Ergebnis für "The Animals" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

"It is the history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine". So wrote George Orwell in the original blurb for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945. His simple and tragic fable, describes...

A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming???? Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I'm stuck in his body. But I'm doing things my...

Mr Jones has a problem. He just doesn't know it yet. As he sleeps, the beasts of Manor Farm are conspiring. Rumours of an uprising spread. The goal? Remove the greatest obstacle to their freedom and happiness: Man. Brought to life by masterful narrator and storyteller Peter Noble, Animal Farm...

George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel - a scathing satire on a downtrodden society's blind march towards totalitarianism.The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.

In a city of sunshine and secrets, the shadows belong to the animals. In a solar-powered future, humans live in luxury, served by unseen Little Helpers – artificially enhanced animals who maintain their masters’ perfect green cities. The animals’ number one rule: ‘do not bother the...

Alexis hat sich in Sparta den Ruf einer unbarmherzigen, gefährlichen Kriegerin erworben. Das verlockt nicht wenige Männer, ihr Glück bei Alexis zu versuchen. Kharon und Augustus, die beiden düsteren Götter der Unterwelt geben sich jede Mühe ihr zu gefallen. Doch auch Alexis attraktive Mentoren Achilles und Patro sind sich auf einmal sicher, dass sie und Alexis füreinander bestimmt sind. Es sieht so aus, als müsste zwischen den Göttern wählen – aber ist das wirklich eine gute Idee?

Brought to you by Penguin. 'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others' When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE ICONIC BESTSELLING NOVEL, WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE, AND NOW AMAZON TV SERIES STARRING TONI COLLETTE AND AULI'I CRAVALHO *Narrated by The Power TV stars Ria Zmitrowicz, Toheeb Jimoh and Archie Rush* 'She throws her head back and pushes her chest forward and lets...

George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm are urgent examinations of how power is seized and abused. This collection explores the depths of totalitarianism and the creeping corruption that turns liberators into oppressors.

A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from...

“The sapphic romance is brought to the forefront through Jessica Threet’s emotional depth and compelling lilt.”—Booklist In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a...

The first book in Robin Hobb’s New York Times bestselling Rain Wilds series, set in an immersive world full of dragons, magical ships, and unforgettable characters—reissued with beautiful cover art by renowned illustrator Jackie Morris. New York Times Bestseller | Narrated by Anne Flosnik...

Now an animated film adaptation produced and directed by Andy Serkis George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable. The animals of Mr...

DAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK · INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER · WINNER OF THE NOTA BENE PRIZE · SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS NOMINEE A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. "A dark, gorgeous concoction.”—New York Times “Beautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to...

“A tale of lupine vengeance—at first—whose stakes escalate to degrees I never saw coming. Unexpected, blood-soaked, and vividly told.”—qntm, author of There Is No Antimemetics Division NATIONAL BESTSELLER The long-awaited second novel from the author of the cult hit The Library at...

Now an animated film adaptation produced and directed by Andy Serkis George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable. The animals of Mr...

“Don’t give up! I’ll help you!” barks Rex, the hero of Władysław Reymont’s Revolt of the Animals (1924), “carried away with wrath and compassion” at the sight of his friend the old donkey with “his head covered in a hempen sack, being whipped by boys harrying him towards a pit of lime.” Who would not be roused to a righteous indignation at the sight of such wanton cruelty, inflicted upon a wise, sentient creature–for the perverse pleasure of man, that “crown and lord of all creation,” to whom dominion over this world was supposedly given by the Lord at the dawn of creation?

‘A modern masterpiece. Blacktail will consume you’ – Marcus Kliewer ‘Blacktail is as glorious as it is gruesome’ – V. E. Schwab ‘Utterly unique . . . an outstanding, majestic animal story’ – Daily Mail A wolf embarks on a primal hunt for revenge. Blacktail is a dark work of...

Now an animated film adaptation produced and directed by Andy Serkis George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable. The animals of Mr...

An ordinary man discovers a hidden world of supernatural creatures—and an unexpected home—in this enchanting contemporary fantasy debut. “One of the most fun and original books I've read in years. Excellent storytelling. See for yourself.”—Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times bestselling...