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It''s the summer of 1942, and FBI agent Joe Lucas has come to Cuba at the behest of the Director to keep an eye on Ernest Hemingway in the Caribbean. Lucas thinks of it as a demotion-a babysitting job for a famous writer who has decided to play spy, assembling a team of misfits including an American millionaire, a twelve-year-old Cuban orphan, a Spanish jai alai champion and more in a would-be espionage ring Hemingway dubs the "Crook Factory." But when Hemingway uncovers a critical piece of intelligence that both threatens his life and endangers the political landscape, the fate of the free world and the life of one of its most preeminent writers lies in the hands of the FBI''s most ruthless agent.

HOPEFULLY THIS BOOK DELIEVERS A IMPORTANT MESSAGE . THERE IS A GREAT WOMEN BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN. I WAS BLESSED YET FORTUNATE TO BE SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS FEMALES,AND MALES GROWING UP IN LIFE.THIS MADE ALL CHALLENGES VERY CONQUERABLE .FROM MY WIFE(RUBY ODESSA SIMMONS) ,MY SISTERS,TO MY COUSINS,NOT TO DISMISS MY MOTHER,AND MY AUNTS. FRIENDS AS WELL EXTENDED ME GRACEFUL SUPPORT DURING THE ROUGH PERIODS OF LIFE.I HAVE TO ALSO EXTEND A THANKFUL BLESSING TO ALFONIA AND MORRIS,EDDIE,GERALD AND MANY OTHERS WHO SIDESTEPED THEIR PRIORITIES,IN ORDER TO ASSIST ME. I WOULD LIKE TO LET THEM KNOW I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DID FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO THEM, I COULD NEVER TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE HELPED ME IN LIFE(WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE THEM)THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. DAN EDWARD SIMMONS

"The narrative begins at a critical moment in the Dying Earth''s history, a moment when signs and portents indicate that the long anticipated death of the planet is finally at hand."--Dust jacket.

TEXT IN SPANISH. A team of sentient robots from Jupiter''s lunar system embark on a mission to Mars, where they find a race of metahumans living out existence as the Greek gods of Olympus. These gods have recreated the Trojan War with reconstituted Greeks and Trojans, staffing it with scholars from Earth''s history who observe the events and ensure their accuracy to Homer''s Iliad. One of these scholars, Thomas Hockenberry, finds himself tangled in the midst of the interplay between the gods and their playthings, and sends the war reeling in a direction Homer could have never imagined.

The Hyperion books are credited with single-handedly reinventing and reinvigorating SF in the 1990s. A broad canvased, hugely imaginative and exciting SF epic, the books draw on the works of Keats and provide a uniquely intelligent and literary approach with cutting edge science, compelling characterisation and edge-of-your-seat excitement. The story is continued in ENDYMION and THE RISE OF ENDYMION, which Gollancz will also be publishing in an omnibus volume.

Contiene: -- 1. Fría venganza (9788490180228) -- 2. Fría revancha (9788498008340). -- 3. Frío como el acero (9788490181126).

Die Zukunft, wie sie sein könnte ... Die USA stehen kurz vor dem Kollaps, doch dem Großteil der Bevölkerung ist das völlig egal, denn sie sind abhängig von einer Droge namens Flashback, die es den Konsumenten ermöglicht, die glücklichsten Augenblicke ihres Lebens immer und immer wieder zu erleben. Einer von ihnen ist Ex-Cop Nick Bottom, der seit dem tragischen Tod seiner Frau bei einem Autounfall nur noch in der Vergangenheit lebt und dank Flashback noch einmal die schönsten Momente mit ihr verbringen kann. Doch dann wird der Sohn eines hohen Regierungsbeamten ermordet, und Nick beginnt eher widerwillig zu ermitteln. Bis er eine gigantische Verschwörung aufdeckt, die den desolaten Zustand der USA und ihrer Bewohner verursacht hat ...

From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind. A woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her. . . . An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloody terror. . . . During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror. . . . Includes the following stories: “The River Styx Runs Upstream” “Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams” “Vanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell” “Vexed to Nightmare by a Rocking Cradle” “Remembering Siri” “Metastasis” “The Offering” “E-Ticket to ''Namland” “Iverson''s Pits” “Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites” “The Death of the Centaur” “Two Minutes and Forty-Five Seconds” “Carrion Comfort”

Based on the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during the Sir John Franklin Expedition in 1845, "The Terror" is a deeply absorbing story that combines awe-inspiring myth, grinding horror, and historically accurate adventure ("Seattle Times").

Thomas Hockenberry, einst Professor für Philosophie an der University of Indiana, wird nach seinem Tod von den Göttern des Olymp auserwählt, um als Kriegsberichterstatter in Ilium tätig zu werden. Raffinierte High-Tech-Geräte erlauben es ihm, mitten im Kampfgetümmel zu erscheinen und in Sekundenbruchteilen wieder zu verschwinden. Doch Hockenberry kennt die »Ilias« zu genau, um nicht zu merken, dass sich zwischen dem, was er sieht, und den Versen Homers beträchtliche Diskrepanzen auftun. Schnell stellt er fest, dass er nicht auf dem griechischen Olymp wiedererweckt wurde, sondern auf dem Olympus Mons, dem höchsten Berg des Mars. Und es hat ihn nicht in die Antike, sondern in eine ferne Zukunft verschlagen. Als durch seine Intervention der Krieg eine völlig neue Wendung nimmt, geraten die Ereignisse zunehmend außer Kontrolle ...

Gleich wie die Blätter im Walde, so der Menschen Geschlecht, dies wächst und jenes verschwindet ... Thomas Hockenberry, ehemaliger Professor für Philosophie, wird nach seinem Tod auserwählt, im Auftrag der Muse Kalliope als Kriegsberichterstatter in Ilium tätig zu werden. Als sogenannter Scholiker mit raffinierten High-Tech-Geräten ausgestattet, die es ihm ermöglichen, mitten im Kampfgetümmel zu erscheinen und in Sekundenbruchteilen wieder zu verschwinden, soll er der Muse Zeugnis geben von den Wechselfällen des Trojanischen Krieges. Hockenberry kennt Homers "Ilias" genau und merkt bald, dass sich zwischen dem, was er sieht, und den Versen Homers beträchtliche Diskrepanzen auftun. Hat sich der berühmte griechische Epiker in sträflicher Weise dichterische Freiheiten erlaubt? Oder befindet er, Hockenberry, sich etwa im falschen Krieg? Mit »Ilium« und dem Nachfolgeband »Olympos« legt Dan Simmons eines der größten Zukunftsepen des beginnenden 21. Jahrhunderts vor.

Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe Hill. Stephen King hates to fly. Now he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you''re suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube (like - gulp! - a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we''ll bet you''ve never thought of before... but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, and many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, "ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents... Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice and tight." Book a flight for this terrifying new anthology that will have you thinking twice about how you want to reach your final destination. Table of Contents: Introduction by Stephen King Cargo by E. Michael Lewis The Horror of the Heights by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nightmare at 20,000 Feet by Richard Matheson The Flying Machine by Ambrose Bierce Lucifer! by E.C. Tubb The Fifth Category by Tom Bissell Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds by Dan Simmons Diablitos by Cody Goodfellow Air Raid by John Varley You Are Released by Joe Hill Warbirds by David J. Schow The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury Zombies on a Plane by Bev Vincent They Shall Not Grow Old by Roald Dahl Murder in the Air by Peter Tremayne The Turbulence Expert by Stephen King Falling by James L. Dickey Afterword by Bev Vincent

An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Dan Simmons.

Thank you, Mr. Vance / Dean Koontz -- Preface / Jack Vance -- The True vintage of Erzuine Thale / Robert Silverberg -- Grolion of Almery / Matthew Hughes -- The Copsy Door / Terry Downling -- Caulk the witch-chaser / Liz Williams -- Inescapable / Mike Resnick -- Abrizonde / Walter Jon Williams -- The Traditions of Karzh / Paula Volsky -- The Final quest of the Wizard Sarnod / Jeff Vandermeer -- The Green bird / Kage Baker -- The Last golden thread / Phyllis Eisenstein -- An Incident at Uskvesk / Elizabeth Moon -- Sylgarmo''s Proclamation / Lucius Shepard -- The Lamentably comical tragedy (or the laughably tragic comedy) of Lixal Laoavee / Tad Williams -- Guyal the Curator / John C. Wright -- The Good magician / Glenn Cook -- The Return of the Fire Witch / Elizabeth Hand -- The Collegeum of Mauge / Byron Tetrick -- Evillo the Cunning / Tanith Lee -- The Guiding nose of Ulf?nt Banderoz / Dan Simmons -- Frogskin cap / Howard Waldrop -- A Night at Tarn House / George R.R. Martin -- An Invocation of incuriosity / Neil Gaiman.

-- The Terror It''s 1924 and the race to summit the world''s highest mountain has been brought to a terrified pause by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine high on the shoulder of Mt. Everest. By the following year, three climbers -- a British poet and veteran of the Great War, a young French Chamonix guide, and an idealistic young American -- find a way to take their shot at the top. They arrange funding from the grieving Lady Bromley, whose son also disappeared on Mt. Everest in 1924. Young Bromley -- The Abominable is Dan Simmons at his spine-chilling best.

En 1924, la course pour parvenir au plus haut sommet du monde s''interrompt brutalement suite à la terrible disparition des célèbres alpinistes George Mallory et Sandy Irvine. L''année suivante, trois hommes – un poète britannique vétéran de la Grande Guerre, un guide de montagne français et un jeune idéaliste américain – tentent à leur tour leur chance. Mais quelqu''un, ou quelque chose, les poursuit, et, à 8 500 mètres d''altitude, alors que l''oxygène vient à manquer, l''expédition vire bientôt au cauchemar. Qui est à leurs trousses ? Et quelle vérité se cache derrière les disparitions de 1924 ? Tandis qu''ils poursuivent leur ascension jusqu''au sommet du monde, les trois aventuriers vont découvrir un secret plus abominable encore que toutes les créatures mythiques jamais imaginées.

Gail and Jerry Bremen are telepaths. When Gail dies, Jerry sets fire to the house they shared and sets off to find peace, but instead finds a living hell.

La aventura epica de Hyperion alcanza su climax cuando los peregrinos se reunen ante las Tumbas del Tiempo y estas se abren para liberar al Alcaudon. Los humanos de Hegemonia y de los enjambres exter, las inteligencias artificiales del Tecno Nucleo, los peregrinos del Alcaudon y el cibrido que produce la personalidad de John Keats, se veran irremisiblemente envueltos en la compleja trama del tiempo, del poder, de la guerra. de la inteligencia, de la religion y del amor.Con gran maestria, Simmons logra en La caida de Hyperion una brillante conclusion al articular todos los temas presentados e impregnar de un definitivo significado el aparente caos tematico. Evidente homenaje a John Keats, la saga de Hyperion es, a juicio de todos los criticos, uno de los titulos fundamentales de la moderna ciencia ficcion. Con esta obra, Dan Simmons entre en el genero por la puerta grande, tras los exitos de La cancion de Kail (Premio Mundial de Fantasia), y Los vampiros de la mente (premio Bram Stoker y premioLocus de Terror), ambos publicados por Ediciones B.

Après Hypérion (Prix Hugo 1991), La Chute d''Hypérion puis Endymion, voici enfin venir L''Eveil d''Endymion, quatrième et dernier volet d''une des plus fameuses sagas de la Science-Fiction contemporaine. Toutes les énigmes trouveront leurs solutions, toutes les questions leurs réponses, tous les fils seront enfin noués. Mais seulement après qu''Enée, la fille prophète surgie du labyrinthe du sphinx sur la planète Hypérion, aura accompli son destin avec l''aide et l''amour de Raul Endymion. A travers mille dangers, à travers mille voyages, à travers mille mondes.