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Wormhole technology has revealed that our sun will die in 5,000,000 years. A race of superbeings, the fabulous Xeelee, owners of the universe, are thought to be responsible. The bizarre and wealthy cult, the Superet, funds two projects aimed at combatting the force that will murder the sun.

In the far future, mankind lives safe and secure behind the Chronos Ring - an automatic defense system that encircles the area of space occupied by human beings. The Ring keeps out all of humanity's enemies - in particular, a vicious race of reptilians known as the Parsnaak. On the outer fringe of human-occupied space is the planet Muse, an entire world dedicated and established as a colossal museum - a storehouse of antiquities and relics from the ancient histories of both men and aliens.

Triana Moore lost her job as a maintenance technician when her boss discovered her true identity. But decluttering the galaxy isn’t just for janitors. When she visits the ringed planet Grissom with security agent Ty O’Neill for his sister’s wedding, Triana discovers just how messy life can get. Deported before she can finish her coffee, Triana barely misses an exploding shuttle. But in true space janitor fashion, she decides to investigate.

In a galaxy on the edge of cosmic oblivion, one girl must embrace a power she never summoned and fulfill a destiny she never chose. An action-packed, coming-of-age fiction series about a girl who must navigate her way through a purpose she never knew existed. Book One in The Hesaurun Ring Series kickstarts the epic scifi thriller that'll have listeners clutching their seats in suspense and excitement.

Carrie Starr, a legacy professional wrestler, is the WWC women’s world champion. Carrie went to bed expecting to defend her title against the Tongan Queen in Philadelphia. She didn’t wake up in Philly. She woke up in an alien locker room being prepared for the galaxy’s most popular show, "King of the Rings". King of the Rings isn’t professional wrestling. King of the Rings isn’t MMA. King of the Rings is a death match.

Technical Specialist Simon Brooks was no soldier. More suited for the academy than combat, his assignment to a rear echelon support squadron seemed a good fit. Everything changed when the Sleer attacked Earth’s newly salvaged spacecraft, UEF Ascension. In a flash, Brooks goes from fleeing a burning transport plane to piloting a broken mech and learning the habits of a fighter pilot from Lt. Sara Rosenski, the terror of Nightmare Squadron. But his rising star takes a hit when he learns to talk to the Sleer AI, Genukh...and suddenly the UEF doesn’t know whose side he’s on.

Reissued after seventy-five years out of print—and in hardcover for the first time in a generation—Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn is the sixth book in the Lucky Starr series written by the legendary Isaac Asimov, author of Foundation, the Galactic Empire series, and I, Robot. The Lucky...

A dutiful princess questions everything she was taught to believe and, with the help of a handsome rogue space pilot, sets out to reclaim her power and save her people in this genre-blending, romantic space opera. The idyllic lunar colony of Boaterra means everything to its perfect, dutiful...

The heir to a multibillion-dollar company that spans the solar system lost everything on Last Day when her country was destroyed. Over the years, she struggled to regain control of the company that was taken from her. The woman who has almost everything has decided this is not enough. The stakes are high, but if the gamble pays off, Hannah Grant will gain a power that rivals that of the Confederation leader Jenna Plural. Told through the eyes of her personal security officer, Liam Marshall….

Mai 2037: Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten haben mittlerweile das Zentrum des großen Arkon-Imperiums erreicht. Dieses Sternenreich umfasst Tausende von Planeten. Beherrscht wird es von einem mysteriösen Regenten, der die Menschen hasst. Sergh da Teffron, die Hand des Regenten, ist der zweitmächtigste Mann des Imperiums - und er plant den Umsturz. Dafür braucht er Gefolgsleute, die ihm treu ergeben sind. Er fliegt nach Naat.

Aboard the scout ship Cyclops, Hornet Squadron pauses on Saturn’s moon to take stock of their condition. Eager to rejoin Ascension, Commander Ray Fairchild risks a dangerous shuttle flight to the ship while Lieutenants Brooks and Rosenski remain on station.

Having saved humanity from an invading alien armada, Ian Lotus finds himself not rewarded but once again on the run -- struggling to stay one step ahead of a galactic government intent on his capture.