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Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize. But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters.

No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall. When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people—who knew?) Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans! Again!

Every year in the great Temple City of Duvalpore, the image of the Wheel of the Infinite must be painstakingly remade to ensure another year of peace and harmony for the Celestial Empire. Every hundred years the sacred rite takes on added significance. For it is then that the very fabric of the world must be rewoven. Linked by the mystic energies of the Infinite, the Wheel and world are one. Should the holy image be marred, the world will suffer a similar injury. But a black storm is spreading across the Wheel.

Wer kennt es nicht: dieses Gefühl, wenn der Boss reinkommt, einem einen Auftrag gibt, von dem mal wieder die Zukunft der Galaxis abhängt bla bla bla, während man sich in dieser Sekunde viel lieber abschalten und ein paar Hundert Folgen der Lieblingsserie bingen würde. Ach ja, und eigentlich ist man ein auf die Tötung von Menschen programmierter, ausgemusterter Roboter. Sie kennen das? Herzlichen Glückwunsch - und willkommen in der Welt von Killerbot.

Porém, ao ser enviado como parte de uma expedição a um planeta remoto — até mesmo um robô precisa trabalhar —, uma série de eventos misteriosos coloca em risco os humanos que ele foi designado a proteger. Mesmo sem entender muito bem o motivo, ele agora se importa de verdade com a segurança daquele grupo irritante — e ninguém vai tocar nos humanos dele.

When Emilie and Daniel arrive in Silk Harbor, Professor Abindon, an old colleague of the Marlendes, warns them that she’s observed something strange and potentially deadly in the sky, a disruption in an upper air aether current. But as the Marlendes investigate further, they realize it’s a ship from another aetheric plane. It may be just a friendly explorer or something far more sinister, but they will have to take an airship into the dangerous air currents to find out.   

Um robô com o sistema hackeado e longe das amarras da empresa que o fabricou não se importa mais com sua missão original: matar sempre que for preciso; ele quer apenas ter sossego para assistir milhares de séries de TV. Contudo, antes de começar sua vida tranquila entre os humanos, o robô precisa ter certeza de que eventos suspeitos que ocorreram no passado não voltarão a se repetir.

Depois de uma viagem conturbada, o robô-assassino está de volta e em busca de vingança pelo seu passado. Tudo o que ele precisa é encontrar provas contra a empresa que o criou. Por isso, decide visitar Milu, local que pode ser mais do que um antigo projeto abandonado de GrayCris: o plano é achar evidências de que a empresa ainda conduz operações ilegais no lugar. É uma pena que, no meio do caminho, ele também tenha que lidar com homens descontrolados, naves que precisam de ajuda para mediar conflitos e um pequeno robô que acredita ser amigo verdadeiro de... humanos.

While running away from home for reasons that are eminently defensible, Emilie’s plans to stow away on the steamship Merry Bell and reach her cousin in the big city go awry, landing her on the wrong ship and at the beginning of a fantastic adventure. Taken under the protection of Lady Marlende, Emilie learns that the crew hopes to use the aether currents and an experimental engine, and with the assistance of Lord Engal, journey to the interior of the planet in search of Marlende’s missing father.  

This collection of short stories and novelettes includes the previously published stories "The Potter's Daughter" (a prequel to the novel The Element of Fire), "Holy Places", "Rites of Passage", "Houses of the Dead", "Reflections" (the Giliead and Ilias stories, prequels to the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy), as well as "Night at the Opera" (a Nicholas and Reynard story original to this collection, set before the Nebula-nominated novel The Death of the Necromancer). 

Ile-Rien is in peril. A mysterious army known only as the Gardier has surrounded the country, attacking in ominous black airships. Hope is not lost though, for a magical sphere created by Ile-Rien's greatest sorcerer may hold the key to defeating the faceless enemy. But the sphere is unpredictable and has already claimed several lives. When a magical spell goes disastrously awry, young Tremaine Valiarde and a brave band are transported to another world-a world of rough magics, evil mages, honorable warriors, and a secret Gardier base.

Nicholas Valiarde is a passionate, embittered nobleman with an enigmatic past. Consumed by thoughts of vengeance, he is consoled only by thoughts of the beautiful, dangerous Madeline. He is also the greatest thief in all of Ile-Rien... On the gaslight streets of the city, Nicholas assumes the guise of a master criminal, stealing jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest for vengeance: The murder of Count Montesq.

The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. As the weak King Roland, flattered and misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, guards the safety of the realm. But now rumors arise that Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne. And Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade's true desires are cloaked in mystery.

"Narrator Eric Mok makes this wonderfully inventive and diverse fantasy eminently accessible... Mok's Kai is appealing and relatable--he sounds simultaneously young and resigned, weary of death and pain and betrayal and yet still hopeful for something better. Listeners will hope we get more of...

Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series. Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend...

Two rival tech companies compete for the chance to bring AI to Mars in this workplace drama full of corporate espionage, high-stakes science, and, yes, robot dogs. Ever since two DevLok employees left the company to start Watchover, the companies have been bitter enemies. So when a government...

Kaiisteron, prince démon incarné parmi les humains, et son amie Ziede, sorcière de son état, se réveillent inhumés dans un tombeau abandonné au beau milieu de l'océan. Sans aucun souvenir d'y être venus... À coups d'invocations et de possessions mentales, ils remontent la piste d'une...

Les contrats de travail sur Préservation étaient très simples, principalement parce que le Code civil planétaire prévoyait déjà toute une panoplie de protections inhérentes. Sauf que je ne faisais pas partie des citoyens, pas plus que je n'étais – techniquement – une personne. Néanmoins, le contrat de Pin-Lee, l'avocat du Dr Mensah, veillerait à ce que nul ne me force à agir contre mon gré. (Par le passé, j'avais uniquement été l'objet de contrats de location émis par la compagnie, où je n'étais alors qu'un équipement.)

Retrouvez Thibaut Delmotte, la voix française de Morty de la série d'animation Rick et Morty, dans la suite des aventures rocambolesques de l'AssaSynth ! "Dans la catégorie androïde, je suis une SecUnit séditieuse. Il y a beau temps que j'ai piraté mon module superviseur et j'ai pris goût au libre arbitre. Cela m'apparente-t-il au genre humain ? Beurk. Sûrement pas. Dans l'ensemble les humains sont des imbéciles répugnants dévorés par leurs émotions." Mais on ne se refait pas. Ou bien si, justement.

Der neue Killerbot-Roman – bald als Serie bei Apple TV+. Wenn die SecurityUnit namens Killerbot nicht gerade Attentäter zur Strecke bringt oder Fernsehserien suchtet, ist sie als Begleitschutz für Forschungsmissionen unterwegs. Diesmal geht allerdings alles schief. Der Konzern Barish-Estranza schickt gleich mehrere Schiffe, um Siedler auf einem neu kolonisierten Planeten zu retten. Killerbot ist mit dabei, aber leider auch mehrere andere SecUnits. Schon bald hat der neurotischste Roboter von allen den Verdacht, dass der Konzern eine geheime Agenda verfolgt – und auch Killerbots eigenes System läuft nicht rund.