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The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying 2,000 colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is a make-or-break investment for the corporation - and for the future of all mankind. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch.

Toorop, a hard-boiled leatherneck veteran, has been hired to escort a young woman from Russia to Canada. But Marie is no ordinary girl. A schizophrenic and a possible carrier of a new artificial virus, Marie is bearing a mutant embryo created by an American cult, which dreams of producing a genetically modified messiah that will end all human life as we know it.

Cerastes, Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers, has returned to the world he once called home. Though his host has been crushed by the fearsome Palatine Aesura and her Sororitas of the Order of the Thorn, Cerastes' dark ambition is undaunted. He will have his revenge. He will resurrect the Eightfold Bane. And he will convert the world he despises to the worship of Chaos. Legitur is about to receive the Word, and it will burn with the fires of revolution.

His very name inspires awe, horror, and, for some of the greatest masters of contemporary science fiction, a strong affection. Find out why in this special collector's edition of the original 1932 novelization of Wallace and Cooper's movie that includes commentary by masters of science fiction Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Orson Scott Card, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Catherine Asaro, Jack Williamson, and Marc Zicree.

Meet Mulder and Scully, FBI - the agency maverick and the female agent assigned to keep him in line. Their job is to investigate the eeriest unsolved mysteries in modern America, from pyro-psychics to death row demonics, from rampaging Sasquatches to alien invasions. These are the cases the Bureau wants handled quietly but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there...and panics - the cases filed under "X".

In the aftermath of the events of Predator 2, US Marine Scott Devlin is assigned to the clean-up operation in Los Angeles. He is soon thrust into a world of secretive government agents, highly-advanced technology, and an unstoppable juggernaut lone agent, Alan "Dutch" Schaefer.

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: To make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.

In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose each other. In the course of pursuing each other's ruin, they will deploy all the deception their magician's craft can command. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences.

The official novelization of the summer blockbuster The Predator, Shane Black's new movie with a screenplay by Shane Black and Fred Dekker.

Als die heimtückischen T'au eine Walküre mit einem General des Astra Militarum auf der belagerten imperialen Welt Dasht i-Kevar zum Absturz bringen, steht alles auf dem Spiel – das Wissen des Generals könnte den Krieg entscheidend beeinflussen und den Planeten unter die Kontrolle der abscheulichen Xenos bringen. Nur die Kasrkin können ihn noch zurückholen. Sie sind die Elite der Elite, doch der Feind, den Hauptmann Bharath Obeysekera und sein Trupp bekämpfen sollen, ist anders als alles, was sie bisher erlebt haben: die Wüste selbst – endlos und unerbittlich.

Nach den Verwüstungen von Isstvan kniet ein Krieger der Legiones Astartes in grauer Rüstung vor dem Regenten von Terra und akzeptiert feierlich seine neue Pflicht – Captain Nathaniel Garro, einst Kommandant der Eisenstein, jetzt der Agentia Primus von Malcador dem Sigiliten. Als Inbegriff der Treue und Beschützer der Unschuldigen steht er bereit, gegen die verräterischen Verbündeten des Kriegsherrn zurückzuschlagen. Aber Garro beschreitet dunkle Pfade, die ihn an seinem Platz im Imperium zweifeln lassen.

Returned to Earth, Ellen Ripley learns that a colony has been established on LV-426, the planet where the crew of the Nostromo found the original Alien. But contact with the colonists has been lost, so she must accompany a unit of colonial marines to discover their fate. And to destroy any Aliens found on the planet known as Acheron. This is a groundbreaking sequel by science fiction legend Alan Dean Foster, with the wonderful characters and rapid-fire action that make Aliens one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

This audiobook is the official prequel, introducing key concepts that then will explode onto the screen in the movie The Predator. The official prequel novel leads into the summer blockbuster The Predator, Shane Black's new movie set within the universe of the previous films. With a screenplay by Shane Black and Fred Dekker, the film stars Yvonne Strahovski, Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane, Sterling Brown, Keegan-Michael Key, Edward James Olmos, Jake Busey, and more.

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the second in the Darth Bane trilogy, the fearsome Sith lord takes on a deadly new apprentice. Darth Bane’s twisted genius made him a natural leader among the Sith–until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own...

Predator ships stream into human space in unprecedented numbers. The Colonial Marines, controlled by Weyland-Yutani, respond to the incursion, thus entering the Rage War. This terrifying assault by the Yautja cannot go unchallenged, yet the cost of combat is high. Predators are master combatants, and each encounter yields a high body count. Then, when Lt. Johnny Mains and his marines - the VoidLarks - enter the fray, they discover an enemy deadlier than any could imagine.

Fury 161 is a wretched planet - a penal colony and an industrial complex manned by violent prisoners. When an escape pod from the USS Sulaco crash-lands there, Ellen Ripley appears to be the only passenger left alive. Then inmates begin to die, all at the hands of another survivor - a creature which encounters Ripley and spares her life! Desperate to know why, she seeks out an answer - and discovers terror unlike any she's ever known.

Die Thronwelt ist in Aufruhr, geplagt von der Öffnung des Großen Risses und dem Erlöschen des Astronomican. Inquisitor Erasmus Crowl, den die Ereignisse im Hohlen Berg körperlich und geistig mitgenommen haben, ist verschwunden und mit ihm alle Hinweise auf die Verschwörung, von der er so sehr besessen ist. Seine Interrogatorin Luce Spinoza muss sich entscheiden, sich auf die Suche nach ihm zu machen oder ihr bedrängtes Reich vor den vielen Kräften zu beschützen, die es noch immer zu zerstören trachten.

The second original novel in an Alien vs Predator: Rage War series, continuing from Predator: Incursion as Colonial Marines units are being wiped out - and not by the Predators. This is an attack by organized armies of Aliens.

Mic möchte unbedingt an dieser idealistischen Idee mitwirken. Doch selbst ein exzellenter Studienabschluss in Softwareentwicklung ist unbedeutend, wenn man ihn in einer argentinischen Kleinstadt erworben hat. Der Karrieresprung nach Europa scheint aussichtlos. Doch dann wird Tuuli, die Gründerin von Riaru, auf Mic aufmerksam. Der Job im Berliner Headquarter gleicht einem Traum. Bis Mic erwacht.

Cadias Streitkräfte setzen den Kampf fort und versuchen verzweifelt, die Zerstörung ihrer Heimatwelt zu rächen und zu beweisen, dass sie trotz ihres erschütternden Verlustes weiterhin die besten Soldaten des Astra Militarum sind. Als Minka Lesk und dem 101. Cadia ein Relikt des verschollenen 8. Regiments in die Hände fällt, sehen sie darin die Gelegenheit, eine alte Scharte auszuwetzen, und folgen der Spur nach Telkens Ruh, einer Welt im Zentrum des zusammenbrechenden Reiches des gefürchteten Chaos-Kriegsherrn Drakul-zar.