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After their adventures in Nepal, Professor Elliot Brand and Nepalese agent Ashra Shah want to enjoy their summer in London together. But when Ashra is called back into action, her new mission leads to an ancient mystery that might be the greatest threat she and Elliot have ever faced.

Der gesamte Regierungsapparat der Vereinigten Staaten wurde Opfer eines möglicherweise Welten umspannenden Komplotts. Special Agent Lucille Walker ist verschollen und mit ihr der Verschwörer Linus. James findet sich derweil in der schwierigen und ungewohnten Situation wieder, Sicherheitschef eines neugegründeten Forschungskomplexes unter Camp David zu sein. Das Ziel der Wissenschaftler von "Lab Zero" ist es, "Das Auge" zu erforschen - ein Relikt des verschwundenen Portals. Es schwebt wie ein schwarzes Loch in der Tiefe des Bunkers und droht sich immer weiter auszubreiten. Ist es eine Waffe? Oder ein Durchgang zu einer anderen Dimension?

As a young man of 27, Kian accepts a position on a distant world where he can escape the hardships and dangers of pushing drugs and the complications of a toxic relationship. However, he discovers that there is only more to run from. He barely acknowledges the impossible before realizing he never had the ability to outrun his past.

Rory travels to the Moon, encountering her grandfather's footprints from fifty years ago. She returns to her parent's home, eager to forget about the last few weeks, but the Shadow persists. Silas and Cody are covertly led to the Planetae laboratory but quickly realize there's more to the tokens than their initial assumptions. Waylen struggles to maintain peace as the walls between organizations crumble. When one of his closest allies betrays them, Waylen's trust is shattered.

As a powerful, cybernetically enhanced elite soldier her job is to do all the dirty work for the mega-corporation she belongs to. She and her elite cyborg squad are deployed on the most dangerous missions – to protect Olympias from threats outside and inside at any cost. One day, a malfunction in her implants separates her from the all-controlling grid. For the first time in her life, Nephilim is free.

The chase is on … but who will win? Forces on all sides are fighting for the Relic. It’s the only way to flee their monotonous lives and fulfill their needs. Yautja, from the Triangular Galaxy, and Sundara, from a Galaxy called Andromeda, have justifiable reasons for chasing the Relic – both good and bad – and they won’t give up until it’s in their clutches and satisfying their demands. Meanwhile, on an undisclosed military base, the Johnson family’s lives are getting more complicated by the day.

Der angesehene Informatiker und KI-Experte entführt die Leser in seinem fesselnden Buch "42" in eine alternative Vergangenheit der Menschheit. Mit einer einzigartigen Herangehensweise versucht das Buch das bekannte Rätsel zu lösen: Was ist die Frage, wenn die Antwort "42" lautet? Oder wenn die Antwort "das Universum" ist? Dabei sucht es nicht nur nach den passenden Fragen, sondern auch nach weiteren faszinierenden Antworten.

Sara Lafeete struggles to complete her work shift installing wiring in the ship's tunnels on the asteroid Psyche. Exhausted and suffering from the initial stages of radiation poisoning, she takes a detour back to the base through an ancient lava tube. Suffering from radiation brain fog, she takes a wrong turn and becomes lost as her radiation levels spike further.

If Truth Medici has learned anything, it’s that the country isn’t neatly divided into safe and dangerous zones. Everywhere is a battlefield and a hunting ground. Everyone is both predator and prey, slumrats on the run from bigger rats. Truth is finally one of the bigger rats, so elite that ordinary people can’t even see him. But though he may be a walking ghost, he’ll be acknowledged one way or another. Truth holds the power to slay the very oppressors who made him what he is. And he’s resolved to wield this power toward a righteous end.

Le dénouement de la trilogie qui marque le renouveau de la SF, portée par la lecture précise et incarnée de Philippe Sollier. L'équipage du vaisseau M-Orca est dans le système de la Tortue depuis plusieurs mois. Le groupe de scientifiques doit continuer ses recherches malgré les difficultés techniques et les désaccords. Toutes les pistes pointent vers une forme de civilisation dont le développement est étroitement lié à l'antimatière.

Brilliant genetic engineer Noah Parker is pitted head—to—head against the founder of Build—a—Dragon to design custom dragons for the military. Genetic engineer Noah Parker has at last landed the job he's long coveted: director of dragon design for the Build—A—Dragon Company. With a combination of genetic engineering and a cryptic device known as the Redwood Codex, he and his team can produce living, breathing dragons made—to—order. But sales of dragons have plummeted, and the Build—A—Dragon Company will have to find new revenue streams if it hopes to stay in business.

In Chile's Atacama Desert, a startling discovery threatens the very fabric of reality. Satellite imagery reveals an anomaly, thirty kilometers wide, radiating a power that appears to mutate everything in its path—and it's growing. Is this merely a Drax ploy designed to reassert their control over humanity, or is it a cosmic event beyond anyone's understanding? Soon, Dr. Shepard, Colonel Peters, and their elite team are dispatched to investigate the phenomenon. But nothing can prepare them for what awaits.

Let's reconstruct Reality with a capital “R” by first shattering limiting assumptions—then inviting you, fellow traveler, to help gather the pieces into new mosaics alive with awe and possibility! Let our shared journey begin now.

A new world of high-technology, robotic and lucrative healthcare, the X3CR program, instigated by a ruthless company, RemedSys, vying for the position of number one robotics producer in a crowded market.

Mark’s worried about the plan his mother and brother have for running the planet. They don’t see the potential disaster waiting for them and there’s nothing he can do about it. Maybe the best plan was to move on with his life and return to Earth.

Milano 2032: sono passati pochi anni dal lancio sul mercato dei primi cartoni animati per assunzione retinica. Un fantomatico serial killer, che si fa chiamare "il Mescolatore", uccide a ripetizione uomini e cartoni viventi: li smembra, li taglia a pezzi e li riconsegna agli inquirenti in "scatole di montaggio"... Come se non bastasse si moltiplicano i casi del Morbo, una forma di febbre emorragica che passa dai cartoon infetti al sangue umano. E' cominciata la partita più nera dopo Infect@, l'ultimo atto della guerra al crimine nell'Italia del futuro.

Cam is content with his new life on Lewis, happily married and working as an active member of the community. As life settles into a kind of mundanity, Cam learns a shocking truth: someone he loves may still be alive. Compelled to embark on a monumental journey, he discovers the true value of family and loyalty in a bleak and challenging world.

Ein fremder Planet und eine dunkle Wahrheit... Die Fortsetzung der fesselnden Science Fiction-Dilogie jetzt auch als Hörbuch! Die menschliche Zivilisation ist vernichtet, ausgelöscht von einer unbekannten Macht. Der Ursprung des Angriffs: Das Sternsystem Epsilon Eridani, Ziel von Erebus und Terror. Nach 374 Jahren im interstellaren Nichts und einem Konflikt, der beinahe zur Katastrophe geführt hätte, erreichen die beiden Raumschiffe ihr Ziel. Sie haben keine Heimat mehr, keine Rückzugsmöglichkeit. Doch beide Crews sind fest entschlossen herauszufinden, wer oder was hinter der Vernichtung der Menschheit steckt.

In Teaching Machines How to Cry, Paula Hidalgo-Sanchis explores the story of Alba, a young woman seeking answers for a feeling of longing she can’t explain, and M, an AI prototype. Alba was a child when she first spent time with M, until they were unexpectedly driven apart. As an adult, Alba slowly realises that M might hold the answers to her life-long yearning when she remembers that the last time she felt whole was as a child when she taught M how to cry.

Orenda is a First Nations Iroquois belief that all natural objects and people possess a mystical energy. It is the force that allows us to effect change in the world and manifest transformation. In this gripping sequel to The 45th Parallel, Caitlin and her husband Gio travel to Canada to take on new roles as ambassadors for the ACC. Inclusive, intelligent, and aware, Caitlin proves herself a natural leader. Respected by her people, she endeavors to bridge the gap between the communities, offering them new opportunities that will benefit generations to come.