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On the planet Brink, calcium is cash. The element's scarcity led the world's government to declare it the official currency. Taryn Dare is a Collections Agent, a specialized detective tasked with finding black-market calcium and recovering it, so that the Commerce Board can recycle it and distribute it as currency. Taryn is fueled by one goal: to save up enough currency units for a one-way ticket to a better world. But when a job recovering a human corpse uncovers a deadly conspiracy in the system, Taryn is drawn into an investigation that may threaten her life - and her society.

The UFS Phoenix returns to Homeworld, after more than three years of searching the galaxy for a way to save humanity from the looming AI threat. Many Fleet captains are unhappy with their own command, following the massive casualties of Nia's first strike. Some say that Captain Erik Debogande is the war leader humanity truly needs. Others warn of civil war. But on Homeworld lurks an even older threat, a secret kept by Fleet Command since Homeworld's first conquest by humans. A secret that could tear Fleet, and Erik's powerful family, apart.

Justine und ihre Leute sind gefangen in einem unterirdischen Labyrinth. Bei ihrem Versuch, einen Ausweg zu finden, müssen sie vor mutierten Spinnen und Ratten fliehen. Und noch etwas anderes, größer und bösartiger, lauert in der Tiefe. Justine steht schließlich am Scheideweg: die eigene Haut retten, oder alles riskieren, um einen verschwundenen Kameraden aus den Klauen der Mutanten zu befreien.

In an unprecedented first, Earth sends a message to Mogwa Prime. Unfortunately, the messenger is not met with enthusiasm. Misunderstandings soon threaten all of Humanity. Forced to prove Earth can serve the Empire better than any rival, McGill does his best. Eager to prove our worth to the Galactics, the frontier war between Rigel and Earth is expanded to Storm World. Circled by six moons, the planet is ravaged by wild storms and tides. Battles are fought in raging hurricanes, and death stalks the soldiers on both sides.

High atop a dormant volcano, a team of scientists preserve the last remnants of higher technology. Off the coast of Kauai, a flotilla of survivors must decide whether to return to their island, or make their way to another location, risking pirates and nature on the gamble of safer shores. On the central plateau of the Big Island, a group of ranchers want to rebuild civilization… but to do that, they’ll need to reunite a people scattered across an ocean of stars.

Enfin, Iris va retrouver son père ! Accompagnée d'Éliott, La Buse et Thomas, l'équipe se rend dans une nouvelle destination mystérieuse. Comment vont se passer les retrouvailles ?