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Das Jahr 2054. Der Traum der Kolonisation unseres Sonnensystems zerbricht, bevor er begonnen hat. Noch während der Vorbereitungen zur Inbetriebnahme der Internationalen Raumstation im Marsorbit wird die Mission abgebrochen. Die zwölfköpfige Crew der Schiffe Kensaku und Arshavord soll umkehren und alles hinter sich lassen, wofür sie jahrelang gearbeitet hat. Am äußersten Rand des Sonnensystems taucht ein Objekt auf, das allen bekannten Naturgesetzen widerspricht.

Einigen Männern ist die Flucht aus den Labors der berüchtigten AREA 51 gelungen. In Las Vegas, der Spielerstadt, versuchen sie unterzutauchen und ihren Häschern zu entkommen. Da es sich bei den Flüchtigen zum Teil um Verbrecher und Mörder handelt, nehmen sie alte Gewohnheiten wieder auf und gehen ihrem üblen Handwerk nach. Agenten der AREA 51 versuchen, die Flüchtigen zu finden und scheuen sich dabei nicht, Gewalt anzuwenden. Doch eine andere Gefahr bedroht die Einwohner und Touristen von Las Vegas. Menschen werden von etwas angegriffen, das nicht von dieser Welt zu sein scheint.

One hundred and twenty years after The Fall, and a hundred years after the grays swept in to pick the last dregs of humanity, John has found himself bonded to Martok Barden nee Black Hand, one of the "good" grays. Sure, Martok is broke, homeless, and borderline manic, but he’s always treated...

With the imaginative soul and propulsive storytelling of Station Eleven and The Ministry of Time, Voyagers is a profoundly human, thrillingly original and brilliantly ambitious literary debut about friendship at the end of the world, for fans of Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day If the world was...

Rom, 208 v. Chr. – Die Asche der Ewigen Stadt verdunkelt den Himmel. Zwei Jahre nach dem ersten Kontakt scheint der Frieden trügerisch. Während Rom versucht, die Wunden der Punischen Kriege zu heilen, kehren die Fremden zurück – diesmal nicht als einzelne Beobachter, sondern übermächtig. Mit einer Feuerkraft, mit der es selbst Jupiter und Mars nicht aufnehmen können, legen sie die Foren und Tempel in Schutt und Asche. Archimedes, gezeichnet von den vergangenen Kämpfen, erkennt, dass Logik allein nicht mehr ausreicht.

A high-concept, high-stakes thriller that will leave you questioning the nature of reality, and what it really means to be awake, perfect for fans of Dan Brown and James Rollins. Three impossible objects with the mass of neutron stars are hurtling toward Earth. Will they shatter reality as we...

Earth has survived. But the stars aren't our own. The Formless have been thwarted for now, but a message may have escaped a mining scout ship before it was destroyed. Solus, a mediator with an allegiance to Ryan Piece, was exiled by the Kannin, and Earth is abandoned by their saviors. With the...

The Afterfall was just the beginning. The Sorcerers struck their killing blow. The galaxy has collapsed. With communications and logistics crippled, trillions of souls are left adrift in the dark—isolated, abandoned, and desperate. This isn't just a blackout, it's a catastrophic reset...

All things die. America, long diseased by cutthroat politics and deep divisions, has escaped the dangers of the alien invasion—until now. Cronux sleeper agents will activate while a bubbling civil war threatens to spill out into the streets. Too many lies have been told, and deep hatreds have...

The War of the Worlds is the classic alien-invasion novel: Martian cylinders fall down upon a complacent Victorian England, unleashing towering tripods, heat rays and poisonous black smoke. An unnamed writer is among the humans trying to flee, and it is through his eyes that we see the shattering of ordinary life by beings with advanced intelligence and weaponry. The novel's terror is timeless. Its depiction of technological shock, mass panic and sudden ruin feels both fantastical and unnervingly possible. It exposes the arrogance of empire and the horror of facing a power we don't understand.

In 2034 moet de nuchtere Lauren, die aura's kan zien, haar gave gebruiken om de mensheid te redden van een wereldwijde bevriezingsdood veroorzaakt door extreme temperatuurdaling.

"Take me to the Brig. I want to see the 'real Marines.'" —Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller Aliens have invaded Earth. They landed in the oceans, raised biologically evolved armies, and struck every coast on the globe at once. This isn't a war that the Pentagon had ever planned...

With such classic novels as Orphan Star and The Tar-Aiym-Krang, New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has captivated readers with his brilliantly imagined Humanx Commonwealth, the interstellar empire where intelligent aliens and humans live side by side. Now Foster takes us back to...

The Dover Demon is real...and it has returned. In 1977, Sam Brogna and his friends came upon a terrifying, alien creature on a deserted country road. What they witnessed was so bizarre, so chilling, they swore their silence. But their lives were changed forever. Decades later, the town of Dover...

ZERO GRAVITY DESTINY takes listeners on a gripping journey into the depths of humanity's struggle against an impending alien threat, with the stakes as high as losing the very force that binds us to our world. In the year 2030, humanity is thriving amidst technological advancements that blur the line between reality and the impossible. It is during this time that Dillon Pace, a charismatic billionaire daredevil, pushes the limits of what humankind can achieve by setting out to break the world record for the highest space jump in history.

While checking into the fleet's poor reception at Oak, Bob finds out the reason. The Emperor was busy with other things, and he needs Bob's help to get them sorted out. Bob and the Gene ride to the rescue, only to find a whole new bunch of folks they need to understand...

A Debutiful and She Reads "Most Anticipated" * A People "Must-Read Book" * A Good Housekeeping "Books Everyone Will Be Talking About This Summer" "In the tradition of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Meg Charlton’s Voyagers is a finely written and propulsive novel...

The surviving Méridiens have returned to Confederation space, aided by their recently discovered cousins, the New Terrans. They expect a celebration after their 71-year absence. Instead, they’re shocked to find the silver ships have destroyed half the Confederation. The Méridiens are fleeing in advance of the horde of alien ships. But Alex Racine and his crew didn’t come this far to run away from humanity’s enemy. They intend to hunt the silver ships. But, to succeed, they need help.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Multiple times adapted for the screen (including by Steven Spielberg), and in 1938 reworked by Orson Welles into a radio drama, the broadcast of which went down in history. Read years later, it turns out to be a prophetic work, a kind of foreshadowing...

Crop Circles, Star Children, and forbidden archaeology redefine the entire mythology of extraterrestrial life and its impact on our world, its history, and the future. People once thought the Mayan Calendar heralded December 21st, 2012 as a catastrophic end of life as they knew it. Instead, that...