Ergebnis für "Daisy" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

I left a pampered life and a loveless relationship to live on an icy primeval world, all for the promise of a soulmate and children. But three years have passed, and my hopes and dreams have become dashed. I haven't resonated. Without resonance, there will be no children for me, and no loving mate. So I keep waiting, and waiting . . . But then I come up with a brilliant plan to get me everything I want. And my plan needs a volunteer, one that would be happy to be my mate in all ways. Luckily, I know just who to approach.

Eine starke KI an der Schwelle zur Welt: Öffnet sich die Büchse der Pandora? Oder kommen Glück und Wohlstand für alle? In den Wäldern Montanas arbeitet eine Reihe von Wissenschaftlern an der Entwicklung einer mächtigen allgemeinen künstlichen Intelligenz. Aus Sicherheitsgründen befinden sich ihre Labore weit verstreut in abgelegenen Hütten ohne Kommunikationsmittel und externe Stromversorgung. Der mysteriöse Leiter des Projekts lässt die Zwischenergebnisse regelmäßig abholen und Treibstoff für den Generator, Wasser und Lebensmittel liefern.

Ich bin einer der wenigen Menschen, die den Kampf gegen die Sethari noch nicht aufgegeben haben. Eher würde ich sterben, als mich den Aliens auszuliefern, die uns Menschen seit mehr als einhundert Jahren versklavt haben. Dann passiert das Undenkbare: Eine andere Rasse Aliens erreicht die Erde und bietet den Menschen einen Handel an. Im Austausch gegen gesunde Frauen vernichten sie die Tyrannen.

Exploring otherness, identity, faith, religion, gender and sexual trauma, Hag brings together a gripping collection of tales that are unsettlingly timely and wickedly sinister. E

Rose's life spirals out of control as she becomes trapped in a series of time lapses. Each night, she awakens in an unfamiliar medical space she calls The Room, where a man named Charlie subjects her to strange medical treatments. In her waking life, Rose is a journalist in love, planning her future, and working to stay grounded, but the boundaries between reality and The Room begin to blur. Desperate to communicate and escape the invisible force pulling her back each night, Rose must confront the terrifying possibility that her mind is being manipulated.

Lorsque la marée montera, ils seront coupés du reste du monde. Lorsqu'elle redescendra, plus rien ne sera jamais comme avant... Perchée sur une île des Cornouailles, Verdemer, la demeure ancestrale de la famille Darker, est chaque jour prise au piège de la marée montante. Le soir d'Halloween, les Darker s'y réunissent pour la première fois depuis des années pour fêter les quatre-vingts ans de leur grand-mère. Daisy y retrouve un père distant, une mère glaciale, ses deux soeurs, sa nièce et Conor, un ami de la famille. Tous ont quelque chose à cacher.

Mia’s biggest nightmare is about to manifest—her mother is coming to town with her husband du jour in tow. Never mind the sorry state of the garden, the hormonal inches insulating Mia’s waist, or the Orca-sized cat that likes to rest her girth on Mia’s head in the middle of the night when she’s too tired to object.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Seven months ago, Vicki Morel was supposed to be happy, not in the midst of the apocalypse. Her and her fiance, Will, should have been married and about to celebrate the birth of their child. Instead, Will was the leader of a terrorist organization, and Vicki is now his prisoner. And if she doesn't do what he wants, he'll kill the man she really loves: Ambrose.

Olivia Dawson can’t seem to catch a break. Her boss is retiring and her immediate supervisor, an awful woman with a personal vendetta against her, looks to be getting his job. Her love life is in shambles, her best friend won’t shut the hell up about Star Trek, and her elderly neighbor won’t stop hitting her car with his pickup.

With powerful forces working behind the scenes, Daisy seemed to be on the path to what may very well be a rousing victory. Or a glorious death, should she fail. For obvious reasons, she hoped for the former rather than the latter. She and her friends had persevered and come out on the other side time and again. Now they just had to pull together one last time to stand against their greatest foe. Success would mean victory. Failure would mean the loss of all they held dear.

As if the creepy cyborg and the mechanically-enhanced human crew weren't bad enough, what was supposed to be a simple flight home to Earth was going horribly wrong. A deadly plot was unfolding. One that could jeopardize the entire human race. And Daisy found herself stuck in the middle.

An outcast mage caught between two warring empires must either save the world or destroy everything she loves in the second novel of "an unforgettable epic fantasy" trilogy (Publishers Weekly). Sal the Cacophony -- outlaw, outcast, outnumbered -- destroys all that she loves. Her lover lost and...

Her moment of triumph was finally at hand. Or at least that’s what Daisy thought before everything flipped on its axis and went to straight to hell. But that was par for the course in Daisy’s life, and she was becoming somewhat accustomed to expecting the unexpected. This, however, took it to a whole different level. One far worse than she would ever have thought possible. Daisy once more found herself forced to step up and take charge, fighting the hard battle she so desperately wanted nothing to do with.

In Charm Cove, Maine, spring means blooming flowers, thawed snow, and just a hint of everyday magic. Moira Wicked is embracing it all—her powers, her future, and her recent engagement to Liam. Life is finally settling down. Until it starts raining daisies. One minute, the town looks like a picture-perfect coastal getaway. The next, it's drowning in daisies—falling from the sky, sprouting from rooftops, carpeting lawns, and turning every surface into a floral explosion. Pretty? Sure. Magical menace? Definitely.

A deal struck in a dark place set an outlaw mage on the path to revenge. And now that it’s led to places even darker, she and everyone she knows may pay the price for her bargain in the final novel of “an unforgettable epic fantasy” trilogy (Publisher’s Weekly). Sal the Cacophony has...

Юная Маргарита осталась сиротой и теперь вынуждена прислуживать своей злобной мачехе и сводным сестрицам. Такова судьба, ее не изменит даже волшебный подарок феи. Тем более, Маргарита — девушка практичная и не мечтает о принце. То есть, принцах, их на балу будет двое. Да еще и волшебство ровно в полночь должно развеяться…

Sein Name ist Khazaar Drasurq, und er ist anders als alle Männer, die sie kannte. Er ist gefährlich. Er ist unberechenbar. Für Cassie ist er der begehrenswerteste Mann, den ihre Augen je erblickt haben. Für Khazaar hingegen existiert sie nur, um den Fortbestand seiner Rasse zu sichern. Sie ist ein kleines Rädchen in einem großen Plan, den der besitzergreifende Alienlord verfolgt.

Thrown for the biggest loop she would likely ever be forced to experience, Daisy found herself at a complete loss for once. While a course of action normally made itself clear to her, her new predicament made following her instincts impossibly dangerous. One misstep, and she not only might harm those she cared for, but could even fracture the universe itself.

Escaping from deranged cyborgs and a malcontent artificial intelligence had been the run of Daisy’s life, but one from which she had miraculously come out the other side, and in one piece, no less. Unfortunately for her, she had survived that ordeal only to find herself in a far deeper mess. With an even more dangerous turn of events throwing her in harm’s way, Daisy’s original plight was now dwarfed by the new issues at hand.

In a world where the sea has claimed most of the land, the once-mighty druadan faces extinction. Genetically engineered for ancient wars, these fiercely loyal horses are bonded to a single male rider. Centuries after the final battle, they now number less than a hundred, and the few remaining are housed in the island continent of Venovia in isolated farms. While searching for her missing sister at one such station, called Meridian, a shadowy threat emerges, sparking fears that the terrifying creatures from their past have returned.