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It has been 40 years since the publication of this classic science-fiction novel that changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.

A thrilling epic fantasy novel where Ambessa Medarda learns what it means to be a Chosen of the Wolf. Set in the blockbuster and award-winning universe of League of Legends: Arcane. Read by Ellen Thomas, the voice of Ambessa Medarda in Arcane, and written by award-winning author C. L. Clark...

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence.

Rama II, gigantesque vaisseau-monde, quitte le système solaire. À son bord, Richard, Michael et Nicole. Destination ? Le Point Nodal, une station spatiale démesurée, où les extraterrestres ont décidé d'étudier toutes les espèces de l'univers capables d'explorer l'espace. En attendant, un habitat de type terrestre est aménagé sur Rama pour les trois humains, sur lesquels les E.T. se livrent à des expériences. Puis le vaisseau est renvoyé sur Terre ; deux mille hommes et femmes devront s'y installer afin que les E.T. puissent les observer à leur guise.

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After a fire subsides enough to enter Jack Easton’s 40-foot sailboat, Sanctuary, investigators discover his body on board with a crushed skull. The police are quick to suspect Alex Hart, the owner of a neighboring boat, when his winch handle is determined to be the murder weapon. His sister, Hannah Hart, a novice private eye, struggles to prove his innocence with the help of a Boston police detective she once helped solve a previous case. Their shadow investigation leads them into the dark corners of the murder victim’s life where they discover several others with motives for the murder.

Setenta y cinco años después, el cometa Halley vuelve a completar su recorrido orbital. Heywood Floyd es elegido para formar parte del grupo que, a bordo de la Universe, pretende instalarse en el astro errante. Al mismo tiempo, la cosmonave Galaxy ha tenido que realizar un aterrizaje de emergencia en Europa, la luna del antiguo planeta Júpiter, que los dueños del monolito han convertido en el sol Lucifer.

Rama est revenu ! Rama, ou plutôt son double, son clone, son jumeau : Rama II. Soixante-dix ans plus tôt, un mystérieux engin extraterrestre traversait brièvement le système solaire, donnant corps à cette fabuleuse révélation : l'homme n'était pas seul dans l'Univers. Et voilà qu'en cette année 2196, le scénario se répète ! Un deuxième vaisseau interstellaire, exactement semblable au précédent, se matérialise dans l'espace... l'humanité, pour la seconde fois de son histoire, envoie une équipe de savants à la rencontre du visiteur.

En l'an 2130... un "objet" pénètre dans le système solaire et aussitôt les ordinateurs répondent : un cylindre, longueur: 30 km, vitesse: 100 000 km/h... Il sera baptisé Rama. Le vaisseau spatial Endeavour part à sa rencontre, réussit à se poser dessus et pour le commandant Norton et ses hommes l'accès de Rama se révèle étonnamment facile. Un étonnement qui se change en stupeur, en effroi, quand ils pénètrent dans ses flancs : il y a là quatre mille km' à explorer, un monde de structures, d'escaliers vertigineux, de routes. Un monde de silence et de non-vie...

Ambessa Medarda : guerrière, générale, matriarche. Elle inspire la crainte, et les Medarda ne tolèrent aucune rivalité dans leur quête de gloire. Forte de ses conquêtes et de ses sacrifices, elle a pénétré le royaume des morts et entrevu son destin : siéger sur le trône du vaste empire de Noxus. Mais avant d'y parvenir, elle doit d'abord devenir la cheffe de son propre clan. Son cousin et ancien confident, Ta'Fik, conteste sa légitimité à assumer un tel rôle. Il connaît les actes sanguinaires qui jalonnent le passé d'Ambessa et sait qu'il doit empêcher son ascension.

Nueve años después de la desastrosa misión Discovery a Júpiter en 2001, una nueva expedición formada por estadounidenses y rusos parte para encontrar la nave perdida y buscar en el banco de datos del rebelde ordenador HAL 9000 algo que explique qué ocurrió y dónde está el comandante Bowman. Mientras tanto, el ser que fue una vez Dave Bowman—el único humano que podía dar la clave sobre el misterio del monolito—se dirige hacia la Tierra en una misión vital...

13 cosmic horror-tinged tales by some of the best authors the indie horror world has to offer.

Los doctores David Bowman y Frank Poole se encuentran a bordo del Discovery One con el objetivo de realizar una expedición a los confines del universo en busca de evidencias que confirmen que el ser humano no está solo. Les acompañan tres científicos en animación suspendida y HAL 9000, un ordenador excepcionalmente inteligente. Pero la misión se vuelve muy peligrosa cuando HAL empieza a fallar.

A quick overview of the Sunshine State’s fascinating past. Join historian James C. Clark as he chronicles the surprising history of the Sunshine State in this concise and captivating book.

Adam Eberhardt has always felt different, but he never would’ve guessed he was a clone of Albert Einstein. Science geeks don't usually live inside the body of a hulk. A brain that never shuts off can be a blessing or a curse, but Adam hasn’t felt many blessings during his sleepless nights, regular victims of his severe anxiety disorder. Weaving through harrowing childhood memories, science research, and self-doubt, he most enjoys spending his mind power thinking about his wunderkind fellow student, Margot. . .who remains oblivious to his interest.

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The Sovereign brings princess Luca and soldier Touraine together one last time in the thrilling conclusion to C. L. Clark's beloved queer political fantasy trilogy. Luca is the new queen of Balladaire. Her empire is already splintering in her hands. Her uncle wasn’t the only traitor in the...

The Enlightenment: An Idea and Its History provides a critical historical analysis of the Enlightenment in England, Scotland, France, Germany, and the United States from c. 1650 to the present. It argues that the degree of commonality between social and intellectual movements in each—and, more broadly, between the five societies—has been overstated for polemical purposes. Clark shows that the concept of 'the Enlightenment' was not widely adopted in those societies until the mid-twentieth century; indeed, that it was unknown in the eighteenth.

Over a year has passed since The Spatchcock Killer’s reign of terror reached its blood-drenched conclusion, but DI Gutteridge is still haunted by memories of the case. With flashbacks of discovering his wife’s mutilated remains twelve years earlier also plaguing his sleep, Gutteridge is beginning to find his corrupted life overwhelming.

They thought the Enemy was the worst of their foes. They were wrong.