Parallel Lines
The Science Fiction Illustrations of Peter Elson & Chris Moore
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The Science Fiction Illustrations of Peter Elson & Chris Moore
Chris Moore es un escritor cuya obra se adentra en las corrientes subterráneas de la sociedad estadounidense, explorando temas de odio heredado y descontento social. Sus investigaciones a menudo exponen conexiones ocultas, como el vínculo entre los factores ambientales y las crisis de salud pública. La voz distintiva de Moore captura una visión compleja y a menudo desafiante del panorama estadounidense, instando a los lectores a confrontar verdades incómodas sobre la vida moderna y la identidad de la nación. Sus contribuciones literarias tienen como objetivo arrojar luz sobre los aspectos más oscuros de la condición humana y las estructuras sociales que la configuran.






The Science Fiction Illustrations of Peter Elson & Chris Moore
The Science Fiction Illustrations of Peter Elson & Chris Moore
"Dream makers features the pictures of six working fantasy artists who are famous in their fields. Though their styles and subject matter differ greatly, their ideas and images go beyond realism into the landscapes of dreams, nightmares and imagined futures."--BOOK JACKET.
In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionize the future of humankind of space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometres high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
"A lovely and terrible world 100 centures in the future--Earth, graveyard to a galaxy." Earth: expensive, elite graveyard to the galaxy. Ravaged 10,000 years earlier by war, Earth was reclaimed by its space-dwelling offspring as a planet of landscaping and tombstones. None of them fully human, Fletcher, Cynthia, and Elmer journey through this dead world, discovering human traits and undertaking a quest to rebuild a human world on Earth.
A whisperjewel has summoned Dirk t’Larien to Worlorn, and a love he thinks he lost. But Worlorn isn’t the world Dirk imagined, and Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man, and to a dying planet that is trapped in twilight. Gwen needs Dirk’s protection, and he will do anything to keep her safe, even if it means challenging the barbaric man who has claimed her. But an impenetrable veil of secrecy surrounds them all, and it’s becoming impossible for Dirk to distinguish between his allies and his enemies. In this dangerous triangle, one is hurtling toward escape, another toward revenge, and the last toward a brutal, untimely demise.
Focusing on the themes of pet rescue and adoption, this series offers engaging stories that resonate with both children and adults. It highlights the joy and companionship that pets bring into our lives, making it a heartwarming read for animal lovers and advocates alike.
Hal Clement.Still River. New York: Ballantine, [1987]. Octavo. 280 pages.