Walter Tevis: 15 books

**This sci-fi masterpiece is “**a moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Superman, and Star Wars” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a...

“SF writing of a rare quality” lifts this collection of stories from the renowned author of The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth (Time Out). The author of the competitive pool thriller The Hustler and the groundbreaking sci-fi novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, Walter Tevis was also...

“What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen’s Gambit” (Playboy). When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from...

Pubblicato nel 1984, pochi giorni prima della morte di Walter Tevis, Il colore dei soldi nasce come seguito ideale del suo primo romanzo, Lo spaccone.Vent’anni dopo l’epico incontro con Minnesota Fats, «Fast» Eddie Felson torna sui tavoli da biliardo per continuare la sua partita con la vita...

A legendary pool hustler tries to make a comeback in the novel that inspired the Martin Scorsese film: “A great read, entertainment of a high order” (Los Angeles Times). Fast Eddie Felson was the best in the country. Then he walked out on his talent. He ran a poolroom for the next twenty...

Siamo nel 2467 e da diverse generazioni sono i robot a prendere ogni decisione, mentre un individualismo esasperato regola la vita dell’uomo: la famiglia è abolita, la coabitazione vietata e ognuno assume quotidianamente un mix di psicofarmaci e antidepressivi, mentre le norme della Cortesia Obbligatoria...

The “beautiful” novel that inspired the film starring David Bowie, from a Nebula Award finalist (The New York Times). The Man Who Fell to Earth tells the story of Thomas Jerome Newton, an alien disguised as a human who comes to Earth on a mission to save his people. Devastated by nuclear...

A billionaire heads to the stars in this “delightful” sci-fi novel from the author of The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Hustler (Newsweek). In a world where America’s power is rapidly being overshadowed by China’s, only one man has the wealth, resources, and courage to seek the mineral...

“If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson” (Time). The novel that inspired the classic film starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason, The Hustler tells the story of Fast Eddie Felson, a young pool player who hustles suckers...

«Non era un uomo, eppure era molto simile all’uomo». E allora cosa è l’individuo gentile e fragile che si fa passare per cittadino britannico, nascondendosi dietro il nome altisonante di Thomas Jerome Newton, che accumula in breve tempo una vera e propria fortuna grazie a invenzioni geniali...

A otto anni, Beth Harmon sembra predestinata a una vita squallida come l’orfanotrofio in cui è rinchiusa: sola, timida, bruttina, dipendente dai farmaci e dall’alcol, terrorizzata da un mondo che non capisce e che non fa nulla per capirla. Finché un giorno si trova davanti una scacchiera. Gli...

Lo «spaccone» del titolo -­ reso immortale dall'interpretazione che ne fece sul grande schermo un Paul Newman in stato di grazia -­ è Eddie Felson, detto Fast Eddie, un giocatore di biliardo professionista bravo e sbruffone che, dopo aver messo insieme un piccolo capitale frutto di vincite nelle...

The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are: AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen Steele THE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken Scholes PEACEMAKER,...

The Big Bounce by Walter S. Tevis.