The story follows Hakan Veil, a character fueled by anger and determination. As he navigates through conflicts and challenges, his quest for justice leads him into intense confrontations. The narrative promises high stakes and a gripping exploration of Veil's motivations, showcasing his resilience and the consequences of his wrath.
Ringil Eskiath, scarred wielder of the kiriath-forged broadsword Ravensfriend, is a man on the run - from his past and the family who have disowned him, from the slave trade magnates of Trelayne who want him dead, and apparently from the dark gods themselves, who are taking an interest but making no more sense than they ever have.
MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES This must-read story is a confident, action-and-violence packed thriller, and future classic noir SF novel from a multi-award-winning author. Four hundred years from now mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited from an ancient civilization discovered on Mars. The colonies are linked together by the occasional sublight colony ship voyages and hyperspatial data-casting. Human consciousness is digitally freighted between the stars and downloaded into bodies as a matter of course. But some things never change. So when ex-envoy, now-convict Takeshi Kovacs has his consciousness and skills downloaded into the body of a nicotine-addicted ex-thug and presented with a catch-22 offer, he really shouldn¿t be surprised. Contracted by a billionaire to discover who murdered his last body, Kovacs is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy that stretches across known space and to the very top of society.
Compared to Michael Moorcock and Joe Abercrombie alike, Richard Morgan's fast moving and brutal science fantasy reaches its final volume as Ringil comes to his final reckoning and sees the world tipping into another war with the dragon folk. And, most terrifying of all, the prophecy of a dark lord come to rule may be coming true very close to home... THE DARK DEFILES is a supremely fast moving 240,000 word epic. A massive yet tight story that both shines a light on some mysteries from earlier volumes and reveals deeper mysteries yet. We encounter the artifacts of an ancient race, learn the true story of the ghostly Dwenda and follow three old friends as they face their greatest test yet.
Science fiction. Returning to Harlan's World to achieve retribution for a lost love, Takeshi Kovacs becomes caught up in political intrigue when he comes to the aid of a woman being hunted by a savage young Envoy who claims that he is Kovacs himself
Richard Morgan has always been one of our most successful SF authors with his fast-moving and brutal storylines, blistering plots and a powerful social conscience behind his work. And now he's back, with his first SF novel for eight years . . . and it promises to be a publication to remember. An ex-corporate enforcer, Hakan Veil, is forced to bodyguard Madison Madekwe, part of a colonial audit team investigating a disappeared lottery winner on Mars. But when Madekwe is abducted, and Hakan nearly killed, the investigation takes him farther and deeper than he had ever expected. And soon Hakan discovers the heavy price he may have to pay to learn the truth.
The extraordinary new novel from one of the brightest stars of British SF takes mankind to the brink of a terrifying secret.
The future isn’t what it used to be since Richard K. Morgan introduced Takeshi Kovacs, a private eye and antihero, in his acclaimed series. In Market Forces, he explored corporate warfare through Chris Faulkner. Now, he presents Carl Marsalis, a hybrid hired gun and man without a country or planet, in a radical reshaping of science fiction. Genetically engineered by the U.S. government, Marsalis represents a new breed of supersoldier, designed for primal aggression and survival. However, the project was abandoned due to public fear, leading to the Thirteens' exile on a desolate Mars colony. Marsalis managed to return to Earth, thriving as a bounty hunter until a police sting landed him in prison, a fate he considers worse than Mars. A new opportunity arises when the government offers him a chance at freedom in exchange for capturing another Thirteen. This fugitive has hijacked a space shuttle and left a bloody trail, making the job perilous. Despite the violence and treachery that await him, Marsalis accepts the challenge, driven by the desire to escape his prison. The real question is whether he can survive the confrontation with his own nature long enough to succeed.
The deadliest agent in the Marvel Universe has finally gotten out of the spy game! The Black Widow's not asking much - just a life of her own. But an assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, kicking off a string of international killings that leads Natasha Romanoff back to a Russia she can barely recognize. Whoever said you can't go home again never reckoned with the Black Widow! People may say that she's a traitor, a murderer or worse. But one thing's for sure - the Black Widow is not to be crossed! The last man foolish enough to do so paid the highest price, but his powerful friends will ensure that Natasha doesn't get off easy...and not even Nick Fury can protect her this time! COLLECTING: BLACK WIDOW (2004) 1-6, BLACK WIDOW: THE THINGS THEY SAY ABOUT HER (2005) 1-6
Ringil, the hero of the bloody slaughter at Gallows Gap, is a legend to all who don't know him and a twisted degenerate to those that do. A veteran of the wars against the lizards, he makes a living from telling travellers of his exploits. Until one day he is pulled away from his life and into the depths of the Empire's slave trade.
Chris Faulkner has just landed the job of his dreams. But Shorn Associates are market leaders in Conflict Investment. They expect results, they expect the best. Chris has one very high-profile kill to his name already but he will have to drive hard and go for kill after kill if he's to keep his bosses happy. All he has to do in the meantime is stay alive ...Morgan's new futuristic thriller is perfect for any fan of the modern thriller. It combines the big ideas of Michael Crichton with a pounding narrative drive.
Ringil, the hero of the bloody slaughter at Gallows Gap is a legend to all who don't know him and a twisted degenerate to those that do. A veteren of the wars against the lizards he makes a living from telling credulous travellers of his exploits. Until one day he is pulled away from his life and into the depths of the Empire's slave trade. Where he will discover a secret infinitely more frightening than the trade in lives. Archeth - pragmatist, cynic and engineer, the last of her race - is called from her work at the whim of the most powerful man in the Empire and sent to its farthest reaches to investigate a demonic incursion against the Empire's borders. Egar Dragonbane, steppe-nomad, one-time fighter for the Empire finds himself entangled in a small-town battle between common sense and religious fervour. But out in the wider world there is something on the move far more alien than any of his tribe's petty gods. Anti-social, anti-heroic, and decidedly irritated, all three of them are about to be sent unwillingly forth into a vicious, vigorous and thoroughly unsuspecting fantasy world. Called upon by an Empire that owes them everything and gave them nothing. Richard Morgan brings his trademark visceral writing style, turbo-driven plotting and thought provoking characterisation to the fantasy genre and produces a landmark work with his first foray.
Disease, Degeneration, Health and the Bio-political Dimension
Examining the intersection of anarchism and bio-politics, this book highlights Petr Kropotkin's revolutionary ideas as deeply rooted in contemporary scientific thought. It reveals how Kropotkin viewed health, illness, and societal conditions as central political issues rather than mere metaphors. By framing the state, capitalism, and revolution as medical concerns, he emphasized their measurable impact on individuals and society through social statistics. This innovative perspective offers a fresh understanding of Kropotkin's contributions to anarchist theory.
Place-Names of Carmarthenshire is the first publication to investigate all major place-names in the historic county of Carmarthen (1536-1974), including the westerly parts of the county transferred to modern Pembrokeshire after 1996.
Traces milestones in history from the Korean War in 1950 to the Watergate affair of 1974.
Ringil Eskiath ist auf der Flucht – auf der Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit, seiner Familie und vor sich selbst. Yhelteth, die Hauptstadt des Imperiums, scheint zunächst ein sicherer Hafen für den raubeinigen Krieger zu sein, doch dann werden die Grenzen des Reiches von einem Feind bedroht, der älter und schrecklicher ist als alles, was Yhelteth jemals gesehen hat. Als die Stadt in Chaos und Schrecken versinkt, ist für Ringil die Stunde gekommen, in der er das tun muss, was er am besten kann: sich mit dem bloßen Schwert in der Hand dem Feind entgegenstellen. Dieser Roman ist bereits unter dem Titel »Das kalte Schwert« erschienen und wurde für diese Ausgabe überarbeitet.
Adelsspross und Schwertkämpfer Ringil Eskiath ist weit gereist – auf der verzweifelten Suche nach dem unsterblichen Zauberer, der von den mächtigen Feinden des Imperiums großgezogen wurde. Und er ist auf sich allein gestellt, denn seine Gefährten wurden von ihm getrennt. Während Ringil versucht, eine tödliche Magie zu erlernen, damit er es mit seinem Gegner aufnehmen kann, sind seine beiden Gefährten einem Geheimnis auf der Spur, das das ganze Kaiserreich in Blut und Asche zu stürzen droht ...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Kirkus Reviews • Fantasy Book Critic “Pulpy and hard-core, but with a heart of gold.”—io9 The otherworldly Kiriath once used their advanced technology to save the world from the dark magic of the Aldrain, only to depart as mysteriously as they arrived. Now one of the Kiriath’s uncanny machines has fallen from orbit, with a message that humanity once more faces a grave danger: the Ilwrack Changeling, a boy raised to manhood in the ghostly realm of the Gray Places. Wrapped in sorcerous slumber on an island that drifts between this world and the Gray Places, the Ilwrack Changeling is stirring. When he wakes, the Aldrain will rally to him and return in force. But with the Kiriath long gone, humankind’s fate now depends on warrior Ringil Eskiath and his few, trusted allies. Undertaking a perilous journey to strike first against the Ilwrack Changeling, each of them seeks to outrun a haunted past and find redemption in the future. But redemption won’t come cheap. Nor, for that matter, will survival.
Natasza Romanowa, niegdyś śmiertelnie niebezpieczna agentka radzieckiego i amerykańskiego wywiadu, pragnie już tylko żyć po swojemu. Lecz ktoś najwyraźniej życzy jej śmierci. Legendarna Czarna Wdowa musi więc wrócić do gry i rozpocząć śledztwo, które zaprowadzi ją do Rosji – domu, który ledwie poznaje, i przeszłości, której wolałaby nie pamiętać. Twórcami tej historii są Richard K. Morgan, znany autor powieści science fiction (Modyfikowany węgiel, Stal nie przemija), oraz rysownicy Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin), Goran Parlov (Y – Ostatni z Mężczyzn) i Sean Phillips (Fatale).
Super-héroïne ou espionne ?Comment libérer une jeune fille prisonnière d'un réseau criminel quand on est à la fois recherchée par le gouvernement des États-Unis et poursuivie par des ennemis en quête de vengeance ? Heureusement, aucune n'est trop périlleuse pour Black Widow ! La route de Natasha Romanoff croisera celle de Daredevil, du Punisher et de Yelena Belova, l'autre espionne qui porte le titre de Black Widow. Recueil contenant "Ce qu'ils disent d'elle" (The Things They Say About Her : 2005 ; épisodes 1 à 6) et "Plus de secrets" (Black Widow : 2016 ; épisodes 9 à 12)
¿Cómo rescatar a una joven atrapada en una red Criminal cuando, a la vez, te busca el Gobierno de los EE. UU. y te persiguen enemigos que buscan venganza? Por suerte, no hay misión demasiado peligrosa para la Viuda Negra. El camino de Natasha Romanoff se cruzará con el de Daredevil y Yelena Belova, la otra espía que ostenta el título de la Viuda Negra.
Envole toi avec Martin et Lucie grâce à la couverture magique de leur mamie et découvre de nouveaux pays ! Ce livre animé et coloré t'entraînera dans des aventures extraordinaires !
Krásná a smrtelně nebezpečná Nataša Romanoffová alias Black Widow je jednou z nejlepších špionek na světě. Uvnitř této knihy odhalíme její první ikonické komiksové momenty. Black Widow odešla ze světa špionáže, avšak její minulost ji dožene, když se na ni někdo pokusí spáchat atentát. Nataša se noří hlouběji do pavučiny mezinárodních vražd a objevuje duchy z minulosti a ukrytá tajemství, co navždy změní způsob, jakým přemýšlela o svém původu.
