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Revenger novels volume 2
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The gripping sequel to the Locus award winning science fiction adventure, Revenger, tells a story of obsession and betrayal as two sisters hunt for the greatest treasure in the universe.
Adrana and Fura Ness have finally been reunited, but both have changed beyond recognition. Once desperate for adventure, now Adrana is haunted by her enslavement on the feared pirate Bosa Sennen's ship. And rumors of Bosa Sennen's hidden cache of...
Adrana and Fura Ness have finally been reunited, but both have changed beyond recognition. Once desperate for adventure, now Adrana is haunted by her enslavement on the feared pirate Bosa Sennen's ship. And rumors of Bosa Sennen's hidden cache of...
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The first in the Inter-Planetary Alliance novels, cozy space operas set in a world where the rules are strict to keep people safe, but leave little room for individuality and case-by-case needs. Follow an adorable found family of space travellers as they try to navigate bureaucracy and budding relationships.-Basti needs 3 things to make his brand new– well, new to him –ship run:Firstly, He needs enough of a crew to get them safely spacebourne....
3) Blastoff!
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3…2…1…Blastoff! Join the ultimate voyage into the great unknown, one that will race you to the farthest stars and most distant worlds where only the strangest and most exciting adventures will be found. This collection of 18 stories by Star Trek and Doctor Who author Robert Jeschonek will dazzle you, thrill you, and make you think. The universe in all its brightest and darkest glories will unfold before you, changing the way you see the final...
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When Commander Tauran's young son, Lausus, is diagnosed as one of the despised changeling mutants, Tauran believes the government assurances that his boy will be treated well. His less trusting wife, Beatra, however, flees with Lausus to a changeling planet.
After years of leading troops into battles against the mutants, while tirelessly searching for signs of Beatra and Lausus, Tauran seizes on an offer from a trusted, yet rogue, scientist with...
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As the architect of IGMC's AI VELMA, CeCe Pain stumbled onto a secret so dangerous, she knew she had to act, even though it would trigger rippling consequences throughout the universe. Plagued by guilt over the lives her decisions have affected, she yearns for freedom, only to be overtaken by an incomprehensible horror that could break her forever. Now her life hangs by the thinnest thread--one woven with both love and hatred. If she makes it out...
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In "Imperial Prince: Heir Apparent," a young boy's life is transformed when he and his mother embark on a journey to imperial space to receive medical treatment. However, their visit takes an unexpected turn when they discover that the boy's grandfather has become the ruling Emperor of the galaxy, and desires an heir to secure his legacy. In an instant, the boy finds himself thrust into a world of political intrigue, danger, and adventure as the heir...
7) That Summer
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In That Summer, Allen Drury turns from the world of international politics to the private politics of Greenmont, an exclusive vacation colony high in the California Sierras where an intense love story is played out against tribal country-club mores and tragic social pressures.
Greenmont is a millionaire's hideaway, a super-civilized encampment for the privileged few, but dangerous currents run beneath its affluent exterior. Major Bill Steele arrives...
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"Pyramids of Meridian" contends with the reality of a veritable afterlife, with inspirations from the novel "Hyperion," the anime "Evangelion," and the movie "The Matrix."
After Michael Rene Gostani dies in the Vietnam war, he discovers that he alone can change the imprisoning afterlife. Utilizing this newfound gift, he frees billions of trapped souls and builds them a grand capitalist city called Meridian. In the process, he awakens an all-consuming...
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Dieses Buch enthält folgende Romane:
Manfred Weinland/Peter Haberl: Boreguirs Vermächtnis
Susan Schwarz: Hinter dem Ereignishorizont
Alfred Bekker: Die Perle Chardin
Marc Tannous: Vergessene Welten
Am Morgen einer neuen Zeit.
Der Krieg zwischen den organischen und anorganischen raumfahrenden Völkern konnte im letzten Moment abgewendet werden. Die Menschen jedoch sind nach wie vor fremdbestimmt und als die Erinjij gefürchtet, die sich in...
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Das Jahr 2036: Seit ihrer Landung mit dem Raumschiff STARDUST sitzen Perry Rhodan und Reginald Bull in der Wüste Gobi fest. Die beiden Astronauten werden durch eine Energiekuppel vor den Angriffen der chinesischen Armee geschützt. Aber langfristig scheinen die Belagerten keine Chance zu haben.
Doch Perry Rhodan hält an seiner Vision fest. Er will die Menschheit einigen, will den drohenden Weltkrieg verhindern. Und er hofft, einen Teil der Technik...
11) Yiwu
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Can dreams come true? They can if you win the lottery, which promises to provide what your heart desires. For a humble shopkeeper in Yiwu, it's a living, selling lottery tickets. Until a winning ticket opens up mysteries he'd never imagined.
Lavie Tidha's Yiwu is a Tor.com Original short story.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
12) Firstborn
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In Brandon Sanderson's riveting "Firstborn," a Tor.com Original short story, much glory is expected of the son of a High Duke of the interstellar Empire.
And expected. And still expected, despite endless proof that young Dennison Crestmar has no talent whatsoever for war. But the life Dennison is forced to live will have its surprising lessons to impart.
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En la vastedad del universo, donde la oscuridad cósmica se mezcla con la danza de las estrellas, existe un rincón misterioso que desafía la lógica y estira los límites de nuestra comprensión: el agujero negro. Este fenómeno gravitacional, donde la gravedad se vuelve implacable y la luz se desvanece en la insondable negrura, ha sido el tema de especulación, asombro y fascinación a lo largo de la historia de la astronomía.En este viaje intergaláctico,...
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A thrilling space opera short story from Singaporean writer Manish Melwani, "The Dominion of Leviathan," a Tor.com Original.
Lord Ajax! First and greatest Ascendant; conqueror of the Martian machine-minds; mighty Steward of Leviathan's Dominion! For a thousand years, Ajax has ruled the solar system's worlds and moons with an iron fist. But history catches up with everyone-even an immortal tyrant. On the frozen dwarf planet Ceres, a scribe composes...
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An early novel from Science Fiction legend Kim Stanley Robinson, The Memory of Whiteness is now available for the first time in decades.
In 3229 A.D., human civilization is scattered among the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Billions of lives depend on the technology derived from the breakthroughs of the greatest physicist of the age, Arthur Holywelkin. But, in the last years of his life, Holywelkin devoted himself to building...
17) Triploidy
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When their baby is born with a genetic defect caused by an extraterrestrial intelligence, new parents must fight to save their child-and humanity.
A medical mystery . . . and a threat from beyond the stars.
For Jon and Marianna Knox, the birth of their daughter Persephone marks the happiest day of their lives. Until they learn that Persey is suffering from a rare but fatal condition called "triploidy."
Her doctors are baffled, and with...
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Mars for the Martians! Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years. It was a fact, everyone knew it. Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars. The Phoenix had been destroyed not once, not twice, but three times! But, this time the resurrected Dark had new plans, plans which involved dangerous experiments in mutation...
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The Toxins Case: The Adventures of Constable Smith continues the story of Capella Smith from Grant Ross's previous book Read the Small Print.
Having left her flesh and blood body on Earth, Capella is now in spirit form and has adopted a new spirit body. She has teamed up with Angelina Skyward, the Chief Detective Inspector of the Interstellar Police (ISP), to pursue criminals throughout the Milky Way. Their main challenge is the Interstellar Mafia...
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Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his Mazirian the Magician (previously titled The Dying Earth), and its sequels-a fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever.
In Cugel: the Skybreak Spatterlight , Cugel the Clever is still seeking...
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