Ergebnis für "Lifer" in Humor

Paul Mitchell has a battleship-sized problem. He might have escaped a cult of zealous alien women, but now the Terran Union wants what's in his head. And what the Terran Union wants, it gets. But this time, they might have to wait in line. One of the ship's ragtag crew hasn't been as forthcoming...

Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Wild satire . . . The feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes.”—Chicago Tribune The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking...

Read by Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock, Marvel) In Life, the Universe and Everything – the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war. In consequence of a number of...

Have you ever had a bad day? Sergeant Paul Mitchell had. It was the kind of bad day where nothing went right, everything that could go wrong went wrong, and everyone died. He knew that was always a possibility in the marines, but it really sucked when it happened to you: it wasn't your fault, and you still took the fall for everything. With his career dead and buried, he's forced to make it as a freelancer; a jack of all trades but a master of none. Just when he thought life couldn't get any worse a couple of stupid kids proved him wrong...again.

Howdy, friend. I'm Rusty, and so is my big-rig's engine. When the old girl finally gave up the ghost in the middle of nowhere, I wasn't expecting to get a tow from an alien mothership. But the next thing I knew, me and my buddy Mike were halfway across the galaxy in an oversized hubcap full of the weirdest space creatures you ever did see. Turns out aliens are mighty friendly folks, but they can't fix their tech to save their lives.

Paul Mitchell wasn't sure how things could get any worse. Sure, he'd been booted from the Marine Corps and was forced to work as a freelancer because he couldn't hold down a regular job. He'd signed on with a mysterious crew of women, sailed across the void, and met interesting aliens and new people who tried to kill him. Against all odds, he'd somehow found himself stuck between a criminal psycho, Naval Intelligence, and a drop-dead gorgeous skipper who actually liked him. He'd even pulled a regular Prince Charming and saved a damsel in distress.

Worcestershire, 1987: When cash-strapped Vale Television, the smallest station on the ITV network, goes bust, Victoria Bloom sees her career come to a crashing halt. Forty years later, happily retired, Vicky reminisces with her granddaughter as they watch a show she once worked on, now repeated on a nostalgia TV channel. Later, when a stranger offers her the chance to revisit the past, Vicky returns to the start of the year when it all went wrong.

You might think a month away from fighting sentient cubical supplies in a threatening alt-reality office would mean a break for James Lyle. But . . . you'd be wrong. Even though James has taken a beat from adventuring into the dungeon hidden within the stairwell of his workplace, he's been dealing with plenty of stress-inducing issues, from raising a recently corporeal infomorph to navigating his newly minted relationship with his best friends, fighting his own depression, and wrestling with the moral implications of his burgeoning powers.

Read by Martin Freeman, in Life, the Universe and Everything, the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war. In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent...

Between a rock and a fun place… Howdy, pal. Rusty here, reportin’ from the galaxy's prettiest hole in the ground. This here mine has crystals bigger than my first apartment, shinier than a chrome bumper, and more valuable than my mama's secret biscuit recipe. And we're all set to haul a...

The Brain-In-A-Box is back! And now Humanity is facing its greatest challenge. A new enemy, a new war, a new use for Alan Ashe, The Last Cyborg. The war with the Tarkis has begun, and now the race is on to be the first species to develop a dark matter weapon. Fleet Marine Sergeant Alan Ashe, The...

Jimmy had it all: wealth, power, and a complete lack of empathy. Then his father—the one man who tolerated his sociopathic tendencies—cut him off, forcing him into the horror of employment. After a string of job failures (some involving homicidal plants), Jimmy reluctantly starts absorbing life lessons as an ivory tower wanderer. Over time, he evolves into something resembling a functional human being.

Come experience a classic hero's journey like nothing you've seen. Breath of Life is the story of a strange being who wakes up into the bones of a lost civilization, worshiped by the primitive aliens who discover her. The gentle illusions quickly take a dark turn for the deadly when she learns just what plans the diabolical Archon has in store for her. Now, a crazed outcast and a small band of jaded soldiers must flee with her into the horrors of Aratta, hunted every step of the way in this pulse-pounding quest to unravel the secrets of creation... before creation unravels.

Heya, friend. Rusty here, coolin' my heels in the frostiest snowstorm in the stars. See, our latest job is on an ice moon where the forecast is 24/7 blizzard, with a hundred-percent chance of "Heck no, you ain't flying in this." With Nessie stuck on the tarmac, Mike and I are bustin' out an old-school solution: our classic big-rig from Earth. Let me tell ya, ain't nothin' can plow through a frozen alien tundra like nine tons of American steel.

My mother-in-law, Diane Newby, zombified by accident. She still volunteers at her church bake sales and cooks pot roast for her daughter and son-in-law, Ron Yardley. What ticks her off is when people don't treat her like a normal human being - with glowing red eyes and super strength and speed. And if she doesn't get her own way, look out. She explodes and leaves broken plaster and body parts in her wake. Nothing stops her: not brick walls, the federal government, or middle-aged spread.

Full of heart and humour, The Charmed Life of Alex Moore by Molly Flatt is a very modern adventure with a most unexpected twist. There are success stories – and there are true stories. How would you feel if everything in your life suddenly started to go . . . right? Six months ago, Alex Moore...

Howdy, bud. It's Rusty. Like any space trucker worth his stardust, I know a fella's ship is more than a machine, it's your home sweet home. Our rig Nessie's got everything we need to haul cargo across the galaxy, but when it comes to creature comforts, she's about as cozy as sharing a sleeping bag with a wet porcupine. And it ain't just the decor that needs work. Our old girl has more mechanical problems than a used car lot run by Evel Knievel.

"The perfect mix of horror and heart." —Kylie Lee Baker, author of Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng "Cho Yeeun is amazing. Insanely amazing." ―Bora Chung, author of The Midnight Timetable A young woman and a possessed teddy bear set out on a revenge quest unlike any other in this...

Today is the worst day of Jane Stewart’s life. And she’s reliving it over and over (and over and over) again. She’s late to the same make-or-break meeting. She’s fired from the same soul-crushing job. And - the cherry on top - she’s dumped by the same lying, selfish dirtbag. But no matter how many times she relives the same disasters and no matter what she tries to change them, it all ends in the same abysmal mess. Because, apparently, being stuck in a time loop on the worst day of her life hasn’t cured her crippling social anxiety. Go figure.

Hey, bud. It's Captain Rusty, gearin' up to haul a load of space freight through the Vorn Abyss. Sounds like a heavy-metal band, but it's a patch of space with wonky gravity, where your ship gets pulled in more directions than a dog walker at a squirrel convention. It's gonna be a heck of a ride, but our old rig can handle it. Probably. Me and Piper are ready to kick off our honeymoon as soon as we get back, but Murphy is always watching, and the universe has a way of rearranging your plans faster than a tornado rearranges a trailer park.