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Delve into "The Struggle Between Stars," a gripping tale where science fiction and fantasy collide to take you on a journey through the cosmos. In the aftermath of humanity's first interstellar conflict, follow the footsteps of a battle-scarred veteran returning to a home now alien to him. Haunted by the horrors of war, he embarks on a transformative odyssey, seeking solace and sanctuary in a universe redefined by conflict and discovery.

As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears’ failed colony on a distant planet. Faced with constant threats of starvation and destruction in the treacherous minefield of interstellar space, Jacklyn's crew has reached their breaking point. As unrest begins to spread throughout the ship’s Wards, a new threat emerges, picking off crew members in grim, bloody fashion.

Lizzy Carmichael ist beliebt bei ihren Freunden, schlagfertig und witzig, doch schon ihr Leben lang fühlt sie sich unwohl mit ihrer Figur. Niemals glaubt sie, dass der durchtrainierte und gutaussehende Kayson Washington, aufstrebender Basketballer am LaGuardia Community College, ernsthaftes Interesse an ihr haben könnte, und sie nimmt seine Flirtversuche deshalb überhaupt nicht ernst. Erst bei ihrer gemeinsamen Arbeit im örtlichen Tierheim kommen sie sich näher, und langsam lernt Lizzy, sich Kayson zu öffnen.

Twenty years after the elemental conflict that nearly tore apart the cosmos in The Saga of Seven Suns, a new threat emerges from the darkness. The human race must set aside its own inner conflicts to rebuild their alliance with the Ildiran Empire for the survival of the galaxy. In Kevin J. Anderson's The Dark Between the Stars, galactic empires clash, elemental beings devastate whole planetary systems, and factions of humanity are pitted against one another.

The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded?

Leistungsturner Nolan hat zum Missfallen seiner Eltern das Jurastudium abgebrochen. Um sich erst einmal über Wasser zu halten, bewirbt er sich auf eine Stelle im berühmten Circus Grenaldi. Zum Saisonstart sucht der Zirkus dringend nach Ersatz für einen verletzten Trapezkünstler. Deshalb wird Nolan kurzerhand als Akrobat eingestellt. Seine Partnerin: Yara Grenaldi, Tochter des Zirkusdirektors und zunächst alles andere als begeistert von der Idee, mit einem Laien zusammenzuarbeiten. Schon bald können die beiden die gegenseitige Anziehung allerdings nicht mehr bestreiten.

Zwei Reiche am Abgrund, zwei Frauen im Kampf um ihr Schicksal. Jasalyn erwacht in einem Albtraum. Immer wieder scheint sie die Kontrolle über ihren eigenen Körper zu verlieren, und ihre Angst wächst, dass der totgeglaubte Schattenkönig Mordeus bereits Besitz von ihr ergriffen hat. Kendrick, ihr Fels in der Brandung, hat sie belogen. Einst vertraute sie ihm ihr Leben an – jetzt kann sie nicht sicher sein, ob er wirklich auf ihrer Seite steht, und die Zeit läuft ihr davon.

Nox and Amaris learn their dreams of reunion come at an unspeakable cost. Passion and politics collide as the two young women learn to navigate an unknown future in the kingdom of Raascot. With new titles thrust upon them, Nox and Amaris find themselves more uncertain than ever of who they are meant to become—both to their people and to each other. Humans, fae, and monsters are on the precipice of war, and time is running short in their search for answers. Victory will take more than just battles as alliances shift and new threats emerge.

Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus' bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both. Junauda Petrus' debut brilliantly captures the distinctly lush and lyrical voices of Mabel and Audre as they conjure a love that is stronger than hatred, prison, and death and as vast as the blackness between the stars.

Der hellste Stern braucht die dunkelste Nacht The Stars are Dying ist der Auftakt der spicy New Adult Fantasy-Trilogie Nytefall: düstere Romantasy um Vampire und Star-Crossed Lovers in einer Welt voller Magie, Geheimnisse und Verrat. Ich habe mehr als dreihundert Jahre darauf gewartet, dass du zurückkommst. In Astraeas Welt durchstreifen Vampire die Nacht auf der Jagd nach Blut und Seelen, und ein grausamer Herrscher hält die fünf Reiche der Menschen in seinem eisernen Griff.

Ich kann alles haben. Die Macht. Das Königreich. Den Mann. Alessandra hat es satt, übersehen zu werden. Doch sie hat einen Plan, ihr Schicksal zu ändern: 1. Den Schattenkönig verführen. 2. Ihn heiraten. 3. Ihn beseitigen und sein Königreich an sich reißen. Aber niemand weiß, wie mächtig der frisch gekrönte Schattenkönig wirklich ist. Manche behaupten, er befehlige die Schatten, die ihn ständig umgeben. Andere sagen, sie flüstern ihm die Gedanken seiner Feinde zu. Alessandra hält das nicht auf. Sie wird alles tun, um zu bekommen, was sie will.

My life is perfect. Dream wedding days away, a mansion in the hills of Nashville, a promising career in pediatric nursing. And not to mention, a wealthy Southern groom willing to do anything for me. But he’s not the one who paints a scene of passion. He’s not the cocky, arrogant, and very much forbidden man my father despises. He’s not my brother's best friend. He’s not the one who gave me years and let me go just as easily. And he’s certainly not the one I’m with now as thunder rolls through the canyons and his voice dances along exposed curves.

In her first work of nonfiction, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood recounts her experiences on Gilmore Girls - the first and second times - and shares stories about life, love, and working in Hollywood. This collection of essays is written in the intimate, hilarious, and down-to-earth voice that made her novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe, a New York Times best seller.

All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.

Jasalyn is facing the repercussions of a deadly bargain. Her life, and the future of the shadow court, are forfeit on her birthday unless she can stop the evil fae king Mordeus. She needs to face her greatest fears and find him before she runs out of time, but even after everything, Kendrick won't let her face this alone.

Sasha Pierce hasn’t had a single dream since she was a child...until she accepts a substitute teaching position in the charmingly witchy village of Old Middleton. Her first dream in twenty-five years ought to be enchanting, but her wonder quickly turns to shock when she realizes that it’s not a dream at all, but an entirely different sort of magic. Catapulted through an ancient portal into the fairytale kingdom of Between, Sasha’s astonishment is swiftly upgraded to panic when she accidentally performs a supposedly impossible feat and is declared the True Queen of Between.

Equipped with the entirety of human knowledge, a sentient ship is launched on a last-ditch journey to find a new home for civilization. Trillions of miles. Tens of thousands of years. In the space between, the AI has plenty of time to think about life, the vastness of the universe, everything it was meant to do, and—with a perspective created but not limited by humans—what it should do.

Früher hatte Lovelace ihre Augen und Ohren überall. Als KI-System der Wayfarer bekam sie alles mit, was auf ihrem Raumschiff passierte, und sie sorgte für das Wohlbefinden der Crew, für die Lovelace immer mehr eine Freundin war als nur ein System. Dann kam der totale Systemausfall. Ihre Crew sah nur eine Möglichkeit, Lovelace zu retten: ein Reboot all ihrer Systeme. Als sie aufwacht, ist sie in einem Bodykit gefangen, eingeschränkt auf modifizierte menschliche Körperfunktionen – in einer Gesellschaft, in der eine solche Umwandlung verboten ist.

All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumours of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them. Spensa is sure there's more to the story. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father in his starship could happen to her. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars - and it was terrifying.

His name was Biron Farrill and he was a student at the University of Earth. A native of one of the helpless Nebular Kingdoms, he saw his home world conquered and controlled by the planet Tyrann - a ruthless, barbaric Empire that was building a dynasty of cruelty and domination among the stars. Farrill’s own father had been executed for trying to resist the Tyrann dictatorship and now someone was trying to kill Biron. But why? His only hope for survival lay in fleeing Earth and joining the rebellion that was rumored to be forming somewhere in the Kingdoms.