Showing results for "Prodigal" in Science Fiction

What happens to the would-be peacemakers when they find themselves in the middle of something else? Something dangerous, something highly advanced...and something familiar? If humanity is wise, we will prepare for everything we can imagine. But we cannot prepare for what we cannot imagine. It might be benign, it might be malign, or it might be a sign. You just have to know where to look.

The star system of Apollo has fallen! Her fleets are scattered and her enemies victorious. Apollo’s last hope: an exile mercenary coming home at last. Ace pilot Kira Demirci fled her home system of Apollo five years ago. Betrayed by her own government and one step ahead of enemy assassins, she smuggled a squadron of star fighters into the Outer Rim and forged a mercenary fleet of old friends and new alike. Many of the aces of Apollo’s war against Brisingr weren’t as lucky.

Гюнтер Сандерсон - молодой эмпат с просвещённого Ларгитаса, обладатель уникальных способностей. Мирра Джутхани - бродяжка с нищей Чайтры, звёздная автостопщица, зарабатывающая на жизнь энергоресурсом собственного тела.

After the fight for Snowmass, Jackson Rains questions everything he thought he knew. As Force 25 regroups and prepares to rescue Snowman, Jackson steps away and returns to the trail of the elusive Kr’et’Socae. The disgraced Enforcer is not so easily found. Needing assistance, and to heal his wounded heart, Jackson turns to family.

Блудный сын - пятый роман эпопеи Ойкумена, давно заслужившей интерес и любовь читателей.

A former enforcer of the baronial police, Kane, with fellow renegade Grant and archivist Brigid Baptiste, discover a new gateway in Central America — one that could lead them deeper into the conspiracy that has doomed Earth. Traversing a new Caribbean sea ruled by mutant creatures and ruthless pirates, they encounter a most unusual baron struggling to control the vast oil resources of the region. Uncertain if this charismatic leader is friend or foe, Kane is lured into a search for an ancient relic of mythic proportions that may promise a better future.

Searching for an operational redoubt, Ryan and his companions go up against a ruthless band of coldhearts. The shock of seeing Ryan's long-lost son as the band's point man puts the group on a new mission — rescue Dean at all cost. But when Dean shoots and wounds his father in a firefight, the strange turn of events leads the travelers deeper into the shifting sands of their own destiny. And father and son, each committed to the laws of decency and fair play, will confront an uncertain legacy.

Warhead is an android created to be a weapon of war. A traumatic incident sends her on a journey of self discovery and learning how to be human as she runs from the law and others who seek to use her for evil reasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Жизнь настойчиво вносит поправки в людские планы, сплетая замысловатый узор судьбы. Хочешь—не хочешь, а впереди ждёт поворот и неведомо куда тебя вынесет её очередной каприз. Но как бы не петлял жизненный путь, он всегда ведёт домой. В этот раз простого возвращения в родной мир не получилось.

Жизнь настойчиво вносит поправки в людские планы, сплетая замысловатый узор судьбы. Хочешь—не хочешь, а впереди ждёт поворот и неведомо куда тебя вынесет её очередной каприз. Но как бы не петлял жизненный путь, он всегда ведёт домой. В этот раз простого возвращения в родной мир не получилось.