Showing results for "The General" in Science Fiction

An Imperial general has defected to the enemy, and the secrets he carries could spell the end of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Colonel-Commissar Gaunt and a small team from the Tanith First must infiltrate an enemy-held world and gain the trust of the local underground, all the while trying desperately to avoid the ever-present taint of Chaos. Their mission: to stop the traitor general from revealing his secrets - by any means necessary.

The second instalment in James White’s acclaimed Sector General series, where human and alien medicine meet in a massive deep-space hospital station on the Galactic Rim. Sector General is a place where all kinds of patients and medics from all worlds are welcome. But for the first time, the hospital is threatened by powerful creatures who cause utter havoc.

Sector General: a massive deep-space hospital station on the Galactic Rim, where human and alien medicine meet. It's 384 levels and thousands of staff members are supposedly able to meet the needs of any conceivable alien patient–though that capacity is always being strained as more (and stranger) alien races turn up to join the galactic community. Sentient viruses, interspecies romances, undreamed-of institutional catering problems–it all lands on Sector General’s doorstep.

The last time Carl, Volka, and 6T9 fought the Dark, 6T9 failed Volka. If he wants her and all the carbon-based life forms that he loves to survive, he needs to change. Change is as easy as flipping a switch for an android, but dealing with the consequences is not so simple. In order to save Volka, he’ll have to give up a part of himself that Volka adores. He’ll need to become something an innocent, peace-loving sex ‘bot was never designed to be...something he despises. To save Volka and the galaxy he’ll need to become Android General 1.

Three hundred years ago, a liaison-robot-turned-warrior sided with humans in the Great A.I. War. He's one of few hi-level sentients allowed to live. But all this doesn't matter now because he's on the run. Armed with emotion-chip-fueled determination and his beloved weapons, the general flees to a nearby planet where he must unravel a tangled conspiracy to prove his innocence. But that's easier said than done.

Nearly forty years after the publication of his first story, "The Wrath of Purple," in the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, Howard Fast returned to the genre with a set of nine supremely entertaining tales. In this collection, a Vietnam general shoots down what appears to be an angel, a man sells his soul to the devil for a copy of the next day's Wall Street Journal, and a group of alien beings bestow a mouse with human thought and emotion.

General Quarters, the podcast of the H.M.S. Vixen (DD-174) a chapter of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, a fan organization based on the Honor Harrington series of books written by David Weber. Your host is Captain (SG) David Oliver Kling, the Vixen’s commanding officer. This podcast explores the vibrant world of The Royal Manticoran Navy and the Grand Alliance, with news, and discussions with the crew of the Vixen and beyond.

Chronicle of real-life paranormal phenomena told with stupor by its own protagonists. This chilling series tells some of the most shocking supernatural stories in the United States. Tragedy, suicide and murder, confront ordinary people with terrifying situations. First-person narratives clarify the mysteries and causes of each and every one of the stories. At the end of each episode, you will feel that life and death is something far beyond what you could ever imagine. In short, General Stories delves into the mysteries surrounding innocent owners of “haunted” homes. All inexplicable ...

A weekly news podcast for all of your gaming news needs and desires! I look up and cover the stories, so YOU don't have to!

The Institute group is woken in the middle of the night to explore an island with an omega-shaped building that has risen out of the Atlantic. It’s the same building the first IA group went to see in 1872 that resulted in their permanent government detention. The current group insists on a letter protecting them from a similar outcome, but only one of the National Security Commission chiefs is available. The letter they get is not binding. They land, and what they find upends everything they thought they knew.

Matt (Zeusjus) and Seth (Degree) talk competitive Star Wars: Legion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life doesn't pick winners and losers. That's for the corporations to decide. And they picked Liam Argyle for a carefree life of fame and fortune as host of the world's most popular reality show competition. After two seasons of parading about the world's biggest victims on The Grass Is Greener, he's been forced to put a happy face on one tragedy too many - and he won't turn a blind eye to the horrors of the corporate dystopian world of the 2070s any longer. Now, Liam is out to destroy the very people who made him a star.

A smash-hit reality show is offering a lifetime of luxury to the one person living the world's worst life, and now everyone is out to prove just how bad they've got it. Want in? All you've got to do is accept ocular implants that let the whole world see life through your eyes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fortunately, there's still one person who hasn't lost faith in all humanity. The show's ever-smiling host is determined to wring some tiny bit of meaning out of this twisted competition and your unhappy existence.

Long Time Friends and Star Trek fans discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

The Allied fleet has stopped the Nietzscheans at Pyra, but the battlefront grows wider day by day. While Sera distributes the Transcend's fleets to protect the alliance, Tanis must come to grips with what happened to her on Pyra's surface. In addition, Bob conveys a number of hard truths that will force her to re-think her role in humanity's future. But the allies' enemies are not sitting idle. General Greer, Justin, the Caretaker, and Airtha are all advancing plans to see their visions of the future come true.

An actual play podcast for Fantasy Flight Games' Dark Heresy, an RPG set in the Grim Darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Produced by Team Armchair General.

Berg, the Doctor, and the General get together to discuss their two favorite franchises, Star Trek and Star Wars, and other SciFi in their orbit.