Resultados para "Alice" en Aventura

It's been more than 10 years since the war with the NeHaw ended in an uneasy truce. During that time, Jake Thomas has been relegated from battlefield commander and chief to the role of interstellar bureaucrat. To add to his frustrations, he is now father to a passel of teens and preteens, all with their father's propensity for getting into trouble. However, unexplained violations around the Human/NeHaw Neutral Zone and the mysterious disappearances of people in a remote backwater town in Arizona has everyone, Human and NeHaw alike, pointing fingers and threatening war.  

Mostly, he's accomplished this antisocial feat by exterminating them because they posed a threat to galactic peace or common decency. As with any action, there can be an equal and opposite reaction. Now, a fundamental force of existence named Xyándor is after Jon. You see, Xyándor's sole purpose is to spawn chaos. So he's dead set on killing Jon because our hero snuffs out chaos on a routine basis. Most likely, this Xyándor character must've had a really troubled childhood, right?

On the run from a dangerous media empire, H124 places her hope in learning more about the Rovers, the last bastion of humans to embrace science as a solution to Earth’s ongoing environmental catastrophe. But with the planet under imminent threat from plummeting asteroid fragments, H124 must take on a perilous new mission: Find and assemble the pieces of an ancient spacecraft capable of pushing the deadly projectiles off course.

As a deadly asteroid careens towards Earth, H124 and her Badlander companions race against time to piece together the ancient ruins of a spaceship that can intercept it. But this is not their only mission. In case their plan is not successful, they must warn the residents of Delta City of the impending impact, giving them a chance to seek shelter. 

Her designation is H124 - a menial worker in a city safeguarded against the devastating storms of the outer world. In a community where consumerism has dulled the senses, where apathy is the norm and education is a thing of the past, H124 has one job: remove the bodies of citizens when they pass away in their living pods. Then one night, H124's routine leads her into the underground ruins of an ancient university. Buried within it is a prescient alarm set up generations ago: an extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth....

Kate Heartfield's Alice Payne Arrives is the story of a time traveling thief turned reluctant hero in this science fiction adventure. A disillusioned major, a highwaywoman, and a war raging across time. It’s 1788 and Alice Payne is the notorious highway robber, the Holy Ghost. Aided by her...

Alice Payne Rides is the thrilling sequel to Kate Heartfield's Alice Payne Arrives. After abducting Arthur of Brittany from his own time in 1203, thereby creating the mystery that partly prompted the visit in the first place, Alice and her team discover that they have inadvertently brought the...

The year 2002. The luxury cruise ship Entrance has been hijacked--and thanks to a mysterious cult, its sister ship Exit isn't faring much better. As the two ships race toward each other across the Pacific, what will happen when the two finally meet…?!...

A new adventure takes Phileas Fogg and his companions to India. There, the British engineer Banks has created a mechanical masterpiece on behalf of the Maharajah: a powerful steam engine in the shape of a life-size elephant. Transported by this impressive machine, our heroes set off on a journey through the depths of the Indian jungle. But not only wild animals lurk in the thicket, but also the ghosts of the past. For the English officer Munro, it is his nemesis from the days of the expeditionary force. And for our heroes, it is an old acquaintance who is once again reaching out for power.

In a world shrouded by secrets and ruled by hidden legacies, one boy’s destiny rises from the shadows… When Duma is thrust into a new life, he has no idea that he's more than just an ordinary boy with a troubled past. As he begins to uncover long-buried truths about his family, his heritage, and a growing darkness that threatens everything, Duma finds himself at the center of a centuries-old legacy—one that could either redeem or destroy the world.

Michael, a professor of particle physics, has discovered a way to pierce the veil of time and space, but in so doing, he’s unwittingly opened Pandora’s box. Is it possible to undo what a future version of yourself has done, or is the world doomed to the chaos that’s been loosed on the world?

"When the world falls apart, it doesn’t matter how. It’s who’s left to rebuild." -Sadie Gallagher

From author Alice B. Sullivan comes a terrifying post-apocalyptic, zombie thriller that won’t let you sleep until every page is devoured… Ten years after a disastrous viral outbreak, eighteen-year-old Sadie Gallagher has finally found solace, alongside her faithful canine companion, in a tight-knit community she’d stop at nothing to protect. But when a stranger shows up, the threads of trust and security fray, and the quaint life Sadie’s worked so hard for threatens to crumble.

In this genre hybrid between historical fiction and sci-fi, Naavalah, a scrupulous mechanic aboard the starship Reynolds, crash-lands on the Lost Colony of Arciel, where she must choose between signaling for help—thereby bringing the imperialistic Federation to conquer this unsuspecting world—or trying to survive on her own. Before she can decide, she is found by a local genderfluid clothier named Melis-te, who rushes her away from her crash site to avoid capture by the local feudal lord.

2040. L'Europe, suite à des années de crises sanitaires, économiques et politiques, est devenue un vaste État fédéral plus écologique, plus sécurisant, plus sain. Une société idéale, selon la plupart des Euro-citoyens. Pourtant, "les Briseurs de rêves" luttent clandestinement contre ce qu'ils considèrent comme des injonctions au Bonheur et dénoncent le "puçage" : l'implantation sous-cutanée d'un dispositif mesurant le taux individuel de Bonheur (TIB) de chaque citoyen.

Lyana a passé les vingt et une premières années de sa vie dans l'ombre. Sa hantise ? Se faire démasquer par l'Élite. Personne ne doit savoir ce qu'elle est, personne... Dans ce monde où les humains cohabitent avec les surnaturels, les règles sont claires : chaque être magique doit être recensé. Lyana a, jusqu'à présent, réussi à passer entre les mailles du filet. Jusqu'au jour où il a croisé sa route. Lui, ce métamorphe qui semble lié à elle d'une étrange manière. Il a tout de suite su qu'elle était différente. Va-t-elle choisir de le suivre ou de le fuir ?

The stability of the Survivor’s Alliance is still fragile. They made it through the winter, but now it’s flu season. Every year the virus changes just a little. Tillie and Angus are trying to prepare for every scenario, even the possibility that they will be the first to go. Nick is working to bridge the gap in supplies until the spring crops come in. Wisp and Bridget are preparing for the birth of their child. But there are changes coming that no one expected.

Hunter Hume was kicked from the Star Pilot’s Guild and now scrapes a living guiding rich clients onto unpopulated worlds to hunt the wildlife. When scouting a new world Hume spotted something unusual and saw an opportunity to make money. In a devilish deal with an underworld kingpin Hume leads a safari into the jungle world of Jumala, and into a terrifying situation he never expected.

Great Britain or the United Kingdom of Britannia as it had been known was now called the Kingdom of Jurassica by the rest of the world. The country that was changed forever when scientists in Scotland recreated and brought to life a prehistoric long extinct dire wolf. This set in motion the race for bio engineering companies to make the biggest and scariest Dinosaur for the most cash. Safety & Security guidelines were skimped on to save money so when an environmental extremist group broke into one of the cloning labs dinosaurs escaped.

The year 1934.After the incident at theMist Wall, the Martillo Family's youngest capo finds himself on his way toprison to protect the one he loves. The rest are there for their ownreasons--the homicidal maniac wants to taste the thrill of killing an immortal,the thief simply got himself caught...

White Rabbit was raised to be a killer. Underland is where she was raised. She was literally made for one thing: to kill. But after a brief encounter with an agent from S.A.T Secret Agent TECS, she begins to question her purpose.