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Slaughterhouse-Five is an account of Billy Pilgrim's capture and incarceration by the Germans during the last years of World War II, and scattered throughout the narrative are episodes from Billy's life both before and after the war, and from his travels to the planet Tralfamadore.
5) Frankshtain
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From Amazon: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the masterpieces of nineteenth-century Gothicism. While stay-ing in the Swiss Alps in 1816 with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, Mary, then eighteen, began to concoct the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life by electricity. Written in a time of great personal tragedy, it is a subversive and morbid story warning against the dehumanization of art and the...
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"Ajwan opens on a scene of complete emotional devastation: Ajwan, the lead character, has just had her planet destroyed, her family and husband are most probably dead, and she is traveling on a crowded space ship with a group of refugees from different planets with no idea where she is going and what she will find there once she arrives. You find yourself completely sucked in and rooting for her. Unfortunately, Ajwan's problems don't stop there- she...
7) Binyameen
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"Steps drawn by fait with extreme precision; they did not start with Hawjan's crossing into our world, nor Hossam's return from Somewhere.They stated 300 years before that; it started with the collapse of Solomon's kingdom and the pursuance of his temples guards to control humanity. And so their battle ignited! Driven by myth, politics and greed; fueled by extremism, gold and blood..It is a saga between science and dictatorship, taking place across...
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After ruling the territory of Al-Andalus (now modern-day Spain and Portugal) for hundreds of years, the Moors' reign came to an end with the 1492 fall of Granada. According to Bahjatt's alternative history, the Moors fled Al-Andalus and came upon the warring tribes of Yaqteenya, whom they joined under the unifying flag of Islam. Claiming to be the last surviving Muslims, the Moors made a deal: they would help build Yaqteenya into a great civilization...
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Translated to Arabic, «Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited» by Aldous Huxley. Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring «masterpiece ... one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century» (Wall Street Journal) must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our «brave new world».Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, «Brave New World», first...
15) Kawkab al-ghābah
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" . . . the Starchasers are out of work and hard up for cash so they decide to explore the far reaches of space for a money-making opportunity. A planet covered in thick jungle grabs their attention so Suma and Finn take the lander down to get a closer look. Distracted by his virtual games helmet, Finn doesn't notice the jungle advancing until it's too late. The planet is alive with thick rubbery creepers and it has the lander in it's grips! It's...
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"Someone is ripping off Planet Wisdom's fancy gadgets and Chief Gripper has appointed the Starchasers to find out who's behind it. When their computer is infected with yet another virus, the team is lead to a sinister looking planet. Sending out a probe to investigate, the team discover Murko and his crazy sidekick Dr Rivet are behind the fake Planet Wisdom gadgets. But there's someone else too - Chief Gripper! The corrupt chief has bugged the Lightspinner...
20) 1984
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Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia," watches over all citizens and directs all activities, becoming more powerful as time goes by.
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