En 2007, un astronef non identifié atterrit près de Grinnell, dans l'Iowa. Psychose collective, comme dans les années 50? Non, les hommes qui ont été témoins de l'événement sont des agents secrets. Et dès qu'ils ont voulu communiquer à leur chef le résultat de leurs recherches, ils ont disparu de la circulation.Un seul détail a pu lui être fourni de l'astronef ont surgi « de petits êtres »... Qui sont ces mystérieux envahisseurs, ces sortes de larves que l'on découvre bientôt fixées au dos de certains humains devenus leurs marionnettes? Et comment s'en débarrasser? Un thriller de science-fiction dans la veine paranoïaque qui a donné L'invasion des profanateurs de Jack Finney; un classique devenu aujourd'hui un film de Stuart Orme, avec Donald Sutherland et Julie Warner.

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Compelling science fiction adventure from New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein: two classic novellas and two short stories with speculation on what makes us human."Gulf": in which the greatest superspy of them all is revealed as the leader of a league of supermen and women who can't decide on quite what to do with the rest of us. The prequel to Heinlein's later New York Times best seller, Friday."Lost Legacy": in which it is proved that we are all members of that league of the superhuman–or would be, if we but had eyes to see.Plus two great short stories: Two of the master's finest: one on the nature of being, the other on what it means to be a Man. The second story, "Jerry Was a Man," was adapted for the TV series Masters of Science Fiction, and is now available on DVD.1 online resource (8 hr., 40 min.), MP3 audiobook in 9 parts

Trois pas dans l'éternité

"A delight."-New York Herald TribuneA tale beloved by many fans of Robert A. Heinlein, Podkayne of Mars tells the story of a young Marswoman and her inter-planetary adventures with her uncle and her genius brother. Told largely through Podkayne's diaries, the story details her travel to Earth with her two companions. Podkayne has very definite plans on what to do and how to do it, but not everything is as it seems. She is suddenly thrust into the middle of life and death situations when the liner they are travelling on makes a stop at Venus. The original publisher of this book asked Heinlein to change the controversial ending, which Heinlein did extremely reluctantly. He felt the original ending much better suited the story line and was never satisfied with the modified 'safer ' ending. This edition restores the book to how Heinlein originally wrote it. It also includes a letter to his agent, decrying the changes asked for by his original publisher.

Podkayne of Mars

Heinlein's monumental "Future History" series continues. Two scientists develop cheap solar power-and threaten the industrial status quo. The nation's cities are linked by a system of moving roads-and a strike can bring the entire country to a halt. Workers in an experimental atomic plant crack under the mental strain. And the space frontier is opened by an unlikely hero-D. D. Harriman, a billionaire with a dream: the dream of Space for All Mankind. The method? Anything that works. Maybe, in fact, Harriman goes too far. But he will give us the stars. . .Contents: Preface (The Man Who Sold the Moon) • (1950)"Let There Be Light" • [Future History] • (1950) The Roads Must Roll • [Future History] • (1940)The Man Who Sold the Moon • [D. D. Harriman] • (1950)Requiem • [D. D. Harriman] • (1940)

L'Homme qui vendit la Lune

Son nom : Valentin Michaël Smith. Ses signes particuliers : né sur Mars, elevé par les Martiens, seul survivant d'une expédition interstellaire. Son problème majeur : essayer de vivre sur la Terre. Accessoirement : essayer de comprendre la nature humaine, la mentalité des hommes, leur goût obscur pour la destruction, le chaos et le malheur. En Terre étrangère : un des chefs-d'oeuvre incontestables de la science-fiction contemporaine.

En terre étrangère

It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its masters on the Earth. It is a tale of a culture whose family structures are based on the presence of two men for every woman, leading to novel forms of marriage and family. It is the story of the disparate people, a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic who become the movement's leaders, and of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience is known only to the revolt's inner circle, who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution's ultimate success.

Révolte sur la lune: Collection

"Rarely has Heinlein pushed his imagination further.a vivid, stirring experience."-Chicago Tribune"One of the superb Heinlein stories that has excitement, urbanity, humanity, rationality, pace, understanding, and is a joy to read."-The New York TimesWith over-population stretching the resources of Earth, the need to find and colonize other Terra-type planets is becoming crucial to the survival of the human race. But finding these planets is time-consuming and very costly. With a seemingly inexhaustible budget, the scientists at the Long Range Foundation create the remarkable Torchships, which are able to traverse to different Star Systems within the matter of months. However, communication between Earth and these ships would still take countless years-even decades. How would they alert Earth of the planets they find?Tom and Pat are recruited by LRF to become the human transmitters and receivers for the mission. Growing up together they had felt like they were so similar, so in sync, that it was almost as if they read each other's minds.. Only to discover, that was indeed what they could do. Along with other telepathic pairings, their abilities are tested, and it is discovered that time nor distance impedes their connection; communication between Earth and the Torchships would be instantaneous. But there is a catch: during the course of the mission, while one of them stays behind and grows old, on Earth, the other will be traversing the stars, and-if he survives-will return a young man."The word that comes to mind for him is essential. As a writer-eloquent, impassioned, technically innovative-he reshaped science fiction in the way that defined it for every writer who followed him.. He was the most significant science fiction writer since H. G. Wells."-Robert Silverberg

Time for the Stars

"The most thrilling and tingling kind of science fiction story."? Kirkus Reviews"Heinlein found his true direction.. The Martian setting is logically constructed and rich in convincing detail [while] the characters are engaging and the action develops naturally." ?Jack WilliamsonMarking the first appearance of the Martian elder race that plays such a prominent role in Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein's iconic Red Planet tells the story of Jim Marlowe and Frank Sutton's journey to the Lowe Academy boarding school on Mars, and the discoveries they make there that impact the future of their entire colony. While on their way, along with Jim's volleyball-sized native pet, Willis the Bouncer, the boys wander into the 'forbidden' territory where they meet a native Martian, Gekko. The Martian, who is oddly protective of Willis, becomes a "water friend" to the young boys and exposes them to the true wonders of the planet. Once enrolled at the school, Jim and Frank rescue Willis from the authoritarian headmaster who had confiscated the "pet", Willis, and discover the colonial administrator's plans for Mars, which threatens the very survival of the colony in its present form. Jim and Frank run away from the school. Can they warn the colony in time to save it from the administrator's nefarious plans?Red Planet is Robert A. Heinlein at his best, with an exciting adventure story, colorful characters and exquisite aliens. The original ending had been changed by the first publishers of this book. This edition contains the true ending of the story, as Heinlein had intended it.

Red Planet

Manuel Garcia O'Kelly est le meilleur informaticien de Luna City. C'est à lui que l'on confie l'entretien de MYCROFT, dit Mike, le superordinateur chargé de gérer la quasi-totalité des systèmes de survie de la colonie pénitentiaire. La Lune est en effet peuplée de détenus ou de leurs descendants, envoyés là par la Terre sans aucun espoir de retour. D'autant que Mike prédit la disparition de la colonie lunaire à plus ou moins brève échéance. Il ne reste plus aux Lunatiques qu'à se rebeller contre l'autorité terrienne. Et, aidé par son ordinateur devenu une entité consciente, Manuel va se retrouver, bien malgré lui, à la tête de la révolte. Une révolte? Non, une révolution. Quatrième des romans de Robert Heinlein à avoir obtenu le prix Hugo, Révolte sur la Lune est un grand roman de science-fiction, mêlant habilement histoire, science, réflexion politique et aventure.

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