Ergebnis für "Quest" in Gentechnik

Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as a refuge from her unhappy home life and volatile father. Enchanted by the marine world of her childhood, she excels in postgraduate research on ancient algae. When an unfathomable vent appears in the mid-Atlantic floor, Leigh joins the investigating team; what she finds there will change her life forever. Around the same time, a trio of engineers, unknown to each other, make a seismic breakthrough in rocket propulsion, announcing an almost limitless era of space exploration.

Ein brüchiges Bündnis und der Feind im Schatten … Der vorletzte Band der HotP-Saga – der Showdown rückt näher! Lena geht ein Zweckbündnis mit dem König der Krallark ein. Sie braucht ihn, um endlich Weltenbauerin zu werden; er braucht sie, um die Armee zurückzuschlagen, die sein Reich bedroht. Im entscheidenden Moment verwehrt der König ihr jedoch die Erfüllung einer letzten Quest. Zusätzlich schlägt Lena sich mit den Problemen herum, die man sich als Anführerin eines Imperiums einhandelt: nicht jedem passt der eigene Rang, nicht jeder wünscht sich einen Krieg.

"A sucker punch to the senses...a killer story with real heart and soul."-Alastair Reynolds When a young man's planet is destroyed, he sets out on a single-minded quest for revenge across the galaxy in Nophek Gloss, the first book in this epic space opera trilogy debut -- perfect for fans of...

In a future world reshaped by the marvels of bio-engineering, augmentation is more than a trend—it's a way of life. The promise of improved vision, strength, and even more exotic abilities has created a society where to be 'Enhanced' is to belong. Tommy, a young man with dreams of fitting in, eagerly embraces this new world, undergoing transformations that grant him the prowess of nature's most impressive creatures.

“No one spins a story quite like Lora Leigh” (Night Owl Reviews)—and when it comes to her “highly charged and carnal” (Fresh Fiction) Breed novels, nobody does it better. Now, the #1 New York Times bestselling author tells a story of two Breeds who are united by animal desires, only to...

Slab is 350 years into its voyage home when the lights - and everything else - go out. With zero chance of rescue and no possibility that an alternative power source can be invented and deployed in time, most of the 32 million SlabCitizens choose to enter cryo suspension in the fragile hope that if and when they are defrosted, there will still be a slab worth living in.