Showing results for "Liberation" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

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From the author of the literary pulp phenomenon Spaceman Blues comes a future history cautionary tale, a heist movie in the style of a hippie novel. Liberation is a speculation on life in near-future America after the country suffers an economic cataclysm that leads to the resurgence of ghosts of its past (such as the human slave trade). Our heroes are the Slick Six, a group of international criminals who set out to alleviate the worst of these conditions and put America on the road to recovery.

The time for liberation has come. With the Republic's army now on their side, Alexandra and her allies can finally look north—towards the embattled Asarian Kingdom, deep in the throes of civil war, as the slavers of Sunrise besiege its capital. They must liberate Darthar, the jewel of the wastelands, if they are to restore the connection Rebirth had with the Duchy of Sarth and what remains of the kingdom beyond. Meanwhile, ever so slowly, the world marches towards annihilation, as conspiracies millennia in the making reach their crescendo, and the entire planet teeters on the brink.

L’été s’est installé sur l’Île-aux-Veuves, égayant ses rives et mettant en lumière de nouveaux mystères à résoudre pour Milane et ses amis. Tiraillée entre ses nouvelles aptitudes, un mal étrange qui assaille Léna et un nouveau travail, Milane poursuit sa quête de réponses dans son univers fantastique.

Commodore Straker faces new enemies as neighboring interstellar empires decide his New Republic is a growing threat. A two-front war develops, and the Liberator must face both the Mutuality and the Hundred Worlds. Even as the fighting rages, the mysterious Opters are on the move. They make a diplomatic effort to reach out to Straker - but can he trust the Hive Masters? Will they help or stab him in the back?

Commodore Straker's rebellion grows in strength - but his enemies are growing even faster. Faced with a dozen rebel planets in their territory, the Mutuality finally takes notice of the upstart known as the Liberator, and they gather a vast fleet to crush him. Preparing for a titanic interstellar battle, it's clear Straker has no chance. His tiny enclave of free planets can't survive the weight of 1000 worlds. His own officers realize this, and some of them begin to turn against him....

The Hundred Worlds have withstood invasion by the relentless Hok for decades. The human worlds are strong, but the Hok have the resources of a thousand planets behind them, and their fleets attack in endless waves. The long war has transformed the Hundred Worlds into heavily fortified star systems. Their economies are geared for military output, and they raise specialized soldiers to save our species. Assault Captain Derek Straker is one such man among many.

Le podcast hebdo de jeux vidéo de Libération présenté par Erwan Cario et ses chroniqueur·euse·s. Gaming since 2007. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Chaque semaine, dans le podcast Silence on joue, Jérémie Kletzkine parle d'un jeu de société. Une semaine après la diffusion de l'épisode, sa chronique est disponible dans ce podcast dédié. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

When a mysterious spacecraft comes hurtling toward Earth, Carol Danvers - the hero known as Captain Marvel - narrowly prevents it from crashing and killing its pilot. The young woman, Rhi, is an Inhuman, part of a group who rejected that society's caste system and left for the stars in search of a new life. What they found, however, was imprisonment on a planet ruled by a cruel patriarchy. Horrified by the picture the young woman paints, Carol pledges to accompany her back to the planet and pulls together a team of heroes to help.

Dark magic wreaths New Orleans and Thea isn't immune to its effects. Worse, the Coven witnesses her loss of control, and her boss at AID is asking questions of Thea's friends and teammates. Could the disappearance of Arthur Adderget be connected to the rising undead and the wards failing around the city? Getting involved with the Coven goes against Thea's better instinct, but there's only one way to find out. The team must investigate before NOLA's defenses are destroyed.

King of the Rising is the searing conclusion to an unflinching and powerful Caribbean-inspired fantasy series about colonialism, resilience and defiance. A revolution has swept through the islands of Hans Lollik and former slave Loren Jannik has been chosen to lead the survivors in a bid to free...