This Norton Critical Edition includes:

- The 1818 first edition text of the novel, introduced and annotated by J. Paul Hunter.

- Three maps and eight illustrations.

- A wealth of source and contextual materials, thematically arranged to promote classroom discussion. Topics include "Sources, Influences, Analogues", "Circumstances, Composition, Revision" and "Reception, Impact, Adaptation".

- Eleven critical essays on Frankenstein's major themes, six of them new to the Third...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman.

His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to t...

ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS:Bill Gates, GatesNotes,New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek,Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads,Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today

“If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right ...

A gripping, sci-fi inflected family drama at the end of the world, for fans of Station Eleven and The Last of Us,from the critically acclaimed author ofDo You Dream of Terra-Two? and More Perfect.

Ik denk dat de wereld één keer redden niet genoeg was…

Eerst waren er de poollichten die Europa elke nacht verlichtten. Toen kwamen de vreemde wolken boven Afrika. De getijdenverschuivingen… de mislukte oogsten… de bizarre veranderingen in de migratie van dieren… En ik denk dat dit allemaal nog maar het begin is.

Ik geloof de officiële lezing niet dat dit natuurlijke gebeurtenissen zijn.

Niet meer. Niet sinds een klokkenluider een gecodeerde boodschap verstopte in mijn uitnodiging...