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In the year 3152, humanity is at war with three species who suppress our existence. While one is more ruthless than the others, our species is viewed as an unstable threat to the galactic balance. Resources are finite, battle is ubiquitous, and the enemies of Earth are unrelenting. The average human is born to fight for the species’ survival, deprived of a normal life so that one day a future generation may know peace. The expansions of Alpha Centauri are under siege while the Wolf System is down to just a few outposts. Not all is lost, though.

Hugh Kellard stepped over his grandfather's home threshold with a weak smile and slumped shoulders as if the weight of all he'd been through had finally caught up to him. He had no plans to ever return to space, but he knew that Halfrich wouldn't accept this answer. When asked why he was leaving, Hugh refused to explain, an unspoken acknowledgment that there was something more than he was letting on. As pressure mounted, Kellard resigned himself to the inevitable: he would have to return and show Halfrich what he saw on Mercury.

In a bold and brazen act of treachery, the Royal Martian Navy exploratory cruiser Rose was stolen and is now in the hands of the conspiracy group known as Nemesis. Guilty of a thousand crimes, Nemesis and its leader, Kent Riley, are determined to find proof of the alien threat they have secretly been preparing humanity to face. Set in pursuit by the Mage-Queen of Mars herself, Mage-Captain Roslyn Chambers commands Rose's sister ship, Thorn, in a chase that brings her to the far reaches of the galaxy.

Dezember, 2098. Auf dem Jupitermond Europa ist eine Expedition unterwegs auf der Suche nach einem geheimnisvollen Sekret. Dieses soll ein Serum komplettieren, das geeignet scheint, eine außerirdische Spore zu vernichten, die das Leben auf der Erde bedroht. Als eine extreme Gezeitenbiegung die Forschungsstation Euro One in die Tiefe reißt, bricht Mike Kindler von der Raumstation ISLAND ONE zu einer Rettungsmission auf. Doch auf Europa gerät Mike in eine bizarre Welt voller Gefahren. Wird es ihm gelingen, die Vermissten und das Serum zu finden und so die Erde vor dem Untergang zu bewahren?

Agetha has survived many more battles than she anticipated when she first landed on her new home planet. She's older and wiser, has gained family and lost loved ones. And yet her reward for four decades of service is to be pushed to the colony's outer edges with the other aging Generationals. But that was only the beginning of her adventure.

Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between Us, the revelatory hope of the aliens' visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland's west coast. Teenager Lennox and grieving mother Heather are being held in New Broom, a makeshift US military base, the subject of experiments, alongside the Enceladons who have been captured by the authorities. Ava, who has given birth, is awaiting the jury verdict at her trial for the murder of her husband.

Auf einer Kabinettssitzung soll die Zukunft der Republik besprochen werden: Expansion nach außen, Kontrolle nach innen - ein autoritärer Polizei- und Militärstaat. Die als ihre Halbschwester getarnte Zadiya Ark enthüllt, dass große Teile des Kabinetts manipuliert wurden - auch wenn sie noch nicht weiß, von wem. Ein gewalttätiger Tumult bricht im Kabinett aus - Ark und ihr Erzfeind Bonet mittendrin... Währenddessen toben im Onyx-System noch die Kämpfe.

On a routine border patrol, pilot Zane Lucas encounters a mysterious cluster of drones. When he reports it to the Scorpius head office, they quickly sweep it under the intergalactic rug and place him on leave. That same night, Zane is contacted by an estate lawyer from the distant planet Earth and learns he's the sole beneficiary of a person he's never met. Determined to get answers, he finds himself thrust into a dead man's quest, along with a resourceful colleague, Julia Rossi. Zane's mission is tied to an old children's story based on The Forever World.

Tyson Gage's four-year-old was kidnapped from Earth by the most notorious criminal syndicate in the galaxy when they traveled eight hundred years back in time. To mount a rescue, Gage must fly behind enemy lines. Outgunned and outclassed, he's being hunted by Yakuza's fleet, and details emerging from Tess' past could break up their crew. His last hope? Become a Centurion to uncover the secret the League is keeping from the civilized worlds.

On Mars, terraforming breakthroughs leave citizens dreaming of a transformed planet. However, when a contaminated ice asteroid puts water supplies in peril, the dream quickly shatters. Professor Zambrotta "Zammi" Kaspar is tasked to investigate a fatal crash on a remote ice asteroid, but he never expects to discover his missing sister there as an indentured worker for the Mining Guild. As the siblings reconnect and dig deeper into the mystery of the contaminated water, they both discover a personal legacy of secrets and loss over competing visions for the future of humanity.

Dentro de dos semanas llegan a la tierra 98 jóvenes del planeta Ish, a 4.3 años luz Llevan viajando 239 años, buscando un lugar en el universo donde vivir y evitar que su raza se extinga. Su única posibilidad es el planeta azul. Huyen de la facción violenta de su planeta, los ADIS o adoradores de Ish, que quieren colonizar todos los planetas habitables del universo, entre ellos el planeta azul. Los ADIS han enviado un robot de avanzadilla a la tierra, que ha pedido al gobierno americano que vacíe todo el continente, porque lo ocuparán ellos cuando lleguen en 4 años.

Eine Marsodyssee ist ein Science-Fiction-Klassiker von Stanley G. Weinbaum, der erstmals 1934 erschien. In dieser neuen Übersetzung erleben Sie die faszinierende Geschichte von Dick Jarvis, einem Astronomen, der auf dem Mars notlanden muss und dort auf eine fremde Zivilisation stößt. Begleiten Sie ihn auf seiner abenteuerlichen Reise durch eine bizarre Landschaft voller Gefahren und Wunder, die seine Vorstellungskraft herausfordert. Hören Sie, wie er sich mit dem sympathischen Marsianer Tweel anfreundet, der ihm die Geheimnisse seines Planeten offenbart.

Die Zukunft. Die Erde ist unbewohnbar geworden, und nach einigen fehlgeschlagenen Experimenten ist das Raumschiff Enkidu die letzte Hoffnung der Menschheit. Auf einem neuen Planet Eden gründen die letzten überlebenden Menschen eine Kolonie. Doch Eden ist bereits besiedelt – und die Nachbarn der Menschen bergen ein Geheimnis, das über die Zukunft der ganzen Spezies entscheiden wird.

Millennia ago, the great empire of the Lazax brought the galaxy to heel, but now their ancient doctrine of strength and peace is failing. In the shadows, other factions begin to move against each other and their authoritarian masters. To rule themselves they must first tear down the crumbling regime they are forced to serve. When the Barony of Letnev, supplier of the Lazax's grand fleet, blockades a crucial wormhole to force the empire to listen to its demands, the spark of war is ignited and Zara Hail, an official for the Federation of Sol, is caught in the middle. 

The Battle For Mars technothriller series chronicles the clash between two countries to learn the secrets hidden on Mars. Four SpaceX colonists are doomed to die in Mars orbit unless visionary entrepreneurial billionaire Chase Konrad can save them. The Daedalus Mission develops into something far more mysterious and deadly than Konrad expects. The follow-on X-ray, Omega, and Tango missions will shock you with their revelations of what really could be on Mars.

With Veteran pay comes veteran problems. And the Guild, more often than not, is the issue. He’s become an effective enforcer of the law, but unfortunately, crime is growing a lot more complicated. Someone is slaving artificial beings to ships, running contraband across the stars in a fatal practice that marries murder, theft, and kidnapping. Even as Mark’s crew grows, he discovers these crimes aren’t just horrific—they’re common. And he means to stop it.

Capt. Ben Dailey knows his team will always get the job done—no matter what it takes . . . or what rules they have to break. Whenever the Federation is threatened, they're one of the first units to the front lines to save their comrades' skin, salvage important assets, and kick some invader ass. But when Dailey's ship, the USF Murphy, is sent to the edge of the Void to help a planet under attack, what should be a simple rescue-and-recon mission turns out to be a political quagmire with potentially apocalyptic consequences.

Dans un futur proche, un nouvel âge glaciaire a commencé, précipitant l'humanité au bord de l'extinction. Mois après mois, le froid avance, les glaciers s'étendent et les populations fuient vers les dernières zones habitables. Les scientifiques envoient des sondes à travers le système...

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.

Zasłużony w boju lotniskowiec Sił Ekspedycyjnych ONZ "Latający Holender" wraca wreszcie na Ziemię, po szeregu wyjątkowo udanych misji, dzięki którym po raz kolejny udało się ocalić świat. Teraz okręt wymaga naprawy, a załoga marzy o chwili wytchnienia od tajnych operacji i zmagań z zaciekłym, potężnym nieprzyjacielem. Czy marzenia się spełniają? W przypadku Wesołej Bandy Piratów – niekoniecznie.