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Another brutal hard science fiction collection. From travelling through dimensions and mental illness, to the paradox of time itself, this book will challenge you completely.

A human expedition to colonize another star system is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure cupping a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths. And which, tantalizingly, is on a direct path heading toward the same system.

Eine neue Heimat, eine neue Hoffnung ... und ein neuer Feind. Brandon Q. Morris erzählt die Besiedlung des Mars als großes Abenteuer der Menschheit. 2058. Eine Künstliche Intelligenz hat mithilfe von Robotern den Bau einer Marskolonie beendet, in der bald die ersten hundert Menschen wohnen sollen. Da die kosmische Strahlung während der langen Reise und später auf dem Planeten das Erbgut der ersten Generation von Mars-Menschen irreparabel schädigen wird, entscheidet man sich für Astronauten und Astronautinnen im fortgeschrittenen Alter.

The Last Game at the Sanitorium follows five friends—Eric, Ethan, Chris, Patrick, and Bobby—who embark on an adventurous paintball game inside the abandoned Sanitorium in the 1990s. Once a tuberculosis hospital, the sanitorium was abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths, and rumors of a haunting caretaker spirit linger. The group, intrigued by the legends, enters the decaying building unaware that their lives are about to spiral into a terrifying nightmare.

When humanity’s first deep-space colonists touched down on their new planet, they had no idea it was the birthplace of a hostile alien species. After enduring numerous attacks, the survivors realize the aliens are about to get their revenge by invading Earth. The colonists build a starship to journey to the homeworld and warn the inhabitants of the impending war.

When a mysterious outbreak sweeps through the peaceful Sierra Nevada town, the locals are forced to confront an unimaginable horror—zombies. But the undead are not the only threat. Something more sinister stalks the woods, something faster, stronger, and far more dangerous than anyone expected.

The crew of the Sirocco has made it back to Concordia—only to find the Scythians got there before them. Their planet has been invaded, the human population has been enslaved, and the fight for freedom seems hopeless. But that doesn’t stop the Concordians from trying.

When the colony ship Odyssey is found drifting on the edge of a forgotten star system, engineer Callen wakes to discover the crew is missing, and the ship’s systems are failing. But he isn’t alone. The echo of an alien signal infects the Odyssey, twisting the ship and the remnants of its crew into something monstrous, malevolent, and alive. The few survivors quickly learn the signal is sentient, and it spreads, warping minds, bodies, and technology alike.

In the year 2067, Agatha “Aga” Archibold’s life is unraveling. She lives in a society where memories can be transferred and altered, leaving individuals vulnerable to control by the powerful Syndicate, a corporation that rules people’s identities. Aga discovers that gaps in her memory aren’t normal glitches but a deliberate experiment: her memories have been erased and rewritten, and her very identity altered. Her only clues come from the enigmatic Broker, who warns her of the Syndicate’s true control over people’s minds.

Yellow, a former Temporal Enforcement Bureau agent, is framed for tampering with the timeline and forced into hiding. Hunted by her own agency, she discovers that a rogue faction called the Chrono Collective is responsible for destabilizing time. Teaming up with Kal, an engineer from the future, Yellow travels across key historical moments to uncover the Collective’s plan and clear her name.

Propulsion scientist Dr. Todd Cunningham was an astronaut headed for outer space until budget cuts killed the mission—and his lifelong dream. Now, he's just an obscure expert in fusion-powered space travel, a professor buried in an ever-increasing pile of work. But when a daring mission is approved to travel to Europa, Jupiter's frozen moon, Cunningham is thrust back into the spotlight by the very man he blames for ending his NASA career, and he finds himself joining the ranks of NASA astronauts on a groundbreaking journey to challenge humanity's understanding of life in the universe.

The journey began with an escape—one that was supposed to set us free. After breaking through the layers of illusion that bound us in “The Experiment”, I thought we were finally done with the beings, that my family and I could return to the safety of the real world. But safety, I’ve learned, is as fragile as the walls of the realities they create. In those first few moments of freedom, I dared to believe that the nightmare was over. The relentless chase, the manipulation of our minds, the distorted visions of people and places we once knew—it all seemed behind us.

The starship Andromeda stops at the Keid triple-star system on its voyage of discovery and stumbles on a derelict Dyson Sphere. The starship is attacked by microbots scavenging one part of the sphere to repair another. They map the sphere and discover several primitive races inside—humanoid, feline, and saurian. They investigate the internal structure of the Dyson Sphere with its hundred-kilometer wide tubes filled with fast-moving magnetic fluid, and I-beams with hundred-kilometer wide plates and thirty-kilometer wide flanges that are one hundred meters thick.

Truth Medici knows life isn't fair. But for the first time, the balance is in his favor. Cultivation has taken him from desperate slumrat to burglar to mercenary to bodyguard to terrorist, and now he's the revered prince of a kingdom to come—immortal heir to a dynasty hidden for millennia. Pampered by succubae, demons, and sprites, Truth is more than ready to embody the might of his ancestors, who've prospered in secret for centuries. With an aura that reeks of power, he'll make his presence known. His word and will are law.

Fresh out of the Academy, Ensign Cole Jackson’s first posting to Freedom couldn’t have come at a worse time. All over the Alliance, planets and colonies are suddenly under attack by the vicious Coven Empire. Freedom and her sister ship, Hood, are ambushed by alien warships, leaving Hood drifting dead in the void. Cole is ordered to salvage parts from the powerless Hood, but when he arrives on the unpowered hulk, Freedom is called away, marooning him and a group of malcontent techs in deep space.

Myan - a technological and scientific marvel, a planet without a sun, rotating through the power of gigantic micro-neutron stars and moving through the universe. Once plagued by cosmic catastrophes, the Myans have transformed their home planet into a bright oasis in space through unimaginable ingenuity. Their cities shine with technological perfection, their civilization stands for progress and peace, and their ships patrol the universe as guardians of the galaxy.

Lords of Creation, the eagerly anticipated finale in S. M. Stirling's acclaimed Lords of Creation series, promises to be a masterful conclusion to a saga that has captivated audiences worldwide. Following the remarkable adventures in The Sky People and In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, this third installment is set to weave the intricate tales of alternate Venus and Mars into a climactic narrative.

After damaging climate change, humanity is divided, torn into the technophobic nature-worshippers on Earth and the banished children of science on the new worlds. Jaruss awakens, drifting 300 light-years from Earth, trapped, memoryless, and alone. Who is he, where does he come from, and what are these recurring nightmares that trouble his sleep? To find out, he must outwit an efficiency-obsessed AI and join the dangerous crew of the stealth ship, Pangolin.

Eine starke KI an der Schwelle zur Welt: Öffnet sich die Büchse der Pandora? Oder kommen Glück und Wohlstand für alle? In den Wäldern Montanas arbeitet eine Reihe von Wissenschaftlern an der Entwicklung einer mächtigen allgemeinen künstlichen Intelligenz. Aus Sicherheitsgründen befinden sich ihre Labore weit verstreut in abgelegenen Hütten ohne Kommunikationsmittel und externe Stromversorgung. Der mysteriöse Leiter des Projekts lässt die Zwischenergebnisse regelmäßig abholen und Treibstoff für den Generator, Wasser und Lebensmittel liefern.

Vera Elpis is a quiet young woman with a desk job, two friends, and a cozy apartment. On the surface, her life is easy. Children adore her, her inheritance sustains her, and she is safe. The only blight is her unexplained infertility, a condition that shames and enrages her.