Christopher Priest Livres

Le jeu s'appelle eXistenZ, quand on y joue il est impossible de faire la différence entre la partie en cours et la réalité. Pour Allegra Geller, conceptrice-vedette d'eXistenZ la partie commence, enfin, quand un partisan du réel attente à sa vie lors d'une démonstration publique. Elle s'enfuit alors en compagnie de Ted Pikul, un jeune cadre en marketing. Ensemble, ils plongent dans un monde différent : produits ludiques interdits, technologies liées aux mutations, nouvelles religions, repas au restaurant chinois dont la spécialité de la maison est un pistolet en os capable de cracher des dents humaines... Avec eXistenZ Christopher Priest et David Cronenberg vous proposent une plongée hallucinée dans on monde où toutes les cloisons du virtuel et du réel ont explosé... Autant dire que Philip Dick aurait aimé être de la partie.

1893. Victoria règne sur un empire aux dimensions du monde.Le jeune Edward Turnbull, représentant de commerce débutant, fait par hasard la connaissance de la douce Amelia Fitzgibbon. Celle-ci se révèle être l’assistante de Sir William Reynolds, inventeur aussi génial que versatile. Ainsi, à peine celui-ci a-t-il commencé à travailler sur un appareil volant plus lourd que l’air qu’il abandonne ce projet pour un autre encore plus fou : construire une machine à explorer le temps.Devant l’incrédulité d’Edward, Amelia lui propose d'essayer cette merveille. Mais rien ne va se passer comme prévu et les deux jeunes gens vont se retrouver propulsés dans une aventure interplanétaire hors du commun.Roman steampunk avant l’heure, annonçant Les voies d’Anubis de Tim Powers, La Machine à explorer l’Espace rend un hommage brillant et délicieusement irrévérencieux aux chefs-d’œuvre de H. G. Wells.

The second volume of the Marvel Comics Library features the dynamic Avengers, celebrating the legendary era of Stan Lee and Don Heck. This collection reproduces 20 issues in a large format, showcasing epic battles, the introduction of new characters, and the expansion of the Marvel Universe. It is also available as a limited Collector's Edition with 1,000 numbered copies, making it a must-have for fans and collectors alike.

THE LONG NIGHT concludes Dynamite's record-breaking 50th Anniversary Celebration of the swingiest of modern space vampires! Our dark heroine is finally home from her Interstellar journey but pursued through the cosmic Gateway by the enigmatic vampire-murdering SHANE who follows a twisted agenda all his own to seek out the oldest and deadliest of the undead and set in motion events which will change Vampirella forever! issues 22-25 plus 7,8, 15

In the late '80s, Val Semeiks revitalized the Conan the Barbarian series, collaborating with Christopher Priest to create a legendary storyline culminating in issue #200. This epic features Conan facing the formidable Devourer of Souls, who wields the power of the Elder Gods, forcing Conan to seek help from the dreaded Thulsa Doom. The collection also includes the return of Red Sonja and the "Heku Trilogy," alongside early works by Andy Kubert, making it an essential read for fans of the franchise.

Spinning out of Christopher Priests successful Vampirella and Sacred Six series....comes Draculina. One child, two destinies: who is the daughter of Lilith of Drakulon? Is she a streetwise runaway human preteen, or is she Vampirella's deadly siren night-stalker evil twin? Two souls linked by a reality-jumping demon struggle for control of their own destiny as Draculina, Lilith's first and most beloved daughter, is brought into Vampirella's reality and linked to an alternate version of herself by a cursed candle which warps reality when lit, swapping Draculina with her other possible "self"-a tough homeless preteen struggling to make it on her own while being constantly drawn into Draculina's schemes. Establishing a secret identity for herself as "River East", high-profile socialite daughter of the missing and presumed dead Lilith Ogden Eastaughffe, Draculina presses forth with a secret, evil agenda of bloody retribution against everyone who's ever done her wrong, with only Katie-her alt-self-standing between her and her deadly goals. Draculina is a wild, fast-paced ride through the literal reverse sensitivities of our altruistic Vampirella, brought to you by Christopher Priest & Vengeance of Vampi artist Michael Sta. Maria! Buckle up for one dark, wild ride!

Experience the complete DEADPOOL run by acclaimed writer Christopher Priest! Join Deadpool as he navigates chaos with Asgardian and Wakandan royalty, faces off against Wolverine, trains super-villain wannabes, and encounters the Remnants of Counter-Earth. A wild ride filled with humor and action!

War, music and identity are explored and dissected in this powerful and affecting novel from one of the UK's greatest authors.

Helward Mann leaves the City of Earth - the world he knows - to work as a Future Surveyor in an alien world, where everything seems familiar at first but soon appears strangely different. The world is 'inverted'. It is a planet of infinite size existing in a universe of finite bounds... 'He conjures up some admirably powerful images out of his vision of a world which is literally the inverse of our own' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'One of the trickiest and most astonishing twist endings in modern SF' TRIBUNE 'A spinning originality grips every page' THE LISTENER