Tis the Season for 14 magical, macabre and merry tales to make your Holidays Fantastic. Gingerbread houses, caroling carolers, brightly trimmed trees, big family dinners, pristine snowfalls-the familiar pleasures of the season. But what better pleasure is there than a good holiday story? So open this winter solstice sampler and indulge in fully festive fantasies, nightmares before Christmas, and stunning space-age celebrations. These stories will warm hearts and minds like a blazing Yule log. Fantastic Holiday Stories by Kevin J. Anderson, Mercedes Lackey, Mike Resnick, Kristine Rusch, Jonathan Maberry, Eric James Stone, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Quincy J. Allen, Ken Scholes, Sam Knight, David Boop, Heather Graham, Brad R. Torgersen, and Patricia Briggs.

A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories (Volume 2)

La bataille de Corrin, conclusion de la guerre des Machines, a mis fin au règne et même à l'existence des Machines pensantes qui ont menacé d'asservir puis de détruire l'humanité. Il en a résulté l'interdiction absolue de construire des intelligences artificielles, interdiction consignée dans la Bible catholique orange sous la forme : " Tu ne feras point de machine à l'esprit de l'homme semblable. " Allant plus loin, le mouvement butlérien, sous la conduite de Manford Torondo, a entrepris de détruire toutes les formes de technologies dangereuses, bien au-delà des seules machines pensantes.
Du coup, l'humanité subit de profondes transformations. Par passion ou par intérêt, des groupes humains vont entreprendre de se doter des capacités autrefois assurées par des machines. L'ordre des Mentats, pour sa part, créé par le Gilbertus Albans qui a été entraîné par le robot Erasmus, a choisi de son côté de s'allier au mouvement butlérien.
Un entraînement spécial, formant à la logique la plus poussée dès l'enfance, et assisté d'une drogue, permet à certains hommes - et à des hommes seulement pour ce qu'on en sait - de devenir des " ordinateurs humains ". Mais Gilbertus Albans lui-même se trouve dans une situation difficile : s'il a rejoint un temps le mouvement butlérien, il s'oppose à la politique de Manford Torondo, devenu fou, qui veut abolir toute science.
De son côté, et pour équilibrer la puissance des Mentats masculins, la mère supérieure Raquella tente de reconstruire son École des soeurs sur Wallach IX, avec l'aide de son élève la plus douée, Valya Harkonnen, qui poursuit aussi un autre but : tirer vengeance de Vorian Atreides, héros légendaire du jihad butlérien qu'elle tient pour responsable de la déchéance de sa famille. Ainsi naît le Bene Gesserit qui va se doter d'un programme secret : donner naissance, par sélection génétique, au Kwisatz Haderach qui maîtrisera tous les possibles de l'avenir.
Les trois ordres en cours de constitution, Bene Gesserit, Mentats et Navigateurs, qui ont pour but commun d'améliorer l'espèce humaine et de libérer ses potentiels insoupçonnés, vont-ils s'opposer les uns aux autres au risque de se détruire ou bien unir leurs forces pour s'opposer aux fanatiques butlériens ?

Dune - les origines Tome 2 : les Mentats de Dune

Discover the lost supernatural stories behind some of the most famous people and events in history. These Fantastic Tales explore the secret history that has been hidden in the shadows of the world, and even alternative histories from other worlds. Tales such as a young man seeking the secret of immortality from none other than Bela Lugosi. The tragic story of how the Titanic really sank. The horrifying lengths the people of New York city would go to raise above the Great Depression, rather in seeking fame or trying to feed the city. And many more Fantastic Tales of Terror. Lineup:Introduction by Tony Todd"The Deep Delight of Blood" by Tim Waggoner"Unpretty Monster" by Mercedes Yardley"The Tell-Tale Mind" by Kevin J. Anderson"Topsy-Turvy" by Elizabeth Massie"Ray and the Martian" by Bev Vincent"The Girl with the Death Mask" by Stephanie M. Wytovich"On a Train Bound for Home" by Christopher Golden"The Custer Files" by Richard Chizmar"Red Moon" by Michael Paul Gonzalez"The Prince of Darkness and the Showgirl" by John Palisano"The Secret Engravings" by Lisa Morton"Mutter" by Jess Landry"La Llorona" by Cullen Bunn"The London Encounter" by Vince Liaguno"Bubba Ho-Tep" by Joe R. Lansdale"Gorilla my Dreams" by Jonathan Maberry"Articles of Teleforce" by Michael Bailey"Sic Olim Tyrannis" by David Wellington"The Washingtonians" by Bentley Little"Scent of Flesh" by Jessica Marie Baumgartner"Rotoscoping Toodies" by Mort Castle"Lone Wolves" by Paul Moore"The Great Stone Face vs. the Gargoyles" by Jeff StrandProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths

Fantastic Tales of Terror

Jacen et Jaina ont décidé d'offrir à leur mère un cadeau d'anniversaire inoubliable. Avec l'autorisation de Luke Skywalker, ils s'envolent pour le champ d'astéroïdes d'Alderaan. S'ils parviennent à récupérer un fragment de la planète natale de Leia - détruite par l'Empire - nul doute que ce présent touchera le coeur de la princesse. Mais le champ d'astéroïdes est devenu un repaire de pirates...Jacen and Jaina set off for the Alderaan system, determined to salvage a piece of the shattered planet as a gift for their mother. But amid the ghosts of a dead world, the twins are in for a lethal surprise--some ghosts still live. A long-lost enemy of the Solo family is about to return.

Star wars. Le coeur d'Alderaan

Jorie Taylor has lived her whole life on the generation ship Beacon. Fleeing an Earth tearing itself apart through its exhaustive demand for resources, the Beacon is finally approaching Sarbras, the planet circling Tau Ceti which they hope to make humanity's new home. But Earth has recovered from its near-death experience and is now under the control of a ruthless dictator whose sights are set on Tau Ceti as well. President Jurudu knows how to get what he wants - and he wants Sarbras. This is the first book in the new line The Stellar Guild from Phoenix Pick. Each book pairs a story by a bestselling author with one by a protege of the author's choosing. Both stories are set in the same universe.

Tau Ceti

Life is full of decision points-those key moments when what we decide can change everything for better or for worse. These 20 tales describe such instances in young people's lives, ranging from tragic to triumphant, from horror to fantasy to science fiction. Written by authors new and old, those known for Young Adult writing and those known for Adult novels, a few new and barely known at all, these stories will make you think, make you laugh, make you feel angry, sad, determined, etc. as you examine choices and consequences and consider the many paths a life might take and think about your own. Edited by Hugo-nominated editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Decision Points includes both brand new and reprint stories by award winners and bestsellers such as Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Robert Silverberg, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, Cory Doctorow, Alethea Kontis, Jonathan Maberry, Nnedi Okorafor, Steven Gould, Mike Resnick and more. Top authors telling great stories about life changing decisions that may well change yours.

Decision Points

En déployant le Flambeau klikiss, la Ligue Hanséatique terrienne a ravivé un conflit vieux de dix mille ans. Depuis, une lutte titanesque opposant hydrogues, faeros et verdani fait rage à travers tout le Bras spiral de notre galaxie. Pris au piège entre ces superpuissances élémentales, les humains et leurs alliés ildirans cherchent désespérément une planche de salut. Le président Wenceslas et le jeune roi Peter doivent rassembler l'espèce humaine sous l'autorité de la Hanse, quitte à employer la force... Mais les Vagabonds et les Theroniens ne veulent céder leur indépendance à aucun prix. De son coté, Jora'h, le nouveau Mage Imperator, affronte une rébellion au sein même de l'Empire ildiran. Au milieu de ces tempêtes, un homme qu'on croyait mort réapparaît après avoir subi une transformation inimaginable. Il est accompagné par une quatrième force élémentale qui pourrait sauver l'humanité : les wentals. Mais ce fragile espoir sera ébranlé par une nouvelle trahison - encore plus brutale que les précédentes...

Tempêtes sur l'horizon (Saga des Sept Soleils, #3)

As the New Republic takes devastating losses in the ongoing war with the scattered remnants of the Empire, the galaxy's future depends on three small children–among them the Jedi twins—born to incredible powers and perils, as an extraordinary new Star Wars saga unfolds… While the New Republic struggles to decide what to do with the deadly Sun Crusher—a new doomsday weapon stolen from the Empire by Han Solo—the renegade Imperial Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets. And now she threatens the watery homeworld of Admiral Ackbar. But as the battle for a planet rages, an even greater danger arises at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. A brilliant student delves dangerously into the dark side of the Force and unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil order that warped Darth Vader himself. Working together, they may become an enemy greater than any the New Republic has ever fought… more powerful than even a Jedi Master can face.

Sombre disciple (Star Wars: L'académie Jedi, #2)

A novel based on the Emmy Award-winning television series created by Chris Carter. When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly, man-made plague is on the loose. As the FBI agents investigating the "X-Files" -- cases the bureau has deemed unsolvable -- Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the labyrinthine corridors of the FBI... and beyond. Racing to contain the lethal virus before it can spread, Mulder and Scully make a chilling discovery. Before his death, Dr. David Kennessy, a hotshot cancer researcher at DyMar, had been experimenting with a promising but highly dangerous technology: microscopic bio-machines that can cure any disease, heal any wound. In theory, this research could be a miracle cure, perhaps even a doorway to immortality. It was also the only way Dr. Kennessy could save his leukemia-stricken son. But when a second corpse turns up, savagely mutilated from within, it's anything but theoretical. Could machines created to cure have learned to kill? Scrambling for answers, Mulder and Scully are opposed at every step by faceless enemies with all the resources of the government -- even perhaps of their own agency -- at their command. Enemies who will stop at nothing to ensure that the secret of immortality falls in the right hands -- their hands. As sinister forces close in, Scully fights to save the life of an innocent boy while Mulder comes face to face with a crazed and desperate man. A man whose slightest touch brings agonizing death -- and perhaps a resurrection more horrible still.

A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories (Volume 2)

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