Joe Haldeman Knihy

"Private William Mandella hadn't wanted to go to war against the Taurans ...."--p. [4] of cover.

Znovu jsou tady – autoři a jejich světy, jež si získávají miliony dychtivých čtenářů. Opět přicházejí ve dvou svazcích a vracejí se do zvláštních a podmanivých míst, do nichž je zasazen nový příběh, jenž doplňuje a dokresluje jejich nejslavnější díla. Mnoho příběhů se odvíjí v dřívější minulosti těchto scifi světů a vrhá nové světlo na příběhy již proslavené. Jiné sledují známé dějové linie, ale odehrávají se stranou hlavních událostí. Všechny do jednoho jsou však nepostradatelné pro miliony fanoušků těchto autorů a jejich světů, které již hluboce uvízly v myslích a srdcích čtenářů. Joe Haldeman v povídce Rozdělená válka dokresluje příběhy z knihy Věčná válka. Všemi oblíbený Enderův cyklus doplňuje Orson Scott Card v povídce Investiční poradce o tu část, v níž se dozvíme, kterak Ender k Jane přišel. David Brin v příběhu Pokušení vysvětluje, jak se mladá rasa, v tomto případě delfíni, vyrovnává s nabídkou, kterou nelze na první pohled odmítnout… Nancy Kressová nás uvádí do své slavné ságy o Nespavých povídkou Spící psi. Greg Bear, autor nesmrtelných románů o světě Cesty a asteroidu Thistledownu, znovu vyvolává Olmyho na Cestu všech duchů.

Space travellers return to their planet after a long absence and find everyone gone. The intriguing aspect is the amount of clothing lying everywhere, as if people undressed before vanishing. The travellers head for Earth and find the same happened there.

Set against the backdrop of the Ngumi War in 2043 A.D., a weary soldier and his scientist partner uncover a secret with the potential to reset the universe. Rather than instilling fear, this revelation presents an alluring opportunity that challenges their understanding of reality. Their journey intertwines personal sacrifice with the broader implications of their discovery, exploring themes of love, temptation, and the consequences of wielding immense power in a war-torn world.

Hugo and Nebula Award winner Joe Haldeman is one of the most compelling writers to emerge from the Vietnam War.War Stories collects together two novels, several short stories, and two long poems that deal explicitly with Haldeman’s Vietnam and post-Vietnam experiences. The novel War Year was one of the first books written by Haldeman upon his return from Vietnam, and the novel 1968 (which chronicles time in country, as well as a soldiers return “home”) was not published until 1994. These two novels form compelling bookends to a career’s worth of writing that has been passionately engaged with the questions raised by the Vietnam War.War Stories includes the Forever War novella, “A Separate War,” as well as three new author introductions which give some historical, personal, and bibliographic background to the fiction herein.The novels and stories in this book have never been as potent, nor as terribly relevant as they are today.

Together in one volume for the first time ever; his classic novel of epic future conflict, The Forever War, its sequel Forever Free, and the companion novel, Forever Peace.WARWilliam Mandella is a reluctant hero, drafted to fight in a distant interstellar war against unknowable and unconquerable aliens. But his greatest test will come when he returns to Earth. Relativity means that everey time he returns home after a few months' tour of duty, centuries have passed on Earth, making him and his fellows ever more isolated from the world for whose future they are fighting.FREEWhen Mandella returns for the last time he finds humanity has evolved into a group mind called Man. Living a dull life in an autocratic and intrusive society, missing the certainties of combat and feeling increasingly alienated, the veterans plan an escape. But when their ship starts to fail, their journey becomes a search for the unknown.PEACE2043. The Ngumi War rages, fought by 'soldierboys', indestructible machines operated remotely by soldiers hundreds of miles away. Julian Class is one of those soldiers, and for him war is truly hell. But he and his companion, Dr Amelia Harding, have discovered something that could literally take the universe back to square one. For Julian, the discovery isn't so much terrifying as tempting...

Featuring a blend of time travel and alternate realities, the story revolves around a counterfeit Hemingway manuscript that threatens the very fabric of the omniverse. As characters navigate complex timelines and dimensions, the narrative explores themes of authenticity and the nature of literary legacy, all while maintaining a thrilling pace. This Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella captivates readers with its imaginative premise and richly layered storytelling.

An audacious and suspenseful vision of the future by Joe Handeman, on the grand scale of MINDBRIDGE & THE FOREVER WAR. In a universe of strange, threatening & mutated creatures, Otto McGavin acts as undercover agent for the Confederacion. A mild, unassuming man, two years of intensive hypnotic training have turned him into a Prime Operator with TB II. His technology enables him to take on the appearance & personality of any enemy. And to protect the legal rights of humans and non-humans he is prepared to lie, cheat, steal and kill his way across the galaxy.

Set in America, this novel raises questions on the subjects of mortality and immortality. The author won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for his novel "The Forever War" and another Hugo Award for his short story "Tricentennial". His books also include "Mindbridge" and "Tool of the Trade".