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Billionaire adventurer David Purdue never expected that a phone call from an old friend would send him on a quest for the fabled Spear of Destiny. When he accepts the task, he embarks on a globetrotting search with colleagues and enemies alike, but one particular foe takes a new, more dangerous shape - one that Purdue might not be able to stop this time.

Thomas Caine has finally tracked down the corrupt CIA director who framed him and had his partner killed. But the cost of revenge may prove too high. His target reveals that Caine's partner had a son, now a young man named Sean. And Sean is in terrible danger. To save him, Caine must travel to the People's Republic of China. There, he and Sean find themselves tangled in a vast conspiracy. A deadly double agent is stalking them both from the shadows.

In a world that has descended into chaos, Raven Kennedy becomes a part of the Phoenix Project. Across the country, prison inmates fight to the death while the nation cheers them on. While struggling with his past, Raven faces the prison's most ruthless killing machines. With the real war raging inside him, Raven fights for redemption. But can he survive long enough to unravel the anger and regret that shackle him - and find the forgiveness he seeks?

Five years ago, bioengineer Peter Bernhardt spearheaded an innovation in nanotechnology that changed the course of evolution. Until everything was taken from him - his research, the people he loved, and finally his life. Uploaded as an artificial intelligence, Peter is alive again thanks to a critical reactivation by fellow AI Carter Potsdam. But a third sentient computer program, Major Tom, is tearing the United States apart, destroying its leaders and its cities. Major Tom’s mission: rebuild a new America from the ruins and reign as uncontested monarch.

In the wake of a catastrophic event that has brought America to its knees, a covert organization known as AMERICAN PHOENIX emerges from the shadows. Led by the seasoned Steve Ruskin, this diverse team of extraordinary individuals stands as humanity's last line of defense against a threat that could reshape the world as we know it. Walter Randall and his gifted grandson Elijah find themselves at the heart of a high-stakes race against time.

Bioengineer Peter Bernhardt has dedicated his life to nanotechnology, the science of manipulating matter on the atomic scale. As the founder of Biogineers, he is on the cusp of revolutionizing brain therapies with microscopic nanorobots that will make certain degenerative diseases a thing of the past.

Off the coast of southern Florida, a deadly war is being waged that threatens our national security. Thousands of kilos of illicit drugs are dumped on our shores annually. But "business as usual" takes a different turn when Sandra Geffar, head of the U.S. Customs Department, and Ian Hardcastle, Commander of the Coast Guard, put their departmental and personal squabbles behind them and team up. In a daring plan to put an end to airborne smuggling, their operation— dubbed "Hammerheads"— proposes nothing less than to fight the Colombian cartel with the latest hi-tech weaponry available.

Dive into the world of American Phoenix, a gripping new techno-thriller series that pushes the boundaries of national security in the digital age. "Cancelled," the explosive first installment, introduces listeners to a clandestine organization operating in the shadows to protect a nation on the brink.

Nur weil der Würfel vom Tisch fällt, ist das Spiel nicht verloren. Mysteriöse Geschehnisse in der virtuellen Welt von Heirs of the Phoenix stellen Lena vor neue und unerwartete Hindernisse. Sie kämpft nicht nur um ihr Überleben im Spiel, sondern sucht verzweifelt einen Weg zurück in die Realität. Dafür muss die geborene Einzelkämpferin die Führung einer Kolonie von Urwesen übernehmen, die einer dunklen Bedrohung gegenüberstehen. Professor Frankl sucht in San Francisco einen Neuanfang, besessen von dem Drang endlich seinen Sohn wiederzusehen und ihn in sein abgelegenes Labor in der Antarktis zu bringen.

In the guise of political revolutionary Thomas Paine, bioengineer Peter Bernhardt brought down the corrupt and powerful Phoenix Club - and then turned revolution into evolution by becoming the first artificial human intelligence: Major Tom. In the two years since Major Tom revealed his digital existence and spread his freedom manifesto, he has been revered as a god and vilified as a demon. The United States and Europe have splintered into ideologically independent regions. Russia and China prepare to expand their empires.

Rune Leveau’s life is a carefully guarded secret, hidden behind the facade of her bar. But when a charismatic and lethal corporate cyber-spy arrives at her doorstep, her world is turned upside down. He needs Rune—known in secret as Anna Masterson—to use her extraordinary magical Talent to locate a dangerous fugitive, herself! He believes she holds the key to a mythical computer program rumored to perform impossible feats: casting genuine magic spells.

It’s been two months since Rune Leveau, aka Anna Masterson, survived the machinations of the Kodiak corporation, but Chicago never sleeps. The Masterson Files, the computer program with the impossible ability to cast spells, are still out there. The rest of the corporate overlords won't let that lie, and Rune is the key to that power. And to make matters worse, the Magic Guild wants a word with the Finder, and trouble in the form of the Faerie King comes calling at her bar.

Aboard the majestic ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II, the world's most powerful leaders meet to launch a new era of peace and global cooperation. For Chinese terrorists who believe that the summit will make their Asian homeland a pawn of Western imperialist power, this summit represents a betrayal. They infiltrate the ship— and in a terrifying instant, a small, deadly group of fanatics take control and hold the world and its leaders hostage. With the survival of the world's greatest leaders at stake, any misstep will mean the end of the delicate balance that passes for peace.