Dan Simmons Books

The Hyperion books are credited with single-handedly reinventing and reinvigorating SF in the 1990s. A broad canvased, hugely imaginative and exciting SF epic, the books draw on the works of Keats and provide a uniquely intelligent and literary approach with cutting edge science, compelling characterisation and edge-of-your-seat excitement. The story is continued in ENDYMION and THE RISE OF ENDYMION, which Gollancz will also be publishing in an omnibus volume.

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.

In a remote mountaintop in Western New York, ex-PI Joe Kurtz faces a deadly secret that could claim his life in five days. After being ambushed, he finds himself nursing a severe concussion while grappling with the aftermath of an attack that leaves his female parole officer, Peg O'Toole, on life support. As he navigates through the haze of pain, Kurtz must confront Toma Gonzaga, a gay don with a blood debt, and Angelina Farino Ferrara, a female don intent on claiming either his body or his life. Meanwhile, a serial killer known as the Artful Dodger is on the loose, preying on heroin addicts in Buffalo. Kurtz's only ally is Rigby King, a police detective and his former teenage love from Father Baker's Orphanage, who has her own motives for wanting to be close to him. As the clock ticks down, Kurtz must decipher Rigby's intentions—whether she aims to save him or see him imprisoned. With its lightning-fast pace and relentless action, this installment raises the bar for crime fiction, immersing readers in the gritty reality of Buffalo's streets.

On the world called Hyperion the mysterious Time Tombs are opening and seven pilgrims risk their lives to petition the entity called the Shrike - a creature that may well control the fate of all mankind.The Hegemony of Man - a thousand thousand worlds linked by a network of farcaster portals and high-tech gateways - is under siege by Ousters, strange, half-human tribes mutated almost beyond recognition.The AIs - Artificial Intelligences whose synthetic wisdom created and maintains the nets that bind the Hegemony - have become a threat; it seems they have turned against the Hegemony and all mankind. And there is evidence that they have begun a project to create the Ultimate Intelligence - to build, in short, God. God of Machines: the ultimate deus ex machina. His genesis may well mean man's annihilation.Something is drawing the Hegemony, the AIs, the Ousters, and indeed the entire universe, towards the Shrike and the Time Tombs from which it has arisen. In a moment the paths of man, machine and god will intersect. Nothing will ever be the same.

Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. With help from a blue-skinned android named A. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his troops. The shrike continues to make enigmatic appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Raoul's quest will continue.

The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike--monster, angel, killing machine--who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered--an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy.

In 1893, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James come to America together to solve the mystery of the 1885 death of Clover Adams, wife of the esteemed historian Henry Adams--member of the Adams family that has given the United States two Presidents. Clover's suicide appears to be more than it at first seemed; the suspected foul play may involve matters of national importance. Holmes is currently on his Great Hiatus--his three-year absence after Reichenbach Falls during which time the people of London believe him to be deceased. Holmes has faked his own death because, through his powers of ratiocination, the great detective has come to the conclusion that he is a fictional character. This leads to serious complications for James--for if his esteemed fellow investigator is merely a work of fiction, what does that make him? And what can the master storyteller do to fight against the sinister power -- possibly named Moriarty -- that may or may not be controlling them from the shadows?

The bestselling novel, "a brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror" (Stephen King), now a major TV series. The men on board the HMS Terror have every expectation of finding the Northwest Passage. But what they don't expect is a monstrous predator lurking behind the Arctic ice. When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a horrifying end, Captain Francis Crozier takes command, leading his surviving crewmen on a last desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. But another winter is rapidly approaching, and with it, scurvy and starvation. Crozier and his men may find that there is no escaping the terror stalking them southward. And with the crushing cold and the fear of almost certain death at their backs, the most horrifying monster among them may be each other.

In the summer of 1960 in Elm Haven, Illinois, five 12-year-old boys forge the powerful bonds that a lifetime of change will not break. An ancient, sinister evil lurks in the dark, and when a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the deepest night, the people know it marks the beginning of terror. Now Mike, Duane, Dale, Harlen, and Kevin must wage a fraternal war of blood against an arcane abomination.

The Trojan War rages at the foot of Olympos Mons on Mars -- observed and influenced from on high by Zeus and his immortal family -- and twenty-first-century professor Thomas Hockenberry is there to play a role in the insidious private wars of vengeful gods and goddesses. On Earth, a small band of the few remaining humans pursues a lost past and devastating truth -- as four sentient machines depart from Jovian space to investigate, perhaps terminate, the potentially catastrophic emissions emanating from a mountaintop miles above the terraformed surface of the Red Planet.

The sequel to the bestselling and acclaimed ILIUM. Together these books are the SF event of the decade.

It's the summer of 1942, and FBI agent Joe Lucas has come to Cuba at the behest of the Director to keep an eye on Ernest Hemingway in the Caribbean. Lucas thinks of it as a demotion-a babysitting job for a famous writer who has decided to play spy, assembling a team of misfits including an American millionaire, a twelve-year-old Cuban orphan, a Spanish jai alai champion and more in a would-be espionage ring Hemingway dubs the "Crook Factory." But when Hemingway uncovers a critical piece of intelligence that both threatens his life and endangers the political landscape, the fate of the free world and the life of one of its most preeminent writers lies in the hands of the FBI's most ruthless agent.

THE PAST... Caught behind the lines of Hitler’s Final Solution, Saul Laski is one of the multitudes destined to die in the notorious Chelmno extermination camp. Until he rises to meet his fate and finds himself face to face with an evil far older, and far greater, than the Nazi’s themselves...THE PRESENT... Compelled by the encounter to survive at all costs, so begins a journey that for Saul will span decades and cross continents, plunging into the darkest corners of 20th century history to reveal a secret society of beings who may often exist behind the world's most horrible and violent events. Killing from a distance, and by darkly manipulative proxy, they are people with the psychic ability to 'use' humans: read their minds, subjugate them to their wills, experience through their senses, feed off their emotions, force them to acts of unspeakable aggression. Each year, three of the most powerful of this hidden order meet to discuss their ongoing campaign of induced bloodshed and deliberate destruction. But this reunion, something will go terribly wrong. Saul’s quest is about to reach its elusive object, drawing hunter and hunted alike into a struggle that will plumb the depths of mankind’s attraction to violence, and determine the future of the world itself...

A woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her.... An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloody terror.... During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror.... From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind.

A Reason to Kill... Joe Kurtz, former investigator and convicted felon, is on parole. But his years in Attica for snuffing the mob killers of his beautiful partner didn't make his old haunts any safer. Back on the streets, he's already marked by a local Mafia don with unfinished business. A Reason to Live... If watching his back wasn't enough, Kurtz has been hired by gravely ill John Frears whose daughter met a grisly fate at the hands of a child-murderer. Frears wants one thing before he dies: for Kurtz to find the fiend that the authorities couldn't. But the calculating killer-a master at changing identities-has a little unfinished business of his own. A Reason to Die... Dodging a contract on his head, and tracking a serial killer on the loose, Kurtz is plunging headfirst into the icy waters of revenge-as both victim and private avenger. It's going to be a tough winter in Buffalo for Joe Kurtz-cold enough to freeze the blood.

In Romania to help treat rare blood ailments, hematologist Kate Neuman adopts a child whose body is capable of accepting any type of blood, and soon she is tracked by superhuman members of a Romanian underground.

Douglas E. Winter presents a collection of all-new, tantalizingly terrifying stories by masters of horror. "Strong stuff, with good shudder potential ... A success ... You'll want to read this one!"--Locus.* Introduction - Douglas E. Winter* The Reploids - Stephen King* Sneakers - Stephen King* Dedication - Stephen King* Metastasis - Dan Simmons* Vanni Fucci is Alive and Well and Living in Hell - Dan Simmons* Iverson's Pits - Dan Simmons* The Skin Trade - George R.R. Martin[Some sources give Paul J. Mikol, the Dark Harvest publisher, as editor.]

June 1924. On the brutal North East Ridge of Mount Everest, famous adventurers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine vanish into the snow-whipped night. Daredevil explorer Richard Deacon devises a plan to follow in the men's footsteps, accompanied only by two friends. Off piste and with no support team, the three men strike for Everest's peak and the most vicious climate on earth. As the winds rise and the temperature and oxygen levels drop, Deacon and his companions hear howls in the distance. Some dark creature is tracking them up the mountain, sending them scrabbling blindly into Everest's dangerous heights to escape it. Soon they will discover what happened to Mallory's crew - but can they escape the same hideous fate? A gripping thriller by a master of the genre, The Abominable blends historical fact with spine-tingling drama - this is one of the most chilling and unforgettable novels you will ever read.

June 1924. On the brutal North East Ridge of Mount Everest, famous adventurers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine vanish into the snow-whipped night. Daredevil explorer Richard Deacon devises a plan to follow in the men's footsteps, accompanied only by two friends. Off piste and with no support team, the three men strike for Everest's peak and the most vicious climate on earth. As the winds rise and the temperature and oxygen levels drop, Deacon and his companions hear howls in the distance. Some dark creature is tracking them up the mountain, sending them scrabbling blindly into Everest's dangerous heights to escape it. Soon they will discover what happened to Mallory's crew - but can they escape the same hideous fate?

Once Joe Kurtz needed revenge--and revenge cost him eleven years in Attica prison. Now Kurtz needs a job, and the price is going to be higher. Out of prison, out of touch, Kurtz signs on with the Byron Farino, Don of a Mob family whose son Kurtz had been protecting on the inside. Farino enlists Kurtz's help to track down the Family's missing accountant--a man with too much knowledge of Family business to have on the loose. But someone doesn't want the accountant found--and with enemies inside the Family vying for his throne, and turf warfare just around the corner, Farino needs an outsider like Kurtz to flush out who's really behind this latest affront. As the story twists and turns and the body count rises, Kurtz no longer knows who he can trust. Everyone seems to be after something, from the mob boss's sultry yet dangerous daughter, to a hit man named The Dane, an albino killer who is good with a knife, and a dwarf who is armed to the teeth and hell-bent on revenge. Kurtz has always been an ace investigator. Now he's about to discover that to get at the truth, sometimes you have to go after it--hard.

Calcutta, a monstrous city of immense slums, disease and misery, is clasped in the foetid embrace of an ancient cult. At its decaying core is the Goddess Kali: the dark mother of pain, four-armed and eternal, her song the sound of death and destruction. Robert Luczak has been hired by a New York magazine to find a noted Indian poet who has reappeared, under strange circumstances, years after he was thought dead. But nothing is simple in Calcutta, and before long Luczak's routine assignment turns into a nightmare ... it is rumoured that the poet has been brought back to life, in a bloody and grisly ceremony of human sacrifice.

On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world--hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever. Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean London mere research . . . or something more terrifying? Just as he did in "The Terror," Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), DROOD explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, DROOD is Dan Simmons at his powerful best. Bonus ebook included: Charles Dickens classic "The Signal-Man"- the haunting tale of a train worker tormented by ghostly predictions that is referenced in the novel.

The story presents an elegantly crafted and chilling haunted house narrative, deeply connected thematically to the author's earlier work, Summer of Night. It promises a blend of beauty and horror, echoing the sentiments of Stephen King, who praised the previous book as "gorgeous and terrifying." The eerie atmosphere and psychological depth are designed to evoke a profound sense of fear and intrigue.

AMERICA, 2036: A WASTELAND IN RUIN. Terrorism and ultra-violence plague a once powerful society, whose only escape is to numb itself on flashback: a euphoric yet cripplingly addictive regression drug. Ex-cop and addict Nick Bottom has seen flashback take his badge, his reputation and the love of his son. Alone and in despair, he has hit rock bottom. Nick is about to receive a proposition. Billionaire magnate Hiroshi Nakamura needs his services, and, in particular, his memories.

Jeremy Bremen has a secret.  All his life he's been cursed with the ability to read minds.  He knows the secret thoughts, fears, and desires of others as if they were his own.  For years, his wife, Gail, has served as a shield between Jeremy and the burden of this terrible knowledge.  But Gail is dying, her mind ebbing slowly away, leaving him vulnerable to the chaotic flood of thought that threatens to sweep away his sanity.  Now Jeremy is on the run--from his mind, from his past, from himself--hoping to find peace in isolation.  Instead he witnesses an act of brutality that propels him on a treacherous trek across a dark and dangerous America.  From a fantasy theme park to the lair of a killer to a sterile hospital room in St. Louis, he follows a voice that is calling him to witness the stunning mystery at the heart of mortality.

Haunted by Custer's ghost, and also by his ability to see into the memories and futures of legendary men like Sioux war-chief Crazy Horse, Paha Sapa plans to silence his ghost forever and reclaim his people's legacy--on the very day FDR comes to Mount Rushmore to dedicate the Jefferson face.

The "black sheep" of the de Burgh family is a title Reynold wears well. Outcast and injured, this knight is journeying alone. But his bitter pilgrimage is interrupted by a very determined damsel who holds him to his knight's vow--to protect and serve! Sabina Sexton knows her reluctant rescuer is skeptical about her quest. But the danger is very real, and wary Sabina must place her life--and her heart--in this dark and dangerously attractive knight's keeping....

Band 4 der "Hyperion" Tetralogie von Dan Simmons.

Na een stilte van tweehonderdvijgtig jaar zijn er op de planeet Hyperion tekenen dat de Tijdtombes weer actief worden. Wie zal eruit opduiken? Aenea, het kind dat er in verdween, of de vreselijke Shrike, de mysterieuze vechtmachine die ooit een hele planeet terroriseerde? Beiden zijn een bedreiging voor de alleenheerschappij die de Kerk in de afgelopen eeuwen heeft gevestigd. Priester-commandant De Soya is met een grote legermacht op Hyperion geland, om hiermee af te rekenen. Raul Endymion is dood de Kerk ter dood veroordeeld. Wanneer de stokoude Martin Silenus tussenbeide komt en hem over Hyperion vertelt, is er in ieder geval één persoon bereid om het tegen de Kerk op te nemen...

Privatdetektiv Joe Kurtz bläst ein eisiger Wind entgegen. Und das liegt nicht nur am bitterkalten Winter in Buffalo. ›Little Skag‹ Farino, der Juniorboss eines örtlichen Mafia-Clans, will Joe aus dem Verkehr ziehen und setzt eine Horde von mehr oder minder begabten Killern auf ihn an. Seine attraktive Schwester Angelina verfolgt unterdessen ganz eigene Pläne mit dem Schnüffler – nicht alle sind so romantisch wie die gemeinsame Liebesnacht. Dan Simmons schickt Privatdetektiv Joe Kurtz in sein zweites Abenteuer. Noch spannender, noch erotischer, noch explosiver. Booklist: 'Simmons schreibt Actionszenen, die den Leser zwangsläufig mit schweißnassen Händen an den Buchseiten kleben lassen.' Joe R. Lansdale: 'In Bitterkalt stellt Simmons die Regeln des traditionellen Krimis auf den Kopf. Verpassen sie das auf keinen Fall.' Publishers Weekly: 'Hannibal Lecter trifft auf den Paten. Brutal, rasant und reich an Leichen, Blut und Explosionen. Dieser Vollgasthriller wird sowohl Fans harter Kost als auch Simmons-Fans begeistern.' Dean Koontz: 'Dan Simmons schreibt brillant.' Stephen King: 'Vor Dan Simmons habe ich Ehrfurcht.'

La historia del asedio de Troya (ilion), reconstruida en un lejano future; los dioses son post-humanos que disponen e una " divina" tecnologia cuantica...

Vingt-trois ans un diplôme de littérature en poche, Andrea débarque à New York en quête d'un premier job, prête à croquer à belles dents dans la Grosse Pomme. On lui offre - ô miracle! - le poste d'assistante de Miranda Priestly, la rédactrice en chef d'un prestigieux magazine de mode. Comment, elle n'a jamais entendu parler de Runway ni de sa grande prêtresse dont le nom est aussi célèbre que ceux de Chanel ou de Versace? Voyons, des millions de filles se damneraient pour être à sa place! Mais les dessous de la mode ne sont pas toujours propres, et au contact de son incomparable patronne, Andrea découvre vite ce que le mot "enfer" veut dire ..

La historia del asedio de Troya se reimagina en un futuro lejano con elementos de ciencia ficción. Los dioses son post-humanos con tecnología cuántica, y Marte se convierte en el nuevo Monte Olimpo. Mientras tanto, el último humano en la Tierra, "Eloi", vive una vida monótona bajo la vigilancia de los enigmáticos Voynix.

C'était un homme discret. Les enseignants ne l'aimaient guère mais les élèves se plaisaient à lui parler. A la différence des autres, il écoutait. Conseiller d'éducation, le jour... justicier impitoyable, la nuit ! D'instinct, les enfants savent qui leur veut du bien... Mrs Geiss le sait aussi. Combien d'élèves n'a-t-elle pas intégrés dans sa classe ? Sourds, aveugles, malades... Maintenant qu'ils vivent des heures sombres, attaqués par des morts-vivants, ces chers petits vont la protéger... Il ne manque que la magie ! Elle est au rendez-vous avec Kelly Dahl. Et là aussi, les enfants sont rois. Car ils y croient. "On va jouer..." a dit Kelly à son professeur "Je vais changer certaines choses".. Et aussi sec, la route disparaît, les gratte-ciel s'évanouissent ... Trois nouvelles grinçantes ...

Es ist der Sommer 1960. Die schwüle Hitze macht allen in Elm Haven, Illinois, schwer zu schaffen, und die Tage fließen träge dahin. Für die fünf Freunde Mike, Duane, Dale, Harlen und Kevin wird diese Zeit zum Sommer ihres Lebens, dessen Ereignisse ein unzerstörbares Band der Freundschaft und des geteilten Grauens zwischen ihnen schmieden werden. Denn noch ahnen sie nicht, was im Keller ihrer Schule lauert. Noch liegt Elm Haven friedlich in der Sommerhitze … Mit „Elm Haven“ , das die beiden Romane „Sommer der Nacht“ und „Im Auge des Winters“ enthält, hat Dan Simmons einen großen Klassiker der amerikanischen Horrorliteratur geschrieben..

Gli eventi avrebbero dovuto seguire il racconto di Omero nell'"Iliade", ma su Marte, ai piedi del monte Olimpo, la guerra di Troia ha preso una piega inaspettata. Thomas Hockenberry, un ex docente richiamato in vita per sorvegliare gli eventi, ha unito troiani e achei contro i presunti dèi. Ignora, però, che tra gli immortali si trama per rovesciare Zeus, mentre si cerca di riportare Agamennone al comando degli achei, risvegliando l'antica ostilità tra i due popoli. Costretti a ritirarsi sulla piana di Ilio dopo il collasso del tunnel quantico, solo Achille rimane tra gli dèi, sperando di riportare in vita Pentesilea, la regina delle amazzoni di cui si è innamorato dopo averla uccisa. Nel frattempo, su Phobos, i moravec, cibernetici creati dai mortali, costruiscono una nave per tornare sulla Terra e scoprire le origini delle modificazioni genetiche degli dèi e delle manipolazioni spazio-temporali che minacciano il sistema solare. Lì trovano un pianeta devastato, dove gli ultimi post-umani, privati della tecnologia che garantiva loro lunga vita, devono difendersi dai voynix, macchine un tempo al loro servizio. Ma un pericolo ancora più grande incombe, sotto forma di una mostruosa creatura che si muove su una miriade di mani. Con questo terzo episodio, l'autore offre una saga fantascientifica di straordinaria potenza visionaria, dove inquietudini apocalittiche e slanci eroici si intrecciano.

In “Die verlorenen Kinder der Helix” kehrt Simmons noch einmal in sein Hyperion-Universum zurück und erzählt die Geschichte einer Kolonie von Ousters, die sich jahrhundertelang ohne jeden Kontakt zu ihrer Ursprungswelt entwickelt hat. Der Frieden der Kolonie wäre ungetrübt, würde nicht in regelmäßigen Abständen ein unbekanntes Raumschiff die Welt angreifen und große Verwüstungen hinterlassen. Als eines Tages ein Spinschiff der Amoiete Spectrum Helix in ihrem System ankommt, bitten die Ousters ihre entfernten Verwandten um Hilfe im Kampf gegen den Angreifer. Die Erzählung “Mit Kanakaredes auf dem K2” handelt von einer eher ungewöhnlichen Gipfelbesteigung. Als die Bergsteiger Jake, Paul und Gary die Erlaubnis erhalten, den K2 zu besteigen -- einen der höchsten Berge im Himalaja --, knüpft sich daran eine unerwartete Bedingung: Sie sollen einen Mantispa mit auf die Klettertour nehmen, einen jener rätselhaften Außerirdischen, die erst vor kurzem auf der Erde gelandet sind. Bisher schweigen sich die Fremden über den wahren Grund ihres Besuches aus, und Jake, Paul und Gary erhalten den Auftrag, den Außerirdischen während der Reise ein wenig auszuhorchen.

Dan Simmons erschafft die fantastischen Mythen unserer Zeit Mit „Helix“ legt Dan Simmons, der Autor des Bestsellers „Terror“, fünf preisgekrönte Erzählungen vor, die zum Besten gehören, was die SF in den letzten Jahrzehnten hervorgebracht hat. Darunter eine Rückkehr in das Universum von „Die Hyperion-Gesänge“ und jene Geschichte, die den Grundstein für sein Zukunftsepos „Ilium“ legte. Diese Geschichten werden Sie nicht mehr loslassen!

Edited by one of SF's outstanding writers and critics, Far Horizonscontains new works by eleven of the most acclaimed authors in the field, set in their best-known worlds and each with an introduction by the author. This volume is a showcase of breathtaking imagination, challenging ideas, compelling storytelling and the sense of wonder inspired by science fiction at its very best.

Als Teilnehmer einer Mondexpedition erlebt der Astronaut Richard Baedecker einen unvergesslichen Spaziergang auf dem Erdtrabanten. Doch Jahre später, nach der Rückkehr zur Erde, gerät sein Leben völlig aus den Fugen, ja scheint die Wirklichkeit plötzlich ihre Substanz zu verlieren. Und all das hängt offenbar auf geheimnisvolle Weise mit dem Flug zum Mond zusammen. Was ist damals tatsächlich dort geschehen? Ist der Mond wirklich nur ein leerer, verlassener Ort? Auf der Suche nach einer Antwort macht sich Richard auf eine fantastische Reise …

«Le problème, quand on est expert en reconstitution d'accidents, se dit-il en faisant un double débrayage pour négocier sans problème un virage coupé puis en accélérant de nouveau à fond, c'est que pratiquemment à chaque kilomètre de chaque foutue route que l'on prend, il y a le souvenir d'une erreur stupide qui a coûté la vie à quelqu'un.»L'appel est tombé en pleine nuit. La voix est nette. «Un accident comme ça, on n'en a jamais vu. On ne sait même pas s'il s'agit d'une seule voiture ou de plusieurs, ou s'il s'agit d'un avion ou d'un putain d'Ovni.»Darwin Minor, docteur en physique, en a pourtant déjà vu de la tôle fondue. La mort donnée en ligne droite, crimes ou accidents, négligence ou lâcheté... Il connaît ça par cœur.Mais là, il ne comprend pas.

Haiwaï. Drie mannen op een golfbaan. De avond valt, in het laatste licht willen ze hun partij nog uitspelen. Een van hen slaat zijn bal het bos in en gaat ernaar op zoek. Dan horen ze een vreemd gekreun, diep vanuit de vulkanische rotsen. Ze gaan op het geluid af... Onroerend-goedmagnaat Byron Trumbo, eigenaar van Mauna Pele - speelplaats van de rijke elite - is niet blij met de negatieve publiciteit die zijn vakantiecomplex krijgt door een serie curieuze voorvallen. Er wordt geen winst meer gemaakt en daarom wil Trumbo het aan een Japanse beleggingsmaatschappij verkopen. Hij nodigt de Japanners uit voor een weeken op Mauna Pele om het contract te tekenen... Maar dat weekend verandert in een nachtmerrie. Gasten verdwijnen, vreemde wezens duiken op, de vulkaan wordt weer actief. Trumbo probeert de gebeurtenissen te bagatelliseren, maar de situatie escaleert. Alleen met veel moed, doortastendheid en met gebruik van oude, bizare rituelen is het mogelijk de harmonie rondom Mauna Pele te herstellen...

Kontynuacja bestsellerowego Hyperiona Tajemnicze Grobowce Czasu otwierają się. W rękach Dzierzby, który się z nich wynurzył, może spoczywać los całego rodzaju ludzkiego. Wygnańcy przypuścili szturm na Hegemonię Człowieka. Stworzone przez nas Sztuczne Inteligencje obróciły się przeciwko nam w próbie zbudowania Najwyższego Intelektu: Boga. Boga Maszyn. Jego powstanie może oznaczać unicestwienie ludzkości. Za sprawą nieznanych sił losy Hegemonii, Wygnańców, SI i całego wszechświata splatają się wokół Dzierzby. Oto wspaniała wizja przyszłości, w której wysoko rozwinięta technika miesza się z pradawnymi religiami, odkrycia naukowe łączą się z ponadczasową tajemnicą, a niezrównana ekstaza płynnie przechodzi w obezwładniającą zgrozę.

W obliczu zbliżającej się nieuchronnie międzygalaktycznej wojny na planetę Hyperion przybywa siedmioro pielgrzymów: Kapłan, Żołnierz, Uczony, Poeta, Kapitan, Detektyw i Konsul. Mają za zadanie dotrzeć do mitycznych grobowców, by znaleźć w nich budzącą grozę istotę. Zna ona być może metodę, która pozwoli zapobiec zagładzie całej ludzkości. Każdy z pielgrzymów może przedstawić jej swoją prośbę, lecz wysłuchany zostanie tylko jeden. Pozostali będą musieli zginąć.

Dan Simmons vzdává hold detektivkám americké drsné školy a daří se mu to na jedničku. Nijak nepolevuje v tempu a svého hrdinu skutečně nenechá ani na chvíli vydechnout. Joe Kurtz býval soukromý detektiv – než se rozhodl vzít spravedlnost do vlastních rukou a brutálně pomstít vraždu své partnerky. Když se po jedenácti letech vězení vrací do Buffala, nemůže být o obnovení licence ani řeč, přesto se najdou jistí lidé, kteří jsou ochotní ho najmout a využívat jeho služeb načerno…

Čtvrtá kniha hyperionského cyklu. V této poslední knize Dan Simmons vynikajícím způsobem splétá nitky osudů všech zúčastněných. Představivost drásající příběh, srovnatelný s největšími veledíly sci-fi, graduje k úžasnému a naprosto nečekanému konci. Hyperion, Pád Hyperionu, Endymion a Vzestup Endymionu jsou mistrnými romány, které si určitě zaslouží místo ve zlatém fondu literatury science fiction. Druhá kniha ze dvou.

Čtvrtá kniha hyperionského cyklu. Ve Vzestupu Endymionu Dan Simmons mistrovsky spojí dohromady množství příběhů této výjimečné série. Odpoví na všechna nerozřešená tajemství nastolená v dřívějších dílech a završí příběh planety Hyperion, kde to všechno začalo. Vzestup Endymionu je mistrovským dílem představivosti jednoho z nejvýznamnějších spisovatelů science fiction. První kniha ze dvou.

Píše se léto roku 1960. Chlapce šesté třídy z Elm Havenu ve státě Illinois spojí mocné a kouzelné pouto, které nerozdělí ani útrapy dospělosti. Jejich přátelství projde ohněm uprostřed kukuřičných polí, v době prvních flirtů s místními dívkami. Z tichých koutů staré střední školy – pevnosti, kde jsou cítit mahagonové rakve – se zvedá neviditelné zlo. Mike, Dale, Duane, Harlen a Kevin se vrhají do války bez hranic a slitování, do války, kde věčný nepřítel vládne noci… ... celý text

Třetí část hororového thrilleru o lidech, kteří dokáží ovládat mysl jiných a touží po absolutní moci a vládě.

První část drsného vyprávění o hrstce mocných, schopných ovlivnit mysl lidí a přinutit je k násilným činům i vraždám. Šerif Gentry řeší případ nepochopitelného masakru při němž zahynulo devět lidí. Na případu spolupracuje psychiatr Laski, který šerifovi a Natalií, dceři jednoho ze zavražděných, sděluje svá podezření. Domnívá se, že za masakrem stojí lidské zrůdy, které mají neobvyklou schopnost ovládnout mysl lidí a přinutit je vraždit. S takovým člověkem se Laski setkal v koncentračním táboře a je přesvědčen, že tento muž má prsty v masakru. Čtenář se postupně dovídá, že lidí s takovými schopnostmi je víc, že mezi sebou soupeří a, že jsou ve významných státních funkcích. Každá smrt, kterou pomocí nastrčených osob provedou, jim dává novou sílu a omlazuje je.... celý text

Druhá část drsného vyprávění o hrstce mocných, schopných ovlivnit mysl lidí a přinutit je k násilným činům i vraždě. Šerif Gentry, Natálie a psychiatr Laski se snaží zabránit dalšímu násilí a zneškodnit lidské zrůdy. Laski je unesen a jeho mysl je na čas ovlivněna. Natálie přijde na stopu staré dámy, která má na svědomí smrt jejího otce. Do případu jsou zapojeni agenti CIA i Mossadu. Šerif Gentry zahyne a v boji s nelítostným nepřítelem pokračuje Natalie a Laski... celý text

In vijf boeiende novellen beschrijft Dan Simmons de bijzondere band tussen liefde en dood. Liefdesdood roepte een wereld op die soms angstaanjagend, dan weer prikkelend is. Nog nooit heeft een auteur de menselijke seksualiteit zo ongetemd en zo opzienbarend weten weer te geven - nooit is er overtuigender onder woorden gebracht hoe een roekeloze liefde met haar eigen ondergang flirt.