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HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

By Suzanne Collins. Scholastic Inc 2015 , Catching fire is the sequel to the hunger games. It follows katniss everdeen's and peeta mellark's return home to district 12 in penam country after the end of the 74th hunger games. "katniss everdeen survived the hunger games. Now the capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, katniss everdeen and peeta mellark are still alive. Katniss should be relieved, but now there are whispers of a rebellion against the capitol – a rebellion that katniss and peeta may have helped create. As the nations watch katniss and peeta, the stakes are higher than ever. One false move and the consequences will be unimaginable." peeta and katniss are on a victory tour of the country after emerging as winners in the 74th hunger games. An angered president snow comes to see them at their district 12 home for they owe their victory to peeta breaking game rules in the final round. Snow tells peeta that her actions have caused rebellions in the districts of panem. Her first visit is to district 11, home to hunger 9789351035978

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HUNGER GAMES

By Suzanne Collins. 2008 Scholastic Press 2008 , Now a major motion picture The hunger games by suzanne collins is a science fiction story, about an annual event between two districts that requires two participants to fight to the death in a televised battle. "winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death. In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live tv show called the hunger games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old katniss everdeen steps foward to take her sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. " the hunger games is narrated by the protagonist of the story, katniss everdeen. The story unfolds in the district of panem, during the post-apocalyptic period. The district has a time-honoured tradition called the hunger games. Two participants (a girl and a boy) are chosen via a lottery system from each district, to fight until death, in an area filled with forests, lakes, 9789351035961

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ചന്ദ്രനില്‍ ഇറങ്ങിയ ആദ്യമനുഷ്യര്‍ OR CHANDRANIL IRANGIYA ADYAMANUSHYAR - The First Men In The Moon

By Wells.H.G. Kozhikode Mathrubhumi 2015 , ആംസ്‌ട്രോങ്ങും സംഘവും ചന്ദ്രനില്‍ ഇറങ്ങുന്നതിനും വര്‍ഷങ്ങള്‍ക്കു മുന്‍പേ, ഭാവനയില്‍ അവിടേക്കൊരു യാത്രനടത്തി എച്ച്.ജി.വെല്‍സ് വായനാലോകത്തിനു സമ്മാനിച്ച ക്ലാസിക് ശാസ്ത്രസാഹിത്യനോവല്‍. മിസ്റ്റര്‍ കാവറുടെയും സഹയാത്രികന്‍ ബെഡ്‌ഫോഡിന്റെയും ഉദ്വേഗജനകമായ യാത്രയിലൂടെ ചന്ദ്രവനത്തെയും അവിടുത്തെ വിചിത്രമായ ജീവിവര്‍ഗത്തെയും അടുത്തറിയുന്നതിനൊപ്പം, ഭൂമിയില്‍നിന്നും വിദൂരമായ ഒരിടത്തുനിന്ന് മനുഷ്യലോകത്തെ നോക്കിക്കാണുവാന്‍ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ശാസ്ത്രനോവല്‍. പരിഭാഷ : എന്‍.മൂസക്കുട്ടി ഇതേ ഗ്രന്ഥകര്‍ത്താവിന്റെ പുസ്തകങ്ങള്‍ 9788182663237

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ALPHA MADANGUNNU

By Krishnan Kutty.P.N. Thiruvananthapuram Priyadarsini Publications Society 2012

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THE STAR DIARIES

By Stanislaw Lem. Penguin Books 2015 , Stanislaw Lem's set of short stories, written over a period of twenty years, all feature the adventures of space traveller Ijon Tichy and recount him spinning in time-warps, spying on robots, encountering bizarre civilizations and creatures in space and being hopelessly lost in a forest of supernovae. This is a philosophical satire on technology, theology, intelligence and human nature from one of the greatest of science fiction writers 9780241240021

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RESISTANCE

By Samit Basu. Penguin 2016 , About the Author Samit Basu writes books, films and comics and divides his time between Delhi and Mumbai. India’s most beloved writer in the genre of fantasy published his bestselling Game world Trilogy - The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba Revelations – in his twenties. Turbulence and its sequel, Resistance, was published in the UK/US to wide fanfare. Basu also writes for younger readers, in series like Morningstar Agency and Adventures of Stoob. His comics range in genre from historical romance to zombie comedy and include diverse collaborators - from X-Men/Felix Castor writer Mike Carey to Terry Gilliam and Duran. In 2020, eleven years after the passengers of flight BA142 from London to Delhi developed extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires, the world is overrun with supers. Some use their powers for good, others for evil and some just want to pulverize iconic monuments and star in their own reality show. But now, from New York to Tokyo, someone is hunting down supers, killing heroes and villains both and it’s up to the Unit to stop them. This sequel to Turbulence brings all of its suspenseful elements to bear upon the present day. 9780143426295

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ONCE UPON A BLUE MOON Science Fiction Stories

By Sukanya Datta. India National Book 9788123748535

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JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH

By Verne,Jules. London Penguin 1994 , This book is about the quest to the centre of the earth. The expedition is led by Professor Otto Liedenbrock and includes Axel and their Icelandic guide Hans. Liedenbrock stumbles upon this discovery when he was going through a runic script. In the runic script he discovers a coded message written by an Icelandic alchemist Arne Saknussemm, saying that he has been to the centre of the earth. He goes on to describe how exactly he did it. So Professor Otto Liedenbrock, Axel, and Hans go to Sneffels where they are let down by cloudy skies. But on the last day the sun comes out and they enter the correct crater. Once in they face many mishaps like being in a chamber filled with combustible gas and face several prehistoric creatures. After the journey they return to Hamburg to great acclaim--Professor Liedenbrock is hailed as one of the greatest scientists of history, Axel marries his sweetheart Graüben, and Hans eventually returns to his peaceful life in Iceland.--Submitted by Anonymous 9780140621396

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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE PREPOSTEROUS PLIGHT OF THE PURPLE POTTY PEOPLE 9

By Pilkey, Dav . New york Scolastic 2006 9780439376143

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BRAVE NEW WORLD REVISITED

By Huxley,Aldous. New York Perennial Library 1958 0060800232

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RAMA II

By Clarke,Arthur C. New York Bantam 1989 0553286587

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20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

By Verne,Jules. Macaw books 2013 9781603462433

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JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH

By Verne,Jules. Macaw Books 2013 9781603462457

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DEATH CURE

By Danshner, James. UK Chicken House 2011 , The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. But something has happened that no-one at WICKED has foreseen: Thomas has remembered more than they think. And he knows WICKED can't be trusted ...The time for lies is over. But the truth is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. With the Gladers divided, can they all make it 9781908435200

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STAR WARS : PHANTOM MENACE (EPISODE 1)

By Lucas,George. New York Scholastic 2004 9789351033561

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STAR WARS EPISODE TRILOGY : THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (EPISODE 5)

By Lucas,George. New York Scholastic 2004 9789351033608

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STAR WARS : RETURN OF THE JEDI NOVELIZATION (EPISODE 6)

By Lucas,George. New York Scholastic 2004 9789351033615

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STAR WARS - REVENGE OF THE SITH (EPISODE 3)

By Lucas,George. New York Scholastic 2005 9789351033585

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WARP : Hangman's Revolution

By Eoin Colfer. London Puffin 2014 9780241957509

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WAR OF THE WORLDS

By Wells, H. G. (Herbert George). New york Sterling 2007 9781402736889

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ALLEGIANT

By Roth,Veronica . London Harper Collines Pub. 2013 9780007538027

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FOUR: A DIVERGENT COLLECTION

By Roth,Veronica. London Harper Collines Pub. 2013 , Fans of the Divergent series by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories told from Tobias Eaton’s point of view. DIVERGENT – a major motion picture in 2014. Readers first encountered Tobias Eaton as "Four" in Divergent. His voice is an integral part of Allegiant. Readers will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective in Four: A Divergent Collection. When read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in Tobias Eaton's life. The first three pieces in this volume – "The Transfer," "The Initiate," and "The Son" – follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, and the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions. The fourth story, "The Traitor," runs parallel with the events of Divergent, giving readers a glimpse into the decisions of loyalty – and love – that Tobias makes in the weeks after he meets Tris Prior. Exclusive scenes included! 9780007584642

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WANDER FROM THE GREAT WIDE WANDER GALAXY VALLEY

By Gopi Kottoor. 2008

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MASHODU CHODIKKAM (മാഷോട് ചോദിക്കാം)

By Pappootty,K . Thrissur Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishath 2016 9789383330911

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BRAVE NEW WORLD

By Huxley,Aldous . Toronto Bantam Books 1946 9781619252387 (hardcover) | 1619252384 (hardcover)

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ISLAND

By Huxley,Aldous. England Penguin 1964

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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE PREPOSTEROUS PLIGHT OF THE PURPLE POTTY PEOPLE 9

By Pilkey, Dav . New york Scolastic 2006 9780439376143

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ASSASSIN'S CREED® : THE OFFICIAL FILM TIE-IN

By Golden,Christie . UK Penguin 2016 , We work in the dark to serve the light. We are assassins. Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. 9781405931502

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OUR MEMORY LIKE DUST

By Chait,Gavin . London Doubleday 2017 , Why do we tell stories? To hold on to what has been loved and lost, to create new myths, to explain and teach in ways that seep into memory. Shakiso Collard leads the evacuation from Benghazi as jihadis overwhelm the refugee camp where she works. On arrival in Paris, she is betrayed by her boss, Oktar Samboa, and watches in despair as those she illegally helped escape are deported back to the warzones of Libya. Elsewhere, Farinata Uberti – strongman CEO of Rosneft, the world’s largest energy company – arrives in London after triggering a violent insurrection in Tanzania to destroy a potential rival in the oil market. In the Sahara, an air convoy on its way to deliver billions of dollars of drugs and weapons to Ansar Dine jihadis crashes and is lost. A year later, having spent months in hiding, Shakiso travels to West Africa. She is there to lead the relief effort that are hoping to stop the 200 million refugees fleeing war and environmental collapse heading for a fortified and fragmented Europe. As the myths of these millions seeking new lives across the Mediterranean intrude into reality, Shakiso is drawn into the brutal clandestine fight against Rosneft’s domination of European energy supplies being conducted by the mysterious Simon Adaro. And, deep within the disorienting Harmattan storms of the desert, a group of jihadis have gone in search of the crashed convoy of planes - and a terror that could overwhelm them all. 9780857523907

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CANTO BIGHTS ( STAR WARS) : Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

By Miller , John Jackson . London Century 2017 , Journey to Canto Bight: a lavish city rich with opportunity-but where the stakes couldn't be higher. Featuring four interconnected novella-length adventures of the exotic aliens and creatures who frequent the captivating casino. With stories by Saladin Ahmed, Rae Carson, Mira Grant, and John Jackson Miller 9781780898582

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BANGARUKALUDE LOKAM

By Sunitha Ganesh. Kozhikkode Buttryfly Books 2018 9789380178240

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HAZEL WOOD

By Albert, Melissa . UK Penguin 2018 , Summary: As far back as Alice can remember she and her mother have moved from place to place, followed by - and running from - bad luck. But when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get. 9780141388663

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SOLO : Star Wars Story

By Lafferty,Mur . London Century 2018 , The Official Film Tie-In to the latest Star Wars film: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY | Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy in this thrilling novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, a young Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. 9781780899664

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CHILDREN OF MEN

By James,P D. London Faber & Faber 2018 , The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. 9780571342211

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FIASCO

By Lem,Stanislaw . UK Penguin 2018 , Summary: The planet Quinta is pocked by ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. In stark contrast, the crew of the spaceship Hermes represents a knowledge-seeking Earth. As they approach Quinta, a dark poetry takes over and leads them into a nightmare of misunderstanding. | 'There were two kinds of landscape characteristic of the inner planets of the Sun: the purposeful and the desolate.' The planet Quinta is pocked with ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network draped from spindly poles. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. The Earth spaceship Hermes arrives on Quinta with the best of intentions towards the humans' 'brothers in intelligence'. But something on the planet has gone terribly wrong . . . 9780241334355

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WRINKLE IN TIME

By Madeleine L'Engle. UK Puffin 2017 , Summary: Disney takes the classic sci-fi adventure, A Wrinkle in Time to the silver screen! With an all-star cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, and newcomer Storm Reid, the major motion picture brings the world of Wrinkle to life for a new generation of fans.When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and exciting mixture of fantasy and science fiction, which all the way through is dominated by the funny and mysterious trio of guardian angels known as Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which.This movie tie-in edition of the timeless novel features the complete, unabridged original text, and an introduction by the film's director, Ava DuVernay. 9780241331163

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PEACE MACHINE

By Mumcu, Ozgur. London Pushkin Press 2018 , We’ll create a machine. A peace machine that will put an end to all wars. As the twentieth century dawns the world stands on the brink of yet another bloody war. But what if conflict were not inevitable? What if a machine could exploit the latest developments in electromagnetic science to influence people’s minds? And what if such a machine could put an end to violence for ever? The search for the answer to these questions will lead our hero Celal away from his unassuming life as an Istanbul-based writer of erotic fiction, and on a quest across a continent stumbling headlong towards disaster, from Istanbul to Paris and Belgrade, as he struggles to uncover the mystery of The Peace Machine before time runs out for humanity. 9781782273943

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SCIENCE FICTION : a very short introduction

By Seed, David. Oxford ; | New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 , Frankenstein, The Time Machine, Star Trek, Dune, 1984, Blade Runner--science fiction has been explained as a combination of romance, science, and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment. In this Very Short Introduction, David Seed doesn't offer a history of science fiction, but instead attempts to tie examples of science fiction to different historical moments, in order to demonstrate how science fiction has evolved over time, especially the emergence of science fiction as a popular genre in the 20th century. Seed looks not only at literature, but also at drama and poetry, as well as film. Examining recurrent themes in science fiction, he looks at voyages into space, the concept of the alien and alternative social identities, the role of technology in science fiction, and its relation to time--in the past, present, and future. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam. 9780199557455 (pbk.) | 0199557454 (pbk.)

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STRANGER THINGS : Suspicious Minds

By Bond, Gwenda. London Century 2019 , A mysterious lab. A sinister scientist. A secret history. If you think you know the truth behind Eleven's mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down in this thrilling prequel to the hit show Stranger Things . It's the summer of 1969, and the shock of conflict reverberates through the youth of America, both at home and abroad. As a student at a quiet college campus in the heartland of Indiana, Terry Ives couldn't be further from the front lines of Vietnam or the incendiary protests in Washington. But the world is changing, and Terry isn't content to watch from the sidelines. When word gets around about an important government experiment in the small town of Hawkins, she signs on as a test subject for the project, codenamed MKUltra. Unmarked vans, a remote lab deep in the woods, mind-altering substances administered by tightlipped researchers . . . and a mystery the young and restless Terry is determined to uncover. But behind the walls of Hawkins National Laboratory—and the piercing gaze of its director, Dr. Martin Brenner—lurks a conspiracy greater than she could have ever imagined. To face it, she'll need the help of her fellow test subjects, including one so mysterious the world doesn't know she exists—a young girl with unexplainable, superhuman powers and a number instead of a name: 008. Amid the rising tensions of the new decade, Terry Ives and Martin Brenner have begun a different kind of war—one where the human mind is the battlefield. 9781780899626

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HEROES AND VILLAINS

By Angela Carter. London Penguin Random House 2011 , A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia Heroes and Villains includes an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern Classics. Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance. Angela Carter (1940-92) was born in Eastbou 9780141192383

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MINISTRY OF TRUTH : Biography of George Orwell's 1984

By Lynskey,Dorian . London Picador 2019 , 1984 isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes – Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5 – that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a bestseller (‘Ministry of Alternative Facts’, anyone?). Its influence has morphed endlessly into novels (The Handmaid's Tale), films (Brazil), television shows (V for Vendetta), rock albums (Diamond Dogs), commercials (Apple), even reality TV (Big Brother). The Ministry of Truth by Dorian Lynskey is the first book that fully examines the epochal and cultural event that is 1984 in all its aspects: its roots in the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it; the personal experiences in wartime Britain that Orwell drew on as he struggled to finish his masterpiece in his dying days; and the political and cultural phenomena that the novel ignited at once upon publication and that far from subsiding, have only grown over the decades. It explains how fiction history informs fiction and how fiction explains history. George Orwell's last novel has become one of the iconic narratives of the modern world. Its ideas have become part of the language - from 'Big Brother' to the 'Thought Police', 'Doublethink', and 'Newspeak' - and seem ever more relevant in the era of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts', while the cultural influence of 1984 ranges from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaids Tale to David Bowie's Diamond Dogs, from the launch of Apple Mac to the reality TV landmark, Big Brother. In this book, Dorian Lynskey investigates Orwell's formative experiences from the Spanish Civil War and war-time London to his book's roots in utopian and dystopian fiction. And he explores the phenomenon that the novel became on publication and the changing ways in which it has been read over the decades since 9781509890743

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DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN /Stranger Things

By Christopher, Adam.. London Century 2019 , Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things. Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement—and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talked about New York? Although he’d rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can’t deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York—the last big case before everything changed. . . . Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show up and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth. Soon Hopper is undercover among New York’s notorious street gangs. But just as he’s about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he’s faced before. 9781780899992

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SMOKY GOD : or, A Voyage to the Inner World

By Emerson, Willis George.. New York Cosimo Classics 2006 , FEAR the seemingly incredible story which I am about to relate will be regarded as the result of a distorted intellect superinduced, possibly, by the glamour of unveiling a marvelous mystery, rather than a truthful record of the unparalleled experiences related by one Olaf Jansen, whose eloquent madness so appealed to my imagination that all thought of an analytical criticism has been effectually dispelled.Marco Polo will doubtless shift uneasily in his grave at the strange story I am called upon to chronicle; a story as strange as a Munchausen tale. It is also incongruous that I, a disbeliever, should be the one to edit the story of Olaf Jansen, whose name is now for the first time given to the world, yet who must hereafter rank as one of the notables of earth.I freely confess his statements admit of no rational analysis, but have to do with the profound mystery concerning the frozen North that for centuries has claimed the attention of scientists and laymen alike. 9781596056220

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INSTITUTE

By King, Stephen.. London Hodder & Stoughton 2019 , 'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express 'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent 'A captivating, hybrid novel that shape-shifts through several genres' The Sunday Times Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, are incarcerated. In the Institute they are subjected to a series of tests and procedures meant to combine their exceptional gifts - telepathy, telekinesis - for concentrated effect. Luke Ellis is the latest recruit. He's just a regular 12-year-old, except he's not just smart, he's super-smart. And he has another gift which the Institute wants to use... Far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He's basically just walking the beat. But he's about to take on the biggest case of his career. Back in the Institute's downtrodden playground and corridors where posters advertise 'just another day in paradise', Luke, his friend Kalisha and the other kids are in no doubt that they are prisoners, not guests. And there is no hope of escape. But great events can turn on small hinges and Luke is about to team up with a new, even younger recruit, Avery Dixon, whose ability to read minds is off the scale. While the Institute may want to harness their powers for covert ends, the combined intelligence of Luke and Avery is beyond anything that even those who run the experiments - even the infamous Mrs Sigsby - suspect. Thrilling, suspenseful, heartbreaking, THE INSTITUTE is a stunning novel of childhood betrayed and hope regained. 9781529355390

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REBEL : Legend Novel

By Lu,Marie . UK Penguin 2019 , Eden Wing has been living in his brother's shadow for years. Even though he's a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing's little brother. A decade ago, Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. But Day is no longer the same young man who was once a national hero. These days he'd rather hide out from the world and leave his past behind. All that matters to him now is keeping Eden safe--even if that also means giving up June, the great love of Daniel's life. As the two brothers struggle to accept who they've each become since their time in the Republic, a new danger creeps into the distance that's grown between them. Eden soon finds himself drawn so far into Ross City's dark side, even his legendary brother can't save him. At least not on his own . . . 9780241436479

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KING-OF THE KHYBER RIFLES : Romance of Adventure

By Mundy, Talbot.. New Delhi Manisha Prakashan 2019 9788188187638

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ABOLITION OF SPECIES

By Dath, Dietmar. . London Seagull 2013 , The world as we know it is over. Man’s reign on earth has come to an end, and the reign of the animals has begun. The indifferently wise Cyrus Golden the Lion rules the three-city state that is now what remains of Europe. Yet, other forces stir while the king of beasts sleeps—the last struggling human resistance, the Atlanteans with their mysterious undersea plans; the factions of Badger, Fox and Lynx within the empire itself; and, in the jungles across the ocean, a ceramic form of postbiological life. Welcome to the setting of Dietmar Dath’s futuristic novel, The Abolition of Species, presenting an imaginative and highly original take on the decline and rebirth of civilization. Cyrus the Lion sends the wolf Dmitri Stepanovich on a diplomatic mission, and in the course of his journey he discovers truths about natural history, war, and politics for which he was unprepared. The subsequent war that breaks out in The Abolition of Species will come to span three planets and thousands of years—encompassing treachery and massacres, music and mathematics, savagery and decadence, as well as the terraformation of Mars and Venus and the manipulation of time itself. By turns grandiose, horrific, erotic, scathing, and visionary, The Abolition of Species is a tale of love and war after the fall of man and an epic meditation on the theory of evolution unlike any other. One of Germany’s most celebrated contemporary writers, Dath has distinguished himself through works that deftly combine popular culture—particularly music—with left-wing politics and the fantastic. The Abolition of Species embodies the best of what Dath is known for and will cement his reputation among English readers excited to discover one of the freshest voices in contemporary literature. 9780857420329

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