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Terre. XXIIIe siècle. Cinquante astronautes. Vingt-cinq femmes, vingt-cinq hommes, parmi les meilleurs dans leurs domaines : astrophysiciens, mathématiciens, biologistes, astronavigateurs... partent pour un impressionnant voyage : rejoindre l'étoile Beta Virginis à trente-deux années-lumière de la Terre. Ils disposent pour ce faire du plus stupéfiant des vaisseaux, le Leonora Christina, dernier né de sa génération, un navire capable de puiser son énergie au cœur même de l'espace et d'évoluer à des vitesses relativistes.

"- Vous ferez l'affaire. Sans conteste. - L'affaire pour quoi ? Everard se pencha ; il sentit son pouls s'accélérer. - Pour la Patrouille. Vous allez devenir une sorte de policier. - Ouais ? Où ça ? - Partout. Et en tout temps." Préparez-vous à une surprise... Voyez-vous, notre société, quoique légale, ne constitue qu'une façade... et une source de fonds. Notre vraie fonction, c'est de patrouiller le temps.

L'homme a inventé le voyage dans le temps. Désormais, pour l'humanité, rien ne sera jamais plus comme avant. Et si cette révolution promet des perspectives phénoménales, c'est aussi la porte ouverte à toutes les dérives, tous les dangers. Ces dangers sont la raison d'être de la Patrouille du temps : à la fois préserver notre Histoire (et donc, notre présent !) mais aussi mieux la connaître.

Le troisième volet inédit en audio d'un des plus grands classiques de la SF moderne ! Manse Everard et ses collègues sont loin d'en avoir fini avec les pirates temporels avides de réécrire notre Histoire. Au programme de ce troisième tome : Stella Maris, Rome et ses guerres dans les marches de l'Empire, au sein des royaumes Nord, au tout début de l'ère chrétienne, l'équilibre de l'Histoire étant alors fragile, Manse Everard accompagné pour l'occasion de Janne Floris surveille de près le déroulement des évènements.

Voici venue l'heure des ultimes aventures de Manse Everard et ses collègues de la Patrouille du temps au service de l'Histoire... Des aventures qui conduiront nos héros depuis la préhistoire jusqu'à une étrange variante de notre XXe siècle, en passant par la Bactriane du IIIe siècle avant notre ère et le Moyen Âge italien. Car les Exaltationnistes menacent toujours, sans parler d'un danger plus grand encore qui pourrait bien annihiler jusqu'à la Patrouille elle-même... et nous avec !

The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threaten the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons, and the Wild Hunt itself, are poised to overthrow the Realms of Light. Holger Carlsen, a bemused and puzzled twentieth-century man mysteriously snatched out of time, finds himself the key figure in the conflict. Arrayed against him are the dragons, giants, and elfin warriors of the armies of Chaos and the beautiful sorceress Morgan le Fay.

Forget minor hazards like nuclear bombs. The discovery of time travel means that everything we know, anyone we know, might not only vanish, but never even have existed. Against that possibility stand the men and women of the Time Patrol, dedicated to preserving the history they know and protecting the future from fanatics, terrorists, and would-be dictators who would remold the shape of reality to suit their own purposes. 

This science fiction novel describes the epic voyage of the spacecraft Leonora Christine, which will take a fifty-strong crew to a planet some thirty light years distant. From practically the very first page, Tau Zero sets scientific realities in dramatic tension with the very real emotional and...

By the end of the 21st century, a deep-state human-systems organization, the Psychotechnic Institute, has begun melding neuroscience and psychoanalytics to create the foundation for generations of more peaceful, more powerful, more "sensitive" human beings. In Poul Anderson's 1954 science-fiction thriller, The Sensitive Man, one such human, Simon Dalgetty, is on the trail of brutal men who kidnapped Michael Tighe, keeper of the keys to the Institute's secrets, and, thus, to the fate of world order.

In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in North East Lincolnshire...

In the grand tradition of Robert E. Howard (Conan the Barbarian) and C. L. Moore (Jirel of Joiry), genre giant Poul Anderson (The Broken Sword, Tau Zero) spins a tale in Witch of the Demon Seas set in an antediluvian realm of swords and sorcery. Corun the Corsair is a liberator of the enslaved, an avenger of his fallen race, and a veritable giant of a warrior—but he has just been captured by a great sea empire, ruled in all but name by the crafty warlock Shorzon. In the dank prisons of this thassalocracy, Corun meets the sorcerer's daughter, the alluring Chryseis.

Eleven essential classics in one volume This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor...

The Interbeing League had been formed to make contact with new intelligent races in the galaxy and offer them membership. But when the League encountered the Hokas, furry creatures strongly resembling the teddy bears of Earth, the league's agent, Alexander Jones, could have been excused for wishing he had a simpler assignment than making sense out of the Hokas - such as singlehandedly stopping an interstellar war.

Science Fiction and Fantasy stories of STRANGEST ilk. Other Tales: Volume VI contains five bizarre and incredible tales of science fiction and fantasy, including a rare tale by George MacDonald (mentor and precursor to J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis), the complete text of Poul Anderson's sword & sorcery novella Witch of the Demon Seas, and an original afrofuturist fable by Antoinette Van Sluytman, creator of DEEPSEEKER from VIZ Media. Volume VI contains stories by: Jack Vance, Antoinette Van Sluytman, George MacDonald, Leslie Perri, Poul Anderson.

The Collection of Sci-Fi Masterpieces (50+ Books) is an essential anthology of classic science fiction, bringing together the visionary works of legendary authors such as Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Clifford D. Simak, Kurt Vonnegut, Isaac Asimov, and many others. This collection offers an extraordinary journey through time, space, and the limitless possibilities of the imagination. From dystopian futures and interstellar voyages to mind-bending paradoxes and encounters with the unknown, these stories explore the deepest questions of humanity, technology, and existence.

Dive into a collection of captivating sci-fi tales that explore the boundaries of human ambition and the mysteries of the cosmos. In Industrial Revolution, workers in a remote mining facility scheme for their freedom from Earth, all while facing military scrutiny. Captive of the Centaurianess follows an unlikely trio‚Aîa scientist, a warrior princess, and a Martian‚Aîas they revolutionize space travel in a bar. Discover the secrets of eternal life in What Shall it Profit? when an underground research facility is uncovered, leading to unforeseen consequences. The Virgin of Valkarion takes...

In the haunting world of Lost Terra, Kery of Broina roams like a restless spirit, driven by a desperate quest to reclaim the powerful resonant pipes of Killorn—an ancient weapon of the gods. As he approaches the citadel of Earths forsaken, he must confront the echoes of madness that threaten to consume him. Experience a gripping tale from the masterful Poul Anderson, as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

In the gripping tale of Security, a compartmentalized government physicist is coerced by secret police to spearhead experiments for a groundbreaking weapon. Transported to a clandestine space station, he finds himself at the helm of a project shrouded in mystery and betrayal. As spies lurk in every shadow, the line between patriotism and treachery blurs, leaving him to question not only his mission but his very loyalty. This captivating story, crafted by Golden Age Science Fiction and Fantasy author Poul Anderson, first graced the pages of Space Science Fiction in February 1953.This show ...

Join the adventure of a lifetime with Star Ship, where the most peculiar space castaways embark on a thrilling journey! The Terrans have left their magnificent interstellar vessel in a precarious orbit around the mysterious planet Khazak, only to descend in a lifeboat to explore its bizarre, Iron Age civilization. But fate has other plans, and their lifeboat meets with disaster! Experience Poul Andersons storytelling at its finest as you traverse the galaxy and uncover the wild escapades that await. - Summary by Paul HarveyThis show includes AI-generated content.

In 100 B.C., the Cimbrian hordes thunder across the dawn of history, clashing violently with the formidable Roman legions. Under the leadership of Chief Boierik and his son Eodan, these desperate pagan tribes battle fiercely for a land to call their own. Despite their relentless spirit, the Cimbri face devastation at the hands of the Romans, culminating in a crushing defeat at Vercellae that leaves only a handful of survivors. Among them is Eodan, a proud young chieftain who finds himself thrust into a life of slavery after losing everything his infant son murdered and his beloved wife, Hwicca...