Ergebnis für "The Bell" in Science Fiction

Nach dem Überleben politischer Intrigen im Zwergenreich und gleich zwei Attentatsversuchen nimmt Syls Reise eine weitere unerwartete Wendung. Was als harmloser Besuch in den steinernen Hallen voller verschlagener Adliger begann, endete mit unvorhergesehenen Folgen und einer unwahrscheinlichen Freundschaft. Nun geraten Syl und Vee in die Hände der Elfen, fernab vertrauter Gefilde. Kann unser chaotisches Duo in diesen neuen Landen überleben? Wird Syls Verkleidung halten–oder muss die glitschige Wahrheit ans Licht kommen? Und vor allem: Welche Belohnungen warten wohl hinter der nächsten Ecke?

An epic cyberpunk fantasy/horror novel where a team of Surveyors navigates a dystopian landscape filled with monstrous creatures and systemic corruption, perfect for fans of Joe Hill, Joe Abercrombie, and Cyberpunk 2077. The Black City was abandoned for a reason. Centuries after the fall of...

As the first humans allowed in Suevan space, there’s a lot riding on my all-woman team. Earth desperately needs their tech, and I’m determined to prove we can negotiate the price. Without their planetary defense systems, Earth is a sitting duck, ripe for invasion. Except the Suevan culture is nothing like ours. When I take part in what I think is a welcoming ceremony, I leave with more than I bargained for: a husband. A mate. Apparently, we’re there to marry them as payment—something the top brass on Earth doesn’t bother denying. Fantastic.

For 25 years, civilization has survived in meager enclaves, guarded against a plague of the dead. Temple wanders this blighted landscape, keeping to herself and keeping her demons inside her heart. She can’t remember a time before the zombies, but she does remember an old man who took her in and the younger brother she cared for until the tragedy that set her off on her personal journey toward redemption.

Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps in this spellbinding historical romance blending mystery, art, romance and time travel. BEHIND EVERY DOOR, A SECOND CHANCE ‘Have you travelled a long way?’ she asked carefully. A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. ‘Well, yes,” he said...

Ships vanish without distress calls. Entire colonies disappear overnight. And beneath the stars, ancient bells ring through the dark. Gideon Collins — a hooded Anglion-born outlaw with a Cockney edge and a brutal past tied to the infamous Widowmaker Incident — sails aboard the feared warship Gravemourn alongside the ruthless pirates and survivors of the Dreaded Fleet. But Gideon is no ordinary pirate. He hears the sea beneath dead-space. Whispers. Songs. Warnings.

Fünf Geschichten in einem Band: Enthält: "Erobert von ihren Aliens", "Entführt vom wilden Alpha", "Ein Alien mit bösen Absichten", "Gestrandet mit dem Alien", "Die Beute des Aliens". Magst du deine Aliens besitzergreifend, wortkarg und wenn sie nicht allzu viele Fragen stellen, bevor sie die Protagonistin für sich beanspruchen? Dann bist du hier genau richtig. Dunkle Dark-Sci-Fi-Novellen mit unbändig übertriebener Handlung und Happy End.

Though Isabella has managed to sidestep personal disaster with the help of the Duke of the Isles, Valerio, a national disaster still looms over the Kingdom of Dovhain. If it cannot be averted, Isabella can guarantee no one's safety, especially not her own. Her father's numerous other children...

The huge alien prince claims I’m his wife—but I’ve never been a good little princess. I’m not about to start now. Stuck in a hot jungle with an even hotter alien is not how I imagined my diplomatic mission going. To make things worse, every conversation is an exercise in survivor charades. I’ve always prided myself on never needing a man, but this planet seems determined to prove I can't live without the massive alien stuck to my side.

2010. The end of the world has begun, but no one is paying attention. People are unaware of the breaking pandemic, code name, The Epilogue Event. Accidentally finding himself at center stage, an unlikely and unwilling hero Peter Finch, must, if he is to survive, awaken powers he has been trying to forget for over thirty years. And time is not on his side. A mysterious Artificial Intelligence, the cause of the plague, is slowly gaining control over everyone Peter loves and everything he values.

I am the only one excited—okay, delighted—at finding myself married to a hulking, alien warlord. I’ve always been into scales and tails, and this big green beefcake is right up my alley. Except, he’s not into me. But I want my fun, and that’s the very least I can get out of this arranged marriage. I’m determined to get my way, and I’m sick of being ignored.

A succession crisis consumed the Kingdom of Dovhain following the death of Edgar the Great. In the treacherous royal court, Princess Isabella had endured every indignity, overcame countless injustices, and fought against the most vicious of enemies. At first it had been for survival, but in time...

Eigentlich wollte ich Weihnachten in Ruhe mit meinen besten Freundinnen in einer Hütte feiern, die wir über die Feiertage gemietet haben - mitten in der verschneiten Wildnis von Colorado. Doch stattdessen schaffe ich es, kopfüber einen Berg hinunterzustürzen und vor dem Weihnachtsmann zu landen. Kurz bin ich mir sicher, den Verstand verloren zu haben, denn mir ist durchaus klar, dass es den Weihnachtsmann nicht gibt. Was es allerdings ganz eindeutig gibt, sind riesige Aliens mit roter Haut und schneeweißen Haaren. Da wird man sich auf den ersten Blick ja wohl irren dürfen.

On a cold night in an abandoned construction site, a dying alien grants five brave children the power to morph into any animal or person they can touch so that they can fight back against a secret invasion of evil, mind-controlling slugs called the "Yucks." Arnold knows this because he was there, hiding behind a half-built wall, and saw everything. He even accidentally got the same powers the children did!

A decade after the Cynosure, Zoe Sinclair is still trying to ignore the end of the world. For ten years, everything has been slowly falling apart; people continue to disappear, and no one seems to know where, until they begin to reappear as the terrifying Baptised. Zoe needs to get away — it's something she is good at — but to outrun the tide of impending catastrophe will take every bit of her creativity, imagination, and callous disregard for those she cares about. From Milton Keynes to the devastated city of London, Zoe runs while the creatures of the plague relentlessly pursue her.

I never thought I’d be tricked into an arranged marriage with an alien warlord. Still, it’s been easy enough to keep my former gladiator husband at arm’s length. But once my translator starts working, the hulking himbo decides he’s tired of waiting and freaking kidnaps me. I wake up in a picturesque seaside village, and the big lug is only too happy to inform me that it’s all part of his plan to give us time to fall in love. Strangely enough, it turns out he was listening when I told him I loved historical mysteries.

In 1890s Paris, a librarian and a detective must track down a killer – before the city goes up in flames. The Mortal Word is the enthralling fifth instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman. A corrupt countess. A spy in danger. And an assassin. Peace talks are always...

Arto has a problem. For one, he's a robot. He’s awoken with no memory of who he is, with nothing but a mysterious letter, in a world bereft of those fleshy, talky things that made him. So why is he alone, and where have all the people gone? He stumbles upon a lost, cheeky kitten and selects it as his best friend for the adventure of a lifetime, trying to make sense of all this existence stuff. Just as Arto begins to fear he's the only sentient thing left on the whole planet, a cantankerous robot falls from the sky. She says she's his sister.

When the Star Seekers of Searth crashed on a primitive planet generations ago, the castaways formed a new civilization with strict laws in order to survive. A member of the elite diplomat caste, Senator Anya Fortune, has a secret that forces her to snub the barbarian Alpha King Shade's wedding offer, not realizing she's risking their fragile existence. His Royal Highness wonders what in 13 hells he has to do to get the woman to notice him. He must use the one, hot night he’s given by law to change her mind. Let the game of hearts begin. Winner takes all...

In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris and horror.