Ergebnis für "Jupiter" in Literatur & Belletristik

Kyra, 16 Jahre alt, hat ihr ganzes Leben lang dafür gebüffelt, die Akademie der Drachen in Amethyst besuchen zu können. Ihr Traum? Drachenreiterin werden. Doch es gibt ein kleines Problem: Seit mehreren Jahren wurde kein Drache mehr gesichtet. Als ich auf dem Campus ankam, konnte ich mir nicht vorstellen, welche Gefahren hier auf mich lauern würden: Das Studium der magischen Kreaturen ist im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes … tödlich. Die Schüler überschreiten sämtliche Grenzen: Mobbing, Mutproben, tragische Unfälle.

Celebrated treasure hunter Count Byron Khun de Prorok leads an expedition into the Libyan Desert in an attempt to find the lost tomb of Alexander the Great at the Temple of Jupiter Ammon. Can the Count succeed where countless others have failed, and recover one of history's greatest archeological finds? Or are some secrets buried with good reason, and those who seek them doomed to be met with madness and disaster?

Im Anschluss an die unerwartete Rückkehr der Drachen finden sich Kyra und Darius mitten in einem Kampf wieder, der weit über die Akademie Amethyst hinausgeht. Ich bin Kyra, ganz offiziell die erste Drachenreiterin Celestrias, und ich habe alle Hände voll zu tun. Meine Aufgabe ist von größter Bedeutung: die heilige Energie der Tempel wiederherstellen, um den Baum des Lebens, die Quelle von Fülle und Magie in unserem Land, wiederzubeleben. Ich könnte die Unterstützung von Darius, dem Kronprinzen, gut gebrauchen, aber die Krone steht auf dem Spiel und mit ihr das Schicksal eines ganzen Volkes.

During the test flight of a prototype faster-than-light craft, Lt. Commander Ky is flung into an ancient past that never existed. Rome has fallen, defeated by the mighty Carthaginian Empire, its survivors chased off the continent and onto what had been the remote province of Britannia. Hounded by the Carthaginians bent on conquering the known world, Rome is on the verge of destruction. Stranded and alone, except for a tactical AI implanted in his head, Ky has lost everything and must find a way to live in a world different than anything he's ever known.

Once Dr. Emil Euler Ganz was a preeminent astrophysicist with a worldrenowned reputation. But then he vanished without any warning to his family or colleagues. Fifteen years later, he reappeared as ""Father Jupiter,"" the founder and charismatic leader of the scientific cult, The Order of the...

Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a consolation: a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.

In Ben Bova’s novel Jupiter, physicist Grant Archer led an expedition into Jupiter’s planet-wide ocean, attempting to study the unusual and massive creatures that call the planet their home. Unprepared for the hostile environment and crushing pressures, Grant’s team faced certain death as their ship malfunctioned and slowly sank to the planet’s depths. However, one of Jupiter’s native creatures—a city-sized leviathan—saved the doomed ship.

Despite all the advantages that came with being a Titan, for Thorn, it has come with equally Titan-sized problems. Thorn has freed himself from an ancient curse and cleared up the political turmoil in the capital, but the looming threat to Northern Angoril posed by the Orc invasion of Rasyn carries him back to the Elven island. But not before he deals with a cultist infestation in his own home.

In 3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke brings the greatest and most successful science fiction series of all time to its magnificent, stunningly unforeseen conclusion. As we hurtle toward the new millennium in real time, Clarke brilliantly, daringly leaps one thousand years into the future...

The story of Isaac Marcu Moritz and the great affliction of his childhood caused by a lightning bolt launched by Jupiter, god of the sky, the father of gods and men, and the patron of Rome. The bolt kills his aged mentor, whose knowledge of history and languages is transferred to the traumatized mind of the boy. He is plagued throughout his life by visions and torment of Rome’s ancient rulers and gods.

Sabotage!!! Agrav. It was the century’s most important advance in space travel … and an experiment so revolutionary that only the men who huddled beneath the surface of Jupiter Nine were permitted to know its full meaning. Yet someone else did know—knew everything, saw everything, head everything—and was diabolically sabotaging the top-secret mission. Who or what the enemy was, Lucky Starr didn’t know. But one thing was certain: the deadly force was not human … not even remotely human!

Sons of Jupiter is book three in the Luther LaMotta Series and follows Out of the Frying Pan. Luther and Frankie have settled in Oklahoma City, but trouble follows them where ever they go. Luther starts a Good Samaritan group based on the New York Guardian Angels, however, some of the people he has recruited as his fellow organizers have other, less than legal plans for the SoJ. Luther Unwittingly finds himself locked in a bloody turf war with the biggest crime element in OKC. Someone is going to die a horrible death and lives will be changed forever.

Magnus Cromwell kills for a living. He’s organized, professional, efficient. Like a machine. But when his family’s life is on the line, that’s something else. That calls for the kind of warm-blooded vengeance that scorches Earth and summons tungsten rods from space, leaving a whole lot of melted flesh and no one to tell the tale. There's no right day to mess with Magnus Cromwell. But the universe sure managed to pick the absolute worst one.

Auf dem eisigen Jupitermond Europa existiert Leben. Unbemannte Raumsonden finden unter der Oberfläche einen alten Tunnel, in dessen Wände fremdartige Hieroglyphen gemeißelt sind. Angeführt von der Top-Astronautin Alexis Vonderach steigt ein Team von Wissenschaftlern in die Dunkelheit hinab und steht dort den Angehörigen einer wilden Rasse gegenüber, die älter ist als die Menschheit.

Even ghosts need help from a Cunning Man. Hiram and his son Michael are dowsing a well in Eastern Utah when they hear a cry of help from the ghost of a small boy, torn to pieces by wild animals. Before they can even begin to look into that tragedy, however, a prosperous local rancher is murdered right before their eyes. In an attempt to both help the ghost and find the killer, Hiram and Michael must navigate an eccentric cast of characters that includes failed bank robbers, a seductive fortune-teller, an inept sheriff, a crazy prospector, and a preacher with an apocalyptic grudge....

Simon Venne, quarante-neuf ans, démissionne de son poste de professeur au cégep du Vieux Montréal. Il ne donnera pas le cours « L'Occident en mutation » à la rentrée d'automne. Trop de douleur, trop de remords. Ses pas le conduisent à La Nouvelle-Orléans, où, dans un bar du French Market, il fait la connaissance d'une femme qui s'exprime dans un français indéfinissable. Elle s'appelle Ruth. Leurs rencontres, placées sous le signe de l'alcool et du désir, prennent des allures de chassés-croisés où chacun protège ses secrets.

If you love witches, shifters, and magic, Sorcery’s Dark Embrace is the dark fantasy you’ve been waiting for. A gripping tale of dark magic, forbidden love, and fierce rebellion, this story will captivate fans of supernatural romance and fantasy adventure.

Let’s say you’ve just gotten out of prison, and your old boss wants to rehire you. Sounds great! But what if your old boss is the Frozen Avenger? His last job was the attempted kidnapping of an acclaimed astrophysicist in order reinstate Pluto as a full-fledged planet, and now he wants you to help him steal a set of precious meteorites to fund his obsession. Still sound great? And what if an elite team of superheroes forces you to take the job and work for them as a double agent?

Immerse yourself in “Genavine’s Hell,” a captivating blend of dystopian suspense, paranormal romance, and supernatural drama. Six years after the government abandoned society, past secrets rise, revealing a world plunged into darkness. A virus meant to decimate civilization has created a reality bleaker than Gena imagined. Amidst chaos, Gena seeks the truth about her past and identity, facing treacherous alliances and shocking revelations. The paranormal intertwines with her reality, threatening to consume her.

He was the RESTLESS sort. Always stirring up TROUBLE it would seem. Combining adolescence, survival, innocent romance and philosophy; this extraordinary coming of age story tells the DARING adventure of young Percy Fisk and the summer he traveled west, alone, across the vast country wilderness in search of his father.