Ergebnis für "The Night Shift" in Action & Abenteuer

In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma. A simple pill, it had been discovered, could wipe out the memory of any traumatic event. At almost the same moment in humanity’s broad history, mankind discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall. And the ability to forget it ever happened.

As a relentless storm batters the secluded Ashford estate, veteran security guard Jack Reeves settles into what should be another uneventful overnight assignment. Eight years in private security have taught him to distrust silence and weather alike; rain masks footsteps, drowns out alarms, and gives cover to those patient enough to wait for the right moment. Alone in the sprawling, empty mansion while its wealthy owners vacation overseas, Jack conducts his routine patrols amid darkened hallways, antique furnishings, and the quiet weight of inherited money.

When Van gains rank as a Peacemaker, he becomes a bigger target for the criminals scattered among the stars. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. On a distant world under an alien sun, hunters and their companions—the Rovan—bond in a ritual as old as their civilization. But one of the hunters is missing, and Van, along with his growing crew, knows where to look. Climbing up into the rarified air of the super-rich, Van uncovers a new enemy: The Fade. And they are as cruel as the stars are many.

I hate being a shifter. I was bitten by a rogue in the Louisiana bayou, and I'm desperate to find a way to break the curse of the cat that shivers under my skin...and to steal a talisman that's rumored to do exactly that. Problem is, it's secreted away in the penthouse apartment of Alpha Anthony Holder, and he doesn't take it well when he catches me breaking in.

Ursula has forgotten her past. Too bad her past won’t return the favor. Ursula can’t remember a single thing before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent—and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots. But on her eighteenth...