Alexander is a stunning work of historical reimagining from a troubled and unjestly neglected writer. Written in 1929 by the son of Thomas Mann, Alexander shows why Klaus Mann is regarded in Germany as one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century.

In this second installment of his autobiography (following Kind dieser Zeit), Klaus Mann describes his childhood in the family of Thomas Mann and his circle, his adolescence in the Weimar Republic, and his experiences as a young homosexual and early opponent of Nazism. He also describes how, after the Reichstag elections of September 1930, friends and family began to discuss the looming prospect of emigration and exile. When Stefan Zweig published an article claiming that democrac...

A Groundbreaking Literary Classic of LGBTQ Literature by Klaus Mann, First Published in Germany in 1926. Set in the Gay Underground of Berlin and Paris's Nightclub Scenes, the Novel Features the First Unapologetic Transgender Character in 20th-Century Literature.The Pious Dance (Der fromme Tanz), Klaus Mann's first novel, published when he was just twenty years old, stands as a groundbreaking work of early modernist German literature and a significant mile...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Groundbreaking Literary Classic of LGBTQ Literature by Klaus Mann, First Published in Germany in 1926. Set in the Gay Underground of Berlin and Paris's Nightclub Scenes, the Novel Features the First Unapologetic Transgender Character in 20th-Century Literature.The Pious Dance (Der fromme Tanz), Klaus Mann's first novel published when he was just twenty years old, stands as a groundbreaking work of ear...

Klaus Manns autobiographische Schriften: "Kind dieser Zeit" und "Der Wendepunkt".Außerdem enthält der Band zahlreiche Briefe Klaus Manns an seine Familie und an mehr oder weniger befreundete namhafte Schrifsteller.

»Die Idee der Nation gehörte niemals zu meinen Rauschmitteln, und so apokalyptisch ich auch träumen mochte, von den Material-Schlachten träumte ich nie – wußte ich doch, daß politisch nur immer auf der Linken mein Platz sein würde. Die Erkenntnis vom Primat der vitalen Werte über die rationalen berauschte mich; aber doch nie so weit, daß ich mir eines Tages eingebildet hätte, der soziale Fortschritt sei eine Bagatelle und nur im Kriegstaumel seien überrationale Abenteuer zu holen.«U...

This historical fantasy, written by the son of the well-known German novelist Thomas Mann, takes Alexander the Great for its subject, charting his life and career, and examining his obsession with conquest and supremacy, regardless of its effects on his friends and lovers. Written in 1920s Germany in the aftermath of World War I, this timeless story can also be viewed as a fascinating study of power with highly political connotations. Alexander is a captivating early work of historical fic...

Kim expected significant trouble after stealing a prototype spaceship with an one-of-a-kind unfettered AI, but not this much. She finds herself on the run from radical AI liberation types, the military, and even intelligence agencies after her. As Kim realizes that she may not be the sole target, she scrambles to form new alliances and revive existing ones. Few people are keen on helping her, since one of the groups pursuing her is willing to kill thousands of bystanders to get to ...

After surviving the bloody battle at Norsui, Kim and her associates have scattered. Some to mourn the dead, some to care for the wounded, some to drift aimlessly. Some to confront the darkness in their pasts. As they struggle onward, each member of the group suddenly becomes entangled with unknown forces. Some of the forces seem to be benign, but others are relentless. And they have retaliation in mind…  

Center of Gravity is the second book in the explosive Star Carrier series by Ian Douglas—and a breathtaking new high in military sf, the strongest of the science fiction subgenres. Battlestar Galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to achieve transcendence and become a major power in the universe. Douglas’s Center of Gravity belongs on every action-lover’s sf...

Humankind’s vast intergalactic power struggle and future war to bring down an insidious evil alien empire reaches an explosive, page-turning climax in Ian Douglas’s Singularity, the third book in his New York Times bestselling Star Carrier series. Blisteringly exciting military science fiction in the vein of the hit TV series “Battlestar Galactica,” Singularity pits determined space soldiers against a powerful race of creatures bent upon the total annihilation of...

The fourth book in the epic saga of humankind's war of transcendenceHumanity had appeared to fend off the Sh'daar assault once and for all, though they never learned why the alien empire was driven to halt Earth's advancement toward technological Singularity.But in this war of worlds, victory is always elusive. And now a new battle begins.After 20 years of peace, not one but two fragile truces are unraveling. Alexander Koenig, the former Navy comman...