Ergebnis für "Peter Pan" in Science Fiction

Lawrence Newton always dreamed of adventure amongst the stars. Now the ultimate prize is within his grasp, but what will he risk to get it? Lawrence is the sergeant of a washed-out platoon taking part in the bungled invasion of yet another human colony world. The giant corporations call such campaigns 'asset realization', but in practice it's simple piracy. When he's on the ground, being shot at and firebombed by resistance forces, he recalls stories of the Temple of the Fallen Dragon. Its priests supposedly guard a treasure hoard large enough to buy lifelong happiness.

Britain's bestselling SF writer returns to outer space.In AD 2329, humanity has colonised over four hundred planets, all of them interlinked by wormholes. With Earth at its centre, the Intersolar Commonwealth now occupies a sphere of space approximately four hundred light years across.When an astronomer on the outermost world of Gralmond, observes a star 2000 light years distant - and then a neighbouring one - vanish, it is time for the Commonwealth to discover what happened to them.

Sie liebten sich im Schatten der Brückenstöcke, und niemand konnte ihre Welt betreten. Wo Architektur kalten Stahl erbricht und Träume schmelzen...

The high-action concluding novel of the Commonwealth Saga from one of the world's bestselling Science Fiction writersAfter hundreds of years secretly manipulating the human race, the Starflyer alien has succeeded in engineering a war which should result in the destruction of the Intersolar Commonwealth.

The ancient menace has finally escaped from Lalonde, shattering the Confederation's peaceful existence. Those who succumbed to it have acquired godlike powers but now follow a far from divine gospel as they advance inexorably from world to world. On planets and asteroids, individuals battle for survival against the strange and brutal forces unleashed upon the universe.

In the year AD 2600, humanity has achieved extraordinary feats. Genetically engineered creatures thrive in space, while sentient starships traverse the stars, amassing wealth by industrializing entire star systems. The Confederation Navy maintains peace throughout inhabited space. But when a renegade criminal encounters an alien entity on a primitive colony planet, it triggers a catastrophic event that threatens everything humanity has become. This phenomenon, which an extinct race once called ‘the Reality Dysfunction’, is a nightmare that has haunted us since the dawn of time. . .

AD 3580. The Intersolar Commonwealth has spread through the galaxy to over a thousand star systems. It is a culture of rich diversity with a place for everyone. Even death itself has been overcome. But at the centre of the Commonwealth is a massive black hole. This Void is not a natural artefact. Inside there is a strange universe where the laws of physics are very different to those we know. It is slowly consuming the other stars of the galactic core - one day it will devour the entire galaxy.

The third book in the The Night's Dawn trilogy, The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton is an epic conclusion to dramatic and compelling series. The Confederation is starting to collapse politically and economically, allowing the possessed to infiltrate more worlds. Quinn Dexter is loose on Earth, destroying the giant arcologies one at a time. As Louise Kavanagh tries to track him down, she manages to acquire some strange and powerful allies whose goal does not match her own.

The Intersolar Commonwealth is in turmoil as the Living Dream’s deadline for launching its Pilgrimage into the Void draws closer. Not only is the Ocisen Empire fleet fast approaching on a mission of genocide, but also an internecine war has broken out between the post-human factions over the destiny of humanity.

Jeff Baker is granted the gift of eternal youth. However, it's not all it seems.... It is 2040, and after decades of research we can finally rejuvenate a human being. At 78 years old, Jeff Baker - renowned inventor and philanthropist - has given the world much of his creative genius. He's therefore selected as first choice for this gift. At first rejuvenation feels like a miracle, until the glow begins to fade. Personal relationships start to break down, and the world waits for more brilliant new work. Living the dream will come at a cost, but can Jeff pay the price?

When images of a lost civilization are 'dreamed' by a self-proclaimed prophet of the age, Nigel Sheldon, inventor of wormhole technology and creator of the Commonwealth society, is asked to investigate. Especially as the dreams seem to be coming from the Void - a mysterious area of living space monitored and controlled because of its hugely destructive capabilities.

Peter F. Hamilton’s startling perspectives on tomorrow’s technological and cultural trends span vast tracts of space and time, his stories are as compelling as they are epic in scope, and yet they are always grounded in characters – human, alien and other – who, for all their strangeness, still touch our hearts and fire our imaginations.

Dans les rues de Londres, où il est dangereux d’être un enfant, le jeune Peter s’invente une maman douce et aimante pour échapper à une réalité bien plus violente et alcoolisée. Son quotidien est dur et fait d'humiliations. Jusqu'au jour où le bon Monsieur Kundal lui parle de son père disparu... et du pouvoir de l'imaginaire.

Great North Road is a standalone science fiction adventure from Peter F. Hamilton, the author of The Night's Dawn trilogy. When attending a Newcastle murder scene, Detective Sidney Hurst finds a dead North family clone. Yet none has been reported missing. And in 2122, 20 years ago, a North clone billionaire was horrifically murdered in the same manner on the tropical planet of St Libra. So if the murderer is still at large, was Angela Tramelo wrongly convicted?

The planet Bienvenido is in crisis. It has finally escaped the Void, emerging into regular space. But it's millions of light-years from Commonwealth assistance, and humans are battling the Fallers for control of their world. This rapacious adversary, evolved to destroy all sentient life, has infiltrated every level of human society - hijacking unwilling bodies so its citizens fear their leaders, friends and family. A mysterious figure known as the Warrior Angel leads a desperate resistance.

Was steckt hinter den Mysterien von Magie und Astrologie? Gibt es ein verborgenes Geheimnis, das niemand jemals ergründen darf? Und warum waren gerade Könige und Kaiser immer so angetan von der schwarzen Kunst? Kann es sein, dass es dort draußen mehr gibt als das, was man mit wissenschaftlichen Methoden erklären kann? Oder steckt eine einfache Erkenntnis hinter allem, was wir als "Okkult" bezeichnen? Viele Menschen wollen an etwas glauben!

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.

Tschernobyl... Allein der Name weckt diffuse Ängste und Erinnerungen an die Bilder aus den Nachrichten. Nach wie vor fühlen wir uns von der Atomkraft bedroht. Die Reaktorkatastrophe hat jedoch mehr als unser Vertrauen in die friedliche Nutzung der Kernenergie zerstört. Tragischer Unglücksfall oder steckt mehr dahinter? Unsere Freunde T-Rex und Kim haben keine Wahl: Um die Wahrheit zu ergründen, müssen sie das Sperrgebiet betreten. Weshalb bringt sie ein zwielichtiger alter Bekannter auf diese heiße Spur? Der Blick auf ihre Geigerzähler verrät: Die Strahlung steigt...!

Randy, tönt die panikerfüllte Stimme aus dem Lautsprecher. Das war ein totaler Fehlschlag! Entsetzt merkt Commander Randy Perkins, dass sie im freien Weltraum mit unfassbarer Geschwindigkeit direkt auf die Sonne zurasen. Der Dimensionsbrecher hat versagt! Wir sind verloren ... verloren in der Unendlichkeit.

Die Suche nach Colins Mördern führt T-Rex und seine Freunde nach Rom. In der ewigen Stadt werden sie mit der allgegenwärtigen katholischen Kirche konfrontiert und kommen einer interessanten Theorie auf die Spur. Konnte der Vatikan seine Macht möglicherweise all die Jahre nur durch cleveres Marketing aufrechterhalten? Was steckt hinter den jahrhundertealten Riten und Gepflogenheiten? Bei ihren Recherchen auf dem Petersplatz treffen sie auf einen alten Bekannten und werden schließlich von Jägern zu Gejagten.