Marianne de Pierres sa vo svojom diele venuje rozsiahlemu skúmaniu hraníc science fiction a humoristickej detektívky. Jej prístup k žánru je charakteristický inovatívnym rozprávačským štýlom a hlbokými postavami, ktoré oslovujú široké spektrum čitateľov. Pierres aktívne podporuje rozvoj literárneho žánru a formuje novú generáciu autorov. Jej schopnosť pohybovať sa medzi rôznymi literárnymi podžánrami svedčí o jej všestrannosti a majstrovstve v remesle.
In this follow-up to "Nylon Angel," the Tert war is over and bodyguard Parrish Plessis has gotten a piece of the toxic pie. To pay off a blood debt, she must enter the slum town of Dis to find its missing shamans and to kill her former lover Daac. Original.
Parrish Plessis, sometime coup leader, paid assassin and ex-bodyguard, is finding life tough. Betrayed by the enigmatic Loyl Daac, and still under blood debt to the deadly Cabal Coomera, Parrish is trying to hold together the little empire she's inherited in the Tert, live up to the expectations of the many strays and waifs she's accumulated, and attempt to flush the high-tech parasite from her system before she becomes something so much less than human. Not an ideal lifestyle, Parrish would be the first to admit, but she can make everything alright again if she can manage just one little task. Bring down the media. Just another day for Parrish Plessis ...
Quentin Tarantino meets Blade Runner in an explosive SF debut set in an ultra-violent future world controlled by the media.
Each of the techniques are accompanied by simple step-by-step instructions and diagrams - techniques include origami, stamping, stencilling, embossing, transfers, stitching on paper, collage, papercutting, decoupage, screen printing and papier mache. For those who can't wait to get started the tear-out pages at the back of the book offer stunning patterned papers and templates that you can use to create some of the projects right away!
Wren is living in Greenstone under the temporary care of Charles and Mol, and the protection of Chapel. Unable to determine the fate of his mother and those he left behind in Morningside, Wren believes there is nothing left to do but wait for Asher's final blow - until a man named Haiku walks into the Samurai McGann, looking for Three. After learning of Three's fate, Asher's ascension, and Wren's gift, Haiku offers his help, and together they set out to find the remnants of House Eight and convince them to help.
Retra sucht ihren verschwundenen Bruder auf der Partyinsel Ixion, wo Jugendliche dem Alltag entfliehen. Doch hinter der sorglosen Fassade lauern Gefahren, denn wer zu neugierig ist, könnte spurlos verschwinden. Ein unvergessliches Abenteuer beginnt!