Science-Fiction / Fantasy

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.

Het erfgoed van Shannara, deel 4

Na de bom gaan zes mensen door de tijdpoorten naar het mythische Ierland, waar ze betrokken raken bij de strijd van de Wolfkoning om zijn troon te heroveren.

Fifteen years have passed since the end of the Red Ship War with the terrifuing Outislanders. Since then, Fitz has wandered the world accompanied only by his wolf Wit-partner, Nighteyes, finally settling in a tiny cottage as remote from Buckkeep and the Farseers as possible. But lately the world has come crashing in again. The Witted are being pesecuted becasuse of their magical bonds with animals, and young Prince Dutiful has gone missing just before his crucial diplomatic wedding to an Outislander princess. Fitz's assignment to fetch Dutifuil back in time for the ceremony seems very much like a fool's errand, but the dangers ahead could signal the end of the Farseer reign. -- back cover.

"Danger stalks Queen Ehlana's realm. Peasants whisper of the heroes of old who will rise again. Outlaw bands ravage the hill country. Then comes an ambassador from the far-off Tamuli empire, requesting aid: Tamuli is being torn apart by monsters, ancient warriors, and foul magics. Queen Ehlana turns to the great knight Sparhawk, and the two begin the perilous trek to the distant empire of the east, toward a glittering court seething with corruption and treachery."--Publisher description.

Wanneer in december 2012 een ramp uitloopt in een catastrofe, verandert de wereld voorgoed. Een geheel cruiseschip verdwijnt spoorloos en er wordt een jongen van 4 jaar als enige overlende uit het water gehaald. Zijn naam is Alan Demora. 500 jaar later... door de ramp is de zeevaart stilgezet en de wereldproductie is zo goed als verdwenen. Wanneer een buitenaards ras zijn bloedig intreden doet op aarde, wordt dezelfde jongen opgeroepen en uit zijn slaap gewekt. Nu als genetisch aangepast supersoldaat. 

Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil. Troubled times have come to Narnia as it is gripped by civil war. Prince Caspian is forced to blow The Great Horn of Narnia, summoning the help of past hero Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Now they must overthrow Caspian's uncle, King Miraz, to restore peace to Narnia. Sequel to The lion, the witch and the wardrobe.

The long-awaited sequel to Yamato: A Rage in Heaven. In 2452, infinite space is too small to contain human conflict when the massive starfleets of three empires--feuding Amerika, iron-willed Yamato, and treacherous Xanadu--battle on an isolated planet for the highest stakes of all--total domination of the Galaxy.

2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy  sister-states of what used to be California. Here the  millenium has come and gone, leaving in its wake  only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry  Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working  for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a  bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively  snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But  these are no ordinary shades. What you can see  through these high-tech specs can make you rich--or  get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the  run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of  DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high.  And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash...

With her first two books, critically acclaimed Elizabeth Hand is developing into one of Spectra's most important authors. Now she weaves a shattering tale of an asteroid about to crash into Earth and the people who hold the key to surviving the cataclysm.

In een magische wereld waar zij de werkelijkheid ontvluchten leren twee jonge mensen dat zij ook daar strijdbaar moeten zijn om hun leven meer inhoud te geven

Militairen van Aarde willen gekoloniseerde planeten weer onder het "aardse regime" brengen