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With war criminal Kolar'Tul in custody and sentenced humanity has been offered a seat at the galactic table. Traveling deeper into the galaxy than any human before the Manifest Destiny, along with its full crew are invited to the Alcazar, a massive space station named after the council it houses. When brought before the council races a sin of mankind's past is brought to life. Their creation of artificial intelligence.

Il caso o il destino mette nelle mani del giovane Rocket Boy una pistola davvero unica e speciale, dotata di un'IA che però minaccia di trasformare la vita stessa del ragazzo. Alla fine chi finirà per usare chi?

Un caso di apparente suicidio si trasforma in un rompicamo legale quando c'è di mezzo un computer in grado di emulare la personalità di un essere umano.

They have been traveling towards the Andromeda galaxy for thousands and thousands of years. Suddenly, they receive an offer that sounds far too good to refuse. But are they even ready for the big step that actually promises them the fulfillment of all their wishes? Aren't those who want to make it possible perhaps also pursuing their own plans, which will plunge the entire planet into great danger? The Arrival is the conclusion of the Andromeda trilogy.

Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect. To save him from the frame-up, Tesla will risk exposure and face demons from her past. Even though doing so might make her the next victim.

Hauchdünn und kostbar sind die Sonnensegel der japanischen Solarstation NIPPON. Von ihnen aus wird die Erde mit Energie versorgt. Als die Energieübertragung versagt, denken Leonard Carr und die Mannschaft der Station zuerst an eine technische Panne. Doch dann geschieht ein Mord, und ein fremdes Raumschiff dockt widerrechtlich an. Entsetzt erkennt die Besatzung, dass sie Spielball in einem Plan ist, der die Station zu einer nie dagewesenen Bedrohung für die Erde werden lässt. Leonard hat nur eine Chance gegen die kalte Präzision, mit der seine Widersacher vorgehen.

Peter Kraemer, a physics teacher with a passion for astronomy, makes a discovery that he himself can hardly believe: Stars disappear from one day to the next, with nothing left of them. The researchers he contacts provide reassuring and logical explanations for every single case. But when Peter determines that the mysterious process is approaching our home system, he becomes more and more anxious. He alone perceives the looming catastrophe. When he believes he has found a way to avert the impending disaster, he chooses to pull out all the stops.

Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost. Then strangers appear. They possess unparalleled knowledge and thrilling technology–and they've arrived from another world to help humanity’s colonies. But not all is as it seems, and the price of the strangers' help may be the colony itself.

Das Raumschiff Shepherd-1 ist unterwegs zum sonnennächsten Stern. Auf halbem Weg gelingt es der Besatzung, mithilfe der Gravitationslinsen-Technologie scharfe Bilder vom Ursprung des Universums anzufertigen – und damit die Antwort zu erhalten, die verrät, wie der Kosmos entstanden ist und ob ein Gott dabei seine Hand im Spiel hatte oder nicht. Doch kaum teilt die Crew das der Erde mit, verstummt die Funkverbindung, obwohl das Schiff offenbar funktionsfähig ist.

In un futuro prossimo, a seguito di un evento catastrofico, una casa dotata di intelligenza artificiale perde l'inquilino di cui è innamorata? Saprà gestire la sua assenza o avrà bisogno di sostituirlo? La Casa di Bernardo è una storia toccante che parte dalla domotica per esplorare le nostre debolezze e necessità più intime.

Still mourning the losses of his beloved Penny Priddy and his surrogate father Professor Hikita, Buckaroo Banzai must also contend with the constant threat of attack from his immortal nemesis Hanoi Xan, ruthless leader of the World Crime League. To make matters worse, Planet 10 warrior queen John Emdall has sent her Lectroid legions against Earth with a brutal ultimatum. Or is her true target Buckaroo Banzai? As the apocalyptic threats continue to mount, only Buckaroo and his Hong Kong Cavaliers stand in the way of global destruction.

La prima raccolta di racconti di Future Fiction: Cosa succede a una casa dotata d'intelligenza artificiale quando perde l'inquilino di cui è innamorata? Qual è la coppia perfetta in una versione tecnologicamente avanzata del gioco del corteggiamento? Quanti segreti si nascondono nella villa di Aethra dove si creano "soggetti d'arte" al cui interno è intrappolata una copia senziente della padrona di casa?

Un uomo si risveglia da una difficilissima operazione chirurgica incapace di riconoscere la realtà che lo circonda. Ben presto si renderà conto che un misterioso assassino gli sta dando la caccia lasciando dietro di sé una scia di cadaveri. Chi era Joaquin Hernandez prima di perdere la memoria? La chiave per comprendere questo mistero si trova dentro il suo cervello, sepolta in un passato atroce da ricordare.

La storia si svolge in un mondo futuristico in cui tutti gli esseri umani sono liberi di fare, pensare e dire quello che vogliono con l'unico limite di non offendere ed aggredire il prossimo. Confidando nella voglia di ciascun essere umano di prosperare in pace e progredire, l'Umanità tutta ha raggiunto una nuova età dell'oro come mai prima di allora.

In 2296, an unstoppable mass extinction is underway, and history proves society will collapse before it can change. Climate Council scientists have no choice but to unveil the Dawn Project. Their audacious plan will terraform the planet back to life… by erasing its civilization. Biologist Kaia Badra commits her life to the project’s success at all costs after a storm surge takes her parents.

Nine classic science fiction stories.

This short story is about how AI could save humans from themselves after coastal flooding sparks the destruction of civilization in 2050. Wars usually lead to the invention of new technology for weapons. This time, the hoped-for artificial general intelligence weapon does something unexpected as the world is destroyed. The author is a first-time writer offering his vision of the future.

In the distant future, humanity is still alone among the stars. War ravages the superpowers of the planet in a seemingly never-ending conflict. Technological advancements to aid both sides of the war has pushed humans into the stars, in an effort for resources and colonization. The United Federation of Nations chose four planets for colonization, three were successful. During colonization, they discovered an ancient technology: the hyper-drive. Humanity had instant and unlimited access to its colonies, but the war continued to ravage.

Apollo 32, commanded by career astronaut Vivian Carter, docks at NASA's Columbia Station in lunar orbit en route to its main mission: exploring the volcanic Marius Hills region of the Moon. Vivian is caught in the crossfire as four Soviet Soyuz craft appear without warning to assault the orbiting station. In an unplanned and desperate move, Vivian spacewalks through hard vacuum back to her Lunar Module and crew, and escapes right before the station falls into Soviet hands.

Nel 2005 la sonda robot "Huygens" atterra sulla luna di Saturno Titano. Quarant’anni dopo un radiotelescopio riceve dalla lontana luna dei segnali che possono provenire solo da quel lander dimenticato da tempo. Nello stesso momento una spedizione ritorna dalla vicina luna Encelado. Quando l’equipaggio atterra su Titano trova un pericoloso segreto che potrebbe mettere a rischio il loro ritorno sulla Terra. Nel frattempo su Encelado è iniziata una corsa mortale che nessuno pensava fosse possibile, e il suo esito potrà dipendere solamente dagli astronauti al momento bloccati su Titano.