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Peter Payne fa il trashformer e per sopravvivere rovista nei cumuli di spazzatura cercando oggetti di valore. I suoi giorni trascorrono in mezzo agli scarti della società dei consumi e in compagnia di una banda di adolescenti, fino a quando non incontra Alba – un modello femminile di nexumano. Esplorando temi come la cibernetica, il consumismo e la trascendenza, Francesco Verso costruisce un mondo così profondo come il suo personaggio principale.

Kara—codename Snipe—isn’t just any gun-for-hire. Savvy, brutal, and equipped with cybernetic enhancements that make her extra lethal, she’s a key player in her older brother Darius’s underground operation, which floods the streets of Cascadia with dangerous digital highs. She’s fast, efficient, and likes what she does. That is, until Jack Monroe, Darius’s rival, contacts her with devastating intel.

Mi stia a sentire. Ci sono più di 600.000 persone strette intorno a quel vulcano… Un boato, una fumarola che esce dal Vesuvio e sarà il panico: tenteranno di scappare, si schiacceranno, si spareranno pur di allontanarsi qualche metro in più… Faranno qualsiasi pazzia per procurarsi un mezzo veloce… Non ho fatto ancora la stima dei probabili morti, ma si tratta certamente di cifre con almeno quattro numeri… E se non schiodiamo subito questa protezione civile dal Department of Homeland Security, in questa emergenza Vesuvio i morti li provocherà non il vulcano, ma il governo.

London is still going to hell, even with Albion on the back foot, but Olly and Ro are hard at work finding allies for DedSec and taking down the bad guys. When a job goes awry, they end up doxxed, on the run, and in serious trouble. Bagley, the DedSec AI, gets involved and discovers someone new, someone just like him . . . another ghost in the machine. Frenemy hacktivist network, 404, tips them off that since terminating the ambitious plan to digitize human consciousness, Project Daybreak, DedSec has become the target for a new player in London.

Russian High Command has a plan to smash NATOs forces arrayed along the Poland-Lithuania border with an assault that would punch a hole in the Allied lines and overrun the NATO perimeter along a ten-mile wide front. A triumph would turn the momentum of the war in Europe back in Russia’s favor. Standing in the way of the Russian advance is an isolated American outpost, manned by a Platoon of veteran soldiers and a rookie Lieutenant. "Fort Suicide" is right on the frontlines isolated from support, and is directly in the path of the imminent Russian advance.

This collection bundles the next three books of the action-packed John Stone adventure. Head of the Serpent: With the Hostile Response Division disbanded, John Stone wants to go back to a quiet life. But word of a tragic terrorist attack draws John back into the fight. The Hard Core: Worlds collide when John joins forces with a Detroit homicide detective to bring down a sinister organization destroying young lives for financial gain. Danger Close: Danger strikes too close to home. Now John Stone must pursue his quarry onto the enemy's home turf.

From acclaimed director and scriptwriter Jenny Stephens, here are a trio of sensational science fiction serials: supernatural espionage thriller Project Raphael, its sequel Project Archangel, and the dark, dystopian Jefferson 37. All feature a full cast of veteran actors including Dan Hagley, Emily Chennery, Sunny Ormonde, John Flitcroft, Oliver Hembrough and Dharmesh Patel.

Berlin im Jahr 2033. Die Journalistin Mara Erhardt hat herausgefunden, dass ein koreanischer Biologe jahrelang illegal Menschen geklont hat. Eine Spur führt nach Berlin, zu zwei Studenten. Doch als sie die jungen Männer ausfindig macht, überstürzen sich die Ereignisse. Denn es gibt noch eine Spur nach Deutschland – zu einem Klon des größten Verbrechers der Geschichte: Adolf Hitler. Und die Auftraggeber wollen nicht, dass dessen Identität zu früh enttarnt wird.

New York in naher Zukunft - eine Stadt am Abgrund! Die Cops Liberty Capriso und Mike Quillan verrichten ihren Dienst in Manhattan, dem gefährlichsten Teil der Stadt. Schlimmer noch: Eine neue, brandgefährliche Droge verbreitet sich rasant. Die Polizei sucht fieberhaft nach den Hintermännern. Da wendet sich Bürgermeisterin Goldberg an die Ermittler: Sie konnte nur knapp einem Anschlag auf ihr Leben entgehen.

Das dramatische und epische Ende der "Mars Ultor" Reihe. Welche Gefahren werden auf das Team der Wayaki Industries warten? Wird Major Dener seinen Platz in Walhalla finden? Major Dener ist zurück auf der Erde. Doch statt Ruhe und die versprochene Bonuszahlung zu genießen, wird er zu einem geheimen Briefing im Wayaki Konzern gerufen. Die Ares-Station antwortet nicht mehr, auch die Funkverbindung zur Mars-Basis One ist verstummt. Major Dener und sein Team werden auf eine riskante Aufklärungsmission geschickt.

In a story that will blow your mind, a fugitive billionaire and a former spy must stop an insidious plot to control the population through high-tech mind reading. Chase and Wen are trapped in a maze of illusion, reality, and secrets, as they struggle to overcome an enemy so powerful, their very own thoughts are used against them.

Every family has secrets, and Natalie Morrigan was used to being kept in the dark. But when her childhood home is destroyed following the mysterious disappearance of her parents, Natalie soon discovers her secrets are darker than most. With nowhere else to turn, Natalie and her four lifelong friends seek out their estranged uncle for guidance, and he cannot wait to tell her the truth. Her entire life has been a lie.

Twenty-eight-year-old Lana Baker knows the signs: the intense flashes of light and building pressure in her head herald yet another migraine. But this time, the unavoidable pain lands her in the hospital, where her unusual past raises more questions than answers. Her medical history is a complete mystery. Stranger still, her battery of tests reveals a shocking secret: Lana has a metal disk embedded in her skull—but she has no idea how it got there. Even more disturbing is the fact that the disk is etched with words—in Russian.

Elias McKay is an Extractionist. As an “Xwire” with a head full of experimental mites, he specializes in pulling minds out of virtual space and getting them back into their bodies intact. He’s one of the best. But he’s fallen on hard times. After getting banned by the government from doing lucrative legal work due to a past indiscretion, McKay picks up shady gigs wherever he can find them. His latest job takes him to Singapore for a quick extraction of a corporate bigwig, but things go from bad to worse when hired muscle, black ops agents, and hackers attack him and his client.

Verheerende Waldbrände auf allen Kontinenten, rücksichtsloser Raubbau an den grünen Lungen unseres Planeten; die Warnzeichen sind unübersehbar geworden und heizen den Konflikt der Generationen an. Liegt darin vielleicht auch eine Chance? Während T-Rex, Kim und Nolo parallel zu Raven immer tiefere Einblicke in die Zusammenhänge von Klimawandel und zunehmenden Naturkatastrophen erhalten, bahnt sich im Kreise der globalen Schicksalslenker ein folgenschwerer Kurswechsel an.

ANCOS ES WURDE ERSCHAFFEN UM UNS DAS LEBEN ZU ERLEICHTERN EINE FEHLENTSCHEIDUNG HAT ES VERLETZT JETZT IST ES BEREIT, ZURÜCK ZU SCHLAGEN. Das rasante Wachstum hat Stephanie und ihr Team bei Fastlane blind gemacht. Nach Jahren des Erfolgs hat eine einzige Fehlentscheidung ausgereicht, um alles zu zerstören. In den Tagen nach der Katastrophe in Berlin müssen die Gründer des Technologiekonzernes Fastlane sich der Wahrheit stellen. Tausende Menschen mussten ihr Leben lassen, weil sie der Meinung waren, alles unter Kontrolle zu haben.

Nach uns eine bessere Welt? Eine Hitzefront liegt über Europa. Waldbrände geraten außer Kontrolle. Menschen fliehen in Notunterkünfte. Durch die Städte ziehen Demonstrierende. Doch in all dem Chaos geht auch das normale Leben von Didrik, Melissa, André und Vilja weiter – vier Menschen, die um ihre Zukunft kämpfen. Gegenwärtig wie nie erzählt Jens Liljestrand eine packende Geschichte zur drängenden Frage unserer Zeit: Wie können wir die Welt bewahren und zusammen weiterleben?

As fierce fighting across Poland and the Baltics captures the world's attention, a single squadron of American F-16 pilots deployed to Ukraine must battle against overwhelming odds and impossible conditions to take the war to the Russians. Shot down behind enemy lines on a dangerous sortie in the skies over Kiev, rookie pilot Steve "Lone Wolf" McQuade is rescued by a group of Ukrainian refugees who are on a mission to rally patriotic resistance against the Russian invaders. With time fast running out, McQuade decides to help the refugees on their perilous journey.

In der Schweiz kommt es zu einer beispiellosen Häufung von Internetstörungen: gelöschte Webseiten, geleakte Passwörter, ungewollt verschickte Pornografie. Das lässt die aufstrebende Online-Journalistin Mia Abderhalden und den jungen Hacker Maxi Winter aufhorchen. Was hat es mit den groben Sicherheitslücken auf sich? Die beiden ermitteln. Dabei bahnt sich eine Gefahr an, welche die Eidgenossenschaft in eine Katastrophe stürzen könnte.

Orphaned and alone, Moss is happy to have found a place in the world. But his humdrum working routines take a terrifying turn when a mysterious woman breaks into his apartment and hands him a data chip from his dead parents. Suddenly hearing messages revealing his benevolent employer has a far darker side, he braves the dangerous megacity streets in search of the truth. Surrounded by outcasts and criminals and running on instinct, Moss stumbles onto a rebel group intent on exposing their corrupt oppressors.