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Gleich wie die Blätter im Walde, so der Menschen Geschlecht, dies wächst und jenes verschwindet ... Thomas Hockenberry, ehemaliger Professor für Philosophie, wird nach seinem Tod auserwählt, im Auftrag der Muse Kalliope als Kriegsberichterstatter in Ilium tätig zu werden. Als sogenannter Scholiker mit raffinierten High-Tech-Geräten ausgestattet, die es ihm ermöglichen, mitten im Kampfgetümmel zu erscheinen und in Sekundenbruchteilen wieder zu verschwinden, soll er der Muse Zeugnis geben von den Wechselfällen des Trojanischen Krieges. Hockenberry kennt Homers "Ilias" genau und merkt bald, dass sich zwischen dem, was er sieht, und den Versen Homers beträchtliche Diskrepanzen auftun. Hat sich der berühmte griechische Epiker in sträflicher Weise dichterische Freiheiten erlaubt? Oder befindet er, Hockenberry, sich etwa im falschen Krieg? Mit »Ilium« und dem Nachfolgeband »Olympos« legt Dan Simmons eines der größten Zukunftsepen des beginnenden 21. Jahrhunderts vor.

Thomas Hockenberry, einst Professor für Philosophie an der University of Indiana, wird nach seinem Tod von den Göttern des Olymp auserwählt, um als Kriegsberichterstatter in Ilium tätig zu werden. Raffinierte High-Tech-Geräte erlauben es ihm, mitten im Kampfgetümmel zu erscheinen und in Sekundenbruchteilen wieder zu verschwinden. Doch Hockenberry kennt die »Ilias« zu genau, um nicht zu merken, dass sich zwischen dem, was er sieht, und den Versen Homers beträchtliche Diskrepanzen auftun. Schnell stellt er fest, dass er nicht auf dem griechischen Olymp wiedererweckt wurde, sondern auf dem Olympus Mons, dem höchsten Berg des Mars. Und es hat ihn nicht in die Antike, sondern in eine ferne Zukunft verschlagen. Als durch seine Intervention der Krieg eine völlig neue Wendung nimmt, geraten die Ereignisse zunehmend außer Kontrolle ...

Based on the true story of two ice ships that disappeared in the Arctic Circle during the Sir John Franklin Expedition in 1845, "The Terror" is a deeply absorbing story that combines awe-inspiring myth, grinding horror, and historically accurate adventure ("Seattle Times").

"The narrative begins at a critical moment in the Dying Earth''s history, a moment when signs and portents indicate that the long anticipated death of the planet is finally at hand."--Dust jacket.

TEXT IN SPANISH. A team of sentient robots from Jupiter''s lunar system embark on a mission to Mars, where they find a race of metahumans living out existence as the Greek gods of Olympus. These gods have recreated the Trojan War with reconstituted Greeks and Trojans, staffing it with scholars from Earth''s history who observe the events and ensure their accuracy to Homer''s Iliad. One of these scholars, Thomas Hockenberry, finds himself tangled in the midst of the interplay between the gods and their playthings, and sends the war reeling in a direction Homer could have never imagined.

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Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe Hill. Stephen King hates to fly. Now he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you''re suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube (like - gulp! - a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we''ll bet you''ve never thought of before... but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, and many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, "ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents... Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice and tight." Book a flight for this terrifying new anthology that will have you thinking twice about how you want to reach your final destination. Table of Contents: Introduction by Stephen King Cargo by E. Michael Lewis The Horror of the Heights by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nightmare at 20,000 Feet by Richard Matheson The Flying Machine by Ambrose Bierce Lucifer! by E.C. Tubb The Fifth Category by Tom Bissell Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds by Dan Simmons Diablitos by Cody Goodfellow Air Raid by John Varley You Are Released by Joe Hill Warbirds by David J. Schow The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury Zombies on a Plane by Bev Vincent They Shall Not Grow Old by Roald Dahl Murder in the Air by Peter Tremayne The Turbulence Expert by Stephen King Falling by James L. Dickey Afterword by Bev Vincent

The Hyperion books are credited with single-handedly reinventing and reinvigorating SF in the 1990s. A broad canvased, hugely imaginative and exciting SF epic, the books draw on the works of Keats and provide a uniquely intelligent and literary approach with cutting edge science, compelling characterisation and edge-of-your-seat excitement. The story is continued in ENDYMION and THE RISE OF ENDYMION, which Gollancz will also be publishing in an omnibus volume.

Includes tales of an unusual reunion of Civil War veterans and a desperate woman who tries witchcraft

Gail and Jerry Bremen are telepaths. When Gail dies, Jerry sets fire to the house they shared and sets off to find peace, but instead finds a living hell.