Ergebnis für "EDEN" in Space Opera

Earth has fallen under the influence of the Fermion Party, whose members believe humanity’s future lies in the metaverse, a simulated environment to which people can upload their consciousness to become immortal. As a simulant, one cannot get sick, grow old, or die. Human beings have no business risking their lives in the betaverse, where injury and illness can kill them. And those who wish to explore beyond the solar system blaspheme what the Fermions believe is the natural order.

On the remote world of Eden's End, Alexander has carved out a fragile refuge: a workshop turned enterprise, a home for thousands, and a place to raise the daughter he never expected to have. But peace never lasts. The pirate attack that nearly destroyed them has not gone unnoticed. The Sol Treaty Organization has begun to take an interest, and so has Katalynn Char, the ruthless warlord who rules the region. Worse still, the man who first sent the pirates refuses to let Alexander slip away. This time, he has hired a relentless killer, one who will stop at nothing to drag Alexander back.

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable planet is discovered within reach, but the first two missions have failed to return. This is the story of the third mission to Eden. What really awaits the crew of four as they make the long journey to this supposedly uninhabited virgin planet, and what is the link to the secret 900-year-old sect known as Alicians back on Earth? While Blake leads the Eden mission, a young researcher named Micah discovers a terrible truth that threatens the very existence of humanity.

Apophis, der wiedergeborene Gottkönig des Aternien-Imperiums, hat den Neuronalen Nexus entfesselt und seine schreckliche Fähigkeit demonstriert, ganze Planeten zu zerstören. General Carter Rose, Hauptkommandantin Carina Larsen und die Besatzung der Breitschwert Ascalon sind noch immer von der apokalyptischen Macht der Waffe überwältigt.

Apophis, the reborn god-king of the Aternien Empire has unleashed the Neural Nexus, demonstrating its terrifying ability to destroy entire planets. General Carter Rose, along with Master Commander Carina Larsen and the crew of the Longsword Ascalon, are still reeling from the weapon’s apocalyptic power. Joining forces with the Old Aterniens is Carter’s best chance of formulating a defense, but Apophis is not his only problem. Any alliance with the Union’s old enemy is certain to draw the ire of Cyrus Duvall and his powerful Humans First movement.

Six short stories and a novella from a master of science fiction, Peter F. Hamilton. This collection includes Sonnie's Edge, as seen in the award-winning Netflix anthology series Love, Death & Robots. Read by Steven Crossley, narrator of C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series. Set in the same universe...

Clarity came on the colony planet Astrild after teaming with an enigmatic colleague named Edgar Millen. Their agency employer works to influence colony planets to eventually join the Federation, the largest human political entity. But there are opponents: individuals, parties, criminal enterprises, and competing interstellar dominions. Astrild lacked the planetary government needed for development in preparation for Federation membership. Although the agency used various strategies, Cole and Millen were tasked with removing obstacles hindering that development.

Survivors are fleeing Earth, into a hostile galaxy where alien intelligence and weaponry rule. Can a deserted planet offer refuge? Or will the genetically engineered Alicians finish the job started on Eden? While Blake fends off attacks, Micah seeks allies, but his plan backfires, and humanity finds itself on trial for its very right to exist.   

Captain Kirk, facing retirement and the end of his adventurous career, accepts the offer of a mysterious woman to undertake a voyage to an uncharted planet, where a serious threat to the fragile peace between the Federation and the Klingons may be brewing. There he also finds a nearly...

Galactic war rages. The human race continues to aid Kalaran in his battle against Qorall, but hope is fading. Humanity is still struggling to survive on Esperia, pitted against the treacherous Alicians. The ruthless invader Qorall has unleashed a devastating new weapon that is ravaging the galaxy. In a desperate attempt to combat this new horror, a dormant race is awakened. But could this race prove to be an even worse threat? 

The heart-stopping third episode in the Eden Paradox series. After 18 years, the quarantine that has protected humanity’s survivors on the planet Esperia is about to end. Mankind won't stand a chance without external help. Yet in the middle of a galactic war, who is concerned about one small planet when worlds fall every day? 

Some fifty thousand years ago, a race of extraterrestrials visited Earth. In their quest to seed the cosmos with sentience, alien scientists created the first modern humans by altering Homo sapiens’ DNA. However, the alien race’s noble intentions were derailed by greed and power lust, leading to the birth of a galactic slave trade and a war that spanned multiple worlds. In the midst of this chaos, a miscalculation by Domhanian scientists produced a vicious race of giant humans known as the Nefilim.

From the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Doors of Eden is an extraordinary feat of the imagination and a page-turning adventure about parallel universes and the monsters that they hide. They thought we were safe. They were wrong. Four years ago, two girls went looking for...

“We speak of a mother’s love, but we forget her power.” Civilization has come to the alien, sunless planet its inhabitants call Eden. Just a few generations ago, the planet’s five hundred inhabitants huddled together in the light and warmth of the Forest’s lantern trees, afraid to...

At last, Ragna is in the possession of Rafe, Karma, and their team! The odds have never been higher as they face the ruthless forces of the Interplanetary Collection and the Queen's Council. Amid the chaos, Karma's estranged father, James Chambers, resurfaces, bringing his deep-seated hatred for alien life but offering an unexpected advantage in their fight. As their enemies unravel from within, pushing the boundaries of their depravity, a groundbreaking revelation threatens to reshape everything they know about Galatian history. Do they dare risk life and limb for an opportunity at normalcy?

A heavy equipment operator discovers an artificial cave while cutting blocks from a limestone quarry. He plans to investigate alone, but an archaeology student bullies him into letting her join his underground foray. The two declare an uneasy truce when an ancient installation that predates humans unexpectedly sends them through a wormhole to another planet—one with creatures from Earth’s past.

In the movies, a hyperspace jump to a galaxy far away is an everyday affair. In colder reality, it takes an expedition from the solar system two millennia to traverse the 10 light years to the star Epsilon Eridani. A few centuries into the journey the fleet loses contact with Earth and drifts along in space as the loneliest human community of all time.

On Luna, Silas is crowned king of the Flamebound Kingdom, but the war is far from won. The archbishop isn’t ready to surrender, and both sides are searching for a way to gain the upper hand. Cultists worshiping the Ashen Dawn are rising from the ashes of rebellion, but no one knows where their loyalties lie. Meanwhile, Marcus must find a way to escape with the duchess and return to his allies. Then Aron and the Prometheus Group are sent to parts unknown to find Kaya and the missing Rubah.

An action-packed novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9. A freak accident locks two ships together in space—and a distress call brings the Doctor, Romana and the faithful K9 onto the scene. There, they discover traces of the highly addictive drug Vraxoin and the presence of the ferocious Mandrels. As the Doctor attempts to separate the two spaceships, he and Romana are pulled into a web of intrigue involving treacherous drug smugglers, undercover spies, and a savagely dangerous planet called Eden.

Marooned in deep space, Ryann and Angelique’s only salvation is a derelict Outlander spacecraft. But sometimes it’s best not to disturb a ghost ship. New Eden was supposed to be a place of hope, where humanity could hide and rebuild itself after the Luminal invasion. Their only hope is secrecy. If discovered, they are defenseless. When a group of rogue Outlanders threaten to jeopardize everything they have built, all hell breaks loose. But the real enemy is never far away.