Showing results for "Problems" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Cuando a su hermano pequeño le diagnostican leucemia, Anna se ve obligada a pasar más tiempo del que desearía entre pasillos de hospital, máquinas, silencios largos y momentos muy duros. Entre charlas furtivas, confidencias y paseos nocturnos por un mundo que parece detenido, Anna empieza a construir su pequeño universo. Uno donde solo están ellos dos. Donde no hay enfermedad, ni miedo, ni despedidas. Pero el hospital guarda más secretos de los que parece.

One night of fun with a gorgeous guy. That’s all I thought this was, but when Ben walked out my door, he left behind more than just a heart that ached a little. There’s no way I should’ve been able to get pregnant, yet here I am. For nine long years, I’ve been fighting to bring my daughter up right, trying to cater to all her unique needs, even as I go to bed every night knowing I’m failing her. So, when I’m offered help by Riley Taylor from the world-famous Crowe Corp, I jump at the chance. But that’s when I run into him.

Ancienne reine des affaires à Adua, Savine dan Glokta a tout perdu lors des émeutes de Valbeck. Sa fortune, son flair et sa réputation... Il ne lui reste plus que son ambition et une solide absence de scrupules. Pour un héros de guerre comme Leo dan Brock, la paix est une source d'ennui et de frustration. Mais avant de repartir au combat, il lui faut forger des alliances... et la diplomatie n'est pas son fort. Pendant ce temps, son amie Rikke lutte pour maîtriser son don maudit – avant qu'il finisse par avoir sa peau.

A deadly force has been unleashed into the world. With apocalypse on the horizon, a girl and a god have joined in order to turn back the coming end. Young, brash, and desperate, they are willing to destroy anything and everything that stands between them and their goals. The structures of the Craft are theirs to overturn, with billions of lives in the balance. And it is all Tara Abernathy's fault.

On the world of Marconen, your first Break determines the trajectory of your life. Calvin chose magic. Without proper schooling or a mentor, the boy is dragged by the cruel whims of fate across the face of the planet, blending together different schools of magic and powerful abilities to create something new. But there's a deeper secret behind his success. Why was he born an exile from his country? Why is his System so strange, and why does it keep talking to him? As the march of time continues, something evil grows in power across the ocean.

River is gone and Athens abandoned … With nowhere else to go, the Tartans evacuate both their citizens and the Hawaiian refugees to Galveston, the capital city of New Texas. Surrounded by pre-wave technology, Felicity has never been more uncomfortable while Winter thrives in her position as Assistant Director of the New Anaphedarin project. The shift in Tartan dynamics has caused some friction between the years-long group of friends, but as uncomfortable as the Athenians are, the Hawaiians are having an even harder time adjusting; particularly Zac.

Shifters to the left, gangsters to the right . . . Cait Keane and her dragon partner Aza are stuck in the middle. The problems are mounting for the newest member of Boston's US Marshals. Her coven is pressed by territorial shifters, and the wolves have a secret partner who has plans of her own. Cait might even be the target of the assassin she helped arrest—before his escape. Or maybe it is just a lone criminal with a grudge who's after Judge Flynn. Cait's not buying it.

Das große Finale! Eli ist zurück, und sie hat alle Hände voll zu tun. Das Leben als mächtige Erdhexe stellt sie vor schwierige Aufgaben, dabei will sie nichts anderes, als sich endlich mit Vincent über nicht zugedrehte Zahnpastatuben streiten. Aber daraus wird nichts. Denn der Drache hat nicht umsonst zu ihr gesagt: "Wer viel kann, muss auch viel tun." Begleitet Eli auf ihr vorerst letztes Abenteuer in dieser Staffel.

My name is Zane Zimmer. To most folks, I live a seemingly charmed life as a Regal lord and the heir apparent to the powerful, wealthy House Zimmer, and the gossipcasts breathlessly follow my every swaggering move across the Archipelago Galaxy. I’m also a powerful psion capable of telekinesis, telepathy, and telempathy, and my deadly skills and prowess with my stormsword have made me the golden boy of the Arrows, the Imperium’s elite fighting force.

Robson Trowbridge, the Alpha of Creemore and my gorgeous mate, tries to protect me, Hedi Peacock, half-Fae, half-were, from all the trouble I get into. The thing is, my past is pretty messy and bad guys keep knocking down my door. Witches, thug bikers, the North American Council of Weres, dark magic Fae, and even an evil wizard are all after me. The Old Mage is the only one I really care about: He has my dear twin brother captive on the other side of the Gates of Merenwyn - not cool. So my alpha love is helping me to keep my promise to free my brother....

Nequa or The Problem of the Ages stands as one of the pioneering feminist science fiction novels in the United States. First serialized in the newspaper Equity, it saw two editions published in Topeka, Kansas in 1900. The story takes readers on a thrilling voyage to the Arctic, where the ships captain is astonished to discover that when they reach a certain point‚Aîexpected to be near the North Pole‚Aîthe compass inexplicably indicates a southward journey. They have, in fact, sailed into the Earths interior, where they encounter the Altrurians, a society that has evolved into a more ...

Psychic Nora Ashcroft is somewhere she never thought she'd see again: her old world. Desperate to bring Tanner and Eva back to Eastwind as soon as possible, she faces a major up-levee battle in New Orleans. Because without any money or a clear place to start, finding two witches in the city could require more magic than she alone possesses. When she catches wind of mysterious slayings among the local vampires and witches, her only shot at finding her friends could be to unmask a murderer. But time is running out, and a dangerous cloaked figure is running amok....

The famous duo has been split! Watson has been banished from Holmes's company. Despite the interference of his horrible wife, Mary, Watson tirelessly insinuates himself into every magical adventure he can. Together, he and Holmes face a man with a twisted...everything, some very questionable juice-drinking Germans, Garrideb the Devourer and the estimable Irene Adler. Yet, nothing can prepare them for Moriarty's new form and the terrible moment they must face their Finality Problem at the edge of the Reichenbach Falls.

Several months have passed since Nita’s last adventure in the fug, and though she has spent them back in her native Caldera, she has never been busier. After countless debates and discussion, she has finally convinced her people to give the Wind Breaker and its crew safe harbor on the shores of her idyllic homeland. Now she is looking forward to introducing Captain Mack, Lil, Coop, and the rest of the crew to the land of her birth.

The Beaverton High School Breakfast Club show up for what they thought would be cleaning the locker room with a toothbrush when the morning goes horribly wrong, and they fall victim to a deadly, dark spell. Some jerkwad moon mage shoves the consciousness of Petra's three-year-old into the body of a musclebound barbarian, and she is transformed into a halfling. The kids get stuck as a cleric, fire mage, and other stalwarts of your typical fantasy gaming party.

Die Drachenmenschen haben einen neuen Verbündeten. Es ist ein Wasserweltbewohner mit ungewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten. Da sie seinen richtigen Namen nicht aussprechen können, nennen sie ihn Neptun. Sein Volk hat noch eine alte Rechnung mit den frommen Menschen von Vatikan II zu begleichen. Deshalb ist Neptun auch allzu gerne bereit, seine Befreier gegen die Jesuiten-Krieger zu unterstützen. Doch um die Elite-Soldaten zu überrumpeln, benötigen sie noch Waffen.

A secret backdoor meeting between Ambassador Ode Abumwe and the Conclave’s Hafte Sorvalh turns out to be less than secret, as both of their ships are attacked. It’s a surprise to both teams - but it’s the identity of the attacker that is the real surprise, and suggests a threat to both humanity and The Conclave. "A Problem of Proportion" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

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Atlanta-Prime war eine Welt, auf der jeder Freund deregulierter Märkte zwangsläufig eine Dauererektion bekommen musste. Es gab keine Regeln und Gesetze, die einen Unternehmer in seinem Treiben beschränkten. Gewerkschaften kannte man überhaupt nicht. Auf diesem Planeten, auf dem die dumpfe Unwissenheit des gemeinen Volkes Triumphe feierte, gelang den Drachenmenschen mit Hilfe ihres neuen Verbündeten Neptun, die handstreichartige Übernahme eines ganzen Stadtteils von Hellgard.