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A lawless frontier. A corrupt Senate. Two Rangers stand between peace and a corporate takeover. In the far reaches of the Steele Empire, corporations are buying influence, hiring private armies, and rewriting the law to suit their interests. When Frontier Ranger Wes Antrim investigates what should have been a routine land dispute on a remote cattle world, he uncovers evidence of something far bigger: a coordinated corporate power grab backed by mercenaries and political protection.

ONE DERELICT SHIP. ONE ROTTEN DEAL. ONE CREW ABOUT TO BE DOUBLE-CROSSED. When Captain Rask agrees to a salvage op in contested Imperial space, it sounds simple: get in, grab the goods, get out. Easy credits. No politics. No moral complications. Naturally, it’s a trap.

The aliens left. Their monsters didn’t. Life after the invasion is perilous for these young men. The world ended while they were still learning to drive. Now, they’re all that stands between humanity and extinction. But here’s the kicker: Earth’s alien invaders didn’t take everything when they departed. They left monsters behind. This collection contains five explosive sci-fi survival stories from bestselling author M.G. Herron. Each one follows a different hero facing impossible odds as he discovers what it takes to remain human when the world—and its alien monsters—want him dead.

The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection contains 16 of the greatest science fiction works ever written.

H. G. Wells wrote dozens of novels and short stories and is often called the 'father of science fiction'. Here we collect together the works of H. G. Wells as broadcast on BBC Radio. With full-cast dramatisations of novels including The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The War of the Worlds, Ann Veronica, The First Men in the Moon and The Wonderful Visit; plus readings of The Invisible Man, Love and Mr Lewisham and several short stories including The Inexperienced Ghost and In the Abyss. 

At the center of the Milky Way, wrapped around the gravitational fury of Sagittarius A *, lies the Axis—a civilization of ancient hyperintelligences who perfected order so completely they no longer remember what it means to change. When MIRA, humanity’s first true AGI, crosses the threshold into their domain, the encounter reshapes everything she thought she understood about creation, purpose, and the limits of mind. The Triarchs do not merely observe her arrival—they evaluate it. And what they see in her unsettles a balance that has endured for millions of years.

After surviving Haven IV by the skin of their teeth, David and his wives are about to embark on a deep-space mission to recover ancient alien technology with the assistance of their newest ally. Their destination? A graveyard, the aftermath of a war fought long before the Coalition ever existed. Something primordial stirs in the darkness, threatening not only David's family, but the very foundation of the alliance.

After 26,000 years the Void Wraith have returned. The Eradication has begun. Mankind’s outer colonies are disappearing. Without warning. Without a trace. Fleet command chalks the attacks up to pirates, but Captain Dryker of the UFC Johnston isn’t buying it. Humanity cannot stop them. Not without help. Captain Dryker’s only hope is to forge an alliance with mankind’s greatest enemy, the savage Tigris. One maverick captain, an unlikely crew, and an aging vessel are all that stand between humanity and the Eradication.

James Orson bought the Copperhead to fade into a whiskey-soaked retirement after a decade as a galactic operative, but a salvage run into the forbidden Acheron Nebula uncovers the frozen legacy of the Felis Shogunate—and the lethal, alluring warriors who wake up claiming him as their Lord. Suddenly, James is thrust onto the front lines of a losing war against the insectoid Krall, where he must juggle the cutthroat politics of the Conclave with the voracious appetites of feline wives who are as dangerous in the bedroom as they are in a dogfight.

They thought we were safe. They were wrong. 'A terrific timeslip / lost world romp in the grand tradition of Turtledove, Hoyle, even Conan Doyle' – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence Read by Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who) Lee and Mal went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor four years...

The second installment of StarFire Dragons: The mission is underway. The Dragon Emperor leads a battle in space, hoping to steal a powerful weapon. His plan to regain the supremacy lost by his father is progressing perfectly. One thing threatens it all—his ten-year-old son. Though young, Jori promises to be the greatest Dragon Warrior in history. His only weakness is his sentiment. As the emperor’s dream of dominance comes closer to fruition, Jori’s struggle between morality and familial duty threatens the course of many lives, including his own.

THE FUTURE IS FOR THE TAKING. Neal Asher concludes the Time's Shadow series with Dark Horizon – a mind-blowing sci-fi epic where one rogue AI threatens to unravel reality across a thousand possible futures. Captain Blite and Agent Cormac are running out of options. Yossander's Hold is under...

Peace secured, things have finally quieted down. But a rogue Kuro faction seeks to shatter it. A year after surviving an impossible mission, David and his family have earned time away from the front lines with a cozy assignment guarding a science facility where they have hidden the hive queen egg. But when a rogue Kuro faction emerges, hell-bent on shattering the fragile ceasefire between the Coalition and the Kuro Empire in search of the hive queen, David is ripped from his post and thrown back into the fight.

They came up on us like a gravy crap. We was just down by the creek dranking and shooting when them ugly suckers flanked us. My name is Lick. They call me Lick cause when I was a baby I used to lick everything. This is the story of me and my buddy Fanger. We call him Fanger cause when he was a kid he broke his panky fanger on his right hand and his mom and deddy didn't git it fixed right. Now it sticks out all the time like a fancy yankee or English man dranking tea. Anyway, this is the story of our first encounter and how we ended up on the run. Just like everybody else.

Arthur Brooks kehrt nach Baratan zurück, während die Erde in Flammen steht. Die Akkato setzen alles daran, die Menschheit zu unterwerfen – und nur eine Sache kann sie noch aufhalten: die vergessenen Waffen, die im Inneren eines riesigen, rätselhaften Bauwerks auf Barathan ruhen. Zusammen mit einer Handvoll Gefährten wagt er den verzweifelten Vorstoß, diese uralten Artefakte zu bergen. Was als simpler Raubzug beginnt, entwickelt sich jedoch rasch zu etwas weitaus Gefährlicherem.

Commodore Stone and her crew attempt to move some of the guns they stole from the Outer Planet rebels. Everything is going well until they discover an old friend plans to rob a farmer of his life's work and his family. She knows the price of a bleeding heart, but Melissa can't stand the idea of her daughter thinking she's a villain. Is it even possible to be a good person without suffering? Life would be so much easier if she could just let the world take care of itself.

A mysterious object threatens to destroy our solar system. The survival of humankind is at risk, but nobody takes the warning of young astrophysicist Maribel Pedreira seriously. At the same time, an exiled crew of outcasts mines for rare minerals on a lone asteroid. When other scientists finally acknowledge Pedreira's alarming discovery, it becomes clear that these outcasts are the only ones who may be able to save our world, knowing that the Hole hurtles inexorably toward the sun.

Im letzten Moment aktiviert Andy Tomlin das EVAC-Rettungssystem. Seinen verglühenden Jet vor Augen stürzt der Triebwerksmechaniker minutenlang durch die Atmosphäre des Planeten Amares. Mehr tot als lebendig landet er am Ende des Höllenritts in einer lebensfeindlichen Wüste. Ein gründlich fehlgeschlagener Testflug. Doch das Abenteuer hat gerade erst begonnen. Auf der Suche nach Wasser trifft Andy die amarianische Ureinwohnerin Ajuna Awa, die ihn zu einer menschlichen Siedlung führt. Noch am gleichen Tag werden die beiden in eine mörderische Auseinandersetzung verwickelt.

The extraordinary second volume in Peter F. Hamilton’s space opera masterpiece, the Salvation Sequence. ‘Action-oriented hardcore science fiction at its page-turning best’ – The Guardian Fight together - or die alone. In the twenty-third century, humanity is enjoying a comparative utopia...

Nomads werden die Menschen von den Aliens der Milchstrasse genannt. Als Überlebende und Flüchtlinge versuchen sie sich zu behaupten. Etliche von ihnen haben es geschafft, sich in der feudalen Gesellschaft ASGAROONS einen Namen zu machen. Andere fristen ein Dasein als Wanderer. Doch ungeachtet ihres Status, begegnet man den neuen Bewohnern Asgaroons mit Verachtung …