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In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon, Enceladus, are making their way toward Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race.

A product of the latest technologies, Barliona is a virtual world brimming with fun and entertainment. The government has become the guarantor for the in-game currency, allowing its free circulation. As a result the population floods Barliona in pursuit of easy money. It doesn't take long for the game developers to discover a source of free labor: real-world prison convicts. While their bodies are locked in special auto-maintenance virtual capsules, the prisoners' minds are released into Barliona's virtual mines.

Wayne dreamed of piloting a thirty-foot-tall walking robot that was closer to a battle tank than anything else. They were called Walkers. They were armed with laser cannons, rockets, missiles, and heavy kinetic weapons more similar to artillery pieces than guns, and everything that went with that. Unfortunately, he had been declined military service. His only avenue left to become a Walker Pilot was to make it happen all on his own. And he did just that. He became a true Cavalier, was wounded, gained squad mates, and founded the House of Hesh.

Timothy Zahn shows an unparalleled mastership of science fiction in the fifteen tales gathered here. "The Price of Survival" features an alien ship that arrives in our solar system without hostile intentions but with a desperate need whose fulfillment could destroy humanity. "The Giftie Gie Us" tells the story of two lonely survivors who find love among the ruins of a post-apocalyptic United States. And in "Pawn's Gambit," a human and his alien opponent face off over a game that will decide which one of them will return home.

The war between the Earth-led Alliance and the Hama Empire rages across the galaxy. There are valiant skirmishes, dastardly acts of subterfuge and sabotage, daring rescues, sinister sneak attacks, and a hundred other tales of heroism worth telling. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Alliance capital world has become a hotbed of espionage and intrigue as friendships and allegiances are strained and broken. Cason Maze has been tasked with protecting the defense against this new front.

Brad Johnson is the lone witness to a UFO sighting. The sighting, while odd in itself, is not the only incident that occurs that evening. The incident is followed up with the alien targeting him and his family. The firefight with the alien destroys everything Brad thought he knew about his family and pulls him into an intergalactic battle between two space faring aliens. Brad quickly finds himself leaving Earth struggling to understand his role with the aliens on both sides of the conflict. One group threatens Earth's security, the other group wants something from him.

The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and the Commonwealth. Thrust between this struggle are Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth's preeminent spy, and Kyle Rankin, a lowly soldier happily scrubbing toilets on Sabaea, a remote and isolated planet. However, Kyle Rankin is a lie. His real name is Eli Brody, and he fled his home world of Caledonia years ago. Simon Kovalic knows Caledonia is a lit fuse hurtling towards detonation.

Wayne dreamed of piloting a thirty-foot-tall walking robot that was closer to a battle-tank than anything else. They were called Walkers. They were armed with laser cannons, rockets, missiles, and heavy kinetic weapons more similar to artillery pieces than guns, and everything that went with that. Unfortunately, he had been declined military service. His only avenue left to become a Walker Pilot was to make it happen all on his own. Under his own power. With his own hands. Literally. Working his fingers to the bone, saving all he could, and digging through junkyards and salvage pits,

A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she and her crew of con women want to escape with their lives in this electrifying sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Bonds of Brass. “Fleet-footed, quick-witted, and beguiling...

A deeply corrupt and embedded ruling class, disenfranchised settlers, and embittered indentured workers–slaves in all but name—have poisoned the planet. They've unleashed the fires of class war and threatening to turn the beautiful planet into hell in the wake of Earthfall. Sinister forces are stirring the pot. Roland—once Crown Prince of Earth, now a Marine Auxiliary—was charged with building an army to stabilise New Doncaster, but it was too late. The rebels struck and the planet fell into civil war.

At the close of the 24th century, a series of revolutions has caused the galaxy to descend into chaos. With the Galactic Union Army stretched thin, mercenary units have arisen for those who have the need - and the means - to hire them. Kay, the alien member of the Cutter Force Initiative, has returned to her brutal home world of Vast on a mission of mercy. Before she joined the merc team, she was a great healer. And now her skills are sorely needed. Hundreds of Vastalimi - including her blood-kin - are mysteriously dying. But is the plague a work of nature? Or is it a bioengineered virus, purposefully unleashed?

Jon Ryan had lived long enough to know better. But with age does not automatically come wisdom. He has saved mankind many times. He even resurrected Earth and all its inhabitants from never-having-existed. But he's still haunted, and haunted people do crazy things.

The alien blueprint to claim Earth dates back to eons before humanity became enslaved. Fires of human rebellion have only strengthened the bid to fully secure the chains of iron rule. But the battle that spans time and space has become a proving ground. A bold, sophisticated band of insurgents has understanding of the enemy's darkest secrets and dares to loosen the choke hold of power on the planet....

Bethany Anne wurde darüber informiert, dass sich ein Raumschiff innerhalb des Sonnensystems aufhält... aber ihr Team kann es nicht finden. Ist es kurtherianischen Ursprungs, oder jemand anderes? Die Regierungen der Welt wurden über die Außerirdischen aufgeklärt, was weltweit Bemühungen anfeuert, an die Technologien zu kommen, über die TQB Enterprises verfügt.

Gier und Angst ... zwei Emotionen, die unterbewusst das Handeln von Individuen beeinflussen... und von Staaten. Nun hat die chinesische Staatsführung beschlossen, dass sie bereit sind alles zu tun was nötig ist, um Technologie aus dem Arsenal der Queen Bitch in die Hände zu bekommen.

Sowohl Vampire als auch Menschen sind zu Opfern geworden, aber wenn es eine Sache gibt, die Bethany Annes Mitstreiter gelernt haben, dann ist es die Tatsache, dass man NIEMALS AUFGEGEBEN wird. "Niemals aufgegeben", der fünfte Teil des Kurtherianischen Gambits, spinnt die Geschichte aus "Scheiß drauf!" weiter. Wenn Du die vorhergehenden Bücher nicht gelesen hast, kann ich Dir nur wärmstens empfehlen dies zu tun. Dieses Buch ist Teil einer Serie und viele der vorkommenden Protagonisten wurden in den vorherigen Büchern in die Geschichte eingeführt.

Stephen betrat das Büro, das Barnabas als sein Richterzimmer in Beschlag genommen hatte. Auch wenn der Berg an Daten, den Bethany Annes Team ihm zur Verfügung stellte, mehr als genug war um seine Neugier zu befriedigen, hatte sich Barnabas in den letzten einhundertzweiundfünfzig Jahren niemals so wie jetzt gefühlt.

Die Welt wird von den plötzlichen technologischen Fortschritten, die Bethany Anne und ihre Freunde einführen, unerwartet überrascht. Da ist es nicht überraschend, dass es auch Interessen gibt, die davon ganz und gar nicht angetan sind. Bethany Annes Gruppe arbeitet hart daran, die neuen Errungenschaften auch zu produzieren, doch wer könnte ihnen da mit Fachwissen helfen?

Die Pläne von Bethany Anne werden auf den Kopf gestellt, als eine entstehende Künstliche Intelligenz gegen ihren Willen auf dem kurtherianischen Computer in ihrem Kopf eine neue Heimat findet. Dann muss sie sich natürlich auch noch um den Verstoßenen David und seine Taten kümmern, am besten mit einer dauerhaften Lösung. Und irgendwie trifft Bethany Anne immer wieder auf Terroristen. Völlig frei von den Zwängen eines Rechtsstaates, sucht sie nur Gerechtigkeit für die, die in Frankreich beim Terroranschlag ermordet wurden.

On the Outer Rim, the planet Lanteeb has no strategic value, no political power, and one enormous problem: It has been invaded by an emboldened Separatist Alliance. To find out why, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have snuck onto Lanteeb—and now look oblivion in the eye...