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Wulf is one of the last survivors of the demonic apocalypse. At the brink of oblivion, he’s sent back forty-one years to prevent the end. Now he’s a first-year again at Istalis Academy. Having his advancement reset is an opportunity to do everything better. But Wulf is sent back with a seemingly useless crafting class. Nobody can know or he’ll be expelled from his fighter program, where he’ll be expected to channel his abilities through the hollowed-out vessels of stone giants.

From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series. Humanity...

Before Hr'ent Golramm became a legendary Enforcer for the Peacemaker Guild, he was a mere candidate. Granted, he was a particularly unusual candidate - only six Oogar had ever successfully graduated from the Peacemaker Academy on Ocono, and Hr'ent would be the seventh. Every candidate must pass a commissioning mission in order to graduate, though, and Hr'ent's is unsolvable. The Pushtal of Vorrhurna were once one of the Mercenary Guild's 37 races. 

It's back to school for Cat Leblanc, where the cyborg samurai gets high marks in ultraviolence against both gangsters and aliens, in this cyberpunk adventure. Things are quiet in the megacity of New Montreal. Too quiet for Catherine Leblanc. Earth is safe, the extraterrestrial Antithesis are...

With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade. The second book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and...

From bestselling LitRPG author Seth Ring—creator of the Titan and Battle Mage Farmer series—comes the triumphant conclusion to the thrilling epic series of alien contact, fast-paced military action, and superhuman adventure. Everything has changed. And everything—including humanity...

The thrilling second installment in New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas’s Galaxy Raiders series. As war rages on against the formidable Galactic Authority, Admiral Alexandra Morrigan leads a daring expeditionary fleet into the galactic frontier, searching for unlikely allies in the...

Cam is a Marine, not a spy. That’s what he keeps trying to tell Fleet Intelligence. But when he and Vicky signed back up, they agreed to follow orders. And their orders are to keep working for the Corporate Security Force, and find out what the private paramilitary force knows about Zan-Thint's plans to use Predecessor technology against the Commonwealth. Stuck leading a crew of cutthroat mercenaries - who want nothing more than to slaughter the wildcat miners, and take their rhenium ore - Cam and Vicky try to figure out why the Corporate Council is really interested in the mine. 

The riveting and deeply immersive first installment in a new military sci-fi series—pitting amortal humans against a mystifying alien intelligence in a galaxy-spanning conflict—from New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas. Centuries in the future, the Galactic Authority reigns over...

Ethos is real. The crew of Excursion Two made it safely to the colony planet, but where are the colonists? Jane’s ancestor has recovered from nearly three centuries in a damaged cryochamber, but Linus Vanderbilt is holding onto secrets. He warns them never to use the Link, then disappears with his trusted robot assistant, Atticus.

Ist künstliche Intelligenz in der Lage all unsere Probleme zu lösen? Und... wollen wir das überhaupt? Tim ist sich da auch nach seinen Abenteuern im "Neuen Paradies" und seinem Abstieg in die "Neue Hölle" auf Erden noch immer nicht sicher. Natürlich genießt er es, wieder mit Oma und Opa vereint durch die wunderbar grünende Natur rund um ihr idyllisches kleines Dörfchen zu wandern und endlich Antworten auf all seine vielen Fragen zu bekommen.

Für einen kurzen Moment dachten Rok und seine Gefährten, sie wären zu Hause. Na ja, zu Hause... was ist das eigentlich, hier in der Spiele-Hirn-Welt? Um diese Frage wollten sie sich gerade kümmern, doch stattdessen landen sie im Schnee, weil der örtliche Minotauren-Schamane sich etwas im Port-Ankunftspunkt vergriffen hat. Menschenopfernde Druiden, unfreundliche Nordleute und ein gesteigertes Monsteraufkommen helfen dabei auch nicht weiter. Außerdem nervt die Kälte total.

L’arrivée des humains sur leur planète est le plus grand cataclysme de l’Histoire des ekomers. Kaël a assisté à leur chute depuis les étoiles, à leur trahison et désormais, il voit en l’esprit blanc Thiziri, la seule chance de salut de son peuple. Il aurait pourtant dû la tuer, il le sait. Malgré tout, à chaque fois que ses doigts se posent sur son arc, il est incapable de décocher sa flèche. Redécouvrez le voyage de Thiziri à travers la jungle hostile, par ses yeux à lui et plongez dans ses souvenirs d’enfance jusqu’à son ascension au rang de siölka.

Named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Clifford D. Simak was a preeminent voice during the decades that established science fiction as a genre to be reckoned with. Held in the same esteem as fellow luminaries Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Ray Bradbury, his novels continue to enthrall today's audiences. And his short fiction is still as gripping and surprising now as when it first entertained an entire generation of fans.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood A Best Of pick and Most Anticipated Sci Fi and Fantasy novel, as selected by Goodreads Buzzfeed BookRiot The Portalist IO9 BookBub SheReads BiblioLifestyle Den of Geek GeekDad “A rich...

Das System kennt deinen Platz. Doch was, wenn du dich an der Seite des falschen Mannes wiederfindest? Anziehung ist gefährlich, Liebe nur Illusion und einzig das System weiß, wer zusammengehört. Darauf vertraut auch Liah, bis sie ausgerechnet Arjan – dem zukünftigen Präsidenten – als Partnerin zugeteilt wird, einem Mann, den sie verachtet. Während sie sich in ihre vorbestimmte Rolle zwingt, zieht sie der geheimnisvolle Zayne in seinen Bann und bringt ihre Loyalität ins Schwanken. Gefangen in einem Strudel aus Rache, Verrat und düsteren Geheimnissen, muss Liah herausfinden, wer sich irrt.

Jake McGraw, independent space trucker, has been shanghaied. He and his crew, fresh off their adventures in Starrigger and Red Limit Freeway, are plucked off the Skyway by a creature of unknown power. Now on an alien planet where most of the rules of the regular universe do not seem to apply, Jake confronts the builders of the Skyway once and for all. Will he and his crew make it out alive?

In this thrilling, action-packed fourth installment in the Planetside series from acclaimed science fiction author Michael Mammay, retired Colonel Carl Butler gears up for another military investigation, full of danger, corporate intrigue, and tech people would kill for—perfect for fans of...

From the author of Planetside, a Best Book of 2018 (Library Journal) A military legend is caught in the web between alien intrigue and human subterfuge… Following his mission on Cappa, Colonel Carl Butler returns to a mixed reception. To some he is a do-or-die war hero. To the other half of...

A seasoned military officer uncovers a deadly conspiracy on a distant, war-torn planet… War heroes aren't usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler answers the call from an old and powerful friend...