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Metro 2033: The novels that inspired the bestselling games
by Dmitry GlukhovskyThe basis of three bestselling computer games Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, and Metro: Exodus. The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. The half-destroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burned-out deserts and the remains of splintered forests. Survivors still remember the past greatness of humankind. But the last remains of civilisation have already become a distant memory, the stuff of myth and legend.More than 20 years have passed since the last plane took off from the earth. Rusted railways lead into emptiness. The ether is void and the airwaves echo to a soulless howling where previously the frequencies were full of news from Tokyo, New York, Buenos Aires. Man has handed over stewardship of the earth to new life-forms. Mutated by radiation, they are better adapted to the new world. Man's time is over.A few score thousand survivors live on, not knowing whether they are the only ones left on earth. They live in the Moscow Metro - the biggest air-raid shelter ever built. It is humanity's last refuge. Stations have become mini-statelets, their people uniting around ideas, religions, water-filters - or the simple need to repulse an enemy incursion. It is a world without a tomorrow, with no room for dreams, plans, hopes. Feelings have given way to instinct - the most important of which is survival. Survival at any price.VDNKh is the northernmost inhabited station on its line. It was one of the Metro's best stations and still remains secure. But now a new and terrible threat has appeared. Artyom, a young man living in VDNKh, is given the task of penetrating to the heart of the Metro, to the legendary Polis, to alert everyone to the awful danger and to get help. He holds the future of his native station in his hands, the whole Metro - and maybe the whole of humanity.
Metro 2034: The novels that inspired the bestselling games
by Dmitry GlukhovskyThe basis of three bestselling computer games Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, and Metro: Exodus. The Metro books have put Dmitry Glukhovsky in the vanguard of Russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko. A year after the events of METRO 2033 the last few survivors of the apocalypse, surrounded by mutants and monsters, face a terrifying new danger as they hang on for survival in the tunnels of the Moscow Metro.Featuring blistering action, vivid and tough characters, claustrophobic tension and dark satire the Metro books have become bestsellers across Europe.
Metro 2034
by Dmitry GlukhovskyThe basis of two bestselling computer games Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, the Metro books have put Dmitry Glukhovsky in the vanguard of Russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of NIGHT WATCH, Sergei Lukyanenko. A year after the events of METRO 2033, the last few survivors of the apocalypse, surrounded by mutants and monsters, face a terrifying new danger as they hang on for survival in the tunnels of the Moscow Metro.Featuring blistering action, vivid and tough characters, claustrophobic tension and dark satire, the Metro books have become bestsellers across Europe.
Metrophage
by Richard KadreyThe cult-classic dystopian cyberpunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey, after twenty years, now back in print in a special signed, collectible editionWelcome to our future: L.A. in the late twenty-first century--a segregated city of haves and have-nots, where morality is dead and technology rules. Here, a small wealthy group secludes themselves in gilded cages. Beyond their high-security compounds, far from their pretty comforts, lies a lawless wasteland where the angry masses battle hunger, rampant disease, and their own despair in order to survive.Jonny was born into this Hobbesian paradise. A streetwise hustler who deals drugs on the black market--narcotics that heal the body and cool the mind--he looks out for nobody but himself. Until a terrifying plague sweeps through L.A., wreaking death and panic, and no one, not even a clever operator like Jonny, is safe.lude a Q & A with Cory Doctorow.
Metropolis (Vulpine Classics Ser. #Vol. 3)
by Thea von HarbouMetropolis is set in 2026 in a technologically advanced city, which is sustained by the existence of an exploited class of laborers who live underground, far away from the gleaming surface world. Freder, the son of one of the city&’s founders, falls in love with Maria, a girl from the underground. The two worlds are destined to clash and upheaval is inevitable. Can the two lovers survive the coming turmoil. Metropolis the novel was written along side the script for the movie. The two works intertwine to give a complete experience, much like the film and book versions of 2001: A Space Odyssey, one supports the other by bringing clarity and understanding to what the visual virtuosity of the other was meant to convey. This book is not of today or of the future. It tells of no place. It serves no cause, party or class. It has a moral which grows on the pillar of understanding: &“The mediator between brain and muscle must be the Heart. —Thea Von Harbou
Metropolis
by Thea von HarbouThe classic twentieth-century science fiction novel by the screenwriter of the Fritz Lang film, the famed director&’s wife and collaborator. A divided twenty-first-century city sets the stage for this novel of a future dystopia. While the wealthy live in a decadent playground of sex and drugs, workers toil underground operating the machines that keep the city running. When Freder, the son of the leader of Metropolis, sees the horrific conditions the workers are exposed to, he becomes disillusioned with his father&’s vision and captivated by a woman named Maria who is fighting for unity among the classes. Desperate to maintain the status quo, Freder&’s father unleashes a robot that looks like Maria to wreak suspicion and doubt and crush the rebellion, a move that puts Freder and the real Maria&’s love—and lives—at risk. &“The language of the novel is sometimes as thesauric as Shiel, as kaleidoscopic as Merritt, as bone-spare as Ray Bradbury, as poetic as Poe, as macabre as Machen. . . . You will have an experience in reading that will last you all the rest of your life.&” —Forrest J. Ackerman, editor of Spacemen magazine &“The movie&’s status as one of the great dystopian science fiction tales is secure. Thea von Harbou&’s novel deserves to be recognized as an important work of science fiction in its own right. It&’s also a relatively rare and therefore interesting example of German science fiction.&” —Vintage Pop Fictions &“The latent power of the story seems clearer in prose. You can see more clearly the contrast of past and present, of magic and technology, of gods and gadgetry.&” —Black Gate
Metropolis Monkey Trouble (The Amazing Adventures of the DC Super-Pets)
by Steve KorteA chunk of Kryptonite has turned Superman into a wild animal! He’s on the streets and looking to make monkey trouble. Can Beppo the Super-Monkey stop him from making Metropolis his playground?
The Metropolitans
by Carol GoodmanFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets The Apothecary in this time-bending mystery from bestselling author Carol Goodman!The day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, four thirteen-year-olds converge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where an eccentric curator is seeking four uncommonly brave souls to track down the hidden pages of the Kelmsbury Manuscript, an ancient book of Arthurian legends that lies scattered within the museum's collection, and that holds the key to preventing a second attack on American soil. When Madge, Joe, Kiku, and Walt agree to help, they have no idea that the Kelmsbury is already working its magic on them. But they begin to develop extraordinary powers and experience the feelings of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Morgan le Fay, and Lancelot: courage, friendship, love...and betrayal. Are they playing out a legend that's already been lived, over and over, across the ages? Or can the Metropolitans forge their own story?From the Hardcover edition.
The MetSche Maelstrom
by Stephen A. ThebergeAs the story begins, there is deep discord in the MetSche Alliance. In addition, a rogue MetSche hybrid, Padma, is determined to escape her place of birth and rule Earth with the cruelty that she herself experienced in youth. Andre, the human recipient of the profound MetSche message that was delivered in the prequel to this book, is wracked with guilt concerning his previous drug addiction, as well as with grief following the death of his long-time lover, John. Attempting to come to his aid is Min, a kindly MetSche hybrid disguised as a cat. Andre, knowing that he must have further training before he can seek employment and attain stability, finds himself strongly drawn to the somewhat mysterious Jared at a vision rehabilitation center. Is there any hope or a relationship with him? And what of the beautiful planet with the yellow sky and the turquoise moon? Who are the benevolent but non-corporeal beings who show all this to Andre? In this sequel to The MetSche Message, the author presents us with a true maelstrom of emotions and conflicts. Journey along with him to the surprise ending for all the main characters, both human and alien.
The Metsche Message
by Stephen ThebergeYoung Andre, with his severe visual disability, experiences years of alienation, frustration, and abiding sadness in the face of human beings' cruelty to one another. At his boarding school for the blind and then later at college, his sources of joy are few: good food, music, and computer science-and eventually, the arms of his lover, John. Only in middle age does he learn that he and a very few others have been chosen by two far superior alien races to deliver a crucial message to all of humankind. The story is told primarily in the form of a long account of Andre's life: from his very earliest memories of being a visually impaired baby to the stunning visions of their planets imparted to him by the aliens, the Metans and Schegnans. Along with allowing him to view their beautiful present worlds, they show him the extremely violent past that they have evolved beyond. Can human beings ever do the same? Will Andre, John, and the two psychiatrists who are also privy to the aliens' powerful message be able to convince others on Earth to listen and learn?Readers are left to imagine their own answers to these questions. What they could never doubt are the emotion and deep humanity from which this imaginative and poignant story obviously springs.
Meurtre Compressé
by Daniel Canals FloresMeurtre Compressé, ne fait pas partie des romans de science-fiction mit einem Hauch Kriminalroman. Dans ce Geschichte erleben Sie den Schwindel du système de transport de la nouvelle génération, découvrez une société multiplanétaire connue et les problèmes les plus évidents d'une grande ville: jeux de hasard, vols, mafia, morde... Tous sont choisis avec un rythme temporel plus rapide et un humour de prix. Des robots multifonctionnels, des extraterrestres et trois héros assez atypiques nous plongeront dans une intrigue pleine de surprises. Vous connaîtrez aussi un futur sauvage, violent et non écologique... Un homme est assassiné, en plein jour, dans une gare chaotique. Après sa mort, une enquête commence qui dévoilera les sinistres plans d'une sombre organisation visant à détruire la ville.
Mevlido's Dreams: A Post-Exotic Novel (Univocal)
by Antoine VolodineA postapocalyptic noir that asks if love and political ideals can survive civilizational collapse A meditative, postapocalyptic noir, Mevlido&’s Dreams is an urgent communiqué from a far-future reality of irreversible environmental damage and civilizational collapse. Mevlido is a double agent working for the police and living in the last habitable city on the planet, a sprawling abyssal ruin marked by war and ruled by criminals. Suspended in the bardo between his loyalty to the surveillance state and to the anarchists, communists, and other rebels he monitors, Mevlido clings to life and hope—barely—in the city&’s vast slums, haunted by the memory of the wife he failed to save during the last war and dreaming of a mysterious mission he is told he must accomplish. At the same time, an enigmatic organization existing elsewhere—the Organs—observes Mevlido&’s actions and debates its responsibility to him and to humanity as a whole. Asking what it means to love and care for others at the end of the world, this dense, brilliantly detailed postcollapse reality imagined by Antoine Volodine is one that grows ever more relevant amidst intensifying climate and political catastrophes. A key work in Volodine&’s post-exotic fictional universe, Mevlido&’s Dreams envisions a world changed beyond recognition and ruled under irrational authoritarianism in which dreams nest within dreams and the boundaries between life and death are fluid and uncertain.
Mexican Gothic: a mesmerising historical Gothic fantasy set in 1950s Mexico
by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe award-winning author of Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of the 100 best fantasy novels of all time, TIME magazine) returns with a mesmerising feminist Gothic fantasy, in which a glamorous young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico. He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me.When glamorous socialite Noemí Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it's clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her.Noemí's chic gowns and perfect lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she immediately heads to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin.Tough and smart, she possesses an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom.Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerised by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind . . .
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . <P><P>After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. <P><P>Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. <P><P>For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe acclaimed author of Gods of Jade and Shadow returns with a mesmerising feminist re-imagining of Gothic fantasy, in which a young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico. He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me.When glamorous socialite Noemí Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it's clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her.Noemí's chic gowns and perfect lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she immediately heads to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin.Tough and smart, she possesses an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom.Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerised by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind . . .(P)2020 Random House Audio
Mez's Magic (The Lost Rainforest #1)
by Eliot SchreferThe Lion King meets Wings of Fire in the magical rainforest kingdom of Caldera in this new middle grade animal fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Caldera has forever been divided into those animals who walk by night and those who walk by day. Nightwalker panthers, like young Mez and her beloved sister, have always feared daywalkers as creatures of myth and legend. Until the eclipse. Now Mez has discovered that she can cross the Veil and enter the daylight world. Her magical power has unknown depths, but she must rush to discover it after a mysterious stranger arrives at her family’s den, bearing warnings of a reawakened evil. Saving Caldera means Mez must leave her sister behind and unite an unlikely group of animal friends to unravel an ancient mystery and protect their rainforest home.
Mezzopelle
by Tony Bertauski Maria Rosaria GangaleI biomicrorganismi sono cellule staminali artificiali, che possono sostituire ogni cellula del tuo corpo. Niente più disfunzioni renali, niente più recisioni spinali, niente più malattie del sangue. Niente tumori. I farmaci diventano obsoleti. Con ogni dose di biomicrorganismi, diventiamo più forti, diventiamo più intelligenti e più belli. Diventiamo migliori. A che punto smettiamo di essere umani? Nix Richards morì quasi in un incidente stradale, quando era bambino. I biomicrorganismi gli hanno salvato la vita. Dieci anni dopo, non è più così fortunato. Le leggi del Mezzopelle decretano che, quando un uomo raggiunge una composizione di biomicrorganismi pari al 50%, cessa di essere umano. I mezzipelle non hanno diritti legali e gli verranno disattivati i biomicrorganismi. Non viene chiamato omicidio, ma più che altro disattivazione. Cali Richards è diventata il custode legale di Nix quando i loro genitori morirono. Aveva perso sin troppe persone nella sua vita per lasciare che il governo prendesse Nix. Lei è un’ingegnera nanobiometrico e riuscirà a scoprire come nasconderlo. Ma anche la genialità può soccombere alla pressione della sofferenza. E la tecnologia non può curare l’instabilità mentale. Cali e Nix mantengono un’aderenza alla realtà piuttosto precaria mentre fuggono dal maniacale agente federale, dedicato completamente alla sua missione di salvare l’umanità da quella che lui chiama “La piaga dei biomicrorganismi”.
Mfuwo wa Vatsonga /machangana (folklore And Theory): UEB Uncontracted
by M. B. MpenyanaMfuwo wa Vatsonga/Machangana i nhlengelo wa mitsheketo, swiphato, tinsimu, switekatekisani, swivuriso ni swivulavulelo leswi swi tsariweke hi vatsari lava va landzelaka: MB Mpenyana, DJ Mavikane, VA Mudau, SS Maluleke na IJ Mnisi.
Mi amigo invisible (Serie Nina y Nim)
by Sara Sánchez Martín RocaLos amigos no se buscan, se encuentran; como Nina encontró a Nim, ¿o fue al revés? Con las entrañables y divertidas aventuras de Nina y Nim descubrirás que el mundo de los amigos imaginarios está lleno de auténtica magia. Nina es una niña de nueve años que sueña con ser reportera y piensa que en el barrio al que acaba de mudarse no le será fácil conseguirlo porque... ¡Nunca pasa nada! Lo último que espera descubrir al abrir su nuevo armario es que ahí dentro... ¡Vive un conejo! ¡Rosa! ¡Y gigante! Pero Nim no es solo un conejo rosa gigante (como si esto fuera poco...), Nim es un amigo invisible. Así que para poder verle tú también necesitarás mucha, muuuuucha imaginación. ¿Estás preparado para esta gran aventura?
Mi dedo meñique a rayas es mi único amigo.
by Robert JeschonekJudd, un jóven deportista y popular, cree entenderlo todo. Es la estrella de su escuela, y está por encima de todos...pero de repente el mundo a su alrededor comienza a cambiar y no se detendrá. Sin ningún tipo de explicación todos se convierten en monstruos peludos...luego en bolas lanza gases...luego en lagartos neuróticos. Cada vez que Judd se duerme, se despierta en un mundo nuevo y más loco--un mundo lleno de adolescentes con poderes, otros con adolescentes asesinos, otro con gente pato, nudistas, más monstruos, y más. Es como un video juego muy retorcido sin razón o explicación. Las reglas no dejan de cambiar, y en lo único que puede confiar es en su dedo meñique parlanchín, quien tiene una actitud increíble. Juntos, Judd y Meñiquín (el dedo prefiere que lo llamen "Matadígitos") pelearán con todo a través de las locas realidades, tratando de encontrar la forma de volver a casa. ¿Pero qué pasará si volver a casa ya no es una opción?
Mi hermano es un marginado, Libro 1, Secuestrado
by Katrina Kahler Karlos San Pedro Vitutia¿Qué harías si las autoridades se llevaran a tu hermano gemelo en su decimosegundo cumpleaños? Y todo porque nació sin el gen MAO-A. ¿Cómo se sentiría tu familia? ¿Cómo se sentiría tu hermano? Sigue la historia de Zoe y Logan que son separados en las más terribles circunstancias. ¿Hay alguna posibilidad de que Logan vuelva con su familia? ¿Y hay alguna forma de que su hermana pueda ayudarlo? Parece que solo tiene tres opciones: sufrir una cirugía emocional y volverse un zombi; vivir el resto de su vida en una ciudad llena de criminales separados de sus seres queridos; o escapar. ¿Qué elegirías tú? Descarga esta apasionante historia ahora y descubre lo que se despliega para que Logan sobreviva a este durísima y chocante experiencia. Lleno de suspense y drama, este es un libro perfecto para adolescentes y niños a partir de 12 años. Seguro que te cautivará de principio a fin.
Mi hermano es un marginado - Libro 2 - Libertad (Mi hermano es un marginado #2)
by Katrina Kahler Karlos San Pedro VitutiaLibertad… Esta historia de suspense continua la saga de Zoe y Logan al intentar escapar de la injusta ley del Gobierno que separa a las personas que no tienen el gen MAO-A. Libertad es lo que ellos buscan, pero ¿será posible que los hermanos lo consigan o serán capturados por las autoridades? Este fabuloso libro para niños y niñas a partir de 12 años está lleno de drama, excitación, suspense y una trama que te mantendrá al borde de tu silla de principio a fin. Si estás buscando buenos libros para adolescentes a partir de 12 años y te gustan las historias de suspense, entonces te encantará esta trepidante colección.
Mi hermano es un superhéroe (Mi hermano es un superhéroe #Volumen 1)
by David SolomonsUna historia extremadamente divertida. Si me hubiera quedado en la casa del árbol, yo sería el superhéroe. Pero tuve que bajar a hacer pis. Qué mala pata... Justo en ese momento, al empollón de mi hermano le concedieron seis superpoderes. ¡Y ni siquiera le gustan los cómics! ¡El universo es injusto! Menos mal que estoy yo para explicarle las reglas: * No uses tus superpoderes para pelar patatas. * Todo superhéroe necesita una capa, ¿se conformará Zack con una toalla? * Donde hay un superhéroe siempre hay un supervillano (lo conocerás por la risa: ¡Ua-ja-ja-ja!). * Y lo más importante: a veces, los superhéroes se meten en problemas ¡y necesitan que los rescaten! Reseña:«Divertirá a cualquiera que haya soñado con ser un superhéroe».School Library Journal
Mi profe de gimnasia es un alien: Mi hermano es un superhéroe 2 (Mi hermano es un superhéroe #Volumen 2)
by David SolomonsNo te pierdas la secuela llena de acción del bestseller Mi hermano es un superhéroe. ¿Salvar el mundo? Pero si ni siquiera me eligen para jugar al fútbol... Reirás tanto que te caerás de la silla. Cuando Zack se convirtió en superhéroe, su hermano pequeño, Luke, pensó que las cosas no podrían ir peor. ¡Tenía que haber sido él el elegido! Luego su amiga Lara también adquirió superpoderes y ahora Luke se siente un poco desplazado. Está convencido de que hay extraterrestres disfrazados de profesores de gimnasia que están a punto de atacar la Tierra, pero ¿acaso alguien querrá escucharlo? No, seguro que no. Así que, tras un arriesgado pacto con un supuesto supervillano, se dispone a salvar el mundo.
Mi vecino alienígena 3: El explorador alienígena (The Alien Next Door)
by A.I. NewtonIn the third book of the Alien Next Door series, Harris knows Zeke is an alien, and they go away for a weekend trip as Beaver Scouts. Will Harris be able to help Zeke keep his secret when another scout starts suspecting something?Zeke has revealed to Harris that he's an alien and Harris is thrilled to have an alien best friend! This weekend, Harris has a Beaver Scout outing in the wilderness, so he invites Zeke to join in on the fun. Zeke doesn't quite understand all the activities, like sleeping outside and telling ghost stories, and he is a little careless with using his powers, which leads one scout to become a little suspicious. Will Harris be able to help Zeke hide his identity from everyone?