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Peterio Ignitus is Earth born but he has traveled throughout the Universe to unique places such as those peculiar planets in the Andromeda Galaxy. His field of science is the study of Human colonization in faraway planets.
Peterio is a space-time traveler who works with Force. He brings home to Earth his news of Earthlings who settled in exoplanets in the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy. On several surprising visits to Andromeda and Triangulum,...
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Vydor is riding a wave of success, but now his ship, the Dragon Claw, is being sent to investigate a mysterious event deep within the Empire's space. A secret research colony has fallen silent and the forces sent to investigate were never heard from again.
A new enemy has come to the Empire bringing with it dark powers that were abandoned long before the Empire was born. Powers that were thought to be legends and myths.
It's up to Vydor to keep...
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The future of the Outworlds now lies in uncertain hands.
The war for the Outworlds is on. The Imperials may have lost the first round, but they're back-and this time, a ragtag flotilla isn't going to stop them.
When Aaron recieves a captain's commission in the new Outworld Confederacy, Mara is his natural choice for second in command. But Mara never expected to live past the first few battles. She only joined the resistance to avenge her father,...
64) Requiem
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Reeling from the events on M1 Spacestation, Diputs returns Serena's remains to her home on Enceladus. He confronts her grieving family and is then forced underground to 'help' them. Though his help is unwanted by some; discovering and embracing his true identity is the key to their survival. And while his crew work relentlessly to extract him from imminent danger, they too must reluctantly aid in his expedition in order to get back to Galaxy alive....
65) 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.
66) Headspace
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Rafe is experimenting in a technology humans have considered taboo for centuries: Artificial intelligence. With it, he has learned to create entire mindscapes which a human can upload into, completely immersive and completely real.But some don't want Rafe to succeed. Some want him to weaponize his discovery. Some want to steal it as a terror weapon against the Compact.And Rafe just wants to impress a beautiful girl.
67) 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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Shannon's Imperial Circus was a jinxed space-carny leased for a mysterious tour of the inner worlds. It made a one-night pitch on a Venusian swamp-town-to find that death stalked it from the jungle in a tiny ball of flame.
Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes...
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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,...
70) Emergence
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Aliens have invaded the Milky Way.
Captain Martin and his fleet at the opposite end of our galaxy is all that stands between the emerging ancient aliens and certain destruction of humanity. Even with the help of powerful magic, the alien menace may be too much to overcome.
Elsewhere, Agent Hague chases down rumors of a secret cult after an assassination attempt on the president of the Federation's life.
With the emergence of the long-foretold aliens,...
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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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"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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Jordan Bowers, a Terran Intel agent, finds herself on the wrong side of her own government when Helena "Dray" Draybeck gets into serious trouble, more than either of their families can rescue Dray from. With everything to lose, Jordan gambles on a secret mission to Novan space to pull in an old old favor. On the other side of the galaxy, Terran clone, Kay, finds herself in uncharted waters as a civilian and girlfriend to one of the most important...
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In a future among the stars, the origins of mankind have all but faded into the past. Nathan and his crew aboard the Valkyrie, an extraordinary but ancient ship, enjoy the freedom of the outer systems, away from the despotic rule of the Quanios Empire. But when they suddenly find themselves saddled with an equally extraordinary teenage girl, Sybille, who is now being sought by the Empire, things take a very unexpected turn. They are thrown into a...
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The Cerulean Mines is a Lost Tales of Power novella.
There is a region of space that is so hostile to life and magic that anyone sent there dies from exposure alone and yet it holds a valuable resource that must be mined by hand. Cory was sent to these mines to die, and yet he must survive in order to rescue his best friend's widow. He just has to live long enough to make it happen....
Lost Tales Series:
Volume I — The Enemy of an Enemy,
Volume...
76) Mindbender
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Extrasensory perception is a gift sought and often exploited. But what if society viewed telepathy as an affliction and instituted camps to keep telepaths under control?
Taralyn is a convicted telepath. She is tormented by guilt after her ten-year-old daughter is mind-wiped by the Association, a political group that imprisons telepaths for the good of the public. When she steals the child and flees Earth, she is pursued by Asher, an Enforcer of the...
77) Fallout
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A good deed is a hard sell when you're a bad girl.
Among Landfall's elite, reputation runs everything--even the economy. Princess Ione has cashed in on playing the party girl for most of her life, but not even an imperial princess can escape the fallout of one too many scandals. Her efforts to repair her reputation have tanked, but she gets one last chance to make good, by planning a charity function for an embattled colony world. If she's going...
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Nothing sane travels the starway. Today it brings disaster.
In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in a harsh universe. This is the second book in the science fiction series, The Backworlds. A space opera adventure.
Revenge is on Craze's mind. He chews on it every day along with the relentless dust on Pardeep Station. He dreams of grander wealth, enough to make his father choke. That's the dream...
80) Valor at Vauzlee
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A captured Raider officer, eager to secure his freedom, informs Space Command Intelligence of a planned attack on a convoy by a massive Raider armada. An effective spotter network and intelligence system usually allows the pirates to avoid SC warships, so for the first time in Galactic Alliance history, a task force of Space Command warships might have an opportunity to engage a fleet of pirate ships in mortal combat.
The Space Command Admiral at...
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