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By Terry Pratchett. 1993
In the beginning was endless flatness. Then came the carpet, now home to many different tribes and people and there's…
a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the carpet; the story of power hungry mouls and of two Munrung brothers, setting out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened. It's a story that will come to a terrible end if someone doesn't do something about it. 1993.By Robert A Heinlein. 1985
By Orson Scott Card. 1993
Nafai and Lady Rasa, the leaders of the city-state of Basilica, seek to implement the will of the Oversoul to…
mount an expedition to long-lost Earth. But now the ambitious and brilliant General Moozh, using the fruits of a forbidden technology and disregarding the Oversoul, is preparing to conquer Basilica for his own purposes. Sequel to "The memory of Earth" (DC13294). Followed by "The ships of Earth" (DC13826). 1993. (Homecoming ; 2)By Frédéric Tremblay. 2012
" À sa naissance, Adam Dufort a été baptisé lenfant-texto. Sur ses vieux jours cependant, le poids de cet héritage…
lui pèse : alourdi par les souvenirs, il sen libère dans un récit qui est également celui de sa génération; comme tant dautres, il a été élevé avec le texto, a appris à travers lui, a aimé, haï et travaillé grâce à lui. De la famille à lère du texto jusquà la création de la télépathie technique, en passant par le texto-terrorisme, 70 ans de mémoire textoïque montrent comment le texto a écrit Adam plutôt que linverse. Cette ode à la magie du texto est aussi un clin dœil à ses travers. Fido et Telus auront-ils été les dignes successeurs de Gutenberg? " -- 4e de couv.By Sylvie Bérard. 2004
Sur une planète extrêmement chaude et ensablée, les Darztls, une race de gros lézards, ont érigé une civilisation complexe. Pour…
eux, cette terre s'appelle Sielxth. Un jour, un vaisseau-colonie en provenance de la Terre se pose en catastrophe sur cette planète. Constatant qu'elle est habitable, les humains décident de s'y établir. Pour eux, cette terre portera le nom de Mars II. Terre des Autres : la fascinante chronique d'un choc extrême des cultures, un roman d'une rare intensité. 2004.By Emily St. John Mandel, Gérard De Chergé. 2016
" Le premier jour, éclosion de la grippe géorgienne. On estime qu'elle pourrait contaminer 99% de la population. Deux semaines…
plus tard, la civilisation s'est effondrée. Vingt ans après. Une troupe présente des concerts et des pièces de théâtre aux communautés regroupées dans des campements de fortune. La vie semble de nouveau possible. Mais l'obscurantisme guette, menaçant les rêves et les espérances des survivants. " -- 4e de couv.By Marion Zimmer Bradley. 2017
For Jeff Kerwin, Darkover meant home, the home he had left as a child, the home he had longed for…
through the many years. Yet, he was to be terribly disappointed when he finally returned. First he learned that there were not records of any kind of either his birth or childhood on Darkover. And then, after he renounced his Terran allegiance and joined the natives attempting to free Darkover from Earth's control, the Darkovans accused him of being a spy. Someone was betraying them. Had Jeff been conditioned on Earth for just that purpose? Jeff Kerwin began to wonder just who, and what, he really was. 2017.By Dan Krokos. 2014
Mason Stark has a problem with minding his own business. This worked to his advantage when he stole back his…
world from the alien Tremist. Now Mason is called upon to use that very curiosity as a spy at the Tremist school for soldiers. At least his best friend, Merrin, daughter of the Tremist king, is there to keep an eye on him. Mason's bound to find trouble, but with the Tremist working on a secret weapon, trouble may come looking for him instead. Sequel to "The planet thieves". For junior high readers. 2014.By Amy Ewing. 2016
For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City have lived in service of…
the royalty of the Jewel. But now, the secret society known as the Black Key is preparing to seize power. While Violet knows she is at the center of this rebellion, she has a more personal stake in it--for her sister, Hazel, has been taken by the Duchess of the Lake. Now, after fighting so hard to escape the Jewel, Violet must do everything in her power to return not only to save Hazel, but the future of the Lone City. Sequel to "The white rose". For senior high readers. 2016.By Jack Williamson. 1997
Space travel to a new colony is Carlos Mondragon's lifelong goal. After traveling illegally from Mexico and arriving at the…
launch site, Carlos stows away on the last starship of a special project. When the spacecraft lands on a frozen planet, the colonists find evidence that it is still inhabited. Carlos gradually proves himself an asset to the mission. 1997.By Abraham Merritt, Arlette Rosenblum, François Rivière. 1980
Fut le premier roman policier où le mal abandonna tout déguisement pour enfin agir à visage découvert: celui du diable…
en personne. L'auteur, Abraham Merritt, fut d'ailleurs le principal fondateur de la science-fiction anglo-saxonne. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1980.By Kim Stanley Robinson, Dominique Haas. 1999
En ce début de XXIe siècle, l'Antarctique, dernière grande étendue inviolée de la planète, est en passe de devenir un…
champ de bataille. Si les chercheurs de toutes disciplines continuent de fréquenter la base américaine de McMurdo, ils y croisent désormais des visiteurs inattendus : groupes de riches touristes épris d'aventures extrêmes marchant sur les traces des hardis explorateurs des siècles passés, mais aussi « têtes chercheuses » des firmes multinationales. L'essentiel des ressources pétrolifères mondiales étant taries, les entreprises convoitent les richesses enfouies dons le sous-sol de la banquise, n'hésitant pas à dépenser des millions de dollars pour empêcher la reconduction du traité qui réservait le sixième continent aux recherches scientifiques. L'Antarctique à vendre ? Pour certains écologistes radicaux, il n'en est pas question, quitte à recourir, pour écarter ce péril, à des interventions musclées. Sans pertes en vies humaines, si possible. Mais, dans l'Antarctique, la moindre action peut avoir des effets dévastateurs. Titre uniforme: Antarctica.By Denis Côté. 1991
By Tanya Huff. 2008
What happens when a staff sergeant questions a two-star general's parentage to his face? Torin Kerr discovers the answer. Separated…
from her company, Kerr is ordered to report to a top-secret reconnaissance mission, either as punishment for her quick mouth or praise for her service. Kerr must turn a ragtag group of Marines into a cohesive fighting unit in a matter of days, while manoeuvring through the murky political waters of the Confederation. Sequel to “Valor’s choice”, followed by “The heart of valor”. 2008.By Charles Sheffield. 1997
Bored and spoiled fifteen-year-old Shelby Cheever leaves his pampered existence on Earth for the disciplined rigors of survival in outer…
space. Shelby takes a cruise trip to the asteroid mines. But when he accidentally boards a ship to open space, his real adventures begin. Senior High. 1997.By Isaac Asimov. 1974
Twelve science fiction short stories, starting with a 1939 saga of an engineered escape from a wrecked spaceship running out…
of air in the asteroid belt, and ending with a 1972 detective story on robot psychology. 1974.By John Lunn. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Greta travels with her brilliant father to a laboratory on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her father has…
created a man-made black hole, but an accident with it spins her dad, along with all the other scientists, billions of years into the future, trapping in a particle of time. Three other kids live on the habitat, and, calling themselves the Aquanauts, they band together with Greta to travel through time in a frantic attempt to save their parents and themselves from being locked under the sea for eternity. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.By Antoine Volodine. 2014
" Taïga sombre et immense, steppes infinies la Deuxième Union soviétique s'écroule et la Sibérie, dévastée par des accidents nucléaires,…
est inhabitable. Entourés de paysages grandioses, des soldats fantômes et d'inquiétantes princesses s'obstinent à poursuivre le rêve soviétique. Désormais le centre du monde a un nom, Terminus radieux, un kolkhoze dont la pile atomique s'est enfoncée sous terre. Solovieï, le président du village, met ses pouvoirs surnaturels au service de son rêve de toute-puissance. Assisté par l'immortelle Mémé Oudgoul, il règne en maître sur le destin des hommes et des femmes qui ont atterri là. Non loin du kolkhoze passe une voie ferrée où circule un unique convoi. Prisonniers et militaires cherchent en vain le camp où leur errance prendra fin. Mais, là encore, Solovieï ordonne l'histoire. Il leur faudra attendre des milliers d'années pour que s'éteigne sa présence dans leur cauchemar. " -- 4e de couv.By Peter Watts. 2000
Having trouble seeing God's image in the Rwandan genocide, or finding the Third Reich and the Sistine Chapel compatible? No…
matter how we excuse our own brutality - covering it up in religion, motherhood, or politics - we're all just monkeys under the skin. These short science fiction stories will help the reader discover their genes, meet their brainstorm, and embrace their inner brute. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2000.By Kass Morgan. 2013
In the future, humans live in city-like spaceships orbiting far above Earth's toxic atmosphere. Faced with dwindling resources and a…
growing populace, government leaders send one hundred juvenile delinquents on a dangerous mission to recolonize Earth. Followed by "Day 21". For junior and senior high readers. 2013.