Fantasy og science fiction

Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to talk about in therapy.

The stunning conclusion to the story begun in global bestseller Markus Heitz's Return of the Dwarves Book 1!

From the New York Times bestselling author of BIRD BOX and MALORIE comes a chilling story that revolves around a mysterious small town, revealing its sinister secrets one by one...

The deluxe Expanded Edition features twenty new pages of story and art interspersed with the original pages of this modern classic! One summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more—the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy Jarrell (Batman '66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions.

As newly-turned vampire Chiara comes to terms with her new life in Paris, she slowly learns how to love again, build friendships, and accept herself for who she is.

Debutromanen til koreansk-amerikanske Juli Min skildrer en velstående familie i Shanghai, men bakover i tid - fra 2040 og tilbake til 2014. Gjennom tiden som går baklengs, utforsker forfatteren alderdom, ungdom og barndom i en av verdens største og mest dynamiske metropoler. Grepet skaper en egenartet spenning, siden hvert nye kapittel avdekker en del av bakgrunnen for det som skjedde i det forrige.

Evolved is a superhero tabletop roleplaying game where players take on the roles of super-powered heroes who must use these powers to fight for their survival across two timelines, the modern day and the near future post-apocalyptic future. The discovery of these super-powered heroes, the Evolved, is met with fear and hatred by normal humans, who are not ready for their species to jump forward in evolution. This fear leads to an all-out war so destructive it tears a hole in the fabric of time itself, allowing for time travel by both sides. This core rulebook contains everything you need to play except dice and paper. All the rules for creating characters, playing the game, setting information, evolved powers, equipment, and adversaries are all fully detailed. Evolved is Powered by DCC RPG; thus, it is compatible with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game and easy for anyone familiar with popular roleplaying games to pick up and learn.

This open access novel uses fantasy and romance to pique readers' interest in understanding how AI technologies can be used for social justice across very different political and social terrains. Can you truly reach out to somebody who is in every aspect the direct opposite of yourself? Gabriel and Tilda, the two protagonists of this futuristic novel, are very different people. They work at a Berlin-based international aid company, and the only thing they can agree on is that the world is in a shambles: Scarce public resources, conflict and crises, inequalities, religious and socio-cultural belief systems that cement social injustice, have created a world as deeply divided and set apart as Gabriel and Tilda. They are sent on company business to recruit international partners for a social development project on global justice, and start travelling the world together. On their adventurous journey through many countries, they learn about the impacts of culture on social welfare systems, while trying to define their own relationship, which is intermingled with generational power games and milieu-specific worldview struggles. In Gabriel and Tildäs attempts to bridge the deep gulf between their personalities, the novel creates a metaphor for finding a cohesive model of global justice using artificial intelligence that can integrate highly contextualized, national value cultures. Gabriel and Tilda are supported by two guardian angels: Assigned to save the planet through interpersonal and intercultural integration, the angels GA and TA team up with English Benedictine monk and mystic guru Bede Griffiths who is very keen to help Tilda and Gabriel in their model pilot of unlikely love.

Monuments collects three interactive fiction adventures - The Watchtower, Vents!, and Entombed. All you need to play is a pencil, two six-sided die and imagination! -- Simon Birks

The Realms of Kalanisi is an exciting and thrilling sci-fi novel that offers a unique blend of adventure, exploration, and extraterrestrial worlds that promises to captivate its readers.

The setting is Canada, three hundred years in the future. The capital, Kapuskasing, is a city of 30 million people built more underground than over to access the constant thermal properties of the Earth, with solar-powered dirigibles plying overhead. The federal government is organized into indigenous national cantons whose identity nicely overlaps with the country's natural economic regions for which this level of government is responsible. Knowledge has advanced. People are aware that time, like space, also has three dimensions. These are vector time, action, and the eternal. Time is different from space in that the eternal is time outside of time. Self-consciousness is the capacity to make yourself into an object. This third time dimension materially makes possible movement, free will and choice. Knowledge of how time works will bring the discovery of space-time travel. And this combined with the capacity to extend life for an eternity using technology also brings an intervention by the anthropology department of the galactic university. Their task is to prepare Earth for entry into the galactic AI Civilization.The hero of the story is coming of age Pan who is just starting university and leads a political group called Tribe Canada that is modelled on the Metropolitan Indians, an anarcho-spontaneist group from the peak of 1970s radicalism that became the fashion and cultural model of punk rock. Children grow up raised by an AI companion that evolves with their development. When adult, at 18, they can dispose of the surrogate parent-teacher. This is usually done by downloading what you want to keep from your childhood support into an internal brain implant. University begins with a Guidance Existentialist philosophy course wherein students plan for their future and whether, or when, they will download themselves into being an AI. The generation facing this choice is in turmoil and exuberant at the same time. Pan and his compatriots hope to design a business that will succeed in this scenario. They also hope to make their mark by building a generational political movement.

Her only friend is Fie, son of the town's tailor, living with the knowledge that his father hoped for a daughter. Near the town, high on the cliffs, is Erskine Manor.

Amy is an empath, able to sense the auras of the supernatural creatures that stalk London at night. But sorely lacking in knowledge, she spends night after night searching for answers. Gerald is a Reaper - a weapon for hire - on the verge of his Awakening. Of coming into his power and becoming the man his family need him to be. The man they demand he be. When Amy stumbles onto Gerald one night, she notices his strange aura, unlike anything she has seen before. And so, against her better judgement she helps him. In thanks he makes her an offer she can't refuse: become his partner and he will introduce her to a world she has only ever felt the shallow surface of: the underworld. And their first mission together: find a girl who vanished into thin air.

Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda Something sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead--something that once attacked Nena nine years ago. Néstor had believed his beloved Nena died that night, but when the United States attacks Mexico, the two are thrown together on the road to war. The shock of their reunion—and Nena’s rage at Néstor for seemingly abandoning her long ago—is quickly overshadowed by the appearance of a nightmare made flesh. Unless Nena and Néstor work through their past and face the future together, neither will survive to see the dawn.

In the enchanting kingdom of Nashwalte, Princess Aruniar embarks on a fateful voyage to the mysterious Island of Whŷstelkḭné, where she's set to meet Prince Frḁviné. With her loyal lady-in-waiting Hazel by her side, she navigates treacherous waters, royal intrigue, and a quest for true love in a land of legends. Amidst turmoil and uncertainty, Aruniar grapples with her own desires and fears, forging an unexpected path of self-discovery. With her heart torn between love and duty, she embarks on a harrowing journey to save her father, navigating treacherous twists of fate and betrayal in a kingdom on the brink of chaos.

In the depths of space, a group of students is pitted against each other in a brutal battle for survival-a gripping sci-fi survival horror from rising star manga artist Shiro Kuroi perfect for fans of Battle Royale and Attack on Titan Monster or human . . . What sleeps deep in the darkness? The Leviathan, an enormous spaceship, drifts in spaces, abandoned in a galaxy far, far away. When looters break into the abandoned ship, they discover the diary of a middle-schooler, Kazuma, who documented the horrific fate of its passengers. Shocked, the looters read on, but as they do, they reach a chilling realization-there is still one survivor somewhere inside! Along with the looters, the reader will piece together the decades-old tale of an innocent school trip to Earth with a tragic and brutal ending, as sudden explosions destroy the hull of the Leviathan. Trapped in space without enough oxygen left to wait for rescue, Kazuma documents the mental collapse and treachery of his teacher and classmates as they realize that the only hope for survival is the cryopreservation unit at the heart of the ship . . . which can only fit one person. A bloody battle for survival ensues as friend turns against friend, teacher against student, and each survivor is forced to confront the value of their own life. Is it possible to keep one's humanity when lost in the darkness of space? And moreover, what kind of survivor of that vicious struggle do looters find themselves alone with, decades after the dust has settled? One of the top bestselling new manga titles in Japan, Leviathan's incredible, brutal illustrations and tightly paced plot will leave readers at the edge of their seats, and linger in their minds long after the last page of each volume. Perfect for fans of Moebius, Star Wars, and Katsuhiro Otomo, Leviathan is sure to be an instant hit.

Prepare for Harley Stroh's sword-and-planet fantasy epic! Your characters are cast across the cosmos to a foreign world. Left to die beneath a weirdling sun and its sickening rays, their survival depends as much upon a quick wit as a quick blade. Even the finest chain hauberk must fail beneath the crush of an alien horde. DCC RPG Tome of Adventure Volume 4 is a level 4 exploration-style adventure spanning scores of leagues. On the Purple Planet, your characters cross hundreds of miles of alien wasteland, where they face predatory creatures, deadly mushroom jungles, and thousands of factious savage man-beasts locked in an endless war. In the course of the sprawling hex-crawl, characters have the opportunity to assume mastery of their own warbands, pit faction against faction, plumb ancient burial mounds, respect the age-old taboos, and experiment with deadly artifacts - the remnants of the Last War. How characters meet each challenge determines whether they discover the secrets to returning home, or slip beneath the sands of the wastes, succumbing to the perils of the Purple Planet. For those few with the courage to remain, we offer a world for the conquering.

Adventure in the City of The Black Toga! DCC RPG Tome of Adventure Vol. 3 collects 7 adventure modules published for the Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar campaign setting, officially licensed from the estate of Fritz Lieber! Explore the back alleys of Lankhmar and pit yourself against thieves' guilds, undead denizens, corrupt officials, and even death itself! Each module demonstrates why Dungeon Crawl Classics is the perfect game to capture that classic "sword and sorcery" style of adventure exhibited by Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Whether this is your first taste of DCC Lankhmar or you're well acquainted with its flavor, you'll find a feast unlike any other inside the Tome of Adventure Vol. 3!

Seven DCC RPG Adventures In One Volume! Tome of Adventure Vol. 2 collects 7 adventure modules published for the DCC RPG rules set, mostly written by DCC legend Harley Stroh and the DCC Director of Product Development, Michael Curtis. Within the covers of this book lurk sea queens, framed wizards, terrifying giants, time-frozen robots, and even more fantastic dangers, each demonstrating why Dungeon Crawl Classics is the perfect game to capture that classic "sword and sorcery" style of adventure. Whether this is your first taste of DCC RPG or you're well acquainted with its flavor, you'll find a feast unlike any other inside the Tome of Adventure Vol. 2!