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Earth was invaded. Earth was conquered. And humanity was summarily subjugated, as 400,000,000 people were culled. The terrifying part was this only took the Peacekeepers a second. There wasn't even a chance for us to fight back. In the blink of an eye, questions like whether or not we're alone in the universe or at the top of the food chain were answered. We were not. Not by a long shot. Despite the mass murder, the Peacekeepers promise they're benevolent. They don't want to rule Earth. They don't want to control humanity. They just want us to stop playing around with AI and genetics.

Space travel just isn't what it used to be. With the invention of quantum teleportation, space heroes aren't needed anymore. When one particularly unlucky ex-adventurer masquerades as famous pilot and hate figure Jacques McKeown, he's sucked into an ever-deepening corporate and political intrigue. Between space pirates, adorable deadly creatures, and a missing fortune in royalties, saving the universe was never this difficult!

A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way. To avoid war, Earth's government must find an equally unusual object: A type of sheep ("The Android's Dream"), used in the alien race's coronation ceremony. To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero and hacker extraordinaire.

Romanzo co-vincitore del premio Urania Mondadori 2015. Cosa succederebbe se le tasse fossero pagate dai cittadini mediante dei "versamenti" di sangue? Se l'evasione fiscale fosse un crimine punibile con la reclusione imposta da agenti ematoriali detti Bloodbusters? E se la donazione di sangue fosse una procedura illegale e condotta in forma clandestina dall'organizzazione segreta dei Robin Blood? E infine, cosa succederebbe se le barrette di Ematogen - uno snack sanguigno e ricco di ferro - fosse il cibo preferito della popolazione?

Andrea Chapela es una narradora de ciencia ficción extraordinaria. Su prosa ágil e inteligente atrapa a los lectores desde el primer instante. A lo largo de sus cuentos, construye un futuro donde en la Ciudad de México pueden coexistir las taquerías, los organilleros, las tortas de tamal, los oxxos y los edificios coloniales, las chinampas y los peseros, con una compleja red de comunicaciones donde interactúan las mentes de las personas y las inteligencias artificiales.

Thanks to Emelda, Kane has what he's been so desperately searching for. Finally, he can transform himself back into a wolf and return to his pack. But, along the way, this wolf-turned-man has discovered something that is preventing him from using Covenant's serum right away. His humanity. He feels personally responsible for a new breed of Enhanced soldiers. They're stronger, faster, and smarter than before.

Space Academy Graduates is where the worst crew in the galaxy's adventures come full circle! Vance Turbo and company have returned to Space Academy, the place where it all began, in order to investigate the murder of Earth's highest decorated officer. Along the way, they'll discover the secrets of the mysterious Department 12, the responsibilities of power, and the dangers that come from SPACE VAMPIRES! Yes, it's always capitalized.

High Protector Vance Turbo managed to save the entire galaxy and retrieve his wayward child, Astrid. As such, he's been looking for a safe job to raise his daughter and find some peace. Unfortunately, that turns out to have been a terrible idea because while Vance believes the universe doesn't need him, the universe disagrees. Sent on a crazy mission to assassinate a Sorkanan warlord and recover a long-lost space pirate treasure, Vance discovers that humanity is on the chopping block for its many sins.

Captain Vance Turbo of the E.S.S Ares has managed to save the entire universe and gotten himself a big fat promotion for it. However, that doesn't mean much as he's just received a message that his daughter is in peril! His daughter that he didn't know about because she was cooked up in a lab by his ex-girlfriend. Knowing he can't take his ship on a personal vendetta, Vance decides to charter a pirate ship to head to the distant tyranny of Crius. Unfortunately, his journey isn't exactly a secret and he finds himself ambushed. Ambushed by someone Vance never thought he'd see again.

Zbiór opowiadan fantasy ukazujacy losy dwójki przyjaciól: Hondelyka, obdarzonego zdolnoscia przybierania form innych ludzi, oraz jego wiernego slugi, Cadrona. Humor Eugeniusza Debskiego oraz wciagajace przygody, opisane w sposób lekki, bez zbednego napuszenia i patosu, zapewnia doskonala rozrywke i poprawia nastrój.

Captain Vance Turbo has been struggling for the past few years, his reputation in tatters and most of his allies having turned against him. Offered a chance to go after a sinister crime syndicate at a peace treaty in Notha Space, he jumps at it. However, no sooner does he do so that he discovers that a malevolent AI and even more powerful forces are at work...ones that threaten everyone and everything in the galaxy. Will Vance somehow stumble his way into saving the universe again or will his luck finally run out?

Sam Meeko never thought that he’d ever get a superpower, especially one that allows him to smell everything. Everything. With his unconventional power, Sam joins forces with a group of women hellbent on getting to the bottom of a countrywide conspiracy. It’s going to take some thinking outside the box, and when that doesn’t work, Sam and his group might need to tear the walls down.