Ergebnis für "The Cone" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

At first, it was hailed as a miracle of science. In reality, it was a catastrophic mistake. Dr. Elliot Alere never imagined his greatest achievement would become his greatest regret. Driven by ambition and the promise of medical breakthroughs, he accomplished the impossible: resurrecting an extinct marine predator—the cameroceras. He believed the ancient cephalopod could unlock new frontiers in science. Instead, he unleashed a monster. When the creature escapes mid-transport, it vanishes into the waters surrounding Green Pastures, a quiet island off the West Coast.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the third book of the “gorgeously realized” (George R. R. Martin) epic fantasy caper Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Locke Lamora must make the hardest decision of his life . . . or death. “Fast paced, fun, and impossible to put down . . . Locke and company...

Pre-order Ray Nayler's brand-new speculative historical thriller Palaces of the Crow, coming soon! 'I loved this novel's brain and heart' DAVID MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF CLOUD ATLAS 'A first-rate speculative thriller, by turns fascinating, brutal, powerful, and redemptive' JEFF VANDERMEER, AUTHOR OF...

""Like the best of its predecessors, Making Money balances satire, knockabout farce and close observation of human — and non-human — foibles with impressive dexterity and deceptive ease. The result is another ingenious entertainment from the preeminent comic fantasist of our time.” —...

As a former con-artist, I love a convoluted, mind-bending scheme as much as the next guy. But as a recently promoted MagiPol agent, I love it significantly less than that guy. Especially when the life of a kidnapped teen hangs in the balance. Between confusing orders and conflicting evidence...

Famen Striker was never supposed to be captain. But when the rest of the crew dies in a spectacular fireball, she needs cash to fix her busted-up starship or she’ll lose the only home she has left. Her best option? Con the most dangerous magistrate in the galaxy. To pull off the impossible heist, Famen needs a crew. Unfortunately, all she’s got is Burt, a genetically engineered pilot with four thumbs and no clue, and L-Mac, her devoted companion-bot, whose recent glitches suggest he might secretly be a weapon of mass destruction.

Who would have thought a book of naughty poems by elves could mean the difference between war and peace? But if stealing the precious volume will keep the Republic and the Empire from tearing out each other's throats, rogue soldier Isafesira de Lochenville - "Loch" to friends and foes alike - is willing to do the dishonest honors.

For seven years, HellTV has watched Lucian Voss work. The frightening part is that Hell never taught him how. Eighteen years on one perfect scheme: his father's empire, taken without force, without theft, without ever raising his voice. When the old man goes down on his own boardroom floor...

One of the most exciting new voices in space opera returns with the thrilling sequel to the Philip K. Dick Award-winning These Burning Stars, the explosive space opera debut that launched the dangerous cat‑and‑mouse quest for revenge that will define a people forever. The Jeveni have finally...

Ruth Johnson and her sister Jules have been small-time hustlers on the interstellar cruise lines for years. But then Jules fell in love with one of their targets, Esteban Mendez-Yuki, sole heir to the family insurance fortune. Esteban seemed to love her too, until she told him who she really was, at which point he fled without a word. Now Ruth is set on revenge: disguised as provincial debutante Evelyn Ojukwu and set for the swanky satellite New Monte, she’s going to make Esteban fall in love with her, then break his heart and take half his fortune. At least, that’s the plan.

“In a word: Brilliant….It left me breathless and awed….Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last.” —James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Altar of Eden “WOW! Double Wow!...Ghost Country by Patrick Lee will make Asimov and Heinlein cheer with the angels. The...

""No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most."" —Paste Magazine
 The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a...

The dazzling final instalment in Melissa Caruso's Echo Archives series, a whip-smart adventure fantasy series packed with murder, mystery and mind-bending magic. Kembral Thorne is back on the job and everything is going well - she hasn't been in mortal peril for months and things are getting...

"Mission Impossible, but with magic, dragons, and a series of heists that go from stealing a crown to saving the world" (David Dalglish).Master con artist Ardor Benn and his crew of intrepid thieves are hired to pull off a series of wildly complex heists, from stealing a crown to saving the...

A Vision of Fire is the explosive first novel from iconic X-Files star Gillian Anderson and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Rovin: “Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child will find a lot to like” (Publishers Weekly). Renowned child psychologist Caitlin O’Hara is a single mom...

"Lush, engrossing and full of mystery and dark magic" (BookPage), Labyrinth's Heart is the thrilling conclusion to M. A. Carrick's Rook & Rose trilogy, in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord become reluctant allies in the quest to save their city from a dangerous ancient magic. May...

Raine Benares is a seeker who finds lost things and people. Ever since the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone that's given her unlimited power, has bonded to her, the goblin king and the elves have wanted to possess its magic themselves. Which means a goblin thief and her ex-fiancé - an elven assassin - are after her. To survive, she'll need the help of her notorious criminal family.

Flash Gordon is kidnapped and forced to perform as a trapeze artist in a circus of slaves. Flash foils his captors and forms an expedition to end the tyranny on the planet Mesmo...

In a tantalizing follow-up to Blood of the Gods, author Sapir A. Englard returns underground to the dangerous world of vampires, where war looms on the horizon and jealousy courses through cold veins. Aileen Henderson is still finding her bearings among the vampires. After a nightmarish...

Edwina Danforth, autrice di romanzi rosa, sognava solo di trovare ispirazione nella misteriosa terra dei fae. Invece, complice un bicchiere di troppo e un affare che non avrebbe mai dovuto accettare, si ritrova intrappolata in una scommessa magica contro il suo più acerrimo nemico: il bellissimo e presuntuoso William Haywood. La sfida? Durante un tour letterario di un mese, chi conquisterà più amanti si aggiudicherà un contratto editoriale che potrebbe cambiare la carriera di entrambi. Peccato che Edwina sia brava a scrivere di passione… ma non altrettanto a viverla.