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Severian, wygnany z konfraterni katów za złamanie zasad, dotarł do Thraxu. Obejmuje stanowisko liktora i sumiennie wypełnia obowiązki strzegąc więźniów i ścinając skazańców. Mimo poszukiwań nie zdołał zwrócić Pazura Łagodziciela – klejnot o uzdrawiającej mocy zaczyna mu ciążyć, odbierając spokój i sen. Severian wyczuwa coraz bardziej mrok gromadzący się nad światem, zaczyna wątpić w swoje powołanie, aż wreszcie wbrew rozkazowi archonta daruje życie kobiecie skazanej na uduszenie. Musi uciekać z Thraxu i udaje się na północ, w góry zamieszkane przez istoty, które odrzuciły człowieczeństwo. Rozpoczyna niebezpieczną podróż, która wyjaśni wiele kłębiących się wokół niego tajemnic.

Nowe posłowie autorstwa Neila Gaimana„Złożona, niegodziwa, głęboka i niezwykła powieść jednego z najlepszych amerykańskich pisarzy... To nie tylko jedna z moich ulubionych książek (choć z pewnością nią jest), ale również jedna z nielicznych współczesnych powieści, które podziwiam.”- Neil Gaiman, autor „Amerykańskich bogów” i cyklu „Sandman”.„Pokój”, pierwotnie wydany w roku 1975, to dzieło błyskotliwe i urzekające. Pełne melancholii wspomnienia Aldena Dennisa Weera, rozgoryczonego starca spędzającego ostatnie dni życia w małym miasteczku na Środkowym Zachodzie Stanów w miarę rozwoju historii ujawniają swój nadnaturalny wymiar. Wyobraźnia Weera zdolna jest bowiem unicestwić czas i przeobrazić rzeczywistość, wykraczając poza samą śmierć. „Pokój”, wielki, poruszający i bezkompromisowo szczery, jest jednym z największych dzieł naszych czasów.Gene Wolfe, nazywany przez „The Denver Post” jednym z „olbrzymów s-f”, wielokrotnie zdobywał najważniejsze nagrody z tej dziedziny, w tym nagrody Nebula, Hugo i World Fantasy. „Pokój” to jego pierwsza pełnowymiarowa powieść, świadcząca o geniuszu, którzy później rozkwitł w dziełach takich jak Księga Nowego Słońca.

Aż do nadejścia Nowego Słońca musimy wybierać między różnymi rodzajami zła. Wszystkie już wypróbowaliśmy i wszystkie nas zawiodły: powszechna dostępność dóbr, władza ludu... Wszystko... My celowo utrzymujemy ludzkość w stagnacji, zwanej przez niektórych barbarzyństwem. Autarcha broni prstego ludu przed arystokratami, oni zaś chronią go przed Autarchą. Religia daje wszystkim pociechę. Zamknęliśmy drogi, aby sparaliżować funkcjonowanie społeczeństwa...

Severian przygotowywał się do fachu kata, lecz zakochał się w uwięzionej kobiecie i złamał dla niej obowiązujące katów zasady. Został za to wygnany z konfraterni i wysłany do odległej prowincji. Zabrał tylko katowski miecz, maskę i czarny płaszcz przynależny znienawidzonej profesji. Droga, która ma pokonać, okazuje się trudniejsza i bardziej zawikłana niż sobie to wyobrażał. Błądzi jak w labiryncie w ponurym, pełnym okrucieństwa świecie. Jego inicjacyjna podróż przypomina błądzenie w labiryncie, ale nieuchronnie prowadzi młodego czeladnika ku przeznaczeniu.

Latro był najmniej uprzywilejowanym z wszystkich śmiertelników - lub najbardziej. Rana, która zniszczyła jego pamięć, dała mu zdolność dostrzegania niewidzialnego: świata bogów, półbogów i cudów. Każdego dnia wydarzenia były zapisywane na zwoju, aby następnego ranka mógł poznać swoich przyjaciół, rywali i mieć pewne zrozumienie tego, co miało miejsce wcześniej. Walczył z Kserksesem pod Termopilami i został wypędzony z Grecji ateńskiej. Teraz, wraz ze swoimi towarzyszami, niewolnicą Io i afrykańskim wojownikiem Siedmioma Lwami, podróżował wśród Tracków i Amazonek, poszukując zarówno swojej przyszłości, jak i przeszłości. "Żołnierz arete" jest kontynuacją nagradzanego "Żołnierza mgły" Gene'a Wolfe'a.

Naprawdę mam na imię Severian. Przyjaciele, których nigdy nie miałem zbyt wielu, nazwali mnie Severianem Kulawym. Żołnierze, których niegdyś miałem mnóstwo, choć nie aż tak wielu, jakbym chciał, nazywali mnie Severianem Wielkim. Nieprzyjaciele, którzy mnożyli się jak muchy na bitewnych polach zasłanych trupami, nazywali mnie Severianem Oprawcą. Byłem ostatnim Autarchą Wspólnoty, a tym samym jedynym prawowitym władcą planety znanej podówczas jako Urth.

Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic of the Master of Power, a legendary figure of mythic proportions. Armed with his sword, Terminus Est, and the Claw, Severian continues his journey to Thrax, the city of his exile. Bizarre apes, strange cannibalistic rituals, and the foreigner named Jonas all lie in his future.

Ziemia nieuchronnie chyli się ku upadkowi, a jej mieszkańcy walczą o przetrwanie i wypatrują nadejścia Nowego Słońca. Severian, czeladnik w bractwie katów, wygnany z konfraterni za złamanie przysięgi, dociera do Thraxu, miejsca swego przeznaczenia, i obejmuje zaszczytne stanowisko liktora. Po pewnym czasie Severian jednak zaczyna wątpić w celowość wykonywanego przez siebie zawodu kata i w końcu ucieka z miasta, by wyruszyć w kolejną, długą i niebezpieczną podróż.

Castleview nie jest zwykłym miasteczkiem. Przekonuje się o tym zarówno Will Shields, nowy właściciel komisu samochodowego, jak i jego rodzina. Średniowieczny zamek, pojawiający się w środku dnia, i upiorny jeździec, galopujący na olbrzymim rumaku przeczą zdrowemu rozsądkowi. Lecz to zaledwie zwiastun wydarzeń, mających położyć kres waśni, której korzenie sięgają zamierzchłej przeszłości... Gene Wolfe, z właściwym sobie mistrzostwem, tworzy przemawiającą do wyobraźni wizję, w której magia przeplata się z rzeczywistością, historia realna z mitami, a przeciętni ludzie żyją obok bohaterów z legend.

Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by P. CRAIG RUSSELL, JILL THOMPSON and others Cover by DAVE McKEAN A new edition of this title collecting issues #29-31 and SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, in which Morpheus delves into the dreams of Augustus Caesar, Cain and Abel, Marco Polo, Orpheus and more. On sale AUGUST 31 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS

The Best of Gene Wolfe is the definitive collection of the best of Gene Wolfe’s short fiction. One of the greatest writers in genre (and literary fiction) of the 20th century, Gene Wolfe was a national treasure who produced the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field over the last fifty years. The Best of Gene Wolfe is an amazing retrospective collection of his short fiction, selected by Wolfe himself. Too many award winners and Best Of stories to list here; just as a sample we have "The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories", "The Fifth Head of Cerberus", "Petting Zoo", "The Tree Is My Hat", "Seven American Nights", and "A Cabin on the Coast." Incredible tales from a writer who challenged and amazed. Who revolutionized the genre. And whose stories will stand the test of time. “Wolfe is our Melville.”—Ursula K. Le Guin

The two novels combined in this omnibus (Caldé of the Long Sun and Exodus from the Long Sun) comprise the second half of Gene Wolfe's long novel, The Book of the Long Sun.

This omnibus of "Nightside of the Long Sun" and "Lake of the Long Sun" is this "modern-day Homer" ("Washington Post Book World") at his best.

Set in an ancient world infused with magic and myth, the narrative follows Latro, a soldier with a unique condition that causes him to forget everything each day. As he navigates a landscape filled with gods, monsters, and political intrigue, Latro seeks to uncover the truth about his identity and purpose. This installment deepens the exploration of memory and perception, blending historical elements with fantasy, and showcases Wolfe's intricate storytelling and rich character development.

The first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction,Brave New Words:The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction shows how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time , with full citations and bibliographic information. Not just a useful reference and an entertaining browse, this book also documents the enduring legacy of science fiction writers and fans.

This title provides a tale of wonders by one of the field's greatest writers.

Now, for the first time, the best of the Locus Awards for short fiction are gathered in one volume. Spanning the absolute finest in science fiction and fantasy short fiction for the last thirty years, this anthology is an indispensable guide to speculative fiction from the classic to the outrageous by the leaders of the field.

Fourteen audacious explorations of the fantastic, the magical and the horrific by one of SF's greatest writers. Contents: - The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories (1970) - Alien Stones (1972) - La Befana (1973) - The Hero as Werewolf (1975) - Three Fingers (1976) - The Death of Dr. Island (1973) - Feather Tigers (1973) - Hour of Trust (1973) - Tracking Song (1975) - The Toy Theater (1971) - The Doctor of Death Island (1978) - Cues (1974) - The Eyeflash Miracles (1976) - Seven American Nights (1978) Cover illustration by Bruce Pennington

When young augur Patera Silk emerges from his exploration of the underground passages of the Whorl, it is to find Viron engulfed in revolutionary violence - and himself hailed as leader of the uprising. As war threatens Silk's world, the Long Sun itself seems to undergo ominous changes.

Far from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct when human colonists arrived. But one man believes they still exist, somewhere out in the wilderness. In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe brilliantly interweaves three tales: a scientist’s son gradual discovery of the bizarre secret of his heritage; a young man’s mythic dreamquest for his darker half; the mystifying chronicle of an anthropologist’s seemingly-arbitrary imprisonment. Gradually, a mesmerising pattern emerges.

Back in print after two decades, this fantasy tells of a young man who lives in a village deep in the forest in medieval times. Mark finds himself torn between his hero worship for charming highwayman Wat and his growing suspicion of Wat's cold savagery. And Mother Cloot, who may have sorcerous powers, works in equally suspicious ways--perhaps for evil, perhaps for good.

Wolfe, whose tetralogy The Book of the New Sun was the most acclaimed science fiction work of the 1980s, offered his second collection of short fiction in 1990 to universal acclaim. This is a hefty volume of over 30 unforgettable stories in a variety of genres-- SF, fantasy, horror, mainstream-many of them offering variations on themes and situations found in folklore and fairy tales, and including two stories, "The Cat" and "The Map," which are set in the universe of his New Sun novels. Wolfe's deconstructions/reconstructions are provocative, multilayered, and resonant. This embarrassment of literary riches is a must for all Gene Wolfe fans, and anyone who loves a good tale beautifully told.

Exodus from the Long Sun concludes Gene Wolfe's masterful sci-fi epic series, the Book of the Long Sun It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that whole cities can be seen in the sky. And the gods of The Whorl have begun to intervene in human affairs. An entirely unexpected future awaits as Patera Silk and the other inhabitants are confronted with the world of an alien race. Wolfe's great work is complete, with the mysterious fullness of life itself.

The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced."This volume, Castle of Days, joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter --and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder.

Contents:How the Whip Came Back (1970)Of Relays and Roses (1970)Paul's Treehouse (1969)St. Brandon (excerpt from "Peace") (1975)Beautyland (1973)Car Sinister (1970)The Blue Mouse (1971)How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion (1973)The Adopted Father (1980)Forlesen (1974)An Article about Hunting (1973)The Changeling (1968)Many Mansions (1977)Against the Lafayette Escadrille (1972)Three Million Square Miles (1971)The War beneath the Tree (1979)La Befana (1973)Melting (1974)

The first of a series. In a decrepit school, children are taught to be soothsayers by Patera Silk, an innocent hero. Silk's school is sold by his superiors to the crude businessman, Blood. Silk finds that he is a powerful sorcerer, and magic is in the air. By the author of "Peace".

There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life if necessary for her love. For to love her . . . is to die.

Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator

Latro, a mercenary soldier from the north, has suffered a head wound in battle but has developed the ability to see and converse with all of the invisible gods, goddesses, ghosts, demons, and werewolfves that inhabit the land.

A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Able and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero.Inside, however, Able remains a boy, and he must grow in every sense to survive the dangers and delights that lie ahead in encounters with giants, elves, wizards, and dragons. His adventure will conclude in the second volume of The Wizard Knight, The Wizard.With this new series, Wolfe not only surpasses all the most popular genre writers of the last three decades, he takes on the legends of the past century, in a work that will be favorably compared with the best of J. R. R. Tolkien, E. R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake, and T. H. White. This is a book---and a series---for the ages, from perhaps the greatest living writer in (or outside) the fantasy genre.

"The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ." The best stories engage readers, compelling them to turn pages in anticipation of what comes next. Great literature is defined by its imagination, as demonstrated in this exceptional anthology, which redefines the boundaries of imaginative fiction. It features contributions from renowned writers like Peter Straub, Chuck Palahniuk, Roddy Doyle, and Joyce Carol Oates, among others, showcasing their craft and challenging misconceptions about genres. Curated by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, who personally selected each story, the anthology sets a high standard for this "new literature of the imagination." The collection aims to present familiar themes in fresh, illuminating ways. Notable tales include Joe Hill's disturbing exploration of evil in "Devil on the Staircase," Lawrence Block's unique take on fishing in "Catch and Release," and Carolyn Parkhurst's dark sibling rivalry in "Unwell." Joanne Harris introduces ancient gods in modern New York in "Wildfire in Manhattan," while Richard Adams's "The Knife" delves into vengeance. Jeffery Deaver's "The Therapist" features a psychologist on a mission to save lives, and Neil Gaiman's chilling "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" offers a haunting punishment for a grave crime. This visionary volume will transform readers’ perspectives and ignite a renewed appreciation for exceptional fiction.

Magic lives in remarkable realms – and in the short fiction of today's top fantasists. In this fifth breathtaking volume of the year's best flights of the fantastic, award–winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer present a dazzling new array of wonders – stories that break through the time–honored conventions of the genre to carry the reader to astonishing places that only the most ingenious minds could conceive. In the able hands of Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Tim Powers, and others, miracles become tangible and true, impossible creatures roam unfettered, and fairy tales are reshaped, sharpened, and freed from the restrictive bonds of childhood. Lose yourself in these pages and in these worlds – and discover the power, the beauty, the unparalleled enchantment of fantasy at its finest.

The box is heavy, locked, and very old. The only clue to its contents is the name written in gold upon its lid: PANDORA. Bright teenager Holly Hollander is understandably curious about what's inside, but when the box is opened, death is unleashed . . . and Holly is the only one who can solve the deadly puzzle.

"Free Live Free," said the newspaper ad, and the out-of-work detective Jim Stubb, the occultist Madame Serpentina, the salesman Ozzie Barnes, and the overweight prostitute Candy Garth are brought together to live for a time in Free's old house, a house scheduled for demolition to make way for a highway. Free drops mysterious hints of his exile from his homeland, and of the lost key to his return. And so when demolition occurs and Free disappears, the four make a pact to continue the search, which ultimately takes them far beyond their wildest dreams. This is character-driven science fiction at its best by a writer whom, at the time of its first publication, the "Chicago Sun-Times" called "science fiction's best genuine novelist."

Gene Wolfe presents Lovecraftian noir fiction!

This landmark anthology presents thirty groundbreaking stories from the masters of speculative fiction heralding the future of the genre with original and revolutionary works. All-new, original stories by � Ursula K. Le Guin � Gregory Benford � Joe Haldeman � Joyce Carol Oates � and many others On K2 with Kanakaredes by Dan Simmons The Building by Ursula K. Le Guin Froggies by Laura Whitton What We Did That Summer by Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg A Slow Saturday Night at the Surrealist Sporting Club by Michael Moorcock In Xanadu by Thomas M. Disch Commencement by Joyce Carol Oates Unique Visitors by James Patrick Kelly BIack TuIip by Harry Turtledove Belief by P. D. Cacek In the Un-Black by Stephen Baxter Weeping Walls by Paul Di Filippo Anomalies by Gregory Benford Captive Kong by Kit Reed Feedback by Robert E. Vardeman Between Disappearances by Nina Kiriki Hoffman Resurrection by David Morrell Cleopatra Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand Burros Gone Bad by Peter Schneider Pockets by Rudy Rucker and John Shirley Ave de Paso by Catherine Asaro Road Kill by Joe Haldeman Ting-a-Ling by Jack Dann ‘Bassador by Catherine Wells Ssoroghod’s People by Larry Niven Two Shot by Michael Marshall Smith Billy the Fetus by Al Sarrantonio Viewpoint by Gene Wolfe Fungi by Ardath Mayhar Rhido Wars by Neal Barrett, Jr.

Interlibrary Loan is the brilliant follow-up to A Borrowed Man: the final work of fiction from multi-award winner and national literary treasure Gene Wolfe Hundreds of years in the future our civilization is shrunk down but we go on. There is advanced technology, there are robots. And there are clones. E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person, his personality an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is a piece of property, not a legal human. As such, Smithe can be loaned to other branches. Which he is. Along with two fellow reclones, a cookbook and romance writer, they are shipped to Polly’s Cove, where Smithe meets a little girl who wants to save her mother, a father who is dead but perhaps not. And another E.A. Smithe... who definitely is.

The Death of Doctor Island (Oct 1973) Awards:1974 Hugo Award - Best Novella (Nomination)1974 Locus Poll Award - Best Novella (Place: 1)1974 Nebula Award - Novella (Win)

Nach dem Meisterwerk der frühen achtziger Jahre, dem »Buch der Neuen Sonne» , ist Gene Wolfe mit einem neuen exotischen und farbigen Gobelin zur Science Fiction zurückgekehrt, einem wunderbaren Abenteuerroman, der im Innern eines gewaltigen Sternenschiffes spielt, das seit Generationen in der Galaxis unterwegs ist. Seine Bewohner haben die Erde längst vergessen, die Wiege der Menschheit ist zur Legende geworden. Sie wissen auch nichts mehr von ihrem Ziel, zu dem sie unterwegs sind. Kaum einer kann sich vorstellen, daß außerhalb der Welt der langen Sonne ein Kosmos von Myriaden Sternen existiert und daß ein Planet, der einen dieser Sterne umkreist, ausersehen ist, der Menschheit eine neue Heimat zu sein. Gene Wolfe beherrscht die Kunst des Weglassens ebenso virtuell wie die Kunst des Sprechens. Er weiß, wie man Leser hungrig macht nach mehr.

Magazín F&SF; je již šedesát let jedním z nejlepších zdrojů fantastické povídky ve světě. Česká edice vám v úzké spolupráci s americkou redakcí nabízí léty prověřenou klasiku i příběhy těch nejlepších autorů žhavé současnosti. Každé čtvrtletí se tak spolu s námi můžete ponořit do barvitých světů ničím neomezované spisovatelské fantazie.

13 verhalen van bekende/beroemde SF-schrijvers uit het Engelstalige taalgebied.

Sir Able, der Held, ist tot und verbringt zwanzig Jahre im himmlischen Reich. Als er sich an seine Geliebte Disiri erinnert, kehrt er zurück, muss jedoch ein Gelübde ablegen, seine magischen Kräfte nicht zu nutzen. Trotz seiner Einschränkung kämpft er gegen die Frostriesen und Drachen. Der 2. Band der "Mythgarthr-Saga" schließt die Geschichte ab.

Keuze uit de beste, korte science fiction verhalen uit de Verenigde Staten.