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When the great red star Calamity appeared in the sky, some believed the end had come. They were right. Calamity created the Epics: humans with incredible powers they didn't deserve. They could have saved mankind. They could have lifted us into harmony and prosperity. Instead they burned. They slaughtered. They conquered. And then they ruled. Jax has learned all of this the hard way. Orphaned at an early age, he's spent most of his childhood training to be a Reckoner - determined to find the Epics' weaknesses, unlock their secrets, and protect those of us who are still left.

Lux Blakely, the preteen son of a NASA scientist working on top-secret government projects, is not shackled by accepted scientific theory and dogma. His experiments in gravimetric research and the expanding capability of a nascent AI cause Lux to be closely observed by several government agencies. He discovers a way to use magnetic fields for propulsion, but he needs money. Lux and his friend, Prissy, come up with a way to use his father's developing AI to raise money through social media.

Lux Blakely, the preteen son of a NASA scientist working on top-secret government projects, is not shackled by accepted scientific theory and dogma. His experiments in gravimetric research and the expanding capability of a nascent AI cause Lux to be closely observed by several government agencies. He discovers a way to use magnetic fields for propulsion, but he needs money. Lux and his friend, Prissy, come up with a way to use his father's developing AI to raise money through social media.

Fifteen missing people. A light that hungers. A trap outside reality. A trip to 1950s Miami takes a dangerous turn, leaving the Doctor and Belinda at the mercy of Mr. Ring-a-Ding. A cartoon come to life who wants something that only the Doctor can give him. Can Belinda save the Doctor? Or will they be trapped by a trick of the light?

Lux is finishing his Aeronautical Engineering degree at Georgia Tech. His father begins to support him again, but he is starting to get noticed a little too widely outside his peers. He has to hire a 24/7 security team. The Israeli intelligence operatives, alerted by Professor Helmann, are the first to arrive. SpaceX becomes interested when Lux tries to obtain spacesuits suitable for extravehicular activity in a vacuum. Lux starts flying frequently and upgrades SpaceX rocket shells with Blakely thrusters. Chinese operatives attempt to obtain the tech by any means and won't stop.

Lux finds traveling outside Earth's magnetic fields is possible with the gravity drive, but the military from the US and other nations begins to push hard for the tech. Could they use it to help mine the moon, asteroids, and the moons of other planets? Who controls the areas away from Earth when humans establish bases on different planets? Lux becomes known around Earth, and the fame may be too much. He finds he is a target for governments and corporations that want to control him and his knowledge.

The ability for easy travel throughout the solar system has created nations and organizations on Earth who want to control Mars and the rich resources of the solar system. Mars has started its own military and is building a fleet to survive the brutal attacks from Earth. Mars has set up embassies on Earth and is facing spies and saboteurs intent on disrupting a content populace that is growing rapidly. Lux has developed new weapons, and Prissy joins the colony military.

Reinmar z Bělavy řečený Reynevan žije v kruté a nebezpečné době, kdy Slezsko a Čechy pustoší křížové výpravy i husitské spanilé jízdy, kdy nikdo nezná slovo "slitování" a ve jménu Páně jsou vražděny tisíce nevinných. Reynevan ještě stále věří v náboženskou obrodu a stojí na straně Husových stoupenců – a to i tehdy, když se dopouštějí nelidských zločinů. On, lékař a idealista, se musí stát špehem, vrahem a nelítostným mstitelem.

In a world where the line between mundane and supernatural is paper-thin, Sadie Baker just became the Lux Bellator’s newest weapon—and their biggest wildcard. At 21, Sadie is the newest member of the Lux Bellator's New York office. She’s got angel blood in her veins, a chip on her shoulder, and magical abilities that make even seasoned agents do a double take. Telekinesis? Check. Clairvoyance? Easy. A dangerously snarky mouth? That, too.

Lux keeps inventing things or adapting alien tech (ancient tech to the aliens) because the active alien civilizations they discover through portals and probes have gone through cycles of war, decline, and rebirth several times. Lux further develops the portals using discovered alien tech. Earth empties refugee camps the UN was running (1,200,000) and sends them with a military escort for their "safety." The military sends many ships for escort duty with orders to take over the colony and use the refugees as a labor force.

Asher of Steel Rim fancies himself a halfway-decent thief, but not exactly the realm’s most popular guy. As an outcast among outcasts, some hate him for his scale-tipped, pointed ears. Others prefer to wish him dead because he’s a magi in a land where those born with etherarchy are outlawed.

I am a blank asset. After years of physical training and cerebral surgery, I can take on the skills of others through memory grafts. My mission: an audacious heist on the sixty-seventh floor of a Seoul skyscraper. The grafts give me what I need; the instincts of a free climber, the reflexes of a martial artist, the logic of a hacker.

In a world shattered by forgotten catastrophe, the Church of the Sacred Flame reigns supreme, weaving faith and fear into a doctrine of absolute control. To question the Light is heresy. To stray from the path is death. Dale, a humble farm boy, dreams of finding purpose beyond the worn fields of his childhood. When the Church selects him for priesthood, he believes it a blessing—until dark truths begin to surface. Whispers of vanished initiates, relics of ancient technology mistaken for miracles, and the horrifying revelation of what the Church truly serves.

Als der rotglühende Stern „Calamity” am Himmel erschien, glaubten einige, das Ende sei gekommen. Sie hatten Recht. „Calamity” hat die Epics erschaffen: Menschen mit unglaublichen Superkräften. Sie hätten die Menschheit retten können. Sie hätten Frieden und Wohlstand bringen können. Stattdessen brannten sie alles nieder. Mordeten. Eroberten. Und rissen die Macht an sich.

Il mondo è ormai nelle mani di poche persone che, attraverso la tecnologia, influenzano le decisioni di milioni, controllandone la vita. La divisione tra chi accetta le nuove regole imposte e chi si ribella è sempre più netta. Mentre il potere cresce, le forze di resistenza cercano disperatamente alleanze per sfuggire al mondo distopico che si è instaurato. Il desiderio di potere assoluto si fonde con l’ambizione di accelerare l’evoluzione tecnologica, trasformandosi in una nuova forma spirituale.

One summer evening the quiet of the night is stripped away when a group of monsters attack a defenseless family, but they are quickly saved by three mysterious siblings with supernatural powers. This leads to a chain of events that will change the lives of these three siblings forever as they learn about what and who they really are.

La grande saga historique, par l'auteur du Sorceleur ! Hiver 1429. Médecin herboriste, combattant et espion à ses heures perdues, Reynevan mène une existence toujours plus tumultueuse, affrontant de redoutables agents secrets comme des forces impures qui ne cachent pas leurs origines démoniaques.

Born without a gift, Haley Michaels is a "magical dud" among werewolves. Desperate for a life mate, she travels across the country to meet an eligible bachelor from another pack. Instead, she meets the pack's bad-tempered alpha, Bard Bennett. Despite his rude and brooding demeanor, Haley can't help but be drawn to him. She senses he has secrets—and a softer side than he lets on. Bard tries to send Haley home, but he finds himself drawn to her intelligence, beauty, and captivating spirit.

Judy Garland stars in this Lux Radio version of L. Frank Baums' The Wizard of Oz, based on the 1939 film which also starred Miss Garland, where she travels to a far off land of adventure and danger, only to learn that "there's no place like home".

A murder mystery in neon utopia. An audio drama, by Lux Radium. While ace reporter Nan Kanally and the rest of the world struggle through post-war poverty, Metropolis has assembled a neon utopia on an icy, distant island. It’s an electronic heaven made possible by a fleet of astonishing autonomous robots. But Metropolis holds its secrets tightly. The only word that gets out is from the few reporters they invite. One of them is Nan’s best friend, the sportswriter Stanley Bronfels. But when Stanley disappears, it falls to Nan to discover the secrets of Metropolis… or find ...