Titoli in Fantascienza

With his confidence, imagination, and trusty sidekick Dumpylumps (who happens to be a duck), there's no telling what trouble he'll get into. Lucky for him, he has a knack for getting himself out of trouble, too. So when he finds himself at the center of an intergalactic conflict, he's pretty sure the only way out is his top-secret kitchen concoction; his teacher, the extraordinary Mrs. Nozzleburp; and the help of his friend Patti. Will he be able to save the day and find his way back to class? And just what is he going to do next?

When a plane crash-lands in the Arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue. Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before - from razor-beaked shredder birds to carnivorous vines and much, much worse.

Europe is in the grip of the Dark Ages, but there is a light in the dark: Baghdad. The great city has become a center of learning, populated by scholars, merchants, and explorers from all across the known world. But danger lurks in the desert... and Dak, Sera, and Riq must act fast to save the world's greatest library from utter destruction.

The New York Times best-selling series returns - and so does Matt de la Peña! Dak, Sera, and Riq have fixed the Great Breaks in history - but the SQ isn't beaten yet, and the biggest, boldest Infinity Ring adventure of all time has just begun!

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Don’t you worry about a little thing like that!’ cried Mr Wonka. ‘My great glass elevator is ready for anything!’ This edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter...

They've sailed on the Santa Maria, defended famous cities from Vikings and Mongols, and come face-to-face with some of the greatest figures in history. Now, at long last, Dak, Sera, and Riq travel back in time to the moment it all began. Their mission: to save the life of young Alexander the Great. But they are not the only time travelers in ancient Greece. An epic battle against their most dangerous foe awaits them . . . and history will be written by the victors.

World War II is raging across Europe, and the Axis and Allied powers are in a stalemate. Dak, Sera, and Riq can tip the scales in the Allies' favor... if they can pull off the most daring spy mission of all time. But even if they succeed, are they playing into the SQ's hands?

When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel - a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring - they're swept up in a centuries-long secret war for the fate of mankind. Recruited by the Hystorians, a secret society that dates back to Aristotle, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course. Now it's up to Dak, Sera, and teenage Hystorian-in-training Riq to travel back in time to fix the Great Breaks . . . and to save Dak's missing parents while they're at it.

An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and love. ""I bought the milk,"" said my father. ""I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise...

What would you do if every spark of electricity suddenly vanished, as if somebody had flipped a switch on the entire planet? Cars won't start, the heat shuts off, there's no water in your faucet, and your radio, TV, and flashlight go dark. Everyone in Charlie's small town is baffled. But as time passes, lawlessness erupts and takes an ugly turn. When the market and pharmacy are torched by an anti-Semitic arsonist, Charlie realizes his mother will die without her medicine.

The survivors have made it out of the jungle, but they may be sorry they ever left when they stumble upon a whole new ecosystem, populated with entirely new threats. And the greatest threat of all may come from within. Because one of the kids is changing...

The harrowing tale of survival and suspicion takes its most dramatic turn yet when Molly, Yoshi, and the rest discover that there are more than just monsters in the rift. There are other kids, too...

Alan Garner's exciting and atmospheric tale of magic and evil, which began with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, continues with The Moon of Gomrath.

Colin and Susan are not safe from the evil Morrigan and once more find themselves back in Fundindelve with the wizard Cadellin.

¿Qué pensarían de nosotros los extraterrestres si pudiesen vernos? ¿Y qué diríais que recordará de nuestro planeta un astronauta enviado al espacio en una misión que durará años y años? Estas son algunas de las preguntas que nos plantea Jordi Sierra i Fabra en los siete relatos que conforman esta colección de cuentos. En sus páginas, el maestro de la literatura infantil y juvenil nos proporciona aventuras llenas de humor y emoción que transcurren en universos paralelos y planetas extraterrestres.

En este audiolibro de ciencia ficción leeremos cinco relatos acerca de las aventuras de Ion, el guardián del asteroide 72.539 del Sistema K, que se siente muy solo en su mundo en el que no vive nadie más. Pero lo que más le preocupa es que se aburre mucho.

Descubre el corazón de África de la mano del doctor Samuel Ferguson, su amigo Dick Kennedy y su ayudante Joe. Los tres aventureros inician en Zanzíbar un viaje sin precedentes: sobrevolar África en un globo inflado con hidrógeno, un continente entonces desconocido, objeto de mitos, creencias y supersticiones. Sumérgete en este auténtico viaje lleno de aventuras y sobresaltos para explorar el mundo junto a los tres valientes aeronautas.

Seven year old Monica wants to be, as she puts it, "old". Around 25 or even 27. She would be wealthy and free of the witch who wants to take her away on Monday. Her friend David decides he’ll do everything in his power to make her dreams come true. With the aid of his cat Susie they embark on a quest to stop Monday from happening and to take Monica into the future. Will they succeed and who will they meet on their way?

Grupka przyjaciół, mała miejscowość. Nudne wakacje zamieniają się w coś niezwykłego, gdy Kaśka znajduje niebieski kamień. Początkowo ma on ozdabiać parapet, z czasem okazuje się, że potrafi spełniać życzenia. Można za jego pomocą wyczarować wspaniałe przyjęcie w środku lasu, przenieść się w okamgnieniu na drugi koniec Polski, albo odbyć niezwykłą podróż do XVII wieku, po to by rozwiązać zagadkę i poznać tajemnicę sprzed wieków.

Charlie, Mac, and Maria managed to rescue the Project Chimera scientists from the devious Dr. Gray, but they couldn’t stop him. Now he’s closer than ever to enacting his dreadful master plan to transform all of humanity into a monstrous new species. And, even worse, Kelly has betrayed her friends and joined forces with him. To defeat their beastly foes, Charlie and the others are going to need help. Luckily, they just saved the creators of the bracelets that give them their unbelievable powers, and they’re about to get an upgrade.

यह कहानी उन महान अटलांटिक सर अर्नेस्ट शैकलटन से प्रेरित है जिन्होंने अपने साहस और सूझबूझ से 27 लोगों को कड़ाके की ध्रुवीय बर्फ में समाहित होने से बचाया, जो अपना जहाज खो चुके थे पर आशा नहीं।