Jindřich Smékal Libros

Arrakis: un planeta desértico donde el agua es el bien más preciado donde llorar a los muertos es el símbolo de máxima prodigalidad. Paul Atreides: un adolescente marcado por un destino singular, dotado de extraños poderes, abocado a convertirse en dictador, mesías y mártir. Los Harkonnen: personificación de las intrigas que rodean el Imperio Galáctico, buscan obtener el control sobre Arrakis para disponer de la melange, preciosa especia y uno de los bienes más codiciados del universo. Los Fremen: seres libre que han convertido el inhóspito paraje de Dune en su hogar, y que se sienten orgullosos de su pasado y temerosos de su futuro. Dune: una obra maestra unánimemente reconocida como la mejor saga de ciencia ficción de todos los tiempos.

Set on the perilous planet Pyrrus, the story follows professional gambler Jason dinAlt, who possesses psionic powers that allow him to manipulate games of chance. After successfully winning a significant amount at a government casino, he is challenged by the planet's ambassador, Kerk Pyruss. Choosing to accompany Kerk back to Pyrrus, Jason faces the dangers of a world notorious for its lethal environment. The novel explores themes of survival and the consequences of gambling, making it a thrilling classic in science fiction.

Druhá kniha trilogie Land a Overland. V prvním díle hledala část ohrožených obyvatel Landu záchranu na neobydleném Overlandu. Přelet z jedné planety na druhou se uskutečnil pomocí řiditelných teplovzdušných balonů, neboť atmosféry obou blízkých planet se prolínají. Nebezpeční smrtelné nákazy však trvá i po dvaceti letech, proto se bizarní bitvy dřevěných kosmických lodí odehrávají v beztížné zóně. Novému království však hrozí skrytá invaze ze vzdáleného Farlandu…... celý text

Mankind has conquered space and moved toward the starry heart of the galaxy. Earth is a planet of no importance, riddled with radioactivity by long-forgotten wars.

High above the planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the precious kyrt that brings prosperity to their Sarkite masters. Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. Not only do the Florinians no longer have a concept of freedom, any disruption of the vital kyrt trade would cause other planets to rise in protest, ultimately destabilizing trade and resulting in a galactic war. So the Trantorian Empire, whose grand plan is to unite all humanity in peace, prosperity, and freedom, has stood aside and allowed the oppression to continue. Living among the workers of Florinia, Rik is a man without a memory or a past. He has been abducted and brainwashed. Barely able to speak or care for himself when he was found, Rik is widely regarded as a simpleton by the worker community where he lives. But as his memories begin to return, Rik finds himself driven by a cryptic message he is determined to deliver: Everyone on Florinia is doomed . . . the Currents of Space are bringing destruction. But if the planet is evacuated, the power of Sark will end--so some would finish the job and would kill the messenger. The fate of the Galaxy hangs in the balance.

Zvláštní číslo zpravodajů zájmových kroužků vědecké fantastiky AF 167 Brno a Pulsar Štětí. Sestavil Jindřich Smékal.