Best Selling Books by Ian WATSON

A decade after the discovery of the Higgs Boson, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN still leads the world in the search to uncover what the universe is made of, how it was formed, and what fate may lie in store for it. If there is such a thing as a ‘cutting edge’, it surely lies 100 metres below the Swiss-French border, at the point where the beams collide. As part of a unique collaboration, this book pairs a team of award-winning authors with CERN physicists to explore some of the discoveries being made, through fiction. From interstellar travel using quantum tunnelling, to first contact with antimatter aliens, to a team of scientists finding themselves being systematically erased from history, these stories (and their accompanying afterwords) explore the dark matters that only physics can offer answers to. Authors include Sherlock and Dr Who writer Steven Moffat, novelist and Small Axe screenwriter Courttia Newland, Dame Margaret Drabble and SF legends Ian Watson (whose credits include the screenplay for the Spielberg''s A.I.) and Stephen Baxter (winner of the Philip K Dick and John W Campbell Memorial Award). Featuring CERN physicist and engineers: Professor Lyn Evans, Professor John Ellis, Dr Andrea Bersani, Dr Tessa Charles, Professor Gino Isidor, Professor Jens Vigen, Dr Michael Davis, Dr Carole Weydert, Dr Joe Haley, Dr Kristin Lohwasser, Dr Pete Dong, Dr Daniel Cervenkov, Dr Andrea Giammanco.

CREATURA DEL FUOCO (1988) Che un rettile fiammeggiante esista davvero a Tynemouth, e che spii dalle caverne inviando segnali paranormali sotto la crosta sottile d''Inghilterra, sembra la trama di un romanzo. Invece lo psichiatra John Cunningham deve ricredersi e ascoltare molto attentamente i discorsi di Tommy, un paziente schizofrenico che comincia a raccontargli un''esistenza precedente. Il medico-scrittore si trova di fronte a un''ipotesi sconcertante: che una leggenda locale, la Creatura di Lambton, non sia affatto il frutto di una fantasia malata ma degli esperimenti parabiologici compiuti da Raimondo Lullo. Con conseguenze molto pericolose per il mondo di superficie...

Con su orden, Jaq había condenado a muerte a Meh`Lindi. Si su muerte fuera la diversión que él necesitaba, ella la aceptaría. Jaq no confiaba en la armadura alienígena. Sabía que Meh`Lindi no se había rociado con la piel sintética de los asesinos. Cuando el capitán apretó el gatillo, Jaq se arrojó delante de ella, bramando «¡No!».

"Le più piccole e umili creature di Dio", i batteri, avevano salvato il mondo da un''invasione marziana ai tempi della Guerra dei mondi di Wells (1897); ora, misteriosi microrganismi dalle straordinarie capacità di propagazione infettano una sonda russa nello spazio.

« Une silhouette gigantesque apparut dans le cône de lumière et descendit à leur rencontre [...] d’un pas distrait de promeneur désabusé. Il faisait penser à la fois aux saints du Greco et aux statuettes émaciées de Giacometti. » Il y a cet institut médical anglais qui, discrètement, se livre à des...

Un ragazzo in bicicletta. Un disco volante. Tre "ufonauti". E un''indagine da cui tutto prende avvio. Niente sembra come appare, e tutto è pronto a riservare nuove sorprese ai protagonisti di questo romanzo che brilla per acume e originalità. Ma che cos''è il "Vuoto"? E da dove arrivano gli UFO, se mai sia possibile dimostrare che esistono davvero? Su questi piani molteplici si muovono i protagonisti del romanzo, seguendo le trovate intelligenti di un autore che, secondo il grande J.G. Ballard, è stato "il più interessante, anzi il solo, scrittore di idee della fantascienza inglese".

Poems that wheel around home, belonging and memory on a sliding scale between tenderness and satire, and between breavement and celebration.

Ocho autores internacionales demuestran que la ciencia ficcion no ha perdido su garra ni su capacidad especulativa, y que es la narrativa que mas y mejor trata de las preocupaciones, desafios y problemas que afectan a nuestra sociedad actual. Desde la extrapolacion y la metafora del futuro, analiza y disecciona una realidad en continuo cambio. El zoo de papel, de Ken Liu (premios Hugo, Nebula y World Fantasy 2012 de relato corto): la importancia de las raices frente a la sociedad globalizada. Deirdre, de Lola Robles: un futuro donde la robotica permite crear companeros sentimentales a medida. Recuerdos de un pais zombi, de Erick J. Mota: una sociedad estancada que transforma a sus ciudadanos en muertos vivientes. Enciende una vela solitaria, de Victor Conde: una profunda critica a las redes sociales. Cuerpos, de Juanfran Jimenez: en una Europa seudodemocratica y globalizada, los ricos tienen una nueva opcion de turismo sexual consistente en el intercambio de mentes. Un dia sin papa, de Ian Watson: una madre de familia debe responsabilizarse, ademas, de la personalidad digitalizada de su padre. Memoria, de Teresa P. Mira de Echeverria: el planeta Marte de un futuro relativamente cercano, radical y arriesgado en lo tocante a relaciones personales y roles sexuales. El ciclo de vida de los objetos de software, de Ted Chiang (premios Hugo y Locus 2011 de novela corta): la evolucion de dos inteligencias artificiales que viven en un entorno digital y sus complejas relaciones con los humanos.

En la galaxia desgarrada por la guerra del cuadragésimo primer milenio, la sagrada Inquisición libra una lucha interminable para proteger a la humanidad de la corrupción de los Poderes Oscuros. Desolado por la muerte de su aliada más cercana, el inquisidor renegado Jaq Draco se prepara para entregar su alma a los dioses del Caos y así lograr descubrir el lugar mítico donde el tiempo vuelve atrás y los muertos pueden alzarse de nuevo. Sólo mediante la renuncia a su fe inquebrantable en el Dios Emperador puede lograr ese objetivo...¡y una eternidad de condenación!

A fascinating true story of a white boy''s thoughts and adventures growing up in the dark years of African apartheid, and of his daring escape to the American dream.

Northern ''Q'': The History of Royal Air Force, Leuchars takes its title from the long standing primary role as one of the oldest airfields in the UK. Leuchars began its links with military aviation as far back as 1911 with the arrival of the Royal Engineers who established a balloon squadron for reconnaissance training. Following the outbreak of war in 1939, the station was identified as an ideal location to launch maritime operations under Coastal Command. By the end of the war, Leuchars, like so many other airfields, was under the threat of redundancy as many airfields were rendered surplus to requirements. The developing international situation placed a shift in defense with the Cold War and Leuchars was once more deemed to be in an ideal and vital position. From 1950, this corner of northeast Fife has been on permanent guard with every type of operational interceptor in RAF service. Now politics from austerity to Scottish independence, rather than sound judgment, is setting the agenda as the RAF leave for Lossiemouth in Moray.

Quatrième roman (avoué) de cet auteur britannique qui renouvelle la science-fiction actuelle. Ce récit de 1977 se fonde sur le voyage psychique, dont le BARDO (Bureau pour l''Astromancie, la Recherche et le Développement Organisé) n''est pas sans évoquer les disciplines tibétaines.

An illustrated children''s story about townsfolk who have too many things. A little girl comes up with a simple plan to help them all out.

This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Who''s Missing Out?: Access and Equity in Vocational Education and Training" [ED495192] and is an added resource for further information. The original report explores access to vocational education and training (and university) currently and historically over the past 20 years. It reports that those young people most likely to miss out on vocational education and training include those with disabilities, young people still living at home, children from single-parent families and those families with a history of parental unemployment. This support document contains the following appendices: (1) Behind the Label; (2) FLOW; (3) Animation Program; and (4) Statistical Details.