Resultaat voor "We" in Avontuurlijke sciencefiction

In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives devoid of passion and creativity - until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul.

Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe. Bob and his copies have been spreading out from Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. But that's the only part of the plan that's still in one piece.

We (Russian: Мы, romanized: My) is a dystopian novel by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin, written 1920–1921. The novel was first published as an English translation by Gregory Zilboorg in 1924 by E. P. Dutton in New York. The novel describes a world of harmony and conformity within a united totalitarian state. It is believed that the novel had a huge influence on the works of Orwell and Huxley, as well as on the emergence of the genre of dystopia.

This exciting audio drama is based on an immensely popular podcast that has received hundreds of positive reviews and has had over four million downloads—and counting. For Army Reserve soldier Michael Cross, the world as he knows it ends in an instant. One minute he’s in college, and the...

Finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel From multiple award-winning author Daryl Gregory comes a madcap adventure following two friends on a cross-country bus tour through the mind-boggling glitches in their simulated world as they grapple with love, family, secrets, and the very nature of...

All hail the Well-Doer! All hail the United State! Mathematician D-503 is building The Integral, the spaceship that will spread freedomless happiness to all the planets! Yevgeni Zamyatin's classic dystopian science fiction novel in its original English translation.

Prince Roger MacClintock was heir to the galaxy’s Throne of Man and a spoiled young brat—that is, until he and his Royal Marines were stranded on the barbarian planet Marduk. So far, they’ve traversed a continent, taken over an enemy spaceport, and hijacked a starship. But they’re not...

The enemy Naxli keep advancing, taking humans prisoner and destroying human worlds. But this isn’t the Naxli’s first rodeo, and humanity is not alone. Other races have suffered at the hands of the enemy, and they’ve proposed that humanity join them and present a united front to defeat the Naxli once and for all.

What's that, bald monkey? Think everything's dandy because you've got a few missions under your belt and made a bit of a name for yourself on that backward planet of yours? Ha! Think again! I bet you'll be singing a different tune after you've been offered a personal assignment. You'll be a superstar rolling in credits if you succeed, but if you mess it up, you could lose everything. I'm talking "Legionnaire-career-over" kind of everything.

A team of scientists discover intelligent alien life, and start a dangerous race to capitalize on the opportunity. As the decades pass, however, first contact fades from living memory, and is mysteriously absent from any official historical records. For the next five centuries, humanity ventures out to the stars, their various political factions leaving no shortage of problems for an enterprising crew to make a living off of.

Einst waren sie befreundet. Nun wollen sie einander tot sehen. Die Freundschaft zerbricht, als Constantine wegen Serienmordes verhaftet wird und Ari sich den Ruf eines Helden verdient. Als der Häftling entdeckt, dass er wie Ari über Superkräfte verfügt, entkommt er aus dem Gefängnis. Wissend, dass seine übernatürliche Begabung Ari in den Selbstmord treiben könnte, beginnt Constantine seinen Rachefeldzug.

Anson: A 36-year-old sheriff on his way to a meeting. Quinn: A 21-year-old student returning to her senior year of college. Ava: A 6-month-old baby in the backseat of her mother's car. Three strangers who should've never met. But when the bridge all three are on collapses in a cataclysmic event, Quinn risks her life to save the trapped Ava. The baby's mother is dead, but her rescue is too little too late. They both hurtle for death, but before the poisoned river below claims them, Anson finds them and carries the girls to the safety of dry land.

Hey there, Caesar! I have to hand it to you—you're more than just a bald monkey now. You're a Legionnaire! Think you can do whatever you like just cause you got yourself a medal? Well, you're right! An achievement like that's gonna open so many doors for you! My very first Legionnaire's an intergalactic superstar in the making...I'm so happy I could squeal! But we can't let even a second go to waste—we've got a mission right here on planet....

In the wake of nuclear war and the collapse of civilization, survival isn’t just about staying alive, it’s about building something worth fighting for. Matt and his family have led their group this far through chaos, loss, and impossible odds. Now, as they push deeper into the unknown, the challenges ahead are no longer just about what’s chasing them, but what’s breaking them from within. With enemies closing in and trust beginning to fracture, every decision carries weight. Every mile tests their resolve. And not everyone will agree on what it takes to survive.

The power dies. Cars stop running. Phones fall silent. And in a single morning, the world changes forever. Thirteen-year-old Logan Hopkins thought the strange colors in the sky were just something unusual to talk about. Then the power grid collapses, modern technology fails, and every system his family depends on disappears without warning. With his parents stranded hundreds of miles away in Dallas, Logan is left at home with his two younger brothers and their nanny, Becca. At first, they wait for help. Everyone does.

The Free Ship Aurora has taken on a new responsibility: To protect even those who do not ask to be protected. But to do so, they will have to take an ambitious, against incredible odds....

London, thirty years after the zombie apocalypse... Civilization has fallen, and the virus that turns people into raging killers has become endemic in the population, sabotaging any attempts to rebuild society. Amelie has heard it all before. Nettle tea. Special prayers. Blood transfusions...

The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The...

When you least expect it, expect it. Bethany Anne has been notified there is a spaceship inside the system...but they can't find it. Is it Kurtherian, someone else? The governments have to be told about aliens, which sparks a worldwide effort by Governments to find what TQB has.... Oh, and Eric wants to date Gabrielle but he wants her to know he can protect her if need be. But his idea on how? Well, let's just say it might not be the best solution.

CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwe’s missions are fated to cross - and in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure.

We Only Need the Heads is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division.