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On the "Promised Land" of a distant and unfamiliar alien planet, through several generations of efforts, people have rebuilt a civilized society - New Eden. At the same time, anger and hatred towards Addison's party are also fermenting in this land. Time flies, and the legendary "Noah's Ark" has yet to arrive. The people of New Eden began to suspect that the evil legends about Addison were nothing more than fiction with another purpose. Until one day, the observatory on Tianyuan Mountain heard a song from the universe.

This is the masterpiece of British science fiction master George Wells. The novel tells the story of Martians with round bodies and waving octopus-like tentacles who came to the Earth in circular aircraft. They used thermal light energy weapons and chemical weapons to attack the Earthlings. They were rampant, killing everywhere, and people fled London one after another. Just when people fell into despair, Martians died in large numbers. The remaining Martians sat in their aircraft and left the earth in despair. It turns out that they, like the red grass they brought, have no immunity to pathogenic bacteria on the earth. This book describes for the first time an invasion from interstellar space (alien).

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"The Man Who Finds Time": A family secret from many years ago aroused Gigi's curiosity. In order to satisfy his mother's wish and to find out the family secrets that troubled him, Gigi embarked on a fantasy journey that belongs only to him. "Time Seekers 2": Time slowly goes by, and Jiji's two sons have grown up. At this time, a huge disaster suddenly came to the earth. Gigi's eldest son Donal wants to escort the survivors to the eternal land; the younger son Aiden seems to have other plans. Just when the two brothers were at loggerheads, the appearance of the mysterious young man Pappu broke the deadlock. Due to a combination of circumstances, he shouldered the important task of leading mankind to find the eternal place. "Door to the Future": Gigi's daughter Jenny has always lived by her own rules. Until she met a boy who had been guarding the pile of stones on the top of the mountain for thousands of years and didn't know where he would be in the future. Fate intertwined them in an unpredictable way, changing the lives of Jenny and the entire family...

This book collects ten of Philip K. Dick's wonderful short stories. Several well-known screenwriters and directors have shown their talents and adapted these novels into exciting science fiction dramas. The series, titled "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams," has been a hit with viewers since it aired on Amazon Prime Video. Bizarre, humorous, and shocking, these ten works are like dazzling pearls shining with strange light, showing Philip Dick's boundless imagination and deepest understanding of human nature. In this book, in addition to novel stories, readers can also read about the screenwriters' mental processes during creation, and truly experience the magic of transformation from novels to film and television art.

"The King of Hard Science Fiction" Greg Egan's classic short story masterpiece is so hard-core that it explodes and thrills to the point of trembling! "Flash Hack": If 1+1=2 and 1+1=3 are true at the same time... "Reason for Happiness": If you lose the ability to be "happy", you can only steal joy, anger, sorrow and joy from 800 dead people... "Transformation Dream": If death is faked Pretended to be a beautiful illusion, hidden in a dream that you are destined to forget... "Planck Diving": If you can only embrace the ultimate truth of the physical world at the end of your life... It is indeed the king of hard science fiction, making the sexiness of science come to you!

"Buyunlu" includes four of Wang Jinkang's novellas "Buyunlu", "Nightmare at Sinai", "The Battle of Medusa" and "The Mystery of the Sphinx". "Stepping on the Clouds" During the summer vacation 16 years ago, 14-year-old Qiu Yuntian encountered a divine man in the vast desert of Xinjiang. Sixteen years later, their life trajectories intersected again. And the secret hidden behind this god-man was also revealed. Sinai Nightmare Arab spy Rafaeli lurked in Israel under the alias Cohen for many years. In order to be loyal to his nation and religious beliefs, he risked being discovered and insisted on not circumcising the penis of a Jew. On the eve of the Yom Kippur War between Egypt and Israel, he found that he had been suspected and tracked, but still completed his intelligence work for the last time.

No wonder he is Liu Cixin's idol! Arthur C. Clarke, the great space prophet! He is one of the "Big Three" of science fiction, alongside Asimov. He successfully predicted: the Internet, search engines, and earth communication satellites. "Nine Billion Names of God" collects 18 of Clark's classic short stories, depicting 18 futures he envisioned. God, Jehovah, Allah... These are all man-made symbols, and God's real name cannot be called. A monk made a strange request to Dr. Wagner. He needs to hire two engineers to send an automatic sequence computer to the holy land of Shangri-La. The computer works day and night, and in three months it will print out nine billion permutations of letters. Among them, the true name of the Supreme God will be hidden. The moment the list is completed, the real god will come to the world...

Daenerys was surrounded by reality in her ideal dream, and was bruised all over. The Son of the Harpy was secretly obstructing the people of Meereen, and the people of Meereen were increasingly dissatisfied with her rule. Even the dragons she cared for began to lose control. And the vision of Queshi, the priestess of Asshai, also told her several prophecies, warning her that she had to worry about more than that...

Steinbeck, the Nobel Prize winner in literature and the author of "The Grapes of Wrath", is the pinnacle of his literary life. The film of the same name was directed by Elia Kazan and won an Academy Award! After being reprinted for many years, this is the first time to include Steinbeck's 20,000 words of creative notes, showing the beginning and end of the creation of "East of Eden" and presenting the novel's time and space background and character creation. This is a family saga that lasts for half a century. Poverty, war, wealth, murder, love, family affection, lies... It tells about life and their free will that confuse every generation. Set in the Salinas Valley of California, the novel uses a blend of symbolism and realism to tell the half-century story of two families from the Civil War to World War I. Here, Steinbeck creates some of his most captivating characters and explores his most timeless themes: the mystery of identity, the blindness of love, and the murderous consequences of its absence.

The movie commemorative edition set comes with an English version of the original work, a 10,000-word introduction by Haruki Murakami, and a beautiful translation that presents the charm of the original work.

"A Dance with Dragons": The fifth volume in the seven-volume series of epic fantasy novels "A Song of Ice and Fire" written by American author George R. R. Martin. The dragon girl Dany, the dwarf Tyrion, Theon, the son of the Ironborn, Jon, the leader of the Night's Watch... Everyone is filled with anxiety, entanglement, and helplessness. In the ideal dream, they are heavily surrounded by reality, and they are bruised and defeated! Fail! Fail! But there is no success without failure, let alone growth. They are looking for the light of hope that breaks through the haze, looking for the truest self.

Hemingway's 120th anniversary edition. "The Fifth Column" is Hemingway's only play. "Spanish Land" is a narration for the war documentary, with Hemingway himself dubbing the original film's narration; it also comes with several woodcut illustrations by painter Russell. Translated by Dong Hengxun, a master of British and American literature. The content of this book is unique and niche. It is a rare edition on the market. It is small in length, but has great collection value. "The Fifth Column" is Hemingway's only play. It is set against the backdrop of the Battle of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. It tells the story of an American journalist secretly working for the Republican government and fighting back against the rebel "Fifth Column." It has a strong autobiographical flavor. "Spanish Land" is a documentary jointly shot by Dutch director Evans and Hemingway. It reflects the heroic performance of the Spanish people during the Civil War. Hemingway wrote the narration and dubbed it himself. This book is the commentary for the film. The woodcut illustrations in the book were specially drawn by the painter Frederick K. Russell for the limited edition of the book that year. They give people a strong visual impact, are highly ornamental and collectible, and complement Hemingway's concise yet passionate words. Hemingway had deep feelings for Spain. This film, together with the script "The Fifth Column" and the subsequent novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls", can be said to be Hemingway's unique contribution to the anti-fascist struggle.

The American TV series "Game of Thrones" returns for its eighth season on April 15, sparking another global "Song of Ice and Fire" craze. The original "Song of Ice and Fire" series has 15 volumes in total. It is an American "national treasure" fantasy literary work and an epic of the power struggle of the nine major families in Westeros. A literary classic created by fantasy master George R. R. Martin after 16 years of hard work. The entire series does not create any heroes in the traditional sense. All the characters are human beings trying hard to control their own destiny. It allows us to see that under the chaos of ice and fire, there is still unchanging human nature struggling hard, allowing them to collide freely and truly.

The protagonist Philip was born in the upper class, but his parents died when he was young, and he was born with a disability. He spent his childhood in a sojourn life where he was ignored. After entering the society, he experienced the hardships of the world. In the rough road of life and the tumultuous torrent of life, he abandoned unrealistic dreams, worked hard to break free from the shackles of the spirit, and constantly pursued the true meaning of life. "The Shackles of Life" is Maugham's masterpiece, published in 1915. It is based on the author's real life experiences in his early years and has an obvious autobiographical flavor. After the novel was published, it was highly praised by the American writer Theodore Dreiser and became popular in Britain, the United States and even the world. Maugham himself regarded the book as "an immortal novel".

"Kafka on the Shore" is an important novel by Haruki Murakami, comparable to "Norwegian Wood" as a mature work. It has been translated into more than fifty languages ​​and has sold over one million copies. The book specially includes Haruki Murakami's first preface for Chinese readers. The book unfolds with two parallel lines in Murakami's unique style. One describes the young man "Kafka Tamura" who aspires to become the toughest person in the world and leaves his hometown to embark on a journey and encounters a series of strange events in an old library. The other describes an amnesiac old man who embarks on the road to escape after a bizarre murder incident and recovers his distant war memories with the help of car driver Hoshino. While constructing a magical real world and weaving exquisite and complex plots, the book also expresses concerns about the resurgence of Japanese militarism and reflects on Japan's cultural traditions. The translator, Professor Lin Shaohua, revised the translation and corrected some mistranslations and omissions. He also wrote a new translation preface and conducted an in-depth analysis of the meaning of the work.

What kind of helplessness and despair forced a middle-aged man to rob a cashless bank with a toy gun on the morning before the New Year. The robbers who failed in their operation fled in panic into an apartment for sale on the top floor of the building, which was full of potential buyers who were looking at the house. From there, the robbery turned into a hostage-taking case. However, things developed unexpectedly. There was no confrontation between police and robbers, and no fatal blow. After a long day, the eight hostages were released safe and sound, but the robbers were completely missing. The police interrogated the hostages one by one, only to find that each of them had a lot of complaints and questions, but no one could tell and didn't care where the robbers had gone.

Hand of the King Jon Arryn died mysteriously. King Robert Baratheon of the Seven Kingdoms personally visited Winterfell, hoping that Ned Stark, Lord of the North, could serve as the new Prime Minister and work together to govern the kingdom. Ned was hesitant and reluctantly agreed to help his friend. At the same time, the extinct creatures in ancient legends began to make plans to return to this ancient continent...

When Harry Potter was left on the doorstep as a baby, he had no idea that he was the Boy Who Lived or that he was a celebrity in the wizarding world. A few years later, he unexpectedly received an admission notice to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Soon after, he embarked on a magical adventure like no other. Come join Harry and his best friends Hermione and Ron in this story about the power of truth, love and hope. As a classic of this generation, the Harry Potter e-book collection will undoubtedly bring you spiritual comfort from another world. Bolstered by their message of hope, belonging, and a sense of truth and love throughout, this little boy's coming-of-age story will continue to inspire new generations of readers.

A Storm of Swords: The third volume in the seven-volume series of epic fantasy novels "A Song of Ice and Fire" written by American author George R. R. Martin. Jon froze the kiss under his bow and arrow in the extremely cold place, Arya wandered in the jungle in the rain to search, and Bran gradually opened his eyes of wisdom but it was still difficult to see the truth. Tyrion gave up the vanity of lies, James experienced the return of persistence, but Cersei was riddled with lies and persistence. The content follows the first two volumes and reaches the peak of the battle. Several major families are scarred and struggling in conspiracy and swords.

Yo Nesbo's evil and crazy independent work, When Quentin Meets the Coen Brothers, the film adaptation created a box office miracle in Norway! An intriguing scam × two hunters with their own scheming × a headhunting game with a different tone. The main line is clear, the reading is smooth, and it is full of black humor. Roger Brown is Norway's top headhunter, and 100% of the candidates he recommends will be hired by his clients. When interviewing candidates, he used the FBI's nine-step interrogation method to manipulate them and get them to confess everything on their own initiative. This skill also allowed Roger to engage in another unknown job-stealing and reselling famous paintings. This secret source of wealth helps him maintain a luxurious life, afford a historic mansion, and fund his beautiful wife's expensive gallery business. One night at a painting appreciation party held in the gallery, his wife introduced him to Claes Greve, who was not only a perfect candidate to be the CEO of a top technology company, but also happened to have a priceless Rubens painting that could help Roger solve serious financial problems. However, when Rogge broke into Greve's apartment, he found not only the painting, but also the mobile phone that his wife had dropped under the bed in the bedroom... Meeting Greve may be the most unlucky thing in Rogge's life. His interview tricks completely failed in front of Greve, and since he discovered that his wife had cheated on him, all kinds of bad things happened one after another...

"The Wind Rises" is Hayao Miyazaki's final original work. The male protagonist accompanies his fiancée Setsuko who is seriously ill, and goes to the mountains to recuperate and spend the last period of Setsuko's life together. In the isolated Yatsugatake foothills, abandoning the hustle and bustle of the world, only each other remained in their lives. Love becomes more profound in this beautiful scene. They experience the happiness of life together, and are dyed with this happiness... "Naoko" is the most representative work of the literary master Hori Tatsuo: the young girl Nahoko witnessed her mother's love tragedy and hastily chose a dull and loveless marriage. However, she could not bear the emotional barrenness, and finally escaped from the cold home in the name of recuperation and lived in a nursing home in the mountains. The desire and fear for happiness alternately tortured her body and mind. At this time, his childhood playmate Tu Zhuming and his repentant husband suddenly came to visit one after another. Two completely different people brought two completely different shocks. Can Naoko see her true desires and regain her life?

The original novel "When Spinach Met Water Spinach", the movie "Youth Can't Be Retained", is now on the shelves, starring Zhang Han of Water Spinach and Chen Qiaoen, a big girl, and will be released in the golden autumn. In this world, who is whose food is determined by fate, destiny, and fate. It has nothing to do with the chef, If You Are the One, or the constellation.