The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by the earthmen who have come to conquer space, colonize the planet, and escape a doomed Earth
Giorgio Monicelli Books






Darkness at Noon
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
N S Rubashov, an old guard Communist, falls victim to an unnamed government. This novel traces his story through arrest, imprisonment and trail.
Fahrenheit 451
- 168 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Guy Montag is a fireman, his job is to burn books, which are forbidden.
A small Scandinavian town is invaded, and the inhabitants find themselves exhibiting the strength of character needed to cope, with dignity, courage and defiance, with their conquerors. A novel which poignantly describes the emotions of a small community placed under an ultimate stress.
Under the volcano
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. On the most fateful day of the consul's life-- the Day of the Dead, 1938-- his wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. She is determined to rescue Firmin and their failing marriage, but her mission is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one significant day unfold against an unforgettable backdrop of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical. "Under the Volcano" remains one of literature's most powerful and lyrical statements on the human condition, and a brilliant portrayal of one man's constant struggle against the elemental forces that threaten to destroy him.
Ellery Queen è furibondo. Gli hanno detto di partire subito da New York per Hollywood. E lui è partito. Non ha fatto in tempo ad arrivare alla mecca del cinema, che gli hanno detto di presentarsi subito al lavoro. E lui si è precipitato agli studi, ma il grande produttore si è rilevato troppo occupato per riceverlo. Sono passate alcune settimane, ed Ellery sta ancora aspettando di mettersi alla macchina per scrivere. Hollywood non gli è amica? Ma se il mondo del cinema sembra voltargli le spalle, quello del delitto ha bisogno di lui. A Hollywood ci sono tre casi che aspettano solo di essere risolti dal principe degli investigatori. Caso numero uno: il misterioso assassinio di un finanziere (Hollywood in subbuglio). Caso numero due: un clamoroso crimine nella dorata casta dei divi (Quattro di cuori). Caso numero tre: la strana morte di un ricco gioielliere (L'origine del male).