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A medical conference, an audition, a visit with a parent, and a weightlifting competition force four people onto a plane headed toward Miami. When no one arrives at the airport, a nationwide search ensues to find the passengers. Meanwhile, the four people who did survive are fighting for their lives on a deserted island.

In the late 21st century, a neurotechnology called Bridge has changed the world. Bridging allows a person to program their own body and mind to achieve untold enhancement. There was one problem: it only works in children. Within a single generation, a new world order developed. Bridged Children grew smarter, faster, and stronger than the adults, and demanded equal rights. The adults fought back.

All that stands in their way is the mighty Space Fortress Tallinn, but even its garrison, starfighters, and orbital defences are no match for hundreds of thousands of Vrokan terror soldiers that swamp the planetoid. To make matters worse, special operatives attack from within, even arming prisoners locked deep in the heart of the fortress. The fortress cannot hope to stop the invasion, but every extra hour they fight gives the Leningrad Metropolis, heart of the city planet Neva time to ready their defences against the inevitable onslaught.

Monate nach der Expedition durch DAS TOR quält sich Tyler Drake noch immer mit den grausigen Folgen. Da kommt ihm der Hilferuf aus Mexiko gerade recht: Adrianas Bruder wird vermisst – und scheint sich allein auf den Weg in die Welt jenseits der Höhle gemacht zu haben. Wieder beginnt ein Rennen gegen die Zeit – doch diesmal hat das Team nicht nur mit den Gefahren einer exotischen Welt zu kämpfen, sondern auch mit irdischen wie außerirdischen Gegnern, von deren Existenz sie nicht einmal geahnt haben.

Cosa succederebbe se i nostri ricordi potessero essere trasferiti sul cloud e le persone potessero condividere i propri pensieri in tempo reale? Sorgerebbe una nuova forma d’intelligenza – una coscienza collettiva condivisa – oppure sarebbe l’inizio di un processo di espropriazione delle esperienze personali che porterebbe alla scomparsa dell’individualità umana e al caos? Ecco le premesse del romanzo di Regina Kanyu Wang, Nuvole e nebbia, ambientato in una Cina futura che altro non è se non lo specchio della nostra società, sempre più connessa e dipendente da tecnologie tanto comode e pervasive quanto piene di rischi e pericoli.

On the International Space Station, an unthinkable disaster occurs. Was it an accident? ESA astronaut Thomas Ehrmann and NASA astronaut Patricia Michaels escape in a Soyuz capsule. The Russian authorities in Kazakhstan have questions and want to know what happened to the third member of the crew, Oleg Rashkin. They both refuse to talk. What are they hiding? Amina Young is a psychologist with the ESA. In her mid-thirties, she specialized in and advanced the field of psychological analysis of astronauts. If anyone can get to the facts about the incidents that happened on the mission, it's her.

Astronaut Lee Rifkin's life is about to change. NASA has done the math. The space object named Cassandra 22007 is not behaving as expected. He will lead a team on a cutting-edge ship to get a closer look. But another group wants to get there first. Who is this shadow organization that seems to be one step ahead of them? Agent Jenna Haynes works to put together the pieces that will pull the veil off those who seem to have known about Cassandra's arrival since long before NASA spotted it. What is their goal?

Agetha thought her fate was sealed, pushed to the edge of the colony to die. But with the revelation that the biomass is not only intelligent, but sentient, changes to colony are accelerating, threatening its very existence. Those who were controlled by the biomass once again have free will. Now, the human colonists are raising their voices and for the first time really influencing their new home. The planet-wide consciousness is slipping into a crisis of identity, when it doesn't even have a sense of self.

When UNESCO convenes a diverse team of world-renowned experts in Paris, the goal is audacious: to settle the question of free will once and for all. For the first time ever, the combined knowledge of neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, philosophers, a physicist, a legal scholar, and an advanced AI may finally crack it. Through a dynamic blend of cutting-edge science, spirited dialogue, unexpected twists and riveting thrills, this audiobook explores the mind, choice, and what it means to be human.

Suspenseful military space fleet adventure and hard science fiction come together in this series of future space colonization in the Alpha Centauri star system. With a successful test of his new ship behind him, Van Wert sets out to explore a secret base that reveals a spy ring operating in the fleets backyard, and sends the crew in an unexpected direction. Meanwhile, the hideous nature of the insurgency is revealed as the Malabar passengers and crew are pressed into forced labor on a remote planet, or find themselves the victims of a sordid entertainment for the cabal masters.

All her life, Jade Church has dreamed of owning her own starship and flying the space lanes as a courier. Being paid to see the galaxy. that’s the life she’s always wanted... Her first job was supposed to be easy. Just deliver a small case to a small, non-descript, colony planet, they said. Nobody told her she was carrying a priceless cargo. Or that this small case had been stolen. Or she’d have to deal with ruthless soldiers, assassins, implacable AIs, and massive alien carnivores.

A debut novel of remarkable beauty and invention, The Fortunate Fall is back in print for the first time in almost three decades as a Tor Essential, with a new introduction by Jo Walton. Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value...

Nephilim ist eine kybernetisch verbesserte Elitesoldatin, ein Cyborg. Ihr Job ist es, die Drecksarbeit für den Megakonzern zu erledigen, dem sie angehört. Sie und ihre Cyborg-Eliteeinheit werden auf den gefährlichsten Missionen eingesetzt - um Olympias um jeden Preis vor äußeren und inneren Bedrohungen zu schützen. Eines Tages wird sie durch eine Fehlfunktion ihrer Implantate von dem alles kontrollierenden Netz getrennt.

The Sovereign Hierarchy of Leviathan leaves nothing to chance. Their strategists are the greatest in the galaxy, utilizing the tiniest details. Before unleashing the perfect invasion, they send Senior Dax to Earth. The cyber spy will assassinate the Lord High Admiral, throwing Star Watch into panic as one after another of their highest officials die hideous, unstoppable deaths.

A stunning anthology of connected tales set in Wild Cards universe created by the global bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. The island of Keun lies off the coast of Cornwall, connected to the mainland only by an ancient, tidal causeway. It is a magical place, where anything can happen. The...

In this thrilling space opera, a seventeen-year-old female genius named Zendra, born on the planet Solitude Seven in the periphery of the galaxy, Via Lactea, finds herself at the center of a galactic conflict that will test her prodigious abilities to the fullest. When the malevolent leader Drang the Gray of Triangulum Galaxy and his Horde Armada threaten the very existence of the human race, Zendra must rise to the occasion and use her genius-level intellect to save humanity from implacable ruin.

Read by Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who). ‘Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating’ Tim Peake, British ESA astronaut They looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . . An utterly gripping story of survival and first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C...

Hauptkommissar Elei Berisha, seine Frau Hannah und der Forscher Ray Kohagen entdecken eine Bedrohung in der revolutionären Link-Technologie des mächtigen H²-Konzerns: In den falschen Händen ist sie eine grausame neue Waffe! Die Ermittlungen werden zu einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Ihr Gegner schreckt vor nichts zurück - und er ist technisch weit überlegen! Über die Serie: Nanotechnologie, die Verstand und Technik verschmilzt. Eine Handvoll Verbündeter im Kampf gegen eine tödliche Verschwörung. Ein Rennen gegen die Zeit - das Schicksal der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel!

Introducing "The Monsters" by Robert Sheckley, a thrilling sci-fi audiobook that explores the fascinating and bizarre world of a distant planet inhabited by sentient aliens who refer to themselves as "humans." On this strange planet, the aliens may look nothing like us, but their society is both intriguing and terrifying. While they pride themselves on being rational and ethical beings, their tendencies towards violence and argumentation make them truly monstrous. Witness their struggles with truth and deception.

Now that the truth of the genetic experiments on Mars has been revealed, new missions are on their way to gain control of this extraordinary technology. In the process, they seek to exploit and enslave the colonists—turning them into nothing more than lab rats. Worse, these newcomers are well armed, and prepared to go to war with each other to win control of the colony and its people.