Títulos em Ficção sobre Desastres

Dans un village africain, une fillette heureuse cajole une chauve-souris. De jeunes garçons rapportent fièrement de la forêt le cadavre d'un beau singe au dos argenté. Ainsi débute une série d'événements qui frappent tour à tour les protagonistes de cette histoire : habitants des cases, coupeurs d'hévéas, marchands ambulants, piroguiers, soignants, et même primatologues en mission.

28 octobre 1949, le Constellation à destination de New-York s'écrase dans l'archipel des Açores avec quarante-huit personnes à son bord. Aucun survivant. Parmi les victimes, des gens célèbres : Marcel Cerdan, champion de boxe et amant d'Édith Piaf, et la grande violoniste Ginette Neveu. Mais aussi des anonymes.

For fans of The Drowned World and World War Z, this “sobering and scary (and fascinating) novel—a look at where we’re going if we don’t quickly get our act together” (Bill McKibben, New York Times bestselling author) regarding climate change—unveils our potential terrifying future...

When Kat Jamison retreats to the Blue Ridge Mountains, she's counting on peace and solitude to help her make a difficult decision. Her breast cancer has returned, but after the death of her husband, her will to fight is dampened. Her getaway is complicated by a pair of abandoned dogs and two friendly children staying nearby, Lily and Nirav. But when lightning ignites a deadly wildfire, Kat's cabin is cut off from the rest of the camp, separating Lily and Nirav from their parents. Kat, the children, and the dogs must flee on foot through the drought-stricken forest....

Als Charlotte auf Adam trifft, ist es, als würden sie sich schon ewig kennen. Sie verbringen eine wunderbare Nacht zusammen, am nächsten Morgen jedoch ist er wie verwandelt und zeigt ihr die kalte Schulter. Aber Charlotte kann den mysteriösen Fremden nicht vergessen, der ihr in nur einer Nacht das Herz gebrochen hat. Sie macht sich auf die Suche nach ihm, um endlich Klarheit zu bekommen. Doch sie ahnt nicht, dass Adam ein Geheimnis hat, das ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.

“An eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global . . . A page-turner that has the earmarks of an instant bestseller.” —New York Post “Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how they work, and dark...

Seventeen-year-old Constance has had a privileged upbringing in Clapham, with staff to attend to her every need. But her parents have always been cold and distant, never showing her love.Craving affection, Constance falls into the arms of Albie Jones, the cook’s grandson. But one fateful encounter leaves her ashamed and pregnant, and she is soon shunned from the family home. Heartbroken and threatened by scandal, Constance is forced to wed Albie and moves to Battersea, where she suffers unforgiving stares and cruel whispers from the neighbours.

Stellen Sie sich vor, der Liter Super­benzin würde über 4 Euro kosten. Ein Alptraum? Ja. Bloß wäre es erst der An­fang. Als in Saudi-Arabien das größte Ölfeld der Welt versiegt, kommt es weltweit zu Unruhen. Bahnt sich tatsächlich das Ende unserer Zivilisation an? Nur Markus Westermann glaubt an ein Wunder. Er glaubt, eine Methode zu kennen, wie man noch Öl finden kann. Viel Öl. Doch der Schein trügt. Die Menschheit vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Das Ende des Erdölzeitalters steht bevor.

In the Great War, every act of courage counted… Angelina Green never knew her mother, who left her in a cardboard box by the East London docks on a freezing November night when she was a tiny baby. Saved by a local orphanage, she knows she owes her life to the kindness of others. And she’s...

Un uragano minaccia Bois Sauvage, in Mississippi. In un avvallamento chiamato la Fossa, tra rottami, baracche e boschi, vive la famiglia Batiste: un padre, tre fratelli e Esch, quindici anni, unica ragazzina in un mondo di uomini. Legge e rilegge la storia di Medea e Giasone, è innamorata di Manny, e scopre di essere incinta. Nei dodici giorni che scandiscono l'arrivo della tempesta, il legame tra i fratelli e la fiducia reciproca si rinsaldano, uniche luci nel buio della disgrazia incombente.

The first book in The Last War series: a debut epic fantasy full of crunching revolutionary action, twisted magic, and hard choices in dark times. The war is over. The enemy won. Jia's people learned the hard way that there are no second chances. The Egril, their ancient enemy, struck with magic...

Sverige är vanligtvis en lugn plats. Till ytan, i alla fall. När ett stort norskt företag specialiserat på radioaktivt avfall upptäcks borra på svensk mark blir det hela en jätteskandal. Plötsligt blir det känt att en behållare med farligt avfall har tappats bort. Det visar sig snart att högt uppsatta personer visste om projektet, och har inte gjort något för att stoppa det. Men det finns en anledning till varför diskretion har varit nödvändig.

30-year-old Bronwyn Artair, feeling out of place in her doctoral program in Atmospheric Sciences at MIT, drops out and takes a job as a TV meteorologist, much to the dismay of her mentor, Diane Fenwick. After a year of living alone in Southern New Hampshire, enduring the indignities of her job, dumped by her boyfriend, she discovers her deep connection to the natural world has given her an ability to affect natural forces. When she finally accepts she really possesses this startling capability, she must then negotiate a new relationship to the world. Who will she tell?

Spitcat, a raging forest fire in the Sierra Nevada of California, had a lifespan of merely eleven days, "yet its effects could be reckoned ahead in centuries." So writes George R. Stewart in this engrossing novel of a fire started by lightning in the dry heat of September, and fanned out of control by unexpected winds. The book begins with the origins of the fire - smoldering quietly at first, unnoticed, then suddenly bursting into a terrifying inferno, devouring trees and animals over acre after acre and leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.

Der 16. Juni 1904, der Tag an dem der Annoncenverkäufer Leopold Bloom seine Odyssee durch Redaktion, Friedhof, Pub, Bordell...

In a world ravaged by nuclear devastation, one family embarks on an epic journey of survival, courage, and hope. Shattered Skies: A Journey Through Chaos and Resilience is a gripping tale that plunges listeners into a post-apocalyptic landscape, where a flash of fate sets in motion a chain of events that will test the limits of human endurance.

Nice, France, 1911: After three years of marriage, Marcella Navratil has finally had enough. Her husband, Michael, an ambitious tailor, may have charmed her during their courtship, but their few years of marriage have revealed a cruel and controlling streak. The 21-year-old mother of two is determined to get a divorce. But while awaiting the Judges’ decision on the custody of their children, Michael receives news that changes everything. Meanwhile, fun-loving New York socialite Margaret Hays is touring Europe with some friends.

November 2032, Joe Benton has just been elected the 48th president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton must save the United States from environmental devastation.

Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his fire bombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein, Maxwell's friend and air tanker fleet-owner, calls at the height of the fire season to beg him to reenter the war, he doesn't hesitate. As the wildfires spread, whipped by massive winds and the federal forces arrayed against the fires reach their limits, hysteria and potential evacuation threatens the local population.

Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies, and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people canprevent global chaos.