Most Popular Books by Michael Bishop

»Als Philip K. erwachte, stellte er fest, dass er über Nacht aus einem verhältnismäßig wohlgeformten, bilateral-symmetrischen menschlichen Wesen zu... einem runden, gliedlosen Planetenkörper geworden war, der einen gigantischen, dunstig-roten Stern umkreiste. Tatsächlich folgerte Philip K. aus dem simplen Gefühl, aus der totalen Aura, die sich in die Samenkörner seines Bewusstseins projizierte, dass er eine Tomate war. Eine Tomate, die hinsichtlich ihrer Dimension und Masse etwa dem Planeten Mars entsprechen mochte. Das war es, ohne Zweifel: eine Treibhaustomate.« Das Erscheinen Michael Bishops hat in der internationalen Science-Fiction-Szene beträchtliches Aufsehen erregt - dies nicht zuletzt deswegen, weil sich seine atmosphärisch dichten und stilistisch ausgefeilten Erzählungen eher der modernen amerikanischen Literatur zurechnen lassen als dem, was man gemeinhin von der Science Fiction erwartet. Obwohl man ihn vornehmlich als Verfasser einer stark soziologisch orientierten Science Fiction apostrophiert, zeigen die in diesem Band versammelten Erzählungen, zu welcher Ausdrucksstärke und Farbigkeit dieser Autor fähig ist. Bishop ist ein Ideenmann und Stilist, sein Werk ist von einer grundlegenden Menschlichkeit, auch wenn seine Charaktere uns unmenschlich erscheinen mögen oder - mitunter – gar Maschinen sind. Arachne enthält die besten Kurzgeschichten und Novellen des Autors. Mehrere der hier vorgelegten Texte wurden für den Hugo-und den Nebula-Award nominiert.

The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales gathers four of Michael Bishop''s unusual longer stories, from different stages of his almost fifty-year career, into a single remarkable volume. Discover the brave, far-ranging, unpredictable talent of Michael Bishop.

Un troupeau de licornes hante les hauteurs d’une chaîne de montagnes du Colorado, au moment où, en pleine apparition du sida, Libby héberge son cousin malade, Bo Gavin. Quel rapport voir entre le fantastique secret qu’elle garde et la terrible épidémie ? Pourtant, les licornes souffrent elles aussi d’une peste et l’univers parallèle dont elles proviennent semble posséder une certaine magie, provoquant des fantômes et des visions... Mythes américains et années sida : Colorado, amérindiens, téléviseur, publicité et cause LGBT, ce grand roman qui a obtenu le prix Mythopoeic est enfin traduit en France.

Collects twenty-five of Michael Bishop''s stories and novellas, all newly revised, in one volume.

Joel-Brock Lollis''s family has vanished into the labyrinthine Sporangium below a curious Georgia emporium, Big Box Bonanzas. Glimpses of an older J-B Lollis of the Atlanta Braves on a BBB television suggest that Joel-Brock may never get back his parents and sister. The Valorous Smalls--almost-ten Joel-Brock, lively teen Addi, and tiny detective Valona--forge their way into the mushroom realm to change that possible future. Young readers who enjoy quests with marvels in the kingdom of the weird--mushroom warriors! mazes! time games! giant slugs!--will find much to interest, amuse, and surprise them in Michael Bishop''s unusual fantasy, Joel-Brock the Brave and the Valorous Smalls, well and profusely illustrated in pen-and-ink by Orion Zangara.

Seventeen of writer Michael Bishop''s favorite stories were handpicked from his previously uncollected works to create this compelling collection, providing an excellent overview of a career that includes award-winning science fiction, horror, fantasy, satire, space opera, and mystery. In "A Tapestry of Little Murders, " a murderer attempts to escape along a literal road to self-destruction. A medical missionary, tortured by government thugs, reveals her dying wish in "With a Little Help from Her Friends." In "The Procedure, " an operation to remove a tumorous growth will hopefully excise from the patient''s mind and body all tendencies toward faith and superstition. From futuristic mystery and Vietnam-era dark fantasy to theological speculation on Christ''s death, a variety of lyrical voices speak through these haunting stories. An essay by the author divulges the genesis of each story.

Since its first publication in 1908, generations of adults and children have cherished Kenneth Grahame’s classic,The Wind in the Willows.For in this entrancing, lyrical world of gurgling rivers and whispering reeds live four of the wisest, wittiest, noblest, and most lovable creatures in all literature—Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad of Toad Hall. Like true adventurers, they glory in life’s simplest pleasures and natural wonders. But it is Toad, cocky and irrepressible in his goggles and overcoat, whose passion for motorcars represents the free and fearless spirit in all of us; just as it’s Toad’s downfall that inspires the others to test Grahame’s most precious theme—the miracle of loyalty and friendship. From the Paperback edition.

How far would you go to achieve ultimate power and have your every dream fulfilled? Would you steal for it? Would you torture for it? Would you kill for it? For Ramond Jamison these questions are all too real. In a world where he is surrounded by love and goodness, a darker path has revealed itself to him. A path that offers his every fantasy. A path that bestows his every want, and asks for only one thing in return... His soul. The lives he touches along the way will forever be changed. Each victim feels their own unique and distinct pain. A torment that not only causes them great suffering, but affects all those around them. The road that leads Ramond to his every desire is not paved with gold, but instead is formed with the blood and tears of all those who stand in his way. It''s a road of destruction and death, and in the end the one he hurts the most just may be himself. When playing Devil''s advocate is a way of life, be careful what you ask for, it just might get you!

Parce qu''ils sont affligés d''une maladie dégénérative proche de la lèpre, les Muphormes sont condamnés à vivre reclus. C''est du moins ainsi qu''on a présenté la chose à Lucian Yeardance, le nouveau kommissar responsable de leur communauté. Mais en les voyant se battre sans merci les uns contre les autres pour obtenir un surcroît de narcotiques ou de nourriture à chaque ravitaillement, Yeardance, outré, embrasse peu à peu la cause de ces parias au visage ravagé, liant irrévocablement son destin au leur. Pour cela, il devra aller jusqu''au bout de son sacrifice et faire face à une vérité qu''aucun être humain n''est capable de supporter. Puissante métaphore de la colonisation, Visages volés retrace, à mi-chemin entre Au cœur des ténèbres de Joseph Conrad et Les profondeurs de la Terre de Robert Silverberg, la descente aux enfers d''un homme en quête de rédemption.