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Der Exoplanet Ross 128 b birgt ein wertvolles Geheimnis: Das Ökosystem des Planeten besteht aus halb maschinellen, halb organischen Lebensformen–ein völlig neuer Zweig der Evolution. Der Biologe Dr. Adrian Walker soll herausfinden, wie diese einzigartige Synthese funktioniert. Gelingt ihm das, könnten seine Forschungen die Kolonisation neuer Planeten revolutionieren. Allerdings bleiben größere Erfolge selbst nach Monaten aus. Ross 128 b ist für Menschen extrem lebensfeindlich und die lokale Fauna hochaggressiv.

The world is in turmoil, facing inertias on both a conscious and subconscious level, which no one quite knows how to stop. James Black, also known primarily as "The Scientist," was just dabbling around in a makeshift lab he had created for himself, when after combining a plethora of random variables together, he made a discovery that changed everything... and showed him everything for better or for worse. He created the first time machine, but it was far more than just that.

Würden Sie Ihren Sohn opfern, um Ihre Tochter zu retten? Etwas ist anders mit Kates vierjährigem Sohn. Er wurde nicht auf die herkömmliche Art erschaffen. Jetzt will ihn eine gewalttätige Sekte töten und Kate wird alles tun, um ihn zu beschützen – bis sie ihre Tochter entführen. Erleben Sie JT Lawrences beunruhigende Vision der allzu nahen Zukunft in diesem dunklen Entführungsthriller mit einer Wendung an, die Sie umwerfen wird.‚Wie wir dich gefunden haben‘ ist das zweite Buch der futuristischen, dystopischen Serie ‚Wenn die Zukunft ruft‘. Blinzeln Sie nicht, sonst verpassen Sie es.

On the fifteenth anniversary of his brother’s death, twenty-three-year-old Edwin Dorset spends his last day on Earth wondering if there’s anything more for him than the life he’s been given. An artist who has toiled all his life for his craft, only to enter an age where human-derived works are nearly obsolete and artificial intelligence can create what he can in the span of a second. But as the sun sets over the horizon, a tear in the sky rips open, and Edwin is quickly forced to reassess everything he knows about the universe and his place in it.

Los Angeles lies in ruins. While the city is sealed off to contain an unknown contamination, the survivors battle strange anomalies under the toxic dust cloud. Among the survivors are Lee and Branson. The astronaut must find a way out in order not to miss his flight to Cassandra, and the captain is faced with a terrible truth that he can no longer deny.

Captain Graciela is where she wants to be, far from her controlling mother, in a rented solar sail cargo ship, trading and gambling throughout the heliosphere. It can be lonely in the void, but the crew on the H2LiftShip, the LunaCola, is all the help she needs: Jack, a talking dog with a nose for Earth jerky, Tang, a poker-obsessed orangutan, and Octopus, in his watery navigation station, are her constant companions on her journey.

Robots are building a colossal telescope on the far side of the moon, with just two people supervising its completion. After a minor incident, these scientists become aware of an obstacle in the lunar soil. It's located outside the area reserved for the hypertelescope and is therefore none of their business. But their curiosity gets the better of them. The artifact seems to have properties that completely defy physics as they know it.

When a wormhole failure sends geneticist Dr. Osric Rhendall one billion years into Earth’s past, he becomes the sole survivor of humanity’s most ambitious spacefaring mission. Trapped aboard the terraforming ship Daedalus One with a stubborn AI, Osric faces an impossible question: what to do when you’re the only soul in the solar system? Driven by a desire to give meaning to his isolation, Osric begins to remake Earth from scratch. One ecosystem at a time. One species at a time. From engineered algae to bioluminescent canines.

Das Ende ist gekommen: der letzte Kampf, der die Entscheidung bringt... Leonard und die Lymperia sind auf dem Weg zur Erde und müssen die unheilvolle Nachricht überbringen, dass der Erde eine weitaus größere Gefahr droht als ein Krieg mit der Föderation Rossasia. Doch wie wird die Welt auf diese Nachricht reagieren? Versinkt sie in Anarchie und Chaos, oder gelingt es, die Menschen zu einen und zusammen Seite an Seite gegen den übermächtigen Feind in die Schlacht zu ziehen? Was verbirgt sich im brasilianischen Urwald? Etwas, das den Krieg entscheiden kann oder vielleicht etwas ganz anderes?

Der Weltraum ist größer, als Sie es sich je vorgestellt haben. Hoch über den windgepeitschten Ebenen Kasachstans beginnen drei Raumfahrer an Bord einer russischen Sojus-Kapsel ihren Wiedereintritt in die Erdatmosphäre. Ein seltsames Flimmern, ein greller Lichtblitz, und die Kapsel verschwindet, als hätte sie nie existiert. Alles deutet auf ein Katastrophe hin, doch eine Kommunikationseinrichtung am anderen Ende der Welt fängt eine Nachricht auf, die von einem der Astronauten stammen könnte. Aber damit ist die Tragödie noch lange nicht abgewendet.

Als die Myaner ein uraltes Portal der Erbauer aktivieren, öffnen sie unwissentlich ein Tor zu einer fremden Dimension – eine Welt jenseits der Raumzeit, die unermessliche Energie verspricht, aber auch eine tödliche Bedrohung birgt. Kara, die unerschütterliche Forscherin, steht an der Spitze eines Teams, das sich mit Gravitationsrissen, einem rätselhaften Kristall und einer unheimlichen Präsenz auseinandersetzen muss, die Myan zu verschlingen droht.

Detectives Col and Danee are sent to Jubilee on a hastily organised mission to recover the body of a leading conservative politician (someone it seems, has been a naughty boy). But the corpse has been switched, and the imperilled partners are drawn together. They might be falling in love, or they might be saving the galaxy–either way, the authorities will not be pleased.

Andrew Akka's science fiction novel, The Fermi Paradox, follows Dr. Sarah Chen and her team as they activate a quantum engine, unintentionally contacting an advanced alien civilization. This contact reveals a vast cosmic network of interconnected consciousnesses, and humanity's unique path toward achieving both individual and universal consciousness.

Das epische Finale der fünfbändigen Reihe um Lena Minz und Tim Sandhofen wartet auf dich! Lena und ihre Verbündeten steuern auf einen einzigen, alles verändernden Showdown zu: Während Kharak Thulu seine Armeen entfesselt und die Ursuppen mit Gift verseucht, greift Tim in München verzweifelt nach den letzten Fragmenten seiner Quantenkräfte. Kann Lena zur Weltenbauerin aufsteigen und den Fluch des Schicksals brechen, bevor sowohl das Computerspiel »Heirs of the Phoenix« als auch die Realität im Chaos versinkt?

Elodie and Markus Black seem like an ordinary couple, but when Markus dies in a tragic accident, their lives take an extraordinary turn. Driven by love and desperation, Elodie hopes that Markus's groundbreaking research can bring him back to life. Instead, Elodie herself becomes the first to benefit from his work, launching her on a journey that transcends time, love, and even death.

In a future plagued with natural disasters, criminals known as “scavs” raid damaged cities. Their most important rule: don’t help the survivors. Bear, a twenty-nine-year-old engineer, breaks that rule when he takes Salix, a Native American college student, back to his scav team’s flying ship for medical treatment. Captain Baxter allows her to board but will not let her leave. Salix hopes to escape, but Baxter’s growing obsession with her makes that impossible. As the situation grows tense, a tsunami in Portugal prompts a scav raid.

Three days have passed since the Xenos spaceship departed Earth, and Emissary Lee Ping moved to the virtual world of Planet Asbeth. But even as normalcy returns, a new threat emerges. Alien marauders have intercepted critical supplies required to complete the shield. From bestselling author D. Ward Cornell comes a tale of two worlds bound by a mutual adversary.

Aldo Cassidy and his team are tasked with recovering an important relic from an alien station. As they arrive, they find signs of a battle, leaving the entire system in disarray. Without good intelligence, they must take a chance to secure a prize capable of unifying their cultures, or unveil secrets dark enough to keep them apart forever. The planet Constance becomes a hotbed for activity. As Justiciar Caden Raines arrives to rescue a hostage, Sam Levine fights for survival after his ship crashed in the desert. Both men race against time, with the fate of many hanging in the balance.

Timothy Zahn shows an unparalleled mastership of science fiction in the fifteen tales gathered here. "The Price of Survival" features an alien ship that arrives in our solar system without hostile intentions but with a desperate need whose fulfillment could destroy humanity. "The Giftie Gie Us" tells the story of two lonely survivors who find love among the ruins of a post-apocalyptic United States. And in "Pawn's Gambit," a human and his alien opponent face off over a game that will decide which one of them will return home.

Truth Medici knows life isn't fair. But for the first time, the balance is in his favor. Cultivation has taken him from desperate slumrat to burglar to mercenary to bodyguard to terrorist, and now he's the revered prince of a kingdom to come—immortal heir to a dynasty hidden for millennia. Pampered by succubae, demons, and sprites, Truth is more than ready to embody the might of his ancestors, who've prospered in secret for centuries. With an aura that reeks of power, he'll make his presence known. His word and will are law.