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Set in 1935 England, the story follows Phyllida Shiffer as she returns home after her divorce, only to find her father's house locked and him missing. As she navigates the unsettling situation, she encounters mysterious men who believe she may possess crucial information about her father's groundbreaking scientific discovery. This blend of personal turmoil and intrigue propels Phyllida into a web of secrets and danger, challenging her to uncover the truth about her father's work and her own role in it.

This short book is a translation of some of the myths of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a history of the creation of the world, the gods, and humanity, and the early days of the sacred city of Ífè, the traditional center of Yoruba culture. The text was recited to the author/translator by the high priests of Ífè, and the book is still cited in some books on traditional Yoruba religion and thought today. It has undeservedly become quite rare, as it can be considered a minor classic in the field.

In a city that could well be New York, a series of identical women are found dead in suspicious circumstances. Magazine photographer Johnny Farthing, who is reporting on the suspected murders, is chilled to discover that his fiancee looks identical to the victims too - and then she disappears.

Anglický autor John Wyndham (1903–1969) patří k nejvýznamnějším tvůrcům žánru science fiction. Proslavil se především díky románu Den trifidů. Nemenší úspěchy Wyndham slavil i se svými dalšími invazními a katastrofickými romány Kukly či Midwichské kukačky. Ke klasice žánru patří rovněž jeho povídky, které vycházejí v uceleném sborníku u nás poprvé. Ve sbírce najdete tucet příběhů, jež chronologicky mapují celou Wyndhamovu tvorbu od klasické novely Světy na výměnu přes invazní Pýchavkovou hrozbu až po příběhy s hororovými prvky Neviditelná stvůra, Rudé svinstvo a další....

The study of men and masculinities incorporates some of the key debates in the social sciences today, particularly within cultural and media studies, and gender studies. This book explores the socio-historical and cultural formation, enactment and representation of masculinities in a range of sites. schovat popis

This book was written to be a training manual and practical guide aimed at the surgical trainee, continence nurse-specialist or the working specialist who wishes to develop an incontinence practice. Although several excellent definitive textbooks already exist on most of the subjects covered in this book, there has been very little directed specifically at these readers. They have particular pressures on their time and need a straightforward and clear discussion of theory and common practice to help them prepare for postgraduate examinations or form the basis for sound clinical pratice in day-to-day management.

Obsahuje dva romány: – Bez východiska (E. S. Holdingová) – Z mořských hlubin (John Wyndham)

It was just a smooth round metal ball, less than a metre in diameter. Although it was still hot from its journey through the huge nothingness of space, it looked quite harmless. But what was it, exactly? A meteor, perhaps - just one of those pieces of rock from outer space that occasionallyfall down on to the planet Earth. But meteors don't usually make strange hissing sounds . . . In this collection of four of his famous science-fiction stories, John Wyndham creates visions of the future that make us think carefully about the way we live now.

Brüder unter fremder Sonne/Wenn der Krake erwacht - 2 SF-Romane - bk118; Verlag "Das Beste"; Chad Oliver/John Wyndham; Paperback; 1991

Die Triffids/Die Expedition der "Space Beagle" - 2 SF-Romane - bk118; Verlag "Das Beste"; John Wyndham/Alfred Elton von Vogt; Paperback; 1988

A millionaire English lord dreams of founding a Utopian community on a remote Pacific island. Among the forty-odd men and women selected for the project are a pestologist named Camilla and the narrator. Within hours of the group's arrival on the sunny isle their radio has been destroyed. Within days several members of the group are dead. Dream turns to nightmare as they discover the island is overrun by a species programmed to resist and dominate any invader.

comprising:Pawley's Peepholes (1951)The Red Stuff (1951)And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1951)Dumb Martian (1952)Close Behind Him (1952)The Emptiness of Space (1960)

Anthologie mit sechs Geschichten von John Wyndham, Arthur C. Clarke, J.T. McIntosh, Ray Bradbury, Katherine MacLean und Arthur Porges.

Coronet Books recently published STOWAWAY TO MARS, one of John Wyndham’s most famous stories. The title story of this collection, though it can be read as a separate entity, pursues the ideas thrown up by the original novel, drawing them to some fascinating conclusions. Of course, we are now well used to the idea of Man On The Moon, we have become blasé as to the possibilities of inter-planetary travel. But imagine two expeditions to Mars, one British, the other Russian, both in the process of discovering a mechanical race, invented and produced by the Martians as they believe their specie to be dying. The other four novellas in this collection give further evidence of John Wyndham’s genius at invention, characterisation and sense of movement.

The Outward Urge is a science fiction novel by John Wyndham, consisting of linked short stories originally published in four issues of "New Worlds Science Fiction." Released in 1959, a fifth chapter was later added, initially published as a separate story in November 1960. The work was credited to both Wyndham and the pen-name Lucas Parkes, which Wyndham had used earlier in his career. This collection leans towards hard science fiction, diverging from Wyndham's typical style, prompting publishers to use both names. Set between 1994 and 2194, the narrative unfolds in 50-year intervals, chronicling humanity's exploration of space, including Earth orbit space stations, moon bases, and landings on Mars in 2094, Venus in 2144, and the asteroids. The Troon family, driven by "the outward urge" to explore, plays a central role in this journey. They are depicted as hearing "the thin gnat-voices cry, star to faint star across the sky," a quote from Rupert Brooke's The Jolly Company. The story begins with "Ticker" Troon, who is killed while thwarting a Soviet missile attack on a British space station in 1994, posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross. By 2044, a nuclear war devastates the Northern Hemisphere, leading Brazil to claim dominance in space, only to face competition from Australia later on.

The Lost Machine (1932)The Man from Beyond (1934)The Perfect Creature (1937)The Trojan Beam (1939)Vengeance by Proxy (1940)Adaptation (1949)Pawley's Peepholes (1951)The Red Stuff (1951)And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1951)Dumb Martian (1952)Close Behind Him (1952)The Emptiness of Space (1960)

John Wyndham wrote strong, imaginative fiction years before fame came his way, and this is a collection of some of his pieces from those days. Already remarkable are his sense of movement, his sense of invention, his sense of style. The title story of this collection foreshadows frighteningly such later novels as THE KRAKEN WAKES and THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS with its suggestion of time when man is no longer the dominant creature on Earth. And The Last Lunarians and The Derelict of Space show how well he researched his material, long before space ships had struck out for the moon and the idea of inter-planetary travel had become commonplace. This is truly another fascinating piece of evidence of John Wyndham's remarkable talent as a seer and storyteller.

Coronet Books recently published STOWAWAY TO MARS, one of John Wyndham’s most famous stories. The title story of this collection, though it can be read as a separate entity, pursues the ideas thrown up by the original novel, drawing them to some fascinating conclusions. Of course, we are now well used to the idea of Man On The Moon, we have become blasé as to the possibilities of inter-planetary travel. But imagine two expeditions to Mars, one British, the other Russian, both in the process of discovering a mechanical race, invented and produced by the Martians as they believe their specie to be dying. The other four novellas in this collection give further evidence of John Wyndham’s genius at invention, characterisation and sense of movement.

The Earth was holding a fantastic contest... An international prize of over a million dollars was being offered to the first man to complete an interplanetary journey. Target -- Mars. It was a race against time. The U.S., Russia, and England were again competitors, fighting for fame an fortune. Dale Curance of England didn't need the fortune. He was a millionaire. He was an eccentric. But most of all he was an adventurer and he was determined to win. But winning was not going to be that easy. There were going to be many surprises. And they all began with the stowaway aboard Curtance's ship. A stowaway to Mars. A woman.

The "New Sea" was teeming with a secret life. It was the greatest engineering feat -- the flooding of part of the Sahara Desert. But the new waters that covered up the land also threatened to destroy an ancient, secret civilization beneath the earth. When Mark Sunnet's plane crashed into the New Sea, he and his beautiful companion, Margaret Lawn, were taken prisoner by these secret people. They were taken deep beneath the earth into strange, dark caverns. Caverns that seemed to hold no hope for escape. But Mark and Margaret had to escape. For now, suddenly, they were faced with two terrors -- the secret people who were to be their executioners and the merciless New Sea that threatened to kill them all. . . .

Matthew, they thought, was just going through a phase of talking to himself. And, like many parents, they waited for him to get over it, but it started to get worse. Then Matthew started doing things he couldn't do before, like counting in binary-code mathematics. So he told them about Chocky - the person who lived in his head.

In Chronoclasm a man is pursued by his own future. We meet a robot with an overactive compassion circuit. And what happens when the citizens of the future turn the past into a giant theme park?

Der englische Autor John Wyndham, bekannt für seine Werke im Bereich der Science-Fiction, präsentiert in dieser Sammlung seiner Kurzgeschichten eindringliche und beunruhigende Erkundungen des Mysteriums und des Unbekannten. Diese großartigen Science-Fiction-Erzählungen zeichnen sich durch Logik, guten Geschmack und britischen Humor aus, können jedoch das Unheimliche, das unerwartet aus den Tiefen des Abgrunds auftaucht, nicht zurückhalten.

Ships are sinking for no apparent reason, carrying hundreds to a dark underwater grave. Strange fireballs race through the sky above the deepest trenches of the oceans. Something is about to show itself, something terrible and alien, a force capable of causing global catastrophe.

The future as an Amazonian ant's-nest, a single-sex totalitarian nightmare...the curious consequences of an out-of-body experience...how Hollywood turned an Irish Rose into a plastic bloom...a scientific experiment that changes the course of history - or merely confirms it...the search for a love that is not just lost, but has never ever been...a Satanic salesman's struggles with a quick-witted mortal...

Een Britse geleerde ontdekt samen met een medewerkster dat een bepaald soort korstmos de opmerkelijke eigenschap heeft de menselijke levensduur aanzienlijk te verlengen. Beiden zetten onafhankelijk hun onderzoek naar dit serum van de 'eeuwige jeugd' voort. De man is van mening dat de ontdekking geheim moet blijven, uit vrees voor een strijd om het zeldzame mos. De vrouw daarentegen vreest dat de regering het serum zal in beslag nemen en vernietigen vanwege de enorme maatschappelijke veranderingen die het gebruik met zich meebrengt. In de uitwerking van deze tegengestelde redeneringen toont Wyndham zijn beste werk; het verhaal blijft geloofwaardig ondanks de controverses. Wanneer de ontdekking uiteindelijk bekend wordt, ondervinden de hoofdpersonen de moeilijkheden die daarmee gepaard gaan: aanvankelijk gelooft niemand in de kwaliteiten van het product, en ze lopen het risico gearresteerd te worden voor oplichting en verstoring van de openbare orde. Zodra de publieke opinie omslaat, leidt dit tot enorme maatschappelijke en politieke chaos. Met deze roman biedt Wyndham een verhaal dat zowel de echte SF-lezer als degenen die normaal geen SF lezen, in ademloze spanning houdt.

"Operatie koekoek" is het verhaal van de vreemde gebeurtenissen die zich voordoen in een rustig en vrijwel onbekend Engels dorpje met de naam Midwich. Op een mooie septemberdag landen daar bewoners van een andere planeet. Zij brengen de bevolking van het dorp in een diepe slaap en vertrekken daarna weer. Dat zou op zichzelf nog niet zo erg hoeven te zijn, maar na enige weken wordt ontdekt dat alle vrouwen in het dorp zwanger zijn. Gelukkig weet men een algemene hysterie te voorkomen, en het voorval wordt voor de omgeving geheim gehouden. Wanneer de baby's worden geboren, blijken deze al spoedig over superieure geestesgaven te beschikken. Het wordt nu duidelijk wat de bedoeling is: als deze kinderen volwassen zijn, zullen zij het hele mensdom gaan overheersen. Het zal een nietsontziende strijd worden om de suprematie. Ook in Rusland is iets dergelijks gebeurd, maar de Russen hebben het hele dorp en zijn bewoners eenovudig met een atoombom uitgeroeid. Natuurlijk gaan ook in Engeland stemmen op om de indringers te liquideren, maar per slot van rekening is men er daar te fatsoenlijk voor. Niemand weet een oplopssing, totdat een leraar het probleem op eigen initiatief uit de wereld helpt.

When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walks is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control. "The Day of the Triffids" is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.

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