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In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. On the world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.

For three hundred years, humanity’s greatest works of art have been on loan at the Greenwood Museum. It was finally time for them to come home...but the alien curators were disinclined to return them. Force was out of the question. Earth’s government was clear: they were not going to press the issue. So, all we had was guile and hubris to fuel our little intergalactic art heist.

Both sides take a step back to regroup, after a desperate battle over one system leaves the Combined States and the New Russian Confederacy reeling from heavy losses. Utilizing the might of their allies, the Combined States push for control over systems that would cut the NRC’s supply lines and force them to sue for peace.

Une dictature religieuse et militaire règne sur la galaxie. L'armée sainte, fanatiquement dévouée à la cause de celui qui se fait appeler Dieu, élimine impitoyablement ceux qui refusent de suivre les préceptes de la religion. Pourtant, les hérétiques propagent les paroles d'une prophétie annonçant qu'un Espoir va se lever et libérer l'univers. Tourmentée par de terribles cauchemars prémonitoires, Nayla Kaertan arrivera-t-elle à échapper à l'inquisition qui traque sans relâche ceux qui, comme elle, ont des dons étranges.

Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a hostile universe. The Colonial Union used the Earth and its excess population for colonists and soldiers. It was a good arrangement...for the Colonial Union. Then the Earth said: no more.

The quadrant is on the brink of all-out civil war, but almost nobody knows it. Now that he knows a malevolent AI that calls itself the Machine has seized much of the ConFed's military apparatus and even controls the Grand Adjudicators themselves, Jason Burke must decide if he risks picking a fight with such an overmatched enemy, or if he runs to hide and fight another day. Omega Force needs allies, and needs them quickly.

Some people struggle to get to college. Tanner Malone had to fight through an interstellar war. Far from home, under a cloud of scandal and propaganda, hunted by assassins and haunted by trauma, Tanner is finally enrolled in a top university. He didn’t plan for an archaeological expedition on the far side of human space. He didn’t want more corporate mercenaries or space pirates in his life, either. Yet ancient alien secrets don’t come without cost. If his classmates want to survive the summer, their infamous intern is the only chance they’ve got.

Jason Burke is a broken man. The loss of his friend and crewmate on an ill-fated mission to a Pillar World has left him in a downward spiral of rage and self-destruction. But what if Lucky hadn’t actually died on that planet? While Omega Force tries to pull itself together for the sake of their friend, they also learn that a ruthless new faction has seized control of the ConFed Council and now threatens the stability of the entire quadrant. To make matters worse, the rise of this new regime might be their fault.

In this Hugo-nominated novel, an alien walks into a museum and asks if he can see a paleontologist. But the arachnid ET hasn't come aboard a rowboat with the Pope and Stephen Hawking (although His Holiness does request an audience later). Landing at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the spacefarer, Hollus, asks to compare notes on mass extinctions with resident dino-scientist Thomas Jericho.

Rumors have swirled around about the demise of the ConFed for as long as Jason Burke had been in space, a lone human among countless alien species. He largely ignored them...until now. For the first time since any of the members of Omega Force can remember, someone may have figured out how to destroy the ConFed without directly engaging its powerful military. As one crewmember's past seems connected to the current trouble, Jason must decide what side of the fight he's on....

Two Syndicate World star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships - a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence - that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance.

Chronon Galactics, lointaine planète désolée, étouffe sous le joug despotique de son propriétaire qui en exploite les chronons, particules du temps indispensables aux voyages spatiaux. Pilote de génie brisé par la mort de son amour perdu, Noam Kerval a rejoint la Rébellion. La base cachée bruisse des préparatifs à l'ultime bataille. La liberté est là, presque à portée de main ! Presque, car la probabilité de réussite de Kerval et de ses compagnons reste faible, et les calculs des puissantes IA ne se trompent jamais.

Un'organizzazione vuole mettere le mani sulla scoperta fatta da Idris Telemmier sul conto degli Architetti – la loro più grande debolezza – per trasformarla in un'arma contro questi alieni distruttori di mondi. Per tale ragione, mentre le varie specie lottano per prendere il controllo di questa potente rivelazione, la galassia esplode in una guerra distruttiva e controproducente. L'altro grande ostacolo alla lotta contro la minaccia aliena è Idris stesso: sa che gli Architetti, nonostante il potere, non sono altro che strumenti nelle mani di un'intelligenza superiore.

A settantacinque anni, il vedovo John Perry decide di arruolarsi nell'esercito. L'umanità è finalmente arrivata nello spazio interstellare. La guerra per il controllo interplanetario va dunque avanti da decenni: brutale, sanguinosa, inarrestabile. Chiunque raggiunga l'età pensionabile, come John, può arruolarsi nella FDC. Una volta entrati, non sarà più possibile tornare sulla Terra, ma coloro che riusciranno a sopravvivere ai primi due anni di combattimento al fronte, verranno ricompensati con una proprietà su uno dei pianeti colonia conquistati col sangue.

Auf dem lebensfeindlichen Planeten Terra Perdita kämpfen Menschen, beherrscht von einer künstlichen Intelligenz, ums Überleben, indem sie abgestürzte Raumschiffe ausschlachten. Eine von ihnen ist die Runnerin Chukah. Als sie in einem der Wracks überraschend noch lebende Insassen findet, entdeckt sie ein Geheimnis, das alles verändern könnte. Gleichzeitig tobt auf dem Raumschiff Roter Morgen ein Kampf gegen die parasitären Kyll. Die beiden Welten könnten nicht unterschiedlicher sein, doch in beiden steht nichts Geringeres als das Überleben der Menschheit auf dem Spiel.

After arriving back to civilization Sylvas and the others scramble to discover what to do next. Do they return to the Ardent and stand fast against the eidolon incursion? Do they answer the council’s call and return to the core worlds, saving what lives they can? Or do they leave the Empyrean Alliance behind and pursue the legacy of the Aions? Whatever they choose, they must choose quickly.

The hottest military science-fiction series of all time continues. The mission: to boldly explore David Weber’s Honorverse; to deliver all the action, courage, derring-do, and pulse-pounding excitement of space naval adventure with tales set in a world touched by the greatness of one epic heroine—Honor Harrington.

With origins in the Old Universe, the malevolent, acquisitive intelligence of Tinsori Light sought to infect others with itself and send those agents out into the wide new universe to infect even more. For centuries, two heroes stood between Tinsori Light and the vulnerable universe—Light Keepers Jen Sin yos'Phelium and Lorith of the Sanderat. Just when it seemed that they—merely human—must fail, Tinsori Light, enfeebled by aged systems, succumbed to the stress of a unique spatial event—and died, leaving the station a shell. Luckily, the light keepers have back-up.

Mercenary life is hard. No home. No family. Always looking over your shoulder, likely for the rest of your life. When you find a crew that you can trust, you do anything for them. Jason Burke has a crew like that. He would kill for them...and he would die for them. Right now, they need his help, and it will take all of his cunning and skill to bring them home safely. He is alone, without his powerful ship, the Phoenix, and the criminal cartels he’s going up against are some of the most ruthless in the galaxy. For Captain Burke it’s all or nothing: bring his friends home safe...or die trying.

Il malridotto mercantile spaziale Dnepro si deve fermare per urgenti riparazioni sul pianeta Horizontres. Sono già in ritardo sulla tabella di marcia quando la morte del capitano, durante la prima sera di sosta, si somma agli infiniti problemi organizzativi. Quando la nave riparte la morte sembra essere salita a bordo assieme al nuovo capitano alieno provvisorio: sarà proprio lui a morire per primo in circostanze misteriose una volta lasciata l’orbita del pianeta...