Ergebnis für "The Prelude" in Science Fiction

The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed...

Shandiin walks the margins of humanity in a world teetering on the edge of ruin. The regime in power points fingers at science and sinners, casting genetically enhanced individuals as "abominations" to be hunted down. Yet amidst the chaos, Shandiin encounters a clandestine network led by a brilliant genetic engineer racing to preserve what remains of humanity. Their plan? To escape to a new world, bringing with them a bloodline of leaders designed to succeed where Earth’s civilizations have failed.

Humanity has fractured, and now in its cracks the seeds of the greatest conflict humanity has ever known begin to take root… Rogan Hallard is on the trail of a rogue scientist, but in trying to catch him and the secrets he stole, Hallard and his crew will find themselves in the crossfire of more than one hidden agenda… Higen Orochito’s ancestors created Shocho: an AI powerful enough to run an entire planet. But when Higen begins to suspect that Shocho is malfunctioning, how can he save both his family and the future?

In the not-too-distant future, the United States loses its status as a world Superpower. With the military cut to a barebones level and American leaders focused solely on the nation's internal struggles, the door will open for new powers to emerge on the world stage. In the wake of this power vacuum, China and Russia begin to flex their military muscles and expand their dominance in the world. They have the most up-to-date technological innovations ready for battle: railguns, unmanned drone tank vehicles, exoskeleton suits, and cyber warfare.

When Jack Harrison climbed down the short ladder from the airlock and stepped onto the debris covered soil, the ground crackled with the sound of dried leaves and twigs.

Harry Seldon venait d'inventer la psychohistoire et il n'y voyait qu'une pure spéculation, sans applications pratiques. Mais dès qu'il prit la parole à ce colloque, tout le monde comprit. La psychohistoire ne pouvait pas prédire l'avenir ? Les politiques s'en moquaient ! Ce qui comptait pour eux, c'est que les gens allaient y croire. Ensuite, les équations diraient ce qu'on leur ferait dire. Et si Seldon n'était pas d'accord tant pis pour lui ! Alors, le jeune chercheur s'enfuit en compagnie d'une belle historienne, Dors Venabili.

Immense solar storms send deadly masses of electrically charged particles that strike and devastate the Earth. The grid is down, the supply chain is nonexistent, and millions are dying. Monty is lucky to survive in a safe room with family and a few strangers. Monty suffered the loss of several close friends during the war in the Middle East, and then his wife and child were murdered, which caused his PTSD to get worse. Before escaping from the safe room, Monty learns that an assassin killed his stepfather and that the solar flare might have been caused by crooked US government officials.

John Riley is a physicist who achieves his lifelong dream of unraveling the mysteries of anti-gravity, but along the way, also unwittingly discovers the secret of interstellar communication. When he and a small group of coworkers attempt to respond to an unexpected message, believing it to have originated from somewhere on Earth, they find more than they anticipate. The message is from deep space.

In an effort to forget his painful past, he joins a pair of Arrangers and embarks on a quest to track down ancient musical artifacts of great power. When a shadowy enemy abducts the family of a wealthy noble, Khalen and his partners are swept into a twisted plot of mystery, deceit, and betrayal. Aided by a trio of hardened mercenaries, this motley crew of characters falls deeper into events that may be the prelude to war in the Twin Galaxies.

In the ruins of his world, Harrison Cody follows a mysterious voice on the radio as he and his pixie sidekick travel on foot across a terrifyingly random landscape. They discover Dorothy O'Neill, who has had to survive among monsters when her greatest worry used to be how to navigate high school. Together they search for what remains of Chicago, and the hope that civilization can be rebuilt.

The gang is back, and this time pitted against the most-dangerous enemy the galaxy has ever faced. Among the challenges our heroic trio encounters are a 5,000-year-old mutant genius and a one-trillion-strong race of ravenous trans-dimensional invaders. Once again Adam, Riyad, and Sherri find themselves neck-deep in an epic struggle to save the Milky Way from an evil that doesn't play favorites. And uniting against the invaders are the Humans, the Juireans, and even the Klin...to show just how serious the threat has become.

Landon Walker's to-do list:

1. Free his daughter from alien control
2. Prove his ex-wife is not an eco-terrorist
3. Keep the earth from becoming an alien battlefield
4. Join the first manned mission to another star system

Nothing on the list can be checked off without visiting a secret shaman site in the mountains of Patagonia. Prelude to Proxima is the second book in the Centauri Series by Rebecca S. W. Bates.

Flying Saucers, Nazis and Pirates, oh my! Want to know what really happened in New Mexico in the late ’40s. Why are there so many UFO sightings today? How do the UFOs go faster than our military planes, even underwater? Find the answers to these and many more questions.

The Final Exodus: A Prelude to Darkness and the End Times dives into a thrilling journey of faith, prophecy, and spiritual warfare. This compelling book offers a fresh perspective on biblical prophecy, weaving together scriptural insights, suspense, and the dramatic unfolding of a world on the brink of Darkness.

In the shattered year 972 D.W., Dominion teeters on the edge of annihilation. The Obscura spread corruption through city streets, billionaires twist power into shadow empires, and ancient monsters stir in forgotten Wells. But in the chaos, seven broken souls find themselves pulled toward destiny.

Corre el año 12020 en Trántor, la próspera capital del Imperio Galáctico, una civilización de una complejidad tecnológica y cultural inimagibale. Sin embargo, Hari Seldon, la mente científica más brillante de su época, acaba de augurar un desastre colosal a través de la psicohistoria, una nueva ciencia capaz de predecir el futuro mediante fórmulas matemáticas. Cuando el emperador Cleón busque apropiársela, Seldon deberá huir para que sus ideas no caigan en las manos equivocadas.

First launched over a decade ago, the Preludes series has continued to prove popular with Dragonlance fans. Riverwind the Plainsman is authored by popular writing team Thompson & Cook.

Monsters are on the rise and Gods walk the streets of Ashen Falls in four stories that serve as a prelude to The Eighth God. In "Melress and The Fading Man", a young half-elven boy is kidnapped by a children's nursery rhyme.

Adariel betrays her emperor husband in an effort to save him from the grip of darkness.

When Darren’s charge-cart gets knocked off the Earth-to-Mars highway and lost in space forever, he thinks his day can’t get any worse. When Kelly sees Darren accidentally short-circuit a talking lamppost, and its camera captures her face as it expires, she thinks her day can’t get any worse. When Pamasonic Teffal, a sentient breadmaker, is sent on a top-secret mission into the depths of the Internet and betrayed by her boss, a power-crazed smartphone, she knows this is only the beginning of a day that isn’t going to get any better. Join Darren, Kelly, and Pam in an anarchic comic adventure.