Ergebnis für "Herbert" in Steampunk

Bloomsbury presents The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu, read by Kevin Shen. From the winner of the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards, the epic third volume of the Dandelion Dynasties series, named by Time as one of the Greatest Fantasy books of All Time, continues. Princess Théra, once known as...

“Easily one of my favorite books of the year. Creative, incisive, and elegantly crafted, this one will wow you even as it wrecks you—you’ll be holding your breath to the end.” —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six A bold sci-fi retelling of The Great Gatsby...

The time traveler is on his way to a different world -- 800,000 years in the future. He finds humans called the Eloi living in simple luxury. They have become beautiful but meek, living on their safe, comfortable planet. The generations that have passed without challenge or adversity have dulled their minds. Underground machinery, built millennia ago, feeds and clothes these innocent creatures, and still functions perfectly. But who runs the machinery, and why are the Eloi afraid of the night?

Porto Alegre, 1911. Dirigíveis gigantescos dominam o céu. Abaixo, o vapor cinzento dos bondes, das fábricas e dos estaleiros soma-se à fumaça dos charutos, dos cachimbos e das cigarrilhas. Vozes robóticas, barulho de hélices e maquinários misturam-se ao alarido do povo. De um zepelim, desembarca Isaías Caminha, um jornalista carioca enviado à cidade para escrever uma matéria sobre o assassino em série Antoine Louison, que há poucos dias assombrou o local com um verdadeiro show de horrores: a exposição dos órgãos de suas vítimas.