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Meet Mulder and Scully, FBI - the agency maverick and the female agent assigned to keep him in line. Their job is to investigate the eeriest unsolved mysteries in modern America, from pyro-psychics to death row demonics, from rampaging Sasquatches to alien invasions. These are the cases the Bureau wants handled quietly but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there...and panics - the cases filed under "X".

Returned to Earth, Ellen Ripley learns that a colony has been established on LV-426, the planet where the crew of the Nostromo found the original Alien. But contact with the colonists has been lost, so she must accompany a unit of colonial marines to discover their fate. And to destroy any Aliens found on the planet known as Acheron. This is a groundbreaking sequel by science fiction legend Alan Dean Foster, with the wonderful characters and rapid-fire action that make Aliens one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: To make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.

Ellen Ripley awakens onboard the space station Auriga. Her last memory is of her own fiery death. And yet she is somehow alive. Ripley discovers that her "resurrection" is a result of an incredible experiment that has altered both her and the creature she has been carrying. To combat the incalculable alien menace, she teams up with a renegade band of space smugglers.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, rise from the sea, a war begins that will take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon is devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes.

The official novelization of the summer blockbuster The Predator, Shane Black's new movie with a screenplay by Shane Black and Fred Dekker.

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien adventure. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise. But it is actually a dark, dangerous world.

A mysterious terrorist organisation has carried out several attacks against the Federation and Klingon Empire. Tensions are running high in a region already crippled by conflict. The perpetrators are tracked to the Lembatta Cluster, a mysterious region of space whose inhabitants, the Renao, regard the Alpha Quadrant s powers as little more than conquering tyrants. The Federation are desperate to prevent more bloodshed, and have sent their most powerful warship, the USS Prometheus, into the Cluster to investigate the threat before all-consuming war breaks out.

Vor zehn Jahren wurde Großadmiral Thrawn getötet. So glaubten es die Anhänger der Neuen Republik um Prinzessin Leia, Luke Skywalker und Han Solo zumindest. Doch nun mehren sich die Gerüchte, dass die größte Bedrohung in der Galaxis seit dem Imperator noch lebt. Hat die mysteriöse Hand des Thrawn etwas damit zu tun, von der niemand weiß, worum es sich dabei eigentlich handelt? Luke Skywalker und seine Gefährten müssen es herausfinden, wenn das Imperium am Schluss nicht doch noch triumphieren soll.

Die entscheidende Großoffensive gegen die Neue Republik ist in vollem Gange. Während immer mehr Rebellenplaneten fallen, machen sich Luke Skywalker und Han Solo mit einigen Gefährten auf den Weg nach Wayland, dem Cloning-Zentrum des Imperiums. Dort treffen sie auf den Jedi-Meister C'baoth, der sich zum Herrscher des Imperiums ausgerufen hat. Es kommt zum mörderischen Entscheidungskampf – und zu spät erkennt Luke, dass ihn der Jedi-Meister in eine tödliche Falle gelockt hat.

Sono trascorsi vent'anni da quando Darth Bane ha distrutto l'Antico Ordine, ricostituendolo attorno a due sole persone: un Maestro e un apprendista. Ora è giunto il fatidico momento in cui Darth Zannah sfiderà il suo Maestro Oscuro, Darth Bane. L'allieva deve dimostrarsi degna di succedergli, ma non è ancora pronta. Non volendo che il sogno di dominare la Galassia muoia con lui, Bane deve scoprire un segreto che garantirà l'immortalità ai Sith.

The Federation races to discover the culprits of several terrorist attacks, sending their flagship, the USS Prometheus, to stop war breaking out in the galaxy. A dangerous evil is flourishing in the Alpha Quadrant. In the Lembatta Cluster, a curious region of space, fanatics who call themselves the Purifying Flame are trying to start a galactic war, and the warlike Klingons are baying for blood. The Federation have sent the USS Prometheus to settle the crisis, and the crew must contend with both the hostile Renao, the secretive inhabitants of the Cluster, and the Klingon captain of the IKS Bortas, who is desperate for war.

Continuing the saga of the bestselling game series! In the third of three official tie-in novels to the hugely successful videogame from Microsoft and Epic Games, Marcus Fenix and his Gears defend humanity’s final city from the Locust horde. With the Locust Horde apparently destroyed...

Lieutenant Cora Harper joined the Systems Alliance to develop and enhance her powerful biotic talents. She was assigned to the asari commando unit Talein's Daughters, where she honed her abilities to become a skilled and deadly huntress. Returning to Earth, Cora finds herself a stranger among other humans, and joins the Andromeda Initiative as Alec Ryder's second-in-command. The mission will send 100,000 colonists on a one-way, 600-year-long journey into the unknown.

Presenting the book World of Warcraft fans have been clamoring for - the true story behind one of the Warcraft universe’s most terrifying villains, Arthas the Lich King.

A gripping Clone Wars–era adventure featuring a showdown between Grand Master Yoda and his former apprentice, the sinister Count Dooku. The savage Clone Wars have forced the Republic to the edge of collapse. During the height of the battle, one Jedi Knight escapes the carnage to deliver a...

On the crystalline planet of Yewa, the Gardens of Kubuntu are a true Eden, said to be the most peaceful destination in the universe. At least, until the Doctor and Ruby arrive. Ancient rivalries between Yewa and its more prosperous sister world of Bia are being stirred by forces unknown, threatening to plunge its people into anarchy. With Ruby swept up in the fire of the Yewan rebellion, the Doctor finds dark secrets buried deep in the planet’s ancient history – and his hopes for a lasting peace hanging by a thread.

After a desperate escape from the Blue Stone Island, Skree and his faithful companion Zuka must find a new home for Priestess and the last of the Kobold race. Joining the fiery Captain Fenna Lis and her no-nonsense first mate Hawkins, Skree finds plenty of opportunities to grow in skill and strength. With few options available to him, Skree must provide a haven for his friends and the last survivors of the Kobold race. Luckily, Captain Fenna knows just the right guy to solve their problem, but it won't be easy. Or cheap.

In twee delen verfilmd met Timothée Chalamet en Zendaya! Kijk nu ook: Dune: Prophecy op MAX, een zesdelige miniserie over de mysterieuze Gene Besserit. Het leven van Paul, van het nobele huis Atreides, verandert drastisch na het vertrek van zijn thuisplaneet Caladan. De keizer heeft zijn vader, Hertog Leto, het gouverneurschap van de weerbarstige woestijnplaneet Arrakis aangeboden. Maar is het een eervolle promotie of een manier om van de machtige familie af te komen?

Der Beginn einer neuen Epoche – der »New York Times«-Platz-1-Bestseller endlich als Hörbuch! Lange vor der ersten Ordnung und dem Imperium wachten die Jedi-Ritter über die Hohe Republik. Es war ein goldenes Zeitalter des Friedens.Eine Explosion im Hyperraum bedroht die Leben von Milliarden. Zum Glück sind die Jedi stark in der Macht, und sie eilen unverzüglich herbei, um das Schlimmste zu verhindern. Der kleinste Fehler kann zur Katastrophe führen, doch die Völker der Galaxis blicken voll Zuversicht auf ihre Beschützer.