Hard Science Fiction

When the Sun is threatened by an alien microbe, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an unlikely hero – and an even more unlikely friendship.

On the Moon, crime pays, but small-time crook Jazz Bashara may have just uncovered a conspiracy of lunar proportions. Welcome to Artemis.

Stranded on the surface of Mars, astronaut Mark Watney’s only hope for survival is science, a sense of humor, and maybe some potatoes.

When retired millionaire Bob Johansson chose cryogenic preservation, the last thing he expected was to be reanimated as a space probe that can clone itself. Meet the Bobs.

The United States government is given a warning by the preeminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate....

The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us....

It’s been 20 years since the quixotic and worldsweary Louis Wu discovered the Ringworld....

Oliver Scott's technology breakthroughs are revolutionary. But he's hiding a devastating truth....

It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more....

From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other....

A classic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, Sphere is a bravura demonstration of what he does better than anyone: riveting storytelling that combines frighteningly plausible, cutting-edge science and technology with pulse-pounding action....

Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away....

A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence....

In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse - mathematical genius and young Captain in the US Navy - is assigned to Detachment 2702. It is an outfit so secret that only a handful of people know it exists, and some of those people have names like Churchill and Roosevelt....

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again....

In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed....

The strategists of Leviathan are cunning and devious. They also fear Captain Maddox because of his unusual luck, his ability to turn sure odds into a disaster for them. Before Leviathan begins its invasion of the Commonwealth, they want Maddox neutralized....

A predator hunts the skies over Earth. Its intent is peaceful, and its mission is essential, but it is the deadliest machine humanity has ever created....

Glen Runciter runs a lucrative business - deploying his teams of anti-psychics to corporate clients who want privacy and security from psychic spies....

A brilliantly crafted collection of stories from celebrated science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem....

In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale....

Twenty-three intelligent species. One ancient mystery. And two humans thrust into the middle....

Allie Keane's breakthrough in quantum computing holds the key to unlocking eternity. But can she survive long enough to use it? From the million-copy NY Times best-selling author comes a riveting science-fiction thriller....

In the 10 years since his regiment was transported to an alien world, Commander Andrew Keane has bravely fought time and time again for humanity's freedom....

The good news is that you have just awakened into Eternal Life. You are going to live forever. Immortality is a reality. A medical miracle? Not exactly....

Die Crew der Truthseeker hat es geschafft, die kosmische Falle auszulösen, die eine ganze Invasionsflotte vernichten soll. Aber Celia, Jaron, Jürgen, Paul und ihre KI waren nicht schnell genug. Während sie in einer Weltenwurzel, einem riesigen Raumschiff mit eigenem Bewusstsein, unterwegs zum Sonnensystem sind, nähert sich eine Gefahr, die mit den Dimensionen des Universums spielen kann und es auf das Wertvollste abgesehen hat, das die Menschheit besitzt: das Wasser der Ozeane, der Atmosphäre und des Lebens. Das große Finale der ersten interstellaren Mission der Menschheit.

The day that changed Melody's life was like any other over the previous two years. She'd found she had a gift for writing, and her career as an author had almost healed the pain of losing her job. When the Secret Service rang her bell, everything changed. Something was nearing Saturn…and it was slowing down. Had she been right about the object?

Ariock Dovanack never asked to be a hero, let alone a demigod. But when a prophecy deemed him "The One," he dutifully amassed thousands of messianic followers in the sun-starved civilization beneath the Torth Empire's capital. Now, destined to lead the cave-dwelling Alashani people into the light of other worlds, he and a small army must first annihilate the formidable telepaths who guard the city's spaceport. By Ariock's side is Thomas Hill. A Torth/human hybrid, Thomas may be physically vulnerable, but he's also a telepathic supergenius.

Say hello to Lavina Simes, a wholesome appearing midwestern girl, always dressed in black. Lavina has a gift, or curse, that allows her to see into the future. Tragedy has befallen every suitor who pursued her charms. She travels the world with her father, a lifetime Foreign Service officer, and misfortune seems to follow them.

Nanotechnologie, die Verstand und Technik verschmilzt. Eine Handvoll Verbündeter im Kampf gegen eine tödliche Verschwörung. Ein Rennen gegen die Zeit - das Schicksal der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel! Eine atemberaubende Thriller-Serie, eine fesselnde Reise durch Technologie, Macht und die Abgründe der menschlichen Seele. Bist du bereit, die Wahrheit zu enthüllen? Über diese Folge: In einem abgeschiedenen Waldhaus nahe Berlin stößt Hauptkommissar Elei Berisha auf ein makabres Szenario: eine verstümmelte Leiche, daneben eine mit Blut geschriebene Botschaft.

Die außerirdische Bedrohung erreicht unser Sonnensystem. Tachyon. Der Planet ist das Finale des faszinierenden Space-Epos von Brandon Q. Morris. Die verlorene Schlacht im Orbit von Terra Nova hat auch den größten Skeptikern gezeigt, wie stark die außerirdische Bedrohung wirklich ist. Die Machtblöcke des Sonnensystems bereiten sich gemeinsam auf den einen entscheidenden Zusammenstoß vor. Währenddessen versucht ein ungewöhnliches Trio zu verhindern, dass der Konflikt die Erde erreicht.

Das außerirdische Raumschiff Majestätische Dracht ist endlich auf dem Weg zur Erde. Wie werden die Menschen auf das gigantische Schiff reagieren, dessen Technologie der irdischen überlegen ist? Aber kaum hat die Crew die Saturnbahn erreicht, stoppen die Maschinen. Das Allwissen, die KI, die sie steuert, und die schon immer ein merkwürdiges Interesse am Sonnensystem hatte, ist verschwunden. Während die Besatzung nach der KI sucht, versagt auch noch der Dunkle-Materie-Antrieb – und die Dracht läuft Gefahr, auf den nahen Saturnmond Enceladus zu stürzen und dabei das geheimnisvolle Wesen am Grund des Enceladus-Ozeans zu verletzen.

Lux keeps inventing things or adapting alien tech (ancient tech to the aliens) because the active alien civilizations they discover through portals and probes have gone through cycles of war, decline, and rebirth several times. Lux further develops the portals using discovered alien tech. Earth empties refugee camps the UN was running (1,200,000) and sends them with a military escort for their "safety." The military sends many ships for escort duty with orders to take over the colony and use the refugees as a labor force.

After their adventures in Nepal, Professor Elliot Brand and Nepalese agent Ashra Shah want to enjoy their summer in London together. But when Ashra is called back into action, her new mission leads to an ancient mystery that might be the greatest threat she and Elliot have ever faced.

Die Mission Triangulum scheint gescheitert. Es ist Michael Cordwainer Grand und seinen unsterblichen Gefährten nicht gelungen, eine Möglichkeit zu finden, die Ra'hul zu besiegen. Im Gegenteil: Er befindet sich in Gefangenschaft, die Invasionsflotte des Gegners ist im Anmarsch und die Milchstraße steht vor dem Untergang. Nur ein verwegener Plan könnte vielleicht die Wende bringen, doch durch ihn erweckt man die Aufmerksamkeit machtvoller Entitäten, von deren Existenz man bisher nicht einmal etwas ahnte. Doch es ist nicht klar, auf welcher Seite sie stehen.

The Star is an 1897 apocalyptic short story by H. G. Wells. Here is an impressive story based on the inter-action of planetary bodies and of the sun upon them. A great star is seen approaching the earth. At first it is only an object of interest to the general public, but there is an astronomer on the earth, who is watching each phase and making mathematical calculations, for he knows the intimate relation of gravitation between bodies and the effect on rotating bodies of the same force from an outside source. He fears all sorts of wreckage on our earth.

With the Borman suddenly out of commission and far beyond reach, cislunar space begins falling into chaos as critical satellites fail and valuable lunar mineral shipments begin disappearing in transit. Nothing is as it seems, and Marshall Hunter and the rest of the crew suspect none of it is by coincidence.

Цивилизация покоится на плечах изгоев. И когда ей нужен кто-то, чтобы управлять энергостанциями, расположенными на глубине трех километров в Тихом океане, она ищет особых людей для программы рифтеров. Тех, кто приспособлен к опасной окружающей среде, тех, кто настолько привык к травмам и хроническому стрессу, что жизнь на краю подводного вулкана станет для них облегчением. Но среди утесов и впадин хребта Хуан де Фука есть вещи, которые никто не ожидал найти, а достаточное количество давления даже привычную ко всему жертву превратит в человека, сделанного из стали.

Ein fremder Planet und eine dunkle Wahrheit... Die Fortsetzung der fesselnden Science Fiction-Dilogie jetzt auch als Hörbuch! Die menschliche Zivilisation ist vernichtet, ausgelöscht von einer unbekannten Macht. Der Ursprung des Angriffs: Das Sternsystem Epsilon Eridani, Ziel von Erebus und Terror. Nach 374 Jahren im interstellaren Nichts und einem Konflikt, der beinahe zur Katastrophe geführt hätte, erreichen die beiden Raumschiffe ihr Ziel. Sie haben keine Heimat mehr, keine Rückzugsmöglichkeit. Doch beide Crews sind fest entschlossen herauszufinden, wer oder was hinter der Vernichtung der Menschheit steckt.

In this story two men strike up a conversation and one reveals that he is, in fact, dead as the result of titanic war in the future. In this bold premise Wells once more reveals a startling and empathetic story.