Ergebnis für "Strings" in Science Fiction

Cambridge - Februar 2028: Am Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory knallen die Korken. An diesem Tag sendet das Nancy-Grace-Roman-Space-Telescope die ersten Bilder aus dem Weltall, dessen Ziel die Erforschung der Expansionsgeschichte des Universums ist. Mit den ersten Daten kippt die Stimmung, da das Universum nicht wie angenommen expandiert, sondern offenbar schrumpft. Das String-Paradoxon: Dr. Ellen Duvall ist Physikerin, 36 Jahre alt, ledig, attraktiv und wird von Kollegen aufgrund ihrer Besserwisserei gemieden. Ihre unpopulären Berechnungen stimmen immer.

She's the key to everything . . . Sofie has a choice--she can eke out an existence in the shadow of Felicitos, the tethered way station where she works on the breakaway planet of Garmen, or she can try to bring it crashing down. When she teams up with Leo, a man who's dedicated his life to fighting her enemies, her choices start to narrow, until her secrets are the only thing keeping her alive. Leo is all too aware he doesn't know enough about Sofie, something his own security detail is not slow to point out, but he can't keep away.

Knowledge can get you killed. Especially if you have no idea what it means. Ben is not a genius, but he can spout facts about animals and wristwatches with the best of experts. He just can't explain how he knows any of it. He also knows about the Chime. What it is or why it's important he couldn't say. But this knowledge is about to get him in a whole heap of trouble. After he and his best friend Patton are abducted by a trash-talking, flesh-construct alien bounty hunter, Ben finds out just how much he is worth...and how dangerous he can be.

Daniel was lost--torn from his own reality and trapped in a violent universe of old gods, enigmas, and decay. The corporeality around him no longer followed the logic of time or physics, and the threat to his life was becoming more real with each breath. A mysterious condition, known only as The Syndrome, threatens the existence of four remaining deities. As his sanity unravels and dissolves like the rotting flesh of the nightmarish beast that hunted him, Daniel must fight to understand the truth of his significance to these gods.

Rebecca Colt was different and used her abilities to become the best psychic Secret Agent in America. She traveled the world, hunted down foreign agents, had wild car chases, and adrenaline-pumping shoot-outs. Until one day, in Austin, Texas, when everything went wrong. When a little girl died. When Agent Colt's life fell apart.

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Joan Cooper is a 17-year-old genius who was traumatized by the death of her older sister and who tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine being who wants to help her unveil the universe’s mathematical design. Joan must enter the battle between science and religion, fighting for her sanity and a new understanding of the cosmos.

Gil Abrams is a religious man, and not getting any younger. But after watching his wife die, and lines in his face getting deeper, he decides that maybe heaven can wait. Especially when he finds out about the new de-aging treatment on the market. The only problem is the cost. Being a retired janitor, his life savings don't quite cover the million yuan. The only option is to become a coyote, smuggling American immigrants by sea into Newfoundland from the civil war that rages below the border. It takes a lot of guts, determination, planning, and a risk-taking nature, none of which Gil has. In ...

Claire's perfect wedding takes a horrific turn when her guests start turning into zombies. It's up to her best friend, Kat, and a motley crew of wisecracking misfits to save the day.

Frank continues the search for his brother, Jake, but when he meets a stranger with shocking information, he's forced to face a familiar enemy. A woman named Sophie Porter travels to Rook Mountain in search of her sister's killer. What she finds there will draw her into the fight against Zed. Jake Hinkle only wanted to save his family, but now he's trapped in a strange forest where it's only safe to go out at night. A book with the symbol of a broken world on the cover is his only chance at survival.

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