Diane Duane is een schrijfster wiens carrière meer dan veertig jaar omspant in sciencefiction, fantasy, televisie en film. Haar werk staat bekend om het verkennen van ingewikkelde werelden en personages, waarbij ze zich vaak verdiept in diepgaande thema's zoals de aard van magie, technologie en de menselijke ervaring. Door haar meesterlijke vertelkunst en onderscheidende stijl creëert Duane meeslepende verhalen die lezers boeien en aanzetten tot nadenken.
De jonge tovenaars Nita en Kit staan voor hun moeilijkste opgave tot dusver wanneer Nita's onuitstaanbare zusje Dairine op avontuur gaat. Ze is een tovenaar met bijna grenzeloze krachten geworden... Als Dairines toverhandboek - een laptop! - haar lichtvaardig op pad stuurt, moeten Nita en Kit achter haar aan, kriskras door de melkweg, voordat ze zo diep in moeilijkheden zit dat niets haar meer kan redden! ( http://www.dromen-demonen.nl/ )
Om verlost te zijn van magie, sturen Nita's ouders haar voor de zomer naar haar tante in Ierland. Maar in de Oude Wereld blijkt toverij nog gewoner dan thuis! Nita maakt kennis met Ierse tovenaars en vecht met hen tegen nachtmerriewezens - afkomstig uit een dimensie waar mensen een legende zijn en de monsters uit de Ierse verhalen een dodelijke realiteit.
For over four decades, the demand for Star Trek stories has led to five television series, over seven hundred episodes, ten feature films, and an animated series. From the early short-story adaptations by James Blish in the 1960s to the original novels of the 1970s and beyond, fiction has significantly expanded the Star Trek universe. This exploration delves into why these books serve as a powerful creative outlet for some and a fresh way to engage with the Star Trek mythos for others. The work reflects on the first forty years of professionally published Star Trek fiction, showcasing the personalities and creative sensibilities of its contributors. It provides an insightful look into the creative processes, challenges, innovations, and progress within this literary landscape. Author Jeff Ayers has engaged with nearly six hundred books and interviewed over three hundred authors and editors to create a comprehensive guide to this unique publishing phenomenon. Fully illustrated with book covers, the work includes an index by title and author, as well as a detailed timeline, making it an essential resource for every fan.
Four Manhattan cats challenge the forces of evil when an ancient power invades the mystic Gates under Grand Central Station and unleashes terror throughout the city
THE CULMINATION OF A SAGA TWENTY-TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING.They call themselves "Rihannsu" -- the Declared. To the Federation, they are the Romulans. By any name they are adversaries as formidable as they are inscrutable. Self-exiled from Vulcan in ages past, they retain an ancient martial philosophy and a code of conduct that has sustained them through centuries of hardship, warfare, and thwarted ambition.Now their empire is gearing for war once again. Armed with the revolutionary Sunseed technology, which can destabilize entire stars, a Romulan vessel is warping toward the heart of the Federation. Its target: Earth's sun.But this offensive comes at a perilous time, as a growing number of Romulan worlds are joining a revolution -- one led by the renegade Commander Ael t'Rllaillieu of the warbird "Bloodwing," with the aid of Captain James T. Kirk of the "Starship Enterprise(TM)" and the Hamalki physicist K's't'lk, the Federation's foremost authority on Sunseed technology. As the threat to Earth looms ever larger, "Bloodwing" and "Enterprise" lead an armada toward the Romulan homeworld for a final reckoning that will decide the future of the Rihannsu people.Cover Artist: Tom Hallman
In the twenty-third century, a crisis on Vulcan prompts the U.S.S. Enterprise™ to return home. Commander Spock, his father Sarek, and Captain Kirk confront Vulcan's past and present, navigating tribal warfare, court intrigue, and the ethics of logic. Spock must reconcile his duty to Starfleet with his ties to Vulcan to save the planet and the Federation.
When Dr. McCoy grumbles once too often about the way the U.S.S. Enterprise™ ought to be run, Captain Kirk decides to leave the doctor in command while he oversees a routine diplomatic mission. Kirk beams down to a strange planet nicknamed "Flyspeck" to negotiate its admission into the Federation, leaving Dr. McCoy to enjoy his new authority. However, the doctor soon learns that command is a double-edged sword when Kirk disappears without a trace. Desperately trying to locate his captain, McCoy comes under pressure from Starfleet to resolve the situation immediately. Matters go from bad to worse when the Klingons arrive and stake their own claim on Flyspeck. Then another, more deadly power threatens them all, and suddenly Dr. McCoy and the Starship Enterprise find themselves pitted against an alien fleet in a battle they have no hope of winning.
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.
Second of Diane Duane's "Middle Kingdoms" sequence, sequel to THE DOOR INTO FIRE. The quest of Freelorn Ferrant's son, exiled prince of Arlen, continues as he and his people push eastward across the Middle Kingdoms in pursuit of his lost throne. But his companion, the warrior and sorceress Segnbora, brings her own possibly deadly agenda to the search...
