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Melias and crew have lost all the devices that once gave them a real chance at defeating the Prime Ones and the Lightbringers, and their beloved ship has been destroyed. And they are still being chased by the military they are trying to serve. With their only advantage lost, their only option is to find the last device before the enemy does. The fate of humanity now rests on their ability to find the final device first. Can these fugitive heroes avoid capture long enough to save mankind?

Idiom Lee is a man alone, millions of miles from home. A chance encounter with an alien shape-shifter sent him into a Cold Cosmos devoid of humanity. After the events of book one, he's established himself in the lowest bar on the moving asteroid Panadaras, gambling and serving as a bouncer. Until a sloth-cat creature he calls Slowhand appears and tells him Ginn is in trouble.

Young Arkad is the only human on a distant world, on his own among beings from across the galaxy. His struggle to survive on the lawless streets of an alien city is disrupted by the arrival of three humans: an eccentric historian named Jacob, a superhuman cyborg girl called Baichi, and a mysterious ex-spy known as Ree. They seek a priceless treasure which might free Earth from alien domination. Arkad joins them on an incredible quest halfway across the planet. With his help they cross the fantastic landscape, battling pirates, mercenaries, and bizarre creatures....

Keel Hennity was killed by a dragon. His entire existence as a reincarnated fighting machine has focused on keeping those Star Dragons under control. Now that he's been mysteriously bonded to one of the deadly creatures, he's supposed to turn the creature into his best friend and most powerful ally. What could possibly go wrong?

Melias and crew have the devices needed to fight the Lightbringers, but they're also on the run from the military that they are ultimately serving. Can they stay ahead of the authorities and fight the Prime Ones at the same time? If they can't prove themselves to be fugitive heroes, all of humanity may be doomed.

Les étoiles sont à la portée de l'homme… mais ce qui se trouve tapi dans le vide intersidéral pourrait bien mettre fin à l'humanité. Mars et la Lune ont été colonisés, la piraterie sévit dans les ceintures d'astéroïdes et une société prospère se développe dans les profondeurs de l'espace. L'humanité se prépare à s'embarquer pour son plus grand voyage : la colonisation d'Alpha Centauri. Puis, tout change.

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela.

Solana Sina is a scarab, salvaging wrecked and abandoned space habitats among the Billion Worlds of the Tenth Millennium. She and an oddball crew—a raven, a cyborg, and a dinosaur—board the derelict colony Safdaghar hoping to score some loot before the colony gets catapulted into the outer reaches of the Solar System. But Solana and the scarabs come face-to-face with a gang of vicious pirates looking for slaves and treasure, and a mysterious stranger intent on preserving an explosive secret. Solana must overcome her own horrifying past to survive and escape before it's too late.

Few worlds in the universe are as perfect as the planet Eos. Little wonder that humans have settled there. But so have the Gorgons, a race resembling the Medusa of Greek mythology, who don’t want to share it with anyone. Hating all things human, the Gorgons attack the human colonies, slaughtering. Outnumbered and out-gunned, the colonists call for help from the Interstellar Association of Worlds, which sends hundreds of ships and a hundred thousand Marines to aid them.

Vor Jahrtausenden hat die Erde aufgehört, sich zu drehen. Eine Seite ist nun permanent der Sonne zugewandt, die andere liegt in immerwährender Dunkelheit. Und Nacht für Nacht wird die blinde Nyx von einer schrecklichen Vision heimgesucht: Der Mond stürzt auf die Erde und vernichtet alles Leben. Doch niemand hört auf ihre Warnung, bis der Gelehrte Frell am Königshof sie durch Beobachtungen bestätigt. Er wird zum Tode verurteilt und kann in letzter Sekunde entkommen.

Dr. Jeromy Whitefeather, PhD, a professor of Native American studies, is transported to the past, and he visits and trains in the Spirit World with a Great Chief named Chingachgook, who was thought to be the last of his Mohican people. He undergoes a dramatic change, gaining courage, strength, and the fiercest warrior fighting skills, and leads a legion of Spirit Warriors in a wild attempt to rewrite American history.

Let's just say we did visit it and saw it; it is real and it scared the hell out of me. We may very well have stopped the event from ever happening again. But God, at what a cost would it be worth losing my beloved grandfather for it? This is my story of the headless motorcyclist of Elmore Ohio.

Join Cal as he discovers a mysterious carnival hidden in the depths of space, filled with incredible rides and attractions beyond belief. But as Cal delves deeper into the carnival, he realises that all is not as it seems. With the help of the enigmatic Mr. Keeno, Cal must unravel the mysteries of the carnival and uncover its dark secrets before it's too late. Experience the magic and excitement of the Cosmic Carnival of Curiosities, where the impossible becomes possible.

The Beacon is the fourth book in the Sentinels series. If you like sci-fi adventures, space battles with complex alien invaders, and unexpected twists in humanities exploration of the stars, this could be your new favorite series.

Die Zukunft befindet sich im Krieg mit der Vergangenheit. Freunde werden zu Feinden und die temporale Apokalypse beschleunigt sich. Doch was ist die wahre Ursache der Katastrophe? Während ein unbarmherziger Feind die Galaxis in Angst und Schrecken versetzt und eine Spur der Verwüstung hinterlässt, haben Captain Benjamin Sisko und Vedek Kira Nerys eine schreckliche Vorahnung einer unaufhaltsamen Apokalypse. Am brennenden Himmel des Bajor-Systems bedroht eine tödliche Konfrontation eine Milliarde Welten.

National Park Service Rangers Kathy West and Nathan Toland are the only ones stationed at Fort Jefferson, a restored Civil War fort sixty miles off Key West, Florida. Two overnight campers go missing but before the rangers can investigate, shady Homeland Security Agent Glen Larsson arrives to close the park due to a purportedly imminent red tide. Things quickly escalate out of control when mercenaries arrive to back up Larsson and imprison the rangers. Larsson’s plan is to free a cast of giant crabs to overrun the park, and then Florida beyond.

It all comes down to this. While Marcus is visiting Iaka on Alpha 114, a message arrives from from Marcus’s adopted father, Vlad Valcor. He needs help and Marcus never says no to family. Soon he and Solomon are off to Pleasure Planet 4 and a meeting that will hopefully bring peace between Vlad’s organization and the Jade Dragon clan.

Combining the very best elements of hard science fiction with a suspenseful, action filled manhunt, this novel is an exotic adventure set in a future colonial Mars. Following a trail of destruction across the remote outposts of the Martian wastelands, police vigilantes are eager to exact revenge on a gang of hardened criminals who are desperate to flee justice or fight to the death if cornered. Explore an alien world of breathtaking beauty where death is only a mistake away and love may be found in the most unexpected places.

Die Fortsetzung der epischen "Erddämmerung"-Saga von Bestsellerautor James Rollins. In der fernen Zukunft hat die Erde aufgehört, sich zu drehen. Eine Seite ist in immerwährendes Licht getaucht, die andere in ewige Dunkelheit. Nur in der Zone der Dämmerung ist noch Leben möglich. Doch wie lange noch? Die Visionen der blinden Seherin Nyx wurden vom Hofgelehrten Frell bestätigt: Der Mond wird auf die Erde stürzen und alles Leben vernichten.

Nuclear fallout was destroying planet Earth, so after the nuclear war, the leaders of the world decided that the only path for human survival was to leave our dying planet and establish life somewhere else. After surviving the many perils of space travel, a teenaged boy named Casey, alongside his friends, would soon discover that their ship could no longer land safely and would crash into Andromeda. After setting foot on the mysterious planet, Casey and his friends uncover a massive secret about the planet that could either cause another war or end it.