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For Paul Prentice things have gotten much worse. His house was destroyed in the battle with the Koŝmaro. He's on thin ice at his job, where instead of working he loses himself in the Between's computer game, trying in vain to find explanations. His best friend Jay has transformed into a shadowy killer. Corinne and Supriya have vanished. And it appears his wife, Julie, has finally had enough and left him. Alone and near ruin, Paul receives a familiar visitor with a dire message: they are all back in the Between.

Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend must come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow—to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her family enriched by her death. But when she's offered a final mission, she can't refuse, especially when she realizes who lies at the center of it all: Martim, her last—and worst—apprentice, who's somehow made his way to the top. As she's thrust into a world of corporate espionage and shadowy secrets, what she uncovers could forever change humanity's existence among the stars.

The Antithesis want nothing more than to consume other worlds, altering their environments and birthing armies of monsters to continue their spread across the galaxy. Their next target is Earth, but with hundreds of Samurai protecting their home, it will be no easy victory. Taking root on Mars and its moons, the Antithesis have concocted a plan for the ultimate cosmic takeover: transform Phobos into a living satellite and hurtle it toward Earth.

Dan Erikson lay cold and alone, bleeding to death. After a disastrous gang fight, Dan’s life has run its course on the crime-ridden streets of New York. But the mysterious Alpha Corporation intervenes and drags him from the brink of death.

Year 2084. The Mediterranean island-nation of Thalassia has survived a devastating war. Not won — simply not vanished. 29% of the country lies in ruins. 87% of its citizens live on Basic Income — enough to afford rent and food. The rest? Work. Design. Manage. Or pretend to. Mister Drey is one of the last people still trusted to think. As a third-level analyst, he predicts the future and simulates societal behavior. Everything appears under control — until he meets Emma. She doesn’t exist in any protocol. She doesn’t appear in the system. But once she arrives, the model starts acting… alive.

Zayne Wryder was erased without warning. Once a covert operative for Redcell—the rogue government division that turned memory into a weapon—he vanished during a mission that no one speaks about. Years later, he resurfaces… with a kill switch in his brain, a stolen data drive in his hand, and a countdown that’s already ticking. Now he’s hunted by the very ghosts he used to call teammates.

In an isolated village at the edge of a forest, the last of humanity ekes out a spirited existence on an Earth that was ravaged by cataclysm generations ago. Here, Sky Memoriam prepares to assume the role of memory keeper, sole relator of the long-forgotten histories of the Old World. But Sky is in for a shock.

Adrian was born a couple hundred years too late to witness humans ruling the stars. The days of relentless scientific advancement are long gone. Humanity's former cradle has become the birthplace of nightmares, so Adrian lives on a world far from Terra. But Adrian has a secret. His eyes are failing him, and in this age, blindness means death. When the chance arrives to earn a couple quick credits for a new pair of cybernetic eyes, he jumps on it. Only, Adrian gets more than he bargained for.

Brynn was the first to ever activate the world’s hidden Prestige Mode, granting powerful perks at the cost of his godhood and all memories of his past life. Now, he’s at rock bottom in a brutal world where leveling is so deadly most people never try, powerful classes evolve through corestones, and loot is awarded through system-granted achievements. Armed with nothing but a magical helmet and an empty Alchemist’s Kit left behind by his former self, the ex-paramedic must grind his way back to divinity, level-by-level. But regaining his power won’t be his greatest challenge…

Robots hardly go on murderous rampages anymore, unfortunately. That’s bad news for Jake Ashley. He inherited his father’s robot reclamation business and the debt that went with it. He and his team of specialists are geared up and trained to take on any rogue machine. But with everything running so smoothly, the phone hasn’t really been ringing. That all changes when the team is called to stop a murderous scarecrow.

Doc Morla ist zurück – und sie hat einen Plan, vier Raumschiffe und unverschämt gute Laune. Offene Rechnungen und eine Chance auf ein neues Leben. Die Novelle kann als Fortsetzung von Vents gelesen werden, oder auch als Einstieg ins Vents-Universum.

Am Rande des Universums sind Menschenleben nicht viel Wert. Vee hat schon ihr ganzes Leben auf dem kleinen Planeten "Cato" verbracht und von einem besseren Leben geträumt. Seit sie denken kann, umhüllen schwarze Staubwolken den Planeten und machen das Leben dort zur Qual für jedes atmende Wesen. Als sich für Vee die einmalige Chance zur Flucht aus der sandigen Hölle ergibt, lässt sie sich auf einen gefährlichen Job ein: Etwas von dem am besten gesicherten Ort auf dem Planeten stehlen. Doch mit einem Mal geht alles schief …

Hakan Veil is back, and he's pissed off. He's an Overrider by trade - gene-tweaked to cryo-sleep shipboard across interplanetary space, but wake up running hot and save the day if ever things go wrong: take out the pirate assault team before they can board, put down the mutiny before it can take hold, save the ship from whatever ails it - meteor strike, hull breach, crew crisis, reactor failure, fuel or atmosphere leak - and bring the cargo safely home.

Verity Jane sta testando Eunice, un'assistente digitale, quando si accorge che quella IA ha un volto, un passato e conosce le strategie di combattimento; istintivamente, decide di tenere la cosa per sé. Un secolo dopo, in una linea temporale completamente diversa, Wilf Netherton può vedere il disastro ecopolitico noto come "jackpot" che incombe su Eunice e Verity e i ruoli che entrambe possono ricoprire per sventarlo.

Es kann sich nicht alles um den Schulunterricht drehen... Die Studenten des dritten Jahres sind dabei, sich mit denen anzulegen, die sie am besten kennen. Sich selbst. In einer Variation des klassischen Spiels Fahnenraub müssen Kaiden und seine Freunde Teams bilden und gegeneinander antreten. Es ist Zeit für Kaiden zu lernen, was es heißt zu führen. Dann, als sie in der Stadt unterwegs sind, wird den Studenten eine Gelegenheit auf einem Silbertablett serviert. Kaiden hat ein Jobangebot zum Schutz eines Unternehmens in San Diego, aber er braucht mehr Mitstreiter.

Nach 195 Jahren kehrt das legendäre Schlachtschiff Oberon in ein völlig verändertes Midway-System zurück. Captain Nicholas Bradley findet eine zersplitterte Menschheit vor: Die einst unter seinem Schutz vereinte Flotte ist in rivalisierende Fraktionen zerfallen, die erbittert um Macht und Ressourcen kämpfen. Als das Omega-Kollektiv zu extremen Maßnahmen greift, stehen alle vor einer Bedrohung, die ihre Konflikte in den Schatten stellt. Die Oberon muss eine Entscheidung treffen, die das Überleben der Menschheit bestimmen wird.

Lyra voit s'effondrer ses rêves de voyage interstellaire. Désormais, une seule volonté l'anime : secourir ses compagnons du Raven et percer le mystère qui entoure son père. Le Charon's Omen fonce désormais à pleine vitesse vers la Terre. Deux destins, rattrapés par une seule et même réalité : une conscience maléfique, qui semble se réveiller.

Wisteria Elken (she/her) has always wanted to be a stellarnaut, to be entrusted with the monumental responsibility of linking the terrestrial world with the millions living in the zero-g environments of spacesteads. To do so, she’ll need to leave the only home she’s ever known and journey to the whirling lights and towering spires of humanity’s greatest metropolis, the City of Poets. One problem. Well, a million problems, but one particularly pressing problem: Wist is transgender.

Schon seit über 100 Jahren herrscht Krieg. Nicht, dass der 18-jährige Melvin ihn je gesehen hätte, denn er wohnt schon sein ganzes Leben in einem Bunker. Eines Tages, mitten in den Nachrichten, schreit der Kriegsberichterstatter plötzlich: "Ich kann das nicht mehr. Alles ist in Ordnung! Sie lügen! Sie..." Und dann bricht das Signal ab. Ist seine Jugend im Bunker nichts als eine große Lüge?

Der Tag, an dem Ben starb, war der beste Tag seines Lebens. Und es stellt sich heraus, dass tot zu sein sogar noch besser ist! Als Benjamin Nickels erfährt, dass er der stolze neue Besitzer eines heruntergekommenen Hobbybauernhofs ist, den er von einem verrückten Onkel geerbt hat, den er nie getroffen hat, ist er zu aufgeregt, um sein Glück zu hinterfragen. Er sagt seinem Chef die Meinung, kündigt seinen Job und macht sich auf den Weg zu Lucky Nickel Acres. Bei der Inspektion des Grundstücks passiert ein Unfall.