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2 3 y separately published work icon Ghost Watch David A. Rollins , ( trans. Jan Krejčí with title Hlídka Duchů ) Prague : Talpress , 2017 Z1735303 2010 single work novel thriller

'Special Agent Vin Cooper is feeling reckless. He volunteers for the dumbest and most dangerous job going: personal security operations in Afghanistan protecting bent politicians.

'But when his principal is killed in a suicide bomb attack, Cooper is reassigned to a cushy job nursing a couple of needy African-American entertainers putting on a show for US military advisors at a secret base in Rwanda.

'Or so he thinks.

'Things go horribly wrong when their United Nations chopper is forced down in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the middle of an all-out firefight by opposing forces. The nightmare only intensifies when some of Cooper's people, including one of the entertainers, are captured.

'While risking his life to rescue his principals, Cooper spies a US DoD advisor in the enemy encampment, which is awash with American weaponry. It seems that their forced landing in this inhospitable place was no accident... (From the publisher's website.)

7 8 y separately published work icon Teranesia Greg Egan , ( trans. Petr Kotrle with title Teranesie ) Prague : Talpress , 2014 Z855220 1999 single work novel science fiction

'Discover the mystery of the island of Teranesia, where peculiar biological evolution has created a world both beautiful and deadly. On the small uninhabited island of Teranesia, Prabir and his younger sister Madhusree live with their biologist parents, who are there to study the strange signs of evolutionary mutation in the island's butterfly population. But their peaceful time on Teranesia is cut short when a civil war breaks out in Indonesia, forcing Prabir and his family to flee. Twenty years pass, and Madhusree is now studying biology. She wishes to follow in the path of her parents, hoping to pick up where their research had been halted. Prabir, still feeling a great responsibility over his sister, highly advises her not to go back to Teranesia. But the mutations that happened during their time on the island overpower Madhusree's curiosity, and she goes against her brother's wishes. Struck with overwhelming feelings of responsibility, Prabir finds it as his duty to follow his sister, and travels back to Teranesia for the first time in twenty years. Not knowing what to expect, Prabir discovers the island to be more enchanting, and dangerous, than he could have ever imagined' (Publication summary)

3 y separately published work icon Luminous Greg Egan , ( trans. Petr Kotrle with title Luminous (Světelný) ) Prague : Talpress , 2011 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: Asimov's Science Fiction , September 1995; (p. 20-56) Luminous 1998; (p. 52-88) Dark Integers and Other Stories 2008; (p. 13-50)
11 1 y separately published work icon The Calusari : A Novelization Garth Nix , ( trans. Hana Brezakova )expression Prague : Talpress , 1997 Z834598 1997 single work novel young adult First Charlie's little brother is killed by an oncoming train. Then his father dies in a bizarre accident. Both times, Charlie is present - watching. Is it just an eerie coincidence? Mulder and Scully don't think so. Neither does Charlie's grandmother. Believing that Charlie caused the horrors, she calls in the Calusari to cleanse his soul. But is Charlie truly evil? Or is there an even darker force at hand?
(Source: Goodreads website)
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