Author: David Mack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439117896
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The first novel in an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the Star Trek universe, revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the Federation's most dangerous enemy—the Borg. Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation—and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity. From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains—Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine—that some destinies are inescapable.
Star Trek: Destiny #1: Gods of Night
Author: David Mack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439117896
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The first novel in an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the Star Trek universe, revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the Federation's most dangerous enemy—the Borg. Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation—and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity. From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains—Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine—that some destinies are inescapable.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439117896
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The first novel in an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the Star Trek universe, revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the Federation's most dangerous enemy—the Borg. Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation—and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity. From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains—Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine—that some destinies are inescapable.
Understanding the Leitmotif
Author: Matthew Bribitzer-Stull
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107098394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107098394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music.
Science Fiction Literature in East Germany
Author: Sonja Fritzsche
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039107391
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
East German science fiction enabled its authors to create a subversive space in another time and place. One of the country's most popular genres, it outlined futures that often went beyond the party's official version. Many utopian stories provided a corrective vision, intended to preserve and improve upon East German communism. This study is an introduction to East German science fiction. The book begins with a chapter on German science fiction before 1949. It then spans the entire existence of the country (1949-1990) and outlines key topics essential to understanding the genre: popular literature, socialist realism, censorship, fandom, and international science fiction. An in-depth discussion addresses notions of high and low literature, elements of the fantastic and utopia as critical narrative strategies, ideology and realism in East German literature, gender, and the relation between literature and science. Through a close textual analysis of three science fiction novels, the author expands East German literary history to include science fiction as a valuable source for developing a multi-faceted understanding of the country's short history. Finally, an epilogue notes new titles and developments since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039107391
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
East German science fiction enabled its authors to create a subversive space in another time and place. One of the country's most popular genres, it outlined futures that often went beyond the party's official version. Many utopian stories provided a corrective vision, intended to preserve and improve upon East German communism. This study is an introduction to East German science fiction. The book begins with a chapter on German science fiction before 1949. It then spans the entire existence of the country (1949-1990) and outlines key topics essential to understanding the genre: popular literature, socialist realism, censorship, fandom, and international science fiction. An in-depth discussion addresses notions of high and low literature, elements of the fantastic and utopia as critical narrative strategies, ideology and realism in East German literature, gender, and the relation between literature and science. Through a close textual analysis of three science fiction novels, the author expands East German literary history to include science fiction as a valuable source for developing a multi-faceted understanding of the country's short history. Finally, an epilogue notes new titles and developments since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Star Trek - Destiny
Author: David Mack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783864253140
Category :
Languages : de
Pages : 1200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783864253140
Category :
Languages : de
Pages : 1200
Book Description
Unholy Alliance
Author: Peter Levenda
Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN: 0892546808
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
In June of 1979, Peter Levenda flew to Chile—then under martial law—to investigate claims that a mysterious colony and torture center in the Andes Mountains held a key to the relationship between Nazi ideology and its post-war survival on the one hand, and occult ideas and practices on the other. He was detained there briefly and released with a warning: “You are not welcome in this country.” The people who warned him were not Chileans but Germans, not government officials but agents of the assassination network Operation Condor. They were also Nazis, providing a sanctuary for men like Josef Mengele, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Otto Skorzeny. In other words: ODESSA. Published in 1995, Unholy Alliance was the first book in English on the subject of Nazi occultism to be based on the captured Nazi archives themselves, as well as on the author’s personal investigations and interviews, often conducted under dangerous conditions. The book attracted the attention of historians and journalists the world over and has been translated into six languages. A later edition boasts the famous foreword by Norman Mailer. How did occultism come to play such an important role in the development of Nazi political ideology? What influence did such German and Austrian occult leaders as Lanz von Liebenfels and Guido von List have over the fledgling Nazi party? What was the Thule Gesellschaft, and who was its creator, Baron von Sebottendorf? Did the Nazi high command really believe in occultism? In astrology? In magic and reincarnation? This is a new and expanded edition of the original text, with much additional information on the rise of extremist groups in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the United States and the esoteric beliefs that are at their foundations. It is the first book in a trilogy that includes Ratline and The Hitler Legacy. This is where it all began.
Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN: 0892546808
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
In June of 1979, Peter Levenda flew to Chile—then under martial law—to investigate claims that a mysterious colony and torture center in the Andes Mountains held a key to the relationship between Nazi ideology and its post-war survival on the one hand, and occult ideas and practices on the other. He was detained there briefly and released with a warning: “You are not welcome in this country.” The people who warned him were not Chileans but Germans, not government officials but agents of the assassination network Operation Condor. They were also Nazis, providing a sanctuary for men like Josef Mengele, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Otto Skorzeny. In other words: ODESSA. Published in 1995, Unholy Alliance was the first book in English on the subject of Nazi occultism to be based on the captured Nazi archives themselves, as well as on the author’s personal investigations and interviews, often conducted under dangerous conditions. The book attracted the attention of historians and journalists the world over and has been translated into six languages. A later edition boasts the famous foreword by Norman Mailer. How did occultism come to play such an important role in the development of Nazi political ideology? What influence did such German and Austrian occult leaders as Lanz von Liebenfels and Guido von List have over the fledgling Nazi party? What was the Thule Gesellschaft, and who was its creator, Baron von Sebottendorf? Did the Nazi high command really believe in occultism? In astrology? In magic and reincarnation? This is a new and expanded edition of the original text, with much additional information on the rise of extremist groups in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the United States and the esoteric beliefs that are at their foundations. It is the first book in a trilogy that includes Ratline and The Hitler Legacy. This is where it all began.
Artifact Space
Author: Miles Cameron
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 1473232627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships. With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space. All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 1473232627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships. With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space. All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Knowledge, Science, and Literature in Early Modern Germany
Author: Gerhild Scholz Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Focusing on knowledge, science and literature in early modern Germany, this collection presents 12 essays on emerging epistemologies regarding: the transcendent nature of the Divine; the natural world; the body; sexuality; intellectual property; aesthetics; demons; and witches.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Focusing on knowledge, science and literature in early modern Germany, this collection presents 12 essays on emerging epistemologies regarding: the transcendent nature of the Divine; the natural world; the body; sexuality; intellectual property; aesthetics; demons; and witches.
Star Trek: Destiny #1: Gods of Night
Author: David Mack
Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek
ISBN: 9781416551713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation -- and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity. From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains -- Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine -- that some destinies are inescapable.
Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek
ISBN: 9781416551713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation -- and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity. From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains -- Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine -- that some destinies are inescapable.
Star Trek - Destiny 1: Götter der Nacht
Author: David Mack
Publisher: Cross Cult
ISBN: 3942649713
Category : Fiction
Languages : de
Pages : 362
Book Description
Ein Crossover der Superlative, die Besatzungen von "Star Trek - Titan", Star Trek - The Next Generation" und "Star Trek - Deep Space Nine" arbeiten zusammen und stellen sich einem großen Abenteuer. Nach der Trilogie ist nichts mehr wie vorher. Ein halbes Jahrzehnt nach dem Dominion-Krieg und mehr als ein Jahr nach Aufstieg und Fall des Praetors Shinzon, kehrt die größte Geißel der Galaxis zurück, um der Föderation verheerenden Schaden zuzufügen - und dieses Mal besteht ihr Ziel in nichts geringerem als der vollkommenen Auslöschung. Andernorts, tief im Gamma-Quadranten, wird ein uraltes Rätsel gelöst. Ein Raumschiff der ersten Generationen der Erde, seit Jahrhunderten verschollen, wird tot und verlassen auf einem einsamen Planeten gefunden. Aber seine Entdeckung, so weit von seinem Zuhause entfernt, hat beunruhigende Fragen aufgeworfen und die Antworten greifen zurück auf einen Überlebenskampf, den einst ein Captain und ihre Mannschaft an die Grenzen ihrer Menschlichkeit gebracht hatte. Von diesem erschreckenden Unruheherd beginnt eine apokalyptische Odyssee, die Zeit und Raum umfassen, die Vergangenheit enthüllen, die Zukunft bestimmen und drei Captains - Jean-Luc Picard von der U.S.S. Enterprise, William Riker von der U.S.S. Titan und Ezri Dax von der U.S.S. Aventine - zeigen wird, dass manche Schicksale unabwendbar sind.
Publisher: Cross Cult
ISBN: 3942649713
Category : Fiction
Languages : de
Pages : 362
Book Description
Ein Crossover der Superlative, die Besatzungen von "Star Trek - Titan", Star Trek - The Next Generation" und "Star Trek - Deep Space Nine" arbeiten zusammen und stellen sich einem großen Abenteuer. Nach der Trilogie ist nichts mehr wie vorher. Ein halbes Jahrzehnt nach dem Dominion-Krieg und mehr als ein Jahr nach Aufstieg und Fall des Praetors Shinzon, kehrt die größte Geißel der Galaxis zurück, um der Föderation verheerenden Schaden zuzufügen - und dieses Mal besteht ihr Ziel in nichts geringerem als der vollkommenen Auslöschung. Andernorts, tief im Gamma-Quadranten, wird ein uraltes Rätsel gelöst. Ein Raumschiff der ersten Generationen der Erde, seit Jahrhunderten verschollen, wird tot und verlassen auf einem einsamen Planeten gefunden. Aber seine Entdeckung, so weit von seinem Zuhause entfernt, hat beunruhigende Fragen aufgeworfen und die Antworten greifen zurück auf einen Überlebenskampf, den einst ein Captain und ihre Mannschaft an die Grenzen ihrer Menschlichkeit gebracht hatte. Von diesem erschreckenden Unruheherd beginnt eine apokalyptische Odyssee, die Zeit und Raum umfassen, die Vergangenheit enthüllen, die Zukunft bestimmen und drei Captains - Jean-Luc Picard von der U.S.S. Enterprise, William Riker von der U.S.S. Titan und Ezri Dax von der U.S.S. Aventine - zeigen wird, dass manche Schicksale unabwendbar sind.
Bull's Balls
Author: Ralf König
Publisher: Janssen Verlag
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"Bull's Balls tells the story of two lovers, Conrad and Paul who after ten years together are beginning to feel the test of time. Throw into the mix Conrad's young piano student and a well-endowed construction worker for Paul, and you end up with scenes that you won't know whether to laugh or cry."--From back cover.
Publisher: Janssen Verlag
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"Bull's Balls tells the story of two lovers, Conrad and Paul who after ten years together are beginning to feel the test of time. Throw into the mix Conrad's young piano student and a well-endowed construction worker for Paul, and you end up with scenes that you won't know whether to laugh or cry."--From back cover.