Showing results for "Coup" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

When the fourth princess of Istalam is due to dedicate herself to a path serving the crown, she makes a choice that shocks everyone, herself most of all: She leaves. In hiding and exiled from power, Miyara finds her place running a tea shop in a struggling community that sits on the edge of a magical disaster zone. But there's more brewing under the surface of this city—hidden magic and hidden machinations—that threaten all the people who've helped her make her own way.

Une flotte de 40 vaisseaux-monde transportant les derniers vestiges de l'humanité tente de trouver un nouveau foyer pour assurer sa survie... mais que se passerait-il si elle découvrait une nouvelle planète où se poser – trouverait-elle enfin le bonheur et la paix ou serait-ce le début d’une guerre intestine ?

In Harry Turtledove's mesmerizing alternate history of World War II, the choices of men and fate have changed history. Now it is the winter of 1941. As the Germans, with England and France on their side, slam deep into Russia, Stalin's terrible machine fights for its life. But the agreements of world leaders do not touch the hearts of soldiers. The war between Germany and Russia is rocked by men with the courage to aim their guns in a new direction. England is the first to be shaken.

Once, there was a shining civilization grounded on magic, with sorcerers, flying cities, iron ships, castles in the clouds, and wonders beyond the dreams of mortal men. Then, in a single cataclysmic moment fifty years ago, magic flared and the wondrous world came to an end. The few who survived are struggling to reclaim what they lost. Meanwhile, darker forces plot to shape the future to something more to their liking.

An insidious cabal has decided to change the direction of the United Alliance of Stars (UAS) with a coup d’etat - but not through a military takeover. They have devised a subtler coup: the manipulation of the Committee, the 15-star system that sets policy for the UAS. The UAS Committee enlists their de facto troubleshooter, Anna Paulus, to shut down the cabal, but they insists she leave the NIA and manage UAS Committee Security. For Anna it’s a nightmare scenario, leaving her safe world for a completely new environment dominated by macho men with years of combat experience.

Eine Kunstausstellung im All. Ein begehrtes Objekt. Nur eine Frau kann es schützen. Kunst dient den Reichen. Und die Erde ist dafür nicht mehr rentabel genug. Das haben die hiesigen Kunstgalerien verstanden und ihre Versteigerungen in die Weite zwischen den Sternen verlagert: Auf Luxusraumschiffen der Extraklasse können illustre Kunstliebhaber nun ihrem Vergnügen frönen und ungestört Milliarden für die kostbaren Schätze ausgeben. Doch auch im All bedarf es eines besonderen Schutzes, sei es nun vor Kunstschändern, Möchtegern-Dieben oder religiösen Fanatikern.

The Serenity crew head to Yell City, one of the settlements on Abel, a moon in the Rim. Their job: track down the killers of a local lawyer shot dead in the streets by a local gang. Their client is Annie Roberts, the eighteen-year-old daughter of the murdered man. Lucky for them, Annie Roberts is more than capable of handling herself. Unlucky for them, the job is lot more complicated than they at first think it is. Annie’s father is not just the victim of local gang violence but also the target of some powerful men.