Showing results for "Animals" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

In a city of sunshine and secrets, the shadows belong to the animals. In a solar-powered future, humans live in luxury, served by unseen Little Helpers – artificially enhanced animals who maintain their perfect green cities. The animals’ number one rule: ‘do not bother the humans’. Yet...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the Costa-Winning, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Unsettled Ground: a gripping, haunting novel about memory, love and survival, for readers of Never Let me Go and Leave the World Behind Neffy is a young woman running away from grief and guilt and the one big...

Animal Farm is George Orwell's great socio-political allegory set in a farmyard where the animals decide to seize the farmer's land and create a co-operative that reaps the benefits of their combined labours. However, as with all great political plans, some animals see a bigger share of the rewards than others and the animals start to question their supposed utopia.

George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable.

In Animal Farm, George Orwell delivers a biting satire that has shaped the political consciousness of generations. It begins with a stirring rebellion: the animals of Manor Farm rise up to claim their independence. But as the intelligent pigs take the mantle of leadership, the initial spirit of equality is replaced by a hierarchy of deceit.

George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable.

George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm are not merely novels; they are the definitive sociopolitical manifestos of the 20th century. In this essential collection, experience the full force of Orwell's legacy as he dissects the mechanisms of totalitarianism and the terrifying ease with which truth is manufactured.

Joe, a recent divorcee, takes his wrestling-mad son Danny to the zoo for his weekend of custody. Everything is going great until a bizarre snake attack sends everybody running for cover. A horrific scene, and one Joe's poor son is unlikely ever to forget... But the terror has only just begun. A simple snake attack is only the first incident in an unstoppable catastrophe. Something is causing animals to attack people... to think for themselves... to thirst for blood.

Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She’s never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide in an outback wildlife park. And although Jean talks to all her charges, she has a particular soft spot for a young dingo called Sue. As disturbing news arrives of a pandemic sweeping the country, Jean realises this is no ordinary flu: its chief symptom is that its victims begin to understand the language of animals.

A timeless classic of political fiction, Animal Farm by George Orwell is a powerful satire of revolution, power, and corruption. When oppressed farm animals rise up to claim freedom, their dream of equality quickly unravels as new leaders twist the rules to seize control. This sharp, fast-paced...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others' When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning...

Animal Farm, one of the great social satires of our century, is based upon modern Eastern European history. First published in 1945, it is the classic fable of the utopian dream and the corruptive influences of power. When the animals at Manor Farm revolt against their master, Mr. Jones, their goal is to take over the farm and establish an ideal community based on hard work, honesty, and the equality of all animals. Memories are short, however, and soon the farm's founding principles are slowly eroded and abolished.

From the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of The Paris Express and Room, a brilliant novel about one unexpected heroine’s coming-of-age in a post-apocalyptic New York. The year is 2040 and a catastrophic event has left New Yorkers in dire need of food and shelter. This is the world a...

What happens when humanity is no longer at the top of the food chain? Deep within the suffocating, steam-choked wilderness of the Amazon, a bizarre distress call summons a Brazilian gunboat to the remote settlement of Badama. The enemy? Ants. But as the crew drifts closer, the mocking laughter...

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna. Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox. Sharon Jacksties' wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.

Dive into the charming world of Animal Crossing! Explore tips, tricks, and community stories from your favorite Nintendo life-sim game.

London, 1977. Year of the Silver Jubilee, the Sex Pistols—and a spate of unexplained disappearances from across the academic world. Elizabeth Belfort, a young agent with a high-flying career and a low-flying marriage, is urgently dispatched to bring in an elusive government informant. But she soon finds herself drawn into the mysterious world of this informant and his family as they embark on a rescue mission. New horizons and new loves start to overturn her well-ordered life. 

The next audiobook from new, exciting writer Rachelle Atalla. 'Rachelle Atalla is a major talent and I can't wait to see where her mind goes next' Kirstin Innes, author of Scabby Queen THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF WATER. With supply in the Scottish cities drying up, Aida is forced back home to...

Margrave University in 2001, and Raine Creevy is enjoying her first trip into the future. For the Doctor, there are mysteries to solve: what are the alien creatures imprisoned in the science labs? And what are the true motives of the student Scobie and his followers? With enemies on all sides, the Doctor teams up with his old friend Brigadier Bambera and the forces of UNIT in a battle for the future of the whole world. Directed By: Ken Bentley.

Una serie di storie, favole, leggende scritte e raccolte dal grande Leonardo da Vinci e attualizzate nello stile e nel linguaggio per un ascolto più scorrevole e immediato. Dalle parole di Leonardo emerge l'immenso amore per la natura di un autore che riesce a colorare di poesia anche i miti e i racconti popolari più ingenui, come solo i grandi geni riescono a fare.