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Strange signals from the edge of the solar system draw the carrier ECS Vanguard into the darkness beyond the planets. There, humanity faces a new alien threat—the Blight. They have come to exterminate what they believe is their ancient enemy's latest puppet civilization. Earth struggles to control the skies with fighters and throws its Lizard shock troops into bloody ground battles. While the war rages, Flex must uncover the truth about the hyperspace rivers connecting the stars, the mysterious Cure that terrorized Venus, and why the Blight believes humanity is already enslaved.

Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder. But when a high-profile diplomat goes missing, Abumwe and her team are last minute replacements on a mission critical to the Colonial Union’s future. As the team works to pull off their task, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson discovers there’s more to the story of the missing diplomats than anyone expected... a secret that could spell war for humanity.

A young woman bargains with a demon to save her brothers, only to lose her heart in this slow-burn romantasy about dark magic, unlikely love, and the imperfect beauty of mortality. This stunning hardcover edition of Reap & Sow will feature deluxe embellishments, including a dazzling metallic...

A glitch in time. A nation in ruins. One Marine’s fight to survive a future that shouldn’t exist. When Marine combat veteran Alan Carson sets off on a solo hike through New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, he’s searching for peace—and a path forward after years at war. What he finds is a dead man, a hidden cave, and a one-way passage seventeen years into the future… into a world where America has collapsed into chaos and survival is anything but guaranteed.

From an outsider’s perspective, Tyler Bane’s adult life is all too perfect. He founded a thriving software company, lives comfortably in an affluent neighborhood, and plans to marry his beautiful fiancée, Michelle Nolan. Little does he know, their lives in cozy Casper, Wyoming, are about to take a dramatic turn when they meet John Harrington, the owner of a local antique shop. Among a myriad of unusual items in the store, they discover a mannequin of a Sioux chief. On its wrist is a leather bracelet with a red gemstone centerpiece.

In the shadowed alleys and fog-laden streets of Portsmouth, Detective Nicholas Cain fights a relentless battle against the city’s underworld. But in a place where history never fully fades, some secrets are buried deeper than others. As night falls, a hidden world emerges, one where ancient forces and dark powers lurk just beneath the surface.

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‘Planet B’ is a virtual world with the slogan 'where you can be whatever you want to be.' Users can download themselves into it and play as a life-size avatars in a 3-D world. When Lioba Fielding dies in the real world, her boyfriend John Armstrong downloads himself into Planet B in an attempt to find her avatar. As he travels between various worlds he becomes entangled in an array of strange scenarios, teleporting from each adventure to the next with his companion Medley, a 'rogue avatar' who has no human controller.

All across London, billionaires receive an emergency alert from specialist extraction company B of the Bang. A nuclear missile is inbound, and society's elite have less than 70 minutes to reach the bunkers. As they head for the exits, it's your fault if you get in the way.

In a future where aging has been cured and death has been carefully regulated, humanity has achieved what appears to be perfect stability. Population is fixed. Order is absolute. Every new life must be balanced by a willing death. Inside a Chicago hospital, this system is carried out with quiet efficiency. Clerks keep count. Doctors follow protocol. Volunteers step forward. When a man waits for the birth of triplets, the logic of this world presses in on him, forcing a reckoning that no amount of order can soften.

Auf Gliese 1214 b existiert seit Jahren eine Forschungsstation, deren zwölf Mitglieder schon länger nichts von sich hören ließen. Bereits kurz nach ihrer Ankunft erfahren Kapitän Decker, Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson vom Tod eines Forschers, der laut dem Bericht eines Roboters nicht natürlich gewesen sein kann.

This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains 11 great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced thousands of young listeners to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.

The bombastic Professor Challenger is convinced that a sentient being lurks in the mantle of the Earth. Aided by Edward Malone and Peerless Jones, he must drill down through the Earth’s crust to alert the creature of humankind’s existence. After his debut in The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle went on to develop the grandiloquent Professor Challenger in four other works. When the World Screamed is the fourth in the series, and a satisfying addition to the canon.

By using the energy of the land, some humans have found they can develop extraordinary abilities. At the age of 17, these warriors, magicians, chemists, and psychics are allowed the opportunity to train at the Academy, increasing their opportunity for a well-paying career. But there's a catch. They must fight beside the Army if requested by their king. Most aren't concerned by this, as the current treaty has prevented battle for nearly 70 years...but that's about to change.

Orion Leventis comes from a strong lineage that is connected to another strong lineage. History has proven that having a centaur in the pack makes it elite. Ask the Louries. The only thing this centaur is missing is a mate. When Orion joins a pack for the first time, will he be able to integrate the woman that he loves in the mix, or will there be a Big Bad Wolf to take her place?

A comet, red and smiling with jagged teeth, flashes across the sky. People try to leave but find they are trapped by some acidic goo surrounding the entire drive-in. They grow hungry, homicidal, and suicidal. Then along comes the Popcorn King, a jiving, rhyming creature formed by blue-white lightning, with four arms and a popcorn bucket on its head.

In the early 1990’s, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are drawn into a bizarre case in New York, linked both to Hellboy’s 1980 adventure with Anastasia in Brazil and to The Lobster’s encounter with the Proteus Club in 1933. A strange community of bizarre humans has been living in secret beneath Manhattan for more than sixty years. Now, though, someone is stalking them, murdering them one by one—someone who claims to be the ancient goddess Sem-Karul. With aid from the now elderly Cynthia Tynan, Hellboy and the BPRD must face the Goddess of Manhattan, and the monsters who serve her.

In Bloodstained, the electrifying sequel to Bloodlust, Sebastian and Leona are thrust into a world of darkness and danger as they flee the clutches of the malevolent Gideon with their coven in tow. Seeking sanctuary in the ancient streets of Spain, they are soon faced with a daunting task: to prepare for the inevitable showdown with Gideon by seeking the aid of two mysterious vampires who hold the key to unlocking their true potential.

The earth's surface is no longer habitable. All humanity is sequestered beneath the ground, couched in isolation and contentment. The Machine provides the needs of humanity. Mankind becomes subservient drones to the life-supporting Machine. But what happens when the Machine stops?

“Lorelyi: The Paladin” is a sweeping fantasy romance by A.D.B. that follows Lorelyi Tyraelomn’s rise to power as Oerythelor’s High Priestess and guardian of Vaespyra, their ancient rhône. As she walks the blurred line between the realms of the living and the dead, Lorelyi will confront the shifting nature of morality, face the shadows of her past, and rediscover a love thought lost to time.