Centring on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden in the Second World War, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.

Combines science fiction, memoir, parable, fairy tale and farce.

Dr Felix Hoenikker is the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to mankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh.

The second novel of the acclaimed author of SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 and most recently, TIMEQUAKE.

Presents a collection of twelve writings on war and peace that range from a recollection of the destruction of Dresden in WW II to a short story about 3 privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence.

A companion novel to Slaughterhouse 5 , covering similar themes and drawing on the author's experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden. A black satire, it tells of an American spy in Germany who becomes confused by his own methods as he sends his coded messages by using pro-Nazi radio broadcasts.

To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humour, the pieces range from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War IIa piece that is as timely today as it was thento a painfully funny short story ab

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It is the year 2001, and Eugene Dabbs Hartke, suffering from TB, is recording his disastrous life on scraps of paper while awaiting trial for a crime he hasn't committed. This humorous novel is set in a Japanese-owned America, where everything is run for profit. By the author of Slaughterhouse 5 .

Comic riffs and diatribes on the America of G.W. Bush from the author of Slaughterhouse 5

The human survivors of the nature cruise of the century , are quietly evolving into sleek, furry creatures with flippers and small brains. All other forms of humankind have ceased to exist, made redundant by their prized big brains. From the author of Slaughterhouse 5 .

Wilbur and Eliza Swain are so immensely hideous, helpless and vile in their infancy that their wealthy parents send them to live on a nearby asteroid. But the monstrous pair possess a joint intelligence that could outstrip the most advanced computers. By the author of Slaughterhouse 5 .

An anthology of writings by Kurt Vonnegut. Welcome to the Monkeyhouse brings together some of his shorter essays and stories, and Palm Sunday consists of speeches, letters, fiction, articles and autobiography.

Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he is the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness.

A collection of writings on war and peace. It ranges from a nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II to a short story about three privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence.

Addresses memory, suicide, the Great Depression, the loss of American eloquence, and the obsolescent thrill of reading books.

For this unusual collection, Kurt Vonnegut has selected 24 of his favourite stories never published before in book form. Included are Any Reasonable Offer , The Powder Blue Dragon , Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp and Lovers Anonymous .

When Walter F. Starbuck, the least celebrated of the Watergate conspirators, is freed from jail after two years, his first 24 hours of freedom take shape with the unforeseen turns of fortune and moral innuendo of an urban fairytale. The author's other novels include Slaughterhouse 5 .

Set in the Central Europe of old, this anti-war novel features a simple soldier whose determination to survive brings into question the powerful social and political institutions he confronts. A portrait of a little man waging his own war against authority, it becomes a satire on the old regime.