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January 1864: General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equipped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower. Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches Lee with an extraordinary offer. Rhoodie demonstrates an amazing rifle: its rate of fire is incredible, its lethal efficiency breathtaking - and Rhoodie guarantees unlimited quantities to the Confederates. The name of the weapon is the AK-47.

The Xaros broke against Earth's defenses, but the war may be lost. The alien ships of former allies rule Earth's skies, threatening to obliterate cities and turn the planet into a barren wasteland if humanity refuses their demands. With their backs to the wall, the scattered crew of the...

You've heard of him. He's Adam Cain, the alien with an attitude. Now he's back...in a series of new adventures as a badass human, showing the galaxy who's the boss. Accompanied by his buddies Riyad Tarazi and Sherri Valentine, Adam is struggling to make ends meet on a distant tropical world running Capt. Cain's Bar & Grill. The problem: They picked the worst place in the galaxy to run a legitimate business...smack dab in the middle of lawless Dead Zone. Comprised of a hundred dead worlds, The Zone is a gold-rush-like region of salvagers, pirates, and scoundrels.

Hostile invading Martians wreak havoc and destruction in England. This science-fiction classic has terrified generations of readers!

Contains books one and two of The Ibarra Crusade, a continuation of the action-packed military sci-fi Ember War Saga. Earth suffers under a brutal alien occupation, but one young man brings hope from beyond the galaxy's edge. Ely Hale returns to the Earth with a desperate plea from his father: Take his son to Stacy Ibarra, and remove the Qa’resh technology embedded in his skull before it kills him.

The Beyond started with the Stations orbiting the stars nearest Earth. The Great Circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early Stations were emotionally and politically dependent on Mother Earth. The Earth Company which ran this immense operation reaped incalculable profits and influenced the affairs of nations.  

Auf der Eiswelt Simia Orichalcae macht sich Unruhe breit, als immer wieder Minenarbeiter unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwinden. Als ranghöchstem Vertreter des Astra Militarum obliegt es Commissar Ciaphas Cain, der Sache nachzugehen. Niemand ahnt jedoch, dass sich der Planet in der Einfallschneise einer gewaltigen Orkhorde befindet. Als die wilden Grünhäute unvermittelt über die Welt herfallen, regt sich ein gefährliches Übel in der eisigen Tiefe des Planeten.

Cryogenically preserved before the nukes obliterated their own way of life, an elite team of battle-hardened American fighting men have now been reactivated for duty, commanded by this supreme manipulator. Their first mission in a tortured new world: Move in and secure Cerberus Redoubt and the mat-trans network at any cost. In a world where trust is hard-won and harder kept, Kane and his fellow exiles must convince Team Phoenix that they are on the same side — for humanity and against the hybrids and their willing human allies.

Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn hat sein gesamtes Leben damit verbracht, Ketzer und die Diener des Chaos zu bekämpfen. Doch wie lange kann jemand diesem Pfad folgen, bis er selbst den Verlockungen der Verderbten Mächte erliegt? Ist Eisenhorn noch ein Verteidiger des Imperiums oder wurde er bereits von dem Bösen verführt, das er jagt? Dieses Hörbuch enthält den Roman "Magos".

In einer neu gegründeten Forschungsstation auf dem Mars wird das geborgene Fraktal von der Wissenschaftsakademie untersucht. Als Admiral Sjöberg und Captain Cross die Einrichtungen besichtigen, kommt es zur Katastrophe, als das Artefakt erneut seine Macht beweist. Gleichzeitig muss sich Commander Ishida auf der HYPERION gegen Intrigen zur Wehr setzen, die Michalews Verbündete gegen sie in die Wege leiten.

In the extraordinary Worldwar tetralogy, set against the backdrop of World War II, Harry Turtledove, whom Publishers Weekly has called the "Hugo-winning master of alternate SF," wove an explosive saga of world powers locked in conflict against an enemy from the stars.

The loyalties that united the Cerberus warriors have become undone, as a bizarre messenger from the future provides a look into encroaching horror and death. Kane and his band have one option: Fix two fatal fault lines in the time continuum — and rewrite history before it happens. But first they must restore power to the barons who dare to defy the greater evil: the mysterious new Imperator.  

After being frozen in carbonite, then risking everything for the Rebellion, Han is eager to stop living his life for other people. He and Leia have earned their future together, a thousand times over. And when he proposes to Leia, it's the first time in a long time he's had a good feeling about this. For Leia, a lifetime of fighting doesn't truly seem over. There is work still to do, penance to pay for the dark secret she now knows runs through her veins. Her brother, Luke, is offering her that chance - one that comes with family and the promise of the Force. 

The void of space is dark and full of pirates. Holston Zakarian spent his entire life dedicated to shrinking the time it took to move objects from one place to another. With one invention, he became the richest man on Kalypso. But using his vast resources to shape the future was easy when weighed against the task of preparing his two sons to build on his legacy.

Sur d'innombrables mondes, la Sainte Inquisition mène une guerre sans merci contre les plus ignobles ennemis de l'Imperium : aliens, renégats, et hérétiques. Lorsqu'un affrontement contre un ancien ennemi se transforme en un danger mortel, l'Inquisiteur Eisenhorn doit prendre une décision terrible s'il veut sauver la vie de ses précieux alliés. Mais jusqu'où un homme peut-il frayer avec le Chaos avant de devenir la chose même contre laquelle il a juré de lutter ?

What starts as a mission to control a key area of a city under siege becomes a relentless race against the clock for Ranger Team Leader Louis Campbell. One minute Lou and his team are fighting Saur infantry looking to stab them in the face, and the next he’s saddled with a bunch of dwarven sappers looking to breach the city's catacombs—or risk losing the city of Sûstagul to a tidal wave of undead.

For ten millennia, the Black Templars have continued the Great Crusade, remaining true to the Emperor's dream of a galaxy free of the alien, the traitor, and the mutant. One of the few Chapters to venerate the Emperor as a god, they strive always to follow His example and secure His Imperium for all mankind. This anthology brings together seven tales of the sons of Sigismund, including an exploration of High Marshal Helbrecht's first crusade and three stories from the Third War for Armageddon.

The Ga'ee escaped, but aren't on the run. They are coming back, and when they return, it'll be with a vast armada of ten-kilometer-long ships with millions of drones. Next time would be for real. The invasion would mean the end of all life. Earth Fleet must rally the seven races. And Declan Payne and his team are at the front of the fight as Leviathan goes to war. While goliaths wrestle, the galaxy's fate hinges on the decisions of a small group of people putting their lives on the line for those who won't.

Nous sommes au trente et unième millenaire, et l'Humanité est à l'apogée de sa puissance. Tandis que la Grande Croisade menée par le Maître de Guerre continue de conquérir la galaxie, Fulgrim, primarque des Emperor's Children, lance ses guerriers au combat contre un infâme adversaire extraterrestre. Dans le sang de cette campagne pousseront les graines qui mèneront cette fière légion à la trahison, et lui feront emprunter les voies de la corruption la plus sombre.

Die Galaxis kämpft ums Überleben. Mysteriöse Schiffe aus den Tiefen des Alls schüren Kriege und Auseinandersetzungen zwischen den Zivilisationen. Benachbarte Galaxien haben sie bereits unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht und fallen nun in die Milchstraße ein. Michael Cordwainer Grand, Major der Terranischen Raumverbände, gerät ins Zentrum des Konflikts und muss erkennen, dass hinter den Kulissen noch andere Fraktionen mit im Spiel sind.