Showing results for "Two by Two" in First Contact

Lieutenant Alex "Flex" Callahan watched helplessly as the first refugee ships fled Venus. Something was driving them mad, transforming both crew and vessels into horrors. But this was just the beginning. The mysterious alien menace that calls itself The Cure has arrived, threatening not only death and destruction but the monstrous and chilling corruption of humanity itself. While Flex works tirelessly to discover the true nature of The Cure, he is beset on all sides by doubters and enemies within.

Zac has managed to secure his island for the time being, growing into a true powerhouse through his endless struggles. However, becoming the strongest man in the world does not come without complications. A target has been placed on his back. Natives, aliens - everyone has their eye on the throne. Even the System itself seems intent on forcing him into one desperate situation after another. Zac knows he is running against the clock in his mission to find his family, prompting him to set out to New Washington in search of answers.

For years, Filio Amorosa has had one goal, and only one goal: getting back to Mars. All that matters is finding out what happened on her mission there, and why she can’t remember any of it. But when she finally discovers the truth, it blows her whole world apart. Meanwhile, on Earth, Agatha Devenworth and Pano Hofer have a new mission: Travel from the Human Foundation’s secret underground base to New York to uncover what the enemy is plotting.

Morgan Mars is doing everything he can to protect humanity from alien invasion. But even his new organization, The First Line of Defence, isn’t enough to save what’s already lost. Sectors are collapsing like dominoes as the aftermath of the 20th Cycle invasion leaves everyone trapped in the falling Sectors. No one knows what to do. No one, that is, except Nicholas Thistlebush. He has a plan to save Sector 6. The only question is, what will it cost him?

The arrival of the Malor spacecraft proved, once and for all, that humanity is not alone in the universe...the path of destruction it left behind showed that aliens are not always friendly. Remaining on Earth, Sydney and Brian must now face the aftermath of the Malor invasion. When a mysterious stranger shows up on Sydney's doorstep in the middle of the night, she's drawn into an urgent mystery: There has been a massive increase in alien abductions around the globe, despite the breakdown of Malor technology - and someone powerful is trying to keep it quiet.

First contact with a mysterious race of aliens reveals an unusual request; a family's pet dog comes to grips with the newly bestowed gift of human-like intelligence; a poet, in danger and alone on a distant world, makes unlikely allies; hundreds of years in the future, a famous hermit lives in the sea above the now-underwater Harvard University; former friends navigate unsteady peace between human refugees and the technologically superior race that saved them; in a future where human life can be infinitely extended through cybertronic rebirth, one woman declines immortality.

On a quiet seafront in the middle of the afternoon the sun sets, the clouds part and something like a pale, elongated human figure appears on the horizon. For Maria, watching from the beach, it’s proof that she should never have dared to return. Five years earlier, her life shattered by the arrival of the Stone Man, she’d fled the country. But now she can’t escape: suddenly, there are news reports of ‘Empty Men’ materialising all around the coast, and the roads are gridlocked. The Empty Men are killers, and they’re heading inland.

While training for a manned mission to Mars, Dr. Sophie Winston and her team of scientists find themselves cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped inside a biosphere deep within the confines of Cheyenne Mountain, Sophie and crew discover they are the survivors of a brutal alien invasion. But as they struggle to stay alive, they realize their safe haven is far from safe and that they must team up with other survivors around the world to defeat the aliens before it’s too late for humanity and the Earth.

Cassandra 22007 continues to hold the world in its grip. After the destruction of large parts of Los Angeles, the remaining inhabitants fight for their survival. Among them are Lee Rifkin, who must not miss the most important rocket launch of his career, and Branson, who is confronted with a truth that will change his life forever.

Against all odds, Gideon saved his crew from the Draconians. He even rescued the colonists—but they aren't his colonists; they're from a different Trailblazer. Now, they've found refuge on a planet called Sanctuary, but their Draconian ally, Rolam, has informed them that their safe haven belongs to a powerful race of sentient machines, and it might not be as safe as it seems. Gideon's mission is clear: to escape and find their people. But with the leader of the colony forbidding anyone to leave, and Rolam pushing his own agenda, the path ahead looks treacherous.

A hero and his harem, a digital game of survival, and zero respawns. Level up...or lose everything. There's just one little obstacle to staying alive: virtually all the 400 million other players. Sam and the girls are about to discover that in the Threvian’s addictive MMO there is no winning, just a no-holds 24/7/365 digital existence.

Months after the expedition through the portal, Tyler Drake is still struggling with the gruesome consequences. So the call for help from Mexico comes just in time: Adriana's brother is missing—and seems to have made the journey alone to the world beyond the cave. Another race against time begins—and this time, the team has to contend with not only the dangers of an exotic world but also with terrestrial adversaries and an extraterrestrial threat, the existence of which they never even suspected. Will they succeed in saving not just one boy but an entire world?

The insectoid Prax landed on Earth approximately 12,000 years ago and immediately went into hiding. Now that it seems safe to do so, the ravenous carnivores have awoken from their long slumber to feast on what they call "The Meats"—meaning humans. Humans are good at war. But so are the Prax. And, as book two begins, the situation is dire.

Mysterious alien entities have emerged to enslave humanity. They draw their identities and their immense powers from the gods of ancient myth and legend. Only David Montague, billionaire inventor, stands in their way. With the ability to read auras, he’s amassed for himself wealth and power, but now his ability will be turned toward more noble ends: defending humanity.

Der gesamte Regierungsapparat der Vereinigten Staaten wurde Opfer eines möglicherweise Welten umspannenden Komplotts. Special Agent Lucille Walker ist verschollen und mit ihr der Verschwörer Linus. James findet sich derweil in der schwierigen und ungewohnten Situation wieder, Sicherheitschef eines neugegründeten Forschungskomplexes unter Camp David zu sein. Das Ziel der Wissenschaftler von "Lab Zero" ist es, "Das Auge" zu erforschen - ein Relikt des verschwundenen Portals. Es schwebt wie ein schwarzes Loch in der Tiefe des Bunkers und droht sich immer weiter auszubreiten. Ist es eine Waffe? Oder ein Durchgang zu einer anderen Dimension?

The world has changed. A killer is on the loose in the metaworld, and the still fragile resistance is in danger of crumbling. The resistance is desperately battling the influence of the Forum and the implant carriers. As humanity spends more and more time in the artificially created metaworld, Steve Työpaikkaa stumbles upon a horrifying truth that shakes the foundations of the future. Meanwhile, his daughter June embarks on a dangerous journey after the Resistance finds the source of a new signal.

One of them claimed me in the airlock. The other kidnapped me. Now I belong to both of them. Well, I will belong to both of them, but Khetar custom says that the Second gets to have his turn alone with me first. That means I’m going to be alone with Tschenkar. At least until I get pregnant. But Tschenkar makes me nervous. I’ve never done anything alone with him, and now he’s going to get me all to himself each and every night. For our “honeymoon,” Tschenkar and I were supposed to land together in the city. Instead, we crash-land in Eden’s frozen wilderness.

Eight years after their ship crash-landed, the colonists from Earth have learned to survive on another world. Despite the relative harmony of the colony, Galena remains a treacherous place. The oceans are ruled by massive aquatic beasts that restrict the survivors to their farms and the lands beyond...where other dangers lurk. A chance recovery of multipurpose space suits in a salvage crate and an unnatural tunnel leading away from the colony unlock a pathway to exploring the forbidden oceans, where an amazing discovery awaits.

Für Filio Amorosa gibt es weiterhin nur ein Ziel: Ihre Rückkehr zum Mars. Sie muss herausfinden, was dort vor vielen Jahren geschehen ist und weshalb sie sich an nichts erinnern kann. Als sie die Wahrheit erfährt, stellt diese ihre gesamte Welt auf den Kopf. Auf der Erde werden Agatha Devenworth und Pano Hofer aus der geheimen Ausgrabungsstätte der Human Foundation nach New York geschickt, um die Machenschaften des Feindes aufzudecken. Können Sie der Menschheit inmitten eines Kampfes fremder Mächte eine Zukunft ermöglichen?

Der Widerstand stemmt sich verzweifelt gegen den Einfluss des Forums und der Implantatträger. Während die Menschheit immer mehr Zeit in der künstlich geschaffenen Metawelt verbringt, stößt Steve Työpaikkaa auf eine entsetzliche Wahrheit, die an den Fundamenten der Zukunft rüttelt. Derweil begibt sich seine Tochter June auf eine gefährliche Reise, nachdem der Widerstand auf die Quelle eines neuen Signals stößt. Sie muss zerstört werden, wenn der Widerstand überleben will - doch der Erfolg könnte einen Preis erfordern, den June nicht zahlen kann.