Essential Science Fiction Novels - Volume 1 - formato ePub

Europa, siglo XVIII. Durante el apogeo de la proliferación científica, el capitán de un barco que se encuentra navegando por las aguas del Polo Norte rescata al físico Victor Frankenstein. Al borde de...

«¡Creador insensible y despiadado...! Me otorgasteis sensaciones y pasiones, y luego me arrojasteis al mundo para desprecio y horror de la humanidad.»Aquel «verano húmedo y desapacible» de 1816 «me entretuve...

«Si no puedo inspirar amor, desencadenaré el miedo».Robert Walton es un escritor fracasado que se propone explorar el Polo Norte con la esperanza de expandir el conocimiento científico. Durante el viaje,...

Esta novela relata la historia de una mujer que, desde su lecho de muerte, confiesa su tragedia: el amor incestuoso de su padre (…). Escrita en forma de una larga carta dirigida a su único amigo, Woodville,...

Para Mary Shelley, los monstruos no son aquellos cuentos de hadas desde el principio de los siglos esos que se esconden debajo de la cama o en un closet; no, para la autora los monstruos son aquellas...

Este ebook presenta "Frankenstein", con un índice dinámico y detallado. Es una obra literaria de Mary Shelley, publicada en 1818. La novela narra la historia de Víctor Frankenstein, un joven suizo, estudiante...

El protagonista de Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo, Víctor Frankenstein, es un joven científico que intenta crear un ser humano. El humanoide que logra crear resulta ser un monstruo. Su fealdad espanta...

Novela gótica considerada como el primer texto del género ciencia ficción que aborda la moral científica, la creación y destrucción de vida y la audacia de la humanidad en su relación con Dios. El protagonista,...

Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo (1818) de Mary W. Shelley (1797-1851) es, a diferencia del “romance científico” de Verne, quizá la primera obra de ciencia-ficción en sentido estricto. El monstruo que...

Ubicada en la Europa del siglo XVIII y en plena efervescencia científica, el capitán de un barco ballenero escribe a su hermana Margaret su encuentro con el joven estudiante de filosofía natural Víctor...

Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo (1818) de Mary W. Shelley (1797-1851) es, a diferencia del “romance científico” de Verne, quizá la primera obra de ciencia-ficción en sentido estricto. “La autora parece...

La noche del 16 de junio de 1816, después de que Lord Byron y Percy B. Shelley discutieran largamente sobre la posibilidad de descubrir el principio vital de la naturaleza y transferirlo a un cuerpo inerte,...

Relata la historia de un hombre llamado Winzy, quien bebe un misterioso brebaje preparado por su mentor, Cornelio Agrippa. Se trata de un elixir de la inmortalidad, la fuente de la vida eterna, fabricado...

Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo (1818) de Mary W. Shelley (1797-1851) es, a diferencia del “romance científico” de Verne, quizá la primera obra de ciencia-ficción en sentido estricto. El monstruo que...

Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo (1818) de Mary W. Shelley (1797-1851) es, a diferencia del “romance científico” de Verne, quizá la primera obra de ciencia-ficción en sentido estricto. “La autora parece...

Frankenstein o El moderno Prometeo es la creación de una joven Mary Shelley en 1815. El relato, iniciado en una temporada de encierro y tertulias, se convirtió en una de las novelas imprescindibles del...

"This is a strong bet for thriller fans." --Library Journal"[S]tarts fast and never lets go. ...it reads fresh and excit­ing. Mr. Fishman's pac­ing is flaw­less and the nar­ra­tive superbly enter­tain­ing....

When smoking-hot Mindy Eider walks into the office with a foreclosure notice directed to her elderly Uncle Gunnar, cynical debt man Phuoc Goldberg at first sees her as little more than the source of this...

Time seems to unearth even the darkest of secrets . . .Mandy Cramer has lived her entire life in a small lakeside town that is divided in two distinct groups: the working class, who live downtown, and...

From brotherhood to betrayal, "Good Game" follows the turbulent journey of two working-class rugby players whose lives are upended by an unexpected lottery win. When Tom and Connor Davidson discover a...

Audrey Baker is back in the exciting sequel to "Captive Memory"!

6 teenage girls have been kidnapped, brutalized, and murdered in the Washington DC area and the FBI's SPCD Unit – the Sexual Predators of Children Profilers – are nowhere close to finding the monster...

Step through the veil and into a world alive with magic and danger. In this anthology, you'll encounter enchanted portals that lead to realms filled with druids, sorcerers, and fierce dragons. Each story...

Earth has fallen into chaos and Mars is a collection of bickering city states. Chris Halley, an introverted teen, is left bereft of family in an uncaring world. He must navigatethe murky world of Martian...

In a world where ancient magic pulses through the veins of the land, twelve-year-old Carus is bound by a destiny he doesn't yet understand. Gifted with the rare ability to manipulate plants and burdened...

"I always love a 'rising from the ashes' style story, and this one is that and then some. It's exquisitely written, heartbreakingly sad, and full of hope." —Desi Stowe, author of Done and Shadows"The...

Former Navy SEAL Donovan Bradshaw has accepted his grim fate with quiet resolve, choosing to use his remaining time fighting for those who can't defend themselves. Yet, a voice haunts him, whispering...

A hunky mountain merman who happens to be a virgin. A quirky woman with a string of failed relationships. Can a matchmaker persuade them to give love a chance? Paranormal matchmaker Liora has been hired...

The wizard works alone. She was his one exception.Before Master Kitable appeared in Galanth at the age of thirteen, he'd been a complete unknown. Even twenty years later, he is still only "Master Kitable,"...

On a May night in 1914, the ocean liner Empress of Ireland, with 1500 passengers,  sets out from Quebec, bound for England via the St. Lawrence River, its captain unaware that a coal freighter is steaming...

Reverse the curse. Release the beast.Detroit, 1893.Eighteen-year-old Amber Silverby is a recent academy graduate and a witch who conceals her magic shapeshifting powers to avoid being imprisoned or turned...

From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MC, grumpy/sunshine, widowed hero romance.RavenI don't know where my husband has disappeared to, but I know...

War is coming to Pretanni.Blachstenius is desperate to find an heir so his family line doesn't die with him. Arthmael must make the Wigesta choose the wrong leader – somehow. War has arrived on Eriu.The...

First, he took her parents from her, and then he targeted her sanity. James chased her across the country, and into a psychiatric hospital. The only reason Nova made it out alive was because of Haven...

In finding each other, will they lose themselves?Paramedic Lance Patterson knows you can't save everyone. Still, when he notices an injured dog limping along the outskirts of a car accident, he decides...

Aldon (Allie) McIntyre, a white American geologist with a thirst for adventure, and Thadie Mayane, a Black South African mining supervisor with a commanding presence, are exploring the depths of an abandoned...

Reborn Citizen is an Inspirational tragedy about one man's journey experiencing the passing of his father (US AIR FORCE Serviceman) and coming to terms with his new born identity. This book is recommended...

Lunar Series: Book 4: Moon TownHumans or AI-powered robots?That seemed to have become the eternal question in the development of the Moon.But as with all eternal questions, the practical answer might...

Heartstrings: Love's Melody in Trapani sweeps readers into the sunlit embrace of Italy's Trapani, where love blossoms like a secret garden in the heart of two souls. Zahra, a gifted Sudanese-American...

Charlie, a newly awakened meta-human, is forced into a new life after a devastating incident leaves his grandmother gravely wounded and his home in ruins. Seeking refuge with his sister in Chicago, Charlie...

Alice and Eliot have mastered their crafting and the orders keep on coming.

Rebecca is running away from violation and loss.  Young, frightened and homeless, but articulate, imaginative and determined, she dreams of a new life, a new self.  There's no going back.Follow her path...

Their case may be getting cold, but their feelings for each other are just warming up. When Macie Greene gets a job in the office at the police station, she never expects to be put on a case due to her...

Lunar Series: Book 5: Moon PowerMultiplying settlements required more, reliable power.Two solar power farms located on either side of the string of Mare Frigoris settlements separated by a little over...

Moon Nuke: A NovellaLunar Series: Book 7A steady supply of power was needed if the settlements on the Moon in Mare Frigoris were to keep growing.But putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon was the greatest...

To save his family, he has to reveal the secret that would make him a target.Richard Rowens has hidden the truth about himself all his life, a secret that has estranged his eldest son, Steve.When a powerful...