Ergebnis für "Layers" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

After a devastating tragedy, software engineer Damien Reiss signs up for a cutting-edge neural-sync MMO called Eidolon—a procedurally generated fantasy world that builds itself from the subconscious minds of its players. It promises full immersion, total escape, and a fresh start. But the system is still learning… and when it finds gaps in its code, it fills them with his memories. His fears. His grief.

Will “WonderBoy” Kwan and ShaChri “Feral Daughter” Patel take a well-earned break from their real-life troubles to quest in SPARK for a day. They have a peaceful day planned. They’ll spend the morning exploring OrcLand where Will is convinced alternate solutions exist and then hit Into the Monolith in the afternoon. They enter the park holding hands and realizing that they are in love. It should be a perfect day. Morrigan, the AI, has other thoughts. For their relationship to survive the war that she sees coming, Will and Feral must be tested. The test starts today.

Even though Professor Casmir Dabrowski has been fighting for months to help the kingdom and humanity as a whole, few people in positions of power have appreciated his unorthodox methods. Now, he's a captive of the king and being taken back to his home world without his friends or the crushers he relies upon to protect him. The king believes Casmir is responsible for the prince’s death and plans to have him publicly executed.

The world of Ruin erupts into the flames of war as a great evil rises once more from the Tombs of Eternal Midnight. Werewolves and vampires march from the east, the orcs of Umnoth are on the move, and cities disappear beneath the boots of these savage hordes. Kingdoms field desperate armies in a last desperate bid to stop the tides of darkness, but the truth is clear. The hour of final ruin has come.

For the last ten years, I thought I was nothing special. I was just another priestess in the Temple of Temptation...one of many. Little did I know that my god has plans for me. He intends to make me powerful. But what I will become is up to me. For centuries, things here have always been done the same way—and the gods are now paying for it. Somehow, I'm expected to revive the faith. I'm their last hope, but no one is quite sure how I'm supposed to do that.

In 1997, a religious cult named Heaven's Gate believed a comet passing through the solar system concealed a spaceship that would teleport its members to a level beyond human. More than 2000 years later, the comet has returned.

An Edenesque garden, a haunted tower, a forest shrouded in twilight wherein dwell Centaurs, Elves and a myriad of creatures fantastic and mysterious; this is the setting in which Babb’s "Lirazel" comes to life and where the tragedy of her life must unfold. Her doom is fixed, deadly, unavoidable and all the more tragic because of the choices Lirazel makes as she spurns wisdom for folly in a desperate gamble for love.

After more than 100 years of peace, Erde must prepare for war for the first time in over a century. The only problem is, they don’t know how. Because they are small in number, they are forced to learn and become experts on things they know nothing about - and fast! Under threat from the Royals, the Vitruvians, and the Null, TARA (and its Makerspace) has been converted to accommodate warcraft, combat training, psychological warfare, espionage, and interrogation.

In his mother’s last letter, she wrote, “Find me. Save me.” And Will Kwan had heard those words before. He’d heard them in a video game. Solar Prime Augmented Reality Park, or SPARK, is a theme park for gamers: a sprawling virtual reality complex with quests and games that appeal to all ages. But beneath the surface, SPARK harbors many a secret. When sixteen-year-old Will has to escape the foster system, SPARK is his destination. “Find me. Save me.” What had his mother meant?

WB and Feral have survived the attack on SPARK, but the terrorists are not through. Forces intent on stealing the technology behind Black Grass and the AI necessary to make it work are on the move again. As WB and Feral attempt to return to their normal lives, they realize that the enemy will never quit until they have the tech or SPARK itself is destroyed. Flying below the radar kept them safe before, but increased notoriety works against the two as everyone from the FBI to gang members know who they are. Now, local bureaucrats, terrorists, and even fans intrude on the gamers’ lives.

Clare Cermak's adjusting to a new man in her life - and a lot of ghosts. The passing of Clare's aunt gave way to a sizeable inheritance of not only money, but also the ability to communicate with the dead. At the same time, she met Zach Slade, a private detective with a rough past, and just like Clare, he's not yet ready to accept her gift - or his own. But Clare has another matter to look into. A multimillionaire needs her help after relocating an old ghost town to his mountain estate. The bones of a murdered prospector are making nightly appearances in his guests' beds.

Commanders from six Star Trek crews are faced with the ultimate gamble, as they hurl themselves through a Gateway without any knowledge of what lay beyond. Each faces a personally unique challenge, struggling to find a way back to the ships and homes they left behind. Waiting behind at least one of the Gateways are the ageless Iconians, the primordial architects of the mysterious portals causing chaos throughout the Milky Way galaxy.

The war for the shards is intensifying. The glimmer of hope for a unified Naeisus seems all but extinguished. From the darkest corners of the world, a shadowy figure appears, harboring tide-turning knowledge and an inhuman power. As the tremors plaguing the land grow stronger, the King's scout party returns, battered and barely intact, with dire news directly from the source. Meanwhile, the Marusi election threatens to throw the race into the raging fires of battle unprepared, and the rift between the Wolven packs leaves them vulnerable and disorganized.

"Slay these kings and incite the wars. Only then will the shard be yours." With all of Naeisus locked in a furious battle over the crystals, King Areth wonders if his shard could be the one foretold to end the wars. Meanwhile, a threat stirs beneath the ground; something from myth, bigger, and altogether more terrifying than any of the denizens of Naeisus would believe.

Two niche micro internet celebrities thought it’d be a good idea to start a podcast going over pop culture, movies, and video games (how original!) Join our hosts as they talk… wait I already wrote this…Welcome to DUAL LAYER Logo Design by: JamKam

Entrapped within the luxurious confines of the Vertico condo complex, together with Ron and the rest of the staffers, expect to be dragged into a world of unnerved and unnerving characters. This mildly prosaic short story reeks of solitude, love (a dash), death, and possibly the supernatural? Are some curious cats luckier than others?

The story of The Archimage Wars is an urban fantasy series. The story begins in current time, on Earth, but don't let the time or place fool you! Truth is stranger than fiction and the truth about Earth and what it really going on will confound and amuse you! Join the lead character, Nick, as he continues his crazy adventure, now heading for the fabled fantasy world called Atlantis, as he takes you on a diabolical journey the next of the 10 Worlds.

Una gatta all'apparenza normale che in realtà nasconde un incredibile segreto: basta un sussulto delle sue vibrisse per aprire varchi spazio temporali e balzare in altre galassie. Prossima destinazione: il suo pianeta di origine, Kriwnar, dove da qui a poco si terrà la nuova edizione di Miss Universo... Affilate gli artigli: ne vedremo delle belle! Un insolito racconto di fantascienza e ricco di umorismo. Per tutti gli ascoltatori che hanno un gatto in famiglia e che, vedendoli fissare il vuoto, si saranno chiesti almeno una volta: "Ma cosa starà guardando?".