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Ein ferner Mond. Ein dunkles Geheimnis. Im Jahr 2098 steht die Menschheit unmittelbar vor der planetaren Expansion. In einem gewaltigen Raumschiff verlässt der frisch geschiedene Instandhaltungstechniker Carl Harding die unter politischen Unruhen und Wasserknappheit leidende Erde, um auf dem entlegenen Eismond Kallisto ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Seit Jahrzehnten wird dort das Wasser des subglazialen Ozeans gefördert, um daraus Treibstoff für die Besiedlung des Sonnensystems zu gewinnen. Carl soll in der Kolonie für die Sicherheit des weit verzweigten Zutrittssystems verantwortlich sein.

Agetha and her husband have spent their whole lives in the fleet's zero-G. Now all is turmoil as the fleet lands, discovering they are surrounded by a single fungal biomass spanning the entire planet. To build a new home, the fleet must confront a dangerous organism, and Agetha must decide if she can raise a family in this inhospitable landscape.

Quirk had one job to do, deliver papers to a Milan mafia boss, before leaving Earth for his home in the asteroids. But that was before being tailed, poisoned—oh, yes—and hijacked into raising foulmouthed fourteen-year-old convent girl Angelika Moratti, aka Moth, who'd rather see him asphyxiate in space.

With an imaginative technical view on the mechanics of time and space, Akutra weaves a schematic of logic that explores the fringes of reality in ways that are within the realm of the possibility and reality, creating a rich story where one can reach out and touch the possibilities.

Tosse è un no-tech, un fiero nemico della tecnologia. Insieme a Tarlo e a Fibbia, i suoi compagni, batte gli svincoli delle vecchie autostrade a caccia degli ormai rari paguri, simbionti uomo-macchina, esseri che un tempo erano umani e ora sono appendici biologiche del proprio veicolo. CARruthers è un esploratore. Sulla sua carrozzeria si inseguono ammaccature, grumi di fango, sporcizia, sangue umano. Sul suo braccio un tatuaggio: una ruota dentata percorsa da una saetta.

Con il rocambolesco ritrovamento della mappa vocale di 999 parole, la giovane Naila e il mechardionico Asur hanno ormai tutti i tasselli per lanciarsi alla ricerca del nido della "Miserable", l’infernale nave volante che semina il terrore su tutto Mondo9. A sentire ciò che recita la mappa a voce alta, il suo rifugio si trova in un luogo inaccessibile tra i picchi innevati della catena montuosa più alta del pianeta, dove anche sopravvivere è un atto di fede.

Cambridge - Februar 2028: Am Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory knallen die Korken. An diesem Tag sendet das Nancy-Grace-Roman-Space-Telescope die ersten Bilder aus dem Weltall, dessen Ziel die Erforschung der Expansionsgeschichte des Universums ist. Mit den ersten Daten kippt die Stimmung, da das Universum nicht wie angenommen expandiert, sondern offenbar schrumpft. Das String-Paradoxon: Dr. Ellen Duvall ist Physikerin, 36 Jahre alt, ledig, attraktiv und wird von Kollegen aufgrund ihrer Besserwisserei gemieden. Ihre unpopulären Berechnungen stimmen immer.

Lux Blakely, the preteen son of a NASA scientist working on top-secret government projects, is not shackled by accepted scientific theory and dogma. His experiments in gravimetric research and the expanding capability of a nascent AI cause Lux to be closely observed by several government agencies. He discovers a way to use magnetic fields for propulsion, but he needs money. Lux and his friend, Prissy, come up with a way to use his father's developing AI to raise money through social media.

No one has ever ventured deeper into space than the astronauts of Shepherd-1. The aim of their mission: to witness the creation of the cosmos and to see who had a hand in it. The answer never reaches Earth. Shepherd-1 looks functional but abandoned. Former crew member Benjamin sets off and sends his consciousness to the spaceship. Although an enemy throws clubs between his legs, he finds the culprit. The fact that there appears to be no remedy whatsoever does not remain his only problem: The ship, which is about to be destroyed, suddenly receives radio signals from interstellar space.

Der hochbegabte junge Mann engagiert sich zunächst sehr erfolgreich für die APEIRON-Gesellschaft. Jedoch gerät er nach einem traumatisierenden Freiheitskrieg auf die schiefe Bahn. Während des Anfluges auf das Altairsystem wird er rauschgiftsüchtig und verstrickt sich in sexuelle Abhängigkeit zu einer verheirateten Astrophysikerin. Auf dem Planeten TREECOVER begegnet er als Mitglied des ersten Forschungsteams einer Horrorevolution und entkommt nur knapp dem Tod. Er kehrt auf das Raumschiff zurück und endet dort schließlich als Mörder.

Lance's ex, Amber, and his SOAT mentor, Chadavia, along with the Predecessor artifact are missing. With conflicting information as to who the culprit may be and prisoners refusing to talk, deaths must be faked, new identities forged, and an unseen criminal underworld explored. With the help of the only person in the galaxy he can trust, Lance obtains the newest in stealth ship technology known as the Whisper. With it, he, and his team, will investigate leads from the desert planet Uthuli, to the blacked-out world of TrES-2b.

Die Wahrheit über die genetischen Experimente auf dem Mars ist ans Licht gekommen. Prompt tauchen neue Missionen von der Erde im Orbit des Roten Planeten auf. Die widerstreitenden Fraktionen ringen um die Kontrolle über die neue Technologie. Die überlebenden Kolonisten sind den Neuankömmlingen dabei bloß im Weg - im besten Fall müssen sie als Sklaven und Laborratten herhalten. Schlimmer noch: Die Truppen von der Erde sind gut bewaffnet und bereit, einen Krieg zu entfesseln, um die Macht über die Kolonie und ihre Bewohner an sich zu reißen.

A mathematical genius. A formula that speeds up space travel called SHORTCUT. His loving wife. When Laura Maxx disappears after an attack that leaves Jason Maxx in the hospital, his only goal is to find her and bring her back. Then he gets a message from Voyager One: Laura is alive. In space. To get her back, he’ll do whatever it takes—even taking on government agents who might try to stop him.

When Kyle Wimberly, the hands-on president of Full Cycle Solar, Inc., investigates a unit failure, he finds an alien shuttle has crashed into it. The shuttle's captain is grievously injured, his crew dead. Then, to Kyle's surprise, the captain asks for help, speaking perfect English. Kyle and colleague Alexandra Reyes carry the captain to the shuttle's medical bay for treatment by its auto-doc. This simple act of compassion launches the two down a path that will change their lives and the world forever.

Nick Morrison always wanted to be an astronaut. When a start-up company recruits him to build a lunar launch system at the moon’s south pole, Nick gladly leaves behind his troubled life on Earth—but Nick doesn’t know that the company is in financial and legal trouble. Deprived of support from Earth, the team on the moon must figure out how to survive on their own. Worse yet, there’s another base at the lunar south pole, run by a ruthless contractor who has big plans for the moon...and for Earth.

Im Eisozean des Zwergplaneten Pluto verschwinden zwei Forscher, die dort nach Spuren außerirdischen Lebens suchten. Die KI der Pluto-Station hat Alpträume und glaubt, die beiden getötet zu haben. Ex-Raumpilot Nick hingegen hat gerade seinen großen Traum, ein Weingut, in die Pleite gewirtschaftet. Er freut sich deshalb über den lukrativen Auftrag, die mysteriösen Ereignisse aufzuklären. Auch wenn er dafür sechs Jahre allein in den hintersten Winkel des Sonnensystems fliegen muss. Aber was ihn in der Eishölle des Pluto wirklich erwartet, geht über seinen Horizont. Und könnte doch die Zukunft der Menschheit verändern.

Fractured Time is the first book in a trilogy. Humans are stranded on a strange and hostile world after a catastrophic phenomenon displaces several regions and time periods to an alien world. Survivors battle a variety of creatures as they fight for survival and search for a way home. Billy Brock, the unwilling leader of the group, finds himself targeted by the wizard responsible for their misfortune, while everyone thinks he's crazy. The coincidences add up as Billy tries to solve the mystery of their presence on the planet Vesula.

The crew's efforts to reactivate the long-abandoned Moon Base Delta are hindered by a desperate food shortage which begins to sap their mental and physical energy. Their dire situation is not helped by an influx of refugees and rebels fleeing the brutal resource conflicts erupting throughout the lunar colonies. Moon Base Delta quickly becomes a melting pot of desperate souls caught in the crossfire, all fighting for survival. As the pressure on limited resources escalates, and the demands on Renton and the crew intensify, they come to a stark and uncompromising realization.

Carnegie, first human Alcazar member, attempts to get in the captain's good graces with a hint on Lincoln's whereabouts. After sixteen long years Lance must decide between duty and family. Only to have his command taken away by a new SOAT operative. Under constant surveillance by the new captain, Lance and his team are forced to exercise their creativity to complete their mission without disobeying their new superior officer. Disobeying orders is a death sentence under the eye of the Svikari SOAT.

Die Menschheit hat sich über das gesamte Sonnensystem ausgebreitet. Terraforming – die Veränderung ganzer Planeten, um sie erdähnlicher zu machen – wird von allen Kolonien betrieben. Projekt Plutoshine ist das bisher ambitionierteste Terraforming-Vorhaben: sechs Milliarden Kilometer von der Sonne entfernt, mit einer durchschnittlichen Oberflächentemperatur von -242° C, braucht Pluto vor allem Licht und Wärme. Beides soll durch gewaltige Spiegel im Orbit auf die Eiswelt gebracht werden.