Ergebnis für "11: Das Jupiter-Risiko" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Das Expeditionsraumschiff ILSE ist mit brisanter Fracht auf dem Weg zur Erde. Doch plötzlich häufen sich die Fehlfunktionen und die Crew gerät in große Gefahr. Es scheint, als hätten alle Schwierigkeiten mit dem Riesenplaneten Jupiter zu tun, dessen Bahn das Schiff gerade kreuzt. Die Expedition bewegt sich auf eine Katastrophe zu - weil eine unbekannte Macht Pläne schmiedet, die die Zukunft der Menschheit beeinflussen sollen. "Jupiter" ist der fünfte Teil der Eismond-Serie, die mit "Enceladus" begonnen hat.

During the test flight of a prototype faster-than-light craft, Lt. Commander Ky is flung into an ancient past that never existed. Rome has fallen, defeated by the mighty Carthaginian Empire, its survivors chased off the continent and onto what had been the remote province of Britannia. Hounded by the Carthaginians bent on conquering the known world, Rome is on the verge of destruction. Stranded and alone, except for a tactical AI implanted in his head, Ky has lost everything and must find a way to live in a world different than anything he's ever known.

In Ben Bova’s novel Jupiter, physicist Grant Archer led an expedition into Jupiter’s planet-wide ocean, attempting to study the unusual and massive creatures that call the planet their home. Unprepared for the hostile environment and crushing pressures, Grant’s team faced certain death as their ship malfunctioned and slowly sank to the planet’s depths. However, one of Jupiter’s native creatures—a city-sized leviathan—saved the doomed ship.

Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a consolation: a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.

After a long journey to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, spaceship ILSE is on its way back to Earth, carrying crucial cargo. The crew is exhausted and wants nothing more than a quick return home. Suddenly, a chain of malfunctions puts the expedition in peril. The difficulties appear to be related to planet Jupiter, whose orbit they are crossing. Is it the giant planet itself that won’t let these travelers pass? ILSE’s crew is heading toward catastrophe as an unknown power is forging plans designed to influence the future of human civilization.