Book type: fiction (3557)


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Invisible Planets by Ken Liu EN

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Country: Asia / China flag China
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Here are thirteen short stories from the new frontiers of Chinese science fiction, selected and translated by Hugo, Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu. Hao Jingfang's Hugo-Award-Winning 'Folding Beijing' takes place in a near-future dystopia where the title city's buildings fold into and out of the earth, allowing three different strata of society to spend part of the day above ground. Xia Jia's 'Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse' describes a post-apocalyptic world where machines have outlived the humans who engineered them. In 'Taking Care of God' by Liu Cixin - author of Th... continue

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Invitaţia la vals by Mihail Drumeş RO

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
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Kærlighedsroman om de to studerende Todor og Micaela, som bliver forelskede i hinanden. Deres kærlighed kan kun overleve, hvis de hver især ofrer noget og kæmper for kærligheden

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Ioana by Anton Holban RO

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania

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Iona : teatru

Iona : teatru by Marin Sorescu RO

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
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„Daca as avea mijloace, n-as face nimic altceva decat o banca de lemn in mijlocul marii. Constructie grandioasa de stejar geluit, sa respire pe ea, in timpul furtunii, pescarusii mai lasi. Si sa zica asa, gandindu-se la mine: “N-a facut nimic bun in viata lui decat aceasta banca de lemn, punandu-i de jur imprejur marea”. M-am gandit bine, lucrul asta l-as face cu draga inima.” Inspirata din mitul biblic al omului inghitit de un peste, drama Iona da nastere, de-a lungul celor patru tablouri, la interogatii existentiale grave, privitoare la: viata, moarte, singuratate,... continue
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Ireland : A Novel by Frank Delaney EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
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“Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic. . . these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.” — Philadelphia Inquirer This New York Times bestselling epic is an unforgettable tour de force that marries the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit with a historical scope that is sweeping and resplendent. Storyteller extraordinaire Frank Delaney takes his readers on a journey through the history of Ireland, stopping along the way to evoke the dramatic events... continue

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Iron Curtain : A Love Story by Vesna Goldsworthy EN

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Country: Europe / Serbia flag Serbia
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'A piercingly evocative East-West love story' The Times This is a story of East and West. A story of love, betrayal, and lost illusions... The end of the Cold War seems unimaginable for Milena, a Red Princess trapped in a lifetime of limitless luxury. Yet when she meets Jason, a confident British poet, it's not long before she's secretly planning her escape to Britain. 1980s London defies her privileged expectations. And when she discovers Jason's concept of freedom confronts her deepest-held beliefs, the very ideas of family and state come into question... 'A wonderful, perfectly-pitched nove... continue
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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / China flag China
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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through th... continue

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Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: North America / Cuba flag Cuba
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"A wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime."--

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Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende EN

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Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
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In a novel where the setting moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, an African slave and concubine is determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds. (historical fiction). By the author of The Sum of Our Days.

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Island of a Thousand Mirrors : A Novel by Nayomi Munaweera EN

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Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
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Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's... Sar... continue
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