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In 12 original stories, this super-sized collection picks up right where Sycamore X left off by exploring the mega corporation’s augmented reality dystopia through the eyes of a varied cast of characters, some new and some familiar.

When Jim and his friends succeed in killing the Aax’ods by opening a portal to the Crimson Universe, he figures they’ll have peace and quiet for a while. But boy, is he wrong! One day, out of nowhere and all across the galaxy, thousands of portals are open to the monster world, and trillions of beasts pour out. So many that they simply wash over the Federation’s forces, and that’s before they start to multiply exponentially.

After traveling in stasis for years across the interstellar void, Robert Vasquez lands on the planet Sonik orbiting the Procyon star system. His personal mission is to educate the natives of what some consider a backwater world. In this pursuit, he soon runs afoul of the local human ambassador Garth Knight, who wants to keep the natives ignorant—and easier to subjugate.

Daniel Rice hasn't felt right since his return from a dystopian future. Curious dreams repeat with detailed precision. A voice—or something—seems to be calling him. His problem isn't medical, it's not even scientific, and it's driving his wife crazy. Nala is worried, and she's not the type to pace the halls while her overly analytic husband procrastinates. Earth's scientific power couple is soon halfway around the world to consult with alien android, Aastazin. Zin is no doctor, but he has friends in high places.

It’s been nine years since the government banned all technology. So when Joel Lodowick, a young transgender father struggling to support his five-year-old daughter, has an old bionic upload itself into his head, he is faced with a decision: Go to the cops and risk prosecution? Or use the robot’s skills to turn his life around? Scared of losing his daughter, Joel chooses the latter. Heightened intelligence and physical enhancements quickly land him a better job and a brighter future.

Wissenschaftler der NASA schlagen Alarm, als sich ein massiver koronaler Massenauswurf der Sonne ankündigt. Als der Plasmasturm über die Erde hinwegfegt, sind Polarlichter bis zum Äquator zu sehen, und in Indonesiens Hauptstadt Jakarta kommt es zu einem merkwürdigen Phänomen: Obwohl landesweit der Strom zur Sicherheit abgeschaltet worden ist, glühen sämtliche Lampen der Stadt, als die Welt in Dunkelheit versinkt.

The Void Wars is a brand-new military sci-fi series by acclaimed science fiction author Michael G. Thomas. For the first time experience the epic battles and heroes of World War II set in a fictional futuristic universe, where fleets of kilometre long starships fight to the death, and entire worlds are consumed in the flames of war. This omnibus edition includes the full editions of the first three books in the epic series.

Buckle up for an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos in Voyage to Regulus. This science fiction novel artfully intertwines rigorous scientific exploration, the mystique of metaphysics, and the thrilling potential of artificial intelligence. Eli, our protagonist, is a visionary scientist whose path intertwines with Bugwana Bot, the starship captain with a critical mission: transport a myriad of life forms to the far-away star system, Regulus.

Following the global wave of innovation on artificial intelligence, machine learning tools, and every possible variation of GPT driven chatbots, Ishmael has been propelled to Chief Technical Officer of Paragon Logic, the most ambitious technical organization of the 21st century.

Tomi’s normal suburban life is turned upside down as she begins exploring remote viewing by shifting her consciousness to another time or space to collect information. A psychic spy. Join Tomi as she slips down a paranormal rabbit hole that will leave you wondering about the nature of humanity–and reality itself.

When Kurt Jacobs imagines the ultimate gadget—one capable of replacing phones, credit cards, keys, and TVs—the idea consumes his every waking moment. When the Sycamore corporation buys into Kurt's creation and The Seed becomes a reality, his every dream comes true. Power like this has never existed. But amid all of the awe and optimism, there is far more going on behind the curtain than Kurt or anyone else could ever have predicted.

Im Jahr 2195 hat die Menschheit das Sonnensystem erobert. Auf dem Weg zu weiteren bewohnbaren Planeten verbringen Kolonisten Jahrzehnte im Kryoschlaf, um das Ziel ihrer Träume zu erreichen. Bis die Entwicklung des Portalantriebes die Hoffnung weckt, die Tore zur Galaxis aufzustoßen. Doch der Jungfernflug des experimentellen Forschungskreuzers Koukishin scheitert und das Schiff unter dem Kommando seines Schöpfers, Ishmael Molina, verschwindet spurlos.

Hayden Lichfield’s life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me.

Aemilius thought he would die heroically in battle like his forefathers, mourned by a loving wife and many children, but he’s barely a man when a harpy flies down out of the old myths and knocks him from his horse. Stunned and helpless, he waits for his end … and is saved. Formed on the bloody battlefield of Teutoburg, the Hidden Legion are an order of soldiers, magicians, and rogues so secret that the Empire itself would hunt them down if they were exposed. And now Aemilius is one of them.

This hard sci-fi novel is the first book of the Time-Flow Stories, a series of tales about Witt Ryllin, a young man who abruptly gains the ability to psychically control the flow of time. He sets to work, figuring out how to use his new gift to help his family and perhaps even improve his college prospects. This is far from as easy as he’d first hoped. Through all this he must deal with his sarcastic friend Jesse. A friend who’s sometimes helpful, but at least as often a big part of the problem. Oh, and Witt’s got girl trouble!

Hace más de cien años, Bender dirigió su nave hacia las estrellas y jamás se volvió a saber de él. No ha habido rastro de él a pesar de las numerosas búsquedas realizadas por sus compañeros clones. Ahora Bob está decidido a organizar una expedición para saber cuál fue el destino de Bender, al costo que sea.

An alien message is now humanity’s only hope. Decoding the signal has given us one chance to stop the Anomaly, an ever-tightening cosmic noose, before it squeezes the life out of Earth. The only problem is, the aliens’ single instruction sounds like a bona fide death wish. They want me to step through their incredible quantum gateway, an enigma wrapped in starlight. Believe me: if I had any other option, I’d be taking it. But with the best data giving Earth a few days before the Anomaly consumes us, options are in short supply. Suicide or salvation? I’m about to find out.

During their temporary research post on Apech—a planet ravaged by a time distorting illness—Wilhelmina Ming and four other elite students of the Crysthian empire have witnessed such illogical brutality that they’ve resorted to psychedelic antidepressants and group sex to take the edge off. After a night of indulgence following a gruesome execution, they wake to find an oblique warning in the form of an impaled corpse dangling from the exterior of their residence.

In a future where the world is roughly divided into two factions, the Pacific League of Nations and the Atlantic Division of Nations, tensions are high as each side waits for the other to make a move. But neither side is prepared for a powerful third party that has apparently been an influential presence on Earth for thousands of years—and just might be making a reappearance very soon. With the realization that a highly intelligent alien race has been trying to send them messages, three rising scientists within the Pacific League of Nations form an uneasy alliance.

Marc und Emma haben Nachtdienst an Bord der Sycorax. Sie sind mit dem interstellaren Raumschiff auf dem Weg nach New Haven, einer fünfzig Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernten Koloniewelt. Achtzehntausend Kolonisten liegen im Kälteschlaf und warten auf ein neues Leben im Orbit eines anderen Sterns. Für die Besatzung der Sycorax ist der Flug langweilig - bis sie in einen interstellaren Sturm gerät. Schon bald finden sie sich in einem verkrüppelten Raumschiff wieder, das auf ein Schwarzes Loch zusteuert, aber das ist noch das geringste ihrer Probleme.