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Lewis Shiner

    Lewis Shiner
    Black & White
    Outside the Gates of Eden
    Collected Stories
    Frontera
    Schattenklänge
    Verlassene Städte des Herzens.
    • »Das ist das beste Buch auf dem Gebiet der Science Fiction und Fantasy, das ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe.« "The Washington Post Book World" »Dieser Roman ist sowohl ein harter politischer Thriller wie eine transzendentale apokalyptische Fantasy.« Im fieberheißen Yucatan kämpfen rivalisierende Aufständische, Truppen der rechtskonservativen Regierung und amerikanische »Militärberater«, die in Wirklichkeit aus dunklen Quellen von der CIA finanzierte Söldner sind, die unter dem Befehl reaktionärer christlicher Fundamentalisten aus den USA stehen. Eddie, ein ehemaliger Rockstar, ist untergetaucht und durchstreift die Ruinenstädte der Maya, um zu sich selbst und Erleuchtung zu finden. Thomas, sein Bruder, ein idealistischer Anthropologe, und Eddies Frau Lindsey, beide auf der Suche nach dem verschollenen Musiker, und Carmichael, ein Reporter auf der Jagd nach einer brandheißen Story, geraten zwischen die Fronten und werden Zeuge von blutigen Massakern, von denen die amerikanische Offentlichkeit nichts erfahren soll. In den Maya-Ruinen von Na Chan kommt es zur entscheidenden militärischen Konfrontation an dieser uralten heiligen Pilgerstätte der Indianer, von der aus die zu ihren Reisen in die Vergangenheit aufbrechen.

      Verlassene Städte des Herzens.
    • Collected Stories

      • 486 Seiten
      • 18 Lesestunden
      4,3(29)Abgeben

      Containing 41 stories and extensive author's notes, Collected Stories is the definitive compilation of Shiner's short work. His best known stories are all here, including The War at Home, Twilight Time, The Circle, Perfidia, and Mozart in Mirrorshades, as well as a brand new story, The Death of Che Guevara.Contents:- Perfidia (2004)- Stuff of Dreams (1981)- The War at Home (1985)- Straws (2007)- Nine Hard Questions about the Nature of the Universe (1983)- White City (1990)- Primes (2000)- The Long Ride Out (2007)- Sitcom (1995)- The Death of Che Guevara (2009)- His Girlfriend's Dog (1989)- Deep Without Pity [Dan Sloane #1] (1980)- The Circle (1982)- Twilight Time (1984)- Jeff Beck (1986)- Wild for You (1990)- Till Human Voices Wake Us (1984)- Flagstaff (1998)- Tommy and the Talking Dog (1982)- Oz (1988)- Love in Vain (1988)- Steam Engine Time (1989)- Kings of the Afternoon (1980)- Sticks (1992)- The Tale of Mark the Bunny (1999)- The Killing Season [Dan Sloane #2] (1998)- Scales (1990)- Snowbirds (1982)- Match (1990)- Relay (1991)- Castles Made of Sand (1997)- Prodigal Son [Dan Sloane #3] (1998)- Mozart in Mirrorshades (1985, with Bruce Sterling)- Kidding Around (1990)- Mystery Train (1983)- Secrets (1993)- Golfing Vietnam (2007)- Stompin' at the Savoy (1985)- Gold (1989)- Dirty Work (1992)- Lizard Men of Los Angeles (1999)

      Collected Stories
    • Outside the Gates of Eden

      • 1008 Seiten
      • 36 Lesestunden
      4,1(10)Abgeben

      A 1960s rock and roll magnum opus about three friends on the cusp of musical stardom.

      Outside the Gates of Eden
    • When Michael follows his dying father to North Carolina, a lifetime of lies begins to unravel. His pursuit of his father's past-haunted by voodoo, adultery and murder-takes him to a place called Hayti, once the most prosperous black community in the South. Now the mysteries of Michael's own heritage become a matter of life and death, as racial conflicts barely restrained since the 1960s erupt again. Rooted in the true story of the US government's urban renewal policy and its disastrous aftermath, Black & White is a literary thriller, a family saga, and a searing portrait of institutionalized hatred.

      Black & White
    • Slam

      • 188 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden
      2,5(2)Abgeben

      Originally published: New York: Doubleday, c1990.

      Slam
    • Heroes and Villains

      • 328 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden
      3,7(12)Abgeben

      "The four long pieces in this volume show Lewis Shiner writing ?hard edged, often political genre fiction at its finest, as Publishers Weekly said about his Collected Stories. These are some of the most accessible stories Shiner has ever written, featuring, as he says in his introduction, ?car chases, ticking clocks, and things blowing up in slow motion. At the same time, all four stories deal with the abuse of power in a way that has never been more timely. For those new to Shiner's work, Heroes and Villains is an ideal starting point, offering the complex characters and moral issues of his acclaimed novels in condensed and action-packed form."--Amazon.com.

      Heroes and Villains
    • Dark Tangos

      • 222 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      After the breakup of his marriage and his forced relocation to Buenos Aires, Rob Cavanaugh's life was going downhill fast. Until he met Elena. She was smart and beautiful and danced like a dream. But she had a history that she said he could never understand, a history that went back to the Dirty War of the 1970s, when government death squads brought a new word to the world: the Disappeared. Then he learned that the past is never over in Argentina. Beyond the bright lights and the seductive tango music lay the open wounds of kidnapping, torture, and betrayal--and one last chance for redemption. "Delivers its grim story line with artistic mastery....an absorbing and surprisingly action-packed tale based in the ugly truths of Argentina's history." --Booklist (Starred Review)

      Dark Tangos