Progenie / Progeny

The six stories that make up this book are all set in the islands of the South Pacific. Whether it be on the islands of Samoa, in Tahiti, or in Honolulu, all of these stories feature the development of tensions between the worldview and the lifestyle of the natives and those of the white men, representing an even more essential confrontation: the one between East and West. Maugham masterfully narrates political stories, stories of frustraded economic ambition, of incomplete or unrequited love, all of which share his talent for exposing the most elemental human passions, those which lead men...

Un científico compasivo y ambiental, James Oliver se reúne con su antiguo jefe, Alan Heskey, para embarcarse en una expedición científica a Groenlandia para probar tecnología que podría ayudar a revertir los problemas climáticos de la Tierra. La prueba podría salvar el futuro de su hijo y el resto de la humanidad de la extinción.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Aedan es un joven de quince años que siempre ha soñado con convertirse en un héroe y combatir el mal. En el día de su cumpleaños su padre le dará como regalo la posibilidad de hacer unas pruebas de aptitud para la Orden Blanca. Una orden de guerreros de todo tipo y razas que se dedican a proteger la paz mundial. Rothgar, un enano, capitán de la Orden Blanca, vendrá para examinarlo, pero determinará que no está preparado para unirse a la orden. Tras esta mala noticia Aedan volverá abatido a su casa y esa misma noche unos mercenarios atacarán el pueblo. Aedan sufrirá una gran...