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"Zero K" er Don DeLillos første roman i ti år og er en mesterlig skildring af livet og kampen mod døden. Jeffrey Lockharts far, Ross, er mangemilliardær og gift med den yngre kvinde, Artis, som er uhelbredeligt syg. Ross er hovedinvestor i et afsides liggende og hemmeligt kompleks, hvor alvorligt syge mennesker fryses ned i håbet om, at de kan vende tilbage til livet den dag, hvor medicinske fremskridt ville kunne kurere dem.

United Nations Special Operations Command sent an elite expeditionary force of soldiers and pilots out on a simple recon mission, and somehow along the way they sparked an alien civil war. Now the not-at-all-merry band of pirates is in desperate trouble, again. Their stolen alien starship is falling apart, thousands of light years from home. The ancient alien AI they nicknamed Skippy is apparently dead, and even if they can by some miracle revive him, he might never be the same.

When Agent Zero visits his doctor in Switzerland, hoping to salvage his deteriorating health, he is met with a shocking surprise: another agent who has been given a memory implant, just like him. And, just like him, this agent has deadly skills - and a singular mission: to kill Agent Zero.

For two years, I have been thinking of this place and how to get here. Every step in my grand masterplan was but a waystation en route to the main prize: the door. And what a special door it is! Behind it lies what will not only make me strong, but put me at the very top of this world...or at least close. At the moment, the door is as good as locked for me. Unapproachable. To get access, I will have to do my damnedest, because you cannot just buy your way to it using regular cash. One needs a special currency here: points. Rating points.

In this heart-pounding science fiction adventure from William Shatner, debonaire, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord and the “Zero-G” men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage aboard the space station Empyrean—and stopping the Chinese from...

The Pan of Hamgee, starving outlaw, bumps into Big Merv: the meanest, scariest gangster in the City, and without thinking what he is doing, steals his wallet. When Big Merv realises what has happened our hero's future looks short. Will he talk his way out of it or will he be "recycled" into a stanchion of the Outer Ring Road extension?

For war hero Caitlin Taggart, mining work on the Moon is dirty, low pay, and high risk. But no risk seems too extreme if it helps her return to Earth and the daughter she loves more than life itself. Offered a dangerous, long-shot chance to realize that dream, Caitlin will gamble with more than just her life. By leading a ragtag crew of miners on a perilous assignment to harvest an asteroid, Caitlin could earn a small fortune. More importantly, it would give her clearance to return to Earth.

Outer Earth is a giant space station, orbiting the dead remains of our planet. It is humanity's last refuge. Riley Hale may be the newest member of the station's law enforcement team, but she feels less in control than ever. When a doctor bent on revenge blackmails her, Riley has no choice but to give in to his demands and break a dangerous prisoner out of jail. But this is not just any prisoner - it's someone capable of bringing the entire space station to its knees.

Der Tod eines Jungen führt die Journalistin Cynthia Bonsant zu der beliebten Internetplattform Freemee. Diese sammelt und analysiert Daten - und verspricht dadurch ihren Millionen Nutzern ein besseres Leben und mehr Erfolg. Nur einer warnt vor Freemee und vor der Macht, die es einigen wenigen verleihen könnte: ZERO, der meistgesuchte Online-Aktivist der Welt. Als Cynthia anfängt, genauer zu recherchieren, wird sie selbst zur Gejagten.

The night we met, I only tagged along to support my best friend. Then I saw Lilly. There's no harm in picking up a girl for myself, right? One time. A few hours with her underneath me. No longer than a night. That's all I ever need with a woman. I'm the Vice President of the Lost Kings MC. There's no shortage of women waiting to warm my bed. Lilly's appetite matches my own and one night suits her fine. But it's not enough.