Etiqueta: ciencia ficción

“En llamas”, segundo libro de la trilogía "Los juegos del hambre", la acción arranca con Katniss, la protagonista, intentando reanudar su vida normal tras haber ganado los últimos Juegos. Pero el Capitolio quiere venganza por haber desafiado sus reglas y la obliga a participar en una edición especial de...

Primer episodio de una historia ambientada en un futuro impreciso, en una parte de lo que ahora son los Estados Unidos de América. Tras todo tipo de sucesos catastróficos, la zona vive de la caza y la pesca, en condiciones muy miserables y sin nada del bienestar alcanzado tiempo...

"Claro de Tierra" se desarrolla en la Luna, doscientos años después de que los planetas hayan sido colonizados por el hombre y cuando los nuevos habitantes de la Luna se consideran independientes de las naciones de la Tierra y de la Tierra misma. Arthur C. Clarke decidió escribir esta...

La Tierra está dominada por unos seres que conducen unas enormes naves conocidas como Los Trípodes. Han relegado a la humanidad a una vida más propia de la edad media después de haber aniquilado toda una sociedad mucho más moderna conocida ahora como la de Los Antiguos. Se desconoce...

An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes. Why can’t Dorian show it to anybody? Oscar Wilde shows us...

A human being is a soft, weak creature. It needs constant supplies of air, water, and food; it has to spend a third of its life asleep, and it can't work if the temperature is too hot or too cold. But a “Robot” is made of strong metal. It...

A story at Level 2 of a series of children's illustrated readers which are graded at five levels, according to length and complexity of plot. The stories cover a wide variety of genres, and have both British and foreign settings. Paul Shipton narrates us how Phil thinks Grantford is boring,...

"It is the year 2004. Violent Crime is the number one political issue in America. Now the Swift and Sure Anti-Crime bill guarantees a previously convicted violent criminal one fair trial, one quick plea, then immediate execution. To prevent abuse of the law, a “Truth Machine” must be built...

Four young people go on a "Journey to Universe City" into space. They have a problem on the way. It is dangerous. They must decide who can stay on the spaceship.

Edward Malone is determined to prove to his beloved Gladys that he's a man of adventure. Accompanied by Professor Challenger, Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, Edward embarks on an expedition like no other. Deep into the Amazon the four men go, in search of a “lost world” where...