Ergebnis für "Apocalypse" in Literatur & Belletristik

Es ist wieder kurz vor Weihnachten. In einer fernen Zeit weit in der Zukunft. Das Fernsehen gehört schon längst der Vergangenheit an und die Menschen möchten am liebsten von morgens bis abends Hörbüchern und Geschichten zuhören. In der Firma Ohrdebil.de drehen die Mitarbeiter gerade ein Grußvideo für ihren kranken Chef Herrn Debil als sie plötzlich einen Wal auf der Dachterrasse finden. Hat den Günni bestellt? Günni ist der Bruder von Herrn Debil, der nun während seiner Abwesenheit kommissarisch die Geschäfte von Ohrdebil.de leitet. Als Ramona, John, Alexander, Betsy und Flora gerade herausfinden wollen, was es mit dem großen Tier auf sich hat, klingelt es plötzlich an der Tür. Drei merkwürdige Gestalten bitten um Einlass: Faust (Goethes Faust!), Romeo (ja genau, der von Shakespeare!) und Fanny Price (die aus Jane Austins Mansfield Park!)...

Wer hat Schwein, um die Welt zu retten? Justine Time erzählt in "Apocalypse Deluxe - Reboot der Erde" ein ungewöhnliches Abenteuer - von fünf Menschen und einem klugen Hausschwein, die den Weltuntergang gemeinsam rückgängig machen müssen. Könnte funktionieren - wenn sie sich nur einig wären... Ella ist am Ziel ihrer Träume: Als Influencerin bewirbt sie die besten Produkte, reist um die Welt, wird zu Galas geladen - und will mit Fußballprofi David ihr Leben genießen.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The...

*A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon* Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum; David Suchet's News Sachet) as they debrief time traveller and bon vivant from the late 21st...

Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a little person as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly...

In the heart of a dystopian London, where the air crackles with tension and the streets echo with uncertainty, a reluctant hero emerges. Meet Dom, a laid-back everyman with a penchant for sarcasm and a feline companion named Mango. When catastrophic events plunge the city into darkness, he finds himself on an unexpected journey for survival. As the fabric of society unravels, join Dom on a side-splitting adventure through a city overrun by authoritarianism and existential crises, where unexpected allies and bizarre encounters await around every corner.

Valentine disparue... Qui la cherche vraiment ? Entre satire sociale, polar contemporain et romance lesbienne, le nouveau roman de Virginie Despentes est un road-book qui promène l'auditeur entre Paris et Barcelone, sur les traces de tous ceux qui ont connu Valentine, l'adolescente égarée... Les différents personnages se croisent sans forcément se rencontrer, et finissent par composer, sur un ton tendre et puissant, le portrait d'une époque.

“Next to Tracy and Hepburn, nobody does romantic comedy better than Susan Elizabeth Phillips.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune Perennial New York Times bestseller Susan Elizabeth Phillips now provides her fans with The Great Escape from ordinary women’s romantic fiction. One of today’s most...

Die Apokalypse, das Ende der Welt und der endgültige Kampf "Gut gegen Böse". Ausgerechnet das beschauliche Kassel in Nordhessen haben sich zwei Erzengel und eine Dämonin in außergewöhnlicher Kooperationsgemeinschaft dafür ausgesucht. Von hier entführen sie den Propheten Jürgen und vier wirklich ungewöhnliche Frauen in den Himmel, um ihnen die Offenbarung zu verkünden und als apokalyptische Reiter einzusetzen. Dass diese dabei dummerweise ihr Leben verlieren sollen, findet das Quartett überhaupt nicht prickelnd.

A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever. "Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove.... [Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast."...

Humankind has one more chance, a second-last chance, to survive. We are in a lot of trouble if these zany characters are our last hope. Prison Planet accommodates the American crew, safely landing with all dubious passengers intact. An evil warden assumes the role of dictator for the planet's lifers. Crew 7 must escape the clutches of the warden and his hench . . . men/women/other. But who are the real criminals?

New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey’s fifth Sandman Slim adventure. James Stark, aka Sandman Slim, has lost the Qomrama Om Ya, an all-powerful weapon from the banished older gods. Older gods who are returning and searching for their lost power. The hunt leads Stark to an abandoned...

Welcome to Heaven, Inc., the grossly mismanaged corporation in the sky. For as long as anyone can remember, the founder and CEO (known in some circles as "God") has been phoning it in. Lately, he's been spending most of his time on the golf course. And when he does show up at work, it's not to...

Jack Winters is in the Lifestream while his friends struggle to keep the world from succumbing to evil. Barry and Mara scour heaven for a spy. Zandra and T’Challa stand on the frontlines against the enemy. And Mike is also involved somehow.

Just over a year after Jack Winters and his friends, Mike and Barry, defeated evil, things are starting to look up. Mike is in charge of the guardian angels. Barry is living happily as an actor for the citizens of heaven. The world is even starting to set itself right again in the aftermath of the apocalypse. Jack, however, went in search of Lola and hasn’t been seen since. When Mike gets word that someone has been sent to find and kill Jack, he and Barry will set off in opposite directions around the world to find their friend before his killer can.

For teenagers Chris and Miles, working at the city zoo in the summer is a pretty sweet gig. They chase girls, smoke a little dope, and avoid thinking about their rapidly approaching futures. One is headed to college, and one to…who knows? But then the Zombie Apocalypse hits, and things get weird. Deadly animals, psychotic house painters, and a face-humping lemur named Sexy Rexy all get thrown into the mix, with plenty of laughs and chills to go around.

Apocalypse du Jour is a hilarious techno-thriller. It presents the adventures of four researchers, all social outcasts: an autistic programmer, a barely functional paranoid mathematician, a blind vet physicist with severe PTSD, and a basement gamer prototyper. They briefly collaborate on research via the internet without ever meeting one another. They publish an innocuous paper in an obscure journal, then disband. Three months later, every major country and corporation in the world races to kidnap or kill them.

Once upon a time Jack set out to seek his fortune in the big city. But Jack gets a bit lost on the way, and when he finally comes to a big city, it is Toy City, formerly known as Toy Town. And there is a serial killer loose upon the streets.

Ronny Cologne IV will do anything to keep the trust fund. Attend “bored” meetings. Even flush away twenty years Earth-time on Father’s interstellar cruise. But a drink on the spaceliner with Allison Gin, genius programmer, leaves a weight on his chest. She’s as much a Company slave as he is.

Social interaction has become an ancient art in the digital world of 2024. Meet Kai, Zara, Lucas, Nate, and their fellow misfit friends, who would rather hide behind their screens than face the terrifying reality of small talk and eye contact. But when a school “Digital Detox” event forces them into the wild world of face-to-face communication, hilarity ensues.