Filtrer
Tor Books
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''John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today'' - Joe Hill In New York City, Jamie Gray is a driver for food delivery apps. That is until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls ''an animal rights organization''. Tom''s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on.
What Tom doesn''t tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named kaiju roam a warm and human-free world. They''re the universe''s largest and most dangerous animal and they''re in trouble. It''s not just the Kaiju Preservation Society whose found their way to the alternate world. Others have, too. And their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die.
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi is a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Charles Stross. -
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STARTER VILLAIN - A TURBO CHARGED TALE OF SUPERVILLAINS, MINIONS AND A HIDDEN VOLCANO
John Scalzi
- Tor Books
- 31 Octobre 2024
- 9781509835416
Locus and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi brings us a turbo-charged tale of a family business with a difference - as Charlie discovers when he inherits it. This one comes with a hidden headquarters, minions, talking cats and James Bond-like supervillain rivals.
''Starter Villain establishes Scalzi as SF''s leading humourist'' - SFX
Warning: supervillain in training. Risk of world domination.
Inheriting his late uncle''s business proves complicated. It''s also way more dangerous than Charlie could ever have imagined. Because his uncle had kept his supervillain status a secret - until now.
Divorced and emotionally dependent on his cat, Charlie wasn''t loving life. Although they weren''t close, news of his Uncle Jack''s death didn''t help. And that was before Jake''s rivals (seriously vengeful ones) ambushed his funeral. Now Charlie must decide if he should stay stuck in his rut, or step up to take on the business, the enemies, the minions, the hidden volcano lair . . .
Even harder to get used to are the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats - and the fact that in the organization''s hierarchy, they''re management. If Charlie does say yes, this lifeline could become a death wish. Because there''s much more to being an Evil Mastermind than he suspected. Yet could this also, finally, be his chance to shine?
Praise for John Scalzi:
''Hugely enjoyable, intelligent and good-humoured fun'' - The Guardian
''Sheer geeky pleasure from start to finish'' - Financial Times
''An escapist delight'' - The Times -
From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, comes Fuzzy Nation, an extraordinary retelling of the SF classic Little Fuzzy.
They''re small. They''re fuzzy. They''ll change his life.
On the planet Zarathustra, Jack Holloway is about to strike it rich. A contractor for intergalactic behemoth ZaraCorp, he''s just discovered a mining seam worth billions. It would make the corporation a killing, and set Jack up for life. Everyone wins - except the Fuzzies.
Small, intelligent and cat-like, the Fuzzies are the cutest creatures this side of the galaxy. They''ve set up home in Jack''s cabin, and they''re best friends with his dog. They''re also standing in the way of ZaraCorp''s profits. For with sentient life on Zarathustra, ZaraCorp can no longer extract its resources. Their solution: to eliminate the Fuzzies for good. And they''ll permanently silence anyone who interferes - including Jack.
Praise for John Scalzi:
''John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today'' - Joe Hill ''Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced'' - Wall Street Journal
