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John M. Ford

    10 april 1957 – 25 september 2006

    John M. Ford was een gevierd sciencefiction- en fantasy-auteur, wiens werken bekend staan om hun buitengewone intelligentie, eruditie en humor. Hij blonk uit in het creëren van literaire pastiches en parodieën, waarbij hij vaak complexe vormen en blank vers gebruikte, en zijn gedichten en proza weerspiegelden een diep begrip van diverse stijlen en genres. Zijn schrijven wordt gewaardeerd om zijn unieke mix van humor, intellectueel inzicht en bekwame beheersing van de taal, wat lezers een onvergetelijke literaire ervaring biedt. Ford's nalatenschap leeft voort door zijn boeiende verhalen en zijn vermogen om zowel gedachten als gelach op te roepen.

    The Dragon Waiting
    The Princes of the Air
    Growing Up Weightless
    The Scholars of Night
    Aspects
    Casting Fortune
    • A coming of age story against a backdrop of life on the Moon, a Philip K. Dick award-winning novel.

      Growing Up Weightless2022
      3,6
    • Aspects

      • 352bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      "With an introduction by Neil Gaiman"--Cover.

      Aspects2022
      4,0
    • The Scholars of Night

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      John M. Ford's The Scholars of Night is an extraordinary novel of technological espionage and human betrayal, weaving past and present into a web of unbearable suspense. Nicholas Hansard is a brilliant historian at a small New England college. He specializes in Christopher Marlowe. But Hansard has a second, secret, career with The White Group, a “consulting agency” with shadowy government connections. There, he is a genius at teasing secrets out of documents old and new—to call him a code-breaker is an understatement. When Hansard’s work exposes one of his closest friends as a Russian agent, and the friend then dies mysteriously, the connections seem all too clear. Shaken, Hansard turns away from his secret work to lose himself in an ancient Marlowe manuscript. Surely, a lost 400 year old play is different enough from modern murder. He is very, very wrong.

      The Scholars of Night2021
      3,9
    • Peace at Work

      • 216bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      This book aims to support readers in mastering the skill of workplace mediation. It offers guidance on how to effectively manage internal workplace conflict and fosters a more peaceful work environment. The author shares insights gained from professional mediation experience and academic teachings on conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation. The book conveys essential training content for HR managers, emphasizing that poorly managed workplace conflict can be debilitating, while mediation can promote organizational harmony and well-being. It presents a step-by-step process for mediation, from opening statements to closing agreements, and includes case-study role-plays and supporting materials.

      Peace at Work2014
    • The Princes of the Air

      • 256bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      From the personal collection of author John M. Ford. Like new condition except for page coloring from age.

      The Princes of the Air1991
      3,7
    • Casting Fortune

      • 249bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      The theater anywhere is a magical place - but in Liavek, where wizardry is as common as unemployed actors, the theater is a place where magic rules."May These Events" is opening for its first (and only) run, and wizard Oten Chitaru is behind the scenes. Chitaru thinks nothing of producing steaming hot cups of tea from his sleeves for the actors awaiting auditions - what effects will he produce for the audience?And if that weren't enough magic for one evening, what will happen when the mystically reanimated actor finally decides to take his revenge on the director?With two bonus stories set in the same universe! (From book cover)

      Casting Fortune1989
      4,1
    • Krenn, ein klingonischer Captain, wird durch den Kontakt mit der menschlichen Zivilisation verändert und steht vor einem Gewissenskonflikt, als er von einem klingonischen Plan erfährt, die Föderation zu zerstören.

      Der letzte Schachzug1988
      3,6
    • The Dragon Waiting

      • 368bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      The Wars of the Roses have put Edward IV on the throne of England, Lorenzo de' Medici's court shines brilliantly, and Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza plots in Milan. But this is a changed world, and medieval Europe is dominated by the threat from the Byzantine Empire. Sforza, the Vampire Duke, marshals his forces for his long-planned attack on Florence, and Byzantium is on the march. A mercenary, the exiled heir to the Byzantine throne, a young woman physician forced to flee Florence, and a Welsh wizard, the nephew of Owain Gly Dwr, seem to have no common goals but together they wage an intrigue-filled campaign against the might of Byzantium, striving to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and make him Richard III.

      The Dragon Waiting1985
      3,7
    • J'ai lu - 1393: Les fileurs d'anges

      • 316bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Condamné à mort à l'âge de neuf ans pour sa capacité à manipuler le Web, qui relie les nombreux mondes de l'humanité, Grailer doit se cacher, dissimulant ses compétences et testant ses pouvoirs. Original.

      J'ai lu - 1393: Les fileurs d'anges1982
      2,7
    • John Ford's Stagecoach (Starring John Wayne), 1975 1st Edition, edited by Richard J. Anobile. Book is all about the making of the famous movie and is generously illustrated with pictures from the movie. Hardcover with 256 pages, published by Universe Books.

      John Ford's Stagecoach. Starring John Wayne1975