Jack - Libros y biografía

In the Foreword, writing fifty years ago, the author describes his vision of a new space age; he predicts that by 1985 the age of space piracy will begin and that a Space Navy will be established, speculating...

New races of man had evolved, new species of beast; science had vanished and magic had arisen to dominate the twilight of our world as it dominated the earth's morning. The Dying Earth is Jack Vance's...

'No one writing today is better than McDevitt at combining galaxy-spanning adventure with the genuine novel of ideas' Washington Post Book WorldTwo hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery...

'Jack McDevitt is that splendid rarity, a writer who is a storyteller first and a science fiction writer second. In his ability to absolutely rivet the reader, it seems to me that he is the logical heir...

Worth It . . . Not Worth It? demystifies complex, real-world dilemmas and breaks the answers down into simple solutions. Credit or debit? Rent or buy a house? Buy or lease a car? Take or decline the rental...

The Nebula-Award winning novel from the multi-award winning SF master Jack McDevitt. Also a Campbell Award finalist. Third in the acclaimed Alex Benedict series.When Alex Benedict, interstellar dealer...

The Lyonesse sequence evokes the Elder Isles, is a baroque land of pre-Arthurian myth now lost beneath the Atlantic, where powerful sorcerers, aloof faeries, stalwart champions, and nobles eccentric,...

Dane Belfast is a young scientist seeking the whereabouts of a missing geneticist and family friend.A visit to the mysterious Cadman Corporation results in his being drugged and whisked off to a secret...

The fourth novel in the classic Legion of Space series. In swarming hordes they poured forth from the core of the Nebula: the shadowflashers - nightmarish parasites bent on enslaving the minds and bodies...

"The Tree ruled the horizons, shouldered aside the clouds, and wore thunder and lightning like a wreath of tinsels. It was the soul of life, trampling and vanquishing the inert, and Joe understood how...

'Jack McDevitt is that splendid rarity, a writer who is a storyteller first and a science fiction writer second. In his ability to absolutely rivet the reader, it seems to me that he is the logical heir...

A startling and majestic epic from Jack McDevitt, the Nebula Award-winning author of the Alex Benedict and the Priscilla Hutchins novelsA working stargate dating back more than ten thousand years has...

Scotland: AD 1297Two heroes. One nation. United in the fight for freedom.In the spring of 1297, the two great Scottish heroes meet in Ayr: William Wallace, legendary champion of the common man, and Robert...

Sämtliche in der Klassiker-Reihe der ofd edition veröffentlichten Werke wurden aufwendig neu editiert und der aktuellen Rechtschreibung angepasst. Die bessere Lesbarkeit und übersichtlichere Gestaltung...

The electrifying WWII bestseller from the master of the game. On the 30th April 1945, Russian radar reported a light aircraft leaving the vicinity of the Tiergarten in Berlin. But who was on...

The classic bestseller from the master of the game. No one becomes a contract killer and expects to hang around to collect a pension. Sooner or later, even the best in their field make mistakes....

A KGB-trained IRA assassin has gone rogue and is hellbent on killing the Pope. The IRA, KGB and British Secret Service are all after him, but can Liam Devlin get there first? Classic Jack Higgins for...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and . . . he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to...

Classic adventure from the million copy bestseller Jack Higgins The called it the Place of Silence: the last frozen barrier between Balpur and Tibet. An icy wilderness where desperate men made...

Sämtliche in der Klassiker-Reihe der ofd edition veröffentlichten Werke wurden aufwendig neu editiert und der aktuellen Rechtschreibung angepasst. Die bessere Lesbarkeit und übersichtlichere Gestaltung...

Découvrez dans ce livre pourquoi aujourd'hui vous protéger des ondes nocives est une nécessité absolue de survie dans ce monde. Des réponses simples, claires et d'une étonnante efficacité. Vous aussi,...

Moscou, Noël 1985. On découvre le cadavre d'un jeune homme congelé et mutilé adossé au mur du Kremlin. Puis, quelques jours plus tard, c’est Alex Marston, la fille de l'ambassadeur anglais, qui est enlevée....

Cet ouvrage du grand anthropologue  Jack Goody (1919-2015) propose une perspective inédite sur les implications de l’écriture dans le développement  et l'organisation des sociétés. Il  en rend compte...

A country in ruinsA struggle for survivalA dynasty begunThe Empire is collapsing and after 450 years of occupying Britain, the Roman legions are departing to defend the homeland. Soldier turned blacksmith...

A sword forgedA home builtA new era bornThe Roman armies are now gone, and Publius Varrus, the legionnaire turned blacksmith, along with his former commanding general Caius Britannicus, begin to form...

Divorce entre le pouvoir politique et le peuple, dévaluation de la chose publique : autant de symptômes d’un malaise civique grandissant. Les causes de ce malaise ne sont-elles pas à rechercher dans l’inadaptation...

Jack London: Der Seewolf | Neuerscheinung 2019, neu editiert, in aktualisierter Rechtschreibung | Humphrey van Weyden, ein nachdenklicher junger Mann, wird bei einem Schiffsunglück über Bord gespült und...

"You got a tattoo on your back, too?"She nodded, still facing her body away from him, but looking at him from over her shoulder.He moved in and put his hands on her waist. She froze. He touched the edges...

The Valet is the tale of a dedicated butler doing his best to attend to the needs of his employer's female guest.From The Valet:She looked over the uneaten fruit and pastries and sighed."A man like that...

The story of a woman named Valentine who meets a charming writer of risqué stories. As she is seduced by his words she is also confronted by the guilt of playing his taboo games. Will reality live up...