Ergebnis für "The Man" in Weltraumerkundung

Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night Brigade has been Nomad’s strategy for years. Staying one or two steps ahead of his pursuers by skipping through the Cosmere from one world to the next. But now, his powers too depleted to escape, Nomad finds himself trapped on Canticle, a planet that will kill anyone who doesn’t keep moving. Fleeing the fires of a sunrise that melts the very stones, he is instantly caught up in the struggle between a heartless tyrant and the brave rebels who defy him.

Ben Gallagher will nichts weiter, als schnell und unauffällig Kasse machen. Doch sein Diebesgut, das wie ein einfacher Stein aussieht, ist viel mehr als das. Er ist der Funke, der ein kosmisches Inferno entfacht. Zwischen gnadenlosen Alien-Crews, die Menschen lieber verspeisen, als ihnen die Hand zu reichen; einer femme fatale, die mehr verbirgt, als sie zeigt, und einem Mond, der nicht nur heiß begehrt, sondern auch brandgefährlich ist, kämpft Ben Gallagher ums nackte Überleben.

Twenty of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world’s most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction...

Agetha and her husband have spent their whole lives in the fleet's zero-G. Now all is turmoil as the fleet lands, discovering they are surrounded by a single fungal biomass spanning the entire planet. To build a new home, the fleet must confront a dangerous organism, and Agetha must decide if she can raise a family in this inhospitable landscape.

Brought to you by Penguin. A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. When the Home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a graveyard of dead civilisations. What befell them is unknown. All Home knows is...

Brought to you by Penguin. A fast-paced, action-adventure thriller for readers of The Martian. ONE SMALL STEP. ONE FATAL MISTAKE. On the barren plains of the Kazakh Steppe, Alyssa Wright stands on the brink of the most ambitious space flight in history: a one-way mission to Mars. But when...

Novelist, playwright and screenwriter James Follett wrote over 25 novels, more than 50 radio dramas and numerous TV scripts, including several episodes of Blake’s 7. He was one of the most borrowed authors in UK libraries, and his works have been translated into over a dozen languages. This anthology includes his finest radio plays and series – including many that have never previously been available before. Framing the collection is the special BBC7 programme Men, Martians and Machines, in which Follett himself introduces us to several of his most popular pieces.

Humanity stands at the brink of extinction. Enemies have set aside their differences to join shoulder to shoulder for the fate of the world. But is it too late? The alien threat has stretched across the globe and now there is no major power that isn't facing a collapse of their civilization...

From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series. Humanity...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook of Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel, read by Andy Secombe, Adna Sablylich, Laurel Lefkow, William Hope, Charlie Anson, Christopher Ragland, Karina Fernandez, Madeleine Rose, Roy McMillan and Sarah Wells. What's going on? Turn on the television...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel, read William Hope, Charlie Anson, Laurence Bouvard, Adna Sablylich, Laura Kirman, Aaron Vodovoz, Julie Rogers, Christopher Ragland, Patricia Rodrigues, Jennifer Woodward, Eric Meyers, Madeleine Rose, Lance C Fuller and...

Meet Traver Graff, a hugely popular social critic, who unexpectedly finds himself hurtling through space at the behest of the mysterious Aurora Corporation. As his journey unfolds, he finds himself caught in a paradox between his long-standing convictions and the alien wonders he finds amongst the stars. But that's not all; back on Earth, the intrepid reporter Callie dares to delve into the heart of darkness, fearlessly unmasking the elusive machinations of the enigmatic corporation.

Vor Daj is a member of John Carters personal guard, and is one of the fiercest warriors on Barsoom. As the two fighting men search for Ras Thavas, the brilliant mad scientist, in order to save the life of Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars, they find themselves captured in a city of grotesque, seemingly unkillable monsters. These abominations have human body parts, but in all the wrong places and the wrong sizes.This unique story in the John Carter of Mars series is the only one that is told from the point of view of Vor Daj, as he sees his adventure with the Warlord of Mars, John Carter.

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition.

The First Men in the Moon, published in 1901, is the gripping tale of man's first journey to the moon, undertaken by one Mr. Bedford, a bankrupt businessman; and the eccentric scientist Mr. Cavor. Here they discover a sophisticated civilization, dominated by an insectlike race they call the Selenites. It is exciting, funny, profound and tragic by turns: a beautifully written scientific romance, in fact. It is read by Greg Wagland.

Brought to you by Penguin. Across the galaxy, the Black Panther answers the call of rebellion in this thrilling adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s graphic novel, The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda. Lost to time, space, and legend, Wakanda’s rightful king must answer the call of rebellion…...

Coffee Chats with a Future-Person is speculative fiction for listeners who have thought about what "home" means when the universe is very large. It is warm, wry, and hopeful, even when the topics are not. Listen to one chatter, look out the window, and notice the world again.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE PLANET HAS ALWAYS CALLED TO JILL, BUT ITS SECRETS MAY CONSUME HER. . . Swallowed is a dark, psychological sci-fi novella where obsession, romance, and horror intertwine on a planet that seems too perfect to be real. Earth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our...

A sharp allegorical novel about a hidden human civilization, a crucial election, and a mysterious invisible force that must not be named, by one of our most imaginative comic novelists LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post When...

The Whirl Wind Man is told through oldest brother Jimmy Huey's vantage point and eyes. Several decades pass over two small-town brothers' seemly endless games, one of which lasts and leads to the discovery of the first time travel vessel, a fleeting space-time travel meeting, and befriending an alien being. Conflict endures between family and brothers over keeping a secret and outgrowing the first time travel vessel.