Chris Beckett Bücher

Überall auf der Welt werden Wissenschaftler wie Ketzer verfolgt. Wer entkommen kann, flieht nach Illyria, das Mekka der Technik und des Fortschritts. Hier verliebt sich der schüchterne George in die schöne Lucy – eine hochentwickelte Roboterfrau, die keine Gefühle hat. Oder vielleicht doch? Als sich bei Lucy die ersten Anzeichen eines erwachenden Bewusstseins zeigen, weiß George, was geschehen wird: Die Behörden werden wie bei jeder anderen Maschine, die nicht mehr einwandfrei funktioniert, die Festplatte löschen. Ein ganz normaler Routinevorgang – oder doch nichts anderes als Mord? Die einzige Chance, Lucy zu retten, ist die Flucht aus Illyria in die feindliche Außenwelt …

Charles Bowen is an immigration officer with a difference: the migrants he deals with don't come from other countries but from other universes. Known as shifters, they materialize from parallel timelines, bringing with them a mysterious drug called slip which breaks down the boundary between what is and what might have been, and offers the desperate and the dispossessed the tantalizing possibility of escape. Summoned to investigate a case at the Thurston Meadows Social Inclusion Zone, Bowen struggles to keep track of his place in the world and to uphold the values of the system he has fought so long to maintain... One of Britain's most exciting and innovative science fiction writers, Chris Beckett is the winner of the 2013 Arthur C Clarke Award and the 2009 Edge Hill Prize. Marcher is perhaps his finest work to date. This is the author's preferred text, significantly revised, and the book's first release in the UK.

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From one of the editors of Carcanet's anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry (Songs We Learn from Trees, 2020), comes a collections about growing up in a hungry country and wondering how to be happy.

"As a species, we have become profoundly talented architects of our own future. And yet, we so often struggle to come to terms with what this means and the responsibility that comes with this ability. As our world is driven along by the breakneck speed of innovation and rapidly-shifting norms and expectations, we sometimes need to find a still, quiet place to pause and think. Future Rising sets out to create such a quiet place, where we can take advantage of our species' knowledge of the environment, world history, and the importance of science to piece together a positive picture of the future."--Publisher's description

This collection features previously uncollected short stories from Chris Beckett, an award-winning author known for his engaging narratives. Each story showcases his unique voice and skillful storytelling, offering readers a fresh perspective on various themes and characters. The anthology highlights Beckett's ability to weave compelling tales that resonate with emotion and thoughtfulness.

Winner of the Edge Hill Short Fiction Award 2009, this a collection of 14 short stories by the author of Dark Eden and The Holy Machine.

We speak of a mother's love, but we forget her power. Power over life. Power to give and to withhold.' Generations after the breakup of the human family of Eden, the Johnfolk emphasise knowledge and innovation, the Davidfolk tradition and cohesion. But both have built hierarchical societies sustained by violence and dominated by men - and both claim to be the favoured children of a long-dead woman from Earth that all Eden knows as Gela, the mother of them all. When Starlight Brooking meets a handsome and powerful man from across Worldpool, she believes he will offer an outlet for her ambition and energy. But she has no idea that she will be a stand-in for Gela herself, and wear Gela's ring on her own finger. And she has no idea of the enemies she will make, no inkling that a time will come when she, like John Redlantern, will choose to kill...

From a rising star of British SF comes the third and final part of the Eden trilogy, from the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2013.