Christopher Priest
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Dream Archipelago is a vast network of islands. The names of the islands are different depending on who you talk to, their very locations seem to twist and shift. Some islands have been sculpted into vast musical instruments, others are home to lethal creatures, others the playground for high society. Hot winds blow across the archipelago and a war fought between two distant continents is played out across its waters" -- Cover.
2) The glamour
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
In the world they call the glamour, Richard and Susan meet and fall in love. For Richard, the victim of a terrorist bombing, fighting to piece together his shattered memory, it is a love both strange and new. But for Susan it is a love that began long ago in richard's forgotten past. Now she must help him to remember the past they share and the power they possess. It is a power that allows them to cloak themselves in amysterious auro or glamour. People...
Author
Publisher
Gollancz
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Ben Matson lost someone he loved in the 9/11 attacks. Or thinks he did - no body has been recovered, and she shouldn't have been on that particular plane on that day. But he knows she was. The world has moved on from that terrible day. Nearly 20 years later, it has faded into a dull memory for most people. But a chance encounter rekindles Ben's interest in the event, and the inconsistencies that always bugged him. Then the announcement of the recovery...
4) The extremes
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
After visiting a virtual-reality store--selling the scenario of a mass shooting--a killer carries out a mass shooting himself. FBI agent Teresa Simons tries to determine if the experience influenced him. A look at the effect of violence-entertainment on people.
6) The prestige
Series
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London. Two magicians share an intense rivalry with each other and leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy. The rivalry is so intense that is will be full of obsession, deceit and jealousy, with both dangerous and deadly consequences. From the time that Robert Angier and Alfred Bordon first met, the two were competitors. However, their once friendly competition evolves into battle for each other's...
