Showing results for "Natasha" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Beast had Belle. Killian Black has me. How I got here doesn’t matter, even though he says it does. Says it was my choice. He doesn’t get it, though. It wasn’t ever a choice for me. And now, he’s changing the rules. The agreement was one month. For 30 days, I’d be his. He’s no longer satisfied with my body alone, though. He wants my soul, too. Wants every part of me. And even though I can pretend I’m safe when I lie beneath him, this man does something to me. Something wicked. A thing that will break me.

New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during WWII included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a kaiju? This collection takes real events from World War II and injects them with fantastical creatures that mirror the “unreality” of war itself. Each story—and two poems—feature mythical, mystical, and otherwise unexplainable beings that change the course of history.

Ann Decker fixes computers for a living, and in the evenings she passes the time sharpening her hacking skills. It's not a very interesting life, but she gets by - until one day she's contacted with a job offer for a company called Transformations Incorporated. None of her coworkers has ever heard of it before, and when Ann is finally told what the company does, she can hardly believe it: TI has invented technology to travel in time.

For Thaniel Steepleton, an unexpected posting to Tokyo can’t come at a better moment. The London fog has made him ill and doctor’s orders are to get out. His brief is strange: the staff at the British Legation have been seeing ghosts, and his first task is to find out what’s going on. But staying with his closest friend, Keita Mori, in Yokohama, Thaniel starts to experience ghostly happenings himself. For reasons he won’t say, Mori is frightened. Then he vanishes.

Nancy Kranich (played by Emmy-nominated actress Natasha Lyonne of Russian Doll and Orange Is the New Black) is a night nurse on an orbiting space station. But Nancy hates her job, is sick of space, and longs to find adventure and a safe place to smoke cigarettes that won’t blow everyone up. But when Nancy gets caught up in an outer-space conspiracy involving President Kennedy, former vice-president Richard Nixon, and an intergalactic object that could change the course of history, she gets way more adventure than she bargained for.

Even Rox's ability to heal has limits. Halo's efforts to save evolved ones is under threat by a new organization that isn't interested in operating from the shadows. AmLife is a biotech company leading research on genetic manipulation. They announced they're five years away from uncovering the...

Jordan arbeitet seit vier Monaten als Beraterin für Landon Security, eine Magierin unter lauter Wölfen. Sie schlägt sich gut, bis aus einer an sich einfachen Rettungsmission ein kleines Desaster wird. Und das ist lediglich der Anfang einer Reihe von vielen Ereignissen, die sich nicht so entwickeln wie geplant. Als Jordan während eines Auftrags zufällig über eine viel zu junge Mumie stolpert, wird schnell klar, dass sich die Stadt ein weiteres Mal in Gefahr befindet. Eigentlich ein Fall für die Magic Crime Division. Aber Jordan traut ihnen nicht und ermittelt auf eigene Faust.

In a world where humans are evolving, people are more curious than afraid. They look for answers from a handful of scientists who try to uncover why some develop abilities yet the vast majority to do. For most humans, it's an exciting time, but for EOs — the evolved ones — it's a game of...

In a world where humans are evolving, people are more curious than afraid. They look for answers from a handful of scientists who try to uncover why some develop abilities yet the vast majority do not. For most humans, it's an exciting time, but for Evolved Ones – EOs – it's a game of hide...

Her niece—taken. Her best friend—gone. There's only one mission that matters now—rescuing her loved ones from enemy hands. Forced to embark on a dangerous journey, Kira will need every one of her allies as she prepares for the greatest battle of her life. With her mind and body failing, it's a race against time to locate the homeworld of the Tsavitee. The alien race intent on dominating the universe. A shadowy force stalks her every move. Their motives unclear. As secrets come to light and the danger deepens, the Phoenix will be forced to rise.

Amelia Charron is a neuroscientist researching brain disorders. She routinely uses astonishing mind-linking technology that allows her to enter the dream world of patients. Each night, Amelia acts as a guide through the bizarre wonderland of the mind-an assisted lucid dream. It's a technique that reroutes neural pathways to heal the brain, but it's not without psychological dangers for both the patient and the guide. Orlando Kwon will do anything to keep the frightening voices at bay. Alien voices, he's sure, but he has no idea what they are saying.

1898 erwacht Joe Tournier ohne jegliche Erinnerungen am Bahnhof Gare du Roi in Londres. Die Welt steht Kopf: England ist Französisch, und Joe wird in eine psychiatrische Klinik eingewiesen. Nur wenig später, als er wieder in Freiheit ist, trifft eine rätselhafte Postkarte bei ihm ein, die 90 Jahre zu ihm unterwegs war. Auf der Postkarte ist ein Leuchtturm auf einer Insel mit dem Namen Eilean Mor abgebildet, auf der Rückseite steht ein kurzer Text: "Liebster Joe, komm nach Hause, wenn du dich erinnerst. M.".

An astonishing historical novel set in the shadowy, magical forests of South America, which draws on the captivating world of the international best seller The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. Deep in uncharted Peru, the holy town of Bedlam stands at the edge of a forest. The shrine statues move, and anyone who crosses the border dies. But somewhere inside are cinchona trees, whose bark yields quinine: the only known treatment for malaria. On the other side of the Pacific, it is 1859, and India is ravaged by the disease.

Als ihre Familie aus hochbegabten Magiern sie - die Blindgängerin – vor neun Jahren aus dem Haus warf, tippte Jordan mit dem Finger auf die Landkarte und landete so in South Orleans. Wütend und verletzt beschloss sie, ihre Familie und die Magie hinter sich zu lassen und als Mensch zu leben. Kopfgeldjägerin zu werden, war nicht geplant. Aber es war der einzige Job, den man ihr anbot und für den sie ein Talent zu haben schien. Heute kann sie sich nichts anderes mehr vorstellen. Sie liebt es, die Bösen zu fangen, ins Gefängnis zu verfrachten und dafür auch noch bezahlt zu werden.

London, Oktober 1883. Eines Abends kehrt Thaniel Steepleton, ein einfacher Angestellter im Innenministerium, in seine winzige Londoner Mietwohnung heim. Da findet er auf seinem Kopfkissen eine goldene Taschenuhr. Es ist ihm ein Rätsel, was es mit ihr auf sich hat. Sechs Monate später explodiert im Gebäude von Scotland Yard eine Bombe. Steepleton wurde gerade rechtzeitig gewarnt, weil seine Uhr ein Alarmsignal gab. Nun macht er sich auf die Suche nach dem Uhrmacher und findet Keita Mori, einen freundlichen, aber einsamen Mann aus Japan.

A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVELLA Fix the past. Save the present. Stop the future. Master of science fiction Alastair Reynolds unfolds a time-traveling climate fiction adventure in Permafrost. 2080: at a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers and...

Kira Forrest is a survivor. She's risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees. After her ship takes damage, she's forced to re-route to a space station where her past and present collide with dangerous consequences. Kira's existence holds the key to a faltering peace treaty with the Tuann - a technologically advanced alien race who dislikes and distrusts all humans.

Tamsyn Pride knows someone–or something–killed her grandmother. But every attempt she makes to catch the killer is met with whispers behind her back and suspicious looks. In the sleepy village of Much Wenlock, everyone has a secret. Everyone has something to hide.

Exploring otherness, identity, faith, religion, gender and sexual trauma, Hag brings together a gripping collection of tales that are unsettlingly timely and wickedly sinister. E

The TARDIS Break is your timey-wimey escape into the world of Doctor Who. With around 2–3 installments for each new season of Doctor Who—reviewing episodes, diving into behind-the-scenes lore, and speculating on what's to come. Whether you're a lifelong Whovian or just stepping into the TARDIS for the first time, join us for a fun, thoughtful ride through the vortex.