Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist, animates a creature from dead matter, only to reject it, leading to tragic consequences as the creature seeks revenge, exploring themes of ambition, isolation, and the ethics of creation.
In a future world devastated by a ruthless plague, Lionel Verney chronicles humanity’s decline, reflecting on love, loss, and the fleeting nature of civilization. Shelley’s bleak vision anticipates modern anxieties about extinction and the fragility of progress.
San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted apartment buildings and keep electric animals as pets because so many real animals have died. Most people emigrate to Mars - unless they have a job to do on Earth.
Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life.
Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer.
Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing.