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Station Eleven
Par Emily St. John Mandel, Gérard De Chergé. 2016
" Le premier jour, éclosion de la grippe géorgienne. On estime qu'elle pourrait contaminer 99% de la population. Deux semaines…
plus tard, la civilisation s'est effondrée. Vingt ans après. Une troupe présente des concerts et des pièces de théâtre aux communautés regroupées dans des campements de fortune. La vie semble de nouveau possible. Mais l'obscurantisme guette, menaçant les rêves et les espérances des survivants. " -- 4e de couv.The bloody sun (Darkover series.)
Par Marion Zimmer Bradley. 2017
For Jeff Kerwin, Darkover meant home, the home he had left as a child, the home he had longed for…
through the many years. Yet, he was to be terribly disappointed when he finally returned. First he learned that there were not records of any kind of either his birth or childhood on Darkover. And then, after he renounced his Terran allegiance and joined the natives attempting to free Darkover from Earth's control, the Darkovans accused him of being a spy. Someone was betraying them. Had Jeff been conditioned on Earth for just that purpose? Jeff Kerwin began to wonder just who, and what, he really was. 2017.The black stars (Planet thieves series. #2.)
Par Dan Krokos. 2014
Mason Stark has a problem with minding his own business. This worked to his advantage when he stole back his…
world from the alien Tremist. Now Mason is called upon to use that very curiosity as a spy at the Tremist school for soldiers. At least his best friend, Merrin, daughter of the Tremist king, is there to keep an eye on him. Mason's bound to find trouble, but with the Tremist working on a secret weapon, trouble may come looking for him instead. Sequel to "The planet thieves". For junior high readers. 2014.The Black Key (Lone City trilogy. #3.)
Par Amy Ewing. 2016
For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City have lived in service of…
the royalty of the Jewel. But now, the secret society known as the Black Key is preparing to seize power. While Violet knows she is at the center of this rebellion, she has a more personal stake in it--for her sister, Hazel, has been taken by the Duchess of the Lake. Now, after fighting so hard to escape the Jewel, Violet must do everything in her power to return not only to save Hazel, but the future of the Lone City. Sequel to "The white rose". For senior high readers. 2016.The black sun
Par Jack Williamson. 1997
Space travel to a new colony is Carlos Mondragon's lifelong goal. After traveling illegally from Mexico and arriving at the…
launch site, Carlos stows away on the last starship of a special project. When the spacecraft lands on a frozen planet, the colonists find evidence that it is still inhabited. Carlos gradually proves himself an asset to the mission. 1997.Sept pas vers Satan: roman
Par Abraham Merritt, Arlette Rosenblum, François Rivière. 1980
Fut le premier roman policier où le mal abandonna tout déguisement pour enfin agir à visage découvert: celui du diable…
en personne. L'auteur, Abraham Merritt, fut d'ailleurs le principal fondateur de la science-fiction anglo-saxonne. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1980.S.O.S Antartica : roman
Par Kim Stanley Robinson, Dominique Haas. 1999
En ce début de XXIe siècle, l'Antarctique, dernière grande étendue inviolée de la planète, est en passe de devenir un…
champ de bataille. Si les chercheurs de toutes disciplines continuent de fréquenter la base américaine de McMurdo, ils y croisent désormais des visiteurs inattendus : groupes de riches touristes épris d'aventures extrêmes marchant sur les traces des hardis explorateurs des siècles passés, mais aussi « têtes chercheuses » des firmes multinationales. L'essentiel des ressources pétrolifères mondiales étant taries, les entreprises convoitent les richesses enfouies dons le sous-sol de la banquise, n'hésitant pas à dépenser des millions de dollars pour empêcher la reconduction du traité qui réservait le sixième continent aux recherches scientifiques. L'Antarctique à vendre ? Pour certains écologistes radicaux, il n'en est pas question, quitte à recourir, pour écarter ce péril, à des interventions musclées. Sans pertes en vies humaines, si possible. Mais, dans l'Antarctique, la moindre action peut avoir des effets dévastateurs. Titre uniforme: Antarctica.Terminus cauchemar (Roman +. #14.)
Par Denis Côté. 1991
The better part of valor (Confederation of valor series. #2.)
Par Tanya Huff. 2008
What happens when a staff sergeant questions a two-star general's parentage to his face? Torin Kerr discovers the answer. Separated…
from her company, Kerr is ordered to report to a top-secret reconnaissance mission, either as punishment for her quick mouth or praise for her service. Kerr must turn a ragtag group of Marines into a cohesive fighting unit in a matter of days, while manoeuvring through the murky political waters of the Confederation. Sequel to “Valor’s choice”, followed by “The heart of valor”. 2008.The billion dollar boy: a Jupiter novel (Jupiter novel. #2.)
Par Charles Sheffield. 1997
Bored and spoiled fifteen-year-old Shelby Cheever leaves his pampered existence on Earth for the disciplined rigors of survival in outer…
space. Shelby takes a cruise trip to the asteroid mines. But when he accidentally boards a ship to open space, his real adventures begin. Senior High. 1997.The best of Isaac Asimov (Doubleday science fiction)
Par Isaac Asimov. 1974
Twelve science fiction short stories, starting with a 1939 saga of an engineered escape from a wrecked spaceship running out…
of air in the asteroid belt, and ending with a 1972 detective story on robot psychology. 1974.The back of the turtle
Par Thomas King. 2014
Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel’s sister.…
The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel’s family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for DowSanto, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the water take him, he sees a young girl in the waves. Plunging in, he saves her, and soon is saving others. Who are these people with their long black hair and almond eyes who have fallen from the sky? Bestseller. Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. 2014.The aquanauts
Par John Lunn. 2005
Fifteen-year-old Greta travels with her brilliant father to a laboratory on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her father has…
created a man-made black hole, but an accident with it spins her dad, along with all the other scientists, billions of years into the future, trapping in a particle of time. Three other kids live on the habitat, and, calling themselves the Aquanauts, they band together with Greta to travel through time in a frantic attempt to save their parents and themselves from being locked under the sea for eternity. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.Terminus radieux: roman (Fiction & cie)
Par Antoine Volodine. 2014
" Taïga sombre et immense, steppes infinies la Deuxième Union soviétique s'écroule et la Sibérie, dévastée par des accidents nucléaires,…
est inhabitable. Entourés de paysages grandioses, des soldats fantômes et d'inquiétantes princesses s'obstinent à poursuivre le rêve soviétique. Désormais le centre du monde a un nom, Terminus radieux, un kolkhoze dont la pile atomique s'est enfoncée sous terre. Solovieï, le président du village, met ses pouvoirs surnaturels au service de son rêve de toute-puissance. Assisté par l'immortelle Mémé Oudgoul, il règne en maître sur le destin des hommes et des femmes qui ont atterri là. Non loin du kolkhoze passe une voie ferrée où circule un unique convoi. Prisonniers et militaires cherchent en vain le camp où leur errance prendra fin. Mais, là encore, Solovieï ordonne l'histoire. Il leur faudra attendre des milliers d'années pour que s'éteigne sa présence dans leur cauchemar. " -- 4e de couv.Ten monkeys, ten minutes
Par Peter Watts. 2000
Having trouble seeing God's image in the Rwandan genocide, or finding the Third Reich and the Sistine Chapel compatible? No…
matter how we excuse our own brutality - covering it up in religion, motherhood, or politics - we're all just monkeys under the skin. These short science fiction stories will help the reader discover their genes, meet their brainstorm, and embrace their inner brute. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2000.The 100 (100. #1.)
Par Kass Morgan. 2013
In the future, humans live in city-like spaceships orbiting far above Earth's toxic atmosphere. Faced with dwindling resources and a…
growing populace, government leaders send one hundred juvenile delinquents on a dangerous mission to recolonize Earth. Followed by "Day 21". For junior and senior high readers. 2013.Tears in the grass: a novel
Par Lynda A Archer. 2016
At ninety years of age, Elinor, a Saskatchewan Cree artist, inveterate roll-your-own smoker, and talker to rivers and stuffed bison,…
sets out to find something that was stolen almost a lifetime ago. With what little time she has left, she is determined to find the child taken from her after she, only a child herself, was raped at a residential school. It is 1968, and a harsh winter and harsher attitudes await Elinor, her daughter, and her granddaughter as they set out on an odyssey to right past wrongs, enduring a present that tests their spirit and chips away at their aboriginal heritage. 2016.That certain spark (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2010
Woman physician Taylor Bestman receives a cold welcome from the citizens of Gooding, Texas, and especially from Karl Van der…
Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes her first patient ... against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising and determined woman. 2010.The accidental time machine
Par Joe W Haldeman. 2008
Things are going nowhere for lowly MIT research assistant Matt Fuller - especially not after his girlfriend drops him for…
another man. But then while working late one night, he inadvertently stumbles upon what may be the greatest scientific breakthrough ever. His luck, however, runs out when he finds himself wanted for murder - in the future. 2008.