Ergebnis für "David Nathan" in Militär

2135: Der Staub des zerstörten Asteroiden Ikarus überzieht die Erde mit einem Grauschleier, und die Ernten sind klein oder bleiben ganz aus. Die Menschen in Metropolis, angewiesen auf Nahrungsmittellieferungen der Union, hungern seit Wochen. Verzweifelte Versuche, der Not Herr zu werden, sind gescheitert. In dieser Situation fährt Louise Demnitz Mark Brandis in das Sondergefängnis der Millionenstadt, auf der Suche nach dem wahren Kern eines Mythos aus dem Bürgerkrieg.

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

Cinematographer Ian “Mac” MacIntyre needs to revive a sinking career. His new job involves directing and recording a reality show, The Adventures of Captain Charisma. The episodes will portray his actor’s exploits as he visits the farthest reaches of the galaxy. When the producer sends Captain Charisma to smash a dangerous alien bug aboard a space station and milk the ratings, Mac sweats over his own safety and his actor’s peril. As a paunchy, balding guy approaching middle age, Mac isn’t built for heroics. However, the producer insists on exciting footage.

When the Chromium Confederation, a group of fanatical robots, attacks the convention, they take a child and her robot chaperone hostage. As fate would have it, that kid happens to be the niece of one of the show’s actors. The Green Charisma crew gives chase, back to the captors’ lair on a foreign moon. After a setback, Mac and his actors learn that kidnapping the kid’s robot chaperone is tied into plans for a military conquest of a neighboring planet.

Mac’s plans for the perfect bootlegger broadcast go awry when they are caught during their smuggling operation. If Mac doesn’t come up with a new plan fast, the Clodhoppers are going to succumb to disease, and he and his actors are going to die in prison.

2130: Mark Brandis leitet als Repräsentant der VEGA den letzten Testflug der INVICTUS, eines neuen Schweren Kreuzers. Mit an Bord ist der renommierte Journalist Martin Seebeck, der einen Reisebericht verfassen soll. Unter dem Kommando des Unions-Majors Jonas Degenhardt ist der Testflug zugleich eine Patrouille, die Piraten aufspüren soll.

Overlords and humanity battle to claim Earth in a war as old as the alien domination of the planet. Yet with each new offensive comes stunning new revelations — exposing mysteries that were unfathomable before Skydark but are now quite real and quite deadly. Still, hope lies in the brilliant counteroffensive led by the Cerberus rebels, for whom success means nothing less than returning Earth to mankind.