No es exactamente el texto de Neuromancer de William Gibson, pero sí una dramatización para su emisión en radio.
Así que si queréis escuchar el libro que dio lugar a todo el cyberpunk, esta es una excelente oportunidad.
Libro gratis : Modern Mythmakers
Está disponible para su descarga gratuita el libro Modern Mythmakers : 35 interviews with Horror & Science Fiction Writers and Filmmakers.
Aquí tenéis la descripción:
Ever wanted to hang out with legends like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and Dean Koontz? This is your chance to hear fun anecdotes and career advice from a wide range of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy authors and filmmakers.
Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 35 interviews from horror and science fiction’s most influential writers and filmmakers, including Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, Richard Matheson, John Carpenter, John Saul, Joe McKinney, the Night of the Living Dead crew (including John Russo, Kyra Schon and Russ Streiner), Elvira, Whitley Strieber, Christopher Moore, and many more.
Just look at this line-up: Foreword by Alan Dean Foster; Forrest J. Ackerman; C. Dean Andersson; Adrienne Barbeau; Ray Bradbury; Ramsey Campbell; John Carpenter; Dan Curtis; Elvira; Rusty Fischer; Neil Gaiman; Mick Garris; Laurell K. Hamilton; George Clayton Johnson; Jack Ketchum; Dean Koontz; Herschell Gordon Lewis; Thomas Ligotti; Bentley Little; Graham Masterton; Richard Matheson; Joe McKinney; Christopher Moore; Night of the Living Dead Crew: John Russo, Kyra Schon, & Russ Streiner; William F. Nolan; Ingrid Pitt; Linnea Quigley; Fred Olen Ray; John Saul; David Snell; Darce Stoker; Peter Straub; Whitley Strieber; Timothy Zahn; Afterword by The Amazing Kreskin.
Whether you’re an author looking for career advice, a fan of classic films and authors, or looking for true stories of inspiration, this is the book for you.
Ebook en oferta : The winds of Khalakovo
Está disponible por tan solo 0,99 euros el libro The winds of Khalakovo, de Bradley P. Beaulieu.
Aquí tenéis la sinopsis:
Among inhospitable and unforgiving seas stands Khalakovo, a mountainous archipelago of seven islands, its prominent eyrie stretching a thousand feet into the sky. Serviced by windships bearing goods and dignitaries, Khalakovo’s eyrie stands at the crossroads of world trade. But all is not well in Khalakovo. Conflict has erupted between the ruling Landed, the indigenous Aramahn, and the fanatical Maharraht, and a wasting disease has grown rampant over the past decade. Now, Khalakovo is to play host to the Nine Dukes, a meeting which will weigh heavily upon Khalakovo’s future.
When an elemental spirit attacks an incoming windship, murdering the Grand Duke and his retinue, Prince Nikandr, heir to the scepter of Khalakovo, is tasked with finding the child prodigy believed to be behind the summoning. However, Nikandr discovers that the boy is an autistic savant who may hold the key to lifting the blight that has been sweeping the islands. Can the Dukes, thirsty for revenge, be held at bay? Can Khalakovo be saved? The elusive answer drifts upon the Winds of Khalakovo…
Y si os gusta, las continuaciones también están disponibles a tan solo 1,81 euros.
Libro gratis : Beggars in Spain
Durante todo este mes se puede descarga en la modalidad paga-lo-que-quieras la novella Beggars in Spain de Nancy Kress. Esta es una oportunidad estupenda para leer una obra ganadora de los premios Hugo y Nébula de una autora que este año va a venir a España.
Aquí tenéis la sinopsis:
Leisha Camden is a genetically engineered “Sleepless.” Her ability to stay awake all the time has not only made her more productive, but the genetic modifications have also given the “Sleepless” a higher IQ and may even make them immortal. Are they the future of humanity? Or will the small community of “sleepless” be hunted down as freaks by a world that has grown wary of its newest creation?
Concurso Apollo Quartet
Me entero a través de la página de Ian Sales que ha montado un concurso donde podremos tener la oportunidad de hacer con su estupendo Apollo Quartet en formato electrónico.
La forma de participar es muy sencilla :
Solo hay que mandar un correo a editor (arroba) whippleshieldbooks (.) com, con el asunto APOLLO GIVEAWAY. El concurso estará disponible hasta el 11 de junio de 2015.
En el correo hay que especificar el formato preferido, epub o mobi.
No dejéis pasar la oportunidad de leer estas estupendas historias. Por si aún dudáis, os dejo los enlaces a las reseñas de las cuatro.
The Eye With Which The Universe Beholds Itself
Libro gratis : The brick moon
Está disponible para su descarga gratuita The brick moon de Adam Roberts.
Aquí tenéis la sinopsis:
THE BRICK MOON is a lost classic of Victorian SF – the first tale to imagine the launch of an artificial satellite. This edition has been released to coincide with “Stars and Satellites”, a new exhibition at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
As well as being carefully collected from the novel’s first serialised publication, THE BRICK MOON includes a brand new sequel – “Another Brick in the Moon” – from award-winning science fiction author, Adam Roberts.
THE BRICK MOON also comes complete with a new, critical introduction from Marek Kukula (Public Astronomer, Royal Observatory Greenwich) and Richard Dunn (Head of Science and Technology at Royal Museums Greenwich).
Libro gratis : Dark Expanse: Surviving the Collapse
En este momento se puede descargar de forma gratuita el libro Dark Expanse: Surviving the Collapse, con historias cortas situadas en el universo de Dark Expanse.
Aquí tenéis la tabla de contenidos:
“Castles in the Sky” de Nancy Fulda
“Dominoes Falling” de Alex Shvartsman
“The Ten Suns” de Ken Liu
“Betrayal, Clear as Kanzai Glass” de Deborah Walker
“The Price of Escape” de David Walton
“Hellfire Unleashed” de Simon Kewin
“Breaking Down” de Michael Haynes
“They Cannot Scare Me With Their Empty Spaces” de Deborah Walker
“A Small and Secret Freedom” de Matt Mikalatos
“Lightspeed Back to You2 de David Wayne
“Escape from Planet Erro”r de Michael Greenhut
“Jump” de Deborah Walker
“Loud for All the Stars to Hear” de Alex Kane
“To Soar on Winds of War” de David Wayne
“Fires of Night” de Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
“Gorlack the Destroyer’s All You Can Eat Adventure” de Robert L. Russell
“Ghost Ship” de Nancy Fulda
“The Shadow Conspiracy” de Nancy Fulda
Libro gratis : Un encuentro en “Las seis copas”
Seguimos con la celebración del Día del Libro. Durante el día de hoy, estará disponible para su descarga gratuita Un encuentro en “Las seis copas” de Concepción Perea.
Ebook en oferta : El marciano
Para festejar el Día del libro, se puede adquirir en amazon por menos de un euro, El marciano de Andy Weir.
Espero seguir informando de ofertas para este 23 de abril.
Libro gratis : Code of the lifemaker
Durante el mes de abril estará disponible para su descarga en modalidad paga-lo-que-quieras el libro Code of the lifemaker de James P. Hogan.
Aquí os dejo la sinopsis:
Long ago, an alien “searcher” ship flew too close to a star gone nova. Though heavily damaged, the ship landed on one of Saturn’s moons, Titan.
Attempting to fulfill its original function of seeding suitable planets for exploitation, the ship creates a bewildering society of self-replicating machines that gives rise to a bizarre ecosystem and culture with intelligent beings and organically grown houses.
The intelligent beings are known as Taloids and they have developed their own brand of religion around a mythical figure, a creator of machines, and hence, life.
When humans descend from the sky, the Taloids see them as those creators.
However, powerful financial and industrial interests are all set to exploit the moon and the Taloids to maximize Titan’s vast production potential and the future for the Taloids looks grim.
But they find a champion from an unexpected source. Karl Zambendorf is a “psychic” who has wrangled a place aboard the human mission to Titan. And when all of man’s forces are conspiring to ruthlessly exploit Titan and the Taloids, Zambendorf becomes their champion and in the process challenges not only the religious imperatives of the Taloids, but the core of our own beliefs as well.