Frank Schätzing Boeken

Voor de kust van Peru verdwijnt een visser op mysterieuze wijze van de aardbodem. In Noorwegen ontdekken onderzoekers van een oliemaatschappij een nieuwe wormsoort, waarvan miljoenen exemplaren op de zeebodem leven. Tegelijkertijd vertonen de walvissen voor de kust van British Columbia bijzonder vreemd, agressief gedrag. Er lijkt geen verband te bestaan tussen deze gebeurtenissen, maar de Noorse bioloog Sigur Johanson gelooft niet in toeval. Walvisdeskundige Leon Anawak evenmin. Er vinden steeds meer incidenten plaats en het leven in de wereldzeeën lijkt tegen de mensheid in opstand te komen. De beide wetenschappers komen tot dezelfde onheilspellende conclusie: er staat een ramp te gebeuren. Bij hun zoektocht naar de oorzaak van deze gebeurtenissen zien zijn hun ergste nachtmerries bewaarheid worden... In een van de meest besproken thrillers van de laatste jaren laat Frank Schätzing zien wat de mogelijke gevolgen zijn van de menselijke overheersing van de natuur. De opwarming van de aarde als gevolg van het broeikaseffect, de luchtverontreiniging die in toenemende mate een gevaar vormt voor de gezondheid en het hoge tempo waarin de natuurlijke energiebronnen - kolen, olie, gas - worden uitgeput, vormen de grootste bedreigingen voor de mens in de 21e eeuw. Schätzing deed voor De Zwerm vijf jaar lang onderzoek naar deze verontrustende ontwikkelingen en sprak met tientallen biologen, scheikundigen en andere wetenschappers om zijn verhaal te onderbouwen.

The first space elevator connects the Earth to the Moon, prompting abreathless race between the Americans and Chinese to get to the Moon's helium-3 - the rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find Yoyo, a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt. There's a crazed assassin hot on his heels, all because Yoyo accidentally stumbled onto a secret society called Hydra - and now it's not just her life at risk. Following the Hydra trail takes Jericho and Yoyo round the world and finally to the Gaia, the Moon's very first hotel, where a billionaire entrepreneur is entertaining some of the world's richest and most influential men and women But the secret society that is Hydra has its own plans for the Earth - and the Moon. And nothing and no one will be allowed to stand in its way.

It's the year 1260 and the great cathedral - the most ambitious building in all of Christendom - is rising above the streets of Cologne. Far below its soaring spires and flying buttresses, an assassin of unnatural talent surveys his new hunting ground. More shadow than man, the assassin is quick to take his first life. But there is a witness to his crime: a flame-haired thief known as Jacob the Fox. Justly terrified by the black-clad spectre, Jacob runs for his life, convinced that he's pursued by the Angel of Death itself. For all his street-smart cunning, the wily Fox cannot shake off the assassin - a cruel, efficient murderer who favours a pistol-grip crossbow as his weapon of choice. Fate, injury and desperation lead Jacob to seek help from a beautiful clothes dyer, her drunken rascal of a father, and her learned uncle, a man of God who loves a battle of wits almost as much as he loves a bottle of wine. With the threat of an untimely death at the end of a crossbow bolt never far way, Jacob's unlikely cabal find themselves faced with a conspiracy born of an unquenchable thirst for revenge, a conspiracy that threatens to tear Cologne apart and stain the city with blood.

Perfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Peter F. Hamilton: The blockbuster conclusion to the international sci-fi thriller by German's Number One thriller writer It's 2025, and the Chinese and the Americans are going head to head on the Moon for helium-3, the rare mineral which will solve all the Earth's energy needs. But not everyone is happy. Billionaire Julian Orley's space-elevator revolutionised space travel; now he's taking a group of international movers and shakers on the trip of a lifetime: to the first-ever hotel on the Moon, hoping to woo them into investing in the future of humanity. But not all of Orly's guests are humanitarians: at least one is pursuing his own dark plot - and now there's a time limit. And how is this linked with the cyber-detective Owen Jericho, the dissident hacker Yoyo, oil magnate Gerald Palstein - and the mysterious organisation called Hydra, who have their own - not very charitable - plans for the universe?

It's the year 1260 and the great cathedral - the most ambitious building in all of Christendom - is rising above the streets of Cologne. Far below its soaring spires and flying buttresses, an assassin of unnatural talent surveys his new hunting ground. More shadow than man, the assassin is quick to take his first life. But there is a witness to his crime: a flame-haired thief known as Jacob the Fox. Justly terrified by the black-clad spectre, Jacob runs for his life, convinced that he's pursued by the Angel of Death itself. For all his street-smart cunning, the wily Fox cannot shake off the assassin - a cruel, efficient murderer who favours a pistol-grip crossbow as his weapon of choice. Fate, injury and desperation lead Jacob to seek help from a beautiful clothes dyer, her drunken rascal of a father, and her learned uncle, a man of God who loves a battle of wits almost as much as he loves a bottle of wine. With the threat of an untimely death at the end of a crossbow bolt never far way, Jacob's unlikely cabal find themselves faced with a conspiracy born of an unquenchable thirst for revenge, a conspiracy that threatens to tear Cologne apart and stain the city with blood.

Helium-3 is a rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems - and it's been discovered on the Moon, prompting a breathless race between the Americans and Chinese. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt, where he's the quarry: there's a crazed assassin hot on his heels, all because Yoyo accidentally stumbled onto a secret society called Hydra - and now their lives are at risk. Following the Hydra trail takes Jericho and Yoyo round the world and finally to the Moon, where a billionaire entrepreneur is entertaining some of the world's richest and most influential men and women in the Gaia, the planet's very first hotel. But Hydra has its own plans for the Earth - and the Moon. And nothing and no one will be allowed to stand in its way.

V Peru zmizí rybář. Beze stopy. Norští experti na těžbu ropy narazí na podivuhodné organismy, které ovládly stovky čtverečních kilometrů mořského dna. Mezitím se v Kanadě odehraje hrůzná proměna velryb u břehů Britské Kolumbie. Nic spolu zdánlivě nesouvisí. Ale biolog Sigur Johanson nevěří na náhody. A indiánský ochránce velryb Leon Anawak dojde k znepokojivým závěrům. Blíží se katastrofa. Pátrání po jejím původci konfrontuje vědce s těmi nejhoršími nočními můrami.

En Perú, un pescador desaparece sin dejar rastro. Entretanto, los expertos de una empresa petrolífera noruega encuentran extraños organismos que ocupan cientos de kilómetros cuadrados del fondo marino. Y en las costas de la Columbia Británica comienza a observarse un inquietante cambio en el comportamiento de las ballenas. Algo ha hecho que las criaturas marinas se vuelvan contra el hombre. Nada de todo esto parece tener una causa común, pero el biólogo Sigur Johanson sospecha que en estas anomalías hay algo más que una simple serie de coincidencias. Lo mismo acaba creyendo el investigador de ballenas canadiense Leon Anawak, quien llega a una preocupante conclusión: una catástrofe está a punto de suceder, y ésta podría poner en peligro la continuidad de la raza humana. La búsqueda del origen de esta amenaza enfrentará a los biólogos con sus peores pesadillas. Con más de dos millones de ejemplares vendidos en Alemania, El quinto día es un ambicioso e inteligente thriller que no dejará indiferente a nadie.

V Peru zmizí rybář. Beze stopy. Norští experti na těžbu ropy narazí na podivuhodné organismy, které ovládly stovky čtverečních kilometrů mořského dna. Mezitím se v Kanadě odehraje hrůzná proměna velryb u břehů Britské Kolumbie. Nic spolu zdánlivě nesouvisí. Ale biolog Sigur Johanson nevěří na náhody. A indiánský ochránce velryb Leon Anawak dojde k znepokojivým závěrům. Blíží se katastrofa. Pátrání po jejím původci konfrontuje vědce s těmi nejhoršími nočními můrami.