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Birbirinden güçlü 25 öyküden oluşan Mendil Altında, insanımızın bireysel ve toplumsal portresini olağanüstü bir derinlikte çizerken; hiç kuşkusuz yaşamın kalıcı güzelliklerini, ölümsüz değerlerini kapsıyor, damıtıyor ve görkemli bir öz halinde dinleyiciye sunuyor. Sıradan insanların günlük yaşamları, Esendal'ın ince mizahı, sade anlatımı ve günlük konuşma dili içinde çarpıcı öykülere dönüşüyor. Esendal'ın öykülerini dinlediğinizde sadeliğin süslü yazmaktan çok daha güçlü bir silah olduğunu fark edersiniz.

Tief im Urwald des Kongo bereitet sich ein Team von Wissenschaftlern auf das größte Ereignis in der Geschichte der Menschheit vor: den ersten Kontakt mit einer intelligenten außerirdischen Spezies. Josh, der Sohn eines Missionars, und Jana, eine Einheimische, helfen ihnen dabei. Als sie die Forscher zu einer geheimen Höhle führen, bricht um sie herum die Hölle aus, Chaos, Verderben und Tod regnen vom Himmel, und niemand kann ihnen sagen, was geschehen ist, denn sie sind plötzlich allein.

Presenting six stories involving science and its interaction with the human psyche. Included are elements of mystery, horror, whimsy, fantasy, touches of romance, and some technology run amuck. From the story of a group of elder humans hoping to ride to the stars, an AI system taking its programming too literally, and a young woman who can really take charge, to a story that will have you watching the night sky in case an ovoid spaceship appears, each story stretches reality beyond the norm and shows how our qualities as humans have to take charge.

Daya, bearing the burden of being Heiako, Unwanted, confronts the unforgiving trials of school, where she becomes a target of relentless bullying by those physically imposing. Deep within her core, a steadfast resolve to stand up against injustice propels her forward, poised to confront the very essence of fear.

As a first-generation Tefar, a seer, Wez witnesses his ancient adversary finally achieving the long-awaited triumph through his own hands.

Dalamaar orchestrates a complex plot to assassinate the King and the Ainoren, relying on numerous moving parts. However, unforeseen events and unexpected allies complicate his scheme, jeopardizing his plan. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, the fate of the Ainoren hangs in the balance, leading to a suspenseful confrontation.

BD Anklevich brings you the second volume of his finest short stories. It's a collection filled with frightening, interesting, and engaging tales from the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Stories like "The Battle of Ideas," where a writer's story ideas are embodied in his dreams and threaten to flee for greener pastures if he doesn't get his act together and put pen to paper to give them life, then he wakes with a bloody nose and a screaming headache. If he doesn't do something, he may well not survive the process.

Jack Bennet returns from the war to find the life he left behind has moved on without him. The only option he has to make ends meet lies in a military surplus junkyard starship. What’s a former Combat Search and Rescue soldier to do? Fix up the ship, hire the cheapest pilot—a notorious drunk—and take the first contract that comes up: collect a bounty on one of the most ruthless killers in the Pirate Worlds, a place crawling with thieves, cutthroats and con artists whose primary language is violence. Jack must abandon his nice guy persona, or exploit it, if he is to survive.

Einhundertfünfzig Jahre nach dem Kollaps. Die Menschen haben sich in eine Festung im Norden Europas zurückgezogen. Geschützt unter einer Kuppel aus purer Energie versuchen sie sich ihren Platz auf der Erde zurückzuerobern. Denn tödliche Kreaturen durchstreifen den Kontinent und führen noch immer Krieg gegen die letzten Überlebenden. Als Jan und sein Flügelmann Kai bei einem Routineflug verschwinden, beginnt für die beiden ein Kampf ums Überleben in der grünen Hölle, die Mitteleuropa mittlerweile geworden ist. Doch von unerwarteter Seite naht Hilfe.

Are you a fan of science fiction and suspenseful short stories? Look no further than Robert Sheckley's Wild Talents, Inc. This audiobook takes you into a unique talent agency that deals with individuals possessing psychic abilities - some of whom are quite peculiar and on the fringe of lunacy.

Bringing Evelyn E. Smith’s public domain works to life again, after a publication lapse of nearly three quarters of a century, has been a passion project for us. The satire and symbolism of her work is as relevant today as when these tales were written, in the latter decade of the 1950’s. Then, her stories and novellas were categorized as futuristic fantasy (or gothic romance, in some cases) for a relatively small market. One senses in her writing that Ms. Smith was creating her fiction more to amuse herself than to leave any lasting legacy — though she most certainly did so.

A menace from generations past and an all-too modern antagonist threaten to attract the attention of a new kaiju with unprecedented catastrophic power… unless Reggie and Ben can team up with a celebrity psychic and two mysterious, improbable harbingers at the literal middle of nowhere to save the day, their sanity, and the world!

Imagine if you will, a quartet of worldly gentlemen who fancy themselves armchair philosophers, and would be despots in control of the world, sipping brandy by the fire. But their smoky parlor rhetoric belies a much darker pursuit, one that seeks to unravel the very fabric of truth, justice and human decency. For you see, they are but the public face of a shadowy cabal hell-bent on eroding the very pillars of moral rectitude upon which society was built. They will do the bidding of Beelzebub.

This is the story of a former assassin and royal bodyguard, Esmerelda-09B. After her world is destroyed in the war with the human race, Esmerelda sets out on a quest to locate the mythical Caliopa Door, the one thing that might reunite her with Kai-Althea, the love of her life, and the princess of Athelon, who died with their world. To reunite with her beloved, Esmerelda must travel across the universe, taking her thousands of years into the future.

Seven tales of conflict set among the stars, driven by the very roots of humankind’s Earth-bound strife. Yet even in the face of the vast void of space, these brave souls fight to hold on to their humanity.

As Humans spread throughout their Solar System, Santa has to recruit help. As the 3000th Santa, Tore Sletton departs to the newest human colony that is shared with the first alien race that we met, to continue the tradition of Christmas.

James Sallis moves with ease among genres and modes: novels, stories, poetry, criticism, musicology, biography, translation. Best known perhaps as a crime writer—author of Drive and the six Lew Griffin novels along with others—his first acclaim came in the 1960s from groundbreaking short stories in science fiction publications like Michael Moorcock’s New Worlds, for which he served for a time as editor, and Damon Knight’s Orbit anthologies. 

When Judy Fletcher's life is at its lowest ebb, she jumps at the chance to trial a truly next-gen digital assistant. Oracle promises to change everything. By harnessing live and historical data from billions of users' messages, habits and even real-world conversations, there is almost nothing the app can't do. As Judy's life immediately changes for the better, she feels empowered like never before.

King Liam, First of His Name! A Belter miner of some repute! Well, he will be when he gets back from his journey to the Oort Cloud. He often fantasizes about the looks on everyone’s face when he comes waltzing back to Ceres in the asteroid belt, richer than any belter has ever been. Oh sure, four years of isolation might have left him a little touched, but he only has four more years to go. He just has to make it to a secret planetoid he found—call it Lucky Strike!—and all his dreams will come true. What could go wrong?

Estos emocionantes cuentos de ciencia ficción motociclista te transportarán a mundos imaginarios llenos de aventuras, desafíos y acción. Prepárate para un emocionante paseo en dos ruedas a través de estas historias inolvidables. ¡Sube a tu moto y adéntrate en el fascinante mundo de Moto Cuentos!