Ergebnis für "Icefall" in Belletristik

A trans-siberian odyssey through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. The catalyst for this frosty metamorphosis of 20th century history is the impact of the Tunguska asteroid, deep in Siberia, in 1908. As the land freezes, so does history: the Tsar still rules Russia; the Belle Époque endures; and the First World War never happened. But out there, on the ice, a new world is being forged.

Eine verheerende Pandemie zerstört das Leben von Robert und seinen Kindern Hanna und Alexander. Nach wochenlanger Isolation in ihrer Wohnung werden sie gezwungen, durch ein entvölkertes Land zu ziehen, immer auf der Suche nach Lebensmitteln, Wasser und vor allem einer sicheren Zuflucht. Doch schon bald erkennen die drei, dass ihr Überleben in erster Linie nicht von einer tödlichen Seuche gefährdet wird, sondern von der Spezies, der sie selbst angehören: den Überlebenden.

The year is 1973. As a freak winter storm bears down on an exclusive, affluent suburb in Connecticut, cars skid out of control, men and women swap partners, and their children experiment with sex, drugs, and even suicide. Here two families, the Hoods and the Williamses, com face-to-face with the seething emotions behind the well-clipped lawns of their lives-in a novel widely hailed as a funny, acerbic, and moving hymn to a dazed and confused era of American life.

An electrifying story of friendship, power and betrayal by the bestselling, Baileys-prize shortlisted author of The Bees. ‘A memorable eco-thriller. This is a world of arms dealers, heroic arctic adventurers and power crazed captains of industry. And that’s just the ladies’ The Times A...

“Just the thing for a cold winter’s night between episodes.” —The Washington Post Book World “Fans of the show will undoubtedly enjoy the chance to read Jane’s book in real life.” —Entertainment Weekly It’s been a lifetime (and three seasons) in the making, but Jane Gloriana...