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The alien lord holding me prisoner is the most powerful being I've ever encountered. A winged immortal who can kill with a mere wave of his hand. He's arrogant and alien. Demanding and dangerous. Brutal, even beautiful, though I hate him too much to admit it. He hates me, too. But even though my captor despises me, he needs me. He requires a bride for political reasons, and he makes me an offer I have no choice but to accept. Marry him, play the part of his happy wife, and he'll give me the one thing I want most—my freedom.

Elasa contacts the very special Awares, folk who attune so perfectly to their environment that they can disappear, literally and figuratively. She needs to work with them to try to save Earth from being eaten by huge telepathic galactic maggots.

Alora Church, scientist extraordinaire, is used to being valued for her mind, not her womb. She barely leaves her lab long enough to see the effects of the aliens that have invaded Earth. When her best friend is summoned to become an Axxeon breeder, Alora is prepared to help her run. Until two huge Axxeon warriors show and take Alora captive instead. She thinks there’s nothing worse than being taken as an alien incubator... but she’s wrong. Very wrong.

Commander Lisa Chao works in the US Navy's Strategic Planning Center in Pearl Harbor. When tensions rise with China over Taiwan, she has to unravel exactly what's happening in the Pacific and why. What she uncovers leads America to war—but not with China. Bullets and bombs are no match for an extraterrestrial warship that can fly between stars, but perhaps the answer to the coming war lies not in the present but in the past. Could Sun Tzu's The Art of War provide humanity with a fighting chance against a technologically superior alien enemy?

I thought I'd escaped being given to an alien warrior. I was wrong. I was one hour away from washing out of the Alien Bride Games. None of the Khanavai warriors had chosen me, and I was scheduled on the next shuttle off the filming station. Then, a bright red alien passed me in a hallway—and the next thing I knew, we were all over each other. Bad enough that my name had been drawn in the Bride Lottery. Now, even though they're supposedly over, I'm back in the Games. And not the usual ones, either—a whole new set of challenges, just for me. Guess it'll make for good television back home.

Kimber McLeedy's actual assignment: Go to a remote village in Ireland to interview the son of a famous explorer about an environmental program he's spearheading. What Kimber really wants to do: Find out what the heck is going on in Ireland as reports of strange sightings and atmospheric anomalies roll in.

FNH Audio present the first in a series of science fiction short story collections. In this collection: On board a starship a ghost of the past fights horrifying monsters. An explorer find a mining crew dead in their beds, but the next day they're up and walking. Humanity is under the thumb of aliens. The Earthers discover a strange fact of ancient history, their ancestors walked on two legs! The Martians are using a white mist to sedate and ambush all the colonists. And more.

Jake McGraw, independent space trucker, has been shanghaied. He and his crew, fresh off their adventures in Starrigger and Red Limit Freeway, are plucked off the Skyway by a creature of unknown power. Now on an alien planet where most of the rules of the regular universe do not seem to apply, Jake confronts the builders of the Skyway once and for all. Will he and his crew make it out alive?

A space portal to remote colonies held by Earth is captured by a hostile species, which wants to place a toll on it. While authorities on Earth and considering whether to wage war, they manage to capture an alien spaceship, and hand it over to a group of scientists for military research. Will the scientists succeed in discovering any secrets that will give humanity the upper hand in the impending conflict?

Firestarter does her best to fit in on the Gene, but it's a long jump from stone-tipped spears to starships. Janet and the other girls do their best to help her fit in. Eve and Aika have trouble getting to know a new AI, and Topper's past brings a new problem for the crew to work on. Come along while they work it all out.

The problem is, we didn't come home alone. No one has ever seen anything like this. What they're calling it sends shivers down my spine: a parasitic alien pathogen. It could be a virus, a toxin, or maybe something even worse. And believe me: what we don't know definitely can hurt us. It's too late for me—I've been exposed. But this has never been about me. It's going to take some incredible risks and another long-shot space mission to get to the bottom of this, but I'll fight until my last breath to undo the damage I've done.

In the collection's title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell had visited many times, only to find that someone has built a house on the remote riverside. When an accident leaves Gray stranded and in pain, he returns to the shelter seeking aid and instead finds a new reason for living.

Александр Исаакович Мирер (1927—2001) — писательфантаст, переводчик, литературовед. В фантастике дебютировал повестью "Будет хороший день", за которой последовали "У меня девять жизней", "Обсидиановый нож", "Субмарина "Голубой кит""... Но самым знаменитым произведением писателя стала дилогия "Главный полдень" — "Дом скитальцев", с поразительной тщательностью и убедительностью описывающая вторжение на Землю агрессивных инопланетян — "похитителей тел". На этой культовой книге, по праву вошедшей в золотой фонд отечественной фантастики, выросло не одно поколение читателей.

Александр Исаакович Мирер (1927—2001) — писательфантаст, переводчик, литературовед. В фантастике дебютировал повестью "Будет хороший день", за которой последовали "У меня девять жизней", "Обсидиановый нож", "Субмарина "Голубой кит"... Но самым знаменитым произведением писателя стала дилогия «Главный полдень» — "Дом скитальцев", с поразительной тщательностью и убедительностью описывающая вторжение на Землю агрессивных инопланетян — "похитителей тел". На этой культовой книге, по праву вошедшей в золотой фонд отечественной фантастики, выросло не одно поколение читателей.

Mysterious emanations originating in the Intergalactic void... Suspicious deaths near the galactic rim… An Armada recalled… Another goes missing… While the Confederations Central Council and High Command face the consequences of the inspector's treachery, Michael and his team continue to raise Earth's profile among its neighbors. A trade deal is started. Numerous new Transluminide claims are filed. The Space Force fleet grows.

Александр Исаакович Мирер (1927—2001) — писательфантаст, переводчик, литературовед. В фантастике дебютировал повестью Будет хороший день, за которой последовали У меня девять жизней, Обсидиановый нож, Субмарина "Голубой кит"... Но самым знаменитым произведением писателя стала дилогия Главный полдень — Дом скитальцев, с поразительной тщательностью и убедительностью описывающая вторжение на Землю агрессивных инопланетян — похитителей тел. На этой культовой книге, по праву вошедшей в золотой фонд отечественной фантастики, выросло не одно поколение читателей. Повести и рассказы А.

Клиффорд Саймак — один из отцов-основателей современной фантастики, писателей-исполинов, благодаря которым в американской литературе существует понятие «золотой век НФ». Он работал в разных направлениях жанра, но наибольшую славу — и любовь нескольких поколений читателей — ему принесли произведения, в которых виден его собственный уникальный стиль, который критики называли мягким, гуманистическим и даже пасторальным. За пятьдесят пять лет Саймак написал около тридцати романов и более ста двадцати повестей и рассказов. Награждался премиями «Хьюго», «Небьюла», «Локус» и другими.

Das Imperium gerät aus den Fugen. Die Großen Häuser verweigern der Thronwelt den Gehorsam und treffen immer häufiger eigene politische Entscheidungen. Selbst die loyalsten Sternsysteme im Kernland des Imperiums spüren die Schwäche der Zentralregierung und leisten den Anweisungen von oben nicht mehr Folge. Ist all das nur eine Verkettung von Zufällen oder vielmehr eine gezielte Kampagne?

Первый, и довольно значимый союз налажен. Количество жителей станции и членов личного отряда Хиро постепенно растёт. Всё, вроде, идёт своим чередом, но... Долго ли еще продлится безмятежное время для инопланетянина? И забудет ли система про своего должника? Как и те, кто не очень рад развитию конкурента.

Замкнутая территория, усеянная необычными минами. Опаснейшие твари, способные достать и на крыше небоскрёба, и глубоко под землёй. Множество сонных статистов, которые могут помочь, а могут добить... по настроению. Особые противники с удивительным вооружением и эффективными средствами выслеживания. Непомерные штрафы, выдающие твоё присутствие при любой маскировке.