Ergebnis für "Icefall" in Science Fiction

From out of the clear blue sky, an unknown chunk of rock from the frozen void strikes the Earth with unimaginable force, gouging a wound into the very crust of the planet. Millions die in an instant, and millions more await the end as the looming catastrophe unfolds...Thousands of miles away from the disaster, a call comes in the middle of the night. Families act, and react, and while panic spreads, the world keeps on spinning. Maybe a little slower, and perhaps with a teeny bit more of a tilt, but such things are a mere trifle to the existence of a planet.

A trans-siberian odyssey through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. The catalyst for this frosty metamorphosis of 20th century history is the impact of the Tunguska asteroid, deep in Siberia, in 1908. As the land freezes, so does history: the Tsar still rules Russia; the Belle Époque endures; and the First World War never happened. But out there, on the ice, a new world is being forged.

Eine verheerende Pandemie zerstört das Leben von Robert und seinen Kindern Hanna und Alexander. Nach wochenlanger Isolation in ihrer Wohnung werden sie gezwungen, durch ein entvölkertes Land zu ziehen, immer auf der Suche nach Lebensmitteln, Wasser und vor allem einer sicheren Zuflucht. Doch schon bald erkennen die drei, dass ihr Überleben in erster Linie nicht von einer tödlichen Seuche gefährdet wird, sondern von der Spezies, der sie selbst angehören: den Überlebenden.

Damien’s return to Blackmist was victorious–but it wasn’t without price. Traces of the Void linger on, interwoven through his being. He learned much in his time spent within the space beyond time, but still ended up leaving with more questions than answers.