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Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a hostile universe. The Colonial Union used the Earth and its excess population for colonists and soldiers. It was a good arrangement...for the Colonial Union. Then the Earth said: no more.

You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me. And that’s when you met me." A short story about the universe.

The quadrant is on the brink of all-out civil war, but almost nobody knows it. Now that he knows a malevolent AI that calls itself the Machine has seized much of the ConFed's military apparatus and even controls the Grand Adjudicators themselves, Jason Burke must decide if he risks picking a fight with such an overmatched enemy, or if he runs to hide and fight another day. Omega Force needs allies, and needs them quickly.

Some people struggle to get to college. Tanner Malone had to fight through an interstellar war. Far from home, under a cloud of scandal and propaganda, hunted by assassins and haunted by trauma, Tanner is finally enrolled in a top university. He didn’t plan for an archaeological expedition on the far side of human space. He didn’t want more corporate mercenaries or space pirates in his life, either. Yet ancient alien secrets don’t come without cost. If his classmates want to survive the summer, their infamous intern is the only chance they’ve got.

Jason Burke is a broken man. The loss of his friend and crewmate on an ill-fated mission to a Pillar World has left him in a downward spiral of rage and self-destruction. But what if Lucky hadn’t actually died on that planet? While Omega Force tries to pull itself together for the sake of their friend, they also learn that a ruthless new faction has seized control of the ConFed Council and now threatens the stability of the entire quadrant. To make matters worse, the rise of this new regime might be their fault.

In this Hugo-nominated novel, an alien walks into a museum and asks if he can see a paleontologist. But the arachnid ET hasn't come aboard a rowboat with the Pope and Stephen Hawking (although His Holiness does request an audience later). Landing at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the spacefarer, Hollus, asks to compare notes on mass extinctions with resident dino-scientist Thomas Jericho.

Rumors have swirled around about the demise of the ConFed for as long as Jason Burke had been in space, a lone human among countless alien species. He largely ignored them...until now. For the first time since any of the members of Omega Force can remember, someone may have figured out how to destroy the ConFed without directly engaging its powerful military. As one crewmember's past seems connected to the current trouble, Jason must decide what side of the fight he's on....

The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.

Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" is one of speculative fiction's most-honored series. In a 1998 poll, Locus Magazine rated the series behind only "The Lord of the Rings" and The Hobbit as the greatest fantasy work of all time.

The Providence Rider is the fourth installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703, with Matthew still haunted by his lethal encounter with notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter. When an unexplained series of explosions rocks his Manhattan neighborhood, Matthew finds himself forced to confront a new and unexpected problem. Someone is trying - and trying very hard - to get his attention.

As a child Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man. When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns. There was evil, hibernating - and waiting for suitable prey.

Two Syndicate World star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships - a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence - that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance.

I tempi sono cambiati per Alwyn lo Scrivano. Se prima era un fuorilegge, ora è un esperto di spionaggio e protettore giurato di lady Evadine Courlain, le cui visioni di un’apocalisse demoniaca le hanno fatto guadagnare la fanatica devozione del popolo. Tuttavia, la crescente fama di Evadine l’ha messa in contrasto sia con la Corona che con l’Alleanza. Mentre nuovi disordini affliggono il regno, entrambi i poteri cercano di sfruttare la propria posizione per i rispettivi scopi.

En el vertiginoso mundo del siglo XXI, altamente tecnificado y donde solo cuenta el poder del dinero, Max y Nora tendrán que luchar contra todos los que, sin que importen los medios para hacerlo, desean apropiarse de la fórmula secreta de Frankenstein. Separados, y sin saber en quién confiar, tendrán que plantearse de nuevo qué es un monstruo, y se verán inmersos en una carrera contrarreloj para poder estar juntos y tener un futuro.

Benvenuti nel terzo livello di Dungeon Crawler World: Terra. Benvenuti nella Città di Sopra, una megalopoli un tempo fiorente e ora devastata da una calamità misteriosa. Le sue strade, però, non sono deserte: tra le rovine si aggira un circo di non-morti, creature alate sorvegliano i cieli, dalle nuvole scende una pioggia di cadaveri, e un antico incantesimo sta per abbattersi su ogni cosa.

The City of Serpents is taken. The Witch-Queen, Amunet, is rescued. And Colonel Mason “Mace” Dickson has earned his place among the WarWolves, the elite fighters dedicated to her protection. With new orders to return Amunet to the Atlantian capital of Astérifon, the Black Legion and its allies escort her westward across the searing Sehtian desert. But weeks of trudging through the Sea of Burning Sands drains their reserves, slowing their progress to a snail’s pace.

Nerva Drake viene dal nulla. Se può frequentare l’Accademia, è solo grazie a una mente brillante e a una determinazione di ferro. Sono anni che dedica la sua vita e i suoi studi a un progetto scientifico straordinario. Sta creando un modo per manipolare l’energia attraverso il corpo umano: un superpotere che potrebbe cambiare la storia dell’universo. Proprio sul punto di farsi finalmente un nome, però, tutto va a rotoli. Da una parte l’Accademia, che per via di una promessa fatta deve condividere con l’allievo più popolare e intelligente, Bairden Bryar.

Chronon Galactics, lointaine planète désolée, étouffe sous le joug despotique de son propriétaire qui en exploite les chronons, particules du temps indispensables aux voyages spatiaux. Pilote de génie brisé par la mort de son amour perdu, Noam Kerval a rejoint la Rébellion. La base cachée bruisse des préparatifs à l'ultime bataille. La liberté est là, presque à portée de main ! Presque, car la probabilité de réussite de Kerval et de ses compagnons reste faible, et les calculs des puissantes IA ne se trompent jamais.

Something is wrong with Unity Command, and Cullen can feel it in his bones. The tactical powerhouse that helped shift the momentum of the war is under immense pressure from the Unity Alliance to end the war with a resounding victory. Plans and operations feel panicked, reactionary, and fragmented. As he continues to carry the banner and march forward against the enemy, Cullen begins to question his superiors—and his future.

The final entry in Tanith Lee’s classic fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth, Night’s Sorceries forms a breathtaking conclusion to a dark and intricate epic of demons, gods, and mortals. Azhriaz, daughter of Azhrarn, Demon Lord of the Night, has defied her father’s wishes. Taking on the mantle of Delirium’s Mistress, she escapes her island prison in the Underearth, where she would have spent her life in eternal slumber. With Prince Chuz, her lover and the sworn enemy of Azhrarn, she flees to the mortal realm of the Flat Earth to escape her father’s wrath.

Quando un incidente d'auto lascia Phoebe, di otto anni, in coma, i medici consigliano alla madre Ceres di trasferirla in una struttura di cura costruita nella proprietà di uno scrittore scomparso anni prima. Ceres trascorre il tempo al capezzale della bambina leggendole il suo libro di favole preferito. La vecchia casa dello scrittore, situata nello stesso terreno del centro, sembra richiamare Ceres che cede alla tentazione di esplorarla e viene condotta in un mondo che credeva potesse esistere solo nelle pagine di un libro.