Gaetano Luigi Staffilano Books

Rand, a farm boy, is thought to be the prophesied leader who will save his people

It is the twenty-ninth century and the universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike rebel Ousters looms, and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist Al TechnoCore bring chaos even closer. On the eve of disaster, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to the legendary Time Tombs on Hyperion, home to the Shrike, a lethal creature, part god and part killing machine, whose powers transcend the limits of time and space. Like another fabled group of pilgrims, each traveller shares his story with his fellows, seeking answers to the unsolved riddles of all their lives. And they have resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe itself. HYPERION is a brilliant tapestry, a superb vision of future technology and ancient religions, of scientific revelation and timeless mystery, of transcendent joy and mind-bending horror. It is a landmark in modern science fiction.

"When The Two Rivers is attacked by Trollocs-a savage tribe of half-men, half-beasts- five villagers flee that night into a world they barely imagined, with new dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light."--Amazon

A classic novel from George R.R. Martin, author of the hit HBO TV series A GAME OF THRONES Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader (one of the few), and he likes cats. So how is it that, despite being up against the worst villains in the universe, he has become the proud owner of the last working seedship, pride of Earth's Ecological Engineering Corps? We'll leave that aside for now - just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in space is in good hands, hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. With his unique equipment and powerful spacecraft, Tuf is set to tackle the myriad problems that human settlers have created during their colonisation of far flung worlds. Hosts of hostile monsters, a population addicted to procreation, a dictator who is willing to unleash plagues to get his own way - and all that stands between the colonists and disaster is Tuf's ingenuity, and his reputation as an honest dealer in a universe of rogues ...

This deluxe series of Robert E. Howard's immortal character, Conan the Barbarian, is an attempt to preserve the Conan tales in their original form. These are quality volumes with a wealth of illustrations by award winning artists.The Hour of the Dragon is the only novel length story in Robert E. Howard's remarkable Conan series. It is issued here as a part of our deluxe Conan editions.This is a volume of Conan's greatest adventures. The massive Cimmerian finds himself pitted against werewolves, a giant ape, pirates and the malignant and mighty sorcerer who is risen from the dead -- the evil Xaltotun.

La tanto enfatizzata "vittoria" del leone di Lannister, avvenuta nell'Ombra della Profezia, lascia un'impronta di sangue. La struttura di potere della dinastia dell'oro di Castel Granito sembra crollare. Con l'infame lord Tywin assassinato dal figlio nano e la regina Cersei imprigionata nelle segrete del Credo dei Sette Dèi, il piccolo Re Tommen si trova su un trono instabile. Il destino dell'intero continente occidentale è di nuovo in bilico. Sulla remota Barriera di ghiaccio, Jon Snow deve consolidare il suo rango di lord comandante dei Guardiani della notte, affrontando nemici terribili e soprannaturali. Nel frattempo, Daenerys Targaryen difende il suo dominio contro antiche e nuove minacce, mentre il furore della sua nobile casa riemerge dalle ombre del passato. In fuga verso le città libere, Tyrion Lannister, l'astuto Folletto regicida, si ritrova coinvolto in un complotto inconcepibile. Potrebbe essere lui la chiave per la restaurazione della dinastia del Drago. Lanciato in una pericolosa ricerca lungo un fiume leggendario e letale, Tyrion deve affrontare avversari inaspettati...