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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.

Martin loved his job, believing he truly changed the world for the better. As a researcher at Replica Imagination, he was a small cog in the goliath's wheel. The mega-corp helped reunite cloned pets with their loving families. He wished his talent could be used in the realm of human cloning, helping the terminally ill, but the legal and moralistic hurdles to such research seemed insurmountable. Except... Replica Imagination's esteemed image falters as reality slips through the cracks. With caution tossed to the wind, Martin brazenly investigates, going into places he never should.

La capitana Naila di Mondo9 è da poco al comando della nave senziente Syraqq quando si attira addosso un letale sciame d’api proveniente da uno pneumosnodo – un antico relitto di guerra che si crede essere pieno di ricchezze. Quando l’automa meccanico si lancia all’attacco della nave, a Naila non resta che raccogliere i suoi migliori ufficiali e tentare una manovra disperata per sopravvivere.

This box set collects books four through six of the Superdreadnought series, an action-packed, high-stakes military sci-fi space-opera epic. Book 4: Once again, Superdreadnought Reynolds is caught between a rock and a hard place. But this time, it might involve the powerful long-lost Kurtherians. Book 5: Superdreadnought Reynolds has cornered his enemy and believes that Gulg technology will help him defeat the Kurtherian-armed Phraim-‘Eh. But what if it doesn’t? Book 6: The Gate drive is trashed, the locals are hostile, and they’ve run out of beer.

Leonid Fomin, ilk defa Sovyetler Birliği’nde basılan bu derleme ve uyarlama çalışmasıyla bambaşka bir anlayış ve ruhta yazılmış, eğitici, öğretici ve yapıcı nitelikteki bilim kurgu hikayelerinden bir demet sunmaktadır. Gerek batılı gerek Sovyet yazarları tarafından yazılmış uzay öykülerinden oluşan Dördüncü Güneş, öğretici, yarınlara bakış açısını genişletici, insan sevgisini ve hatta bunun ötesinde diğer gezegenlerin canlılarına da yönelecek bir doğa sevgisini derinleştirici bir nitelik taşımaktadır.

Extensive training molded Bruce into a finely tuned mercenary. A man capable of scouring the galaxy to protect the innocent and vanquish the corrupt. An assignment to a distant outer system brings mystery, death, and mayhem. During his mission, a chance encounter with a stunning royal in a dimly lit bar results in all hell breaking loose. Save the damsel, figure out the mystery, and kill all the bad guys. If only saving humanity was that simple.

The complete Phase Titan series in one collection. Ethan didn’t choose to sleep through the apocalypse. He didn’t ask to be bioengineered into a Psy-wielding warrior or for the unexpected allies destined to bond their lives to his. He faces an alien infestation run amok and an extermination order that would kill all life on Earth just to stop him from growing stronger. In a changing world rife with threats, Ethan needs his strength and the wits of his beautiful companions if he hopes to save humanity.

"Menschen bedeuten Ärger und müssen um jeden Preis vermieden werden..." Ragland wird von David und seinem Kumpanen angegriffen und wehrt sich, doch es kommt zur Katastrophe. Werden sich die Einwohner von Bakerstown gegen ihn wenden, gerade als die größte Gefahr naht? Verpassen Sie nicht diesen spannenden Teil der "Amerika fällt" -Serie.

Twelve classic tales of the unknown from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Way Station.

Nicholas Briggs, Arthur Darvill and Clare Corbett read these four original stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory. In The King's Dragon, by Una McCormack, the inhabitants of the city-state of Geath appear to be happy and rich; yet strange creatures are stirring, and an ancient civil...

A weak Cthonian boy forges a bloody destiny among the stars. Tribal warriors hunt a beast in the Fenrisian snows. Prosperine sorcerers seek hidden secrets. The Emperor's Praetorian shows his ruthless side. Alpharius submits to questioning over a brutal campaign, and Mortarion returns to Terra for the first time since his ascension to daemonhood. Each of these six tales provides you with a new look at one of the primarchs, the demigod sons of the Emperor. Once brothers-in-arms, these legendary heroes fell into war and strife, loyalist and traitor.

Im Jahr 2054 hat sich die Durchschnittstemperatur auf der Erde um drei Grad erhöht. Millionen Menschen flüchten in den kühleren Norden. Unter ihnen ist der junge Hacker Marc Turner, der sich mit seinem Bruder und dem Androiden Yousef in eine Enklave der Weltregierung rettet. Doch statt dort Sicherheit zu finden, sterben sein Bruder und hunderte weitere Klimaflüchtlinge an einer mysteriösen Viruserkrankung. Als er den Ursachen ihres Todes nachgeht, erhält Marc unerwartete Hilfe von Aimée Silver, einer Agentin der Weltregierung.

Science fiction is rare in theatrical form, but with Posing As People, three unforgettable sci-fi stories by Orson Scott Card are adapted into powerful stage plays by three different writers.

Dr. Jann Malbec, die einzige Überlebende der verunglückten ISA-Mission, ist auf dem Mars gestrandet. Die Erde sieht sie als Gefahr, jede Chance auf Rückkehr bleibt ihr verwehrt. Sie ist allein und isoliert und ist kurz davor, aufzugeben - bis jemand in der Hauptluftschleuse der Kolonie auftaucht. Der vollkommen entkräftete Fremde stirbt in ihren Armen. Dr. Malbec beginnt sich zu fragen, was da draußen vor sich geht, denn außer ihr dürfte es keine Überlebenden geben.

This volume contains ten stellar short stories by Clifford D. Simak. In "Grotto of the Dancing Deer," a man carrying an ancient secret finally speaks up, unable to bear any longer the loneliness he has experienced for millennia. In "Over the River," which Simak wrote in memory of his beloved grandmother Ellen, children from an embattled future are sent back for safekeeping to their ancestors in the peaceful past. And in "Day of Truce," the inhabitants of a suburban subdivision must barricade themselves against bands of roving attackers.

Eine mutige Piratenprinzessin,ein erbarmungsloser Piratenfürst und eine spektakuläre Rettungsaktion auf Leben und Tod... "Wer ist dein Kapitän?" Um ihren Vater zu retten, schließt die junge Elgin einen Pakt mit ihrem Großvater, dem gefürchtetsten Piratenkapitän der Lüfte. Schon bald bekommt sie jedoch die fatalen Folgen dieses Pakts zu spüren. Wird Elgin die Flucht gelingen und kann sie ihren Vater noch retten? Es handelt sich hierbei um einen in sich abgeschlossenen Steampunk Abenteuer Roman, der ohne Kenntnisse anderer Serienteile gehört werden kann.

Lightspeed: Year One compiles fiction published by the online science fiction magazine Lightspeed in its first year. Produced by Skyboat Media, and under the direction of Grammy and Audie Award–winning narrator and producer Stefan Rudnicki, the Lightspeed podcast features audiobook-style...

America has fallen to a catastrophic stealth attack and a ground invasion of the continental United States has begun. Sacramento teenager, Jack Monaghan, has just buried his parents and needs to work out what to do. Trouble is, his older sister has locked herself in her room and won't eat, drink or talk to him—let alone sit down and plan what they'll do to survive.

Die Vestrall schlagen zurück, aber die Leviathan stellt sich ihnen in den Weg. Derweil eröffnet Major Payne eröffnet eine neue Front in diesem Krieg. Sein Ziel ist nichts Geringeres, als die Verbündeten der Vestrall gegen sie aufzubringen, um der Galaxie endlich Frieden zu bringen. Doch die Vestrall haben Geheimnisse. Der Krieg wird weitergehen, weil es das ist, was ihren Plänen am meisten dient. Um ihn zu durchkreuzen, muss sich die Menschheit endlich ihrem wahren Feind stellen.

In the late 2020s and early '30s, corporations managed to render the major governments of the world obsolete. The big corporations owned most of the territories as well as the majority of the world's wealth. While many of the old traditions were still observed in various parts of the world, the true power was with the corporations. In the late '30s, what would be known as the Corporate Wars began as larger companies initiated hostile takeovers in a whole new fashion. Employees, armed with corporate weapons, warred for dominance. On May 1st, 2067, it all ended in a nuclear fire.