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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Nyxia Unleashed: The Nyxia Triad by Scott Reintgen, read by Sullivan Jones, Alex Romashov and Carol Monda. Emmett Atwater thought Babel's game sounded easy. Get points. Get paid. Go home. But it didn't take long for him to learn that Babel's competition...

Paolo Bacigalupi's debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science-fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Paolo's work. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience.

When Dan McCarthy stumbles upon a folder containing evidence of the conspiracy to end all conspiracies - a top-level alien cover-up - he leaks the files without a second thought. The incredible truth revealed by Dan's leak immediately captures the public's imagination, but Dan's relentless commitment to exposing the cover-up and forcing disclosure quickly earns him some enemies in high places.

Der erste Kontakt mit einer außerirdischen Spezies hat die Menschheit in eine Krise gestürzt, denn die fremde Zivilisation hat sich Zugang zu jeglicher menschlichen Informationstechnologie verschafft. Der einzige Informationsspeicher, der noch vor den Aliens geschützt ist, ist das menschliche Gehirn, weshalb das Wallfacer-Projekt ins Leben gerufen wird: Vier Wissenschaftler sollen die ultimative Verteidigungsstrategie gegen die Aliens ausarbeiten - doch können sie einander trauen?

For nearly a billion years, every known sentient species in the universe has been the result of genetic and cultural guidance - or "uplifting" - by a previously uplifted patron race. Then humans are discovered. Having already uplifted chimps and dolphins, humanity clearly qualifies as an intelligent species, but did they actually evolve their own intelligence, or did some mysterious patron race begin the process, then suddenly abandon Earth?

Earth has been allowed to colonize the planet Garth only because its previous occupants went berserk and wiped out virtually all life there. But now humans, chimps, and their alien allies on Garth are being held hostage in a conflict that could affect the fate of the entire Five Galaxies.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Fugitive Six by Pittacus Lore read by P.J. Ochlan. After I Am Number Four came Generation One . . . It's a year since John Smith and the Lorien Garde helped defeat the Mogadorian invasion of Earth. Now all over the planet teenagers are developing new...

John Carter is a veteran looking to make his way in the world after the Civil War. After finding gold in Arizona, he is chased into hiding in a cave that turns out to house a portal to Mars. He quickly discovers that Mars is inhabited by many intelligent lifeforms who have used advanced science to create a welcoming natural environment on the red planet. John is soon drawn into a tribe of nomadic Martians and quickly rises in their ranks due to his otherworldly strength. Eventually, John’s group gets into a dispute with a rival tribe.

Robert A. Heinlein wrote The Number of the Beast, which was published in 1980. In the book Zeb, Deety, Hilda, and Jake are ambushed by the alien "Black Hats" and barely escape with their lives on a specially configured vehicle (the Gay Deceiver) which can travel along various planes of existence, allowing them to visit parallel universes. However, unknown to most fans, Heinlein had already written a "parallel" novel about the four characters and parallel universes in 1977.

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 Charter is signed. The Galactic Knights Uniformed is born. And yet, Alexander faces a whole new challenge: success. With the galaxy drowning in the chaos of the Afterfall, the fledgling Galactic Knights Uniformed is stretched thin. Trade agreements need mediation. Border disputes require careful observation, while the greatest conflict looms above it all.

Rom, 210 v. Chr.: Mitten in den Wirren des Zweiten Punischen Krieges, als die Republik um ihr Überleben kämpft, wird die Ewige Stadt Zeuge eines Ereignisses, das die Geschichte für immer verändern wird: Ein Schiff aus dem Sternenreich landet vor ihren Toren. Der erste Kontakt mit den Besuchern endet in einer Katastrophe. Durch ihre zahlenmäßige Überlegenheit gelingt es den Legionen Roms zwar, die technologisch weit überlegenen Außerirdischen zu bezwingen. Doch der Sieg ist trügerisch.

From the author of Dune, the greatest SF novel of all time, comes a stunning evocation of alien cultures In the far future, humans and aliens have joined together in a galaxy-wide federation of intelligent species: The Consentiency. But its existence is now threatened by the discovery of a...

Com tripés biomecânicos gigantes, querem conquistar a Terra e manter os humanos como escravos. Nenhuma tecnologia terrestre parece ser capaz de conter a expansão do terror pelo planeta. É o começo da guerra mais importante da história. Como a humanidade poderá resistir à investida de um potencial bélico tão superior?

Quando um exército de invasores marcianos chega à Inglaterra, o pânico e o terror tomam conta da população. Enquanto os alienígenas atravessam o país em enormes máquinas de três pernas, incinerando tudo em seu caminho com um raio de calor e espalhando gases tóxicos nocivos, os moradores da Terra devem chegar a um acordo com a perspectiva do fim da civilização humana e o início da era marciana.

Gut 4000 Jahre in der Zukunft bildet die Erde das Zentrum eines Sternenreiches, das Tausende von Welten umfasst. Überall leben die Menschen in Frieden und Freiheit. Der ursprüngliche PHOENIX ist noch unter dem Kommando von Reginald Bull unterwegs. Die Besatzung sucht den Mausbiber Gucky, der verschwunden ist – mitsamt dem Sternwürfel, einem kosmischen Gebilde. Bull und sein Team haben erfahren, dass den Sternwürfel ein unsterblicher kosmischer Problemlöser entwickelt hat.

The fleet manages to catch the Squirrel responsible for the horrible things they've seen recently. That should be a good thing, shouldn't it? Turns out it's only the beginning of their troubles, as their journey to collect a bounty on him turns into an adventure. Follow along as Bob and the fleet get the best of the situation.

Evan and Anya have brokered an unlikely alliance among thieves. With their sights set on a hidden Syndicate base brimming with alien secrets, holding the team together long enough to claim the prize will be their greatest test yet. Leading a crew of outcasts, Evan and Anya stage a high-stakes raid to seize tech that could turn the tide against Chancellor Rostov's iron grip. However, when Conroy—long presumed dead—announces to the core worlds that he's alive and declares Rostov a usurper, the Commonwealth erupts in chaos. As dissidents rally, the crew faces a regime desperate to crush them.

2089 führt das private Forschungsunternehmen Synthex zusammen mit der NASA ein Quanten-Experiment durch, das eine Echtzeitkommunikation zwischen Erde und dem Mond herstellen soll. Als es zu einer unvorhersehbaren Anomalie während des Experiments kommt, reißt der Kontakt zur Mondbasis plötzlich ab. Das Quantengerät lässt sich nicht mehr deaktivieren und sammelt unkontrolliert Energie. Zur gleichen Zeit erhalten FBI-Special Agents Reilly und McKenzie einen rätselhaften Anruf von einer unbekannten Person.

Ganadora de los premios Hugo y Locus Tiene un pasado oscuro donde murieron muchos humanos. Y por ese pasado decidió llamarse Matabot. Pero, de la masacre que le dio nombre solo conserva un recuerdo confuso, y ahora quiere saber más. Tras unir fuerzas con un Transporte de Investigación llamado...