Ergebnis für "The Star" in Science Fiction

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.

Woran erkennt man, dass das Ende der Welt erreicht ist? Der junge Gazing muss sich dieser Frage bald stellen, denn er ist auf der Suche nach einem verschwundenen Kind, das sich genau dort aufhalten soll. Unterwegs stößt er auf das dunkelste Geheimnis des Universums - und seiner Selbst. Jodie S. Calussi zeichnet eine detailreiche, rätselhafte Welt, verhandelt auf kreative Weise Themen wie Social Media und Technologie und übt charmant Kritik an unserer Gesellschaft.

The discovery of an ancient alien pyramid buried under the ice in Antarctica changes Earth forever. We learn that we are the forgotten slaves of a galaxy spanning empire called the V'kit'no'sat who abandoned our planet 100,000 years ago during a massive rebellion. Our ancestors, the Zen'zat, were given special genetic powers and ordered never to reproduce under pain of death...for themselves and their offspring. That means Earth's entire population is illegal and if the V'kit'no'sat return to reclaim their lost border colony they'll wipe out every last one of us.

One minute, down-and-out actor Lorenzo Smythe is, as usual, in a bar, drinking away his troubles while watching his career circle the drain. Then a space pilot buys him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knows, he’s shanghaied to Mars. Smythe suddenly finds himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who has been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians is at stake, and failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war.

Nach einer globalen Katastrophe hat Hig noch drei Dinge, für die es sich zu leben lohnt: Seinen Hund Jasper, seinen aggressiven, aber hilfsbereiten Nachbarn, und seine Cessna. Solange er nur Kurzstrecken fliegt und Treibstoff spart, kommt er über die Runden. Doch eines Tages empfängt er eine Nachricht von einem anderen Piloten. Gibt es irgendwo dort draußen noch ein anderes, ein besseres Leben? Diese Frage lässt Hig nicht mehr los. Schließlich folgt er der Stimme aus seinem Funkgerät und fliegt los, obwohl er genau weiß, dass er nicht genug Treibstoff hat, um wieder nach Hause zurückzukehren.

Thirty original stories - each inspired by a Janis Ian song - from some of the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy, including: Tad Williams, Harry Turtledove, Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman, John Varley, Mercedes Lackey, Judith Tarr, Janis Ian, and others.

Marooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a rescue vessel that had intended to leave him to die.

When aliens invade Las Vegas, one man is thrust into a battle beyond imagination, fighting the terrifying shock troops of a sprawling galactic empire. To protect a terrified child, he seizes the strange weapon of a fallen hero—an ancient, sentient sword—and is catapulted far into the future with no way back. Now trapped in an alien world, he must master the sword's mysterious power and navigate a deadly game of political intrigue. But time is running out for humanity.

Stranded on a jungle world, Esna and the other evacuees fight both the V'kit'no'sat and the heavy gravity to survive, but she finds her pathetic lack of strength and stamina slowing the others down. Knowing she is responsible for their deaths, Esna is hauled along as the enemy picks them off one after another while the Star Force personnel refuse to leave her behind. 'Persistent Ravage' is the 3rd book in the Wayward Trilogy and part of the Star Force universe.

Hudson Powell and Tory Bellona scour the galaxy for priceless alien artefacts found inside wrecked starships called Revocaters. Once the guardians of life in the universe, the Revocaters were destroyed by a super-powered AI, known as Goliath. Thwarted before it could finish its task, Goliath has now returned to fulfil its purpose, and wipe out all sentient life in the universe.

Hudson Powell had always been a drifter, but after his father died, he vowed to turn his life around. He quit freelancing as a starship pilot and joined the Relic Guardian Force as a 38-year-old rookie. That was a big mistake. The RGF police the alien wrecks that have been found on every portal world discovered in the last century. They make sure the relic hunters pay taxes on the priceless alien tech they scavenge from the hulks. The snag is that the RGF is corrupt. And Hudson’s training officer Logan Griff is the worst scumbag of the lot.

Verwandte Seelen entfesseln geheimnisvolle Magie! Vesper Quill arbeitet für den mächtigen Großkonzern Kent Corp. Als sie erkennt, dass dessen neu entwickelte Raumschiffserie erhebliche Sicherheitsrisiken aufweist, ist ihr Name plötzlich in aller Munde – und steht ganz oben auf der Eliminierungsliste von Kent Corp. Von Feinden umgeben, muss Vesper um ihr Leben kämpfen. Dabei kommt ihr der Elitesoldat Kyrion Caldaren gefährlich nahe, doch statt sie zu töten, beharrt er darauf, dass zwischen ihren Seelen ein magischer Bund besteht – einer, der ihnen beiden zum Verhängnis werden könnte.

The first book in the Galactic Empire series, the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series, by one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction, Isaac Asimov His name was Biron Farrill and he was a student at the University of Earth. A native of one of the helpless...

“Leave it to Peter Heller to imagine a postapocalyptic world that contains as much loveliness as it does devastation. His hero, Hig, flies a 1956 Cessna (his dog as copilot) around what was once Colorado, chasing all the same things we chase in these pre-annihilation days: love, friendship...

Mars and the Moon have been colonized, piracy runs rampant in the asteroid belts, and a thriving society grows in the depths of space. Humanity prepares to embark upon its greatest journey - the colonization of Alpha Centauri. Then, everything changes. A deep space reconnaissance probe discovers a new Earth-like planet 12 light-years from Earth’s sun. The probe also finds something unusual, something unnerving. A new mission is created, a space fleet is formed, and humanity embarks on unravelling the greatest mystery of all - the origins of life itself.

During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope....

Carina Lin is a slum brat turned space mercenary. With a twist. She’s also a mage, and she’s about to risk everything. Her merc band, the Black Dogs, is assigned a suicide mission. A young boy has been kidnapped by one of the galactic sector’s most powerful clans, and the Dogs’ task is to rescue him.

Jessica Lin is missing! And Brad Mendoza has no idea where she is. But he has other problems, like the people trying to extort him into capturing a man he was probably going to kill anyway! Now, with bounty hunters, crime lords, their own Navy, and some random gunslinger after them, can Brad and Jessica find a little more dumb luck and save each other and their crew? Old villains return, and new friends are forged as they scramble against the worst odds they've ever seen.

The Devils of Vitality always spot a liar. Rin Varun’s got something to hide. That’s a lie. He’s got several things. Traveling to a different galaxy was meant to make his life less complicated, but a year in on this new planet and he’s still fighting off his demons. There’s no better place to learn how to keep skeletons buried than the Academy, where they teach their cadets how to uncover them, and Rin is determined to graduate in order to ensure those demons stay hidden.

Retten sie das Universum oder lassen sie es brennen? Zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort zu sein, ist so etwas wie eine Gabe. Für Kali, Prinzessin der Neun Planeten, ist das gelegentlich nützlich – zum Beispiel, wenn sie ›versehentlich‹ ein langweiliges Staatsdinner verpasst. Aber als ihr Sternenschiff angegriffen wird, könnte es tödlich sein. Fast. Dank eines dunkeläugigen, sexy Misanthropen namens Ian kann sie entkommen. Zusammen mit sieben anderen, jeder mit eigener Geschichte und Agenda, selbst wenn es nur darum geht, einen weiteren Tag zu überleben.