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Es ist bei Lippenbekenntnissen geblieben. Keine Maßnahme hat den Ausstoß von Kohlendioxid wirklich reduziert, die Temperaturen steigen weltweit immer weiter an. In Deutschland wird es im November mitunter so heiß wie früher im Sommer. Eine Umweltbewegung, angeführt von dem charismatischen Klimawissenschaftler Dr. Frederick Rookwerper, propagiert, dass nur Geo-Engineering den Hitzekollaps der Erde noch verhindern kann. In der Absicht, ein Umdenken zu bewirken, starten sie einen Modellversuch. Sie ahnen nicht, worauf sie sich eingelassen haben ...

Wenn Geo-Engineering das Klima retten soll ... Es ist bei Lippenbekenntnissen geblieben. Keine Maßnahme hat den Ausstoß von Kohlendioxid wirklich reduziert, die Temperaturen steigen weltweit immer weiter an. In Deutschland wird es im November mitunter so heiß wie früher im Sommer. Eine Umweltbewegung, angeführt von dem charismatischen Klimawissenschaftler Dr. Frederick Rookwerper, propagiert, dass nur Geo-Engineering den Hitzekollaps der Erde noch verhindern kann. In der Absicht, ein Umdenken zu bewirken, starten sie einen Modellversuch. Sie ahnen nicht, worauf sie sich eingelassen haben ...

Esiste una vita oltre vita, uno spazio etereo in cui lo spirito dei defunti sopravvive alla morte in una dimensione sospesa tra il buio e la luce, tra il colore e la bruma. Conservati in criostasi all’interno di speciali strutture, i defunti possono comunicare con i loro cari tramite un congegno elettronico e fornire conforto, lenire solitudini, dispensare consigli.

Beim Versuch, seine Freunde zu retten, ist Horus mit ihnen im Monolithen verschwunden. Als er wieder zu sich kommt, befindet er sich an einem unheimlichen Ort, der noch mehr Fragen aufzuwerfen scheint, als der mysteriöse Wald, zu dem Morel und seine Soldaten sie geführt haben. Schon bald bemerkt er, dass jemand bei ihm ist, der seit Jahrzehnten tot sein müsste und den er nur aus seinen Schulbüchern kennt...

One drop. Millions of lives. And a countdown to absolute chaos. When a brilliant scientist reveals a sample of "bottled cholera" to a mysterious, pale-faced visitor, he unknowingly hands over the ultimate weapon of terror. The guest is a radical anarchist - and in a heartbeat, the lethal...

Para alguns, a tecnologia é o prenúncio do fim do mundo. Para outros, é apenas o começo de uma nova era. Renomado escritor de ficção científica, autor dos best-sellers Matéria escura e Recursão, Blake Crouch convidou grandes nomes da literatura contemporânea para traçar histórias audaciosas que mergulham nos desdobramentos que os avanços tecnológicos acarretam à humanidade.

In 3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke brings the greatest and most successful science fiction series of all time to its magnificent, stunningly unforeseen conclusion. As we hurtle toward the new millennium in real time, Clarke brilliantly, daringly leaps one thousand years into the future...

Inside this volume you’ll encounter a flawless time-rescue gone wrong, a beauty treatment with terrifying consequences, a detective hunted by a body-hopping killer, and a homesteader uncovering a truth that rewrites Earth itself. You’ll also find dragons that defy myth, fairy-tale chaos, supernatural horror, and high-concept science fiction that blends heart, humor, and imagination. From time travel and first contact to magical realism, monsters, and folklore-inspired fantasy —every story is brought vividly to life by a stellar narration cast.

The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hibernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three organic mental cores—disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions—go insane. The emergency skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: build an artificial consciousness in the Earthling's primary computer that can guide them to their destination—and hope it doesn't destroy the human race.

Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone from award-winning author Ann Leckie. The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star has always been a source of both conflict and hope for the people of Ooioiaa. However, the imperial Radch see it...

Ganadora de los premios Hugo, Nebula y Locus En un futuro controlado por entidades corporativas donde el viaje espacial es posible, una compañía de seguros debe aprobar y abastecer todas las misiones planetarias. Los equipos de exploración tienen que ir acompañados de androides suministrados...

Qui est Silas Coade ? Où se trouve-t-il ? Et quand ? Un médecin, sans doute, à bord de la goélette Demeter, à l’orée du XIXe siècle, perdu dans les eaux norvégiennes en quête d’un Édifice dont il ignore tout ? Ou plutôt à la fin de ce même siècle, non loin du pôle Sud, sur la trace de ce même Édifice, prêt à rejouer un désastre annoncé ? À moins qu’il ne soit dans les entretoises d’un dirigeable, quelques dizaines d’années plus tard, en route pour le cœur de la Terre, sur la piste, toujours, de cette structure cyclopéenne mystérieuse ?

Hard-core military science fiction at its very best, John Scalzi's The Last Colony is the third in The Old Man's War series. They must save themselves – or die trying. John Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies – until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these...

Leo and Sarah's world has crumbled around them, but at least they have each other...for the moment. To save Sarah's youngest brother's life, they take to the road to find a doctor they know little about. Neither of them have ever ventured outside the city before, and have no idea what dangers...

Earth was never the target. It was the key to conquering the galaxy.When an alien armada descends on Earth, humanity quickly learns it is hopelessly outmatched. General Bonklin, a ruthless conqueror bent on galactic domination, has no interest in human life. Earth's strategic location is all he...

Did you ever almost die and just figured you got lucky?The car that stopped in time. The diagnosis that came back clear. The moment that things could have gone the other way... and didn't. What if it wasn't luck?Eli Thompson lost count of how many times he should have died. His mother didn't —...

Das spektakuläre Finale der preisgekrönten SF-Trilogie.Helios sieht sich einer neuen Bedrohung gegenüber, die die gesamte Raumstation zerstören könnte. Doch wer steckt dahinter? Es kommt zu Mord. Amanda, Ed und Massimo vermuten Verräter in den eigenen Reihen. Ein neuer Verbündeter von der...

This AI parable is 100% the product of human creativity—no AI was involved in its creation. How many times will AI destroy the world? The first AIs were video game monsters. LLMs spewed semi-intelligible gibberish. The bots were mathematical super geniuses but intellectual children. EDICT will...

A court conspiracy. A decrepit, gang-ladened space station, and the Bustan Navy on the way. What could possibly go wrong? Recovering from the events aboard the Scourge, the Wrecking Squad return to Karal and their old job until the Emperor’s Enforcer comes knocking. Forced to travel to the...

Perfect for fans of Andy Weir and James S.A. Corey, For Elise pairs the gritty, near-future survival tech of Greg Bear with the visionary, hard-science scale of Arthur C. Clarke to deliver a terrifyingly plausible deep-space thriller. Anyone drawn to hard science fiction that uses the...