilderness, Brian uses his instincts and his hatchet to stay alive for fifty-four harrowing days.
This twentieth-anniversary edition of contains a new introduction and sidebar commentary by Gary Paulsen, written especially for this volume. Drew Willis's detailed pen-and-ink illustrations complement the descriptions in the text and add a new dimension to the book. This handsome edition of the Newbery Honor book will be treasured by fans as well as by readers encountering Brian's unforgettable story for the first time.
Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and finds that doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.
Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival. Sequel to .
Zelmont Raines was once a Super Bowl-winning wide receiver. But recurring injuries, a self-destructive lifestyleand too many run-ins with the law have submarined his career. Back in L.A. after bombing out of the European League, his one last chance is the expansion team in town, the Barons. Unfortunately for Zelmont, the roar of the crowds and the adulation of the fans-not to mention the money and the honeys that go with it-are no longer his for the taking. Bumped, the bitter athlete falls in with Wilma Wells, the smart (and fine) lawyer for the Barons. She's got ideas Zelmont likes…and not just in the bedroom. Soon he and his friend, the switch-hitting ex-pro defensive tackle Napoleon Graham, throw in with Wells to rip off the mobbed-up owner of the Barons. It's only then that Zelmont discovers that no matter how fast he can jook, no matter how tough he can fake, trouble is closing in on him way too fast. Mix elements of Jim Thompson with the street-smart verve of Donald Goines, add a couple of dashes of the compact delivery of Richard Stark, and you get The Jook: a crime novel where football and venal ambitions collide in the end zone.
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"Gary Phillips wries tough and gritty parables about life and death on the mean streets." – Michael Connelly
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