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While the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman have been trying to assure that hostile aliens do not have access to Earth, the UN Expeditionary Force has been stranded on the planet they nicknamed "Paradise." The Flying Dutchman is headed back out on another mission, and the UN wants the ship to find out the status of the humans on Paradise. But Colonel Joe Bishop warns that they might not like what they find, and they can't do anything about it without endangering Earth.

Everyone tries to escape from paradise. Mark Tyburn dreams of building the perfect video game. Kurt Fischer dreams of being a rich and successful executive. Daisy Tyburn dreams of having the ideal father. John Tyburn Smith dreams of fitting in. NigelDave just dreams of becoming human.

The Human Galactic Empire has begun its annexation of the Alliance, and they are using tactics for which the rest of the galaxy are unprepared. Unfortunately, the Free Fleet is caught in the middle of it all, and if they do not stop the empire now, there will be no stopping them later.

Here is the first book in the blockbuster trilogy that chronicles the never-before-told story of the young Han Solo. Set before the Star Wars movie adventures, these books chronicle the coming-of-age of the galaxy's most famous con man, smuggler, and thief. The first book in this exciting new...

Jon Culshaw reads this epic novelisation of an original radio adventure for the Third Doctor. In Twentieth Century London the Doctor and UNIT are called to investigate a grisly murder at Space World, a futuristic new theme park on Hampstead Heath. Tagging along, journalist Sarah Jane Smith and...

Someone is cleaning up the badlands, removing the major pirate clans from the most developed worlds. Captain Scott and the Free Fleet must determine who is behind the liberations, and if they are an ally, or just another threat to humanity.

In a corporate-controlled future where the ruling conglomerates genetically engineer their employees, Millicent Foster is the best of the best. Physically perfect and exceptionally intelligent, Millicent is granted the uncommon privilege of breeding. But her daughter inherits more than superior genetics...little Marie has a rare ability that the world has never seen, and her conglomerate, Moxidone, will stop at nothing to have sole possession of the child.

After rescuing their daughter, Marie, from corporate-controlled Earth, Millicent and Ryker thought they were safe on their off-world paradise. They were wrong. Toton, once thought the weakest conglomerate, is now dominating ruined Earth with a sinister new technology. By harvesting minds for use in their supercomputers, they're enslaving the best and brightest humans to further their agenda. Millie and Ryker know that it's just a matter of time before Toton realizes the biggest prize - Marie's "gifted" mind - is merely a rocket ride away.

Island life can be deadly. For Ollie Arias, owning an island in Micronesia is beyond his wildest dreams. Moving his best friends from college to share his dream…priceless. A little urban exploration of the abandoned military lab unearths strange, dark secrets. And awakens a slumbering beast...

New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster, master of both action and emotion, reveals a world where everything is perfect, but nothing is as it seems … Earth is crowded, polluted, and dismal. Like millions of others, Jonos and Liina scrape by on her poorly paying job and what little...

Los dos muchachos se quedaron mirando el cartel. - Oye que significa Paradise?Cuando el mundo ha cambiado completamente y toda la lucha está basada el el instinto de supervivencia, el sueño ideal es el de encontrar un paraíso en la tierra, un lugar donde vivir tranquilos, olvidados de todos y olvidando lo que hay en el exterior. Y ese lugar existe o al menos eso es lo que dice el cartel que se encuentran los protagonistas de nuestra historia: dos jovencitos con ganas de aventuras y un cazador experimentado.

Mei Lin Yu, a shy studious young woman from a Founding Family, and Silence, a fierce snowcat running with outlaws, shouldn't have anything in common. But on New Eden, a world where the native Daerans have psychic abilities, a world ruled by the Founders who fled a dying Earth, anything is possible. When Mei Lin is forced out of the comfortable refuge of Mynyddamore and confronted with a secret from the past that is very much alive, will she be able to save herself and Silence to gain the trust of a man who has no reason to trust anyone from a Founding Family?

As a mysterious plague threatens to end civilization, disgraced tech mogul Felix Craft claims he’s conquered death itself. He’s invited journalist Rohan Patel to tell the story of the century: the creation of Meru. A digital paradise to serve as humanity’s final hope.

In the year 2060, Earth is divided into 10 sectors. Percy Harper lives in the city of Victoria in Sector 10, an old-school homicide detective who doesn't trust AI, though he has an AI partner called Albert. Despite his controversial ways, Percy is grudgingly seen as the best detective in Sector 10. Percy was married to Tess, who was murdered five years ago by Wang Hu, the head of Baijiu Club, a massive mafia. Percy killed Wang Hu under suspicious circumstances and nearly lost his job, and Baijiu Club still has him in their radar and often follows him.

The path to redemption is far from a vacation, but our bounty hunter in remission is certainly going to try and make it one. The fall of Leonueva was supposed to be the end of the brewing war, but our feathered friends quickly discover that it’s only the beginning. The battle scarred the Pacificans, but none more than Arianne Murray. Still grappling with everything she’d witnessed in Pangaea, she’s spiraling faster than one of her infamous aerial nosedives. With a comatose mother, an increasingly distant father, and friends growing apart, Arianne finds herself utterly alone.

Alors que l'équipage du vaisseau nommé le Hollandais volant tente de s'assurer que des extraterrestres hostiles n'ont pas accès à la Terre, la force expéditionnaire des Nations Unies, elle, reste bloquée sur la planète qu'elle a surnommée « Paradis ». Le Hollandais volant repart alors en mission. Les Nations Unies veulent que le vaisseau s'informe de la situation des humains sur cette planète. Mais le colonel Joe Bishop les prévient qu'ils risquent d'être très déçus de ce qu'ils vont découvrir à leur arrivée et qu'ils ne pourront rien y faire sans mettre la Terre en danger.

Ein gewaltiges Erdbeben im Südpazifik überschwemmt einen Großteil des Planeten und stürzt die Menschheit in eine tiefe Glaubenskrise. Kriege folgen und zwingen den verbliebenen Rest, der einst vorherrschenden Spezies, Schutz in einem riesigen Bunkersystem zu suchen. Die Unterwelt ist die letzte Zuflucht. Technik und Genmanipulation bewahren die Menschen vor dem Aussterben, doch die alten Konflikte sind noch nicht beendet. Jack Parker hat, wie alle in seinem Dorf, nie das Sonnenlicht erblickt.

Something prowls Paradise Island’s jungles and beaches—something that turns the tropical seaside retreat into a gore-stained nightmare. One-by-one, bikini babes and vacationing bros fall victim to a monstrous mutant’s insatiable hunger. In a bloody instant, a weekend of sun and fun turns into a desperate fight for survival.