Ergebnis für "Chance" in Space Opera

Six short stories and a novella from a master of science fiction, Peter F. Hamilton. This collection includes Sonnie's Edge, as seen in the award-winning Netflix anthology series Love, Death & Robots. Read by Steven Crossley, narrator of C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series. Set in the same universe...

Ada Lamarr hat das Raumschiff-Wrack vielleicht als Erste erreicht, aber was hilft ihr das, wenn ihr kleines Plünderer-Schiff nun ein riesiges Loch in der Außenhülle hat? Der Sauerstoff ihres Raumanzugs geht nun rasch zur Neige. In letzter Minute wird sie von einem Schiff der Regierung gerettet – wenn auch eher widerwillig und mit wenig Begeisterung über den ungebetenen Gast. Doch das stört Ada nicht. Sie genießt das gute Essen, den Sauerstoff an Bord und die Aufmerksamkeit von Regierungsagent Rian White, der mit der Leitung der Mission betraut ist.

History happens all around you. And, occasionally, to you. I could have been a bomb-disposal expert, or a volunteer for the Mars mission, or a firefighter, something safe and sensible. But, no, I had to be an historian. It began well. A successful assignment to 17th century Cambridge to meet Isaac Newton, and another to witness the historic events at The Gates of Grief. So far so good.

In der Milchstraße schreibt man das 6. Jahrtausend nach Christus, genauer das Jahr 5658. Das entspricht dem Jahr 2071 NGZ nach der galaxisweit gültigen Zeitrechnung. Über dreitausend Jahre sind vergangen, seit Perry Rhodan die Menschheit zu den Sternen führte und sie seither durch ihre wechselvolle Geschichte begleitet. Noch vor Kurzem wirkte es, als würde sich der alte Traum von Partnerschaft und Frieden aller Völker der Milchstraße und der umliegenden Galaxien endlich erfüllen.

On a rim world, Captain Antonio Santana is reunited with diplomat Christine Vanderveen to protect the severely wounded Ramanthian Queen, who has fled there to avoid assassination. And they'll risk everything to save the Confederacy, billions of lives - and their future together.

Dark clouds overhead may stir up whimsical twists. Collected for the first time since their initial publications, Darkness with a Chance of Whimsy presents 10 tales from the imagination of R.J. Sullivan. Thrills and chills await you, but you may also get blindsided by the absurd. This volume includes a pair of stories featuring Rebecca Burton, the mysterious investigator of R.J.'s acclaimed paranormal thriller series.

After the collapse of life on Earth as it once was known, 600 people are selected for passage on Shipworld, a spacecraft charting a 360-year voyage to a new planet. Their mission will see generation after generation born, living and dying on board – until one day their descendants finally step foot on the 'Super Earth' that might offer the last chance for humankind's survival. But life aboard Shipworld is far from a waiting game. The spacecraft promises a world of its own, a harmonious system free of class distinctions and wealth accumulation.

An epic love story written in starlight, sacrifice, and faith—where rebellion is holy and hope refuses to die. Eleena--Somewhere beyond the stars, the boy I loved is gone. In his place stands a man forged by war, fire, and impossible choices. Yet Atua does not abandon those He calls. The bond between us has never broken. I feel it tightening with every step, pulling me back toward Amiran and a fate neither of us is ready to face. What waits ahead is not coincidence, but design. And when our paths finally cross again, the cost of choosing love over fear may reshape the galaxy itself.

Paltronis wasn't the one who started the fight, but she was the one who ended it. She also ended her career with the Patrol. Until Tayvis, an officer, shows up and offers her a chance to prove she's not a complete screw-up.

Saving the Earth is just the beginning in this comedic free-for-all. “Darkness travels at the speed of light” so the gang needs to get ready, stop getting distracted, stay on budget, and what were those other things? Right, stop getting distracted.

Amiran, only son of the Hatana, spent a year buried alive on Cassia—his punishment for stepping out of line in an empire ruled by fear. But when the chains are removed and he’s summoned back to serve in the imperial fleet, he discovers that freedom isn’t freedom at all. The uniform may be clean, but the cruelty runs just as deep. Torn between who he was and who he must become, Amiran faces impossible choices: obey the ruthless general who tried to break him—or risk everything to hold on to what little humanity he has left.

The Zoomarble Madcap Space Adventure Series continues with Book 2: Meaner Monkeys. New quirky characters, additional limbs, senseless violence, and enemies of the scariest kind.

“I know Artificial Intelligence has fewer calories, but it just doesn’t taste as good.” The Zoomarble Madcap Space Adventure Series concludes with Book 3, Scrapes the Nadir. Ride along on missions through odd new worlds packed with action, bad people, massive weaponry, monkey creatures, quantum security, medieval food trucks, robots, wizards, robot wizards, fat fascists, cranky waiters, and dragocorns. Get immersed in deep concepts that are science adjacent, further blurring the lines between technology and magic. Join the gang as they try their best not to get distracted.

In a wild ride suitable for all ages, Zoomarble is a nonstop comedy action tornado with a literary flare. Siblings arriving in a quirky new town are quickly entangled in an absurd mission to save the Earth.

Daemon Ryce has waited nearly twenty years for Talia to return to Sendek. He's determined nothing will stop him from harnessing her power and darkening Sendek's suns. Then he will finally have his revenge on the dragons. Talia and Landry Sutton have traveled far across the galaxy to learn how to combine magic and science so they can bring peace to their world. Unfortunately, much has changed on Sendek in their absence. The demon pit has been opened, and many mages tricked into possession.