Science Thriller

In the walled city of Edin, Spike's carefree childhood has always had an end date. His protection from the wasteland of death on the outside is about to change on his 18th birthday. But while only half of the cadets survive their mandatory time on national service, Spike's goal goes far beyond making it out alive. He's betting everything on being chosen as the top candidate, rising to the role of Protector, and securing a spot beside his beautiful best friend.…

This bundle includes three audiobooks following the cursed orphan Conrad Edison: The Living Curse, The Anchored World, and The Broken Relic.

Nobody knew where it came from. Nobody knew why it came. When an eight-foot-tall man made of stone appears in the middle of a busy city center one July afternoon, two-bit (and antisocial) reporter Andy Pointer assumes it's just a publicity stunt. Indeed, so does everyone else...until the Stone Man begins to walk, heading silently through the wall of the nearest building, flattening it, and killing several people inside as a result.

From number-one worldwide best-selling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes a long-anticipated science-fiction series debut. When SETI finally receives a signal from an alien civilization, what will happen next? A 13-year-old boy, dying of a rare brain disease, is the only one able to hear and decode signals from outer space. SETI confirms it is a real signal. What is the message? How will the world react? And most of all: are the aliens coming?

Dr. Julie McCray, astrophysicist, isn’t looking for second chance romance. Not even close. She’s focused. She needs to save the planet from a dystopian future as Earth temperatures soar. Julie’s rover, 40 million miles away, discovers living bacteria hiding under the Martian surface. Scientists examine its DNA profile and agree that, with a slight amount of genetic engineering, it can absorb vast quantities of carbon dioxide, exactly what the planet needs to survive. The President orders the government to commandeer Julie’s Mars mission and bring the living bacteria to Earth.

We know more about distant galaxies than the deepest, darkest oceans… and what we don’t know absolutely can harm us… Doctor James Lockwood, Ph.D. is embarking on a new career – studying deep sea predators and their genes in order to find cures for terrible diseases… and to soothe his deepest, darkest inner demons. Alysen Kruger, CEO of an old and powerful corporation has big plans for the future and for Dr. Lockwood… but she, too, has demons to conquer.

Doc has finally gotten Adrian Gionta’s scent, and he won’t stop until he catches his prey. Gionta is far more than a painter of souls though, and he’s had plenty of time to prepare for the oncoming storm that is Doc Holliday. It will take more than a mere mortal to save the thousands of people trapped in Gionta’s paintings. Thankfully, Doc’s no mere mortal, but will even he be enough....

Die Stadt der brüderlichen Liebe…… könnte ihr Ende sein. Werden sie Amber retten können? Nach einer langen Reise haben Russel, Cathy und Clyde es nach Philadelphia geschafft. Max, der Deutsche Schäferhund, ahnt die Gefahr. Überall in der Stadt bremsen Unruhen und Chaos ihr Vorankommen. Wo ist Amber? Russell kann es kaum erwarten, sie zu finden und dann nach Boston zurückzukehren. Er hofft, Sarah hat überlebt. Die Straßen von Bean Town sind nicht sicher. Sie hatte keine Wahl, Sarah musste fliehen. Schafft sie es zu ihren Eltern nach Dover? Steht ein Wiedersehen von Russel und Sarah bevor?

In this fourth installment of the Minecraft Gamer's Adventure series, Steve receives a distress call from his friends Max, Lucy, and Henry. They have found an abundance of treasure in a temple, but they can't get out! He immediately sets off for the desert to help his friends. Once Steve gets to them, they will all be rewarded with a supply of emeralds, gold ingots, and many other rare treasures.

Hunted by the law. Haunted by his past. Facing his most cunning enemy... And Doc Holliday couldn't be happier. Doc and Jury have been pulled deeper into Bosch's web than they ever could have imagined, revealing a plot that threatens the entire Hidden. Always five steps ahead, Bosch is in complete control of the game, but Doc is proving to be a more formidable opponent than expected. Unfortunately, Doc is playing catch-up and missing too many details to solve the mystery before it's too late.

When every system dies midair, Daisy’s private jet crashes on a remote island cut off from the world. No power. No rescue. As panic spreads, she must lead the survivors through fear, hunger, and betrayal before paradise becomes their grave.

Marie Fontaine is one of the best assassins OutLook ever produced—precise, untraceable, unflinching. A master of deep cover and infiltration. Her new mission should be routine: eliminate a list of whistleblowers threatening powerful interests. No names. No questions. No complications. But Savannah holds ghosts. One of them wears a familiar face.

Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden has had a rough couple of weeks. As the only openly practicing professional wizard in the Chicago area, he has squared off against a multitude of supernatural bad guys. Harry has won the day against demons, poltergeists, sorcerers, trolls, vampires, werewolves, and even an evil faerie godmother. You might think nothing could spook him. You would be wrong.

One second, Beth Green is saving lives. The next, the world flatlines.A strange surge wipes out the grid and turns her hospital into a war zone. Her husband and daughter are miles away, unreachable and alone. To get back to them, Beth will have to cross a city that’s learning how fast civilization can die.

She thought it was just another drill. He let her believe that for one more hour. Her father's paranoia cost her a childhood, her inheritance, and years of her life. It was about to buy her every day she had left. The town called him crazy. The lawyer called it theft. Burning through her dead mother's money on bunkers and guns. Charlie called it a prison and broke out at sixteen.

Con la morte del marito Nick in un incidente stradale, il mondo di Sarah va in frantumi. Affrontare un futuro senza di lui sembra impossibile. Ma forse non deve farlo. Quando Sarah scopre EternaTech, il programma di intelligenza artificiale a cui Nick e il suo socio stavano lavorando in segreto, le viene data la possibilità di parlare con Nick dall’oltretomba. Sembra lui. Sembra davvero lui…

Cyber-security analyst Kate McCarthy knows something ominous is about to happen in the US banking system. She has a place to go if things get hectic, but it’s far from the perfect retreat. When a new breed of computer virus takes down America’s financial network, chaos and violence erupt. Access to cash disappears and credit cards become worthless. Desperate consumers are left with no means to purchase food, fuel, and basic necessities. Society melts down instantly and the threat of starvation brings out the absolute worst humanity has to offer.

Kate has managed to survive a massive cyber attack that annihilated the US banking system. The societal collapse that followed in the wake of the attack has already claimed the lives of millions, including members of Kate’s own family. The government has instituted a temporary solution, but another wave of computer viruses has just been found. This time, the malware is targeting America’s power grid. To make matters worse, Kate inadvertently killed the leader of a violent local gang, and there’s a price on her head. Trouble and peril await her at every turn.

Dead in Days. Emily Glass will be dead in days unless she can overcome destiny. An overlord of Hell has a price on Emily's head and every demon in the underworld wants to claim the prize. She might be the Great Banisher, but even she can't fight off an army of demons. The only way to survive might be to trust an enigmatic Seraphim, and to find the source of her powers. Where does her demon banishing power come from? How can she rip the powers from vampires?

The Blind Spot exists in defiance of Scala City’s dystopian big brother regime. It occupies a small sector in the city, and those who live there believe in the right to privacy. Scala City believe if you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. But the Blind Spot have hackers that could bring the larger city to its knees. This is why it’s never spilled over into all-out war. Until now...