Ergebnis für "Dark Whispers" in Science Fiction

Marlowe never wanted to spend her week locked in a courthouse serving jury duty. But on the second day, a catastrophic EMP strikes, shutting down power, communication, and society as she knows it. Trapped in a city unraveling into chaos, Marlowe's only ally is Cristian, a hardened sheriff's deputy with a past as fractured as the streets they now walk.

Auf dem Planeten Caliban ist das Leben noch immer so, wie es seit Tausenden von Jahren gewesen ist - die Ritterorden beschützen die einfachen Menschen und bekämpfen die Bestien, die in den Tiefen der endlos scheinenden Wälder hausen. Zahariel und Nemiel streben danach, sich dem größten dieser Orden anzuschließen, der von dem mächtigen Lion El’Jonson angeführt wird und seiner Vision einer friedlich vereinten Welt folgt.

Hilflos musste Joy mit ansehen, wie Neél von ihren eigenen Leuten gefangen genommen und gefoltert wurde. Ihre große Liebe, all ihre Hoffnungen und Zukunftspläne zersplittern zu einem Scherbenhaufen, als sie schließlich von Neéls Tod erfährt. Trotz ihrer unendlichen Trauer fasst Joy einen folgenschweren Entschluss: Sie will nicht länger zu Matthials Clan gehören. Also macht sie sich allein und schlecht ausgerüstet auf den Weg durch Bomberland und von feindlichen Clans besetztes Gebiet.

No matter the foe, regardless of the odds, the proud warriors of the Dark Angels stubbornly refuse to accept defeat. Descendants of the First Legion, they stand foremost amongst the Chapters of the Space Marines, mankind’s mightiest defenders. None fight with more grim determination than the Dark Angels, and their renowned special companies - the Deathwing and the Ravenwing - are held in awe by allies and enemies alike. Yet behind their devotion to the Imperium lies a dark obsession.

When Aly joined the Grayhart mission to find advanced civilizations within deep space, she didn't expect to be captured far from home and taken to Xolis, a galactic empire like none ever seen, ruled by the nillium, a powerful race with a serious god complex. Now outsiders, Aly and her team of explorers are sent to the darkest place within Xolis: Lethe Maws. A mining city on a planet home to outcasts, slaves, and monstrous creatures lurking in the deep dark.

Sanctum is a planet practically cut off from the rest of the galaxy, where ruthless people who can control the elements rule. The Emperor has turned his back on the people, more interested in lining his pockets than waging war against the Brumal mafia. Hunter once worked for the Snow family, but a threat against his sister forced him to choose a side, and in the end, he chose wrong. He's been paying for that choice ever since, constantly moving, traveling across the planet in an attempt to hide.

The sacrifices Kaia and her family have to make for a chance of gaining immortality might tear them apart, and success is not guaranteed. Is the dubious promise of eternal life worth the risk of losing everything?

A brilliant scientist and programmer, William lives for his work, but when he recruits a young bioinformatician to help him decipher the gods’ genetic blueprints, he find himself smitten with more than just her brain. A PhD at 19, Kaia is considered a prodigy and expects a bright future in academia. But when William invites her to join his secret research team, she accepts for reasons that have nothing to do with her career objectives. William’s promise to look into her best friend’s disappearance is an offer she just can’t refuse.

It has been said through the strands of time that our time on Earth will end in fire and infinite bloodshed. When the time comes, those who are not saved by the Lord above are doomed to watch their fellowmen die among the demons and angels.

For Kim and her memory-challenged girlfriend Angel, a job searching for signs of alien activity implies sanctioned permission to do what needs to be done. Turns out, they’re going to need it! What they lack in skill and training they make up for with tenacity. But as a fan of science-fiction in all its forms, Kim feels up to the challenge. Their investigation attracts the notice of Naomi, an alien who’d rather find love and live in the world than enslave it. Naomi recognizes Angel as one of their own and dares to dream her own dreams of independence.

The mist is full of evil things—dark, twisted beings that think only of their own hunger—but Clare has clawed her way through. She and Dorran are alive against all odds, though relief is only temporary. Dorran is sick, and declining fast. The only way to save him lies in the mysterious Evandale Research Station, supposedly one of the few remaining places safe from the predators that lurk in the shadows. But the station is a three days' journey away, and it's unlikely their small group can endure that long out in the dark.