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Scarlett Thomas

The End of Mr. Y

Editura: Harvest Books

Anul aparitiei: 2006

A cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in gray suits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere? Ariel Manto has a fascination with nineteenth-century scientists--especially Thomas Lumas and The End of Mr. Y, a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness and death, space and time, and everything in between. Seeking answers, Ariel follows in Mr. Y's footsteps: She swallows a tincture, stares into a black dot, and is transported into the Troposphere--a wonderland where she can travel through time and space using the thoughts of others. There she begins to understand all the mysteries surrounding the book, herself, and the universe. Or is it all just a hallucination? With The End of Mr. Y, Scarlett Thomas brings us another fast-paced mix of popular culture, love, mystery, and irresistible philosophical adventure.

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

Our Tragic Universe

Editura: MARINER BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2011

Can a story save your life? Meg Carpenter is broke. Her novel is years overdue. Her cell phone is out of minutes. And her moody boyfriend's only contribution to the household is his sour attitude. So she jumps at the chance to review a pseudoscientific book that promises life everlasting. But who wants to live forever? Consulting cosmology and physics, tarot cards, koans (and riddles and jokes), new-age theories of everything, narrative theory, Nietzsche, Baudrillard, and knitting patterns, Meg wends her way through Our Tragic Universe, asking this and many other questions. Does she believe in fairies? In magic? Is she a superbeing? Is she living a storyless story? And what's the connection between her off-hand suggestion to push a car into a river, a ship in a bottle, a mysterious beast loose on the moor, and the controversial author of The Science of Living Forever? Smart, entrancing, and boiling over with Thomas's trademark big ideas, Our Tragic Universe is a book about how relationships are created and destroyed, how we can rewrite our futures (if not our histories), and how stories just might save our lives.

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

The Seed Collectors

Editura: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2016

Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love. A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers. As Henry James said of George Eliot's Middlemarch, The Seed Collectors is a 'treasurehouse of detail' revealing all that it means to be connected, to be part of a society, to be part of the universe and to be human.

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

The Seed Collectors

Editura: KESSINGER PUB LLC

Anul aparitiei: 2017

Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love. A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers.

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

Popco

Editura: CANONGATE BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2016

The mindmelting classic of puzzles, maths and globalisation from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y Page dim. 193 x 125 x 30 Weight: 322 grams

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

Dragon's Green

Editura: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Anul aparitiei: 2018

"This middle grade series starter is tailor-made for Harry Potter's fans." --Kirkus Reviews For fans of the Land of Stories and the Wings of Fire Series, this first enchanting adventure from acclaimed novelist Scarlett Thomas is set in a wondrous realm where magic most decidedly exists, a growing evil lurks, and a group of children is destined to save the world. Effie Truelove believes in magic, as does her grandfather Griffin (although he refuses to do any magic, let alone teach Effie how to use it). After a mysterious incident leaves Griffin close to death, Effie is given an unusual silver ring and told she must look after her grandfather's library of rare and powerful books. But then the books fall into the hands of shady scholar Leonard Levar, and Effie is propelled into the most dangerous adventure of her life. Now, Effie and her friends--nerdy Maximilian, rugby-mad Wolf, helpful Lexy, and eccentric Raven--must discover their true powers if they are to get the books back. And Effie alone will have to travel to the Otherworld, where she will uncover the true meaning of the strange old book called Dragon's Green...

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

Galloglass

Editura: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS YOU

Anul aparitiei: 2019

Effie, Wolf, Raven, and Max are faced with their most challenging adventure yet in the third inst

Scarlett Thomas (Author)

Oligarchy

Editura: COUNTERPOINT PR

Anul aparitiei: 2020

From the author of The Seed Collectors comes a darkly comic take on power, privilege, and

Thomas Scarlett

Galloglass

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2020

The third in the thrilling Worldquake sequence, packed with adventure, Midwinter spells and missing cats Page dim. 129 x 197 x 34 Series: Worldquake Weight: 260 grams

Thomas Scarlett

The Seed Collectors

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2015

The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y Page dim. 223 x 163 x 36 Weight: 588 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Our Tragic Universe

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2011

The brilliant new mind-frazzling adventure from the author of the 150,000 copy-selling The End of Mr. Y Page dim. 197 x 129 x 30 Weight: 324 grams

Thomas Scarlett

The End Of Mr. Y

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2016

The bestselling novel of cursed books, quantum physics and the power of love Page dim. 196 x 129 x 32 Weight: 344 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Dragon's Green

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2017

The first in the thrilling and magical Worldquake Sequence from Scarlett Thomas, author of the bestselling adult novel The End of Mr Y. Featuring special powers, magical books and a secret world! Page dim. 131 x 196 x 22 Series: Worldquake Weight: 248 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Dragon's Green

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2017

The first in the thrilling new children's series - the Worldquake sequence - from Scarlett Thomas, author of the bestselling adult novel The End of Mr Y. See the world come to life with a magical glow-in-the-dark cover Page dim. 142 x 206 x 33 Series: Worldquake Weight: 432 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Oligarchy

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2019

The new adult novel from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y, about power, privilege and peer pressure Page dim. 232 x 140 x 23 Weight: 372 grams

Thomas Scarlett

The Chosen Ones

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2019

The second in the thrilling Worldquake sequence, which began with Dragon's Green, packed with magic and adventure - featuring mysterious new spells, talking animals and a deadly plan to destroy the worlds! Page dim. 194 x 123 x 25 Series: Worldquake Weight: 258 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Galloglass

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2019

The third in the thrilling Worldquake sequence, packed with adventuring, a magical library, Midwinter spells and missing cats. With a magical glow-in-the-dark cover Page dim. 142 x 205 x 31 Series: Worldquake Weight: 458 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Oligarchy

Editura: Bolinda Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2019

Page dim. 139 x 153 x 27 Weight: 154 grams

Thomas Scarlett

The End Of Mr. Y

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2020

The bestselling, critically acclaimed novel of cursed books, quantum physics and the power of love Page dim. 198 x 129 Series: Canons Weight: 276 grams

Thomas Scarlett

Oligarchy

Editura: Canongate Books Ltd

Anul aparitiei: 2020

Power, privilege and peer pressure - the hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y Page dim. 198 x 129 Weight: 74 grams