Ergebnis für "Daemon" in Science Fiction

Daniel Suarez’s New York Times bestselling debut high-tech thriller is “so frightening even the government has taken note” (Entertainment Weekly). Daemons: computer programs that silently run in the background, waiting for a specific event or time to execute. They power almost every...

When Malus Darkblade learns the location of a powerful relic, he decides he wants it for himself. Malus leads an expedition into the dangerous Chaos Wastes in search of this great weapon but finds far more than he had bargained for. Possessed by a powerful daemon, he must undertake an epic quest to save his very soul.

Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between and depends entirely upon whom you ask.... Gotrek and Felix join an expedition northwards in search of the long-lost dwarf hold of Karag Dum. Setting forth for the hideous Realms of Chaos in an experimental dwarf airship captained by an insane Slayer-Engineer, the heroic pair is sworn to recover the ancient treasures or die in the attempt. But darkness awaits them in Karag Dum, along with the greatest battle of Gotrek's life....

The night elf defenders, led by the young druid, Malfurion Stormrage, and the wizard, Krasus, fight a desperate battle to hold back the Legion's terrible onslaught. Though only embers of hope remain, an ancient power has risen to aid the world in its darkest hour. The dragons - led by the powerful Aspect, Neltharion - have forged a weapon of incalculable power: the Dragon Soul, an artifact capable of driving the Legion from the world forever. But its use may cost far more than any could have foreseen.

Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age. The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of...

If you make a deal with the Devil, don’t forget to read the fine print. Three operatives find themselves on the run after a corporate sabotage job goes awry. Now, their predatory employer, a heavyweight weapons-tech firm, wants its elite A-team dead at all costs. Jon is a smooth-talking charmer. Friedrich is a hacker prodigy. And Guion is the ice-cold tactician who keeps them all in line. Backs against the wall, the men strike separate infernal pacts to stay alive.

In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez's latest space-tech thriller, a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome never-before-attempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroid—kicking off a new space race in which Earth's climate crisis...

In the 24th century, the sovereign lunar city of Lumena prospers while Earth burns in the Long War. When the conflict reaches the Moon, Lumenian scientists discover an alien artifact that promises salvation—and unleashes catastrophe. An experiment spirals out of control, and the starship Oneiros vanishes into the depths of space and time.

John feiert Geburtstag. Bill und Sheila Conolly schenken ihm ein altes Schachspiel, ohne zu wissen, daß es eine magische Bombe ist. Der Dämon Octavio benutzt es um Bill, Sheila, Suko und Jane Collins auf Schachfigurengröße zu verkleinern und in eine andere Dimension zu schleudern, wo sie auf einem magischen Schachbrett gegen dämonische Figuren spielen sollen. John hat Octavio aufgespürt und sieht durch einen Spiegel seine zu Schachfiguren geschrumpften Freunde.

Alex Sheppard fliegt zu den Dämonischen Spielen, in der Hoffnung, dass er und seine Freunde Malik und Tissa das Unmögliche schaffen und siegen können. Fast 400 Spieler, die Besten der Besten aus ganz Disgardium, sind zu den Spielen eingeladen worden: Champions der Arena, der Battlefields, der Greifenrennen und der Tiergefährten-Kämpfe sowie die allerbesten Handwerker und Großmeister ihrer Berufe. Alle warten auf die Ankunft von Scyth, der Klasse-A-Gefahr, der nun beweisen muss, was er ohne seine göttlichen Fähigkeiten leisten kann.

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALT Dubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards...

Kenneth Brandom saß in der ersten Reihe der Trauergäste und starrte auf den Sarg seinen Vaters. Da geschah das Unfassbare. Ein unmenschlicher Schrei zerschnitt die Stille. Ein Schrei aus dem Inneren des Sarges. Im gleichen Augenblick setzte er sich in Bewegung... Das Tor zur Verbrennungskammer öffnete sich... Das Kult-Comeback der Hörspiel-Legende: Die originalen Klassiker von Tonstudio Braun digital überarbeitet!

They say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years suffocated by a lie. There was a time when love was the...

Celestian Sacresant Aveline, of the Order of the Sacred Rose, has a final, sacred duty to perform before joining the battle for Cadia – securing Orison VIII, a minor shrine world in the Cadian Gate. But when a simple mission to hunt down a Chaos sorcerer becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse, an ancient evil is uncovered – an evil that knows her name. Should Aveline be unsuccessful in defeating this new threat, Holy Terra itself will pay for her failure in blood.

Eine stark geschwächte Justine Cavallo. Eine geheimnisvolle Mystikerin aus der Vergangenheit, deren Körper mit dem Blut einer Heiligen gefüllt war.Und eine Kirche, die im Volksmund Dämonen-Dom genannt wurde, weil zwei grässliche Geschöpfe sie bewachten.

When sinister tidings from a forgotten corner of the Formosa Sector hint at spectres from his past, Inquisitor Coteaz must face a terrible choice – abandon his throne to those who covet it or cling to power by shattering the very bounds of mortality. All the while, other forces are at work in the darkness, and should Coteaz succumb to their alluring power, billions will fall with him.

In which your StoryPod author and narrator, James Patrick Kelly, has an unexpected encounter with an old friend and sees his mundane life pushed off the edge of reality. REMINDER: this is a work of fiction.

In one final attempt to salvage the wreckage of my life, I stepped into a virtual reality chamber, searching for something, anything, that might make me want to live again. But when I emerged inside the virtual world of Second Skin, I immediately discovered that things had gone wrong - terribly wrong. I was suddenly trapped in a strange place where nothing was what it seemed - unable to determine what was real...unsure of anything, including myself. Hunted and alone in this harsh land, how will I survive? And even more importantly, who the hell am I?

In den Weiten des Alls wird ein einsam dahin treibender Astronaut gefunden und geborgen. Er scheint sein Gedächtnis verloren zu haben, weist dafür eine verblüffende Ähnlichkeit mit Kapitän Decker auf. Sherlock Holmes befürchtet eine Übernahme des Schiffes. Bald zeigt der Fremde sein wahres Gesicht...

"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door." A new crop of writers emerged from the dawning of the nuclear age, grappling with humankind's place in the universe. While imagining the wonders of space exploration and the rise of technological advancements, they questioned whether we were prepared to encounter aliens, or even control the machines and weapons we'd built ourselves.