Showing results for "Hansen" in Science Fiction

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.

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.

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....

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...

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.