Showing results for "Pandora" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The world is not the same since the Pandoravirus outbreak changed the essence of human nature. Those affected by the disease are consumed by adrenal rage. They erupt in violence with the slightest provocation. And now, infected scientist Emma Miller is forging them into an army of merciless killers marching across America. Emma's twin sister, neuroscientist Isabel Miller, is desperate to avert the chaos that threatens to engulf civilization. But her team has its hands full staying one step ahead of the civil unrest that's ravaging the country.

They call it Pandoravirus. It attacks the brain. Anyone infected may explode in uncontrollable rage. Blind to pain, empty of emotion, the infected hunt and are hunted. They attack without warning and without mercy. Their numbers spread unchecked. There is no known cure. Emma Miller studies diseases for a living - until she catches the virus. Now she's the one being studied by the US government and by her twin sister, neuroscientist Isabel Miller. Rival factions debate whether to treat the infected like rabid animals to be put down, or victims deserving compassion.

Londra, 1799. Elijah e Helen Blake, stimati archeologi e titolari del rinomato Emporio di Antichità Esotiche sono rimasti uccisi dal crollo di uno scavo in Grecia. L’incidente ha lasciato illesa la figlia Pandora detta Dora che ormai è una giovane donna affidata, insieme all’Emporio, allo sciagurato zio Hezekiah. Un giorno Pandora scopre lo zio chiudere nello scantinato una misteriosa cassa di legno incrostata di molluschi e incapace di tenere a freno al curiosità si avventura nello stanzino buio per imbattersi in qualcosa che cambierà per sempre la sua vita.

The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hibernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three organic mental cores—disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions—go insane. The emergency skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: build an artificial consciousness in the Earthling's primary computer that can guide them to their destination—and hope it doesn't destroy the human race.

¿Y si la mayor amenaza de los dioses fuera el destino de la humanidad? Cuando Prometeo, titán traidor a su estirpe, crea a los primeros humanos por orden de Zeus, cree estar cumpliendo un acto de redención. Pero los dioses no buscan compañía: quieren adoración. Pronto, Prometeo se enfrenta al dilema de seguir sirviendo al dios que destruyó a su familia o dar a sus criaturas el fuego divino, el don del conocimiento.

After peacefully and complacently expanding for centuries, the Centran Empire comes face to face with their first major obstacle, the stubborn and warlike inhabitants of Earth, and decides to use Earth warriors to pacify difficult planets throughout the galaxy, but they soon discover a new problem - the humans could end up running the Central Empire itself.

Świat Pierwotny 2111 roku, pogrążony w coraz bardziej wyniszczającej wojnie, zmierza do nieuchronnej zagłady w wodorowej apokalipsie. Przetrwanie ludzi może zapewnić jedynie operacyjny świat równoległy Alfa. Nadal dużym zagrożeniem pozostaje Wernic, który oczekuje na coś nieuchronnego, co może w końcu zniszczy rodzaj ludzki. W okolicach Jowisza brytyjska jednostka układowa HMS Savana przechwytuje obcy, jednosekundowy sygnał. Rozpoczyna się walka wywiadów, także pomiędzy koalicjantami.

It’s not just a box: it’s an ancient weapon capable of destroying entire cities. Deep within the badlands, warped and twisted by tainted magic and weirdlings, the box holds secret wisdom lost in the Cataclysm. The archaeologists who discovered it are selling it to the highest bidder. If it falls into the wrong hands, their fragile civilization’s uneasy peace will be shattered once and for all. John and his fellow adventurers are hired to steal this ancient artifact so it can be safely destroyed. Stealing it is one thing; surviving it is another.

The Machine - a terrifying and relentless enemy - reigns supreme in the galaxy, and the real fight is just beginning. Omega Force keenly feels the weight of responsibility for the Machine's arrival in the quadrant, but even with the resources of the Blazing Sun organized crime syndicate backing them, there's only so much the small mercenary crew can do against the malevolent AI that has already usurped control of most of the government. The Machine is now firmly in control of the ConFed's military.

In a hidden redoubt in Ohio, Ryan Cawdor and his band of warrior survivalists take possession of the ultimate Deathlands War Wag — a crude but effective tank called Leviathan. But having this steel-plated behemoth is a double-edged sword when they fall into the trap of Lady Ward of Novaville, who wants Leviathan for her own means of destruction and domination.

Ein Familiengeheimnis im atmosphärischen London um 1800. Pandora "Dora" Blake lebt bei ihrem Onkel Hezekiah, der das einst glanzvolle Antiquitätengeschäft ihrer verstorbenen Eltern führt. Sie träumt von einer Zukunft als Goldschmiedin, um der Enge ihrer Welt und ihrem lieblosen Onkel zu entkommen. Als Dora entdeckt, dass Hezekiah eine geheimnisvolle griechische Vase im Keller des Geschäfts versteckt, wird sie neugierig. Sie versucht, mehr über diese Vase herauszufinden, und bittet den jungen Buchbinder und Hobby-Archäologen Edward um Hilfe.

The alien race known as the Ancients vanished before Earth's last ice age - but not before building interconnected rings that form a highway system across the galaxy. Humanity has used these rings for years but has never figured out how to build its own, or even how to alter the connection pattern. Now, the Imperial starship Pandora is on a mission to discover and explore new interstellar connection points. While on Venus, an unexpected guest arrives - Marvin, a rogue robot who puts his strange mind to work on reconnecting the rings into a new pattern. Everything goes haywire.

2137: Auf dem Jupitermond Kallisto haben Republiken und Union gemeinsam einen langlebigen und hochintelligenten Kunstmenschentyp entwickelt. Zwei Dutzend dieser "Astraliden" bereiten sich auf eine Expedition hinaus aus unserem Sonnensystem zu fernen Planeten vor. Als es zu Todesfällen in der Station Pandora auf Kallisto kommt, droht das Projekt zu scheitern. Mark Brandis soll nun die Leiterin der Station ablösen. Er überredet seine Frau Ruth O'Hara, Dr. Levy und seinen alten Gefährten Iwan Stroganow, ihn zu begleiten. Doch dann wird Pandora angegriffen.

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Ein Brief aus Billings in Schottland! Doch der Absender ist nicht etwa Pater Ignatius, der dort im Kloster St. Patrick die Silberkugeln für John Sinclair und Suko herstellt - sondern der Arzt Dr. McGovern. Er bittet John Sinclair um Hilfe, denn immer mehr Menschen in Billings werden Opfer einer dämonischen Seuche... und dann erscheint das Füllhorn der Pandora am Himmel und lässt das Böse frei!

In The Jesus Incident, Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom introduced Ship, an artificial intelligence that believed it was God, abandoning its unworthy human cargo on the all-sea world of Pandora. Now centuries have passed. The descendants of humanity, split into Mermen and Islanders, must reunite--because Pandora's original owner is returning to life.

Pandora's humans have been recovering land from its raging seas at an accelerated pace since The Lazarus Effect. The great kelp of the seas, sentient but electronically manipulated by humans, buffers Pandora's wild currents to restore land and facilitate the booming sea trade. New settlements rise overnight, but children starve in their shadows. An orbiting assembly station is near completion of Project Voidship, which is the hope of many for finding a better world.

Jane Finch wishes her problems ended with a bad commute and no coffee. But when she and her beloved Great Dane, Schrodinger, emerge from a locked room they discover a city changed for the undead. Zombies are everywhere. Some are endlessly cycling through their last actions, others have turned feral—and hungry. Jane and Schroddie's best chance for survival? Reaching her parents' bunker on the city's north shore. Not an easy commute on foot—when surrounded by zombies. Dodging stray bullets and feral zombies is one thing. But soon Jane realizes one of the zombies is following her.

Tess Kensington und Sarah McCall waren einst Freundinnen, bevor der Verrat der Frau aus der Zukunft beide entzweite. Als die HYPERION unter den Einfluss einer furchtbaren Waffe gerät, müssen sie zusammenarbeiten, um das Überleben der Crew zu sichern. Gleichzeitig gelingt es Noriko Ishida und Giulia Lorencia endlich, das Geheimnis um den lebenden Toten zu entschlüsseln - mit katastrophalen Folgen. In der Gegenwart des Jahres 2267 überschlagen sich die Ereignisse, als der Wahlkampf beginnt, ein Pakt in Gefahr gerät und ein Diktator die furchtbare Wahrheit erkennt, dass auch er nur benutzt wurde.

After a harrowing journey through infected territory, Jane Finch, her loyal Great Dane, and her equally protective almost-zombie Grey have reached the military base in the mountains. It's supposed to be safe. But the last thing they can do is drop their guard. Surrounded by soldiers, reeling from her first kiss with Grey and the news that he has a wife, Jane is separated from Grey. The loss leaves her aching. Then she's thrust into a tenuous role of 'behavioral investigator' for the base. When she uncovers a shocking truth, she's desperate to reach Grey.