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Gwyneth A. Jones

    14 februari 1952

    Gwyneth Jones is een gevierde schrijfster en criticus binnen het genre van genre-fictie. Haar werk staat bekend om de diepgaande exploratie van thema's, waarbij ze zich vaak verdiept in complexe maatschappelijke kwesties. Jones heeft een reputatie opgebouwd door een unieke stijl en intellectuele diepgang aan het genre toe te voegen. Haar benadering van schrijven wordt gewaardeerd om haar bedachtzaamheid en haar vermogen om lezers te boeien.

    Phoenix Café
    The Shadow on the Stairs
    Bold as Love
    White Queen
    North Wind
    Dr Franklin's Island
    • 2008

      Pazienza Divina

      • 287bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Pubblicato originariamente in Gran Bretagna nel 1984, questo romanzo anticipa molte delle tematiche trattate dalla fantascienza più recente, dalla bioetica all’alta tecnologia, a partire dalla coraggiosa scelta di due protagoniste non umane. Il mondo è stato distrutto, devastato da una catastrofe dopo aver raggiunto enormi traguardi scientifici e tecnologici. In un angolo della penisola malese, due esseri artificiali decidono di mettersi in cerca di una civiltà umana che possa garantire un posto anche per loro. La loro ricerca, però, si scontrerà con i pregiudizi sociali, con le devastazioni e con i sentimenti. Pazienza Divina è una gatta-robot di avanzatissima concezione oltre che dotata di poteri sbalorditivi, ormai impossibili da ricreare; l’accompagna una ragazzina adolescente, una «ginoide metagenetica» risultato della bioingegneria, prodotta per fare da compagna al suo possessore umano. Ma nessuna delle due ha intenzione di vivere puramente al servizio di altri. Viaggiando per trovare il fratello gemello della ragazza, attraversano un mondo bizzarro e snaturato, imparando a conoscerlo e a fare i conti con i propri desideri e le proprie speranze, incontrando le varie comunità sopravvissute all’olocausto: un’occasione per riscoprire l’umanità. Sarà il rapporto con la tecnologia incarnata dalle visitatrici a mettere alla prova le reali possibilità di sopravvivenza degli esseri umani.

      Pazienza Divina
    • 2007

      „Die Letzten ihrer Art“ ist ein packender Zukunftsthriller über Rosita, die in einer Gefangenensiedlung lebt und ein Geheimnis mit ihrer Mutter teilt: ein Reagenz-Set mit Keimzellen ausgerotteter Säugetiere. Nach der Festnahme ihrer Mutter flieht Rosita in die Wildnis, um die Tiere wieder zum Leben zu erwecken.

      Siberia
    • 2005

      A young boys prank turns into a living nightmare when he moves into a haunted house

      The Shadow on the Stairs
    • 2005

      Bold as Love

      • 280bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen
      2,7(13)Tarief

      In a gripping narrative, the UK Home Secretary enlists a group of pop stars to create a Countercultural Think Tank, aiming to enhance the government's image. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly spirals into chaos when violence erupts. Slater and her friends must navigate a crumbling society while confronting the stark contrast between rock & roll's revolutionary ideals and the harsh realities of ethnic conflict. The story explores themes of survival, social upheaval, and the fragility of idealism in a world on the brink of collapse.

      Bold as Love
    • 2001

      Dr Franklin's Island

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen
      3,9(40)Tarief

      What's it like to see your friend transformed into a raven before your very eyes, and to know it's your turn next? How does it feel to morph into a manta ray or slide into the body of a snake? This is what happens to Miranda, Semi and Arnie, three friends who are the sole survivors of a plane crash. They find themselves on a tropical island of azure waters and white sands. But beyond the palm-fringed beaches lies the hospital run by the sinister Dr Franklin, and the three teenagers are about to become his next patients. Perfect candidates for his experiments in genetic engineering. . . A horrifying, fascinating story that is Ann Halam's most unusual and challenging novel so far.

      Dr Franklin's Island
    • 1998

      Phoenix Café

      • 304bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Phoenix Café concludes the tale of the Aleutian invasion in a hip, dark, violent novel. Another hundred years on, the Aleutians prepare to leave both Earth and a humanity transformed in strange and sometimes unpleasant ways by two hundred years of alien exploitation. The Aleutians have the space drive. But what has humanity gained or lost, and who will pick up the pieces? This is a novel of politics, economics, sexual identity, and the fate of humanity.

      Phoenix Café
    • 1997

      Andrei und seine Schwester entdecken in einem alten Haus seltsame Dinge. Hinter den Türen eines Schranks finden sie eine unendliche Dunkelheit, die Andrei fasziniert. Er fragt sich, ob dies das Geheimnis des Hauses ist und ob es mit dem Verschwinden ihres Vaters zusammenhängt.

      Das Nachtfenster
    • 1994

      This novel consists of a heady mix of politics, sex and romantic adventure, set against a world only just coming to terms with the reality of an alien invasion.

      North Wind
    • 1992

      White Queen

      • 400bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen
      2,5(10)Tarief

      The award-winning first novel in Gwyneth Jones' critically-acclaimed Aleutian Trilogy.

      White Queen