Showing results for "The Forties" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

In 48 hours, the Earth will be hit by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun, a "Carrington Event" that has the power to shut down and possibly destroy the world's electrical infrastructure. To try and prevent permanent damage, everything goes dark prior to the hit: Global communications are shut down; hospital emergency generators are disconnected; the entire internet, media broadcasting, and cell phone systems are turned off. Will the world's population successfully defend itself in the wake of the CME, or will mass panic lead to the breakdown of society as we know it?

When the witch built the 40-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden sword - and the lovely Princess Floralinda. But no prince has managed to conquer the first flight yet, let alone get to the 40th. In fact, the supply of fresh princes seems to have quite dried up.

For those looking for the real story behind the fictionalized movie account of the 47 Ronin story, this is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. It led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history, and in the process, created a new set of heroes in Japan.

As the darkness of the war slowly consumes the galaxy, those who still serve the Throne are faced with a struggle for their survival and the continued existence of everything they hold dear. With the threat of the Warmaster's fleet looming ever closer to Terra, it will fall to such heroes to halt the tide, but the enemies arrayed against them are powerful, and the burden of loyalty is great....

From out of the shadows of the Silent War, a hero emerges. Clad all in grey, an errant warrior of the Legiones Astartes kneels before the Regent of Terra, and accepts a solemn new duty - Battle-Captain Garro, once commander of the Eisenstein, now Agentia Primus of Malcador the Sigillite. From the desolation of Isstvan to the halls of the Imperial Palace itself, he stands as a paragon of loyalty and protector of the innocent, ever ready to strike back at the traitorous allies of the Warmaster.

After Isstvan, after Deliverance, the Raven Guard still endure. Their primarch Corvus Corax has rallied countless warriors to his banner, striking back at the forces of the Warmaster on every front - from the degenerate hereteks of the Mechanicum to the cruel legionaries of the Sons of Horus, none shall escape his wrath. But although Corax has managed to stall the physical corruption of his own Space Marines, what of their spirit? And what sinister end must await those who dwell forever in the darkness?

My name is Charlotte Locke, and I’m on a mission to capture my nemesis. As an analyst for Section 47, a secret spy organization, I use my magical form of synesthesia to track down paramortal criminals, but one villain keeps eluding me—Henrika Hyde. Henrika claims to have answers about my father’s death on a Section 47 mission years ago, and she has also created a horrific new weapon capable of killing even the strongest paramortals, which makes her my number one target. Helping me is Desmond Percy, a powerful galvanist who is my partner both inside and outside Section 47.

Stille breitet sich infolge zahlreicher verheerender Feldzüge in den großen Hallen von Fenris aus. Der Große Wolf Logan Grimnar sorgt sich um den Fortbestand seines Ordens und beauftragt Njal Sturmbringer damit, eine Lösung zu finden. Als sich ein Feind aus tiefer Vergangenheit im Geist des Runenpriesters einnistet, behauptet er, die Rettung der Space Wolves liege auf Prospero, der Heimatwelt der Thousand Sons. Gemeinsam mit einer gemischten Gruppe verwundeter Space Wolves, Ordensdiener und einem Listenreichen, der mehr hindert als hilft, macht sich Sturmbringer auf den Weg.

Driven almost to the brink of self-destruction at Isstvan V, the Iron Hands now seek vengeance for the murder of their primarch Ferrus Manus. Gathering survivors from the Raven Guard and the Salamanders aboard any vessels capable of warp travel, these Shattered Legions wage a new campaign of annihilation against the traitor forces across the galaxy - a campaign masterminded by legendary warleader Shadrak Meduson.

Nach den Verwüstungen von Isstvan kniet ein Krieger der Legiones Astartes in grauer Rüstung vor dem Regenten von Terra und akzeptiert feierlich seine neue Pflicht – Captain Nathaniel Garro, einst Kommandant der Eisenstein, jetzt der Agentia Primus von Malcador dem Sigiliten. Als Inbegriff der Treue und Beschützer der Unschuldigen steht er bereit, gegen die verräterischen Verbündeten des Kriegsherrn zurückzuschlagen. Aber Garro beschreitet dunkle Pfade, die ihn an seinem Platz im Imperium zweifeln lassen.

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Sur les champs de bataille d'Aexe Cardinal, une planète infiltrée par le Chaos, les troupes de la Garde Impériale sont prises dans une impasse aux côtés de leurs alliés. Le colonel-commissaire Ibram Gaunt et son régiment, le Premier et Unique de Tanith, sont jetés tout droit dans l'enfer des tranchées, où la mort guette à chaque instant sous les tirs d'artillerie. À long terme, le seul espoir de survie pour Gaunt et ses fantassins légers est d'accepter une mission si dangereuse que personne ne l'a jamais tentée !

Da Meklord hat ihn zu sich gerufen, und der Gargantenmoscha weiß einfach, dass sein Boss ihm eigentlich nur die Fresse polieren will … Da ihm die Optionen ausgehen, führt Ufthak seinen Waaagh durch das rätselhafte Netz der Tausend Tore, an einen Ort, wo die Devise lautet, klävva, heimlich und überlegt vorzugehen.

PSYCHEDELIC-40 was PSI-40, the drug that gave The Syndicate its power and the people their pleasure. The Syndicate was a group of Specials, ruthless men with super-intellects, who with PSI-40 could probe the minds of friend and foe alike - and even control lesser minds at will. The people lived for the joys of the vacation colonies where they played orgiastically with liquor, sex, and best of all, PSI-40, which brought them drugged dreams of impossible sensuality. Kemp Powell was a Special whose super-super-intellect didn't require PSI-40.

The running man. In 1945, Hitler unleashes the Blood Death on Britain as his final act of vengeance. Hoke, an American pilot and one of a tiny minority with a rare blood group unaffected by the deadly disease, has survived alone among the debris and the dead of London for three years. Now, in '48, a slow-dying group of Fascist Blackshirts believe their only hope is a complete transfusion of blood from one of Hoke's kind. Ever more desperate as their deaths approach, they're after his blood.

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