Showing results for "Hansen" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ian and crew had reached the end of their road. Hundreds of enemy invaders expending all resources to seize the small sanctuary left to the crew. With hundreds of thousands of infected bearing down on the enemy forces from behind, the situation had turned desperate. Their mission, to stop the invaders from taking the base, their survival...secondary. With more than half their numbers already killed or consumed they fought with a ferocity that only those who had survived this long could possess.

Long ago Dragons ruled the land, but that time is long forgotten by most. What could the missing children of Dirae possibly have to do with the fearsome beasts of old? Clues point to a resurgence of the old Dragon-worshipping cult. Could the Dragon King have returned? And, if so, who can stop him?

When a writer abandons a story, the hero is ripped from the existence the author created and sentenced to the Abandoned Realm. With less people believing in the power and magic of fiction, the real world and the Abandoned Realm are slowly poisoned as the boundary between them weakens.

Eddiwarth’s in love with a girl from a family of strong wizards, but he barely knows how to control his own magical fire. If he can earn his name and prove his worth, maybe they’ll let him marry her. Finding the dagger and stopping the dragons would surely earn him that respect, right? Tonklyn, the chancellor to the ascending dragon king, also wants that dagger, so he can prove his loyalty and bring all of his plans for power to fruition. Can Eddiwarth and his friends find the dagger, and can he learn to “be the flame” before the kingdoms of Wynne fall burning around them?

When a subordinate dies in darkness under his command, an agent of the peggon war fleet begins to question the world around him. Can he trust the religious bureaucracy to hear the voice of the Pinnacle? Will he lead his own unit into redemption, or condemn them to the eternal torment of soul death?

Cold Spring is a sleepy little town that had known its share of heartache. A school shooting, a murdered cop were just a few things that marred the nature of this little community. Nestled between foot hills of granite and a chain of lakes this picturesque little town will come to know evil of a magnitude unseen since the earliest days of man. Jerry just bought his first truck, an important feat for a Midwestern farm kid caught between his first year of college and the distractions of young love.

Torren has been plagued with unresolved and haunting dreams since birth. Since his father’s mysterious death four years ago, the dreams have been more intense and sequential. Leading him to question his heritage and purpose. With roots and blood lineage leading directly back to an ancient Norse warrior order, known as the “Varg”, the stage is set for a showdown between an unanswered 2000-year-old vendetta and an age-old nemesis that needs to answer for crimes both here on earth and in the realm of Asgard.

Life is not what it used to be. The goodwill of a stranger is a godsend that must be questioned as a necessary risk. Trust and safety, once taken for granted, are now the barest necessity for survival.... Lisa and Krupp had accomplished their mission to stop the horde, but at what cost? Little Rock's booty was still the objective as multiple truck and tractors headed down the road toward their dangerous goal. The survival of all is at stake as they come up against gangs and stubborn homeowners in their quest for resources....

Kong Duncan og Prinsesse Cassandra er fanget i Araluen-slottets sydtårn. Oppe nordpå er Horace og Gilan omringet på bakkefæstningen, mens de venter på Røde Ræv-klanens næste angreb. Maddie må have fat i en flok mænd og overbevist dem om at slå sig sammen med hende, så hun kan hjælpe sin far med at bryde ud af fæstningen og konfrontere forræderne.

John Walker had a surprise in mind for his wife. His satellite radio had a surprise in store for him. The voice on the radio, a person named Zell, offers to solve all of John’s problems for him. In return, John has to agree to a small, insignificant payback.

Insignificant, of course, is a relative term, especially when you are dealing with the Devil.

When 102-year-old Mildred Wall died, two scientists preserved her brain in a tank of liquid and revived it. To their dismay, they realized Mildred is not the sweet old lady they expected - instead, she’s rather nasty. Upon being informed of her mother’s living brain, Mildred’s 70-year-old daughter, Emily, comes to torment it - payback for years of Mildred’s cruelty toward her.

There’s no such thing as the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Awakened after being cryogenically frozen for 40 years, Phillip Rolfe, a death row inmate, is cleared of his wife’s murder by The Mechanical Magistrate, an infallible piece of machinery that has replaced juries and judges. There is also someone who has replaced God - Dr. Jalen Walker, the megalomaniacal inventor of The Mechanical Magistrate. Dr. Walker controls every aspect of life in the compound he has created, using a zero-tolerance policy to ensure compliance to his will.

When the dead prowl the streets of Oslo, survivors Kit and Shadia have to get out of there. They decide to go where the dead can’t follow - their family cabin on a remote island - but they have to fight their way out of the city first. Despite the odds stacked against them, Shadia and Kit are ready to fight for their survival and for each other.

Der er ingen regler. Der er ingen hjælp. Red dig selv, eller dø. Maze Runner (2) - Infernoet er en hæsblæsende og hjernevridende dystopisk fortælling, hvor intet er, som det er ud. Trilogien er solgt til udgivelse i 42 lande, og første bind var bogen bag efteråret 2014’s store ungdomsfilm. Infernoet kommer som biograffilm i september 2015. Thomas var sikker på, at flugten fra Labyrinten ville betyde frihed for ham og de andre lysboere. Selv i sin vildeste fantasi havde han ikke regnet med, at noget endnu værre var i vente. Jorden er lagt øde. Udbruddet hærger. Kun de rigeste får behandling, ingen bliver helbredt. Thomas vil hellere dø end at blive smittet af sygdommen, der langsomt fortærer hjernen – men er hemmeligheden til kuren gemt et sted i hans sind? Eller vil hans skæbne for altid være i hænderne på WICKED og deres eksperimenter? Fase 2 er kun lige gået i gang...

Black Pearl es una inmersión profunda en las profundidades de nuestras propias identidades, que nos ayuda a reflexionar sobre quiénes somos más allá de la superficie, más allá de lo que los demás esperan de nosotros. Esta historia nos brinda la oportunidad de experimentar el autodescubrimiento, el amor propio y la aceptación, inspirándonos a alcanzar todo nuestro potencial sin miedo.

FTBS is a book club podcast that covers Kentaro Miura‘s manga Berserk. The show is hosted by three homies from Maryland.

In "Planes, Trains, and Comic Books" comic enthusiasts Matt Hansen and John Johnson read, discuss, and review comic book story arcs. Matt and John take a deep dive into the comic book medium, not only re-reading beloved and critically acclaimed story arcs, but also exploring the less heard of, and more unknown works. *INCLUDES SPOILERS*

I en nær, dystopisk fremtid i Reykjavik afgør en empatitest, hvem der regnes som fuldbyrdede medlemmer af samfundet – hvem der får "mærket" – og hvem der dømmes til at leve som marginaliserede outsidere. "Mærket" er en urovækkende fremtidsdystopi om AI, overvågning og sikkerhedssystemer, der får fatal indflydelse på menneskers skæbner. Empatitesten er en revolutionerende social teknologi, der kan bedømme en testtagers tendens til fx empati og amoral adfærd. Hvis man dumper testen, tilbydes et helt arsenal af behandlingsformer og ressourcer.

Sal Brooks og resten af holdet fra Vatikanets hemmelige antimagikorps bliver tilkaldt af en lokal antikvar, hvis antikvariat er blevet totalsmadret. Der er ingen tvivl om, at han har fået fat i den forkerte bog og har sluppet farlig magi ud, da han åbnede den. Men var det med vilje? Og hvor fik han bogen fra? Sal og hendes kolleger er på bar bund... Magi findes, og nogle bøger bider fra sig. Følg Sal Brooks, den seneste rekrut på en hemmelig magisk mission, mens hun rejser verden rundt for at holde overnaturlige kræfter i skak.

Kat Bristol always had a love affair with the ocean. As a child, the beach and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean were her sanctuary, but when she and her family moved to the US, she had to redefine herself. It was a strange man on a Pacific Ocean beach, who showed her that she was powerful and important to those around her. But she had to outsmart those who were trying to bring her down. A near death experience made her choose what was important and taught her how to access the internal being that is her true self.