PortadaGruposCharlasMásPanorama actual
Buscar en el sitio
Este sitio utiliza cookies para ofrecer nuestros servicios, mejorar el rendimiento, análisis y (si no estás registrado) publicidad. Al usar LibraryThing reconoces que has leído y comprendido nuestros términos de servicio y política de privacidad. El uso del sitio y de los servicios está sujeto a estas políticas y términos.

Resultados de Google Books

Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.

Cargando...

El Torque de oro

por Julian May

Otros autores: Ver la sección otros autores.

Series: La Saga del Exilio del Plioceno (2)

MiembrosReseñasPopularidadValoración promediaMenciones
1,81999,304 (3.9)25
Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:

Second in the series that portrays "one of the best-thought-out futures ever encountered in science fiction" from the author of The Many-Colored Land (Joe Haldeman).

Six million years in the past, a proto-Europe is inhabited by two extraterrestrial races, the chivalric Tanu and the dwarfish, forest-dwelling Firvulagâ??both of which possess far-reaching psychic powers. But now, time-traveling humans from a future society have become involved in the age-old struggle between the two.

One group of captured humans is brought to Muriah, the stately capital of the Tanu kingdom. Among them is Elizabeth Orme, who was once, in her own world, a Grand Master Metapsychic. In spite of Tanu harassment, she begins to recover her lost powers.

The other human group, which has managed to overcome its Tanu guards and escape into the northern forests, includes Chief Burke, a Native American, and Felice Uindry, an athlete gifted with certain psychic powers of her own. This group, with the ambiguous aid of the Firvulag, determines to launch an attack against the very heart of Tanu dominance. At the end of the Grand Combat tournament between Tanu and Firvulag comes the astonishing climax to this astonishing novel.

Praise for the Saga of Pliocene Exile

"Enchanting and engrossing . . . I was captivated."â??Fritz Leiber

"Julian May has woven a many-colored tapestry of exotic adventure."â??Roger Zelazny

"Action-oriented and vivid."â??Vonda McIntyre

"An amazing journey from the distant future to the distant past . . . High adventure."â??SFR
… (más)
Cargando...

Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará.

Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.

» Ver también 25 menciones

All time favourite fantasy series, feel in love with this when 15, and the only book series I have ready multiple times. ( )
  braidj | Dec 19, 2023 |
100
  freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |
The lowlife humans plot revenge on their Tanu overlords, including closing the time gate, destroying the torc factory and more! Aiken & Felice grow massive metafunctions and use them, not exactly always for good. The finale at the Grand Combat is thrilling and well worth re-reading. ( )
1 vota jkdavies | Jul 7, 2016 |
The Golden Torc follows the wonderful start of this Pliocene Exile series, The Many-Colored Land. This book is just as good as the first. Humans in the near future have been discovered by the aliens of the Galactic Milieu. This 'intervention' was precipitated by the development of active mental powers in humans. The aliens have a benevolent galactic 'Unity', or mental collective. However - not all humans fit in, as usual. A time portal back to a specific location and time is discovered, back to the Pliocene Era. Unfortunately aliens from another galaxy arrived first and the humans that go back in time must contend against them.
In this second book, the humans and aliens try to find a balance. Some want to go back, others want to be left alone and others want to live in peace. There's also a new faction - a group of renegade human operants from the future.
I found these books to be excellent in setting and plot. They aren't overly heavy on details or characters. The characters are bold and memorable and the setting is very, very well done. One of my favorite books. ( )
  Karlstar | Jul 26, 2015 |
Korte inhoud
De leden van Groep Groen ontdekken langzaam aan de wat er echt aan de hand is en dat de buitenaardsen niet zo vredelievend zijn als ze eerst leken. De jaarlijkse rituele oorlog tussen de Tanu en Firvulag nadert en de menselijke verzetstrijders bereiden hun verdere plannen voor.
Aiken Drum maakt plannen om de macht naar zich toe te trekken en Elizabeth Orme wordt, tegen haar zin, een belangrijk mens in deze wereld.

Julian May zet een geweldig verhaal op, spelend op de Aarde tijdens het Plioceen van 6 miljoen jaar geleden, waarin Keltische mytenen en SF elementen in verwoven zijn. Het enige "probleem" is het enorme aantal personages dat een rol speelt in het verhaal. ( )
  FAMeulstee | Dec 4, 2010 |
Mostrando 1-5 de 9 (siguiente | mostrar todos)
sin reseñas | añadir una reseña

» Añade otros autores (1 posible)

Nombre del autorRolTipo de autor¿Obra?Estado
Julian Mayautor principaltodas las edicionescalculado
Bradbury, StephenArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Gijsen, WimTraductorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Whelan, MichaelArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Debes iniciar sesión para editar los datos de Conocimiento Común.
Para más ayuda, consulta la página de ayuda de Conocimiento Común.
Título canónico
Título original
Títulos alternativos
Fecha de publicación original
Personas/Personajes
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Lugares importantes
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Acontecimientos importantes
Películas relacionadas
Epígrafe
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Open the door to us, and we will see the orchards,
We will drink their cold water where the moon
     has left its trace.
The long road burns, hostile to strangers.
We wander without knowing and fine no place . . .

Before us is the door; what use for us to wish?
Better to turn away, abandoning hope.
We will never enter. We are weary of seeing it.
The door, opening, let so much silence escape.

That neither the orchards appeared nor any flower;
Only the immense space where emptiness and light are
Was suddenly everywhere present, overflowed the heart,
And washed our eyes almost blind under the dust.

—"The Threshold," Simone Weil
translated by William Burford
Dedicatoria
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
For Barbara,
nurse and redactor and sternman
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The dragonfly hovered, a golden spark, just above the bare mast of the motionless boat.
Citas
Últimas palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés. Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
(Haz clic para mostrar. Atención: puede contener spoilers.)
Aviso de desambiguación
Editores de la editorial
Blurbistas
Idioma original
DDC/MDS Canónico
LCC canónico

Referencias a esta obra en fuentes externas.

Wikipedia en inglés

Ninguno

Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:

Second in the series that portrays "one of the best-thought-out futures ever encountered in science fiction" from the author of The Many-Colored Land (Joe Haldeman).

Six million years in the past, a proto-Europe is inhabited by two extraterrestrial races, the chivalric Tanu and the dwarfish, forest-dwelling Firvulagâ??both of which possess far-reaching psychic powers. But now, time-traveling humans from a future society have become involved in the age-old struggle between the two.

One group of captured humans is brought to Muriah, the stately capital of the Tanu kingdom. Among them is Elizabeth Orme, who was once, in her own world, a Grand Master Metapsychic. In spite of Tanu harassment, she begins to recover her lost powers.

The other human group, which has managed to overcome its Tanu guards and escape into the northern forests, includes Chief Burke, a Native American, and Felice Uindry, an athlete gifted with certain psychic powers of her own. This group, with the ambiguous aid of the Firvulag, determines to launch an attack against the very heart of Tanu dominance. At the end of the Grand Combat tournament between Tanu and Firvulag comes the astonishing climax to this astonishing novel.

Praise for the Saga of Pliocene Exile

"Enchanting and engrossing . . . I was captivated."â??Fritz Leiber

"Julian May has woven a many-colored tapestry of exotic adventure."â??Roger Zelazny

"Action-oriented and vivid."â??Vonda McIntyre

"An amazing journey from the distant future to the distant past . . . High adventure."â??SFR

No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca.

Descripción del libro
Resumen Haiku

Debates activos

Ninguno

Cubiertas populares

Enlaces rápidos

Valoración

Promedio: (3.9)
0.5
1 3
1.5 2
2 15
2.5 7
3 76
3.5 15
4 144
4.5 11
5 94

¿Eres tú?

Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing.

 

Acerca de | Contactar | LibraryThing.com | Privacidad/Condiciones | Ayuda/Preguntas frecuentes | Blog | Tienda | APIs | TinyCat | Bibliotecas heredadas | Primeros reseñadores | Conocimiento común | 204,450,169 libros! | Barra superior: Siempre visible