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This is the culmination of a desperate survival plan, millennia in the making . . .

Humankind has arrived on Moss to discover if any intelligent native life exists there, and to assess the planet, recently discovered by the Derac, a nomadic space-faring race, for development - and profit. Multi-coloured shapes of dancing light have been spotted; strange sounds are heard in the night; the researchers name them the Mossen and send for a linquist to ascertain if it is evidence of intelligent life. Jewel Delis has accompanied her half-brother Paul to this verdant paradise. Her task is to help Paul decipher the strange language of the Mossen - but she has a secret mission too. A new law on Earth means the imminent massacre of all beasts great and small, so Jewel must discover if Moss holds the promise of sanctuary for the doomed animals - once humankind's beloved companions. Time is running out for Jewel's creatures, but it might be running out for Humanity too: the Planet Moss, itself a living entity, is not sure it cares for any of the species currently living on its surface . . .

Sheri Tepper, one of the foremost science fiction writers in the world, gives us an exciting, evocative and thought-provoking tale where science and magic meet head-on. A group of colonists, waking every few hundred years to see what's been happening on the planet they fled to from a dying Earth, watch as the systems and rules they set in place so long ago become debased and decayed. The corrupt leaders govern by oppression, but technological resources run low and the knowledge of how to replace them is lost in the mists of time. Instead, the power-hungry leaders turn to sorcery of the blackest kind, kindled by pain and despair. And when they launch a religious crusade to wipe out all those who won't conform to the government's ever-more-stringent dictates, not even the original colonists - the new gods - are safe from the ravaging sorcery-fuelled armies of the righteous . . .

Benita Alvarez, a downtrodden Hispanic woman, is chosen by the alien envoys Chiddy and Vess to be the Intermediary in their bid to get humankind to join an interstellar federation of peaceable races who practise Neighbourliness and strive to live ethical and moral lives. They have their own ways of showing us where we're going wrong: in short order they disappear Jerusalem until the Middle East learns to live at peace, and visit a plague of ugliness on the women of Afghanistan who are being mistreated and downtrodden by men in the name of Allah. But other alien races have also got plans for the verdant, overpopulated planet and they have chosen their own contact, a down and dirty government Senator. They don't want mankind to join the federation, though: they just want huinting rights on earth: hunting rights on man. The Fresco is Sheri Tepper at her very best, fast-paced, thought-provoking science fiction stuffed to the gills with strong characters, both good and bad, exotic aliens and mysterious new worlds.

Come to the world of the River. Come to a world distant in time and space, a world where the pace of life is counted by tides of the great River, but where, as in the river itself, there are swift dark currents flowing under a placid surface. Meet Pamra Don--a young woman scarred by her mother's death, lured to a preist-hood where the truth must be hidden from the faithful. And meet Thrasne, a young boatman who trades from town to town, free from the iron control of the towers of the Awakeners, and the priests of the world of the River--free, that is, as long as he never speaks his mind. These two, by design and accident both, are about to discover many truths. And on the Northshore of the River, the truth can kill you.

Klappentext: Das Wahre Spiel prägt das Leben der Domäne; große Teile der Bevölkerung besitzen magische Fähigkeiten als Seher, Heiler, Hexen oder Magier. Peter, der Neffe des Königs, gerät in die Fänge des gewissenlosen Spielmeisters Prinz Mandor, der den Ahnungslosen als Opferfigur in einer tödlichen Partie einsetzt. Wie durch ein Wunder überlebt Peter und erfährt, dass er ein Gestaltwandler und Nekromant ist. Als es zum Großen Spiel zwischen dem König und Prinz Mandor kommt, schlägt für Peter die Stunde der Wahrheit.

In diesem zweiten Roman der Trilogie „Das Wahre Spiel“ von Sheri S. Tepper wird die komplexe Beziehung zwischen Macht, Moral und dem menschlichen Streben nach Wissen weiter untersucht. Die Geschichte entfaltet sich in einer Welt, in der Nekromantie und die Manipulation von Leben und Tod zentrale Themen sind. Die Protagonistin, eine junge Frau mit besonderen Fähigkeiten, wird in einen Konflikt verwickelt, der die Grenzen von Gut und Böse in Frage stellt. Die Handlung thematisiert die ethischen Implikationen von Macht und die Verantwortung, die mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten einhergeht. Die Charaktere sind vielschichtig und stehen vor moralischen Dilemmata, die sie zwingen, ihre eigenen Überzeugungen und die Konsequenzen ihrer Handlungen zu hinterfragen. Die Erzählung ist geprägt von tiefgründigen philosophischen Fragen und einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit der Natur des Menschen. Tepper gelingt es, eine fesselnde und nachdenkliche Erzählung zu schaffen, die den Leser dazu anregt, über die Themen Macht, Verantwortung und die Grenzen des Wissens nachzudenken. Der Roman ist Teil einer größeren Erzählung, die in den vorhergehenden und folgenden Bänden weiter vertieft wird.

Die Erde wird von der strengen Sekte Sanctity beherrscht, die eine tödliche Lepra leugnet. Eine Expedition wird zum Planeten Gras geschickt, wo ein Heilmittel vermutet wird. Gras ist jedoch eine geheimnisvolle und gefährliche Welt, bevölkert von verwirrenden Wesen und seltsamen Ritualen.

A wave of fundamentalism is sweeping across the globe as the millennium approaches, and a power-hungry presidential candidate sees his ticket to success in making an example out of a teenage girl who abandoned her infant in a Dumpster. Taking the girl's case is Carolyn Crespin, a former attorney, who left her job for a quiet family life. Now she must call upon five friends from college, who took a vow to always stand together. But their success might depend on the assistance of Sophy, the enigmatic sixth friend, whom they all believed dead.

The book features a groundbreaking trilogy that redefined speculative fiction, showcasing the author's unique ability to blend science fiction and fantasy. It includes the previously out-of-print titles: King's Blood Four, Necromancer Nine, and Wizard's Eleven. Celebrated as an award-winning national bestseller, this collection highlights the author's significant contributions to the genre and marks a pivotal moment in her illustrious career.