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Captain Rask ist pleite, wird gejagt und hat fast keinen Sauerstoff mehr. Als ein vermasselter Raubzug ihn mit einem legendären Schiff samt beschädigter KI zurücklässt – und einer Crew von Außenseitern, die sich nicht einmal auf das Frühstück einigen kann, geschweige denn aufs Überleben – tut er, was jeder halbwegs brauchbare Pirat tun würde: Er flieht.

The universe is a dangerous place in John Scalzi's Old Man's War, the first in The Old Man's War series. At seventy-five years old, John Perry is after a fresh start - so, naturally, he joins the army. Earth's military machine can transform elderly recruits, restoring their lost youth. But in...

The military SF sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series. Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself? Three hostile alien races have united against humanity, determined to halt our expansion into space. The...

Hard-core military science fiction at its very best, John Scalzi's The Last Colony is the third in The Old Man's War series. They must save themselves – or die trying. John Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies – until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these...

Hard-core, fast paced science fiction, John Scalzi's Zoe's Tale is the fourth in The Old Man's War series. She won't go down without a fight. It's not every day you up sticks and move to another world. But then, Zoë Boutin-Perry's life has never been ordinary. She's the adopted teenage daughter...

Aliens ripped a hole above Earth, arriving with a massive space station. I sorta figured we'd be enslaved to fight in their wars or exterminated for our resources. Nope. The hip-high Iglax were merchants with ugly squished faces and thick blue fur. While they weren't much to look at, they sure did have some wonderous technology.

ONE DERELICT SHIP. ONE ROTTEN DEAL. ONE CREW ABOUT TO BE DOUBLE-CROSSED. When Captain Rask agrees to a salvage op in contested Imperial space, it sounds simple: get in, grab the goods, get out. Easy credits. No politics. No moral complications. Naturally, it’s a trap.

Maxim Volt has defended his rule against the depredations of industry, but a greater challenge awaits him. Marriage. For not only does he have to organize a rite of fealty, where the various powers of the Grimm Valley swear loyalty to him and his house, but he must fend off a bevy of sometimes murderous brides eager to become the mistress of the castle.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. They all agreed the old engine was finished. Not one of them had asked it why it would not go. A warm, hopeful cozy science fiction novella for grown-ups, perfect for readers who love a low-stakes, big-heart comfort read with a found-family crew, a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. They all agreed the keeper was a glitch. Not one of them had gone out to ask it why it kept the light. A warm, hopeful cozy science fiction novella for grown-ups, perfect for readers who love a low-stakes, big-heart comfort read with a found-family crew...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. You will expect a marching automaton. You will find a child’s tin soldier no longer than a thumb, his paint worn grey, his ankle mended with a careful bead of solder. The barge The Marigold puts down on Bellow’s Pile, a working junk-moon run by one...

Eine Space OperaLiam träumt davon, Offizier zu werden und den trostlosen Verhältnissen seiner Heimatwelt zu entkommen. Doch er scheitert am harten System des Reiches, das streng zwischen „Edel“ und „Nieder“ trennt. Desillusioniert schließt er sich dem Widerstand an, der gegen die Herrschaft des Imperiums kämpft.

Whenever a breach was reported in one of the company’s many transdimensional transport tubes, he would conscientiously rush to the scene to repair it. Brobding had a bad feeling about these frequent breaches; while he was relieved that there hadn’t been any interdimensional rifts so far, he thought that it was only a matter of time before something serious happened. Brobding was from the planet Measel.

They came up on us like a gravy crap. We was just down by the creek dranking and shooting when them ugly suckers flanked us. My name is Lick. They call me Lick cause when I was a baby I used to lick everything. This is the story of me and my buddy Fanger. We call him Fanger cause when he was a...

Journey from fantasy mountains to super-cities, through piratical seas and across space without missing any must-see sights – or putting a foot wrong with the locals! Whether you’re Lord of the shoestring-budget or Luxe Skywalker – Notes from Small Planets is your pastiche passport through...

Jack Gripper loves playing pranks and eating pizza. But when he’s tasked with selecting an alien species to mentor Earth for the next 100 years, he’d better make the right call or the Earth is doomed! Can he overcome obstacles and diabolical plots to pick the right alien? And, just as important, can chocolate and pizza survive the alien encounter?

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Some machines break. The Sisters of Mercy are running exactly as they were built to. That is the whole trouble. A warm, hopeful cozy science fiction novella for grown-ups, perfect for readers who love a low-stakes, big-heart comfort read with a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Everyone on the station agreed the little robot was gone for good. Not one of them had actually looked. A warm, hopeful cozy science fiction novella for grown-ups, perfect for readers who love a low-stakes, big-heart comfort read with a found-family...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Some troubles can't be rebooted. They have to be understood. Out along the Scatter, a loose chain of half-tamed worlds strung on the old trade routes, there is always a machine in trouble that nobody else knows how to help. That is where Roy comes in...

A sharp collection of Robert Sheckley’s classic satirical science fiction, blending clever humor, strange futures, social commentary, and imaginative twists. Featuring Ask a Foolish Question, Keep Your Shape, and Cost of Living, this volume showcases Sheckley’s witty, inventive take on...