Patera Silk is a dedicated young auger whose parish buildings are about to be sold for taxes. He has made a pact with the wealthy, sinister Blood to get the money to save them. And so Silk has embarked on a quest which reveals to him the hidden secrets of his world, a huge starship illuminated and warmed by the artificial Long Sun, a spaceship so vast that remote cities can be seen in its sky. Silk travels to Lake Limna and visits a shrine which conceals an entrance to the sub surface passages of the ship, to rooms that contain strange machinery and stranger beings - and to rooms with windows...
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Six of Earth's finest young people, perfect in mind and body, have been trained from the cradle for one task - to brave the infinite dangers of space in order to find new homes for Man. But once alone in the pitiless universe, they are betrayed by their ship and plagued by space hazards; their voyage becomes a grim test of survival. In order to survive, they must tame their wild talents and turn their training into skill, with no margin for error. They must conquer their fears, longings and nightmares; they must become a team; they must learn how to love. Or they will die. Cover art by Paul Alexander. -
Book III of the Tomorrow series. And then there were five...Effie and the other teen rebels have lost Corrie and Chris, but have rescued Keith. It has been six long months they returned home from a camping trip to find their families and friends imprisoned by an enemy that threatens to steal Australia's freedom. Only they can stop this. Like seasoned soldiers, their methods have become extreme, even involving terrorism. When she's not gathering food and supplies or running like prey to survive, Ellie wonders at what they've become: Are they now ruthless terrorists? The more involved and vicious it gets, the higher the stakes are raised. Everyone is fighting for their lives. Cover art by Nick Stathopolous. -
All over the world there are fantastic ruins and improbable objects which cannot be explained by any conventional means or theories. The sacred books of many faiths have descriptions of Gods who came down from the sky in fiery chariots and who always promised to return - and an ancient Sanskrit text contains what could only be a description of a journey in a space-ship complete with a graphic description of the force of gravity. What explanation can be offered for a huge block of stone weighing 20,000 tons the size of a four storey house complete with steps, ramps and decorations - and what force turned it upside down? Illustrated with black and white photographs.
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Book I of Heroes Of Dune. Frank Herbert's Dune ended with Paul Muad'Dib in control of the planet Dune. Herbert's next Dune book, Dune Messiah, picked up the story several years later after Paul's armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between Dune and Dune Messiah? How did Paul create his empire and become the Messiah...? The Muad'Dib's jihad is in full swing. His warrior legions march from victory to victory. But beneath the joy of victory there are dangerous undercurrents. Paul, like nearly every great conqueror, has enemies - those who would betray him to steal the awesome power he commands...And Paul himself begins to have doubts: Is the jihad getting out of his control? Has he created anarchy? Has he been betrayed by those he loves and trusts the most? And most of all, he wonders: Am I going mad? Cover art by Dominic Harman. -
Book I of Demon Princes. All his life, Kirth Gersen had had a single dream -to rid the galaxy of the five Demon Princes, the evil beings who had killed his parents and brought terror to the Oikumene. Trained for vengeance, Gersen learnt to crave their blood with every fibre of his being. Attel Malagate was the first name on his death list: a Star King with a fearful lust for power, he roamed the Beyond in human form. But his humanity was only skin deep. Underneath was a cruelty and a barbarism that would shock even the most depraved and savage of humans... -
Alex Rider IV. Relaxing in the South of France with his friend Sabina Pleasure and her family, reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is finally able to feel like any ordinary fourteen-year-old. Until a sudden ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery - and this time, MI6 don't want to know. Especially when Alex tells them that Damian Cray - celebrity, human rights campaigner and the power behind Gameslayer, a new state-of-the-art games console - could be involved. Alex is determined to track down his friends' attackers, even if he must do it alone. But it's a path that leads to a long-buried secret and a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. For younger/teen readers. Cover art by Phil Schramm. -
Book III of the Torin Trilogy. Torin is turning into a war zone. The unscrupulous diviner Orath Veer intends to seize power and it seems nothing can stand in his way. But Orath Veer hasn't counted on the intervention of his student, Rovan Wentroy. But Rovan's mind powers are new and unharnessed and a confrontation with Orath Veer will put them to the ultimate test - how can a student defeat his master? Will he have to call on the help of Lisa Child? Cover art by Tony Pyrzakowski.
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The Postman: David Brin
$7.00A handful of men and women struggle to survive in the dark aftermath of a devastating war fought decades ago, battling disease, hunger, fear and brutality. Gordon Krantz is one such man, an itinerant story-teller. After being robbed of his few goods, he takes the jacket and bag of a long-dead postal worker and in the next village he visits, finds that the old uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, for the return of an age long gone. Unwilling to disillusion the villagers, he accepts their letters to loved ones who may or may not still live, and in doing so creates his greatest tale - that of an America on the road to recovery. His deception takes on a reality of its own as others come to join him, supported by the strength of a vision he himself only half-believed. Cover art variant by Tom Hallman.
