Ergebnis für "Space Opera" in Liebesromane

Evelyn enjoyed living a nice quiet life in an anarchic pirate port, far from the world she’d once conquered. Then came an attack by mercenaries that made her angry. By the time the dust settled, she had a group of former slaves which she’d freed, her djinn assistant had convinced several of the women that they should join Evelyn’s brand-new harem, and she was looking for a new home, likely aboard a ship.

The Alliance has toppled the tyrannical empire. It should be a time for celebration, but not for fighter pilot Captain Alisa Marchenko. After barely surviving a crash in the final battle for freedom, she's stranded on a dustball of a planet, billions of miles from her young daughter. She has no money or resources, and there are no transports heading to Perun, her former home and the last imperial stronghold. But she has a plan.

Fabulously cosy adventure from bestselling author Rebecca Thorne, featuring shenanigans in space, a sentient starship and the feeling of finding home. Her starship gave her freedom. But could it also become a friend? Torian thought she was getting a bargain: a century-old alien starship...

Ada Lamarr hat das Raumschiff-Wrack vielleicht als Erste erreicht, aber was hilft ihr das, wenn ihr kleines Plünderer-Schiff nun ein riesiges Loch in der Außenhülle hat? Der Sauerstoff ihres Raumanzugs geht nun rasch zur Neige. In letzter Minute wird sie von einem Schiff der Regierung gerettet – wenn auch eher widerwillig und mit wenig Begeisterung über den ungebetenen Gast. Doch das stört Ada nicht. Sie genießt das gute Essen, den Sauerstoff an Bord und die Aufmerksamkeit von Regierungsagent Rian White, der mit der Leitung der Mission betraut ist.

Traveling to the planet of Jettie in the hopes of finding safe harbor for her niece, Kira arrives only to find their destination host to the quorum - a series of dangerous contests that hold the power to decide the fate of empires. With little choice but to participate, it doesn't take long for Kira to find herself knee deep in enemies. Surrounded on all sides, Kira will have to face her worst fear: trusting others with the truth. Because it's becoming clear the tsavitee are no longer content to exist in the shadows. War is coming.

She wants her freedom, and only one daring starship pilot can help her get it. On a deadly mission to the lawless Devil's Nebula, Commander Zayn Phoenix lost it all: his career, his friend, his sanity. Now the former Strike Wing pilot fills his days with dangerous adventures with his treasure hunter brothers. But his nights are haunted by the friend he lost. Then a beautiful assassin lures him into a hunt. An assassin with the face of a dead woman. Ria Dante wants to escape the Assassin’s Guild, and she needs the help of the man she’s been dreaming about for months.

Im Jahr 2123 befindet sich Milla Greenwich, eine der letzten echten Ärztinnen der Erde, in einer verzweifelten Lage. Auf der Flucht mit dem Ziel, das Leben ihres schwer verletzten Bruders zu retten, gerät sie ins Visier der mächtigen Galaktischen Union. In einer Welt, in der Vertrauen ein Luxus ist, den sich wenige leisten können, wird Milla zur Gejagten in einem tödlichen Katz-und-Maus-Spiel. In ihrer dunkelsten Stunde stößt sie auf die Artemis, ein unscheinbares Raumschiff, das ihr unerwartet Zuflucht bietet.

Kira Forrest is a survivor. She's risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees. After her ship takes damage, she's forced to re-route to a space station where her past and present collide with dangerous consequences. Kira's existence holds the key to a faltering peace treaty with the Tuann - a technologically advanced alien race who dislikes and distrusts all humans.

Brady Garrett needs to go home. He's a conscripted recruit on Defender Three, one of a network of stations designed to protect the Earth from alien attack. He's also angry, homesick, and afraid. If he doesn't get home he'll lose his family, but there's no way back except in a body bag. Cameron Rushton needs a heartbeat. Four years ago Cam was taken by the Faceless - the alien race that almost destroyed Earth. 

Mit der Erzählung "Eine Prinzessin des Mars" erschuf Edgar Rice Burroughs, der Autor der "Tarzan"-Reihe, einen Meilenstein des Fantasy und Science-Fiction Genres. Die Geschichte erschien erstmals im Jahr 1912 und begründete den Anfang einer Serie von Romanen, der "Barsoom"-Reihe, die alle auf dem Planeten Mars spielen. Im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte steht der Protagonist John Carter, ein konföderierter Kapitän des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs, der auf mysteriöse Weise auf den Planeten Mars transportiert wird.

In the 25th century, the recently widowed Prince Jack Windsor escapes his grief after the death of his wife and child by fleeing to Mars to solve the mystery of the dormant HMS Ares. When Harlow Hanson, the Robin Hood of the Martian colony, sneaks aboard to plunder the ship in order to save her people, the Ares springs to life and begins communicating with her. Prince Jack realizes the woman stealing from him is the key he's been searching for.

Agreeing to accompany her father's people back to their homeworld, Kira Forrest prepares for the fight of her life. She's agreed to undertake the Trial of the Broken, a rite of passage every member of her father's House must pass. It offers a path to independence and freedom that is too tempting to deny. Not everyone welcomes this lost daughter of Roake. There are those who fear what her presence might bring to light. Betrayal stalks the halls of Kira's birthplace-its roots embedded deep in the events that claimed her parent's lives and set her on her current path.  

Dr. Eos Rai has spent a lifetime dedicated to her mother's dream of finding the long-lost Mona Lisa. When Eos uncovers tantalizing evidence of Star's End—the last known location of the masterpiece—she's shocked when her employer, the Galactic Institute of Historic Preservation, refuses to back her expedition. Left with no choice, she does the unthinkable—joins forces with the most notorious treasure hunter in the galaxy. A man she finds infuriating, annoying, and far too tempting.

"Narrator Raphael Corkhill deftly navigates a range of situations and voices in this novel, a blend of romance, mystery, and space opera...A satisfying love story with plenty of political machinations, this audiobook will please fans of romance and sci-fi alike." -- AudioFile Magazine Ancillary...

Joan MacKimmie is on her way to Paris to take up her vocation as a nun. Yet her decision is less a matter of faith than fear, for Joan is plagued by mysterious voices that speak of the future, and by visions that mark those about to die. The sanctuary of the nunnery promises respite from these unwanted visitations...or so she prays. Her chaperone is Michael Murray, a young widower who, though he still mourns the death of his wife, finds himself powerfully drawn to his charge.

Bold, queer and utterly thrilling, Hell's Heart is a speculative retelling of Herman Melville's classic, Moby Dick. From bestselling author of Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall. They are monsters. They are legends. And they are our prey. Earth is dead. Which leaves us stuck living in atmospheric...

Machines aren't supposed to feel, but this cyborg can't help falling in love. Assigned as a specimen collector for a captured cyborg, Chloe is intrigued by the machine disguised as a man. Kidnapped during his daring escape, he shows her that despite the chip in his brain, his humanity is not completely lost. Formerly known as unit X109GI, Joe is on a quest to discover his origin. While he doesn't find the answers he's looking for, he does discover that affection and lust aren't just for humans.

Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab rat who designs brewmakers and other household appliances in the research and development lab at the powerful Kent Corp. But when I point out a design flaw and a safety hazard in the new line of Kent Corp spaceships, everyone knows who I am—and wants to eliminate me. I might be a seer with a photographic memory, but I don’t see the trouble headed my way until it’s too late. Suddenly, I’m surrounded by enemies and fighting for my life.

Seizing his one chance to escape, Ethan Hosking leaves his violent ex-boyfriend, leaves his entire life, and walks into the path of a raging bushfire. Desperate to start over, a new man named Aubrey Hobbs walks out of the fire-ravaged forest, alive and alone. With no ID and no money, nothing but his grandfather's telescope, he goes where the Southern Cross leads him. Patrick Carney is the resident lighthouse keeper in Hadley Cove. After the tragic death of his lover four years ago, he's content with his life until a stranger shows up in town and turns Patrick's head.

They harvest us. They breed us. They feed from us… There is no hope… Not until one fateful moment when my eyes open and I see something streaking across the skies.