Ergebnis für "Janus" in Literatur & Belletristik

Vor sechs Jahren quittierte Jack Reacher, damals Spitzenermittler der US-Militärpolizei, den Dienst. Er tauchte unter - unerreichbar, unauffindbar. Doch jetzt kommt der rastlose Einzelgänger freiwillig aus der Deckung. Durch puren Zufall ist er einem Mann begegnet, den er seit zehn Jahren für tot gehalten hat. Die Narben auf dessen Stirn erinnern Reacher an sein furchtbarstes Erlebnis, und er weiß: Noch immer geht von dem Janusmann eine tödliche Gefahr aus.

An alien Entity had waited megaannum, millions of years, for sentience to emerge on a planet with an ecosystem vibrant enough to foster the evolution of complexity. Impervious to impatience, dispassionate, and deliberate, the Entity's patience was rewarded with a promising species—humans. When the time was right, the warning was given: "The tenure of sentience is ephemeral." The Entity had borne witness to the extinction of civilizations and their species, an outcome that must not be repeated. Not this time. Not with a species of such potential.

Der Dämon Janus soll John töten. Er versichert sich der Mithilfe des Gangsterbosses Alex Tarras, doch dessen Killer versagen. In Tarras' Vergnügungspalast London Contact kommt es zum Kampf zwischen Janus, der seinen Kopf um 180 Grad drehen kann und dessen zweites Gesicht Menschen tötet. John tötet Janus mit einem Trick, aber der Vergnügungspalast wird plötzlich in eine andere Dimension befördert.

New York. Die Wall Street wird von einem blutigen Amoklauf erschüttert, der zahlreiche Menschenleben fordert. Der Täter kann gefasst werden, doch sein Geisteszustand stellt für die Staatsanwaltschaft ein Problem dar. Jacob Anderson leidet unter einem Gehirntumor, der seine Persönlichkeit offenbar stark verändert hat. Ist der Wall-Street-Killer also zurechnungsfähig oder nur ein Opfer seiner Krankheit? Kriminalpsychologin Sarah Black wird mit der Begutachtung des Falles betraut. Im Laufe ihrer Untersuchungen muss sie feststellen, dass Anderson ein Mann mit zwei Gesichtern ist - eiskalt und extrem gefährlich!

Laura Stone wollte gerade ihren Bericht abliefern, als es in den Lautsprechern des Besprechungsraumes knackte und eine harte Stimme ertönte: "Captain auf die Brücke – sofort!" Thomas war für seine schnellen Reaktionen bekannt, aber dieses Mal übertraf er sich selbst. Die angespannte Tonart des Sprechers ließ nichts Gutes erahnen. Gefolgt von seiner überraschten Crew zwängte sich Raven durch die sich für ihn zu langsam öffnende Tür zur Brücke.

Die erfolgreichsten Folgen der Hörspielserie um den sympathischen Geisterjäger von Scotland Yard erhalten eine neue Veredelung: Regisseur und Produzent Oliver Döring hat sich den Anfangsfolgen der Reihe nochmals angenommen und sie mit neuer Musik und mit neuen haarsträubenden Schock-Effekten versehen. Das ist echte Gänsehaut-Garantie!

Impoverished and without hope, Naill Renfro sells himself into indentured servitude and is transported across the galaxy to the far-off jungle world of Janus. Naill hopes to work off his debt and begin his life again. But the harsh masters of Janus are destroying the priceless treasures of the planet's ancient culture - and when Naill, entranced by the beauty of an alien artifact, is caught trying to hide it, he is exiled and left to die in the jungle. But Naill inexplicably begins to remember another life, in another time - a time when he was not human, but something else

It was supposed to be a routine trip for the members of the Gordian Division, both human and AI: fly out to Saturn, inspect the construction of their latest time machines, then fly back. But when the division’s top scientist and chief engineer are killed in the same freak accident, suspicions of foul play run deep. Detective Isaac Cho is sent in to investigate, but he has more on his mind than just a new case. His superiors have saddled him with an exchange officer from the neighboring Admin—Special Agent Susan Cantrell.

Archaeologist Diana Edwards is on a mission to uncover the link between artifact trafficking and terrorism. Just when she’s making progress, she’s kidnapped and forced to work for the very people she’s trying to stop.

Jon Grebbel arrives on the colony world of Janus, and finds himself without memory of his life on Earth. He meets Elinda, an earlier arrival, whose lover, Barbara, vanished and then was found lying in the woods, apparently brain-damaged. Elinda has also lost her memories of Earth. Investigating Barbara's fate and their own, the two find their love and their search for justice turning toward bitter self-discovery and revenge, even as they begin to uncover the darkness at the heart of their world.

Humanity lurches into an uncertain future, dismissive of warning signs. Only the most naïve believe humanity will step back from the brink. Yet in a place that doesn’t exist, a riddle, a puzzle, hope, fear, danger, salvation - all come together. Zach Marjek has faced death in the far corners of the Earth and survived where others have failed. Now, he's thrust into an unimaginable situation where mercenaries, an Inuit wanderer, a murderous Yupik, a young mother, a video game designer, a retired general, a president, a Chinese marine, and mathematics prodigies must come together.

Six months after barely escaping a nightmare, Kira Hanson is ready to take the trip of a lifetime—one she hopes will answer questions about her father's clandestine work recovering art stolen during World War II. But before she boards her flight, she's waylaid by a friend in need and finally comes face-to-face with the Navy SEAL who saved her six months ago and then ghosted her.

Rath thought that defeating the Janus Group and stealing back his hard-earned fortune might help ease his guilty conscience. But when he returns to the planet Scapa to find the woman he loves, his past crimes finally catch up to him. And the police aren’t Rath's only concern: Someone's put a price on his head. This is the complete second trilogy of Rath, the galaxy's more dangerous assassin, and the Janus Group.

Kiedy Julię niespodziewanie porzuca mąż, wydaje się, że nic dobrego już jej w życiu nie czeka. Jednak coś się kończy zazwyczaj po to, aby mogło się zacząć coś nowego. Być może to czas, aby zadbać wreszcie o siebie, aby spełnić swoje marzenia. Tymczasem Julia od wielu lat ma jedno marzenie. JEDNO, ALE ZA TO WIELKIE – ZAMIESZKAĆ W SŁONECZNEJ TOSKANII. Gdy mija pierwszy szok, kobieta wyjeżdża jako pielęgniarka do pracy do Włoch... tam na jej drodze pojawiają się nowi mężczyźni, którzy mogą odmienić jej życie.

The complete first trilogy. 3 books: Rath's Deception - On the cutthroat streets of Tarkis, orphaned teens like Rath end up jailed… or dead. So when the shadowy Janus Group offers Rath a chance to earn riches beyond his wildest dreams, he seizes it. Rath's Gambit - Rath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. Rath's Reckoning - Rath and Paisen completed all 50 kills in their contracts with the Janus Group.

Wzruszająca powieść o poszukiwaniu swojej drogi w otoczeniu pięknych mazurskich krajobrazów. Antonina niespodziewanie dziedziczy stary dom na Mazurach. Chce założyć w nim pensjonat. Spotyka Jakuba, mężczyznę mającego za sobą trudną przeszłość. Pewnej nocy ratuje go, samotnie żeglującego podczas mazurskiego sztormu. Kuba pomaga Tosi remontować dom. Zawiązuje się między nimi nić sympatii, która powoli przeradza się w głębsze uczucie. Z czasem do pensjonatu wprowadzają się inne zagubione dusze.

US embassy officer Kaylea Halpert needs a date for a black tie event at a dangerous foreign national's lavish home. Preferably someone with brains and brawn who can watch her back. Special Forces Sergeant Carlos Espinosa is more than happy to escort the beautiful, brilliant diplomat - who just might be a CIA case officer - to the party. Date night in Djibouti turns deadly when foreign agents target the couple. But who is the intended victim, the covert operator or the Green Beret?

What if surging gun violence, racial tension and distrust of law enforcement was by design? What if the rage and disenchantment of working class Americans was stoked by politicians? What if neighbors were urged to despise neighbors because of their differences? When a national house divided is scripted and staged, the looming future begins to look like an unspeakable past.

Xavier Rivera planned the exercise down to the smallest detail, but he didn't plan the arrival of archaeologist Audrey Kendrick—a woman he shared a passionate night with before betraying her in the worst way. As the storm is unleashed on the historic lodge it becomes clear the training has been compromised. Trapped by weather, isolated by the remote wilderness, and silenced as communication with the world has been severed, unarmed SEALs face an unexpected and deadly foe.

A vision of an explosion in a laboratory triggers a strange headache and dreams depicting a day in the future for an unsuspecting computer programmer. Michael Ward attributes the dreams to stress and coincidence until they reliably repeat themselves day after day. He soon discovers he isn’t alone in his dreams. A terrifying shadow will seemingly stop at nothing to sever his connection to the future.