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The survivors of the Vu-Hak nuclear destruction of Earth have arrived in a distant galaxy, fifteen thousand years in the past. They have settled on a moon orbiting a gas giant in a binary star system: the world from which the Vu-Hak did—will—launch its murderous assault on Earth. While the survivors search for the ancestors of their attackers, adult humans are being grown from embryonic stem cells under Cain's direction. Genetically upgraded and biologically enhanced, these "post-humans" will ensure the future of the race.

In this collection of classic science fiction tales you'll hear if a ship captain seeking vengeance on a space beast, out of control advertising, co-workers suggesting murder, crossing the void on the bridge of bones, and many other exciting concepts.

Martin just wanted some staples. It had been a long month-end meeting – and he’d spent most of it needing the toilet – so when he found himself traversing a portal instead of entering the supply closet, he could forgive himself for having gone through the wrong door. Stuck on Fuel Station Two, with a crew who’ve abandoned their designated mission, he has no choice but to make the best of a bizarre situation. Why has he been nominated to fly the spacecraft? Why does it feel like there’s a big secret he hasn’t been made privy to? And what’s the deal with the stripy cat?

UNCOVER WHAT IS BELOW. What is beneath our feet? Below our skin? What lurks in the darkness in the basement, or deep inside the earth? How far down can you read before you go insane? Step down into the chilling stories in Below. We woefully present you with tales of the twisted and terrifying. Listen to maddening transmissions, step into a basement of secrets, encounter a mother whose hate transcends death, a late-night work call becomes a fight of survival, demons lurk, and spirits seek their final revenge. These are not your Mother's bedtime stories…

Während die Dark Angels über einhundert Sternensysteme verteilt sind, agiert Primarch Lion El'Jonson als Lord Protector von Ultramar. Doch nur wenige kennen seine wahren Motive und alte Rivalitäten auf der Heimatwelt seiner Legion drohen diese zu entzweien. Als den Löwen Kunde eines Angriffs der Night Lords auf den Planeten Sotha erreicht, bringen seine brutalen Handlungen das Imperium Secundus erneut an den Rand eines Bürgerkriegs.

This collection includes eight additional stories about a haunted hiking trail, a haunted road, a weakling developing his powers, a mysterious lake hiding secrets, a hoarder’s worst fear, the perfect day becoming a nightmare, a paranoid agoraphobe, and the unauthorized conclusion to [REDACTED].

"Living In Bondage" is a gripping tale of resilience, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit. Set against the backdrop of a sprawling metropolis, the story follows Maya, a young woman trapped in the suffocating embrace of poverty and despair. From the bustling streets teeming with life to the dimly lit alleys where shadows lurk, the vivid descriptions transport listeners into Maya's world, immersing them in the sights, sounds, and smells of urban life.

High school basketball phenom, self-proclaimed super-star, and misguided misogynist, Chad Walker has vividly envisioned his future. He has no doubt about who and what he will be and will let nothing and no one stand in his way. When Chad stumbles across a device that can literally make all his problems disappear, he embraces the power to make his every wish come true.

Fifteen-year-old Eric thought he was just an ordinary teen until a twist of fate transported him to Ardentia, a magical realm teetering on the edge of chaos. Chosen by the Lumina Crown, a legendary artifact of immense power, Eric becomes the crown-bearer, tasked with uniting the divided kingdoms before an ancient darkness consumes them all. Accompanied by Vikki, a golden lioness cursed with secrets of her own, Eric faces shadowy creatures, cursed kingdoms, and the weight of a destiny he never wanted.

Con un toque heredado de maestros del misterio como Edgar Allan Poe y H.P. Lovecraft, Isaza presenta una recopilación de once cuentos atrapantes de un género conocido como «relatos extraños». Sus protagonistas se encuentran en épocas futuras, algunas veces rodeados de criaturas...

A final collection of original short fantasy stories assembles previously uncollected tales, stories about the two-centimeter demon Azael, several fairy tales, and a humorous adventure about Batman's old age from the grandmaster of science fiction. These stories are fascinating musings of a wide-ranging intelligence, discussing everything from Tolkien to Spielberg, from unicorns to King Arthur. Magic is the last word on fantasy by the renowned science fiction author.

Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection‚ one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-five year career of science fiction's transcendent genius‚ the world-famous author who defined the field of SF for its practitioners‚ for its millions of readers‚ and for the world at large.

A Second Chance at Eden, by Peter F. Hamilton, the best-selling master of space opera, is a collection containing a novella and six short stories set in the Confederation Universe of the Night's Dawn trilogy. Sonnie's Edge appears within this collection, featured as part of the Love, Death + Robots series on Netflix.

1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley are two of the most famous and influential dystopian novels ever written. Both books depict a future world in which individual freedom and privacy are subordinated to the demands of a totalitarian state, and citizens are manipulated and controlled through technology, propaganda, and social conditioning. The two novels have often been compared and contrasted, and both are considered to be among the most important works of literature of the 20th century.

The themes that thread through these nine accomplished stories are drawn from the great tradition of the twentieth-century weird tale, and they are suffused with a distinctly cosmopolitan European feel. The Search for Kruptos: The man who writes these lines bears only an infinitesimal resemblance to the bespectacled student of the waking world who left Dublin æons ago clad in his father's three-piece suit.

In "Der gestohlene Körper" wagen zwei Wissenschaftler ein mutiges Experiment, während dessen sie die Gegenstände Gedankenübertragung und körperunabhängiges Seelenleben empirisch zu beweisen trachten und kommen zu Ergebnissen, die faszinierender und realistischer erscheinen als die plumpen religiösen Baukästen-Antworten. "Die Äpyornisinsel" berichtet von einem ehemaligen Seemann, der mehrere urzeitliche Eier findet, aus welchen aus einem auch tatsächlich ein Relikt vergangener Ur-Zeiten wiederaufersteht.

Future Shocks comes straight from the legendary Nerve Centre of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, 2000 AD. Alien editor Tharg the Mighty presents eight thrilling episodes of science fiction. Based on works by some of the leading writers and artists in comics, this series of aliens, time travel, robots and baby dictators is full of twists and turns. The future has never been more shocking or funny!

In these five stories that span genres from hard science fiction to alternate-historical fantasy to gruesome body horror, Simon Shadows shows what happens when humans come up against things outside of their ability to understand, and offers a vision of what can happen when we allow ourselves to let go of our certainty, for better or worse.

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents is a collection of fifteen fantasy and science fiction short stories written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1893 and 1895. It was first published by Methuen & Co. in 1895 and was Wells's first book of short stories. All of the stories had first been published in various weekly and monthly periodicals.

Who knows what is, what will be, and what might be? Author K.T. Seto explores the possibilities in this collection of short stories. For the first time, listen to all of her previously published science fiction shorts in one place, and six brand new never before published tales.