Trying to find some normalcy during the Covid-19 pandemic, Brian Murphy and his family are on a summer excursion in Cape Cod when his wife, Emma, comes down with concerning flu-like symptoms. But their leisurely return home to New York City quickly becomes a race to the local hospital as she suddenly begins seizing in the car. At the ICU, she is diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and highly lethal mosquito-borne viral disease seemingly caught during one of their evening cookouts. Complicating the situation further, Brian and Emma’s young daughter then begins to exhibit alarming physical and behavioral symptoms, too. Emma’s harrowing hospital stay becomes even more fraught when Brian receives a staggering hospital bill full of outrageous charges and murky language. To add insult to injury, his health insurance company refuses to cover any of the cost, citing dubious clauses in Brian’s policy. Forced to choose between the ongoing care of family and bills he can never pay, and furious at a shockingly indifferent healthcare system, Brian vows to seek justice. But to get to the bottom of the predatory practices targeting his loved ones and countless others, he must uncover the dark side of an industry that has strayed drastically from its altruistic roots — and bring down the callous executives preying on the sick and defenseless before the virus can claim even more people

“Viral is a world-class thriller.” Two brothers race to stop a political mastermind’s massive bioterrorist plot in this terrifying espionage thriller. In remote pockets of the Third World, a deadly virus is quietly sweeping through impoverished farming villages and shanty towns with frightening speed and potency. Meanwhile, in Washington, a three-word message left in a safe-deposit box may be the key to stopping the crisis—if, that is, Charles Mallory, a private intelligence contractor and former CIA operative, can decipher the puzzle before time runs out. What Mallory begins to discover are the traces of a secret war, with a bold objective—to create a new, technologically advanced society. With the help of his brother Jon, an investigative reporter, can he break the story to the world before it is too late—before a planned ‘humane depopulation’ takes place? As the stakes and strategies of this secret war become more evident, the Mallory brothers find themselves in a complex game of wits with an enemy they can't see: a new sort of superpower led by a brilliant, elusive tactician who believes that ends justify means

A guidebook introduces foreign visitors to a recognizable but dreamlike America, where mirrors are haunted and the Statue of Liberty wears a bowler hat. A department-store supervisor must discipline employees who don’t smile enough at customers, but finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the saddest of them all. A woman reluctantly agrees to buy her daughter a robot pet, then is horrified when her little girl chooses an enormous mechanical spider for a companion. The characters in these stories find that the world they thought they knew has shifted and changed, become bizarre and disorienting, and, occasionally, miraculous. Told with absurdist humor and sweet sadness, Viral is about being lost in places that are supposed to feel like home

Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage "sci-philes" who live on a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever. As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot-if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent. Fortunately, they are now more than friends: They are a pack. They are Virals

Estamos en 1987. Simultáneamente y en dos lugares distintos -Irlanda y Estados Unidos- se produce un acontecimiento similar: sendas muchachas quedan embarazadas sin dejar por ello de ser vírgenes. Aunque insólito, el hecho no parece ir más allá de lo meramente curioso, sin embargo, es posible que constituya parte de un plan sobrenatural de dimensiones cósmicas, algo ya anunciado setenta años antes, en Fátima. Se trata de la famosa y desconocida tercera profecía que la Virgen María hizo a los tres pastorcillos portugueses: el Segundo Advenimiento. El hecho conmociona a la Iglesia, empezando por su cúpula, el Papa. Los interrogantes se suceden: ¿Es un fraude?, ¿de las dos muchachas, o sólo de una de ellas? ¿Cómo debe interpretarse el supuesto fenómeno? Y, sobre todo, ¿por qué dos vírgenes?… Sobre la base de esta trama, audaz y original, James Patterson ha escrito una novela sobria, tensa, inquietante, en la que, en medio de un clima de pesadilla, el terror alterna con el prodigio y el desconcierto con la esperanza. Una novela cuya lectura es imposible abandonar, una vez empezada. Una novela, también, imposible de olvidar. Porque la amenaza de caos, de catástrofe para la humanidad, que representa su tema es un escalofrío implantado en el ánimo del lector, un pánico de efecto seguro y duradero

As England descends into civil war, John Tradescant the Younger, gardener to King Charles I, finds his loyalties in question, his status an ever-growing danger to his family. Fearing royal defeat and determined to avoid serving the rebels, John escapes to the royalist colony of Virginia, a land bursting with fertility that stirs his passion for botany. Only the native American peoples understand the forest, and John is drawn to their way of life just as they come into fatal conflict with the colonial settlers. Torn between his loyalty to his country and family and his love for a Powhatan girl who embodies the freedom he seeks, John has to find himself before he is prepared to choose his direction in the virgin land. In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Earth a tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters

In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury, but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks on a dangerous quest to find them

Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto never forgave Caroline Hales's abandonment of him at the altar. But now he's made millions and claimed his aristocratic Venetian birthright – and he's poised to get his revenge. He'll ruin Caroline's family by buying out their company and throwing them out of their mansion.unless she agrees to give him the wedding night she denied him five years ago…

A stolen kiss, a midnight visit – and suddenly oil baron Cade Gallagher found himself married to a virginal Tamiri princess! Honor demanded Cade pledge himself to Leila Kamal to save the lovely princess's reputation. Only the two of them knew the truth – that Leila remained untouched. Come hell or the devil's own temptation, Cade vowed to keep her that way… Leila might be innocent, but she knew the agony of forbidden desire when she saw it in a man's eyes. Her tall, stubborn Texan of a husband might think he was being noble. But honorable intentions were no match for a princess determined to be a wife…in every way!

What if Virginia Woolf came back to life in the twenty-first century? Bestselling author Angela Lamb is going through a mid-life crisis. She dumps her irrepressible daughter Gerda at boarding school and flies to New York to pursue her passion for Woolf, whose manuscripts are held in a private collection. When a bedraggled Virginia Woolf herself materialises among the bookshelves and is promptly evicted, Angela, stunned, rushes after her on to the streets of Manhattan. Soon she is chaperoning her troublesome heroine as Virginia tries to understand the internet and scams bookshops with 'rare signed editions'. Then Virginia insists on flying with Angela to Istanbul, where she is surprised by love and steals the show at an international conference on — Virginia Woolf. Meanwhile, Gerda, ignored by her mother for days, has escaped from school and set off in hot pursuit. Virginia Woolf in Manhattan is a witty and profound novel about female rivalry, friendships, mothers and daughters, and the miraculous possibilities of a second chance at life

Фантастическая повесть о мире, где властвуют женщины во главе с мистичной и ужасной Королевой, о мужчинах — их рабах и верных (верных ли?) слугах и о любви. Немного

RICHARDS ĒRGLIS VIRSAIŠA MEITA VĒSTURISKS STĀSTS LATVIJAS GRĀMATU DRAUGU BIEDRĪBA Rīga — 1991 R. Ērglis «Virsaiša meita» Rīga 1991 Par izdevumu atbild A. Veidemane Korektore L. Romanovska Izdota pēc 1939. gada izdevuma Latvijas grāmatu draugu biedrība. 1991 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis I.Ločmelis

Amazon.com The author of Neuromancer takes you to the vividly realized near future of 2005. Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. Here the millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pick-pocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich–or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash. From Publishers Weekly Gibson's cyberpunk thriller set in a near-future L.A.–a two-week PW bestseller–depicts the hunt for virtual reality glasses containing classified data. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Book Description 2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. Here the millenium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich–or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash

SHE’S LIKE A VIRGIN … SIMULATED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME For a red-blooded male, Las Vegas offers a virtual smorgasbord of temptation: sexy showgirls, vampy vampires, zombie starlets, you name it. But paranormal investigator Delilah Street isn’t worried about losing her man to these vixens. Especially when the one woman with a soft spot for the guy also has a hard-shelled exterior.... She’s a robot—or a CinSim, to be exact—a near-perfect simulation of the silver-metal robot Maria from the classic science fiction movie Metropolis. Part innocent teenage actress, part depraved sex goddess, the new Maria is hooked on Delilah’s partner, Ric, who raised her from the dead. She also happens to be the perfect secret weapon for a demonic drug lord. Which could be one hell of a problem. Delilah’s not the jealous type, but this tin-can temptress must be stopped—even if it forces Delilah to forge a dangerous alliance with her wicked mirror-twin, Lilith. If robo-girl goes ballistic, every player in Vegas loses

Действие романа развертывается сразу в двух мирах: реальном и виртуальном. Кажется, что второй, в отличие от первого, должен быть полон гармонии и умиротворения. Однако на поверку оказывается, что везде бурлят шекспировские страсти. Тем более что виртуальные персонажи имеют вполне реальные прототипы, и намерения их, даже самые благие, ни к чему путному не приводят. Суперагент распутывает сложнейшую комбинацию, компьютерные гении вместе с влиятельными магнатами изобретают новый рецепт всеобщего счастья, террористы не остановятся ни перед чем, чтобы добиться своих целей, чиновники, как у них заведено, стараются набить карман за государственный счет… А от причала отходит белоснежное судно в длительный круиз к райским местам планеты, и кажется, что ничто не помешает долгожданному отдыху…

Три человека. Три жизни. Три истории. Три истории, рассказанные от первого лица. Молодая красивая девушка с полной потерей памяти, постепенно вспоминающая свою жизнь. Смертельно больной психоаналитик, штурмующий Интернет в поисках пикантных знакомств. 24-летний интернет-зависимый блоггер, с маниакальной настойчивостью преследующий девушку, которую любит. Каждый из них проживает свою собственную жизнь, видит и описывает реальность своими глазами. И однажды они встретились… Встретились и узнали ПРАВДУ. Интернет. Что это? Неограниченные возможности поиска информации? Новое слово в человеческом общении? Венец прогресса мира технологий? Превосходный способ найти любовь, работу, новых друзей и единомышленников? А может, это лишь иллюзия? Может, Интернет — это всего лишь ширма, за которой кроется подлинная ОПАСНОСТЬ? Разбирайтесь сами. Читая «Virtuality», роман об интернет-зависимости

    "You are an incorrigible, unscrupulous, card-sharping, horse-thieving baggage!"     Marcus declared. "By God, someone had better take you in hand, before you do some serious damage and find yourself at the end of the hangman's rope."     He jerked the reins from her grasp and guided the horse over to the side of the road, in the shadow of a bramble hedge.     "What are you doing?" Judith demanded.     "I don't know yet." He turned on the bench, catching her shoulders, and the minute he touched her that jolting current surged between them. Judith looked into his eyes, glittering with purpose, and she shivered, feeling the heat in her belly slowly turning bone and sinew to molten lava.     "You weave the strangest magic, Judith," he said, his voice a husky murmur, his eyes holding hers. "You confuse me so much I don't know whether I want to beat you or make love to you… but I have to possess you one way or the other."     Marcus pulled her against him, his mouth coming down on hers with a crushing violence akin to punishment. Judith responded unhesitatingly to the bruising pressure, her lips parting for the determined thrust of his tongue. Her hands found their way around his neck, her fingers raking through his thick, dark hair…

«Ну, годочки Берутъ свое… Вѣдь мнѣ за пятьдесятъ, Прекрасная графиня!.. Я, бывало, Какъ съ графомъ были мы въ Святой Землѣ, Одинъ ходилъ на шестерыхъ невѣрныхъ… Теперь – дай Богъ убрать и четверыхъ! А все-таки – не хвастаюсь, мадонна! — Изъ вашихъ вѣрныхъ латниковъ никто Помѣряться со мной не въ состояньи. Молокососъ народъ! До стариковъ Имъ далеко: мы крѣпкаго закала, Надежной ковки…» Произведение дается в дореформенном алфавите

Gibson új regénye a XXI. század első évtizedébe, egy neurománc — ciklusnál közelebbi jövőbe vezet. Hősei egy széthullóban lévő világ információfogyasztó polgárai, akik gyorsan élnek, de nem lehetnek sem gyorsabbak, sem okosabbak a mindenütt jelenlévő számítógépeknél…

A woman is found abandoned on the side of the road. Screams of pain rip through the air as she tears her hair out by the roots. Sores on her skin ooze as her flesh is devoured at an unprecedented rate. Then, madness sets in. In the darkened hallways of an emergency room, a young doctor on call must act quickly. Terrified by what he sees, he makes the call. But he already knows it’s too late. It has no name or place of origin. It spreads like wildfire. The CDC has never seen anything like it. They have no treatment. Death is imminent. They tried to alert the world, but it was too late. It has been unleashed and worst of all, it’s airborne. Will anyone be able to survive the VIRUS?

Dezember 2012. In den USA breitet sich rasend schnell eine gefährliche Epidemie aus, ganz L.A. steht bereits unter Quarantäne. Genetiker Dr. Gabriel Stanton und Maya-Forscherin Chel Manu suchen unter Hochdruck nach einer Möglichkeit, die tödliche Krankheit aufzuhalten. Sie glauben, dass ihnen ein alter Maya-Codex weiterhelfen kann. Ein Codex, der aus einem Tempel in Guatemala entwendet und in die USA gebracht wurde - von dem Mann, der später als Erster erkrankte. Was hat es mit diesem Werk auf sich? Haben die alten Maya es mit einem tödlichen Fluch belegt, der die gesamte Menschheit ausrotten wird? Dustin Thomason studierte Anthropologie und Medizin in Harvard und machte seinen M.D. an der Columbia University. Er ist ein Teil des Erfolgsduos Caldwell/Thomason, das mit seinem Thriller DAS LETZTE GEHEIMNIS die Bestsellerlisten stürmte. Außerdem schrieb und produzierte er mehrere TV-Serien, u. a. LIE TO ME. Thomason lebt und arbeitet in Venice Beach, Kalifornien. Für die Originalausgabe: Copyright © 2012 by Dustin Thomason Titel der amerikanischen Originalausgabe: »12.21«

Science fiction, and our own experiments, had prepared us for visits from monsters — or something — in space ships. But we never expected these devastating beings who operated outside the laws of Nature

Ein durchreisender Hell's Angel und der Bankdirektor von Crozet kommen ziemlich unsanft zu Tode, während ein Computervirus die Netze der Stadt befällt. Ein Fall für die Schnüfflerkatze Mrs. Murphy und die Corgi-Hündin Tee Tucker

Парень всю жизнь чувствует боль вокруг и лишь вера в лучшее будущее, вера в то, что именно он тот герой, что покончит со страданиями, не даёт ему сойти с ума. Он хочет встать в один ряд с лучшими из лучших, с теми, кто снабжает город провизией, кто истребляет людей, что пали в борьбе со смертоносной болезнью, превратившись в животных… Так ведь?Что, если всё не так, как он всю жизнь думал? Что, если те, кто был для него примером, лишь палачи, обезглавливающие невинных? Так ли ужасно… быть животным? И кто же монстр на самом деле?

Uida Virši Angļu rakstniece Uida īstajā vārdā Luīze Rame dzīvojusi 19 gs beigās Londonā vēlāk Itālijā. Tēvs francūzis, māte angliete. Savos darbos gan pieaugušajiem gan bērniem ar līdzjūtību un simpātijām apraksta nabadzīgo ļaužu dzīvi. Ouida La Strega and other stories  London 1899 No angļu valodas tulkojusi Anna Bauga Ilustrējis Viesturs Grants Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv Izdevniecība «Liesma» Riga 1973- A(Anglu) Ui 100