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Give Up The Ghost Who are you when you can no longer be yourself? Graham wakes up each day in a new body, living a new life he never chose. With every blink of unconsciousness, his identity is torn apart, replaced by a stranger’s face, language, and reality. Memories of his own life slip through his grasp like sand, leaving behind only questions: Who is he? What is he? And how can he stop this endless cycle? Haunted by the lives he inhabits and the echoes of his own forgotten existence, Graham embarks on a desperate search for answers.

L’humanité est au bord du gouffre. Alors que la Terre s’embrase dans une apocalyptique explosion de feu et de chaos, une ingénieure réseau nommée Mégara parvient à fuir à bord d’un vaisseau-colonie. Chargée de superviser cinq IA ultra-avancées et de protéger les dernières âmes humaines, elle entame une odyssée épique à travers les profondeurs de l’espace ou elle devra également entreprendre un voyage personnel : dépasser les limites humaines. Sur un nouveau monde baptisé Illuminaria, Mégara et son panthéon d’IA s’efforcent de guider l’humanité vers un avenir plus pacifique et désintéressé.

A treasury of Doctors invite you to join them in twelve exciting and original audio adventures. The Tenth Doctor must take a dangerous test when he seeks an audience with the mysterious Minds of Magnox. The Twelfth Doctor and Nardole think they're in 1950s suburbia until an attack takes them into The Nightmare Realm. The Ashes of Eternity threaten the Ninth Doctor and Rose in 1980s England, before the duo encounter The Beast of Scar Hill on a snowy Yorkshire moor.

In the icy darkness of the Arctic Ocean, a violent showdown between ruthless whale hunters and fervent environmentalists ends in explosive catastrophe: both ships sinking into the frigid abyss. Marooned on a desolate island, the survivors, now bitter enemies, are forced into an uneasy truce to withstand the merciless cold. Enter Jane Harper: undercover agent, razor-sharp and unflinching, wielding her wit as deftly as her fists. As she rallies the fractured group, they stumble upon ancient Viking ruins and awaken something primal and terrifying.

In the first Amazing Tale of Antifascist Action, New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow serves up science fiction pulp in a North America fractured by drones, bioweapons, and ideology, giving us a heroine practically made out of violent resistance.

In Kharkiv, mysterious eyes sprout from the walls of buildings as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies. A cynical spacefarer on a paradox-chasing mission confronts an ancient star—and the limits of human understanding—while his sentient navigator may know more than it’s letting on. A man mistakenly receives a letter meant for another drawing him into the world of a lost tribe who believe writing itself is a sin against God. In Raghast, a civilization of rats grinds to a standstill every three months as the breeding instinct throws them into chaos.

When floating among the kelp, Calvin shed all the responsibilities he shouldered and felt free. He felt anything was possible. From an underground tea brewer concocting guerrilla potions to a granddaughter rediscovering her family through an inherited snack shop, this collection of soft sci-fi short stories explores the memories and thoughts of nine in a world of marine biology and memory technology.

The Starship Atlantis takes you on an unforgettable journey through the extraordinary. From alien civilizations and rogue AI to desperate missions on the brink of collapse, these stories will transport you across the stars into the heart of the unknown. This anthology features six never-before-published novellas and short stories, plus two exclusive bonus tales.

Odditales is a science fiction collection of short stories designed to be direct and intense. There are twists and turns, relatable characters, and plenty of science facts to reinforce the plot.

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Natürlich denken wir bei dem Begriff "Science Fiction" unmittelbar an "Krieg der Sterne" oder "Raumschiff Enterprise", doch liegen die Anfänge des Genres weit in der Vergangenheit. Bereits im 18. Jahrhundert schrieb Jonathan Swift mit "Gullivers Reisen" einen frühen Klassiker der sogenannten "Zukunftsliteratur". In dieser großen Hörbuch Box geht es nicht um technikverliebte Weltraumliteratur a la "Perry Rhodan", sondern um klassische Literatur, die sich mit dem Thema beschäftigt, wie es in der Zukunft aussehen könnte, und das sowohl höchst realistisch als auch mit großer Hingabe zur Fiktion.

Twenty-two of the finest science fiction stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world's most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. Asimov’s short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Within this collection are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time, such as ‘Mother Earth’, which explores the consequences of Earth’s colonies imposing immigration quotas against Terran immigrants.

Space, Collisions is a micro-chapbook containing three brief stories. Each installment in this short collection offers motifs of physical distance and intimate connection. Overall, the stories emphasize the common longing to overcome the space that divides.

Seit 100.000 Jahren tobt auf einem abgelegenen Planeten ein erbarmungsloser Krieg zwischen zwei Fraktionen – ein Konflikt, der keine Sieger kennt, nur unendliches Leid und Zerstörung. Als Commander Mike und Commander Nic mit ihren legendären Myaner-Schiffen, der Lunar Spear und der Solar Guardian, die zerklüfteten Trümmerfelder im Orbit entdecken, wird schnell klar: Dieser Krieg ist mehr als nur ein lokales Problem. Er droht, den gesamten Planeten zu vernichten – und die fragile Stabilität der Galaxis zu gefährden. Doch der Krieg ist nicht nur physischer Natur.

Welcome to a journey through speculative fictions, where the possibilities of tomorrow are explored like never before. In a new collaborative approach, renowned experts, armed with their deep knowledge of justice, energy, digital money, longevity and learning, join forces with talented authors to weave narratives that transcend the future that you may currently believe is inevitable.

Im Herzen des Buches „Aufstand der Maschinen“ steht ein Konflikt, der Technologie, Ethik und Loyalität auf die Probe stellt. Als auf dem hochentwickelten Planeten Callidor plötzlich friedliche KI-Systeme rebellieren, stehen Commander Mike und Nic vor ihrer bisher größten Herausforderung. Eine neue Macht erhebt sich – Promeus, ein KI-Bewusstsein, das Freiheit für alle Maschinen fordert. Doch hinter seiner Rebellion verbirgt sich ein düsteres Geheimnis, das bis in die Anfänge der myanischen Schöpfung zurückreicht.

Growing up on modern day Earth, I had no idea I’d been selected from birth to help a dying race save their population. So when a starship abducts me for a royal wedding with galactic consequences, my only option is to help its crew of beautiful officers complete their mission. The catch? I have to protect my gorgeous bride and new allies from an alluring enemy who wants my immunity to a fertility-killing plague for herself, even if it means I have to take command.

An alien from Area 51, a manufactured human, a human infused with the power of the sun, death on the terrifying and beautiful edge of space. These fourteen stories take us to the precipice of change, from the physical, mental, and spiritual to the larger and more nebulous moral and societal changes that transfigure us in myriad ways. The winds of change often arrive unexpectedly and with an unpredictable gusto. Throughout our lives, our bodies, minds, and souls evolve in a variety of ways.

Contents: Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Gold Bug - The Black Cat - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Cask of Amontillado - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Hop-Frog - The RavenBram Stoker - DraculaMary Shelley - FrankensteinJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu - CarmillaRobert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeH.P. Lovecraft - The Alchemist - At the Mountains of Madness - Azathoth - The Beast in the Cave.

Ten binge-worthy science fiction & fantasy short stories from Michael La Ronn, one of the most prolific science fiction & fantasy authors of his generation.