Titoli in Fantascienza

Thirteen-year-old Mark Harrison has a week to hike across the desert. He will meet his parents on the other side. By his fourth day, he’s made good time. As he settles in for the night, he gazes up at the stars, feeling completely content. Suddenly, a blue light streams from the sky, jolting Mark into another dimension. Now, in a land filled with strange jungle animals and primitive tribes, Mark desperately battles hunger, armed enemies, and superhuman powers.

När en arg gubbe cyklar omkull hittar tvillingarna Mia och Stella ett mystiskt klot i gräset bredvid honom. Klotet visar sig kunna ta vemsomhelst bakåt i tiden till ett tidigare liv. För tvillingarna betyder det att de hamnar i romarrikets Pompeji - staden som sen ödelades av ett vulkanutbrott. Men i dåtidens Pompeji är det ingen som vet att berget är en vulkan. Mia och Stella gör allt för att hjälpa människorna till säkerhet, trots att deras styvpappa är fast besluten att stoppa dem. Kommer de lyckas förhindra katastrofen?

Theo och Ramona träffar en gammal kinesisk tatuerare. Ramona bestämmer sig för att skaffa en tatuering, men när hon sätter sig i stolen börjar mystiska saker att hända. Innan de vet ordet av det har både hon och Theo slungats bakåt i tiden och hamnat i Kina. Till en början känns allting spännande, men det dröjer inte länge innan stöter på en maktgalen kejsare. De märker att människorna i riket lider och utsätts för hemska saker, och snart måste de två vännerna fatta tuffa beslut för att kunna stoppa kejsaren. Kinesiska draken är den tolfte spännande delen i serien om Theo och Ramona.

En atomkrig har udryddet størstedelen af Jordens befolkning. Den nye verden er præget af forurening, strålesyge og død. Det smuldrende samfund styres med hård hånd af magtbegærlige mennesker, der ikke er bange for at bruge vold over for dem, der gør oprør. Danny er blandt de få overlevende, og han og hans venner har ikke tænkt sig at finde sig i den nye verdensorden. Robert Swindells (f.1939) er en anerkendt engelsk ungdomsforfatter.

Dillon has the terrifying power to create massive amounts of destruction with the slightest tweak of his will. Deanna is so consumed by fear, it has become like a black hole, drawing to her the very things that terrify her. Then, when the glare of a supernova 16 light-years away illuminates the night sky, they have a vision: There are six of them out there, all teenagers, and all suffering from supernatural afflictions that disfigure their bodies and souls.

In the sequel to Day Zero, stepsisters Jinx and MacKenna must put aside their enmity and work together to rescue their little brother - and possibly save the world.

Setting out on foot with nothing more than some soon-to-be worthless cash and a little advice from a trusted teacher, Alex, Quinn, Josh, Cooper, and Dara walk through a burning city that has come to a halt. The devastation they see as they make their way out of the city is a small part of the horror that the nation will become. As the days go by with no food deliveries and no water flowing from taps, civilization will start to crumble and it will be survival of the fittest.

Seventeen-year-old coder Jinx Marshall grew up spending weekends drilling with her paranoid dad for a doomsday she's sure will never come. She's an expert on self-heating meal rations, Krav Maga and extracting water from a barrel cactus. Now that her parents are divorced, she's ready to relax. Her big plans include making it to level 99 in her favorite MMORPG and spending the weekend with her new hunky stepbrother, Toby.

In Catching Fire, Collins presents us with the themes of “rebellion” and “revolution.” The novel ostensibly condemns the authority of the supposed country, as it issues binding decisions on its people to enter into hideous matches imposed by the “Capitol.”

Reapers, the first book in The Reapers Trilogy, is a dystopian tale with a supernatural twist. Taking place in a futuristic, urban setting, this first book in a planned trilogy will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games and similar fast-paced stories for young adults. Along with a blend of real life and imagination, it delivers action, danger, and suspense through the adventures of three teenagers, Phoenix, Singapore, and Shanghai, Reapers who collect the souls of the dying or already dead and transport them to the Gateway where they will travel to their final destination ... or so they are told.

The power’s out. And only one chance to escape. Grip of Panic is the riveting fourth book in the After The End post-apocalyptic EMP survival series. If you like compelling characters, spellbinding action, and edge-of-your-seat drama, then you’ll love bestselling author Sam J Fires’s nail-biting thriller.

At the end of the twenty-first century, climate change and famine almost ended humanity—until the discovery of the Klujns, a barbaric, humanoid species with strangely colored eyes and even stranger abilities. Their crystal claws and bones fertilize barren soil, and their tender meat is a super-protein. Klujns are both humans’ saviors and natural-born enemies, meant to be hunted and used.

From killers to conservationists, Carnegie-shortlisted Chris Vick tells the story of three generations of the Kristensen family, their history as whale hunters and later their mission to save the great whales and our planet.

One million cloned soldiers. A nation imprisoned. A group of neurodiverse rebels fighting back. Britain as we know it lies destroyed. In the aftermath of the most daring military coup in history, the surviving population is crammed inside giant citadels, watched over by an army of cloned soldiers. The hope of a nation lies in a tiny number of freedom fighters hidden in the abandoned countryside, most of whom are teenagers who escaped the attack on their special school.

Mrs. Moore knew that leaving the city was the best chance that she and her students had to survive the EMP, but when half of her charges refuse to leave she knows she has to stay and try and protect them. Fighting against time and the people in her group that refuse to face the reality of their situation will be a huge challenge. Even after finding a safe haven to wait out the destruction and chaos they are threatened and have to flee for their lives. With her group's numbers lessening at every turn she must lead them on the 1500-mile journey back to Canada.

Emily Bird was raised not to ask questions. She has perfect hair, the perfect boyfriend, and a perfect Ivy-League future. But a chance meeting with Roosevelt David, a homeland security agent, at a party for Washington DC's elite leads to Bird waking up in a hospital, days later, with no memory of the end of the night.

In a world where nutrition can be transferred via a pill, and society is split into Eaters and Non-Eaters, 17-year-old Princess Vela has a grave dilemma. Her father, the king, is dying, and only a transplant of organs from a healthy Non-Eater boy will save him. Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. And he's determined to win, because by doing so, he can save the life of his Non-Eater sister.

Having been rescued, remade, and returned to Freedom, Theron faces a life without Nine. Though he's chosen to be a healer, he can't find the peace he so desperately needs. Everything in Freedom reminds him of Nine. But then he meets Catcher and begins to uncover the dark truths behind Freedom's batcher program - and the virus.