Ebook en oferta: Revenger, de Alastair Reynolds

Gracias al aviso de mis amigos Xavi y Esteban Bentancour me entero de que en estos momentos se puede adquirir en varias tiendas online (Amazon ES, Google Play, Kobo) el ebook Revenger, de Alastair Reynolds, al precio promocional de 0,99€. Podéis leer mi reseña de la novela aquí. 

Esta es la sinopsis del libro:

The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilisations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. 

And there are vast fortunes to be made, if you know where to find them . . . 

Captain Rackamore and his crew do. It's their business to find the tiny, enigmatic worlds which have been hidden away, booby-trapped, surrounded with layers of protection - and to crack them open for the ancient relics and barely-remembered technologies inside. But while they ply their risky trade with integrity, not everyone is so scrupulous. 

Adrana and Fura Ness are the newest members of Rackamore's crew, signed on to save their family from bankruptcy. Only Rackamore has enemies, and there might be more waiting for them in space than adventure and fortune: the fabled and feared Bosa Sennen in particular. 

Revenger is a science fiction adventure story set in the rubble of our solar system in the dark, distant future - a tale of space pirates, buried treasure and phantom weapons, of unspeakable hazards and single-minded heroism . . . and of vengeance . . .

Novedad: Japón especulativo, relatos asombrosos de fantasía y ciencia ficción

Ayer se puso a la venta Japón especulativo, una antología que recoge relatos de ciencia ficción y fantasía de autores japoneses y que ha sido traducida por Alexander Páez. El libro tiene 336 páginas y un precio de venta de 19€.  

Esta es su sinopsis:

El género de la ciencia ficción en Japón eclosionó en la década de los años 50 y 60 de la mano de escritores visionarios que combinaban la milenaria tradición literaria nipona con las nuevas tendencias de la ciencia ficción occidental. 

El fruto de esta mezcla de exotismo y vanguardia, sumado al nada envidiable mérito de haber sufrido la guerra atómica, dieron como resultado relatos innovadores y efervescentes, donde mitología y tecnología juegan un papel importante, en un intento por redefinir la identidad japonesa tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial reflejando su pasado en el espejo de futuros alternativos, mundos imaginados o visiones simbólicas de la realidad. ¿Te atreves a mirar en el espejo?

Vídeo: Presentación de Connerland, de Laura Fernández, en el Celsius 2017

Seguimos con los vídeos del Festival Celsius 2017, en este caso con la grabación de la presentación de Connerland, de Laura Fernández, en la que Luis Manuel Ruiz acompaña a la autora.

¡Espero que os guste!

Novedad: Life 3.0, de Max Tegmark

Ya está a la venta Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, el nuevo libro de ensayo de Max Tegmark. 

Esta es su sinopsis:

How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. 

How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? 

What sort of future do you want? This book empowers you to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. It doesn’t shy away from the full range of viewpoints or from the most controversial issues—from superintelligence to meaning, consciousness and the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos.

Novedad: A Song for Quiet, de Cassandra Khaw

La nueva novela corta de la colección de Tor.com ya está a la venta. Se trata de A Song for Quiet, de Cassandra Khaw, que está situada en el mismo universo de Hammers on Bone. 

Esta es su sinopsis:

Cassandra Khaw returns with A Song for Quiet, a new standalone Persons Non Grata novella from the world of Hammers on Bone, which Kameron Hurley called "a long leap into the gory, the weird, and the fantastic." 

Deacon James is a rambling bluesman straight from Georgia, a black man with troubles that he can't escape, and music that won't let him go. On a train to Arkham, he meets trouble — visions of nightmares, gaping mouths and grasping tendrils, and a madman who calls himself John Persons. According to the stranger, Deacon is carrying a seed in his head, a thing that will destroy the world if he lets it hatch. 

The mad ravings chase Deacon to his next gig. His saxophone doesn't call up his audience from their seats, it calls up monstrosities from across dimensions. As Deacon flees, chased by horrors and cultists, he stumbles upon a runaway girl, who is trying to escape the destiny awaiting her. Like Deacon, she carries something deep inside her, something twisted and dangerous. Together, they seek to leave Arkham, only to find the Thousand Young lurking in the woods. 

The song in Deacon’s head is growing stronger, and soon he won’t be able to ignore it any more.

Vídeo: Presentación de Kaos, de María Ruisánchez, en el Celsius 2017

El vídeo de hoy es la grabación de la presentación de Kaos, de María Ruisánchez, en el Festival Celsius 232 de este año. Participa la autora junto con Jorge Iván Argiz. 

¡Que lo disfrutéis!

Novedad: Golden Age and Other Stories, de Naomi Novik

Subterranean Press ha publicado hoy Golden Age and Other Stories, una colección de relatos de Naomi Novik situados en el universo de su serie Temeraire. Esta es la sinopsis del libro:

Naomi Novik ended her acclaimed, beloved nine-volume Temeraire series last year with a stunning finale, League of Dragons. Fans missing their favorite series can now rejoice: Novik returns with an original Temeraire collection as unique as the world she has created, with each tale inspired by an accompanying piece of fan art. 

The Temeraire novels provide a window into an alternate nineteenth century populated with Novik’s own richly human and unforgettably draconic characters as they adventure alongside well-known historical figures. That tradition continues here. Readers will delight at appearances by fan-favorite characters from the series and historical figures like the famed explorer Matteo Ricci. In “Planting Season,” Novik shows us an early glimpse of American dragon John Wampanoag at Boston Harbor. “Golden Age” finds a dragon who believes he remembers being called Celeste hatch from a shipwreck-tossed crate onto an island where he meets others of his kind. But other famous fictional characters are to be discovered here as well. Readers will certainly recognize a certain Miss Bennet (here Captain Bennet) and her suitor, Mr. Darcy, in “Dragons and Decorum.” 

Filled with the inventive world-building, rich detail, sparkling wit, and deep emotion that readers have come to expect from Novik’s work, Golden Age and Other Stories is a treasure at home on any Temeraire-lover’s bookshelf.