Resultados para "2" en Ciencia ficción

Existen lugares donde uno se queda y lugares que quedan en uno. Estos últimos son los que logran salvarte. Tras una serie de trágicas circunstancias, malas decisiones y una amenaza de muerte, Chloe Ackerman huye hasta Greening Island, un lugar recóndito en medio de la nada, marcado por un suceso del pasado. Durante el sosiego que garantiza la temporada baja en la que no se aloja ningún huésped, se esconderá en el Hotel Raventhorp que dirige su tía Lydia, tratando de evitar a quienes trabajan en él.

En esta emocionante continuación de la saga distópica de Carlos Fajardo, nos sumergimos aún más en el mundo apocalíptico que se ha forjado tras la desaparición de la electricidad. A través de una narrativa magistral, el autor nos guía a través de los intrincados lazos de amistad y lealtad que unen a un grupo de amigos en medio del caos. A medida que la trama se desarrolla, nos encontramos con giros inesperados que mantienen al lector al borde de su asiento. Los personajes se ven enfrentados a desafíos cada vez más difíciles mientras luchan por sobrevivir en un mundo que se desmorona a su alrededor.

Aillas de Troicinet defiende su reino, situado en el extremo sur de las Islas Elder, de las incursiones de los saqueadores ska que otrora lo esclavizaran, y de las incesantes maquinaciones del rey Casmir de Lyonesse. Mientras, el mundo de la magia se enfrenta a la maldad concentrada de una perla...

Dr. James Barron narrowly prevented a catastrophic interdimensional invasion in The Rift. But now he must deal with a myriad of threats as great as the one he overcame. Threats including growing rifts in the fabric of reality, anomalous superstorms, and conspiracies that just might span worlds. Most importantly, he must find a way to save a woman he can't get out of his head, Special Agent Hannah Walker, who vanished through a portal with a treacherous genius named Linus.

Bunny girls make everything better. So far, this has proven to be an absolute truth to Hunter. Stranded in an alternate version of Earth with most of his memories gone, the super soldier has been doing whatever it takes to protect his new mates, help whatever refugees they find in the process, and get them all to safety.

The day Jerusalem falls, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over. Houses are burning, the streets run red with blood, and a traitorous army is massacring every last resident. There is no surviving this, especially not once Miriam catches the eye of War himself. But when the massive and terrifying horseman corners Miriam, he calls her his wife, and instead of killing her, he takes her back to his camp.

The apocalypse rages on, and danger lurks around every corner. After suffering a devastating loss, Thorian is more determined than ever. With monsters to rally, dungeons to conquer, and a world teetering on the edge of ruin, he sets out to defy fate itself. Each battle pushes him further. Each victory sharpens his edge. But the deeper he goes, the deadlier the trials become. Corrupted lands, relentless enemies, and ancient powers all stand between him and the future he's fighting to claim.

It’s 2555 and the remaining members of the Phoenix colony, both convicts and astronauts, have fully integrated since they were originally downloaded from cryogenic suspension. Now, as the countdown to Earth's final day approaches, two groups of colonists prepare to leave on separate missions.

Cassie Forrest casi podría creer que la vida en la granja Kingdom Come es perfecta, con Adrian y sus amigos a su lado y la primavera en camino. Sin embargo, el deshielo primaveral también significa el deshielo de millones de zombis, y si el año pasado le ha enseñado algo, es que la vida en este nuevo mundo es altamente imperfecta.

Hunter McNeil, former soldier and ex-superhero, just barely survived his last mission in Tokyo. But with his forcefield powers back at full strength and two smoking hot superheroines on his arm, he’s on to his next challenge. Unfortunately, the supervillain in charge of San Francisco is ready for him. Nexus is a late-21st century Silicon Valley trillionaire who used his vast fortune to gain superpowers and create a hi-tech robotic suit of armor. Now he’s taken the entire Bay Area hostage, threatening to kill a thousand people every hour if Hunter doesn’t back off.

It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks.

Jäger, uno de los terroristas más peligrosos de la Tierra, ha llegado a la ciudad lunar de Ilarki con el propósito de destruirla. Por suerte, ha sido aprendido y ahora cumple condena en prisión. Por lo menos su cuerpo está en la cárcel, su mente ha conseguido huir y eso es lo único que necesita para cumplir con sus planes. Seb Damon, tras salir airoso de su primer caso, deberá enfrentarse a esta extraña caza del terrorista. Para ello, contará con la ayuda de Kurt y Bianca, pero también con su nuevo ayudante y un policía enviado desde la Tierra para atrapar a Jäger.

Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom from the overlords of a brutal elitist future built on lies. Now fully embedded among the Gold ruling class, Darrow continues his work to bring down Society from within.

Colonel Joe Bishop made a promise and he's going to keep it; taking the captured alien starship Flying Dutchman back out. He doesn't agree when the UN decides to send almost 70 elite Special Operations troops, hotshot pilots, and scientists with him; the mission is a fool's errand he doesn't expect to ever return from. At least, this time, the Earth is safe, right? Not so much.

The Twits Chronicles series follows the adventures of Cyril Chippington-Smythe and his mechanical valet, Bentley, as they navigate a dystopian world in search of love and meaning. Anthology #1 contains the full text of: Twits in Love, Twits in Peril, and Twits Abroad, plus two previously unpublished short stories.

It is 1940, and Britain stands alone facing Nazi Germany. Rosalyn James, a courageous land girl, is recruited into a covert Auxiliary Unit tasked with operating behind enemy lines should Britain be invaded. Trained in sabotage and survival, she joins a diverse team of resistance fighters. However, Rosalyn is soon singled out for a secret mission involving the enigmatic grey folk, the Seolfor, whose alliance could turn the tide against the invaders.

Brady Garrett is back on Earth. He's living with his partner Cam and they're raising his sister Lucy together. Life is better than some feral reffo from Kopa has any right to hope, and Brady knows it. He's even grateful for it, most of the time. He loves Cam, even though he's afraid that he's not good enough for him, and he's still having nightmares about the alien Faceless. Cameron Rushton loved being a pilot once, and he still feels the pull of the starlight. He's building a life with Brady now, and with Lucy. Life is good, even if it's not without its complications.

Eve is a captive of the Party. Adam, having fled the Citadel with others, finds himself beyond the Frontier in an underground world where nothing is as he expected it to be. Nathaniel and his soldiers sweep the city clean of the Resistance, who are busy limiting the damage their exposure has caused. Starting fresh, they lick their wounds and mourn their losses. Eve is shown an alternative version of their history, but attempts to turn her against her own people meet with unexpected obstacles.

Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad. Pero vencer y matar al Lord Legislador fue la parte sencilla. El verdadero desafío será sobrevivir a las consecuencias de su caída.

Commander David Bryce returned from his mission, successful, with a derelict alien ship that wasn’t as empty as predicted. With the assistance of an old ally, David is hell-bent on stopping the invasion before it begins. There’s just one problem; the Signal is hidden somewhere on Earth. Atlas Donovan is the only man capable of helping them, and it’s unclear whether he can trust the ORB employees. One thing is clear: Aliens have been to Earth, and from the looks of it, not just a single race. There were two.