Paul Melko

John Rayburn thought all of his problems were the mundane ones of an Ohio farm boy in his last year in high school. Then his doppelgänger appeared, tempted him with a device that let him travel across worlds, and stole his life from him. John soon finds himself caroming through universes, unable to return home—the device is broken. John settles in a new universe to unravel its secrets and fix it. Meanwhile, his doppelgänger tries to exploit the commercial technology he’s stolen from other Earths: the Rubik’s Cube! John’s attempts to lie low in his new universe backfire when he inadvertently introduces pinball. It becomes a huge success. Both actions draw the notice of other, more dangerous travelers, who are exploiting worlds for ominous purposes. Fast-paced and exciting, this is SF adventure at its best from a rising star.

The Walls of the Universe

With human civilization struggling to recover after the Singularity that leaves ninety percent of the population either dead or transformed into energy beings, Apollo Papadopulos, an entity made up of the personalities of five separate teenagers--pod members Strom, Meda, Quant, Manuel, and Moira--trains to become captain of the starship Consensus. A first novel. 20,000 first printing.

Singularity's Ring

Paul Melko's first story collection pulls together the best of his science fiction, including the title story, "Ten Sigmas" and "Singletons in Love," both of which were reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois. Also in the collection is "Walls of the Universe," a short list finalist for the Nebula, Hugo and Sturgeon Awards in 2007. Several stories are set in the universe of his first novel, Singularity's Ring, from TOR Books in February 2008.

Ten Sigmas & Other Unlikelihoods

Ulrich Thiele

Ein brillantes Science-Fiction-Abenteuer Nachdem sich neunzig Prozent der Menschheit aus dem Staub gemacht haben, um in eine andere Realität überzuwechseln, wurde ein gigantischer künstlicher Ring um die Erde errichtet. Die übrig gebliebenen Erdenbewohner wurden genetisch zu neuen Einheiten zusammengefasst. So auch Apollo Papadopulos, der insgesamt aus fünf verschiedenen Teenagern besteht, die darauf programmiert wurden, wie ein Mensch zu denken, zu fühlen und zu handeln.

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Der Ring

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John Rayburn thought all of his problems were the mundane ones of an Ohio farm boy in his last year in high school. Then his doppelgänger appeared, tempted him with a device that let him travel across worlds, and stole his life from him. John soon finds himself caroming through universes, unable to return home—the device is broken. John settles in a new universe to unravel its secrets and fix it. Meanwhile, his doppelgänger tries to exploit the commercial technology he's stolen from other Earths: the Rubik's Cube! John's attempts to lie low in his new universe backfire when he inadvertently introduces pinball. It becomes a huge success. Both actions draw the notice of other, more dangerous travelers, who are exploiting worlds for ominous purposes. Fast-paced and exciting, this is SF adventure at its best from a rising star. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

After trading places with a doppelgèanger who steals his life and traps him in another universe, John Rayburn accidentally causes problems by introducing pinball, while his look-alike attempts to sell the Rubik's cube for profit.

Was wäre, wenn wir uns selbst begegnen würden - wortwörtlich! John Rayburn hat eine rosige Zukunft vor sich: Highschool beenden, danach Physik studieren und vielleicht mal heiraten ... Bis eines Tages ein anderer John Rayburn aus einem Paralleluniversum auftaucht. Sein Doppelgänger überlässt ihm ein Gerät, mit dem man andere Welten bereisen kann, und John bricht auf zum Abenteuer seines Lebens. Doch als er feststellt, dass er nicht mehr zurückkehren kann, ist es schon zu spät.

Paul Melko

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