Theodore Sturgeon, považovaný za jedného z otcov súčasnej science fiction a temnej fantasy, je autorom mnohých oceňovaných poviedok a románov. Jeho tvorba sa vyznačuje hlbokým ponorom do ľudskej psychiky a skúmaním komplexných vzťahov a morálnych dilem. Sturgeonov jedinečný štýl, ktorý jemne spája fantastické prvky s realistickým zobrazením emócií, inšpiroval generácie spisovateľov a jeho vplyv je dodnes badateľný v žánrovej literatúre. Jeho schopnosť vytvárať nezabudnuteľné postavy a pútavé príbehy ho robí kľúčovou postavou modernej špekulatívnej fikcie.
Jak se zachovat, když se na zahradě znenadání objeví skutečný bůh? Co počít, když doma přechováváte duši mrtvého? A co dělat, když se probudíte a zjistíte, že jste omylem procitli o den později? A co teprve, když se dozvíte, že dívku, kterou milujete, střeží žárlivý duch…? Dvanáct povídek navozuje ty nejnepravděpodobnější situace, téměř surrealistické vize, jejichž rozuzlení je šokující, jindy varovné, někdy zábavné a někdy také plné smutku a zoufalství…
In this genre-bending novel—among the first to have launched sci-fi into the arena of literature—one of the great imaginers of the twentieth century tells a story as mind-blowing as any controlled substance and as affecting as a glimpse into a stranger's soul. There's Lone, the simpleton who can hear other people's thoughts and make a man blow his brains out just by looking at him. There's Janie, who moves things without touching them, and there are the teleporting twins, who can travel ten feet or ten miles. There's Baby, who invented an antigravity engine while still in the cradle, and Gerry, who has everything it takes to run the world except for a conscience. Separately, they are talented freaks. Together, they compose a single organism that may represent the next step in evolution, and the final chapter in the history of the human race. As the protagonists of More Than Human struggle to find out who they are and whether they are meant to help humanity or destroy it, Theodore Sturgeon explores questions of power and morality, individuality and belonging, with suspense, pathos, and a lyricism rarely seen in science fiction. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and International Fantasy Awards
Snící drahokamy představují neobvykle vyzrálou románovou prvotinu a jsou působivým romanetem o postatě „lidskosti“ v kreaturách, které si ještě troufají nazývat se lidmi…
Three fantastic tales from the future and beyond. Contains: Case & the Dreamer 1973 If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister? 1967 When You Care, When You Love 1962
Tandy's Story (1961)Rule of Three (1951)The Education of Drusilla Strange (1954)Granny Won't Knit (1954)When You're Smiling (1955)The Claustrophile (1956)The Other Man (1956)The Stars Are the Styx (1950)Occam's Scalpel (1971)Dazed (1971)
In a futuristic world called Ledom, Charlie Johns grapples with a society where traditional concepts of gender and sexuality have vanished, replaced by a harmonious existence free from violence and societal strife. Technology has resolved fundamental human issues such as hunger and pollution, creating a utopia that challenges Charlie's understanding of identity and relationships. Theodore Sturgeon's work explores these themes, offering a thought-provoking vision of a civilization unburdened by gender dynamics.
This collection, including the famous "Abreaction" and "Like Young", shows Sturgeon at the peak of his mastery of mind and heart expanding story telling. * "Need" (1960) * "Abreaction" (1948) * "Nightmare Island" (1941) * "Largo" (1947) * "The Bones" (1943) * "Like Young" (1960)Cover Artist: Tom Hallman
Two Soviet science fiction novels by the Strugatsky brothers. Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon.
