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The People of Traenah faced a terrible disaster. The comet was coming. It would certainly strike at a predictable time and place. There could be no question about that. The immutable laws of the universe demanded it. The approaching cataclysm silenced wars and joined bitter enemies together to find a way out. A way to somewhere else. Anywhere, else, where they could survive.

The Inquisition has captured one of Hank's people and he knows that time is running out. But mounting a rescue like this will be their most dangerous task yet. To do it, they will need help from an unlikely source: a bounty target. Racing against time, they have to track down this target and convince him to help them take on one of the deadliest forces in the universe. But even if he agrees, there is no guarantee that he won't betray them at the first opportunity.

Als 2024 der NASA-Satellit Sentinel I über dem Südpol des Mondes online geht, entdeckt er etwas Sonderbares: Eine Reflexion inmitten des Shackleton-Kraters, die es eigentlich gar nicht geben dürfte. Zudem empfängt die Radioantenne von derselben Stelle ein mysteriöses Signal, das einem komplexen Muster folgt. Die Aufregung bei NASA und Pentagon ist groß, da es nur eine Erklärung geben kann: Auf dem Mond liegt ein außerirdisches Artefakt tief in der ewigen Dunkelheit von Shackleton verborgen. Und es will gefunden werden.

Der Erfinder Coolbros bittet Sherlock Holmes um Beistand, da auf ihn schon zwei Mordanschläge verübt wurden. Er vermutet seine wirtschaftsschädliche Erfindung als Ursache der Feindlichkeit. Der Fall scheint Holmes interessant genug, um sich seiner anzunehmen. Dr. Watson ist ihm natürlich wie immer behilflich.

Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 7): Der großartige Sherlock Holmes braucht nicht auf die Wiederauferstehung des Fleisches zu warten! Über 200 Jahre nach seinem Ableben benötigt die Crew des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1 dringend einen cleveren Detektiv und reist in die Vergangenheit, um ihn abzuholen. Leicht irritiert vom technischen Fortschritt und teils lockeren Sitten, kann Holmes dennoch seine Logik zielgerichtet einsetzen und knifflige Fälle lösen, denn das Böse lauert immer und überall.

Auf einem besiedelten Exoplaneten mehren sich Gerüchte, dass ein dort gefundenes Stein-Monument ein Dimensionstor gewesen sein könnte. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson werden dorthin gesandt, um den Gerüchten auf den Grund zu gehen. Sie machen die Bekanntschaft merkwürdiger Bürger und blökender Elektro-Schafe.

Chronicler Tsai Yini monitors the tachyon communication system, which transmits data faster than the speed of light. When classified results from an astrobiologist's research are leaked to her, she cannot believe what she reads. The report reveals that intelligent life forms exist on a tropical planet in the Gliese system. Their civilization is still in its infancy but revolves around an artifact of unknown origin that seems to influence their body chemistry.

Erstmals seit Kriegsbeginn ist das Vereinigte Koloniale Königreich in der Offensive. In Dutzenden kleiner Scharmützel und Gefechte fügen sie den Invasionsstreitkräften der Solaren Republik immer wieder schwere Verluste zu. Doch diese stehen unter neuer Führung und sind dabei, sich zu erholen. Das Königreich steht kurz davor, die unter so bitteren Opfern erkämpfte Initiative wieder zu verlieren. Allen Beteiligten ist klar, ein Symbol muss her, um den Menschen aller besiedelten Welten vor Augen zu führen, dass das Königreich keineswegs tot ist. Dieses Symbol ist Castor Prime.

The first of eleven thrilling novels that comprise Edgar Rice Burroughs' most exciting saga, known as The Barsoom, or Martian, series, this is the beginning of an incredible odyssey in which John Carter, a gentleman from Virginia and a Civil War veteran, unexpectedly finds himself on to the red planet, scene of continuing combat among rival tribes. Captured by a band of six-limbed, green-skinned savage giants called Tharks, Carter soon is accorded all the honour of a chieftain after it's discovered that his muscles now give him a decided advantage in strength.

John Carter risks everything to rescue his wife, Princess Dejah Thoris, from the clutches of his evil adversaries, but he is always just one step behind! His battles cover the face of the red planet, as his quest carries him ultimately to the mysterious northern pole. Will this civilization, submerged in ice, prove fatal to our hero?

After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars -- an Eden from which none ever escaped alive.

mpetuous and headstrong is Tara, Princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter. Tara meets Prince Gahan of Gathol, and is initially unimpressed, viewing him as something of a popinjay. Later she takes her flier into a storm and loses control of the craft, and the storm carries her to an unfamiliar region of Barsoom. After landing and fleeing from a pack of ferocious Banths, she is captured by the horrific Kaldanes, who resemble large heads with small, crab-like legs, and John Carter must race to save her.

When Tidus Antirrhinum dies alongside his entire family, he discovers the end is not so simple. Instead of moving on to the Gilded Halls, Tidus discovers he has the ability to reset time and change his fate. He has the chance to save his family. But things don't go as planned. When his brother still dies, Tidus realizes there is only one way for him to succeed. He must kill himself and try again. Honor your gifts. Tidus Antirrhinum has a gift not granted to most, the ability to get a second chance. Or a third. Or a fourth.

Captain Jayde Thrin and her mercenary crew return to Earth to find a lost cause. The government has given up on the planet and turned its focus to the war brewing at the edge of humanity’s borders. A small group of survivors are still on Earth fighting for survival and it’s up to Jayde and her crew to rescue them, but an army of undead and alien worshippers are all that stand in their way.

When Van gains rank as a Peacemaker, he becomes a bigger target for the criminals scattered among the stars. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. On a distant world under an alien sun, hunters and their companions—the Rovan—bond in a ritual as old as their civilization. But one of the hunters is missing, and Van, along with his growing crew, knows where to look. Climbing up into the rarified air of the super-rich, Van uncovers a new enemy: The Fade. And they are as cruel as the stars are many.

Die Sternenflotte war alles für Cristóbal Rios - bis zu einem schrecklichen, unerklärlichen Tag, an dem alles schiefging. Ziellos und orientierungslos ergreift er die Chance auf eine Zukunft als unabhängiger Frachterkapitän in einem von der Föderation verratenen Gebiet, der Grenzregion zum ehemaligen Romulanischen Imperium. Sein größter Wunsch: in Ruhe gelassen zu werden.

Das Irdische Konkordat ist ein Sternenstaat voller Frieden und Wohlstand. Allein eine kleine Polizeistreitmacht sorgt dafür, dass interstellare Verbrechen nicht ungesühnt bleiben. Der Polizeikreuzer Scythe jagt einen vorbestraften Verbrecher, und das nun schon seit Jahren. Der höchst gefährliche Täter kann ihnen jedoch immer wieder entkommen.

When Enae's grandmaman passes away, Enae inherits something unexpected: a diplomatic assignment to track down a fugitive who has been missing for over 200 years. No one actually expects Enae to succeed; it's an empty assignment meant to keep hir occupied. But Enae has never had a true purpose—no one ever expected hir to do more than care for grandmaman—so sie is determined to accomplish this task to the best of her ability.

Ihre Mission hatte keinen klaren Zweck, keinen Auftrag, um etwas Bestimmtes zu finden und schon gar nicht die Wahrheit. An der Spitze des Weltraum-Aufklärungsteams, das von der Erde entsandt wurde, steht Captain Taylor Ray, um in den unendlichen Weiten der Galaxie nach Anzeichen der Hedalt zu suchen, jener längst besiegten außerirdischen Feinde der Menschheit.

Sparks has made a promise she intends to keep…She must liberate Shalk and return him to his home world of Flanterian. Even if that means infiltrating a prison ship where horrors hide in the shadows. Greeta would leave him to rot for his betrayal, but her allegiance to Sparks is unwavering. Together they board the Sunny Horizon, hopeful, but neither certain they’ll return.