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  • Philip Reeve: Mortal engines - de rullende byer
    Af Philip Reeve (2018)

  • Muffy Morrigan: Sejlvæveren
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    Sejlvæveren

    Af Muffy Morrigan (2017)

  • Af Stephen Barlay (2022)
    Summary: Stephen Barlay's gripping Cold War drama about the threat of nuclear war Laid up in a CIA hospital, recovering from a gunshot wound, British agent Maxon is about to have his peaceful convalescence shattered. As the radio DJ introduces In the Mood , the swinging sound of Glenn Miller is cut off by a shrill, insistent alarm - one signalling imminent, universal death. America's brand new Global Early Warning System has detected an approaching nuclear missile from outer space... But the attack never takes place. The weapon, launched from an unmanned Soviet space vehicle, was destroyed seconds later - so how did the public alert come to be broadcast? As a member of the elite team responsible for safeguarding GLEW, Maxon is assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, he takes on a second, parallel mission - helping his ex-lover, Jacqueline, prove her scientist husband Kowalski has not turned traitor and leaked GLEW secrets to the Russians. Searching for answers, Maxon travels to Toronto, where he is framed for murder and forced to go on the run. And when he finally uncovers the shocking truth, he finds himself mired in deceit and treason - and caught up in a deadly game of nuclear poker. With the doomsday clock pointing to two minutes to midnight, can Maxon and Jacqueline avert disaster? Written by acclaimed novelist Stephen Barlay , this tense espionage thriller stars Ian Hendry as Maxon and Toby Robin s as Jacqueline. Production credits Written by Stephen Barlay Directed by Peter King Music composed and played by Ed Welch (piano) with Ron Aspery (saxophone) Cast Maxon - Ian Hendry Jacqueline - Toby Robins Disc Jockey/Announcer/MP/Gloucester/Wennstrom - Nigel Graham Inspector Wells/President/Doomsday Man - Bob Sherman Interviewer/Reporter - Madi Hedd Captain - Stuart Milligan Guard - Ian Tyler Nurse/Nadia- Zhivila Roche Reporter/MP/Announcer/Stewardess - Alex Marshall Beryov - Peter Gale Petrushka - Richard Marner Ellsberg - George Coulouris The Nachalnik - Paul Hardwick Locke - Alan Tilvern Kowalski - Carl Duering Cabbie - Peter Whitman Hostess - Gay Baynes Papa Mike - Errol MacKinnon Minister/Sandy - Peter Tuddenham Call Girl/Operator - Carole Boyd Chuck - Bruce Boa Inspector - Peter Marinker Fergus - James Bryce Aram Sarian - Vladek Sheybal Saul - Blain Fairman Girl - Mary Cornford Winston - Stuart Organ Tucker - Norman Jones Sleet/Reporter - Brett Usher First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 24 April-19 June 1983 ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

  • John Connolly: Dominion : The Chronicles of the Invaders
    Af John Connolly (2016)
    Summary: The third thrilling Chronicles of the Invaders adventure from New York Times bestselling author John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard mixes classic sci-fi with gripping suspense and richly drawn characters. Syl Hellais and Paul Kerr have traveled through Derith, the mysterious wormhole from which no traveler has ever returned. Yet Derith's secrets are darker than they imagined, and trapped in a dimension beyond their own, they finally emerge to discover a universe that has moved on without them. Years have passed, and civil war rages among the Illyri. It is whispered that the Earth is lost, prey to the alien parasites known as the Others, and other worlds will soon follow. Most shocking of all, the sinister Archmage Syrene of the Nairene Sisterhood has disappeared into the bowels of the Sisterhood's lair. But before she cloistered herself, Archmage Syrene chose her replacement. The Sisterhood has a new leader, with her own plans for the future of her race. Now Syl and Paul, teenagers in a deadly adult world, must find a way to change the course of history and save the lives of billions. They have but one hope—for Syl Hellais is changing...

  • Hugh Howey: Shift
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    Shift

    Af Hugh Howey (2023)
    Summary: Watch Silo, the Apple TV+ series based on the bestselling Silo Saga, starting May, 2023! The second volume in the New York Times bestselling Silo series. Hugh Howey goes back to show the first days of the Silo, and the beginning of the end. In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma. A simple pill, it had been discovered, could wipe out the memory of any traumatic event. At almost the same moment in humanity's broad history, mankind discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall. And the ability to forget it ever happened

  • Hugh Howey: Wool
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    Wool

    Af Hugh Howey (2023)
    Summary: Watch Silo, the new Apple TV+ sci-fi series starring Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Robbins! The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling trilogy, Wool is the story of mankind clawing for survival. The world outside has grown toxic, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. The remnants of humanity live underground in a single silo. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they want: they are allowed to go outside. After the previous sheriff leaves the silo in a terrifying ritual, Juliette, a mechanic from the down deep, is suddenly and inexplicably promoted to the head of law enforcement. With newfound power and with little regard for the customs she is supposed to abide, Juliette uncovers hints of a sinister conspiracy. Tugging this thread may uncover the truth—or it could kill every last human alive

  • Octavia E. Butler: Dawn
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    Dawn

    Summary: One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower. When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity hundreds of years ago, saving everyone who survived a nuclear war from a dying, ruined Earth and then putting them into a deep sleep. After learning all they could about Earth and its beings, the Oankali healed the planet, cured cancer, increased human strength, and they now want Lilith to lead her people back to Earth—but salvation comes at a price. Hopeful and thought-provoking, this post-apocalyptic narrative deftly explores gender and race through the eyes of characters struggling to adapt during a pivotal time of crisis and change

  • John Connolly: Empire : Book 2, The Chronicles of the Invaders
    Af John Connolly (2015)
    Summary: With the fate of the world at stake, Syl and Paul battle the sinister forces of the Nairene Sisterhood in this second thrilling Chronicles of the Invaders novel from New York Times bestselling author John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard that "should not be missed" ( The Guardian ). The Illyri have conquered and occupied the Earth. The Resistance are nothing more than an annoyance to the alien race of superior technology and military strength. When caught, young rebels are forced to join the Brigades, sent to the edges of the growing Illyri Empire. Paul Kerr is one such soldier—torn from his home and from his beloved Syl Hellais. She is the first alien child born on Earth, a creature possessed of unimaginable powers. Now Paul and Syl must endure the terrible exile that her race has deemed just punishment for their love. But the conquest of Earth is not all it seems. There is another species involved—the Others—and the Illyri will kill to keep its existence secret. Light years from Earth and millions of miles apart, Paul and Syl must find a way to reveal the horrifying truth behind the Empire and save all that they hold dear from the hunger of the Others. Even at the cost of their own lives

  • Ian Douglas: Alien Secrets
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    Alien Secrets

    Af Ian Douglas (2020)
    Summary: The explosive opening of a new military SF adventure from the author of the Legacy Trilogy and the Star Carrier series. THE TRUTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE In the final days of World War II, the Allies ransacked Berlin, but they failed to capture one of the most vital members of Adolf Hitler's inner circle: SS Obergruppenfuhrer Hans Kammler helped to engineer Auschwitz, but he was also a liaison with silent partners whose technological wonders nearly helped the Nazis win the war – the alien species the Germans called the Eidechse. More than seven decades later, U.S. Navy SEAL Mark Hunter has witnessed the impossible, an unidentified flying object destroying a North Korean compound used to develop weapons of mass destruction. Hunter is recruited by a government agency that has harboured a secret alliance with extraterrestrials since 1947. Selected to lead an elite force of soldiers, he will travel across the stars to help humanity stake its claim among greater intelligent life in the universe. But the aliens who have infiltrated Earth and guided war-mongering nations since the twentieth century have their own agendas...

  • TJ Klune: Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! : A Short Story
    Af TJ Klune (2024)
    Summary: An android who knows nothing besides his work in a factory is given one final week to explore the world before he is forced to undergo mandatory reprogramming in this bittersweet precursor to TJ Klune's In the Lives of Puppets , now available in trade paperback! A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

  • M. L. Wang: Blood Over Bright Haven : A Novel
    Af M. L. Wang (2024)
    Summary: The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen. “Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang’s Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the unflinching exploration of societal issues.” —Booklist AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry. When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor. What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power. At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first

  • Af David Zindell (2023)
    Summary: 'David Zindell is one of the finest talents to appear since Kim Stanley Robinson and William Gibson – perhaps the finest' Gene Wolfe What happens when a man tasked with developing perfect memory forgets the most important thing in the universe? After a cataclysmic stellar war, peace has come to the trillion human beings who live on the Civilized Worlds. In Neverness, the City of Light, the pilots of the Order of Mystic Mathematicians resume their ancient quest to discover the real purpose of the human race. Crucial to their success will be a mastery of the One Memory, believed to hold the secret of how humanity might evolve. Thomas Rane is the Order's Lord Remembrancer. He has become the teacher to a new generation of humans called the Asta Siluuna – the star children – and so has a crucial part to play in the development of the human race. But at the end of the war, his beloved – the mysterious and beautiful Maria – died. Memory is strange, and Rane comes to believe that Maria might have survived the storm. Perhaps a memory virus left over from the war has robbed her of her identity and she wanders the streets of Neverness, lost and alone. Perhaps she's still out there, among the stars