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  • H. P. Lovecraft: Ved vanviddets bjerge : fortællinger 1929-1937
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    Ved vanviddets bjerge : fortællinger 1929-1937

    Af H. P. Lovecraft (2019)

    Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937) er amerikansk horrorlitteraturs største navn mellem Edgar Allan Poe og Stephen King. I sin levetid opnåede han kun meget begrænset udbredelse, men senere har hans særegne, intense skrivestil og ofte kontroversielle verdensbillede fået kolossal indflydelse inden for både litteratur, fra Stephen King til Michel Houellebecq, film, tegneserier, rollespil, computerspil og musik, fra Metallica til Deadmau5. Dette bind fortsætter udgivelsen af Lovecrafts samlede fortællinger og fører forfatterskabet frem fra dets definerende midterperiode, der er udgivet i bindet Cthulhu kalder. Fortællinger 1926-1928, til forfatterskabets – og Lovecrafts livs – afslutning. I disse noveller udbygger Lovecraft sine mytologier med sin store interesse for naturvidenskab og aktuelle begivenheder, så der knyttes tråde både bagud til for længst forsvundne civilisationer befolket med afklarede væsner fra det ydre rum og frem til nutidige monstrøsiteter, der befolker de fiktive regioner i New England omkring den sagnomspundne Miskatonic-flod og byen Arkham.

  • H. P. Lovecraft: Bag søvnens vægge : fortællinger 1905-1925
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    Bag søvnens vægge : fortællinger 1905-1925

    Af H. P. Lovecraft (2019)

    Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937) er amerikansk horrorlitteraturs største navn mellem Edgar Allan Poe og Stephen King. I sin levetid opnåede han kun meget begrænset udbredelse, men senere har hans særegne, intense skrivestil og ofte kontroversielle verdensbillede fået kolossal indflydelse inden for både litteratur, fra Stephen King til Michel Houellebecq, film, tegneserier, rollespil, computerspil og musik, fra Metallica til Deadmau5. Dette bind indleder Lovecrafts forfatterskab og præsenterer hans samlede fortællinger fra debuten i 1905 og frem til forfatterskabets afgørende midterperiode fra 1926-1928, der tidligere er blevet udgivet i bindet ‘Cthulhu kalder’. I nærværende bind findes flere af de tekster, der er med til at forme de senere så udviklede mytologier, der blev Lovecrafts urovækkende arv til verden, side om side med etuder og skitser. Samtidig er der blevet plads til Lovecrafts vidtberømte essay ‘Overnaturlig Rædsel i Litteraturen’, et væsentligt bidrag i faglitteraturen om horrorgenren.

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    Skein Island

    Af Aliya Whiteley (2019)
    Summary: From the author of The Loosening Skin and The Beauty , Aliya Whiteley, Skein Island  is a powerful and disturbing look at the roles we play, and how they form and divide us. This new edition features a brand new novellette set in the world of Skein Island . Skein Island, a private refuge twelve miles off the coast, lies in turbulent waters. Few receive the invitation to stay for one week, free of charge. If you are chosen, you must pay for your stay with a story from your past; a Declaration for the Island's vast library. What happens to your Declaration after you leave the island is none of your concern. From the monsters of Ancient Greece to the atrocities of World War II, from heroes to villains with their seers and sidekicks by their sides, Skein Island looks through the roles we play, and how they form and divide us. Powerful and disturbing, it is a story over which the characters will fight for control. Until they realise the true enemy is the story itself

  • Steve Toutonghi: Join
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    Join

    Af Steve Toutonghi (2019)
    Summary: “A searing, ballistic plunge into the mysteries of identity and mortality” from the author of the time travel sci-fi thriller Side Life (Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love ).   What does it mean to be human, and what happens when humanity takes the next step in its evolution?   When Join arrived, it was hailed as a miracle: a technology that allowed humans to join consciousnesses. To experience perfect, constant companionship through multiple bodies. To never die.   But Chance and Leap—two joins of five and four respectively—discover a terrifying malfunction in the technology.   Chance and Leap must journey into the climate change–ruined heart of North America and the communities of never-joined “ferals” in search of the only ones who can dismantle the technology: the ones who created it.   “Toutonghi combines smart, imaginative extrapolation about technology and a deep curiosity about civilization and the human condition.” —NPR.org   “ Join is a conceptual powerhouse, tapping into the core of our contemporary debates about technology.” —Tor.com   “A heady sci-fi thriller about a world-altering technology—and its hidden costs.” — Kirkus Reviews   “Challenging, surprising, shocking, and enlightening. Steve Toutonghi’s Join stands alongside Ancillary Justice as a novel that forces us to ask impossible questions about identity and immortality. An exciting addition to 21st century science fiction.” —Robert Repino, author of D’Arc and Mort(e)

  • Amal El-Mohtar: This Is How You Lose the Time War
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    This Is How You Lose the Time War

    Af Amal El-Mohtar (2019)
    Summary: * HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * "An exquisitely crafted tale...Part epistolary romance, part mind-blowing science fiction adventure, this dazzling story unfolds bit by bit, revealing layers of meaning as it plays with cause and effect, wildly imaginative technologies, and increasingly intricate wordplay...This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) From award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone comes an enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future. Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandment finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, becomes something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Except the discovery of their bond would mean the death of each of them. There's still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win. That's how war works, right? Cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, This Is How You Lose the Time War is an epic love story spanning time and space

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    1Nightchaser
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    Nightchaser

    Af Amanda Bouchet (2019)
    Summary: Fans of Firefly and Star Wars can't help but fall for this sexy new paranormal romance from the author of the USA Today bestselling fantasy, THE KINGMAKER CHRONICLES. The galaxy's most wanted captain must trust her life to a charming and mysterious rogue if she doesn't want to see her latest mission go up in smoke... Tess Bailey: the galaxy's Most Wanted. Captain Tess Bailey and her ragtag crew are on the run, pursued by a tyrant who'll take them dead or alive. Her best hope is a tall, dark, and much-too-appealing stranger, Shade Ganavan. The handsome charmer claims he can help, but his motivations are far from clear... Shade Ganavan: arrogance, charm...and that special roguish something that makes you want to scream. There's no denying their chemistry, but with the dreaded Dark Watch closing in, what Tess and Shade don't know about each other might get them killed...unless they can set aside their differences and learn to trust each other before it's too late. This is no average space opera. Everyone is raving about Amanda Bouchet's Nightchaser: "Breathtakingly hot."—Booklist STARRED REVIEW "Chock-full of intrigue, heroism, conflict, and sexual tension."—Kirkus STARRED REVIEW "Out-of-this-world."—JENNIFER ESTEP, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author "Believe me when I say you need to own this book and anything Amanda Bouchet writes forever."—Kate LeBeau, Anderson's Bookshop (Naperville, IL) "Makes an early bid for one of the best titles of the year."—Entertainment Weekly

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    5Red Rising Saga
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    Dark Age

    Af Pierce Brown (2019)
    Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.   “Brown’s plots are like a depth charge of nitromethane dropped in a bucket of gasoline. His pacing is 100% him standing over it all with a lit match and a smile, waiting for us to dare him to drop it.”—NPR (Best Books of the Year) He broke the chains. Then he broke the world….   A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw.   Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will he become the very evil he fought to destroy?   In his darkening shadow, a new hero rises.    Lysander au Lune, the displaced heir to the old empire, has returned to bridge the divide between the Golds of the Rim and Core. If united, their combined might may prove fatal to the fledgling Republic.    On Luna, the embattled Sovereign of the Republic, Virginia au Augustus, fights to preserve her precious demokracy and her exiled husband. But one may cost her the other, and her son is not yet returned.   Abducted by enemy agents, Pax au Augustus must trust in a Gray thief, Ephraim, for his salvation.    Far across the void, Lyria, a Red refugee accused of treason, makes a desperate bid for freedom with the help of two unlikely new allies.   Fear dims the hopes of the Rising, and as power is seized, lost, and reclaimed, the worlds spin on and on toward a new Dark Age. Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER