Ergebnis für "Underground" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keiner von ihnen konnte wissen, wie gut das Fallen sein kann. Bis jetzt. Seine Berührung ist sanft und soll Trost spenden. Schutz. Heilung. All das, was ich nicht bin. Aber der Engel Gui zieht mich zu sich, wie die Erde den Mond anzieht. Ich habe versucht zu fliehen. Ich wollte weglaufen. Ich war schon fast weg, und dann tauchte sie auf. Eine andere Frau. Ihre Berührung war besitzergreifend, ihre Macht etwas, vor dem sogar ich mein Knie beugen musste.

Er gehört zum Himmel. Ich gehöre auf die Erde. Wir beide sollten eigentlich lieber allein gelassen werden … Als eine geheimnisvolle Organisation uns sagt, dass wir uns zusammentun müssen, um ein gefährliches Monster zu stoppen, das sich wie ein Schatten durch die Straßen von New York City bewegt und unschuldige Frauen ermordet, bin ich nicht überrascht, dass wir uns beide wehren.

Immersed in imaginative journeys, the Baron Trump stories showcase the eponymous character—a wealthy young boy residing in Trump Castle. While his official name is Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, he opts to be addressed by his title, Baron Trump, for simplicity. Venturing into time travel escapades across human history, the young Baron encounters ancient societies, engaging with their languages and social customs. Accompanied by his loyal and protective companion, Bulger the hound, Baron Trump navigates diverse adventures, overcoming numerous challenges.

Kat Dubois has been sidelined. With a single word from Heru - no - her plans to save humanity from the Cascade Virus one mortal at a time are put on hold indefinitely. But Kat's not willing to sit by, watching the world as she knows it crumble around her. While Heru awaits a miracle discovery that may never come, Kat shuns his orders and takes rogue action. Thanks to her trusty deck of tarot cards, she knows that at least the universe is on her side. Probably.

The bestselling book that asks the question: what would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened? A New York Times bestseller; a Goodreads Choice finalist; named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, Hudson Bookseller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch...

Things at the Institute look darker than ever. I've lost all my friends, my hope, and the person I love. To make matters worse, the prison is planning something nefarious. Experiments are being performed on inmates at the Institute, to satisfy the Warden's craving to find a demigod. I've sworn to uncover the Warden's plans, and go underground to learn just what he's plotting. Unfortunately, I can't find answers without putting my soul on the line. And the consequences are going to propel me straight to the afterlife.

Ingersoll Lockwood invented the fictional character Baron Trump in 1890 for a two-part sci-fi/fantasy series about a privileged boy who undertakes a sequence of fantastic voyages. The style of the Baron Trump series - a mix of fantasy and young-listener-oriented science fiction - anticipated and may have influenced L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The second in that series, Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey, describes Baron's trip to the Earth's interior via an opening in the Russian Arctic.

Sie schuldet uns Geld. Eine Menge Geld. Und ich bin der Typ, der es eintreiben soll. Also tritt sie jetzt in meinem Casino auf. Mit ihren knappen Shorts stolziert sie über meine Bühne und bringt mich langsam um den Verstand. Solange sie das tut, was von ihr erwartet wird, wird ihr nichts passieren. Aber ich habe nicht erwartet, dass sie in mein Büro einfällt und mich in Versuchung führt; dass sie um einen Vorgeschmack auf meine Autorität bettelt.

"Bringing a self-assured, intelligent manner to this dark mixture of urban fantasy, romance, Russian folklore, and Shakespearean storytelling, narrator Ferdelle Capistrano has a fine time giving voice to the seven beautiful but cunning Antonova sisters and the three equally cunning Fedorov...

„JETZT BIST DU MIR AUSGELIEFERT, AMORE.“ Tut mir leid, Bella. Du hast die Arschkarte gezogen. Als Zeugin eines Verbrechens bist du jetzt meine Gefangene. Ich wollte nicht, dass es so läuft. Aber dich an mein Bett zu fesseln und kreischen zu lassen, ist eine unerwartete Freude. Tatsächlich ist es mein Privileg. Und auch wenn ich dir nach dieser kleinen Kostprobe vertrauen sollte, bin ich nicht sicher, ob ich dich je wieder gehenlasse … Jack of Spades ist ein eigenständiger Roman in der Unterwelt-Serie von Las Vegas. Kein Fremdgehen, keine Cliffhanger."

Emily Glass thought a move to Atlanta was just what she needed to jump-start a new life. But after her roommate and best friend is attacked by a man with superhuman strength, she discovers an underworld to Atlanta she never expected. Recruited by a strange organization with an enigmatic agenda to help apprehend the attacker, she soon finds herself doing strange side jobs for them. To make things more complicated, the boss at her day job expresses romantic interest.

"Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey" is a novel by Ingersoll Lockwood, first published in 1893. The story follows young Baron Trump, who, along with his dog Bulgar, discovers a hidden portal within the family castle, leading to a subterranean world known as the "World within a World." The narrative unfolds as Baron encounters peculiar characters, engages in extraordinary adventures, and unravels mysteries in this fantastical realm.

How can humans survive and prosper 1,500 feet below the earth's surface? Jules Verne successfully weaves a dark yet magnificent story into this equally dark world.

Having finally met for the first time, Elizabeth and Thomas soon find themselves in mortal danger as the Mass Extinction series continues. Having encountered a strange little girl they found at the side of the road, Elizabeth and Thomas follow her to a seemingly abandoned old hospital. They soon...

Boredom, drudgery, with an occasional excitement brought about by food shortages or blackouts; the illnesses of a dying society devoid of imagination, inventiveness, even competence. At the apex of its soulless construct sit the powerful, cunningly wrestling for position, seeking control over a people who no longer care who controls their lives. And there is no Atlantis, waiting in the wings to provide guidance for those who have been slowly robbed of their will to create, to invent, to prove their competence. The soul of the individual has been lost to the tyranny of the group.

Anne and Hutch have escaped the confines of the Tyson Estate with plans to live out in the harsh conditions of The Elements where it is always winter. Instead, they accidentally discover an entire society of people living underground. Dwellers, as they call themselves, enjoy a peaceful existence away from the Estates and out of The Elements in a world called Sub Terra. There are dozens of families living in homes they call Dwellings. They live in what once was the New York City subway system. They exist as people did before The Shift.

Hugo award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N. K. Jemisin sharply examines modern society in her first short story collection. 'The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation... Jemisin seems able to do just about everything' NEW YORK TIMES 'Smart, sharp...

Acclaimed Christian author Jerry Jenkins pens the startling prequel to the internationally best-selling Left Behind saga. After the horror of World War III, the world resolves to abolish religion. But is this new age of peace truly peaceful? Anti-religious witch-hunters are tracking down and killing the faithful in hiding, and now supernatural events that defy non-Biblical interpretation are beginning to occur throughout the world.

Dead in Days. Emily Glass will be dead in days unless she can overcome destiny. An overlord of Hell has a price on Emily's head and every demon in the underworld wants to claim the prize. She might be the Great Banisher, but even she can't fight off an army of demons. The only way to survive might be to trust an enigmatic Seraphim, and to find the source of her powers. Where does her demon banishing power come from? How can she rip the powers from vampires?

During a routine Custodian investigation into illegal activities by vampires, Emily Glass discovers a massive demon-summoning pattern in a warehouse. Her demon-possessed boyfriend, Tyler Rock, identifies it as a demonicus - an ancient pattern used to summon demons from different levels of hell all at the same time, with the most powerful demon devouring the souls of humans to magnify his power.