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Nach einer Reihe ungeklärter Vorfälle kommt es 2025 auf der ISS zu einer Katastrophe und von drei Besatzungsmitgliedern können sich nur ESA-Astronaut Thomas Ehrmann und NASA-Astronautin Patricia Michaels mit einer Sojus-Kapsel zur Erde retten. Nach ihrer Landung in Kasachstan werden sie gegen ihren Willen in Russland festgehalten, weil die Regierung Zweifel am Schicksal des dritten Besatzungsmitglieds, dem Kosmonauten und Volkshelden Oleg Rashkin, hegt. Um zu verhindern, dass sich an diesem Vorfall ein internationaler Konflikt entzündet, entsendet die ESA ihre Top-Psychologin Amina Young nach Moskau.

The heir to a multibillion-dollar company that spans the solar system lost everything on Last Day when her country was destroyed. Over the years, she struggled to regain control of the company that was taken from her. The woman who has almost everything has decided this is not enough. The stakes are high, but if the gamble pays off, Hannah Grant will gain a power that rivals that of the Confederation leader Jenna Plural. Told through the eyes of her personal security officer, Liam Marshall….

When brilliant physicist Professor Thomas Williams unveils his radical theory—that UFOs are remnants of an ancient parallel world—he ignites a firestorm. Determined to prove the impossible, Williams creates a way to traverse these worlds, defying the laws of quantum physics. But his discovery comes at a price.

Zwei Völker leben auf der Morgenwelt, wo die Sonne niemals untergeht: Die Bewohner von Blue-Crab-Haven, eine moderne, raumfahrende Zivilisation, und die Agrianer, die jeglichen technischen Fortschritt ablehnen. Von der heranrückenden Nachtseite und ewiger Kälte bedroht, zetteln Letztere einen Krieg um Ressourcen, Macht und eine neue Heimat an, während Erstere eine Expedition ins All starten, um ihre gemeinsame, ursprüngliche Heimatwelt zu suchen: Terra.

Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world’s most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. Asimov’s short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Within this collection are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time, including Hugo Award-winning title story ‘Bicentennial Man’, which explores a robot’s journey towards becoming human.

C'è una buona ragione se nel 2016 "Noi Siamo Infinito (Noi Siamo Bob)" è stato nominato miglior titolo di fantascienza di Audible, ed è per la sua irresistibile sagacia e i toni irriverenti. Bob Johansson ha appena guadagnato una piccola fortuna dalla vendita della sua azienda di software e non vede l'ora di godersi la sua nuova vita all'insegna dell'agio. E il primo punto della sua lista di cose da fare è proprio iniziare a sperperare quel bendidio. Trascinato dal desiderio di spendere e spandere, acconsente a far conservare criogenicamente la sua testa in caso di morte.

In an age when technology vanquished natural death, Ryan and his sardonic AI implant are recruited at the last minute to board the first colony ship to Tau Ceti. As the lowest-ranked crewmember, he expects to cryogenically freeze right away, but the captain has other plans. Ryan begins a training program for rare individuals who heal much faster than normal, a program that teaches him to survive every possible scenario that Murphy’s Law can deliver.

Nathan Myers and the crew of the Legacy have fought several of the predatory races wreaking havoc on our galaxy. Over the years their enemies have given them many names. Most are born out of spite and fear, but some are out of respect. Now that Nathan and his strike team find themselves battling the invasive Bio-machines of Andromeda, the enemies of all biological life have labeled Nathan and his crew with a new moniker. They call them the Apex Warriors.

Ist das, was du wählst, auch das, was du willst? Deutschland in naher Zukunft. Sophie König steht kurz vor ihrem Ziel, die Psyche von Menschen in deren Datenspuren zu erkennen. Um ihren Traum zu verwirklichen, schließt die KI-Forscherin einen Pakt mit dem zwielichtigen Andy Neville, der auch vor digitaler Wählermanipulation nicht zurückschreckt. Zur selben Zeit macht der charismatische Jungpolitiker Boris Riemann eine steile Karriere. In seinem Ringen um Wählerstimmen attackiert er die etablierte Präventionspolitik des amtierenden Bundeskanzlers.

Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect. To save him from the frame-up, Tesla will risk exposure and face demons from her past. Even though doing so might make her the next victim.

World after world falls, until only the barren and lifeless planet of Kretos remains, a planet of little strategic importance. A world of small cities, mountains, sharp rocks, bitter storms and a civilian population unprepared for war. Without warning, the first wave of tiny spacecraft force their way through the blockade and fill the sky with landing pods and gliders. Waiting inside are thousands of terror troops, the Vrokan’s elite and most feared warriors.

As I retire as Fleet Admiral of the United Planets, I consider it my duty to reveal the internal struggles that helped shape my character while I was developing into a naval officer. From my arrival at the Mars Space Academy as a naïve lad of 15, I persevered through two grueling training years until my deployment to active duty aboard the battlecruiser, Repulse.

L'amicizia tra Janet e la sua vecchia amica androide Lyria viene messa a rischio dall'offerta di Mohammed di comprarla. Le due amiche si perderanno per sempre oppure si tratta dell'opportunità di allungare la sua vita? L'autore brasiliano Renan Bernardo confeziona un gioiellino solarpunk ambientato a Rio de Janeiro.

Sandoval è un artista la cui vita si svolge tra incredibili avventure e dicerie spesso impossibili da verificare. Si è conquistato una fama da ribelle quando si è fatto togliere il "nodo" che gli permetteva di rimanere nella Conversazione e ha cancellato i dati esistenti su di lui. Perché Sandoval ha un'unica ossessione: l'immagine della Terra che sorge vista dalla Luna.

Merritt Alder is done with Earth. The planet is polluted and overpopulated, and its people are hungry. Earth's first colony, Galena, is a pioneer world 10,000 light years away. It has clean air, unpolluted water, and continents of arable land. Anyone can start a new life…if they can get there. For Merritt, the journey is only the beginning. Obstacles arise every step of the way, forcing compromise and sacrifice. And not everyone on his ship is pure of heart. The bonds he forges on the journey will be the key to surviving on another world—a world anyone has yet to fully explore.

Noah Harris and Ashley Flynn are field agents for a powerful organization tasked with protecting humanity from the misuse of game-changing technology. But when they discover hidden portals that link Earth to numerous planets, they are thrust into a maze of deception and intrigue they can't begin to understand....one that not only has them battling for their very lives, but that will decide the fate of worlds. Because, inexplicably, each of the planets contain human civilizations, and the rulers of our nearest portal neighbor have come up with a brilliant, twisted plan to conquer ours.

Entre Seul sur Mars et Dark Matter, un thriller de science-fiction inventif et trépidant, bientôt adapté au cinéma par Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) ! Mourir n'est pas une partie de plaisir... mais c'est une manière de gagner sa vie. Mickey7 est un Consommable : un employé jetable d'une expédition humaine envoyée sur Niflheim, un monde de glace, pour le coloniser. Dès qu'une mission paraît trop dangereuse - voire suicidaire -, l'équipage se tourne vers lui. À la mort d'une version, un nouveau corps est régénéré, sa mémoire pratiquement intacte.

HellSans is set in a fictional UK, where HellSans is a ubiquitous typeface, enforced by the government in all communications and in all public spaces. It is the ultimate control device. The majority of the population experience bliss when they see the typeface, but there’s a minority who are allergic to it. The HellSans Allergic (HSAs) are persecuted, and live on the streets or in a ghetto on the outskirts of the capital city.

In Proton Field #1, she and Vinn discovered they could fuse hydrogen. Now she’s exploring the warping of space and its effects on hydrogen containing molecules nearby. The story examines how this warping makes it possible to achieve reactionless thrust that can lift people...and move spacecraft.

Una novela de ciencia ficción fresca e inteligente. Mickey Barnes es un Prescindible, encarnado en la séptima réplica de su cuerpo, que vive (y muere) rodeado de sus colegas colonizadores en Niflheim, un planeta helado y casi inhabitable. Hay quien lo considera inmortal. O tros lo ven como una monstruosidad sin alma. Durante los últimos nueve años ha realizado toda clase de tareas peligrosas y ha sido el conejillo de Indias de experimentos que ponen a prueba los límites de la resistencia humana. Ha sacrificado su humanidad por un bien mayor.