China Miéville Książki

Akcja większości z trzynastu opowiadań oraz jednej mikropowieści rozgrywa się w Londynie, ale niemal zawsze zmienionym w jakiś niezwykły, często trudny do zdefiniowania spos�b, co stwarza niesamowitą atmosferę przesycającą wszystkie zawarte w zbiorze utwory. W mikropowieści Lustra poznajemy motywy pchające najeźdźc�w do straszliwej zemsty. Z kolei opowiadanie Jack stanowi powr�t do Nowego Crobuzon (świata znanego z serii powieści zaczynającej się Dworcem Perdido) i przybliża nam postać Jacka P�ł Pacierza. Ci, kt�rzy zastanawiali się, co się z nim stało po zakończeniu powieści, znajdą tu odpowiedź, jakiej z pewnością się nie spodziewali. Inny z utwor�w ma postać komiksu, narysowanego przez znanego rysownika Liama Sharpa. Anarchiczna wyobraźnia, ostra satyra, zaskakujące pointy - oto kwintesencja książki W poszukiwaniu Jake'a, zbioru niesamowitych, oryginalnych i nigdy nie sprawiających zawodu utwor�w jednego z nowych mistrz�w wsp�łczesnej fantastyki.

Rok 1941. W ogarniętej wojennym chaosem Marsylii zjawia się Jack Parsons, amerykański inżynier i adept sztuk tajemnych. W kryjówce antynazistowskiej organizacji spotyka członków ruchu oporu, w tym André Bretona, czołowego teoretyka surrealizmu. Podczas dziwnych gier towarzyskich rozgrywanych przez niepokornych dyplomatów, wygnanych rewolucjonistów i awangardowych twórców Parsons za pomocą swego wynalazku odnajduje i gromadzi nadzieję. A jednak wbrew intencjom doprowadza do uwolnienia mocy zrodzonej ze snów i koszmarów, zmieniając losy wojny i świata na zawsze. Rok 1950. Thibaut, samotny bojownik surrealistów idzie ulicami nawiedzonego Paryża, gdzie naziści i członkowie ruchu oporu zmagają się w ciągłym konflikcie, a po ulicach przechadzają się żywe obrazy i manifestacje tekstów literackich, a także istoty z głębi piekieł. Aby wydostać się z miasta, musi połączyć siły z Sam, amerykańską fotografką, próbującą utrwalić obraz zrujnowanego Paryża, a oboje znajdą sprzymierzeńca w postaci enigmatycznego symbolu łączącego w sobie przypadek i bunt: wyrafinowanego trupa...

From the author of Perdito Street Station, an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imagination.

Examining the aftermath of the Arab Spring, this book explores the Spring not as a series of failed revolutions but as successful counter-revolutions. Adding a new dimension to the history of revolutions, it addresses key debates in democratisation, authoritarian resilience and civil resistance.

Avice Benner Cho, a human colonist on a distant planet populated by the Ariekei, sentient beings famed for their unique language, returns to Embassytown after many years of deep space exploration to find she has become a living simile in the Ariekei language even though she cannot speak it, and she is torn by competing loyalties when hostilities erupt between humans and aliens.

When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, and more deadly, than anything he could have imagined. Soon his work puts him and those he cares for in danger. Borlú must travel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own, across a border like no other. With shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984, The City & The City is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical and artistic heights.

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where the unsavory deal is stranger to no one--not even to Isaac, a gifted and eccentric scientist who has spent a lifetime quietly carrying out his unique research. But when a half-bird, half-human creature known as the Garuda comes to him from afar, Isaac is faced with challenges he has never before encountered. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger. Soon an eerie metamorphosis will occur that will permeate every fiber of New Crobuzon--and not even the Ambassador of Hell will challenge the malignant terror it evokes.

On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. But no matter how spectacular it is, Sham can't shake the sense that there is more to life than travelling the endless rails of the railsea.

Acclaimed fantasy author China Mieville offers a unique perspective on the Russian Revolution, coinciding with its centenary. In February 1917, Russia was an autocratic monarchy, but by October, it had transformed into the first socialist state in history. This work explores the extraordinary months between these revolutions, examining how a war-torn and struggling nation underwent such a radical change. Mieville delves into the key figures and forces that shaped this pivotal year, from well-known leaders like Lenin and Trotsky to their adversaries, Kornilov and Kerensky. The narrative spans the complexities of urban activists and the remote villages of a vast empire, capturing the intricacies of political maneuvers and the chaos of revolution. While historians have debated the revolution's implications for a century, Mieville presents the events in a way that is accessible to newcomers, emphasizing both their historical significance and the passion, drama, and strangeness of the time. This account not only highlights the political ramifications but also reveals the Russian Revolution as a captivating story in its own right.

Zanna and Deeba are two girls leading ordinary lives, until they stumble into the world of UnLondon, an urban Wonderland where all the lost things of London end up and some of its lost and broken people too. Here discarded umbrellas stalk with spidery menace, carnivorous giraffes roam the streets, and a jungle sprawls beyond the door of a house.

A new cast of characters shares mythical adventures in the sprawling, phantasmagoric city of New Crobuzon.

The multi-award-winning China Miéville has been called 'the equal of David Mitchell or Zadie Smith' (Scotland on Sunday), whose 'inventiveness and precision is awesome' (Independent), and who writes with 'an imagination of immense power' (Guardian). In this extraordinary series of stories, defying definitions and literary stereotyping, he once again proves why he 'is one of the most interesting and promising writers to appear in the last few years in any genre' (Carlos Ruiz Zafon). In these stories, glistening icebergs float above urban horizons; a burning stag runs wild through the city; the ruins of industry emerge unsteadily from the sea; and the abandoned generations in a decayed space-elevator look not up at the stars but down at the Earth. Ranging from portraits of childhood to chilling ghost stories, from dystopian visions to poignant evocations of uncanny love, with beautiful prose and melancholy wit, this breath-taking collection poses searching questions of what it is to be human in an unquiet world. It is a humane and unsentimental investigation of our society, our world, and ourselves.

What would happen if you discovered a powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero? What if that device threatened the entire world? These are just some of the questions asked in this thrilling and inventive storyline written by the bestselling, award-winning novelist China Mieville!

Deep in the research wing of the Natural History Museum is a prize specimen, something that comes along much less often than once in a lifetime: a perfect, and perfectly preserved, giant squid. But what does it mean when the creature suddenly and impossibly disappears?

What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero? Nelson and Roxie are on the trail to unlock the mysteries of the H-dial while being stalked by the mysterious Centipede, who may have the answers they are looking for...and his own dark and deadly motivations. It will take every ounce of courage and luck for our unlikely heroes to discover secrets of the H Dials before their enemies finds them. Collects #7-15 of Dial H.

"In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a profoundly traumatic event. He tries--and fails--to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children in the town below, of escape. When at last a stranger knocks at his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation may be over. But by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries? What is the purpose behind his questions? Is he friend? Enemy? Or something else altogether?"--Page 2 of cover.

Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into his prison cell and leads him to freedom. A shadow called King Rat. In the night-land behind London's fa ade, in sewers and slums and rotting dead spaces, Saul must learn his true nature. Grotesque murders rock the city like a curse. Mysterious forces prepare for a showdown. With Drum and Bass pounding the backstreets, Saul confronts his bizarre inheritance - in the badlands of South London, in the heart of darkness, at the gathering of the Junglist Massive. Like the DJ says: 'Time for the Badman.' 'Tackles his theme with a dark assurance... with its original blend of twisted urban fairytale and modern gothic horror, King Rat marks out China Mi ville as an author to be watched.' The Times 'Brings together elements of fantasy, fairytale and the detective story... I greatly enjoyed Mi ville's weird and engaging myth-making.' Daily Telegraph

A fresh take on post-apocalyptic fiction, combining voices across science fiction, horror and weird fiction for the end of the world seen through the salvage and the ruins. Featuring China Mieville, Emily St John Mandel, Charlie Jane Anders, Ramsey Campbell and more.

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Mieville team up on this genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die. The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Mieville team up on this genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die.

Im Natural History Museum verschwindet ein perfekt erhaltener Riesenkalmar spurlos. Kurator Billy Harrow begibt sich auf die Suche durch ein London voller Kulte, Magie, Verrat und Meuchelmörder. Die Riesenkrake könnte mehr sein als nur eine Rarität – manche glauben, sie sei eine alte Gottheit.

Fühlst du dich wohl in deiner Stadt? Falls ja, denk noch einmal gründlich nach ... In MOLOCH rankt sich alles um das fantastische Potenzial der Großstadt: ob im verfallenen London China Miévilles oder der beunruhigenden Hightech-Zukunftsvision von Geoff Ryman. An anderer Stelle ist den Bewohnern von Paul di Filippos Stadt Himmel und Hölle auf den Fersen, und Michael Moorcock entführt uns auf die unsicheren Straßen einer Zukunft, die auf den Trümmern des 11. September errichtet ist. In diesem Band sind vier längere Erzählungen der angesehensten Autoren des SF-und Fantasy-Genres vereint.

Zwei Städte - geeint und doch entzweit. Die Bewohner werden erzogen, einander nicht zu sehen. Das unerlaubte Betreten der jeweils andere Stadt zieht schwerste Strafen nach sich. Ein ganz alltägliches Szenario für Kommissar Borlú. Eines Tages wird in Borlús Stadt eine Frauenleiche gefunden. Der Mord stellt ihn vor ein Rätsel. Denn die Tote hätte niemals in seiner Stadt auftauchen dürfen. Offenbar hat der Mörder gegen die Regeln verstossen: Er hat die Leiche von der einen Stadt in die andere geschafft, ohne Alarm auszulösen. Will Borlú den Fall lösen, bleibt ihm nur ein einziger Weg: Er muss allein in die verbotene Zwillingsstadt, um das Ungesehene sichtbar zu machen.

Potrebovali sme špeciálny nástroj, povedala. Preto sme sa obrátili na bohov. Legendy o neusmrtiteľnom bojovníkovi kolovali vždy. Bojovníkovi, ktorý bol svedkom vzostupov a pádov civilizácií. Mal rôzne mená: Unute, Dieťa blesku, Smrť. Dnes je známy jednoducho ako B. A túži len po jedinom: byť smrteľný. Teraz mu jedna špeciálna americká vojenská jednotka sľubuje, že mu s tým pomôže. Stačí, ak s čímsi pomôže aj on jej. No po nečakanej absurdnej udalosti, ktorá privedie k životu obyčajného mŕtveho vojaka, prichádza uvedomenie, že existuje azda čosi ešte mocnejšie a záhadnejšie ako samotný B. Sila, ktorá má svoj vlastný plán. Pri tejto jedinečnej spolupráci, v ktorej sa spája Miévilleov originálny autorský štýl a predstavivosť s Reevesovým pútavým rozprávačstvom, vzniklo niečo skutočne výnimočné – epos o nesmrteľnosti, ktorý prekračuje všetky žánrové hranice, inšpirovaný svetom komiksov BRZKR

In dieser unheimlichen Novelle von China Mièville wird die Vorstellung von Spiegeln als Tore zu einer schrecklichen Welt thematisiert. Dabei lauern monströse Wesen darauf, in unsere Welt einzudringen. Mièville, bekannt für seine Werke in der Phantastik, folgt den Spuren großer literarischer Vorbilder.

Der Blockbuster jetzt im Taschenbuch: Hollywoodstar Keanu Reeves und Kultautor China Miéville präsentieren ein Epos über einen unsterblichen Krieger, inspiriert von der Welt der BRZRKR-Comics. Gerüchte und Legenden ranken sich um ihn, einen Krieger, der nicht getötet werden kann und viele Namen trägt: Unute, Kind des Blitzes, sogar Tod. Heutzutage kennt man ihn als ›B‹, der sich sehnlichst wünscht, sterben zu können. In einer Welt, die unserer Realität nahekommt, nimmt ›B‹ ein Angebot einer geheimen Einheit des US-Militärs an, die ihm helfen will, das Rätsel seiner Unsterblichkeit zu lösen. Dabei gerät er in ein Netz aus Intrigen, das auf eine Macht hinweist, die geheimnisvoller und ebenso stark ist wie er selbst und eigene Ziele verfolgt. Das Buch verbindet Miévilles einzigartigen Stil mit Reeves' mitreißender Erzählweise und Charakteren. Mit Zeitsprüngen durch die Jahrtausende thematisiert das Autorenduo existenzielle Fragen in einem Mix aus Action, Drama, Spiritualität, zartem Humor und einem spannungsgeladenen Komplott. Eine ergreifende Entdeckung wartet auf die Leser. Bei Fragen zur Produktsicherheit, wenden Sie sich bitte an: info@gutkind-verlag.de.