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This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. In ‘The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate’, a portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the...

They looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . . An utterly gripping story of survival on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time. A commercial expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with...

Weaponized is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed science fiction author Neal Asher. A bright new future for humanity – or a dark and inescapable past. Ursula has lived twice the normal human lifespan, courtesy of the latest technology. But now she’s struggling to find excitement...

Rebellion could be their salvation – or their doom. War Bodies by Neal Asher is a gripping, high-octane standalone set in his expansive Polity universe. Long ago, the Cyberat left Earth to co-evolve with machines. Now, led by the powerful dictator Castron, their Old Guard believe that machines...

Read by Bill Nighy. From the minds of Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and Terry Jones (Monty Python) comes Starship Titanic, the hilarious novelization of the third-best adventure game of 1999. Welcome on board the Starship Titanic. The Ship that Cannot Possibly Go Wrong. At...

From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky' Final Architecture trilogy. 'One of the most interesting and accomplished writers...

“Extraordinary . . . A future sci-fi masterwork in a new and welcome tradition.” -- Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat A stand-alone science fiction novella from the award-winning, bestselling, critically-acclaimed author of the Wayfarer series. At the turn of the twenty-second century...

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series! Brimming with Chambers' signature blend of heart-warming character relationships and dazzling adventure, Record of a Spaceborn few is the third standalone installment of the Wayfarers series, set in the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, and...

In the long-awaited follow up to her brilliant debut, C. M. Alongi takes us back to Edalide in Demons’ Nest, an intense and thrilling adventure perfect for fans of The City in the Middle of the Night and The Space Between Worlds. The world Olivia knew has changed completely. After discovering...

From bestselling authors Darkly Lem comes the shocking conclusion to their wildly original, genre-bending Formation Saga. One society seeks order as another fights for freedom while the many worlds burn amid the struggle. The People’s council governing Burel Hird begins a bold new plan: Use Of...

From the author of The Deep Sky, a near-future thriller about five estranged astronauts who become the targets of a mysterious assassination plot. Make contact. Return home. Survive the consequences. Ten years ago, an alien spacecraft appeared at the far edge of our solar system. Five people...

In the isolated town of Harrison, nestled between ocean and mountains, stands a house that defies explanation. Lea Glover, however, cannot ignore it. But when her neighbor, Evan Casper, reveals a chilling encounter—a tenant walking through a frozen river, retrieving a strange box that plays alien music, and the unsettling claim that the house's occupants don't vanish, but change—Lea realizes her obsession might lead her to a truth far more terrifying than she ever imagined.

Generations ago, a single turun explorer discovered a long-abandoned and dwindling population of humans, a devastated colony nearing extinction on a dangerous, hostile world. Now entirely blended into turun society, uman people have become full citizens of the far-flung Ka' Taand, a civilization that depends on the social instincts of both uman and turun. But the Ka' Taand is now threatened by a vicious enemy from beyond familiar space, an enemy neither species understands.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The first contact wasn't an invasion. It was a plea. When a being from another world walks through the doors of the Adana embassy, ​​it doesn't demand humanity's surrender or bring a message of universal peace. It simply utters two words that throw...

Explore three visionary science fiction classics by Philip K. Dick in War, Machines, and Future Worlds. Featuring The Variable Man, The Defenders, and Second Variety, this collection delivers intelligent machines, devastating conflict, technological uncertainty, and unsettling visions of...

Ein gestohlener Ordner. Eine vertuschte Wahrheit. Ein Fund, der die Menschheit erschüttern könnte. Dan McCarthy stolpert zufällig über einen geheimnisvollen Aktenordner–und löst damit die größte Enthüllung der modernen Geschichte aus. Die brisanten Dokumente enthalten Hinweise auf versunkene Artefakte, geheime Operationen der IDA und den möglichen Beweis außerirdischer Technologie.

The Crystal Crypt A tense, Martian cold-war thriller where three Terran passengers on a fleeing spacecraft hold a deep, world-shattering secret that could spark interstellar war. Beyond Lies The Wub When a spaceship crew purchases a massive, pig-like alien creature for food, they discover it is...

Out of the earth apocalypse into a galactic meatgrinder. Caleb and the children have escaped the Humanist, flying out from Earth on the stolen Voloid spaceship. That escape is not without cost, though, as the ship is packed with enemies turned reluctant allies. Hostilities run deep among aliens...

After conquering the icy trials of small-town Alaska, Devin is sent to Maine, where survival itself becomes the greatest challenge. The cold bites harder, technology fails more often, and Devin must protect more lives than ever before as the multiple threats grow. Utilizing nanotechnology is just the beginning. As Devin faces the relentlessly deepening cold and an escalating alien threat, he must uncover who among Maine’s inhabitants will stand with him in a fight for humanity’s future before it’s too late.

Am Rand der bekannten Galaxis stoßen zwei abgebrannte Weltraum-Schürfer auf ein verlassenes Schiff - und wecken vier formlose Wesen aus dem Kryo-Schlaf. Vor ihren Augen verwandeln sich die Kreaturen in perfekte Doppelgänger! Eine Generation danach führt Minarel Tarkin ein hochprofitables, streng geheimes Unternehmen: Sie vermietet Simipathen - Gestaltwandler mit nahezu unzerstörbaren Körpern - an die Reichen, Mächtigen und Kriminellen. Doch als eine Simipathin verschwindet, wird aus dem Geschäft ein Überlebenskampf.