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As a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man. When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns.

Set 300 years after the events of Alien: Out of the Shadows and Alien: River of Pain, Alien: Sea of Sorrows deals with the rediscovery of dormant Xenomorphs (Aliens) in the abandoned mines of LV-178, the planetoid from Alien: Out of the Shadows, which has now been terraformed and renamed New Galveston. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation, reformed after the collapse of the United Systems Military, continue their unceasing efforts to weaponise the creatures.

Aliyah Kahn ist eine kleine Trickbetrügerin, die ihrem Gewerbe auf den Straßen von London nachgeht, indem sie Touristen das Geld aus der Tasche zieht. Ihr loses Mundwerk und ihre Aufsässigkeit haben sie nicht nur um ihren Platz an einem renommierten College gebracht, sondern bringen sie auch heute noch regelmäßig in Teufels Küche. Zu allem Überfluss hat sie sich mit einer vermeintlich sicheren Geschäftsidee auf die falschen Leute verlassen und steht jetzt bei mächtigen und sehr gefährlichen Leuten mit einer Viertelmillion Pfund in der Kreide.

Von der Pizzabotin zur Superheldin – Vicky Melchior hat alle Hände voll zu tun, um Berlin vor einer Katastrophe zu bewahren. Temporeich, witzig und getrieben von den Beats der Großstadt: die erste Serie über Superkräfte, die exklusiv fürs Hören entwickelt wurde. Mit Sinje Irslinger ("Faking Hitler"), Merlin Rose ("Wild Republic"), Burak Yiğit ("Victoria"), Maren Eggert ("Ich bin dein Mensch") und Serdar Somuncu ("So! Muncu!"). Victoria "Vicky" Melchior schlägt sich in Berlin als Pizzabotin durch und versucht nicht weiter aufzufallen.

The people of ancient Sumer are gathered to celebrate the rite of the Sacred Marriage, a joyous and glorious testament to the unity of Goddess and Man. Times are tough, crops are failing, and this year’s ceremony holds special significance. But for the priestess Simi, the fertility rite is very personal. Because it is Simi who will be locked in a room with a stranger to carry out the blessed responsibilities. Only this time, the stranger is no stranger at all....

Dans l'histoire dont il est le héros, Bjorg le barbare est associé à une Narratrice plus qu'étouffante ! Déjà qu'il n'aime pas les descriptions, mais en plus elle se permet de le juger. La vie de ce binôme change quand un jour, leurs rôles s'inversent : la Narratrice se matérialise dans un corps de personnage tandis que Bjorg devient le Narrateur de l'histoire ! Bien décidés à ce que les choses redeviennent ce qu'elles étaient, le duo doit coopérer tant bien que mal afin que chacun retrouve sa place initiale. D'autant plus que les pires périls de leur monde les attendent.

Bold new four-part miniseries of Alice in Wonderland is a lifelong passion project — the first truly faithful adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This is Alice as it has never been heard before: darker, faithful, cinematic, and created with total creative ownership.

'Every man's a gambling man, don't you think?' Tony Peterson is a lucky man. He's just caught the last train back to Collinsport. It's been a good day - he's renewed an old friendship and been offered a job he cannot refuse. His life is about to change. But Tony Peterson's luck has just run out. The last train home will turn out to be a very long journey. Will Tony be able to trust the only other survivor? And what decision will Tony make when he's presented with another offer he cannot refuse?

Immortal wanderer Quentin Collins has done his best to stay on the sidelines of the Second World War, but now he's been recruited by the British Secret Service. His mission: to infiltrate the castle of Professor Moloch in the heart of the Black Forest. For the Third Reich is hiding a dark secret - Moloch has been dabbling in the occult, and he's reached out to some very dark forces indeed. Will Quentin be able to stop him? And does dashing agent Sally Green have a score of her own to settle?

A perfect house...a perfect son...a perfect wife...WIFE? When your life is a '70's sitcom and every episode ends happily, why on earth would you want to change? In Suburbton, no one can hear you scream.... Written by Jeremy Leadbetter. Directed by Paul Ebbs. Postproduction and Music by Steve Johnson. Produced by Bill Baggs. Cast: Sylvester McCoy (Dominic), Susan Travers (June), Barry J. Gordon (Sir), Neil Bull (Kevin). Pseudonym for Rob Shearman.

Spring has turned to summer, the hottest and most abundant summer ever remembered in the Mabden lands. But in the mists lurks an insidious coldness - the icy presence of the Fhoi Myore. Despite being slowly decayed by the warmth of the world, these harbingers of death will stop at nothing to overwhelm the Earth. The High King of the Mabden, Amergin, must unite the race in the fight against the Fhoi Myore. But Amergin is in thrall to the dark magic of the Gods of Limbo. 

Some describe it as the town at the edge of the world. When Melody and Michael Devereux come to Collinsport on their honeymoon, they don't know the secrets that are hidden behind closed doors. But those secrets will be unearthed when an innocent is viciously murdered. Collinsport will be a town divided. One woman's rise to power will lead to further death and destruction. Families will be ripped apart. Blood will be spilt. And the dark forces that wait in the shadows will wait no more.

After a tornado uproots her from her home in Kansas, Dorothy and her beloved dog, Toto, are whisked away to the strange and magical Land of Oz! Landing in Munchkin Country and accidentally killing the Wicked Witch of the East, Dorothy and Toto embark on a quest to find the only person who can help them return home: Oz, the Great and Terrible Wizard.

When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the scientific research station hovering high above the surface of Solaris, he finds the place deserted except for two scientists, who have been driven mad by some unknown horror. The researchers had been trying to investigate the ocean planet, and probe...

Two classic tales from acclaimed British science fiction writer John Wyndham. In The Chrysalids, ten-year-old David is a happy, ordinary boy, untroubled except for occasional strange dreams about a mysterious city – until he befriends Sophie, who is unlike anybody he has met before: she has...

The Abominable Snowmen: Tibet, 1935: English explorer Travers is determined to track down the mythical Abominable Snowmen which are said to roam the Himalayas. When the Doctor and his companions visit the nearby Detsen monastery they discover that the Yeti are all too prominent - in fact, they...

Nicholas Eymerich, l'inquisitore trecentesco dalla gelida intelligenza, è alle prese con una nuova avventura. Nella fortezza di Montiel il re di Castiglia, Pietro il Crudele, deve fronteggiare l'assedio del fratellastro, che mira a usurparlo. E sarà proprio il castello il nemico principale di Eymerich. Pareti che sembrano vive, misteriosi dedali sotterranei, una pianta disegnata in tempi lontanissimi dai maestri della Cabala, quel luogo è pieno di insidie...

Irgendwann im Mittelalter: In Quill, einem kleinen Dorf, geht Angst und Schrecken um, seitdem ein junges Mädchen namens Ortrud spurlos verschwunden ist. Die beunruhigte Bevölkerung sucht trotz eines Sturms nach ihr. Als man die furchtbar zugerichtete junge Frau tot auffindet, verbreitet sich unter den Bewohnern eine furchtbare Ahnung: Ist Ortrud ein Opfer des sagenumwobenen Monsters GRËUL geworden? Der Abt des nahegelegenen Klosters trägt dazu bei, dass diese Theorie bei den Quillern für Gänsehaut sorgt.

R. S. Belcher's debut novel, The Six-Gun Tarot, was enthusiastically greeted by critics and listeners, who praised its wildly inventive mixture of dark fantasy, steampunk, and the Wild West. Now Belcher returns to Golgotha, Nevada, a bustling frontier town that hides more than its fair share of unnatural secrets.

The Sandman ha sido definida por la revista Los Angeles Times como “la mejor epopeya de la historia del cómic” y ha conseguido revolucionar el formato al adaptar su lúgubre universo literario de fantasía y horror para convertirse en un fenómeno cultural de talla mundial. Por fin ha llegado el momento: Audible y DC presentan The Sandman, la primera producción sonora del cómic superventas del New York Times, escrita por el afamado autor Neil Gaiman que además es coproductor ejecutivo de esta adaptación.