Showing results for "Ein Kind" in Science Fiction

Pilot. Guard. Prisoner. All three are crashed in the Georgia woods, lost on a world where extraterrestrials are the stuff of science fiction. Blending into the human world is doable, if dangerous. But what if the locals are far from human themselves, with secrets of their own?

First of My Kind is the story of Nathan Myers, a Missouri farm boy who, through a chain of events that happens halfway across the galaxy, finds his way from the seat of his Grandfather's tractor to the command of a starship from a lost super race. Nathan will tell you in his own words about the life and death struggles he encounters on his journey. He will tell you about the humor, peril, and pain of his galactic education.

In Chile's Atacama Desert, a startling discovery threatens the very fabric of reality. Satellite imagery reveals an anomaly, thirty kilometers wide, radiating a power that appears to mutate everything in its path—and it's growing. Is this merely a Drax ploy designed to reassert their control over humanity, or is it a cosmic event beyond anyone's understanding? Soon, Dr. Shepard, Colonel Peters, and their elite team are dispatched to investigate the phenomenon. But nothing can prepare them for what awaits.

In the depths of an ancient Egyptian tomb, archaeologists make a baffling discovery: the mummified body of a man clad in a space suit. Halfway around the globe, exobiologist Dr. Katherine Shepard and intelligence officer Colonel Devon Peters are summoned to the site of a downed UFO. To their amazement, they find one of the occupants alive. Even more shocking, he appears to be human.

In the depths of an ancient Egyptian tomb, archaeologists make a baffling discovery: the mummified body of a man clad in a space suit. Halfway around the globe, exobiologist Dr. Katherine Shepard and intelligence officer Colonel Devon Peters are summoned to the site of a downed UFO. To their amazement, they find one of the occupants alive. Even more shocking, he appears to be human. As Shepard and Peters delve deeper into the enigma, they expose a chilling truth: aliens have inhabited Earth far longer than anyone could have imagined, and they are not alone.

Dr. Katherine Shepard and her team have made a groundbreaking discovery: a piece of ancient Endarian technology, hidden for eons, capable of turning the tide against the sinister Drax. As they embark on a perilous quest to harness its power, they must navigate through a web of deceit, ancient mysteries, and relentless enemies. Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Dwight Douglas is facing his toughest challenge: a shocking conspiracy that threatens to plunge the world into chaos.

Kayo's back and kicking ass. It's been a hard six months since Karen Hashimoto quit being Crushette - number one henchwoman of Doctor Maniac and super-villain extraordinaire - and became Kayo, member of the superhero group, The Good Guys. After winning a candidacy for the most prestigious award possible, Kayo's not-so-far-gone past comes back full-swing, determined to show the world that changing the name doesn't really change the girl. Facing off against friends, foes, and everyone in between, Karen must prove once and for all that she truly is some kind of hero.

What it means to be the last of my kind: My nature as Spherit Folk is becoming more difficult to hide. I'm faced with a shocking truth: Only one race can produce a Holy Woman who can save the world, and I'm the last remaining descendant of that race! With the human war raging on and traffic to my family's inn cut off during these tremulous times, I must set off to the Mythical Continent to discover my destiny!

Nathan Myers and the crew of the Legacy find themselves at war with the predatory races and murderous corruption prevalent throughout the galaxy. The shadowy criminal figures who stand to lose the most from Nathan's victories has put a billion-credit bounty on his head. To make matters worse, the Scrun and Murlaks have assassination squads actively pursuing Nathan and his crew. In order to survive, Nathan must find allies willing to stand with him. Finding an ally without ulterior motives is easier said than done. 

For fans of Station Eleven or Birnam Wood a literary novel with a dystopian world as its setting and at its heart is a human story about compassion in times of great adversity. ‘An astonishing work of art...This is the kind of book that changes you, that leaves you seeing more vividly, and...

Experience one of television’s greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone™ - fully dramatized for AUDIO! Featuring a full cast, music and sound effects, and today’s biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations. A Kind of Stopwatch: The world's most talkative bore gets a magical stopwatch that can stop everything except him. But when he misuses it, a wonderful conversation piece becomes a real party killer.

Die letzten Menschen haben eine sterbende Erde verlassen, um in den Tiefen des Alls ein neues Zuhause zu finden. Als sie auf den Planeten Eden stoßen, scheint ihnen das Glück sicher: ideale Konditionen und eine florierende Ökosphäre. Doch was sie nicht wissen - es waren bereits Menschen hier gewesen, vor langer Zeit. Menschen, die Eden als Versuchsplaneten für ein vermessenes Projekt künstlicher Evolution ausersehen hatten. Doch ihr Experiment damals hat ungeahnte Spuren hinterlassen, und nun treffen ihre Nachfahren auf die vergessenen Kinder ihres Versuchs.

My name is Carter Riley. I am a veteran peacekeeper--once a one-armed, homeless, jobless father, now the first human ever to come into contact with the Precursors' Cube on Mars, and proud owner of the most combative hamster in the galaxy. The artifact is what brought me to Sidus, a mysterious space station at the center of the galaxy. A dozen or so alien civilizations have also found their way here, seemingly to unite against a common enemy. Or common enemies.

This is the first release of the Spiral Archives. This release is the second volume in the archives, Volume 1, and others will be available soon!!!! Humanity was never meant to stay the same. When a quiet, irreversible transformation begins spreading across the world, it doesn’t arrive as an invasion—or a war—but as an invitation. Some call it evolution. Others call it the end. As human consciousness begins to intertwine with something vast, ancient, and unknowably advanced, society fractures along familiar fault lines: fear versus hope, preservation versus becoming. Governments scramble.

It Takes Even More Kinds…Of Aliens! Harmon Tomeral and his friends wanted nothing more than to go to space, and they have beaten the odds, time and again. They developed a mech and won the Top Fleet Marine Competition. They brought back a battlecruiser from an unknown system and made it their own. They made allies who helped them achieve great victories, and they ultimately founded new colonies in what has become known as the Salvage System.

Paul Atreides, der Retter des Wüstenplaneten, ist verschwunden. In seiner Abwesenheit regiert seine Schwester Alia mit immer grausamerer Hand, bis sich schließlich die anderen Kinder von Paul Atreides gegen sie erheben. Doch der Machtkampf hat ungeahnte Folgen für den Planeten und das ganze Sternenimperium... Frank Herberts Wüstenplanet-Romane, das erfolgreichste Science-Fiction-Epos aller Zeiten, in der neuen Übersetzung von Jakob Schmidt.

Risa war schon immer besonders: übersinnlich begabt, von Zukunftsvisionen geplagt, von ihrem Volk verehrt, aber auch gefürchtet. Als Tamaim und Orakel ihres Stammes ist es ihr bestimmt, die Monandor vor allem Übel der Welt zu beschützen. Eine Aufgabe, die durch den nahenden Vulkanausbruch auf ihrer Heimatinsel einige Schwierigkeiten mit sich bringt – insbesondere da sich die Stammesmitglieder nach und nach gegen sie wenden. Denn eines scheinen die Monandor ihr nicht verzeihen zu können: Dass sie einen Diatar in ihre Mitte geholt hat, eines der Monster...

Spanning four thrilling installments, this series challenges our understanding of humanity's origins and our place in the cosmos, offering a unique perspective on God. With unforgettable characters and mind-bending adventures, Another Kind blurs the line between the ordinary and the divine, inviting listeners to experience the extraordinary—hidden within our world and beyond.

Auftakt der spannenden Mondiar-Trilogie Eine moderne Romeo & Julia-Geschichte in einer dystopischen Fantasywelt Gehe nie hinaus in die Nacht. Meide die Dunkelheit. Betrete niemals die Höhlen der Monandor. Sei vor der Dämmerung zuhause. Diese Regeln werden den Diatar von Kindesbeinen an eingebläut. Wer sich nicht an sie hält, ist des Todes. Das weiß auch der junge Krieger Jaro. Doch als er in einem Kampf mit den Monandor, den Dämonen der Dunkelheit, schwer verwundet wird, gelingt es ihm nicht mehr, vor Einbruch der Nacht zurück in sein Dorf zu kehren.

Da kommt es zu Überfällen: Roboter greifen Raumschiffe der Menschen und anderer Zivilisationen an. Die Posbis – Roboter mit einem biologischen Zusatz – scheinen einen neuen Krieg gegen das biologische Leben zu planen. Auf der Welt Cybora entführen sie zudem Kinder mit besonderen Fähigkeiten. Perry Rhodan eilt zur Hilfe und muss feststellen: Ein Teil der Probleme hängt mit seiner eigenen Vergangenheit zusammen.