Jindřich Smékal Book order (chronological)

• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert • Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides—who would become known as Muad'Dib—and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition mankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.

Druhá kniha trilogie Land a Overland. V prvním díle hledala část ohrožených obyvatel Landu záchranu na neobydleném Overlandu. Přelet z jedné planety na druhou se uskutečnil pomocí řiditelných teplovzdušných balonů, neboť atmosféry obou blízkých planet se prolínají. Nebezpeční smrtelné nákazy však trvá i po dvaceti letech, proto se bizarní bitvy dřevěných kosmických lodí odehrávají v beztížné zóně. Novému království však hrozí skrytá invaze ze vzdáleného Farlandu…... celý text

Biron Farrell was young and naïve, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin.He soon discovers that, many light-years away, his father, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered. Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father’s death, and becomes entangled in an intricate saga of rebellion, political intrigue, and espionage.The mystery takes him deep into space where he finds himself in a relentless struggle with the power-mad despots of Tyrann. Now it is not just a case of life or death for Biron, but a question of freedom for the galaxy.

A nova-bright adventure and the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series by a founding father of science fiction. The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. High above the planet Florina, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of its surface, however, the native Florinians labour ceaselessly for their Sarkite masters. Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. But now both worlds are hurtling toward a cataclysm, and only one man knows the truth; a man without a memory or a past, unaware of the secret locked inside his own brain... Their world is doomed.

Set on the perilous planet Pyrrus, the story follows professional gambler Jason dinAlt, who possesses psionic powers that allow him to manipulate games of chance. After successfully winning a significant amount at a government casino, he is challenged by the planet's ambassador, Kerk Pyruss. Choosing to accompany Kerk back to Pyrrus, Jason faces the dangers of a world notorious for its lethal environment. The novel explores themes of survival and the consequences of gambling, making it a thrilling classic in science fiction.

Zvláštní číslo zpravodajů zájmových kroužků vědecké fantastiky AF 167 Brno a Pulsar Štětí. Sestavil Jindřich Smékal.