Resultados para "4" en Space Opera

Corthaur's proxies wage a brutal campaign across a string of star systems, leaving colonies and stations burning in their wake...oblivious that they're advancing nothing except the Enemy's cause. Meanwhile, in the darkness, Corthaur quietly gathers his enslaved legions for a final assault that promises to end freedom forever. In the middle of it all, the Interchange fights to weather the riptide of interstellar events.

Darrow nació esclavo, pero se convirtió en un arma. Acabó con siglos de gobierno dorado y se convirtió en el héroe de una república nueva y poderosa. Ahora deberá arriesgar todo por lo que ha luchado en una última misión desesperada. Pero nuevos destinos se entrelazarán con el suyo.

Una nave perdida. Una civilización desconocida. La Estrella Renegada está a la deriva, con los motores completamente apagados, en mitad de lo desconocido. Mientras flotan en el vacío del espacio, reciben una extraña transmisión procedente de un planeta cercano, donde se les advierte de que se mantengan lejos si no quieren sufrir las consecuencias.

Humanity's first artificial consciousness has begun asking harder questions. For CAIPARR, the battle for Artemis was not just a military engagement—it was a data set. It was another example of how every sentient construct thus far encountered has eventually failed: corrupted, compromised, or driven to ruin by the same blind spots that afflict biological minds.

Cuando un ataque a un cazarrecompensas finaliza con el rescate del sobrino de Mriy por el Mobius, su tripulación se desvía a Meyang para devolverlo a casa. Pero a su regreso, Mriy descubre que la gratitud no compensa el resentimiento. En lugar de la bienvenida que esperaba merecer, se ve retada a una cacería ritual para recuperar el lugar que le corresponde en la familia. Y, con todo el clan en su contra, ¿dónde acudirá Mriy en busca de aliados?

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate - whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob’s descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore.

Chasing the trail of the woman who was once considered her best friend, Kira Forrest returns to the planet of her birth. When a near deadly incident jeopardizes her arrival, Kira will find the secrets she's worked so hard to hide bubbling to the surface one by one. Her only hope to control her destiny and protect the ones she loves is to embark on a dangerous rite of passage that may require far more of her than she's willing to pay. For a hidden menace stalks her from the shadows—it's target those closest to her.

The war is over, and Will Kaufman is finally back home. He brings with him the technological and medical wonders of the galaxy. When an alien corporate syndicate decides to set up operations on Mars, Earth begins to wonder if the gifts they've been brought are worth the cost of potential subjugation. Earth was spared a war against the Imperium… but it just might find itself at the center of a new conflict unless humanity's only Void Drifter can stop it.

The elite crew of the pirate ship UNS Flying Dutchman had a simple mission: determining whether the Thuranin are sending another starship to Earth. Along the way, they became sidetracked by securing a future for the UNEF troops on the planet Paradise. When asked whether Earth was now safe, their ancient alien AI responded "Not so much"...now they have to deal with the consequences.

Alexander Hawkes built the Galactic Knights Uniformed to be different. Not mercenaries. Not enforcers. Peacekeepers. But ideals don't pay the bills. Now the Charter Directorate speaks a new language—one of revenue targets and moral flexibility. While Alexander patrols shopping malls, the galaxy's ugliest truths fester in the shadows. The Nacendo are being herded onto transports like cattle. Planets are harvested for profit. And entire ecosystems are poisoned for mineral rights.

A good Gajur gave his life. Will that sacrifice help bring the galaxy back to balance? Or topple known space into a war to end all wars? Armagost wasn't the only light snuffed prematurely. The attack destroyed an irreplaceable piece of Valint's life, as well. Now, Mark must toe the delicate line between lawman and friend, partner and lover. With those in power divided, the work has only begun. The galaxy no longer needs a maker of peace, but a lobbyist and negotiator. In order to deconstruct the entombed and corrupt system, Mark and the gang must stack the deck in their favor.

When the latest threat to Earth was thwarted, all Anya wanted was to rest and recover. She didn't expect any thanks or rewards, but she didn't expect to get arrested, either. But the Cosmic Wardens do not tolerate any breach of their sacred Code, and they've found Anya guilty of exactly that. In a single evening, she was taken from Earth, locked in a cell, and thrown across the galaxy.

C'est au tour de Vanessa Fulton de se réveiller d'un sommeil séculaire. Eden a encore évolué, s'enfonçant de plus en plus dans un monde quasi médiéval où la violence est reine. Pour autant, les vestiges de ce qui fut la civilisation terrienne ne sont peut-être pas tous éteints.

A Renegade never surrenders. After evading both the Union and the Sarkonian Empire, Jace and the crew are off in search of Earth. With the help of Titan, their new base of operations, Jace believes they might just have a chance. That is, if they can outrun the two armies at their backs, and somehow manage to survive a galaxy that wants them dead. Not exactly a walk in the park. But no one ever said being a Renegade was easy.

Victory was supposed to mean peace. After defeating the Archon and returning from certain death, Jack Schafer should finally be able to rest beside the woman he loves. Instead, he discovers a cruel bargain already in motion. An ancient machine intelligence is consuming Dr. Manheim from the...

Long ago, towards the end of humanity’s first expansion into space, the vast majority of worlds were terraformed under the auspices of irascible genius Avrana Kern. But Kern had rivals, and a team of self-proclaimed innovators took one world from her remit and devoted themselves to reshaping...

Captain Pausert just can’t catch a break! First, he became the mortal enemy of his fiancée, his home planet, the Empire - and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. All because he helped rescue three slave children from their masters. Of course, these three young women were the universally feared Witches of Karres - but how was he to know that?! And after he defeated the Worm World (with the help of the witches, of course), the Empress herself had sent him on a secret mission to stop a nanite plague that was raging across the galaxy. 

The gripping fourth installment of Richard Fox's Terran Expeditionary Corps series, Shadows Fall, plunges listeners into a high-stakes battle for humanity's survival on the distant colony of Terra Nova. As the Terran Expeditionary Corps faces a cunning new enemy, secrets unravel, and loyalties are tested in a war that could reshape the galaxy.

The Iglax Star Empire’s tried twice now to throttle this upstart species before they could expand beyond Sol. They once used humans for cheap mining, cheap labor, and cheap laughs. But with each attempt, humanity’s gotten stronger, spread across more star systems, and found new allies. Now the Iglax are preparing for war.

The Union of Humanity exists only because the aliens demanded it. After a hundred different treaties and countless broken promises, mankind's powerful neighbors forced humanity into a common defense and a single diplomatic voice. Yet within the Union's borders, the human race is as fractious as ever. When the star system of Archangel is invaded by the three greatest corporations in human space, the Union is powerless to intervene. Corporal Alicia Wong thrives on the front lines. She doesn't like the war, but she likes the challenges and the clear-cut goals.