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Surfieron is an inhabitable planet in the W26 area of space. It was discovered back in 2017, and it was shown to have signs of liquid water. When the first explorers arrived they found other groups of humanoid species living there. Some were primitive others had technological advancements. Soon settlers arrived with high ideals. They were Onewayers. Since then a thriving community has evolved with people coming from all over the Earth; as Earth disintegrated under meteor showers, the division and dissension of society, and plagues.

“Alltså när jag säger att det inte ska vara musik som visas på MTV eller ZTV, så menar jag att det inte ska vara modern musik. Förstår ni? Eller det kan vara modernt. Dragan, du till exempel. Vad lyssnar du på hemma?” “De e blandat, asså så.” “Ja, det förstår jag, men du lyssnar på nått från Jugoslavien kanske?” vädjade Carina.

Die große Entdeckung: Stefan Heyms auf Deutsch bisher unveröffentlichter Roman! Stefan Heym, der einer der wichtigsten Intellektuellen im deutschsprachigen Raum werden sollte, war Soldat der US Army, als er diesen Roman unter dem Titel "Of Smiling Peace" auf Englisch schrieb und 1944 bei einem amerikanischen Verlag veröffentlichte. Zu Heyms 20. Todestag legt Bernhard Robben nun diese Erstübersetzung ins Deutsche vor.

Marty Stemple thought he was too old to be in the rat race any more. He figured he would live out the rest of his days quietly plodding along with his wife, Syl, as they both waited for the years to catch up and finally release them from their mundane existence once and for all. But after five years of retirement, an accident at home unwittingly thrusts him back into "The System" just to pay the bills. Before long, his peaceful life becomes a hectic struggle to manage the expectations of a world he thought had lost all interest in him.

London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide. Like most working-class daughters, Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger. Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for. Already hounded by the press, it won’t be long before she’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

7 Sydøst er en spændingsroman med såvel politiske som psykologiske temaer. Det er en fremtidsvision, der lader læseren komme helt tæt på hovedpersonerne og deres blinde punkter. Romanen foregår i en nær fremtid, hvor klimaforandringer præger verden. I Region Nord må samfundet finde en måde at håndtere den stadig voksende strøm af klimaflygtninge på. Det politiske landskab er præget af magtkampe, samtidig med at der bliver talt om værdier og menneskelighed.

Ostberlin, 1984. Karin ist sechzehn und zählt die Jahre bis zur Rente. Sie trinkt und raucht und hat ansonsten keine Pläne. So war es schon bei ihren Eltern - warum sollte es bei ihr anders sein? Da platzt Martin in ihr Leben. Wenn der Diplomatensohn Armee und Studium hinter sich hat, will er ins Ausland gehen. Die Liebe zu Martin setzt in Karin ungeahnte Energien frei. Sie will das Abitur nachmachen, einen neuen Beruf lernen, sie ist zu allem bereit, wenn sie nur mit Martin zusammenbleiben kann. Als er in den Westen fliehen will, ist es keine Frage, dass sie mit ihm geht.

Die Nummer-1-Bestsellerautorinnen Hillary Clinton und Louise Penny haben einen Thriller von unübertroffener Spannung und unvergleichlichem Insiderwissen geschrieben - State of Terror. Erscheint weltweit gleichzeitig am 12. Oktober 2021. Vier Jahre, nachdem die amerikanische Führung fast von der Weltbühne verschwunden ist, wird ein neuer Präsident vereidigt. Seine Konkurrentin wird die neue Außenministerin in seiner Regierung.

Arctic Meltdown, a gripping environmental thriller, is set against the backdrop of the melting polar icecap and the ensuing jostling for jurisdiction over additional seabed resources. Hanne Kristensen, a beautiful Danish geologist, has to contend with a corrupted UN process, China’s growing interest in Arctic resources and maritime routes, Russian military aggression and the resulting international tension to try to save the world from war and the Arctic from environmental catastrophe.

"Factbook" es un audiolibro de intriga, un análisis político, un mazazo a la conciencia, una lúcida disección de nuestro presente a través del análisis del lugar donde se plantó su semilla: en los últimos quince años. El presidente de la CEOE aparece ahorcado en un toro de Osborne, una red social clandestina insta a la rebelión, una clínica ilegal de criogénesis se enfrenta a conspiraciones y enemigos del sistema... todo eso se da cita en esta distopía que, al igual que nuestra realidad, no sabe de su condición distópica.

For years CIA officer Sam Hudson has been hunting Konstantin, a Russian deep cover operative responsible for a string of assassinations in the West—and he believes a well-placed source in Geneva can finally get him close to the killer. But when their meeting is ambushed, Sam’s partner is murdered and he barely makes it out alive himself. Back in the States, the bosses put him on leave and want him to drop his obsession with Konstantin, but Sam can’t let a man who’s taken so many lives slip away again.

After surviving the rigors of basic training in the US Marine Corps, Victoria Pierce is promoted through the ranks from Private to Brigadier General. Throughout her evolution, General Pierce and United States Senator Sam Eagan carry on a torrid love affair. Victoria joins Sam's campaign for president, first as his military consultant and later as his vice presidential candidate. No one, not even Sam Eagan, is aware of Victoria's clandestine past, except for one anonymous and demented caller.

Der Jurastudent Gregor Bienek möchte Schriftsteller werden - und beginnt seine Karriere in Ostberlin mit systemkritischen Geschichten. Doch der Erfolg bleibt aus. Und so passt er sich an und schreibt nur noch das, was von ihm erwartet wird. In seinem zweiten Roman "Irreführung der Behörden" von 1973 thematisiert Jurek Becker humorvoll den Konflikt eines Autors zwischen künstlerischer Freiheit und Zensur, zwischen Selbstverwirklichung und Selbstverleugnung und schöpft dabei aus seinen eigenen Erfahrungen in der DDR.

Berlin. 1963. The height of the Cold War and an early morning spy swap. On one side of the trade: Martin Keller, an American physicist who once made headlines, but who then disappeared into the English prison system. Keller's most critical possession: his American passport. Keller's most ardent desire: to see his ex-wife, Sabine, and their young son. But Martin has questions: who asked for him? Who negotiated the deal? Just the KGB bringing home one of its agents? Or, as he hopes, a more personal intervention?

A compelling dramatisation of Rohinton Mistry's Booker Prize-nominated novel about India's underclass. India, 1975. Desperate to preserve her independence from her abusive brother, Parsi widow Dina Dilal turns her cramped city apartment into a sweatshop. But when her eyesight begins to fail, she hires two tailors - uncle and nephew Ishvar and Om, who have fled from caste violence in their native village. She also takes in a lodger - Maneck, a reluctant student from the mountains.

Lidia Yuknavitch has an unmatched gift for capturing stories of people on the margins—vulnerable humans leading lives of challenge and transcendence. Now, Yuknavitch offers an imaginative masterpiece: the story of Laisvė, a motherless girl from the late 21st century who is learning her power as a carrier, a person who can harness the power of meaningful objects to carry her through time. Sifting through the detritus of a fallen city known as the Brook, she discovers a talisman that will mysteriously connect her with a series of characters from the past two centuries.

Italia, 1972. Dopo quattordici anni trascorsi tra i corridoi polverosi di un soffocante archivio alla periferia di Milano, Andrea Ferrante è ormai rassegnato al suo dignitoso quanto anonimo ruolo di piccolo funzionario politico, ben lontano dalla radiosa carriera cui un tempo sembrava destinato. Il rapporto con la moglie Sandra si trascina stancamente. Con suo figlio Umberto, poco più di qualche sporadico litigio.

Fate brought them together at a time of great tragedy for Cindy, as their world was collapsing around them. Clyde's family was scattered in various locations and needed to make their way back home. Cindy, Clyde, and his family struggle to survive in the face of adversity and violence. They show that rural America is alive and working together as has always been the case.

Samuel has lived alone for a long time. One morning, he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude. An intense and powerful audiobook about guilt and fear, friendship and rejection; about the meaning of home.

Zum 90. Geburtstag des großen Schriftstellers und Bestsellerautors John le Carré. Julian Lawndsley hat seinen Überflieger-Job in London drangegeben für ein einfacheres Leben als Buchhändler in einem kleinen englischen Küstenort. Kaum ist er ein paar Monate dort, stört ein abendlicher Besucher seine Ruhe. Edward, ein polnischer Emigrant, der auf Silverview lebt, dem großen Anwesen am Ortsrand, scheint viel über Julians Familie zu wissen und zeigt großes Interesse an den Details seines neuen kleinen Unternehmens.