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Manalone
by Colin KappWhy is the government deliberately destroying all trace of Man's past? Why are the laws of gravity and momentum strangely altered? Why has the world's population continually increased without the predicted eco-crisis taking place? Why is there an international conspiracy to conceal the future of the human race? These are just some of the reality-shattering questions that face Manalone, a brilliant computer scientist, when he tries to find out exactly what has happened to humanity. Manalone, outcast from society, must fight the entire machinery of a ruthless police state to discover the truth. And the truth is an awful, chilling one, that sounds only too real in today's world.
Mañana todavía: Doce distopías para el siglo XXI
by Varios AutoresDoce destacados autores españoles ante el género fantástico más en boga: las distopías o anti-utopías, relatos sobre futuros inciertos, admoniciones políticas y medioambientales, abusos de la tecnología y cualquier tipo de mañana inquietante que nos recuerde por qué todavía estamos a tiempo de no acabar así. Hoy ya no, pero tal vez mañana o pasado mañana... los clásicos podrían reescribirse a conveniencia, las redes sociales podrían marcar la vida de un bebé, la maternidad podría convertirse en una forma de condena, la casta política podría borrar a determinados ciudadanos, la altura de un edificio podría definir nuestra longevidad, los teléfonos móviles podrían empezar, de tan inteligentes, a rebelarse. Y todo intento de evitarlo, todo asomo de revolución, podría acabar pareciendo un esperpento. Sería un mañana inquietante, sí, pero posible. Demasiado posible. En la mejor línea de 1984, Un mundo feliz y Fahrenheit 451, pero también en esa nueva ola que va desde Los juegos del hambre hasta la serie de televisión Black Mirror, estos doce referentes de la distopía en nuestro país han aceptado el reto de imaginar futuros para un siglo XXI que se presenta cada año más incierto. A veces desde el humor, a veces desde una profunda conciencia política o medioambiental, aunando a menudo originalidad y respeto a la tradición y siempre desde una pasión literaria cargada de ambición, las doce narraciones aquí reunidas configuran una antología llamada a marcar un hito en la historia española del género. Porque las distopías no son solo otra moda literaria.Son alarmas, denuncias, sátiras del abismo.Son las armas de hoy contra el mañana.Son las ficciones de la crisis.Todavía. Relatos recogidos en Mañana todavía:- «WeKids», de Laura Gallego.- «Al garete», de Emilio Bueso.- «2084. Después de la Revolución», de Elia Barceló.- «Instrucciones para cambiar el mundo», de Félix J. Palma.- «El error», de Rosa Montero.- «Limpieza de sangre», de Juan Miguel Aguilera.- «Camp Century», de Marc Pastor.- «En el ático», de Rodolfo Martínez.- «La Inteligencia Definitiva», de José María Merino.- «Gracia», de Susana Vallejo.- «Colapso», de Juan Jacinto Muñoz Rengel.- «Los centinelas del tiempo», de Javier Negrete, premio Ignotus a la mejor novela corta 2015. Reseñas:«No cabe duda de que esta compilación se hace eco de nuestro presente incierto, y sus historias son frescas y oportunas. Es un buen libro para dar a conocer el género. Y para el lector avisado.»La Vanguardia «[Estos relatos] no solo nos permiten acercarnos a los grandes cultivadores de nuestra ciencia-ficción contemporánea, sino que además nos ayudan a conocer los temores de la sociedad española respecto al futuro.»Yo Dona
La mancha de la traición: Libro uno del cuento de Morgan (Una fantasía épica de Lilliehaven #1)
by Greg AlldredgeEl trono era el lugar que le correspondía ... … Desafortunadamente, su malvada madrastra se lo llevó todo. La vida de una princesa debería ser una bendición real. Pero cuando el anciano padre de Morgan se casa con una mujer más joven, la vida de la princesa heredera se vuelve ... traicionera. Debido a un error de cálculo real, el Imperio está ahora en guerra con un Nigromante de fuerza desconocida y con motivos insondables. El conflicto ha invadido el Imperio Wu. Morgan está acusado de traición; ahora, su vida pende de un hilo. Obligada a correr, mientras el poder del ejército del clan Genke la acecha para escapar. Fantasmas y monstruos acechan a la joven princesa, mientras busca un camino para recuperar el trono. ¿Morgan puede encontrar suficientes aliados? ¿Cómo salvará su Imperio? Te encantará el primer libro de la épica serie de fantasía de Lilliehaven. La intriga cortesana se encuentra con las espadas y la magia. Los giros te mantendrán pasando las páginas. Consiguelo ahora.
Mandagual (Cuando salga el sol #1)
by Joseph Renauld BendañaThe ambition of a man and the greed of a woman, becomes the bond that unites them to create a macabre marriage. No matter that with this, the fate of a young woman was sealed, who from the beginning is a victim of that terrible union. A century later, fate wants to make another young woman pay for that curse with her blood, for which that victim of the past suffers in hell, and so that others continue to enjoy riches. A story where ambition and greed give way to love and friendship. But, also, along with it the desire for revenge and an epic war with which it is tried to overthrow the dark forces is awakened. Will love be able to forgive the mistakes of the past? Can the darkness be overcome by raising the dead and killing the living? Find out by immersing yourself in Mandagual, touring the regions of the gothic world of Augures, a space in time inhabited by iconic legends, demons and dictator rulers.
Mandala
by Stuart MooreEarth-here and now. Humankind is secretly enslaved by a global mind-control system called the GRID. Mike Morningstar and his spiritual spec-ops unit, the Thirteen, must alter time and take down the GRID before it's too late. As fiction meets reality, the Thirteen need your help if they are to succeed in awakening humanity and changing the future. Are you awake?
The Mandalorian Armor: Star Wars (The Bounty Hunter Wars) (Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars - Legends #1)
by K. W. JeterHe's the most feared and successful bounty hunter in the galaxy. He is Boba Fett, and even the most hardened criminals tremble at his name. Now he faces the deadliest challenge of his infamous career--an all-out war against his most dangerous enemies.As the Rebellion gathers force, Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunters Guild by turning its members against each other. Only the strongest and most ruthless will survive, and they can be used against the Rebellion. It's a job for the fiercely independent Boba Fett, who jumps at the chance to destroy his rivals. But Fett soon realizes the game is rigged, as he finds himself the target of murderous factions, criminal conspiracies, and the evil at the Empire's dark heart. Boba Fett has always finished first. And in this game, anything less is death.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
The Mandalorian: Season 1: Volume 1 (Screen Comix)
by RH DisneyStar Wars: The Mandalorian Screen Comix is a graphic novel-style retelling with full-color images and dialogue from the show!The adventures of the Mandalorian, a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, are now retold in the new Screen Comix format! The mysterious Mandalorian walks a thin line between right and wrong far from the authority of the New Republic in the epic addition to the Star Wars universe, available now on Disney+. Star Wars: The Mandalorian Screen Comix is a 320-paged graphic novel-style retelling of the first four episodes of the first season, featuring final frames and dialogue from the series in vibrant full color, will delight fans of all ages.
The Mandalorian: The Rescue (Screen Comix)
by RH DisneyA graphic novel-style retelling with full-color images and dialogue from Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+! After rescuing the child from the Empire, The Mandalorian Din Djarin has vowed to reunite Grogu with the mysterious Jedi. But while on his quest, Moff Gideon and his dark troopers recapture Grogu and take him aboard an Imperial Starcruiser! Will the Mandalorian and his allies Cara Dune, Boba Fett, and Bo-Katan be able to rescue Grogu? This 80-paged graphic novel features a complete retelling of Chapter 16: The Rescue from the Star Wars: The Mandalorian series on Disney+. With final frames and dialogue from the series in vibrant full color, This Screen Comix will delight boys and girls ages 8 to 11 and Star Wars fans of all ages.
The Mandel Files, Volume 1: Mindstar Rising & A Quantum Murder (Greg Mandel Trilogy #1)
by Peter F. HamiltonCONTAINS TWO COMPLETE NOVELS!For the first time in a single volume, Peter F. Hamilton's acclaimed novels--Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder--set in a near-future so real it seems ripped from tomorrow's headlines In Mindstar Rising, Greg Mandel, gifted--or cursed--with biotechnology that makes him a living lie detector, is hired to investigate corporate espionage by Event Horizon, a powerful company about to introduce a technology that will solve the energy problems of a world decimated by global warming.Set two years later, A Quantum Murder once again teams Mandel with Event Horizon and its beautiful young owner, Julia Evans, in a locked-room mystery that combines the ingenuity of an Agatha Christie novel with cutting-edge speculative brilliance.Read together, these novels take on fresh depth and complexity, underscoring the magnitude of Peter F. Hamilton's creative talent.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Mandel Files, Volume 2: The Nano Flower (Greg Mandel Trilogy #2)
by Peter F. HamiltonPeter F. Hamilton's groundbreaking Mandel Files series concludes with The Nano Flower, a tour de force of unbridled imagination and cutting-edge scientific speculation. Greg Mandel is a psychic detective whose skills have been augmented by powerful but dangerous biotechnology. Those abilities have won him success and almost killed him many times over. Little wonder that he has settled down to the life of a gentleman farmer. But Greg's former employer, the mighty tech company Event Horizon, needs him once more. After Royan, hacker-genius and husband to company owner Julia Evans, mysteriously vanishes, a business rival suddenly boasts an incredible new technology. Has Royan been kidnapped and forced to work for his captors, or is the truth far stranger? The answer may lie in a gift of flowers received by Julia--flowers with DNA like nothing on Earth. Greg already has his hands full with corporate killers and other unsavory characters. Is he going to have to add aliens to the list? The Greg Mandel trilogy--which also includes Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder, available in Volume 1--set a new standard for science fiction when it first appeared in the 1990s. The Nano Flower is every bit as gripping today--and even more timely.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Mandelbrot the Magnificent: A Novella
by Liz Ziemska"Liz Ziemska has fashioned a beautiful story about one famous survivor and the magic and mathematics he&’s brought to the world." —Karen Joy FowlerMandelbrot the Magnificent is a stunning, magical pseudo-biography of Benoit Mandelbrot as he flees into deep mathematics to escape the rise of Hitler Born in Warsaw and growing up in France during the rise of Hitler, Benoit Mandelbrot found escape from the cruelties of the world around him through mathematics. Logic sometimes makes monsters, and Mandelbrot began hunting monsters at an early age. Drawn into the infinite promulgations of formulae, he sinks into secret dimensions and unknown wonders. His gifts do not make his life easier, however. As the Nazis give up the pretense of puppet government in Vichy France, the jealousy of Mandelbrot&’s classmates leads to denunciation and disaster. The young mathematician must save his family with the secret spaces he&’s discovered, or his genius will destroy them.
Manderley: Un cuento de sombras
by Ruth P. MarcoCuando los muertos no pueden descansar en paz reclaman su lugar en la tierra. Leonor es una joven que tras fracasar como bailarina profesional decide volver a su pueblo y encerrarse en sí misma. Allí conocerá a Esteban, un hombre enigmático y oscuro con el que vivirá una profunda historia de amor. Repentinamente él la abandonará dejándole un suculento regalo que le permitirá darle forma a sus sueños.
Mandorlinfiore: und die Drachen von Zonza
by Simon Kellow BinghamGlaubst du an das Schicksal oder bist du mutig und schlau genug, dein eigenes Glück zu suchen? In einer Welt, die vom Übersinnlichen regiert wird, wo Geister und alte Götter mit Drachen, Dryaden und Königen wetteifern, behältst du lieber einen kühlen Kopf. Zu Mandorlinfiores Glück hat Prinzessin Belfioré genug Verstand für sie beide. Gemeinsam müssen Sie Rätsel, Magie, Intrigen und die fürchterlich scharfen Zähne einer Drachendame mit einem Kater, seinem Mäuserich und einem schäbigen alten Gedichtband überleben. Von europäischer Folklore inspiriert kannst du dem Erzähler durch 101 kleine Kapitel folgen!
Mandorlinfiore: Et les Dragons de Zonza
by Simon Kellow BinghamMandorlinfiore Et les Dragons de Zonza Une aventure fantastique aux racines des contes populaires français et italiens, se déroulant sur l'île de Corse.
The Mane Attraction (The Pride Series #3)
by Shelly LaurenstonEven the king of the beasts can find himself unexpectedly tamed by the right woman. . .Weddings have the strangest effect on people. Exhibit 1: Sissy Mae waking up in Mitch Shaw's bed the morning after her brother Bobby Ray's nuptials. Exhibit 2: the gunmen trying to kill Mitch. Exhibit 3: Sissy Mae escorting a bleeding yet sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Pack's turf for safe keeping. It doesn't help that Mitch's appraising gaze makes her feel like the most desirable creature on earth. . .Mitch is an undercover cop about to testify against some dangerous ex-associates. Even more worrisome, he's harboring hot, X-rated fantasies about one fast-talking little canine--and he has to deal with every male in Sissy Mae's Pack sniffing around her in a way that makes his hackles rise. Mitch has his pride, and he intends to show Sissy Mae that when a lion sets out to make you his mate, the only thing to do is purr, roll over, and enjoy one hell of a ride. . ."Laurenston's latest couple is unabashedly sexual, which makes their emotional battle of wills all the more enjoyable." --Romantic Times
The Mane Event: The Mane Event; Angel Of Darkness; Howl For It (The\pride Ser. #1)
by Shelly LaurenstonMace Llewellyn. Brendon Shaw. Two tall, gorgeous, sexy alpha heroes who are 100% male--with a little something extra. Lion-shifters, to be exact, who can unleash every woman's animal side and still look good--make that spectacular--in a suit...and even better out of it...NYPD cop Desiree "Dez" MacDermot knows she's changed a lot since she palled around with her childhood buddy, Mace. But it's fair to say that Mace has changed even more. It isn't just those too-sexy gold eyes, or the six-four, built-like-a-Navy Seal body. It's something in the way he sniffs her neck and purrs, making her entire body tingle... Meanwhile, for Tennessean Ronnie Lee Reed, New York City is the place where any girl--even one who runs with a Pack--can redefine herself. First order of business: find a mate, settle down, and stop using men for sex. Even big, gorgeous, lion shifter men like Brendon Shaw. But she needn't worry, because now that Brendon's set his sights on her, the predator in him is ready to pounce and never let go...
The Mane Event: My Little Pony (Equestria Girls #3)
by Perdita FinnThe third exciting adventure in the Equestria Girls series! The girls rock a new story about friendship at Canterlot High. The follow-up to Through the Mirror and Rainbow Rocks.
The Mane Squeeze (The Pride Series #4)
by Shelly Laurenston"Laurenston has a gift with words and humor." --USA Today.comJust Roar And Bear ItGrowing up on the tough Philly streets, Gwen O'Neill knows how to fend for herself. But what is she supposed to do with a nice, suburban Jersey boy who has a tendency to turn into a massive Grizzly? Despite his menacing growl and four-inch claws, Gwen finds Lachlan "Lock" MacRyrie cute and really sweet. He actually watches out for her, and unlike the rest of her out-of-control family, manages not to morbidly embarrass her. Too bad cats don't believe in forever.At nearly seven feet tall, Lock is used to people responding to him in two ways: screaming or running away. Gwen--half lioness, half tigress, all kick-ass--does neither. She's sexy beyond belief and smart as hell, but she's so busy protecting her family and friends that she's forgetting about her own safety. Lock probably shouldn't get involved, but he can't simply walk away. Not when Gwen means absolutely everything to him.Praise for Shelly Laurenston's novels"Bear Meets Girl is hilarious, sexy fun."--Heroes and Heartbreakers"Fast-paced action and smoking hot love scenes." --RT Book Reviews TOP PICK on Wolf with Benefits
Manfred's Curse
by Shawn LaneAn unsettling storm arrives in Conrad’s seaside town, turning his life upside down when his housecat shifts into a sexy man.Manfred is used to being a cat -- and shifting to his human form whenever he wants -- until he crosses paths with a vindictive witch who curses him. He finds the man of his dream in Conrad, but before he can get his man, the curse must be broken for good.
Mangler the Dark Menace: Book 8 (Sea Quest #8)
by Adam BladeMax and his friends have already fought off three terrible Robobeasts. Now they face the ultimate battle, as the evil Professor tries to use Mangler the Dark Menace to destroy the ocean worlds!Don't miss the other books in this series: Shredder the Spider Droid, Stinger the Sea Phantom and Crusher the Creeping Terror.
Manhattan Transfer
by John E. StithMANHATTAN TRANSFER by John E. Stith Aliens kidnap Manhattan. Read all about it! Under a huge clear dome, Manhattan is placed aboard an enormous alien spacecraft. Through the dome, the trapped residents can see dozens of similarly trapped alien cities. There are no communications from their captors, no clues to why the humans have been taken, or how long to expect their captivity to last. That means the agenda boils down to one step: escape plan. A Science Fiction Book Club selection. Hugo Award Honorable Mention. Seiun Award nominee (Japan). La Tour Eiffel nominee (France). Complete information on Stith's work may be found at www.neverend.com. The author of this book donated a digital copy to Bookshare.org. Join us in thanking John E. Stith for providing his accessible digital book to this community.
Manhunt
by Gretchen Felker-Martin"By far the best book I've read this year.” —Roxane Gay #1 Best Book of 2022 (Vulture) • A Best Horror Novel of All Time (Cosmopolitan) • One of the Best Horror Novels of 2022 (Esquire, Library Journal, Paste, and CrimeReads) • A Top 10 Horror Debuts of 2022 (Booklist) • A Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Best Horror • A Best Book of 2022 (Tor.com) • A Best SFF Book of 2022 (Gizmodo) • A Top 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature (The New York Times Style Magazine).Manhunt is an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that follows trans women and trans men on a grotesque journey of survival.“A modern horror masterpiece.” —Carmen Maria MachadoBeth and Fran spend their days traveling the ravaged New England coast, hunting feral men and harvesting their organs in a gruesome effort to ensure they'll never face the same fate.Robbie lives by his gun and one hard-learned motto: other people aren't safe.After a brutal accident entwines the three of them, this found family of survivors must navigate murderous TERFs, a sociopathic billionaire bunker brat, and awkward relationship dynamics—all while outrunning packs of feral men, and their own demons."A filthy, furious delight."—The New YorkerAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Mania: A Novel
by Lionel ShriverSet in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel about a lifelong friendship threatened by culture wars, from the New York Times bestselling author.In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is "the last great civil rights fight." Tests, grades, and employment qualifications are all discarded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word (“stupid”) and encouraged to report parents who use it at home.A college English instructor, the constitutionally rebellious Pearson Converse rejected her restrictive Jehovah’s Witness upbringing as a teenager, and so has an aversion to dogma of any kind. Made impotent in the university classroom, she’s also enraged by the crushing of her exceptionally bright children’s spirits in primary school. Fortunately, she enjoys the confidence of a best friend, a media commentator with whom she can speak frankly about her socially unacceptable contempt for the MP movement. Or at least she thinks she can . . . until one day the political chasm between the two women becomes uncrossable, and a lifelong relationship implodes.With echoes of Philip Roth’s The Human Stain, told in Lionel Shriver’s inimitable and iconoclastic voice, Mania is a sharp, acerbic, and ruthlessly funny book about the road to a delusional, self-destructive egalitarianism that our society is already on.
The Maniacal Mischief of the Marauding Monsters (Captain Underpants)
by Adapted by Meredith RusuTwo of Captain Underpants' funniest and most fearsome adventures in one!No one loves Halloween more than George Beard and Harold Hutchins. Join the two best friends and their superhero pal, Captain Underpants, in this terrifying and totally funny two-story collection!First, George and Harold go teeth-to-teeth against a ghost dentist when their spooky campfire story comes to life! Then, George and Harold have to face a terrifying T.P. mummy after their most epic prank ever goes down the drain. Can Captain Underpants flush away these vile villains so George and Harold can live to prank another day?This two-story collection features retellings of two of the Netflix series' funniest and spookiest episodes, "Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Perilous Misfortune of the T.P. Mummy" and "Captain Underpants and the Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist." Both stories include George and Harold's original comics.
The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project
by Lenore AppelhansRiley lives in TropeTown, where everyone plays stock roles in novels. Riley, a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, is sent to group therapy after going off-script. Riley knows that breaking the rules again could get him terminated, yet he feels there must be more to life than recycling the same clichés for readers' entertainment. Then he meets Zelda, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Geek Chic subtype), and falls head over heels in love. Zelda's in therapy too, along with several other Manic Pixies. But TropeTown has a dark secret, and if Riley and his fellow Manic Pixies don't get to the bottom of it, they may all be terminated.