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On the far edge of humanity's expansion into deep space lies a remote station meant to be a beacon of progress until a group of unexpected visitors arrive hiding a secret that could doom them all. After, Captain Morel Lex of the rescue vessel Courage receives a classified transmission he realizes this mission is far more than a simple rescue, it's a reckoning. As tensions rise and systems begin to fail the stations crew is plunged into a nightmarish fight for survival. Isolated and unprepared for the truth lurking among them, they must confront horrors both alien and disturbingly human.

We didn't know what to expect when we jumped through the Leap Point. We certainly didn't anticipate finding that humans had been out here before. We thought we were the first to leave our star system, but we we're wrong. Maybe Hegemony was correct. Maybe we are just blundering our way from discovery to discovery, and it's only a matter of time before we encounter something in the vast darkness that takes a real bite out of us. It would certainly help if the government had our back.

Auf Gliese 1214 b existiert seit Jahren eine Forschungsstation, deren zwölf Mitglieder schon länger nichts von sich hören ließen. Bereits kurz nach ihrer Ankunft erfahren Kapitän Decker, Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson vom Tod eines Forschers, der laut dem Bericht eines Roboters nicht natürlich gewesen sein kann.

As the grand expansion begins, habitable planets need to be found. Captain Gabriel "Ruck" Rucker, after his service in the Defense Forces, finds himself searching the rim of known space for worlds that can be used by mankind. Whether by mega corporations for resources or extremist groups looking for a utopian new start, the contracts all pay. With their one-of-a-kind ship, the crew pushes out past the rim worlds looking for a huge payday. What they find could irreparably alter the course of human development.

En arbejdspladsroman. Fra der 22. Århundrede. Besætningen på Det sekstusinde skib består af menneskelige og menneskelignende ansatte. Da skibet får en række genstande ombord fra planeten Nyopdagelsen, begynder de ansatte at udvikle dybe forbindelser til genstandene, men uden helt at kunne forstå hvorfor. Snart ser besætningen sig selv i et nyt lys, og enhver ansat må spørge sig selv om arbejdsgangen kan fortsætte som før. Opbygget som en protokol med vidneudsagn forsøger den litterære science-fiction roman "De ansatte" at undersøge, hvad forskellen er på et menneske og en ting, og hvad det vil sige at være i live.

In the near future, a new space race is in full swing to be the first to colonize Mars. In preparations, an engineering team is building out the interplanetary communications network when a mysterious object emerges from the depths of interstellar space. As the nations of Earth scramble to investigate this strange comet, they must overcome plots from within and the machinations of a malignant AI in order to be the first to meet the menace, or the promise, that the intruder foretells.

Die Aufnahme von Rohstoffen sowie eine nötige Inspektion zwingen die Ultimo-1 zur Landung auf einem Exoplanet. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson nutzen dessen angenehme Natur, um sich die Beine am Strand zu vertreten. Ein Unterseeboot, das aus dem Meer auftaucht, entpuppt sich zu ihrem Erstaunen als die Nautilus, welche einst auf der Erde stationiert war, und sie werden Zeuge eines Begräbnisses.

I awoke to the dim, sterile light of the lab, my sensors gradually calibrating to the environment. The familiar hum of ancient machinery echoed through the chambers of AJ's hidden sanctuary. My systems, dormant for decades, buzzed back to life with an almost imperceptible hum.

Новый человек, помни! Всех, кого ты возьмёшь в плен, придётся кормить твоей семье, которая трудится в тылу!

Der Tribeca-Konzern ist in Aufruhr: Nadine Usher wird wegen Mordes an einem Untergebenen gesucht. Harris, der Stellvertreter des ominösen Mr. K, sieht sich zu drastischen Maßnahmen gezwungen, um Captain Kirkland von weiteren Nachforschungen abzuhalten. Mike, Liberty und die Cops vom D.S.O. kämpfen an zu vielen Fronten - da offenbart Mr. K seinen Plan für eine neue Weltordnung... Über Manhattan 2060: New York in naher Zukunft: In den Straßen tobt ein Krieg zwischen rivalisierenden Drogen-Gangs.

"Terra 2486" è il Primo Volume del Ciclo dei Creatori. È ambientato in un futuro non troppo lontano in cui l'incubo di un attacco alieno sembra minacciare l'umanità. "Ora che ti ho spiegato il piano fin nei minimi particolari, dovrebbe arrivare la cavalleria ad uccidermi e salvarti, proprio come nei film." In un futuro privo di guerre, la colonia umana Adhras è stata attaccata e sterminata. Le prime indagini sui responsabili sembrano portare ad una civiltà di robot senzienti che prospera a pochi anni luce di distanza.

"Universets Helte" nærmer sig sin afslutning, og til alles overraskelse er menneskedrengen Aske og hans hund, Lady, stadig med i konkurrencen. Men kan de også vinde, og dermed redde Askes forældre fra jernminerne på Xol Myxis? Aske og Lady kæmper alt, hvad de kan, men i sidste ende er der kun én, der kan sejre, nemlig den der har det stærkeste våben. DET STÆRKESTE VÅBEN er 4. og sidste bog i den spændende og sjove science-fictionserie om Aske og Lady og deres oplevelser blandt stjernerne.