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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.

Contains books one and two of the Renegade series: The Renegade and The Deal.

Ragnarok was only the beginning. Buried in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, is the massive Bunker One. Long conquered by the spawn of the xenovirus, it is now the mission of Alex Keener, Samuel Neth, and Makara Angel to find the fallen Bunker, or die trying. Contained within are the mysterious Black Files, which may be the key to stopping the xenovirus before it is too late.

In Antarctica, a research expedition discovers an ancient structure buried deep in the ice. In Indonesia, a genetics researcher identifies a breakthrough treatment for autism. But these two incredible discoveries aren't what they seem. They will set off a race to unravel the deepest secrets of human existence—the true history of human origins. And an event that could change humanity forever.

A year has passed since the cataclysmic impact of asteroid AG5. Whilst Earth's survivors struggle against a devastating winter, the world's finest assemble on the International Space Station for a covert mission that could change the course of civilization. Back in the US, former director general Steiner is due to stand trial for masterminding heinous acts of terror. As calls for the death penalty gain momentum, those that sit in judgement are unaware that Steiner holds the key to the survival of the entire human race.

Die Menschheit steht kurz davor, vernichtet zu werden. Ava und ihre Verbündeten haben alles riskiert – und doch scheint die Dunkelheit unaufhaltsam. Jeder Schritt birgt Gefahr, jeder Moment könnte der letzte sein. Die Schatten werden dichter, die Bedrohung größer, und die Angst erreicht ihren Höhepunkt. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, ein Kampf gegen einen schier übermächtigen Feind, ein Abenteuer jenseits aller Grenzen – und ein epischer Showdown, in dem sich die Schicksale von Cornell, Pike, Cyberella und Ava endgültig erfüllen.

The world holds its breath as the colossal asteroid 2011 AG5 hurtles towards the Earth. As humanity is faced with extinction, archaeologist Sarah Morgan is in a race against time to uncover a secret that has been buried for millennia: that an advanced ancestor once populated the Earth. As Sarah travels across the continents in search of the truth, she discovers there are those that will kill to protect this most ancient of secrets....

Wenn du nicht kämpfst, hast du schon verloren. Die Welt taumelt. Nach einer Reihe verheerender Anschläge durch die Insurgents herrschen Angst und Chaos. Die Regierungen sind machtlos, der Frieden zerbricht – und während das grausame Flutprotokoll in seine finale Phase tritt, bereitet der skrupellose Patriamer Balendin im Verborgenen den ultimativen Genozid vor: Omega Telos. Verstreut, geschwächt und gejagt bleibt nur eine kleine Gruppe Mutiger. Cornell Rohde, Ava Canary, Cyberella und P.I.K.E. – sie alle stehen mit dem Rücken zur Wand. Ihr Feind ist übermächtig, ihr Auftrag ein Himmelfahrtskommando.

Lange vor der Zeit des Commanders befand sich die Erde in einem Zustand wachsender Wirtschaftskriminalität und stetiger Ungerechtigkeit. In dieser Welt wuchs ein junger Mann auf, der ein ihm unbekanntes Erbe in sich trägt: Kane Thanatos Walker. Mit hoher Intelligenz und einem zynischen, rationalen Blick auf die Menschheit wehrt sich Kane auf die einzige Weise, die ihm einfällt - er wird kriminell. Als er durch einen Bankraub Zugang in die Welt des organisierten Verbrechens von Rio de Janeiro erhält, verändert sich sein Leben komplett.

In Marbella, Spain, Dr. Kate Warner awakens to a horrifying reality: the human race stands on the brink of extinction. A pandemic unlike any before it has swept the globe. Nearly a billion people are dead—and those the Atlantis Plague doesn't kill, it transforms at the genetic level. A few rapidly evolve. The remainder devolve. As the world slips into chaos, radical solutions emerge. Industrialized nations offer a miracle drug, Orchid, which they mass produce and distribute to refugee camps around the world.

Lost Origins is an enthralling space odyssey set in a distant future where Earth is a lost legend. In this riveting tale, Maddy, a skilled smuggler, embarks on a perilous mission carrying vital medicine and a cryptic data crystal. Her journey plunges her into a universe brimming with danger, from space pirates to complex political intrigue. Maddy's character is a blend of strength and vulnerability, making her a compelling protagonist. Her journey is not just about the physical travel through space, but also an exploration of her own morals and choices.

Contains the complete Void Wraith Origins trilogy: Dryker's Folly, Book One; Dryker's Stand, Book Two; and Dryker's Fall, Book Three.

Fighting over a span of light years that boggles the mind, Dash and his crew are drawn farther out in the big black than any human has ever gone...or so they thought. A small beacon of humanity drifts, alone, frozen, and ancient, out where the light of days is older than the history of mankind.

Die Jagd geht weiter. Cornell, Pike, Cyberella und Ava stehen am Abgrund – verfolgt von einer Bedrohung, die größer scheint als alles, was sie je erlebt haben. Jeder Schritt könnte der letzte sein, jeder Verbündete ein Feind im Verborgenen. Die Schatten der Vergangenheit holen sie ein, alte Allianzen zerbrechen, und selbst kleinste Fehler können tödlich enden.

History is turned inside out when off-world travelers challenge Tyson Reyes and Madi Grace to a real-life game of Temporal Dilemma. Three rounds from the opponents and Hitler takes Europe, Pearl Harbor never happens, a fascist cloud hangs over the postwar United States, and CHRONOS itself is erased from existence. Now Tyson, Madi, and a team of seasoned players must make their moves - in 1930s New York. Jazz and the blues waft from Village clubs. The World’s Fair draws assassins. Madison Square Garden hosts Nazis. And the Manhattan Project never gets off the ground.

When two time-traveling historians cross paths during one of the most tumultuous decades of the twentieth century, history goes helter-skelter. But which one broke the timeline? In 2136 Madison Grace uncovers a key to the origins of CHRONOS, a time-travel agency with ties to her family’s mysterious past. Just as she is starting to jump through history, she returns to her timeline to find millions of lives erased - and only the people inside her house realize anything has changed.

When Edgar Vagrant down checks Verkol Kondur’s mining barge, Kondur gets swept up in station politics in spite of his best efforts to avoid them. When Edgar pushes his elder son, Malachai, into working on the station’s freighter, Malachai decides to take matters into his own hands. With Malachai gone, his brother Zachary gets to pick up the pieces of a management structure that he had no hand in making, no authority to control, and no wish to continue.

Warlock Milo Velazquez has always dreamed of a day when “monsters” like him don’t have to hide in the shadows. Now, on a planet far from Earth, he’s hoping the old prejudices have been left behind. Though from what he’s seen so far - not a chance. Their new leader could make life a living hell for Milo and the other immortals illegally transported across the galaxy. Under cover, he scopes out the threat, but he never expected to find a beautiful woman locked in a cell underground. He should ignore her and focus on his mission, but instead he sets her free.

Bist du bereit für die Wahrheit? Auch wenn sie dein gesamtes Weltbild zunichte machen wird? Ordnungshüter Peregrin, Schichtleiter der Wissensbibliothek auf dem Planeten Patriam, führt ein ruhiges und friedliches Leben. Doch nach einem Terroranschlag versinkt seine Welt im Chaos. Wer steckt hinter dieser Aktion, und welche Rolle spielt das geheime Social Project, an dem seine Familie massgeblich beteiligt ist? Während das aufständische Volk die Regierung zu stürzen droht, muss Peregrin alles riskieren, um das Geheimnis zur Rettung der Patriamer zu schützen.

Get ready to experience two more origin stories in the Backyard Starship universe.