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Ella Pickering is drowning in debt. Once a Unity skymage trained to make aerial supply runs in the Great War with the Ranneas Empire, following a crash, she now uses a wheelchair and works gruelling shifts making magical weapons in the Unity workshops, thinking of better days. One night, Ella witnesses an experiment by engineer Jackan Grissom go awry. His device morphs into a crude rocket blasting skywards before falling into the war's spell-ravaged No Man's Land. But this inspires a dangerous dream: could such a device reach the moon—the forbidden home of the gods?

Skeletal hollows transfixed on twinkling space. Empty sockets full of vibrant memories of the living. Dark boney holes, dazed and bamboozled by the expanse of the afterlife. The Galaxy of the Dead. Wooden gnarled hollows deep as the midnight sky above. An untold guardian of spirit portals linked to our mysterious universe. Trees who know the true origin story of their Mother Earth. There is an ancient secret scrolled across our living wood. Angelic engravings more vital and wise than we could have ever imagined.

Devon Barlow knows his parents are different. They never dress down, they rarely talk to people outside the ship, and they have so many smugglers’ caches on board Zephyr they could hide an army. In fact, he’s pretty sure they’re pirates. When his mother brings passengers onto the ship he thinks his suspicions are confirmed, but these passengers are more than he’d anticipated. Suddenly on the run, Devon finds himself confronted by a past his parents have worked hard to protect him from; his own. Jorry thought winning a galactic war would be enough to buy a peaceful life. She was wrong.

From New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, In the Lives of Puppets is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio tale, inviting you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. ‘A deeply stirring journey through a world of...

When the Fafnir responds to a desperate distress call, their act of kindness is turned against them, making Van the most wanted man in the known universe. Targeted by a vicious, charismatic politician and his shadowy partner, Van and his friends are faced with a decision that carries long term consequences—deliver justice...or run and hide. The choice is easy. The Fafnir will attack, and criminals will pay regardless of the bounty chasing them across the stars.

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across the stars in this powerful novel from a Hugo and Nebula award-winning author: "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can" (John Scalzi). Qven was created to be a...

Colton Beck has a new lease on life. Their alliance is confident they can find their enemy in the Alruna system, and it’s all hands on deck. After the revelation of his origins from the mysterious woman on Dicore, Colton is at odds with where his loyalties stand. The truth behind Indie Hart’s dedication to the Angor is revealed, making Colton doubt her motives as well as the Angor’s. When Earth is threatened, it’ll take a lot more than one man to save the planet. All pieces come together for a cataclysmic resolution, but who can Colton truly trust?

With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade. The fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall...

A man awakens, adrift in deep space, with little memory of who he is - only to discover that he is the commander of a space mission; the rest of the crew is gone; and he is apparently a writer of some small renown named Neil Gaiman.

Naval Officer Jack Samson thought a posting to the frontier of human-inhabited space was the death blow to his career. He couldn't have been more wrong. A routine inspection of a small merchant vessel leads to devastating loss and the discovery of strange, fascinating objects. As astonishing discoveries unfold, a mysterious and hostile ship proves that Samson has a competitor in unlocking the secrets of an ancient alien civilization and that humanity might not be alone in the galaxy after all.

They dreamed of a new home. They woke to a nightmare. A far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. On Imir, Captain Holt founded a hopeful new colony on an empty world. But generations later, his descendants...

What waits in the shadows as we fight our greatest foe? Eyes of the Void is the second high-octane instalment in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture space opera trilogy. From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, which won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award...

The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . . From the author of Children of Time, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy. The series is read by Sophie...

The Earth Cruiser Agamemnon is destroyed in combat, and the search for answers begins. The veteran crew of Borag gets the assignment, and the race is on. Sgt. Starn of Red Company must visit the disaster site, perform a search and rescue mission, and return to Mars alive. What kind of technology could destroy an Earth warship so easily? Why is a single life-pod found floating, transponder pinging away—with no one aboard? Most important of all, what is the prowling alien super-ship going to do next?

The interstellar bridges provide a lifeline for billions. To save humanity, the Darkspace Renegades must tear them all down. Unjustly kicked out of the Consortium Security Force, Hallam Knight has been reduced to working as a gunner, defending the precious Randenite fuel tankers from notorious extremists, the Darkspace Renegades. Then, he discovers that everything he thought he knew was a lie. Far from being the enemy, the Darkspace Renegades are humanity’s only hope.... They just don’t know it yet.

The day that changed Melody's life was like any other over the previous two years. She'd found she had a gift for writing, and her career as an author had almost healed the pain of losing her job. When the Secret Service rang her bell, everything changed. Something was nearing Saturn…and it was slowing down. Had she been right about the object?

After a strange meeting leads to dire prophecies of a horrible future, a Hacan war hero must chart an expedition across the galaxy to locate a mysterious planet to save the universe from destruction in this high stakes thrilling space opera tie-in to Twilight Imperium: Thunder's Edge. Harrugh...

David Warner, Lisa Bowerman and Dan Starkey read these three full-length novels featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, as played on TV by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman. In Royal Blood, by Una McCormack, Duke Aurelian is preparing to gamble everything on one last battle to save the city-state...

When Major Thomas J. Stone accepted his assignment as Second in Command of Cyclops, the newly commissioned Space Force orbiting Space Station, he could not have envisioned, even in his wildest dreams, that Cyclops would become the main obstacle in a high-stakes life-or-death international struggle. Now, with a growing conspiracy across international borders and some very bad actors trying to sabotage their mission, Stone could only count on his crew, ingenuity, and the most lethal high-tech weaponry ever designed to save the world and preserve freedom for all.

Humanity’s dream of colonizing Mars quickly becomes a fight for survival. Mission director Lt Col. John Hathaway sends astronauts Aadya "Kate" Khatun and Hamza "Arti" Artsruni to explore and establish a foothold on the Red Planet. One astronaut is killed, during what appears to be an alien attack; the other makes a solo, dangerous return to a hero’s welcome on Earth.

The crew and inhabitants of the space-station Asphodel have survived being teleported to the far reaches of the galaxy, and months of fighting against creatures of nightmare and legend. From the brave Lost Souls pilots to the resurrected NecroTeks to the famous and feral Jokers to the courageous scientists and philosophers, all are determined to save themselves … and humanity.

C'è una buona ragione se nel 2016 "Noi Siamo Infinito (Noi Siamo Bob)" è stato nominato miglior titolo di fantascienza di Audible, ed è per la sua irresistibile sagacia e i toni irriverenti. Bob Johansson ha appena guadagnato una piccola fortuna dalla vendita della sua azienda di software e non vede l'ora di godersi la sua nuova vita all'insegna dell'agio. E il primo punto della sua lista di cose da fare è proprio iniziare a sperperare quel bendidio. Trascinato dal desiderio di spendere e spandere, acconsente a far conservare criogenicamente la sua testa in caso di morte.

When Van gains rank as a Peacemaker, he becomes a bigger target for the criminals scattered among the stars. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. On a distant world under an alien sun, hunters and their companions—the Rovan—bond in a ritual as old as their civilization. But one of the hunters is missing, and Van, along with his growing crew, knows where to look. Climbing up into the rarified air of the super-rich, Van uncovers a new enemy: The Fade. And they are as cruel as the stars are many.

Comet Anduru skimmed the clouds of Saturn. Rather than being drawn into the gas giant, it skipped back out into space. With the comet heading for Jupiter, speculation is mounting it’s an alien spacecraft making its way to Earth. Lieutenant Colonel Nolan Landis and Dr. Kath McKenzie are caught between an angry public and an anxious President as they grapple with the scientific, social, and political implications of first contact.

The bestselling author of Daemon returns with a near-future technological thriller, in which a charismatic billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first deep space mining operation--a mission that could alter the trajectory of human civilization. When itinerant cave diver James...

Die Menschheit bricht ins All auf. An Bord der gigantischen Raumschiffe liegen tausende Siedler im Kälteschlaf. Nur ein kleines Team an Wissenschaftlern bleibt wach, um die Arbeit der organisch-mechanischen Gehirne, die das Schiff steuern, zu überwachen. Als weit jenseits der Plutobahn die Gehirne versagen und sterben, beginnt für die Crew ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Sie können nicht zur Erde zurückkehren, also bleibt ihnen nur, eine künstliche Intelligenz zu entwickeln.

Vom Bestseller-Autor der Schwarze-Flotte-Serie und des Riesenhits „Kriegsschiff.“ Jason Burke war ein Mann, der sich in einer kleinen Hütte hoch in den amerikanischen Rocky Mountains vor sich selbst versteckte, als sein einfaches, ruhiges Leben eines Nachts von etwas erschüttert wurde, von dem er zuerst annahm, dass es sich um ein Flugzeugunglück handelte. Aber als er den Absturz untersucht, zwingt ihn das, was er findet, aus seinem selbst auferlegten Exil und stößt ihn in eine Welt, die er sich nie hätte vorstellen können.

The Formless have been thwarted for now, but a message may have escaped a mining scout ship before it was destroyed. With the threat of an incoming Formless fleet, Ryan begs his old boss to act. Instead, he discovers Solus is a prisoner, their only starship seized by the government. Ryan's training taught him to never leave a man behind, and he isn't about to start now. The Formless are coming, and only the Faction can help Earth survive their second attack.

A space elevator, though first used by a world leader for power against citizens, becomes the mechanism to solve the Earth’s major problems and to unlock outer space when ownership is transferred to a global group of justice-minded volunteers.

When Thomas Matheson moves his family into their new suburban home, he's hoping for a fresh start, a chance to reconnect with his teenage children, and an opportunity to leave the pressures of his old life behind. But when strange things start happening around the house, Thomas discovers something hidden in the basement: a starship, buried beneath their home for years. Before they can process what they've found, the ship's AI activates, and the Matheson family is scattered across the galaxy.