Showing results for "The Hand" in Adventure

Defending the Anaxian Line, Ultramarines Lieutenant Ferren Areios uncovers a dread vision that has ties to the mission of an old ally. Meanwhile, Magda Kesh campaigns alongside the 84th Mordian. Though she refutes her fate as something more than a mere soldier, is she truly touched by the Emperor? Despite a fractious alliance, the Hand’s scheme is reaching culmination. Amidst the infighting, Tharador Yheng yearns to be free of her master Tenebrus’ shadow and claim her destiny.

Three years ago, Damien Montgomery was on the run from everyone. That is long past now, as the Mage-King of Mars has plucked him from obscurity to take advantage of his rare and powerful magical gifts. The Mage-King has plans for his newest pupil, but Damien is young and inexperienced. To season the young Mage, he is assigned to one of the warrior-judges that rove the Protectorate's stars, the Hands of the King, as an aide and apprentice.

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn makes his triumphant return to the Star Wars(r) universe in this first of an epic new two-volume series in which the New Republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet--a dead Imperial warlord. The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they...

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn brings his epic two-volume series The Hand of Thrawn to an explosive conclusion with a discovery that rocks the New Republic to its foundations--and threatens to resurrect the Empire. The Empire's master plan is under way. The New Republic is on the verge...

Während der Indomitus-Kreuzzug weiter zwischen den Sternen wütet, entdeckt Inquisitor Rostov wichtige Informationen über die Pläne der berüchtigten Hand Abaddons und versammelt eilig alle, die seiner Sache treu sind. Lieutenant Ferren Areios von den Ultramarines verteidigt die Anaxia-Front und stößt auf eine furchtbare Vision, die mit der Mission eines alten Verbündeten zusammenhängt. In der Zwischenzeit zieht Magda Kesh mit dem 84. Mordianischen Regiment in den Krieg. Sie weigert sich zu glauben, dass ihr Schicksal ein anderes als das einer einfachen Soldatin ist.

Honor Harrington has survived ship-to-ship combat, assassins, political vendettas, and duels. But this time, Honor and her crew, ambushed and captured, are aboard an enemy ship, bound for a prison planet aptly named "Hell" - and her scheduled execution. Yet the one lesson Honor has never learned is how to give up. She and her people are going home--even if it means conquering hell to get there!

Diesmal sitzt Honor wirklich in der Klemme. Die Republik von Haven hat endlich einen General gefunden, der es versteht, Schlachten zu gewinnen. Honor und ihre Crew geraten in einen Hinterhalt und müssen kapitulieren. Man verspricht ihnen jedoch, sie mit allen Ehren zu behandeln - nur dass dieses Versprechen sehr schnell gebrochen wird. Honor befindet sich plötzlich auf dem Weg zu einem Gefängnisplaneten mit dem vielsagenden Namen "Hölle", ihre Exekution ist bereits beschlossene Sache.

The truce with the Erasi allows the Empire and the Shara Daim to grow, expand, and develop new technologies. But the Erasi have a long memory, and the Weaver of the Erasi will not allow the alliance more time to become a greater threat than it already is. Lord Sentinel Adrian Farkas-Reiss and Kar Daim Anessa plan for the inevitable Erasi attack. Their only chance is to strike first, and Adrian reaches out to an enigmatic alien race that could be the key to ending the Erasi threat. Massive fleets are preparing for the end of the truce and an all out war.

After barely surviving his wounds, the legendary John Beck is at the mercy of others. Will he listen to their counsel, or will he defy their wishes and again set out on a fool's errand? It's a mission that could just as easily undo the good he's done as it might redeem him once and for all in an unforgiving world where the real power lies with those who take it from those not strong enough to hold on.

Das Epoche machende Science-Fiction-Meisterwerk von Ursula K. Le Guin jetzt in neuer Übersetzung und erstmals als Hörbuch. Gethen ist ein Winterplanet und permanent mit Eis bedeckt. Auch die politische Lage ist alles andere als einfach: Zwischen dem Königreich Karhide und seinem Nachbarland Orgoreyn existieren starke politische Spannungen. Die Aufgabe von Genly Ai, der als terranischer Abgesandter die Bevölkerung davon überzeugen möchte, dem Weltenverbund des Ekumen beizutreten, ist also alles andere als einfach.

Wild Cards now in development for TV! Dead Man's Hand combines the writing talents of George R. R. Martin & John Jos. Miller Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. Now two men are out to find...

Bonnie Langford reads this colourful classic novelisation of a Seventh Doctor TV adventure, as played by Sylvester McCoy. The Doctor and Mel win a place on a Fabulous Fifties intergalactic coach tour to Disneyland, Florida, Earth. When they’re knocked off course by a wayward satellite, however...

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn brings his epic two-volume series The Hand of Thrawn to an explosive conclusion with a discovery that rocks the New Republic to its foundations--and threatens to resurrect the Empire. The Empire's master plan is under way. The New Republic is on the verge...

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn makes his triumphant return to the Star Wars(r) universe in this first of an epic new two-volume series in which the New Republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet--a dead Imperial warlord. The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they...

Carole Ann Ford reads this classic TV novelisation featuring the First Doctor, as played on TV by William Hartnell. The Doctor is feeling confident: this time the TARDIS has landed on Earth; in England; in 1963. But when he and his companions Susan, Ian and Barbara venture outside, they are soon...