Ergebnis für "Drifter" in Science Fiction

Ein Signal aus den Tiefen des Alls. Zwei Schiffe, gestrandet im interstellaren Nichts. Der Auftakt der fesselnden Science Fiction-Dilogie jetzt auch als Hörbuch! Im 23. Jahrhundert kämpfen die Vereinten Nationen und das Konsortium, ein Zusammenschluss von Megakonzernen, verbittert um Ressourcen und Einfluss – ein neuer Kalter Krieg, den die UN zu verlieren drohen. Als auf Ganymed ein fremdartiges Signal aus dem Sternsystem Epsilon Eridani abgefangen wird, rüsten beide Machtblöcke eilig Expeditionsschiffe aus, um der Quelle des Signals auf den Grund zu gehen. Entfernung zum Ziel: 10,5 Lichtjahre.

Jay has been keeping a list since he was nine years old. Not of wishes or grievances, but of things that change without warning. A car that was blue one day and green the next. A grandmother who taught fifth grade until everyone insisted she had always been a nurse. Small inconsistencies no one else seems to remember. As Jay grows older, the changes grow larger and more personal.

For centuries the Huskers have been preying on humanity, scouring the universe and wiping out colonies whenever they find them. Merciless and implacable, they destroy the slightest hint of life. Running is impossible, and for those in hiding it's only a matter of time. Extinction is coming...

The Amazon rainforest holds a world-changing secret—a ship lost to time from another world. College student Will Kaufman unearthed the biggest archaeological discovery in human history… he just needs to find a way back to Earth to tell people about it. Four thousand years ago, a Federation bounty hunter Void ship crashed on a remote and primitive planet. There it remained until Will found it and accidentally reactivated it, launching him light-years away.

The hauntingly atmospheric English-language debut from the acclaimed Welsh author: a love story between a young Welsh woman and a Syrian mapmaker, rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea. Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother, Joseph, with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove. Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker, incarcerated in a military base a few miles up the coast. A violent storm will bring these two lost souls together—but other forces will soon try to tear them apart.

Drift Protocol books 1 & 2 should be read before this book. Humanity rebuilt civilization on the certainty of the Fold. They were wrong. After the Drift fractures shattered the illusion of stable space, the network beneath reality awakened—revealing ancient harmonic structures hidden beneath human transit corridors for centuries. But now something older is coming. A foreign singularity known as the Axis is spreading through the Fold, collapsing relational space and tearing open the barrier separating reality from the horrors beyond it.

A new vector has opened —and it was never meant to be found. When Elara reaches the edge of the known Fold, she uncovers a hidden pathway buried deep within the lattice —an uncharted vector that defies every known rule of transit. But the corridor isn’t empty. As systems begin to react and the lattice shifts in response, Alana realizes the network isn’t just infrastructure —it’s aware. And something inside it has been waiting. Crossing this path could redefine humanity’s reach… or trigger a failure no limiter can contain.

Contains books one and two of the Deadland Drifter series: Deadland Drifter and Deadland Wanderer.

“A dazzling debut, establishing Namwali Serpell as a writer on the world stage.”—Salman Rushdie, The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Dwight Garner, The New York Times The New York Times Book Review Time NPR The Atlantic BuzzFeed Tordotcom ...

The Imperium grip is slipping, thanks to Will's unexpected ability as a Void Drifter. But in revealing his abilities, Will may have put his home planet, a backwater most of the galaxy didn't even know existed, on the frontlines. But Earth is not as defenseless as it seems. An enigmatic billionaire, aware of the true nature of the Imperium's galactic menace, has been secretly building a defensive fleet. Still more fleets have been secretly constructed in the far reaches of the galaxy.

The day America fell, Zeek was just a high school kid 500 miles from home. Stranded in southern Utah when America collapses, Zeek sets out with his best friends, determined to survive and find a way home. Every night on the road is a test, keeping his injured teammates safe, dodging ruthless gangs, and holding on to hope that his family is still alive.

Erik O’Neill has finally stopped looking for trouble. Now, trouble’s come looking for him. After years of cage fighting, Erik is ready to step away from the Nova Club’s fight ring and into a new role - security for the club he calls home. All his plans change when a lovely loner starts visiting the club, and he finds himself caught between the need to safeguard his home and his friends and his desire to protect the woman laying claim to his heart.

Royan Watson lived by three simple rules: no regrets, no relationships, and no slowing down. No exceptions. Then steady, reliable, and sexy-as-hell Owen Connors crossed his orbit, and Royan’s rules went out the airlock. Astek station is in chaos, and Tianna Astor has been sent to set things right. But no briefing or data files could prepare the ice queen of Astek Corp for the secrets, lies, and temptations she’ll find out at the edge of civilized space.

Deadland Sentinel, book three: With the trafficking ring obliterated, Jack turns his attention to wiping out the dregs of the criminal empire. But when he arrives to take out a particular scumbag, he only finds the man's corpse. And he's missing a shoe. Deadland Protector, book four: With the Hand dead and the Ring mostly dismantled, Burner's team turn their attention to loose ends. The thing about loose ends is if you tug at them there is always a chance that you'll pull something else loose.

As a coalition of species and planets fights to unseat the Imperium, Will, the only human on the Coalition War Council, is put forward as an unlikely poster boy for galactic harmony. His unremarkable home world and its unimportant species—humans—have come to the aid of a greater galaxy they didn't even know existed. With each battle won, breaking the shackles of the Imperium seems not only possible but inevitable… until old grievances and simmering rivalries spring up among the Coalition.

Ein Jahr her hat das System die Erde in eine gesetzlose, apokalyptische Dungeonwelt verwandelt, und dem Kopfgeldjäger Hal Mason geht es gut. Doch nun bringen alte Freunde eine neue Gelegenheit, die trübe Politik der Galaktiker und überschneidende Verträge ins Spiel. Hal muss den ersten Zug beschützen, der die neue Wildnis des amerikanischen Mittleren Westens durchquert.

In a future where the human race has split into three species, the mentally evolved Illuminatos have conquered the other two in a brutal Evolutionary War. Now, the seven most powerful Illuminatos, the Council, control the Earth, ruling over the other two human species through violent oppression.

Will is the galaxy's greatest Void Drifter, but a mystery as vast as the Void itself thrusts him into a high-stakes mission that will test his skills and courage like never before. The enigmatic Eddison is on a relentless quest to uncover a powerful ancient artifact. This artifact is hidden within the Hollow, a treacherous region of Void space filled with spatial anomalies and unknown threats.

When United Planets Alliance Captain Henry Wong and Ambassador Sylvia Todorovich attempted to bring peace to the Ra Sector, they turned to the Drifters for neutral ground. Instead, the nomadic spacers betrayed the summit and attempted to kill everyone there. With peace forged despite the Drifters’ betrayal, Henry and Sylvia take an elite squadron in pursuit of the Drifter Convoy. Their enemies have friends at every turn, neutral worlds who will give them shelter - and if the UPA breaches that neutrality, everything Henry and Sylvia have worked for could crash down in flames.

The game of love can change in a heartbeat when fate deals you a wild card. Technician Lieksa Kiv saw firsthand what the corporations did to their cyborg soldiers during the Resource Wars. Her job: repair their damaged cybernetic components and send them back into battle. When a stolen kiss reveals the truth about her charges, Lieksa sacrifices everything to protect the cyborgs' secret, including a future with the two men she's fallen for.