Showing results for "Clockwork Orange" in Science Fiction

As if nearly burning up in a freak accident on her way to Earth wasn't bad enough, Daisy had a whole mess of other trouble on her plate. Big trouble. And she was going to get to the bottom of it if it was the last thing she'd do, which it was starting to look like it very well might be. The thing is, Daisy had a simple rule for space travel. Don't blow up, and so far she'd been managing to abide by that, but mere survival wasn't enough.

Brutale Überfälle gehören zu ihrem Alltag, die Schmerzensschreie ihrer Opfer sind ihr Lebenselixier: Täglich berauschen sich Alex und seine Gang an Alkohol, Drogen, Sex und Gewalt. Doch als eines ihrer Opfer stirbt, wird Alex zu 14 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. Er kann seiner Strafe nur entgehen, wenn er an einem Experiment teilnimmt, das ihn zu einem ungefährlichen Bürger machen soll. Gebrochen und willenlos wird er in die Freiheit entlassen – dort trifft er auf seine Opfer.

For more than two centuries, the land of Albion has been ruled by the supposedly benevolent Watchmaker, who imposes precision on every aspect of life. Young Owen Hardy from the village of Barrel Arbor dreams of seeing the big city and the breathtaking Clockwork Angels that dispense wisdom to the people, maybe even catching a glimpse of the Watchmaker himself. He watches the steamliners drift by, powered by alchemical energy, as they head toward Crown City....