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Fourteen people arrive on the strange planet of Delmak-O. They have nothing in common other than a desire to make a fresh start–and they have no idea why they are there and no way of escaping. And then the first murder takes place....

Jon Glover reads this novelisation of an outlandish adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri. The TARDIS materialises aboard the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn. Things are not going well on board the spacecraft. A mysterious killer stalks the...

What happened to the Doctor’s companions after they left the TARDIS? In Harry Sullivan’s War, by Ian Marter, the Doctor’s former companion has severe misgivings when he is transferred to work in the Hebrides. Is someone out to kill him? In The Kairos Ring, by Stephen Gallagher, Romana and...

Christopher Naylor reads a brand new adventure for the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara. The TARDIS materialises on board Cavis Sunliners Flight 307, a regularly scheduled passenger flight using a revolutionary type of interstellar travel. The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and her...

Madrian is one of the twelve ruthless members of the Axis elite. The little Terian female brought to work the lands surrounding his stronghold should be nothing. Invisible. A faceless worker who will never escape imprisonment. But once he sees her, he knows in his dragon heart that she is his...

In der Galaxie ist Krieg ausgebrochen! Die großen Raumfahrerrassen sind alle in den Kampf verwickelt, und selbst am Rande des bekannten Universums vernimmt die Menschheit das Echo der weit entfernten, blutigen Kämpfe. Unsere Oberherren und Verteidiger, die Geckho, sind ebenfalls Teil dieses galaktischen Konflikts. Ein Vorteil für die Menschheit? Dies wird sich zeigen. Einerseits machen sich die Geckho nun wohl nicht mehr die Mühe, einen von Menschen bewohnten Planeten zu verteidigen.

The Beacon is the fourth book in the Sentinels series. If you like sci-fi adventures, space battles with complex alien invaders, and unexpected twists in humanities exploration of the stars, this could be your new favorite series.

Reporter Tom Lambert decides to reinvestigate the bizarre events of a decade earlier concerning the ‘cosmic noise’. Believing the whole truth was never revealed, he tracks down the one man who knows it: retired astrophysics professor Dr Hayward Petrie. Told in flashbacks, the story unfolds from Petrie’s recordings of the time when he experienced things that made him doubt his own sanity. Invited to visit his old colleague Campbell McLaren, who is in charge of a radio telescope on a remote Hebridean island, Petrie asks students Clifford Brown and Elizabeth Ryder to join him.

It's been over a year since the System came to Earth, bringing blood and monsters in equal measure. Having left Whitehorse, John and his team travel down to British Columbia, running into new dangers from aliens and humans alike. Faced with new challenges and new enemies, John and his friends seek to free human settlements from Galactic control in North America.

1803. The Napoleonic Wars. A Royal Navy warship is ordered to pursue an enemy frigate to the icy waters far south in the Indian Ocean. There, it must capture the enemy ship and retrieve a mysterious sea chest, contents unknown, failure not permitted. For the determined young captain and his eager crew, this already dangerous mission turns into a battle with a mysterious vessel that appears not in the sea, but unbelievably, impossibly, in the sky above. But nothing could prepare the crew for what lay beyond the 50th latitude of south.

Herbert muss im Bodensee notlanden, die CIA hat sein defektes Raumschiff geortet. Nach der Landung wird der attraktive aber etwas schusselige Mittdreißiger von ihnen gehetzt. Er kann untertauchen, richtet sich ein Leben als Softwareentwickler ein, was ihm leicht fällt, da er sagenhafte Fähigkeiten im Umgang mit Elektronik hat. Er ist auf dem Planeten Goni erzeugt worden und sie schicken ihn als Entwicklungshelfer zur Erde, um hier die ärgsten Probleme zu bekämpfen. Herbert sehnt sich nach einer Frau, ist aber so naiv, dass er noch viel lernen muss. Er freundet sich mit seinem Chef an, outet sich.

En la oscura noche del 2 de julio de 1947, cuando una tormenta eléctrica rugía en lo más profundo del desierto de Nuevo México, Roswell se convirtió en el epicentro de un acontecimiento celestial que cambiaría para siempre el curso de la historia. La narrativa comienza con el granjero Mac Brazel tropezando con los restos de algo inexplicable en su propiedad, desatando una cadena de eventos que arrastrarán a dicha localidad a la penumbra de la incertidumbre.

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?

Decades ago, the Visitors descended on Earth. They claimed to bring peace and prosperity. Their real goal was the total subjugation of humankind. But humanity did not give up its only home without a fight. After a devastating war, the Visitors were driven back to Mars. Their millions of willing human collaborators were left behind. The task of hunting down these former alien collaborators and bringing them to justice falls to Federal Recovery Agents like Nathan Foster.

I'm not a stranger to being behind bars, but this prison leaves a lot to be desired. There are zero communal showers, minimal locking cells, and the other prisoners are extremely hostile. That could be because they are aliens, and this is a prison in another galaxy. Add in the fact that I'm a human female, and my life span has just dropped some serious time. I'm about to go down fighting when a scary blue alien with spikes decides he's my rescuer. Except he doesn't seem happy about my presence and, well, join the club, buddy.

Named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Clifford D. Simak was a preeminent voice during the decades that established science fiction as a genre to be reckoned with. Held in the same esteem as fellow luminaries Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Ray Bradbury, his novels continue to enthrall today's audiences. And his short fiction is still as gripping and surprising now as when it first entertained an entire generation of fans.

Now that Grey has delivered the city from the attacking hordes, he still has a lot of work on his hands. He needs to pay the Bina Shea a visit, find the Bullet Star, investigate the mysterious Project Aurora—and above all, he needs to restore the First Legion to its former glory. But most importantly, he must eliminate the Daat and cancel the deal that Prometheus struck with the treacherous demon many centuries ago . . .

It's been a year since the Enemy home world was destroyed. There have been no additional Enemy sightings, but the 3F Defensive Alliance continues to grow. The trade between worlds has sparked prosperity throughout the sector. But trouble brews in Andromeda. The Central Council holds a secret meeting, condemning Earth for continuing to hold the spy Ju-Ne. They authorize an armada to travel to Earth to collect the prisoner—by force if necessary.

Planet Suran ist ein Paradies und bietet dem Leben beste Bedingungen. Seine vielfältigen Bewohner sind intelligent – alle. Der Legende nach sollen die Erbauer, höhere Wesen, kurz nach der Erschaffung der Welt der Schöpfung Intelligenz eingehaucht haben. Die Wissenschaft sieht das anders: Biologen haben Anzeichen dafür gefunden, dass sämtliches Genmaterial suranischen Lebens in jüngerer Vergangenheit künstlich verändert wurde.

After the explosive events surrounding MPF6's destruction on Karkin Four, Wic and his team of daredevil operators join forces with the rebel force known as the Blood Guard. While the Phantoms desire to help relocate human refugees to safer worlds, they're forced to confront a more pressing objective: cut off the head of the beast and keep the Androchidan Empire from enslaving another world. Wic is immediately flung into the heat of battle, driven by retaliation, a need for justice, and the need to send a message to all other deviant species who'd wish to take advantage of the innocent.