Niourk

Niourk
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Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9781630089764
ISBN-13 : 1630089761
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Niourk by : Stefan Wul

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, where mankind has regressed to a handful of primitive tribes hunting and foraging for a meager, oppressed existence, a lone black child, shunned by other members of his tribe, sets out on an epic journey to what used to be known as New York, land of the gods! Written by Stefan Wul, author of cult favorite Fantastic Planet, illustrated by acclaimed French comics artist Olivier Vatine, this unusual hero's journey is a memorable examination of a child's compassion -- and the human race's cruelty. • Post-apocalyptic sci-fi from the author of Fantastic Planet! • First time published in English! • Inspiring story, phenomenal artwork - European graphic novels at their finest! • Discover the mystery of the fate of Planet Earth!

The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction

The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9780786462179
ISBN-13 : 0786462175
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction by : Bradford Lyau

Following World War II, the Fleuve Noir publishing house published popular American genre fiction in translation for a French audience. Their imprint Anticipation specialized in science fiction, but mostly eschewed translations from English, preferring instead French work, thus making the imprint an important outlet for native French postwar ideas and aesthetics. This critical text examines in ideological terms eleven writers who published under the Anticipation imprint, revealing the way these writers criticized midcentury notions of progress while adapting and reworking American genre formats.

The Invincible

The Invincible
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 235
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ISBN-10 : 9780262538473
ISBN-13 : 0262538474
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Invincible by : Stanislaw Lem

A space cruiser, in search of its sister ship, encounters beings descended from self-replicating machines. In the grand tradition of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanisław Lem's The Invincible tells the story of a space cruiser sent to an obscure planet to determine the fate of a sister spaceship whose communication with Earth has abruptly ceased. Landing on the planet Regis III, navigator Rohan and his crew discover a form of life that has apparently evolved from autonomous, self-replicating machines—perhaps the survivors of a “robot war.” Rohan and his men are forced to confront the classic quandary: what course of action can humanity take once it has reached the limits of its knowledge? In The Invincible, Lem has his characters confront the inexplicable and the bizarre: the problem that lies just beyond analytical reach.

Survey of Science Fiction Literature

Survey of Science Fiction Literature
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 588
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015000128531
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Survey of Science Fiction Literature by : Frank Northen Magill

Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts

Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts
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Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9781506706900
ISBN-13 : 1506706908
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by : Anthony Bourdain

Hungry Ghosts is cooked up by the best selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster) back again from their New York Times #1 best seller, Get Jiro!. Featuring real recipes cooked up by Bourdain himself, this horror anthology is sure to please--and scare! On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles--where each storyteller tells a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings--and prays to survive the challenge. Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Hungry Ghosts reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food. Including stellar artists Sebastian Cabrol, Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla, Irene Koh, Leo Manco, Alberto Ponticelli, Paul Pope, and Mateus Santolouco as well as amazing color by Jose Villarrubia, a drop-dead cover by Paul Pope.

Fantastic Planet

Fantastic Planet
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1902197313
ISBN-13 : 9781902197319
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Fantastic Planet by : Stephan Wul

When the last surviving human beings are taken from the Earth to another planet by a race of giants, they become lowly servants. Little by little, led by a young man, they regain their thirst for freedom and rise up against their oppressors.

Seven to Eternity Volume 4: the Springs of Zhal

Seven to Eternity Volume 4: the Springs of Zhal
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1534312420
ISBN-13 : 9781534312425
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Seven to Eternity Volume 4: the Springs of Zhal by : Rick Remender

"The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless order of magical warriors and mercenaries in their desperate bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything he's ever dreamed of. All men surrendered their freedom for fear; now one last free man must choose between the fate of the world and his own heart's desire"--Page [4] of cover, volume 1.

Carthago Vol.1

Carthago Vol.1
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Publisher : Humanoids, Incorporated
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1643377272
ISBN-13 : 9781643377278
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Carthago Vol.1 by : Christophe Bec

In the insatiable quest for natural resources, humans are searching further and deeper into the earth, threatening to unleash monsters thought to be long gone. The megalodon, the prehistoric ancestor of the great white shark was the most ferocious predator of the seas, an 80 foot killing machine extinct for millions of years… But when divers drilling in an underwater cave are attacked by this living fossil, oceanographer Kim Melville discovers that this creature may not only have survived, but thrived, and is reclaiming its place at the top of the food chain.

Trapped on Zarkass

Trapped on Zarkass
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 1951719565
ISBN-13 : 9781951719562
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Trapped on Zarkass by : Yann

It is the third millennium, and gender definitions are gone, references practically banned. Larry and Marcel are two Earth agents sent to the lush and threatening jungles of the planet Zarkass forced to collaborate for an ultra-secret mission. Their official cover is to study the fauna, flora, and the unique customs of the native Zarkassian people. But really they are there to find and examine the mysterious wreckage of an alien vessel that has the government concerned. But the two young agents start to suspect that each of them might be hiding the real reasons for their presence on Zarkass... reasons that are much more personal... Adapted from the classic sci-fin novel by celebrated author Stefan Wul, TRAPPED ON ZARKASS is a colorful, updated take on "odd couple/buddy cop" adventures with a gender-bending undertone, adapted by writer Yann and colorfully illustrated in a vivid style uniquely identifiable by fan-favorite Didier Cassegrain.

Anatomy of Wonder

Anatomy of Wonder
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Publisher : New York : Bowker
Total Pages : 904
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015031733168
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Anatomy of Wonder by : Neil Barron