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Elena is the school beauty, but she’s bored. Until a new boy turns up in her class. Stefan is dark and mysterious — and she’s determined to get to know him better. But Elena reminds Stefan of someone from his tragic past, and he’s just as determined to resist her. Until a series of attacks in the area terrify the school and town and Stefan, the outsider, is held responsible. Elena is the only one who offers to help and, falling in love with her, Stefan tells her his terrible story. He is a vampire, on the run from his evil brother, Damon, who is also a vampire, but doesn’t share Stefan’s qualms about drinking human blood. And Damon is the one Stefan suspects of really being behind the recent attacks… Can Elena help prove his innocence — without revealing his secret?
A Labirintus Majipoor gigászi bolygójának bürokratikus szíve, egy spirálformában mélységbe tekeredő folyosórendszer. Innen felügyeli az álarcos hivatalnokokat minden egykori Napkirály, és itt él Hissune, a volt utcagyerek, aki a trónra segítette Lord Valentine-t. Amikor megindul felfelé a hivatali ranglétrán, első lépésként évtizedekig unalmas feljegyzéseket kéne csak katalogizálnia a végtelen folyosókon. Még szerencse, hogy a közelben található a Lélektároló, ahol Majipoor utóbbi kilencezer évéből raktározzák több milliárd alattvaló önkéntes léleklenyomatát. Hissune pedig unatkozik, ezért hamis papírokkal rendszeresen besurran, kikér néhány lélekkapszulát, és elmerül a történelem egy-egy jelentős vagy jelentéktelen szereplőjének életében. Szeme előtt lassan roppant mozaik ölt formát e gigantikus bolygó évezredeiről, melynek alakjai mégis egytől egyig érző, hús-vér személyek.
A spellbinding tale of a tradition-bound centuries-old Earth Colony and an Earthman who offers a magic drug that tears down the walls between men’s souls.
A definitive account of Indias international relations from an expert in the field.
Indian diplomacy, a veteran told Shashi Tharoor many years ago, is like the love-making of an elephant: it is conducted at a very high level, accompanied by much bellowing, and the results are not known for two years. In this lively, informative and insightful work, the award-winning author and parliamentarian brilliantly demonstrates how Indian diplomacy has become sprightlier since then and where it needs to focus in the world of the 21st century. Explaining why foreign policy matters to an India focused on its own domestic transformation, Tharoor surveys Indias major international relationships in detail, evokes the countrys soft power and its global responsibilities, analyses the workings of the Ministry of External Affairs, Parliament and public opinion on the shaping of policy, and offers his thoughts on a contemporary new grand strategy for the nation, arguing that India must move beyond non-alignment to multi-alignment. His book offers a clear-eyed vision of an India now ready to assume new global responsibility in the contemporary world. Pax Indica is another substantial achievement from one of the finest Indian authors of our times.
Gdyby ktoś chciał wybrać się na wycieczkę w przeszłość, w roku 2058 byłoby to możliwe, ale nie łudźmy się, ani tanie, ani bezpieczne. Należy przede wszystkim przestrzegać przepisów ustalonych przez służbę czasową. Co ma zrobić pilot wycieczki, jeśli niesforny turysta umknie z grupy i zagubi się w czasie? Przydarzyło się to Judsonowi Danielowi Elliotowi III… i zakończyło niewesoło.
This triumphant novel about the razzle-dazzle Hindi film industry confirms Shashi Tharoor’s reputation as one of India’s most important voices and a writer of world stature. His hero — or antihero — is Ashok Banjara, one of Bollywood’s mega-movie stars, a man of great ambition and dubious morals. Even as his star rises, his life becomes a melodrama of its own, with love affairs, Parliamentary appointments, framings, disgrace, and, in the end, sustaining a life-threatening injury on the set of a low-budget film. With irrepressible charm and a genius for satire, Tharoor positions the film world, with all its Hollywood glitz and glamour, egos, and double standards, as a metaphor for modern society.
Planeta Hydros jest w całości pokryta wodą. Można na niej zamieszkać, ale nie da się jej już potem opuścić, bowiem nie ma lądu, na którym mógłby lądować statek kosmiczny. Na sztucznej wyspie schronienie znalazła niewielka kolonia Ziemian, oraz osiedle rodzimych mieszkańców Hydros. Niesprzyjąjący zbieg okoliczności zmusza ludzi do wyprawy na fllotylli statków w poszukiwaniu półlegendarnnego lądu...
Interest in India has never been greater. Here Shashi Tharoor, one of the subcontinent's most respected writers and diplomats, offers precious insights into this complex, multifaceted land, which despite its dazzling diversity of languages, customs, and cultures remains more than 60 years after its founding the world's largest democracy. He describes the vast changes that have transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in science and technology, a nation once poverty-stricken that now boasts a middle class of over 300 million people, as large as the entire population of the United States! Artfully combining hard facts and statistics with opinion and observation, Tharoor discusses the strengths and weaknesses of his rapidly evolving homeland in five areas: politics, economics, culture, society, and sports and takes a fresh look at the world's second most populous country.
Robert Silverberg jest jednym z najczęściej nagradzanych współczesnych pisarzy science fiction. Umiejętnie łączy w swojej twórczości motywy fantastyczne z filozoficznymi. W prezentowanej powieści wykorzystuje wątki religijne z „Apokalipsy św. Jana”. Książka składa się z trzech części. W pierwszej przedstawia historię głęboko zakochanego męża, który poszukuje kontaktu ze swoją zmarłą, a zarazem ożywioną żoną. Część druga to historia Tomasza Proroka, głoszącego nadejście końca świata. Wątek trzeci stanowią losy Martina Ballingera, genialnego artysty, który ponownie odkrywa swe zdolności poprzez konfrontację ze śmiercią.
A fictionalized account of Indian history over the past 100 years. It aims to remain true to the original events, including characters such as Gandhi and Mountbatten but it also utilizes characters, incidents and issues from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
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