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2135: Der Staub des zerstörten Asteroiden Ikarus überzieht die Erde mit einem Grauschleier, und die Ernten sind klein oder bleiben ganz aus. Die Menschen in Metropolis, angewiesen auf Nahrungsmittellieferungen der Union, hungern seit Wochen. Verzweifelte Versuche, der Not Herr zu werden, sind gescheitert. In dieser Situation fährt Louise Demnitz Mark Brandis in das Sondergefängnis der Millionenstadt, auf der Suche nach dem wahren Kern eines Mythos aus dem Bürgerkrieg.

Die Zukunft - trotz aller Errungenschaften so ungewiss wie nie zuvor. Im 22. Jahrhundert hat die Menschheit Raumstationen in der Unendlichkeit errichtet und erforscht das Sonnensystem - bemüht, im Weltall das zerbrechliche Gleichgewicht aufrechtzuerhalten, das auf der Erde zwischen den zwei Machtblöcken existiert: der "Union" und den "Republiken"... Folge 30 - 2136: Ein Notruf hat den Raumnotrettungskreuzer Florence Nightingale zur Barrakuda geführt. Im leeren Luxuskreuzer entdeckt Vormann Grischa Romen Spuren eines Verbrechens, das er sich nicht erklären kann.

Im 22. Jahrhundert hat die Menschheit Raumstationen in der Unendlichkeit errichtet und erforscht das Sonnensystem - bemüht, im Weltall das zerbrechliche Gleichgewicht aufrechtzuerhalten, das auf der Erde zwischen den zwei Machtblöcken existiert: der "Union" und den "Republiken". Mark Brandis ist Testpilot und fliegt im Dienste der neutralen Venus-Erde Gesellschaft für Astronautik, kurz VEGA. Immer wieder sieht er sich vor Gefahren gestellt, in denen er sich entscheiden muss: seinem Befehl zu gehorchen, oder seinem Gewissen - für sein eigenes Wohl oder für das, woran er glaubt.

Howard Fast has placed the entire action of this highly charged novel in the space of one day at the substantial home of a prominent United States senator. This dinner party sounds like a well-ordered and gracious affair, but as events unfold, there are things to be settled - some are political and ethical, some are emotional, and some are questions of life and death. This is a profound and important novel with the dramatic intensity of first-class theater.

The fallout from OVER THE EDGE is here! One life has been destroyed, another family has been torn apart—and only the kids of Riverdale High can save their town from imploding! Adapted from Archie issues and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music. 

When Carlotta Carlyle agrees to help a mysterious woman locate her missing immigration card, she doesn't anticipate any complications. But then her client disappears, and the immigration card in question turns up on the dead body of another woman. Suddenly, Carlotta is plunged into the desperate world of illegal aliens, the cold-hearted immigration agents who hunt them down, and the deadly “coyotes” who bring the innocents across the border.

Recently jobless and homeless, now I’ve been kidnapped by aliens. I thought my day couldn’t get any worse, until the disgusting Orkun warlords who abducted me tell me I’m meant to be a “bride” for their commander. No! No freaking way. But before I can figure out a way off this spaceship, I find myself caught in the middle of an uprising by their other captives: a breathtakingly masculine gladiator race called Kalixians.

After holding off the deadly creatures who had devastated the winged Yerrens and the New Albin colonies, Sir Andrew and his allies face a new menace when two pretenders to the throne of Albin and the resulting unrest threaten to destroy the motherland.

Corporate executives struggle to harness the power of social technologies. Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube are where customers discuss products and companies, write their own news, and find their own deals but how do you integrate these activities into your broader marketing efforts? It's an unstoppable groundswell that affects every industry - yet it's still utterly foreign to most companies running things now. When consumers you've never met are rating your company's products in public forums with which you have no experience or influence, your company is vulnerable.

In The Leadership Wisdom of Jesus, Charles Manz looks to the New Testament to see what it holds for today's leaders. What he finds are powerful leadership lessons that can enable both leaders and followers to maintain integrity, live on a higher plane, and ultimately, reach personal and professional goals through sound practical principles.

He came back to me 16 minutes and 59 seconds into Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7. We parted amid tragedy, so it seemed poetic. Dylan O’Dea, my childhood sweetheart, once meant everything to me. Now we were strangers, and honestly, after 11 years I never thought I’d see him again. I lived in the world of the average, of getting paid by the hour and budgeting to make ends meet. But Dylan, he lived in the world of wealth and success. He’d achieved the great things I always suspected he would. The dissatisfaction he’d felt as a teenager had obviously been an excellent motivator.

BODY CALM is a powerful way to meditate that uses the mind-body connection to help your body heal and stay healthy. Using these enjoyable guided meditations you can clear the main mind-based causes of inner 'dis-ease' by developing key mental beliefs that enable you to engage with daily life in...

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her debut thriller, The Chalk Man, is talented new writer C J Tudor, a Nottingham native. C J Tudor's career is a testament to the art of perseverance as she publishes her highly acclaimed thriller, The Chalk Man, already penned to be a best seller. C J's ability to convey beautifully written suspense in her first novel has solidified her as one to watch. C J Tudor talks to us about her love of the macabre and how it feels to go from dog walking to full-time writer.

Often regarded as Edith Wharton's finest achievement,Ethan Fromecontrasts sharply with her usual ironic contemplation of fashionable New York society. Set in the bleak winter landscape of New England farmlands, this keenly-etched portrait of the simple inhabitants of a nineteenth-century village...

Born on a forsaken desert planet, Cole Shaw has two options - perish from starvation and disease, or enlist in the New World Republic’s armed forces. He chooses the military. For the first time, he thinks he has a shot at a better life. But survival is not guaranteed. Leading an elite team of mech operators, he is deployed to a frozen planet called Ferrous where dangerous relics of a past war lurk beneath the ice and savage creatures prowl the barren wastelands. Scientists on Ferrous are chasing rumors of godlike technologies buried in the ruins of a long-extinct civilization.

Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off, this thrilling third installment follows Lizbeth Rose as she takes on one of her most dangerous missions yet: rescuing her estranged partner, Prince Eli, from the Holy Russian Empire. Once in San Diego, Lizbeth is going to have to rely upon her sister Felicia, and her growing Grigori powers to navigate her way through this strange new world of royalty and deception in order to get Eli freed from jail where he’s being held for murder.  

Jughead Jones has always had an insatiable appetite...but what if his hunger came from a sinister place? When a murderous menace is on the prowl, taking the lives of some of the most well-known and esteemed inhabitants of Riverdale, Jughead and his family's dark legacy comes to light.

Auch große Legenden haben einmal klein angefangen! Bevor er als Testpilot und Raumnotretter zu großer Bekanntheit geraten sollte, war Mark Brandis ein Junge voller unerreichbarer Träume. Ihm hätte nie jemand zugetraut, auf die Astronautenschule zu kommen - oder überhaupt erst das erste Abenteuer zu überleben: als blinder Passagier in einem Raumfrachter auf dem Weg zur Venus ...

Superstar writer Mark Waid teams up with the best and brightest artists in comics to bring a modern take to the legendary Riverdale cast of characters. The audiobook captures the bite and hilarious edge of Archie's original tales in a modern, forward-looking manner, while still retaining the character's all-ages appeal.  

Stumbling into Restown’s hunting grounds, the companions are welcomed by a flourishing society which stands in counterpoint to Mutieville, a place where enslaved muties are subject to human whims. At the heart of Restown lies an ambitious plan to utilize cryogenic technology to escape the brutal present of the Deathlands and awaken to the glorious future that’s being constructed for the baronial family by their slaves.