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.
Science fiction. Takeshi Kovacs is an Envoy, a soldier trained to withstand transfer from one body to the next. He is employed (resleeved) by a Meth (as in Methuselah) billionaire who was killed (and subsequently resleeved) and who wants to know how and why
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.
One hundred years from now, and against all the odds, Earth has found a new stability; the political order has reached some sort of balance, and the new colony on Mars is growing. But the fraught years of the 21st century have left an uneasy legacy . . . Genetically engineered alpha males, designed to fight the century's wars have no wars to fight and are surplus to requirements. And a man bred and designed to fight is a dangerous man to have around in peacetime. Many of them have left for Mars but now one has come back and killed everyone else on the shuttle he returned in. Only one man, a genengineered ex-soldier himself, can hunt him down and so begins a frenetic man-hunt and a battle survival. And a search for the truth about what was really done with the world's last soldiers. BLACK MAN is an unstoppable SF thriller but it is also a novel about predjudice, about the ramifications of playing with our genetic blue-print. It is about our capacity for violence but more worrying, our capacity for deceit and corruption. This is another landmark of modern SF from one of its most exciting and commercial authors.
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.
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 zu versinken droht, 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.
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 ...
Roman. Das Buch zur Netflix-Serie
Welche Bedeutung hat der Tod in einer Welt der Unsterblichen? Im fünfundzwanzigsten Jahrhundert ist die Wirklichkeit längst digital, und der menschliche Geist kann wie ein Programm in einen neuen Körper heruntergeladen werden. Als der ehemalige Elitesoldat Takeshi Kovacs nach fünfhundert Jahren wieder aufwacht, ist sein schlimmster Albtraum wahr geworden. Und jetzt muss er in einer Welt, in der Sterben eigentlich unmöglich ist, einen Mord aufklären...
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)
Bay City è San Francisco, ma fra quattrocento anni. I pensieri, la coscienza e tutto quello che definisce un essere umano sono racchiusi in un semplice chip. Chi possiede denaro e ricchezze non muore mai, dato che è sufficiente far impiantare il proprio chip nel corpo di qualcun altro. Se si viola la legge, si viene semplicemente 'disattivati'. In passato Takeshi Kovacs è stato un soldato, ma dopo essersi dato al crimine è stato disattivato. All'improvviso però si sveglia in un altro corpo: a riportarlo in vita è stato un uomo ricchissimo che ha bisogno del suo aiuto. Tra criminali disposti a tutto, sparatorie e tradimenti Takeshi si troverà invischiato in una vicenda torbida e pericolosa, in cui morire definitivamente è forse il male minore.
¿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.
Cinquant'anni dopo le indagini a Bay City, il cinico Takeshi Kovacs ha cambiato custodia e lavoro: adesso è un mercenario al soldo del governo di Sanzione IV, pagato per soffocare una rivolta. Ma la fedeltà a una causa non è mai stato il suo forte, così, quando gli viene offerta una bella somma per partecipare a una spedizione "archeologica", Kovacs si dimostra più che disponibile a lasciare il vecchio lavoro per gettarsi in questa nuova missione. Lo scopo della spedizione è il ritrovamento e il recupero di una nave marziana, la civiltà più antica e più evoluta dell'universo.
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.
