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The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today • Faced with determining the fate of the galaxy, Golan Trevize • hesitantly chose to hand over the rule of the galaxy to planet Gaia. Two mysteries now remain: who has erased the records of Earth – and why? • Determined to ensure his choice was right, Golan sets off with • Janov Pelorat and Bliss, to answer these questions once and for all. But nothing could prepare them for the secrets which await them on Earth. Secrets which predate history as they know it, and will change its significance forever…

The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today • The First Foundation survived two centuries of barbarism as the once-mighty Galactic Empire descended into chaos. Now it mist prepare for war against the remnants of the Empire as the Imperial fleet advances on their planet, Terminus • Hari Seldon predicted this war; he even prepared his Foundation for it. But he couldn’t foresee the birth of the mutant Mule. In possession of a power which reduces fearsome opposition to devoted slaves, the Mule poses a terrible threat to Seldon’s Foundation

За три столетия до событий «Игры престолов» началось завоевание Вестероса. В небесах сверкали вспышки драконьего пламени, и Семь королевств обратились пеплом. Пламя и кровь ознаменовали начало правления династии Таргариенов. Брат пошел против брата, мать против дочери, дракон против дракона… • «Пламя и кровь» – это жуткая и кровавая история битвы за Железный трон Вестероса, рассказанная мейстерами Цитадели. Книга является приквелом цикла «Песнь льда и пламени» Джорджа Р.Р. Мартина и легла в основу сериала «Дом дракона» • Книга на английском языке • 300 years before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash • So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood

Роман Айзека Азимова "Роботы и империя" - один из самых влиятельных произведений в истории научной фантастики. Устанавливая и тестируя три закона робототехники, они продолжают формировать понимание и дизайн искусственного интеллекта по сей день • Прошло два столетия с тех пор, как действия Элайджи Бейли на Авроре отправили поселенцев с Земли в новые миры по всей галактике • Космическая планета Солярия была покинута людьми, хотя осталось бесчисленное множество роботов. Когда поселенцы прибывают, чтобы спасти их, происходит нечто немыслимое - роботы атакуют • Сопровождаемый Глэдией Дельмарр и роботами Дэниелом и Жискаром, потомок Элайджи Бейли отправляется на Солярию для расследования, которое приведет их к обширному, катастрофическому заговору и революции в трех законах робототехники

За 300 лет до событий саги «Песнь льда и пламени», задолго до ожесточенной битвы за трон, настроившей дома Вестероса друг против друга, Семью королевствами правила династия Таргариенов, последних повелителей драконов • «Пламя и кровь» содержит хронику правления легендарного рода, начиная с завоевания Вестероса Эйгоном I и заканчивая кровавыми событиями Танца драконов, гражданской войны, которая едва не положила конец всей династии. Как на самом деле разворачивались ее события? Почему посещать древнюю Валирию так опасно? Откуда взялись три драконих яйца, подаренные Дейнерис? На эти и многие другие вопросы готов ответить один из мейстеров Цитадели • «Пламя и кровь» – это всеобъемлющий путеводитель по истории Вестероса, по масштабам сравнимый с «Историей упадка и разрушения Римской империи» Эдварда Гиббона

Voyager Classics – timeless masterworks of science fiction and fantasy • The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre • In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age • Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed to ensure humans maintain the upper hand • 1) A robot may not injure a human being or allow a human being to come to harm • 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law • 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law • But what happens when a rogue robot’s idea of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?

A scintillating collection of stories from the master of science fiction • Since the beginning of his career in the 1940s, Ray Bradbury has become synonymous with great science fiction from the pulp comic books of his early work to his adaptations for television, stage and screen and most notably for his masterpiece, ‘Fahrenheit 451’ • Bradbury has done a rare thing; to capture both the popular and literary imagination. Within these pages the reader will be transported to foreign and extraordinary worlds, become transfixed by visions of the past, present, and future and be left humbled and inspired by one of most absorbing and engaging writers of this century, and the last • This is the second of two volumes offering the very best of his short stories including 'The Garbage Collector', ‘The Machineries of Joy’ and ‘The Toynbee Convector’

The first part of The Sarantine Mosaic, Kay’s sweeping tale of politics, intrigue and adventure inspired by ancient Byzantium • Rumored to be responsible for the ascension of the previous Emperor, his uncle, amid fire and blood, Valerius the Trakesian has himself now risen to the Golden Throne of the vast empire ruled by the fabled city, Sarantium • Valerius has a vision to match his ambition: a glittering dome that will proclaim his magnificence down through the ages. And so, in a ruined western city on the far distant edge of civilization, a not-so-humble artisan receives a call that will change his life forever • Crispin is a mosaicist, a layer of bright tiles. Still grieving for the family he lost to the plague, he lives only for his arcane craft, and cares little for ambition, less for money, and for intrigue not at all

Follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home; discover what happens when a writer 'with the future's eye' believes his friend is aboard a UFO; and listen in on a couple talking themselves backwards through time to the moment when they first held hands. Meanwhile radio voices become indomitable flesh and the dead arise to recapture life in this searching and speculative collection of never-before published stories. Whether he's exploring the myriad ways to be reborn, or the circumstances that can make any man a killer, or returning us to Mars, Bradbury opens the world to us and beckons us in

The epic conclusion to the Monstrous Heart Trilogy; a magical tale of intrigue on dark waters and a love story for the ages. The perfect gothic, gaslamp fantasy – ideal for fans of V.E. Schwab and China Mieville • Arden Beacon has nothing left to lose • Having fought monsters, the deep waters and the establishment to fulfil a promise the man she loved – she is no closer to peace. But against the odds, she has found Jonah once more and they are together now. She means to keep it that way • Jonah, Arden and Chalice are bound for Clay city. Warnings come that the scorned yet powerful Miah and Bellis have joined forces and turned their eyes to the capital, now following the direction of the slippery Mr Lindsay. Wanton destruction and death will surely follow if they cannot be distracted, tricked and stopped

The first book in a brand new series by the master of epic fantasy, Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity • A lost race of elves, the taredhel or 'people of the stars', have found a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home world, these elves are hard pressed by a ravaging demon horde, and what was once a huge empire has been reduced to a handful of survivors. The cornerstone of taredhel lore is the tale of their lost origins in the world they call simply 'Home', a place lost in the mists of time. Now they are convinced that Midkemia is that place, and they are coming to reclaim it • Ruthless and arrogant, the taredhel intend to let nothing stand in their way; but before long, Pug and the Conclave realise that it's not necessarily the elves, but the demon horde pursuing them where the true danger lies

With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other. Now, with LEAGUE OF DRAGONS, Novik brings the imaginative tour-de-force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish • Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all – if internal struggles and petty squabbles don’t tear them apart • Aware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of every country – and the ferals, loyal only to themselves – vast new rights and powers if they fight under his banner