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A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. “Without ignoring the metallic constraints of their robotic bodies, [Narrator Em] Grosland…crafts a narration for each character that feels completely...

Starship Captain George Cottonhammer (Will Forte), bored by his job, stops his ship in middle space and floats, doing nothing.

Saubere Luft als Mangelware, Roboter mit Existenzängsten, sprechende Pflanzen - "Wenn wir morgen sagen" nimmt uns mit auf eine rasante Zeitreise in die Zukunft eines Planeten, dessen Ressourcen wir gnadenlos ausgenutzt haben. Zwischen Utopie und Dystopie, Horror und Comedy werden in dieser Hörspielserie fünf Zukunftsszenarien entworfen, die unterschiedlicher kaum sein könnten, und sich doch alle mit den zentralen Fragen unserer Zeit beschäftigen: Was wird aus uns werden? Wie werden wir leben?

With the world in ruins and humanity on the brink of extinction, T.E.D.D. has one last chance to stop the Manager for good. As nuclear fallout spreads, MilBot armies march, and mutant Sloppers roam, T.E.D.D., ArachnoBot, and a ragtag band of humans launch a desperate assault on the Manager’s secret Arctic lair. Guarded by unseen technologies and horrors of unfathomable power, this mission demands everything. If T.E.D.D. fails, humanity ends — and the Manager rules forever.

In a self-running smart house, a young sentient hoover listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by To Kill a Mockingbird and craving human connection, the little vacuum renames herself Scout and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. But when Edie passes away, Scout and her fellow appliances discover that the omnipresent Grid, which monitors every household in the City, wants to displace Harold from the home he's lived in for fifty years.

God rest ye merry gentlefolk, it's time for the traditional St Mary's Christmas jump - this year to Martingale Manor, where a murder mystery is unfolding... It's nearly Christmas and Leon has had a Brilliant Idea. A holiday - to enable a very reluctant Max to recover from her recently acquired...

Having claimed a new home among the stars, the clan now looks outward—ready to strike, settle scores, and carve their mark into a rapidly changing universe. As tension rises across their young universe, they strike out against their enemies—navigating delicate negotiations, taking part in a grand auction, and recover Nivareth, a realm of boundless possibility that will shape their future in ways they have yet to understand.

In many ways Richland, Ohio is the same tiny, sleepy rural village it has been for the last 150 years: The same families, the same farms, the same heartland beliefs and traditions that have sustained it for generations. But right now times are especially hard, as social and economic forces inside and outside the community roil the surface of the once-placid town. Richland, in other words, is primed to explode... just not the way that anyone anywhere could ever have expected. And when things do explode, well, that’s when things start getting really weird.

Civilization has fallen. The solar system is blanketed with the automated weapons of ancient wars, engineered plagues, hazardous waste, rogue AI, monsters from outside our dimension, artificial disasters, and nuclear climate change. Every moment of life on Earth is a brutal fight for survival. The people of Sol carry on, but hope is at a premium. They need something more. Someone with a plan, a savior, a hero. What they get is Lily.

Once, they were the galaxy’s most fearsome mercenaries… A lot has changed since then. Still, a friend is a friend. So, when one of their old crewmates dies under mysterious circumstances, the infamous Billy Firebrand calls the old crew back together for one last mission. With a busted ship, a lifetime’s worth of demons, and a galactic war on the line, they’ll face odds they probably couldn’t have beaten in their prime.

We were prepared for an earthquake. We had a flood plan in place. We could even have dealt with zombies. Probably. But no one expected the end to be quite so... sticky... or strawberry scented.

Darren hat es sein ganzes Leben lang einfach gehabt. Er schloss Harvard im Alter von 18 Jahren ab und drei Jahre später hatte er bereits einen lukrativen Job an der Wall Street - alles ist möglich, wenn man schummeln kann, indem man die Zeit verlässt. Dank seiner Fähigkeit weiß er alles, außer, warum er das tun kann, was er tut.

Evelyn wishes that her life would calm down. As if rescuing a former empress wasn’t enough of a problem, Evelyn has gotten herself involved in the affairs of dragons, something which could doom even her. Yet even when she gains the quiet that she longs for, Evelyn receives an offer that she cannot refuse, not when the prize is something she has been hunting for years. Still, if anyone thinks they can manipulate Evelyn without consequences, they had better think again.

Eine uralte Prophezeiung, eine weltweite Verschwörung und ein ungleiches Ermittler-Duo im Wettlauf gegen skrupellose Bosse und irre Kleriker: "Mission Impossible" meets "Die nackte Kanone" - nur schlimmer! Weltweit verschwinden unter mysteriösen Umständen Frauen unter Sonnenbänken - was kaum jemand zur Kenntnis nimmt. Erst als der gefallene Investigativ-Journalist Michael Blohmquiz auf die Spur einer globalen Wirtschaftsverschwörung kommt, während zeitgleich der gefeierte Ornamentologe Richard Random den grausamen Mord an einem weltberühmten Physiker untersucht, kommen die Dinge ins Rollen.

From Timothy Zahn, Hugo Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of two landmark Star Wars series, comes an original new tale featuring a renegade space pilot, his unusual alien partner, and an unknown cargo that can change the course of galactic history. Jordan McKell has a...

Eines der letzten ungelösten Rätsel der Existenz ist die Frage nach dem Zeitpunkt und vor allem dem Grund für die Entstehung von Intelligenz. Kommandant Shrieez stellt sich dieser Herausforderung täglich und erkundet mit dem modernsten Raumschiff des Universums, der Sinnzepp505, die unerforschten Tiefen des Weltalls.

Morgan Mars is doing everything he can to protect humanity from alien invasion. But even his new organization, The First Line of Defence, isn’t enough to save what’s already lost. Sectors are collapsing like dominoes as the aftermath of the 20th Cycle invasion leaves everyone trapped in the falling Sectors. No one knows what to do. No one, that is, except Nicholas Thistlebush. He has a plan to save Sector 6. The only question is, what will it cost 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.

Eine Ameise beobachtet unsere Zivilisation, unsere Erfindungen – und unsere Widersprüche. In ihrer Welt sind Organisation, Fleiß und Ordnung selbstverständlich – was also soll das Chaos da draußen? Benjamin Werner bringt diese charmant-satirische Erzählung mit feinem Gespür für Humor und Nachdenklichkeit zum Leben.

You might think a month away from fighting sentient cubical supplies in a threatening alt-reality office would mean a break for James Lyle. But . . . you'd be wrong. Even though James has taken a beat from adventuring into the dungeon hidden within the stairwell of his workplace, he's been dealing with plenty of stress-inducing issues, from raising a recently corporeal infomorph to navigating his newly minted relationship with his best friends, fighting his own depression, and wrestling with the moral implications of his burgeoning powers.