Showing results for "Gladiator" in Science Fiction

In Gladiator, Philip Wylie crafts a gripping tale of a man who, through the brilliance of his biologist father, gains the extraordinary strength and invulnerability of a superman. Yet, as he grapples with his remarkable abilities, he finds himself alienated from a society that responds to his power with fear and hostility. This profound struggle ultimately drives him to seek solace away from civilization, exploring the true cost of being different. (Summary by the reader)

As an a'ani warrior, my life matters little. Cloned from the same matter as thousands of others, I am but one of many. Here on the ice planet, though, I can start over. I can become my own person, have my own needs, my own wants. I know what I want. I have known since the moment I arrived. Her name is Angie. She is human, with sad, lonely eyes, and a very pregnant belly. To her, I am not just another clone. I am Vordis, the one who laughs at her jokes, tends to her needs, and makes her smile. But my brother and fellow clone Thrand thinks the same way....

When her mother and brother are murdered, young noblewoman Accala Viridius cries out for vengeance. But the empire is being torn apart by a galactic civil war, and her demands fall on deaf ears. Undeterred, Accala sacrifices privilege and status to train as a common gladiator. Mastering the one weapon available to her - a razor-sharp discus that always returns when thrown - she enters the deadly imperial games, the only arena where she can face her enemies.

Crulden the Ruiner is the name of a fierce gladiator who's broken the rules...and broken anyone who approaches. It's my name. It's a name that strikes fear into the hearts of all...all except the small human female who comes to clean my cell and glares at me the entire time. My new owners want things from me. They want me to play in their games. They want me to win battles for them. Well, I know what I want in return. I want her. And I don't care who I have to destroy to get her.

I never thought I’d be tricked into an arranged marriage with an alien warlord. Still, it’s been easy enough to keep my former gladiator husband at arm’s length. But once my translator starts working, the hulking himbo decides he’s tired of waiting and freaking kidnaps me. I wake up in a picturesque seaside village, and the big lug is only too happy to inform me that it’s all part of his plan to give us time to fall in love. Strangely enough, it turns out he was listening when I told him I loved historical mysteries.

Can these two mates live in together in harmony? Carina is tired of working hard with manual labor to help serve the now broken down Earth’s society. She wants to have new experiences. She knows the only way off the planet is through Celestial Mates, the mail order bride service, so she decides to sign up. She finally gets selected and gets picked up by a spaceship to take her to her new life.

"Game of Thoughts", ist ein Podcast über Videospiele, Gamedesign, Wissenschaft und Themen mit denen wir den Gaming-Eisberg durchbrechen wollen. Was denken sich Spieleentwickler, wenn sie bestimmte Abschnitte gestalten? Wie kann uns das Sound-Design unterbewusst manipulieren? Außerdem nehmen wir uns Zeit neueste Entwicklungen in der Gaming-Welt zu besprechen und tiefer mit Themen auseinanderzusetzen, die Gamerinnen und Gamer auf der ganzen Welt beschäftigen. Wir nehmen uns Zeit, um Gameplay-Features und Spielmechaniken zu analysieren und zu diskutieren, wie sie sich auf das Spielerlebnis ...

What's got four arms, huge spikes shooting out of his spine, and is utterly insane? Oh yeah, that's right. It's the freaking alien gladiator who's fighting in the games—for me—because I'm the prize he's geared to win. How I ended up here is just as much of a mystery as is how I lost my memory. I've got no idea who I am, where I'm from, or why no other species on this diverse and chaotic planet look anything like me. But as the gladiator and I spend more time together, I'm starting to realize… yeah, he might be crazy, but so am I.

Jurassic Park meets The Hunger Games in this stunning new high-energy, high-concept tale from first-time novelist Ted Kosmatka, a Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Set in an amoral future where genetically...