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Father of cyberpunk William Gibson’s original script for Alien III, written in 1987 as a sequel to Aliens, never made it to our screens, although it went on to achieve cult status among fans as the third instalment that might have been after being leaked online. This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatisation - directed by the multi-award-winning Dirk Maggs - is the chance to experience William Gibson’s untold story and its terrifying, claustrophobic and dark encounters between humans and aliens, as a completely immersive audio experience.

Lt. Wayson Harris is one of thousands of clones born and bred to be the ultimate soldiers. But unlike the others, Harris is an outlawed model - one with independent thoughts and an addiction to violence. Presumed dead after his troops were massacred, Harris - who blames the U.A. for the slaughter - has gone AWOL as a bounty hunter. Still, it’s hard for a clone to overcome his conditioning, and Harris finds himself drawn back into the U.A.'s service by his mentor and creator, Fleet Admiral Bryce Klyber.

On a misty Monday - 21st June 1948 - the MV Empire Windrush sailed up the Thames and anchored at Tilbury Dock, London. There were a total of 1,027 passengers on board with 802 passengers from British Colonies in the West Indies. The infamous images of the passengers walking down the gangplank the next morning would be the moment the Windrush Generation was born. A Circle of Five reflects on the stories of the 300,000 or so making the same journey between 1948 and 1971 by showcasing the voices of five Jamaican women, Evelyn, Emma, Irene, Ivy and Melissa.

Classic fables take on new meaning as five of today’s most original bestselling authors serve up some deliciously modern twists. New reflections on evil queens, charmless princes, and star-crossed lovers branch out in provocative and enchanting directions. Follow the path and see where it...

Werewolf by Max Brand in Western Story Magazine (12/18/26) involves just such an inward journey for Christopher Royal, who is convinced he is a coward and flees a confrontation with Harry Main, who is a gunfighter. There comes a time in this story - when Christopher encounters the aged Indian, the old wise man - that the terrain shimmers with the multiple affinities of meaning conjured by the unconscious, which Vergil once sought to capture within an image both awesome and sinister: numina magna deum [the great divine power of a god].

It wasn't the most hospitable invitation she'd ever received. Archaeologist Annja Creed is being rushed to Massachusetts, abducted by a famous environmental terrorist - a zealot willing to kill anyone who gets in his or the planet's way. He has taken the book dealer hostage in order to steal a rare and very valuable treatise called the Tome of Prossos. Annja is the key to retrieving the ancient manuscript hidden somewhere deep within the mansion.  

Zane Grey shows his knowledge of Indian tribes and their history and the peon system of Mexican plantations.

They came from the sea: a former ship captain named Owen Bird who inherited a Texas ranch from his brother.... A former pirate named “Black Terrance” Malone, who has arrived in the once peaceful Rattlesnake Valley with a crew of sea dogs to do his dirty work. And dirty work it would be, as Black Terrance begins a campaign of thieving and threatening, even targeting Bird’s beautiful young niece. Into this storm rides the Loner — Conrad Morgan, son of the legendary gunfighter Frank Morgan.

Bartering their expertise to a nautical band of brilliant technomads, Ryan's group finds trouble waiting in the steaming, fetid swamplands of the Louisiana Gulf. Merciless storms and pirates strand them in Haven. But the barony's inviting name masks a ville hijacked by fear, territorial conflict, and monstrous horror. With the gravely injured Krysty Wroth's fate uncertain, a desperate Ryan aids the strange but hospitable Baron Blackwell in his effort to save Haven from a genetic blood curse. He'll succeed, provided his luck - and his options - don't run out first.

Drogen, unter der Oberfläche sind sie präsenter denn je in unserer Gesellschaft. Was bringt Menschen dazu, wider besseres Wissen, zu süchtig machenden Mitteln zu greifen? Sind wir alle dagegen so gefeit, wie wir gerne glauben? Wo nahm der Siegeszug der Drogen seinen Anfang? Und birgt die Gegenwart nicht noch ganz andere, neue Suchtgefahren? Als T-Rex und Nolo in eine scheinbar zufällige Razzia geraten, nehmen sie die Fährte auf, die sie zu einigen unbequemen Wahrheiten führt.

Charity hasn't had it easy. Growing up in a bad part of Chicago, left by her mother at sixteen, she's a survivor. So when she gets a scholarship to a good college out in California, she thinks all her dreams have come true. Instead, she falls head-first into a nightmare. At a posh party she doesn't belong, she gets the shock of her life: vampires and shifters are real! Magic is real. And she is anything but a mundane poor kid just trying to make it. Warrior runs in her blood. If only she knew how to use it.

Why a poetry album? Easy answer: I love poetry. I love reading it. I love memorizing it. I love hearing great actors recite it. As the poet Mark Strand wrote, “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth / There is no happiness like mine / I have been eating poetry.” In the past, when I was full from eating, I have had the audacity to set poetry to music. But, on this audiobook, you will hear the music of the poems.

Irrungen und Wirrungen Twitch und Spitfire tauschen versehentlich ihre Körper! Das Leben des anderen zu erleben, ist seltsam, und es ist schwer, nicht hinter die feindlichen Linien zu geraten. Vor allem, als Twitch erfährt, dass die Decepticons einen Angriff planen! Ein fast perfekter Foto-Termin Optimus hat einen Fototermin, also nehmen Robby und Hashtag seinen Anhänger mit, um ihn auf Hochglanz zu bringen.

In his first book, Improve Your Position, Michael Alexander – Color Commentator on UFC’s Fight Pass, and a very successful business leader – shares his incredible rags-to-prison-to-riches story. Written in an unapologetic, easy-to-listen style, its listeners will see how possible it is for them to improve their lives.

England im 14. Jahrhundert: John Wycliff übersetzt als erster die Bibel in die englische Sprache und gibt sie damit in die Hände der einfachen Menschen. Was für eine Ketzerei in den Augen der Kirche! Auch greift Wycliff mutig verschiedene Missstände in der Kirche an. Konsequent stellt er sich gegen die Ansichten der geistlichen Oberschicht und verbreitet die biblische Lehre, dass eine Versöhnung mit Gott allein durch Jesus Christus möglich ist. Er fordert, dass die Bibel die einzig gültige Richtschnur in allen Fragen des Lebens sein soll - ein Maßstab, der auch heute für jeden gilt.

Als Pumuckl verbotenerweise in ein Paket eines Nachbarn klettert, wird er aus Versehen eingesperrt - und verschenkt. Der Kobold ist verschwunden! Verzweifelt macht sich Eder bei den Nachbarn im Vorderhaus auf die Suche nach ihm. Als er ihn in letzter Sekunde befreien kann, blamiert sich Eder bis auf die Knochen. Diesen Tag würden beide am liebsten streichen.

Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving—leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.

Benjamín Labatuts neuer Roman über John von Neumann, einen der genialsten und wegweisensten Denker des 20. Jahrhunderts Er ist ein so bewundertes wie gefürchtetes Ausnahmetalent: John von Neumann. Vom frühen 20. Jahrhundert bis in die Nullerjahre reichend, erzählt MANIAC die Geschichte John...

Das sind die vier: Kalle (14), ein Kraftprotz, der wie ein Rocker aussieht und bei seiner Großmutter lebt. Er hält zu seinen drei Freunden, die zusammen mit der ganzen Klasse und den Lehrern alles dransetzen, dass er nicht von der Schule fliegt und in ein Heim kommt. Der zweite heißt Max (12). Sein Vater hat einen Selbstbedienungsladen unter der Wohnung von Kalles Großmutter. Max und sein Vater befürchten, dass der Laden bald Pleite macht, weil die großen Selbstbedienungsläden und Warenhäuser sie in ihrer Existenz bedrohen. Max ist der große Rechner und sorgt für Ordnung.

In dieser Folge der Abenteuer von Bussi Bär und Bello hört ihr "Flups, der Storch" und "Bellos Abenteuer im Wald". Mit dabei sind der Rabe, das Häschen und das Wildschwein - und natürlich der Storch Flups.