Silverlock
8 best books like Silverlock (John Myers Myers): Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, Gloriana, Jurgen, The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo, Darker Than You Think, Алые паруса
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.
Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are...
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Big Oil and Gas Versus Democracy—Winner Take All
In 2010, the words “earthquake swarm” entered the lexicon in Oklahoma. That same year, a trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia—including his iconic crystal-encrusted white glove—was sold at...
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
| Author | Angela Carter |
| ISBN | 0140235191 |
Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman's mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor's daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams. Meeting on his adventures a host of cannibals,...
| Author | Michael Moorcock |
| ISBN | 0446691402 |
A fable satirizing Spenser's "The Fairie Queen" and reflecting the real life of Elizabeth I, tells of a woman who ascends to the throne upon the death of her debauched and corrupted father, King Hern. Gloriana's reign brings the Empire of Albion into a Golden Age, but her oppressive responsibilities...
| Author | James Branch Cabell |
| ISBN | 0486235076 |
One of the most-talked-about works of the 1920s, this compelling fantasy recounts the odyssey of a middle-aged pawnbroker who regains his youth for a year of amorous adventures. Jurgen's allegorical journey leads through a supernatural dreamscape to romances with Guenevere and The Lady of the Lake...
The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo
| Author | Kerrigan Byrne |
| ISBN | 1250122562 |
The bravest of heroes. The brashest of rebels. The boldest of lovers. These are the men who risk their hearts and their souls—for the passionate women who dare to love them…
He is known only as The Rook. A man with no name, no past, no memories. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon...
| Author | Jack Williamson |
| ISBN | 0312869924 |
Who is the child of the night? That's what small-town reporter Will Barbee must find out. Inexorably drawn into investigating a rash of grisly deaths, he soon finds himself embroiled in something far beyond mortal understanding.
Doggedly pursuing his investigations, he meets the mysterious...
| Author | Alexander Grin |
| ISBN | 5170261691 |
Scarlet Sails, a beloved Russian fairy-tale for adults and children alike, is a story about dreams coming true, no matter how silly or futile or far-reached they may seem.
(Because of this book, I even had a sailor suit when I was little :D)
Who hasn't had wild childhood dreams that we...
