Resultados para "Aurora" en Ciencia ficción

Humanity is caught in the slow collapse of coastlines, governments, and trust. In the middle of this unraveling world stands Malcolm Carter, a quiet mathematician who turns to equations the way others turn to prayer. While nations argue and seas rise, he begins work that might rewrite the future one variable at a time. At his side, sometimes watching, sometimes guiding, is his daughter Elena. She grows up in a world of ash-darkened skies and half-finished theories, learning too young that brilliance can be both a gift and a burden.

Loretta Thurwar y Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker son las estrellas de La Liga de los Presos, la piedra angular de un programa lucrativo y tan popular como polémico en la industria penitenciaria privada de Estados Unidos. Es el retorno de los gladiadores y los prisioneros compiten por un único premio: su libertad. Los combates a muerte se celebran en arenas atestadas de gente y con manifestantes apostados en las puertas. Thurwar y Staxxx, compañeras de equipo y amantes, son las favoritas de los fans.

Follow the saga of Ezekiel Aurora, a man that has built a reputation as one of the most reliable middle men in the criminal underworld. Using his quick wits, he uncovers a devastating secret that would shake the very pillars of the world, fights a deadly cyborg assassin, and goes on a rampage to protect those he loves. The entire Aurora Chronicles in one book: Like Shadows in the Night, Like Tears in Rain and Like Lightning on a Wire.

Fixated on his relentless hunt for Danzig and guided by the fragmented memories of another, Reed is compelled to the mysterious town of Aurora, Alaska. His search intersects with the case of Hazel Hill, a missing intern from the local paper, who vanished while investigating her best friend's suspicious death. Caught trespassing by the local sheriff, Reed is coerced into a deal: help the sheriff solve Hazel's disappearance . . . or face charges for breaking and entering.

The crew of the US space vessel Aquila returns from a deep-space mission to find that a devastating plant blight has stripped away all civilization, its legacy a nightmarish wasteland. In what's left of the world, the only law is tooth and claw, kill or be killed. Traveling through the savaged countryside to wrest from death surviving kin and friends, the astronauts grimly cling to a glimmer of promise for a new start. Far to the northwest is Aurora, a secret base offering a way out of the decline into darkness.

The Confederated Systems Alliance has spread to dozens of systems, creating the first true interstellar alliance dedicated to bringing peace and prosperity to all inhabited worlds. Unfortunately, some see this new alliance as a threat to their own seats of power, and would do anything to stop it. After a well deserved rest, Captain Nathan Scott is once again called into action. This time, it is not the fate of the galaxy that is on his shoulders, but the life of one of his dearest friends. But not all is as it appears.

A world recovering from a devastating plague. A brutal enemy threatening invasion. A young man seeking to escape the shadow of his father. A ship manned by a crew of fresh academy graduates. A top-secret experimental propulsion system. A questionable alliance with a mysterious green-eyed woman. What destiny has in store for the crew of the UES Aurora is far greater than any of them could ever imagine. And this is only the beginning....

The car crash was the last thing I remembered...then I woke up here. Where "here" was felt like an impossible nightmare. I died, but this wasn't what I'd expected to find when they said I'd meet my maker. The afterlife is just like a video game, except I didn't start in a noob world like everybody else. I started out on one of the most challenging dungeon worlds meant only for ancient souls who've been dead much longer than I have.... Welcome to Epoc.

Nachdem ein Solarsturm die Energieversorgung der Welt komplett lahmlegt, kämpft Aubrey Wheeler um das Überleben in ihrer Vorstadtsiedlung Aurora - ihr Bruder hingegen hat mit seinem beachtlichen Vermögen schon vor Jahren einen Bunker gebaut, in den er sich zurückziehen und Aubrey ebenfalls in Sicherheit bringen möchte. Kann Aubrey ihm trauen? Und hat ihr Exfreund, der plötzlich wieder vor der Tür steht, wirklich nur ihr Wohlergehen im Sinn?

‘Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down’ Stephen King ‘Forget a good night’s sleep. Aurora is epic’ Linwood Barclay *** When the lights go out no one is safe… A planet without power. When a solar storm hits the earth, the lights go out across the planet. But this...

Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now we approach our destination. A new home. Aurora. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers. Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now...

In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. Then the lights go out—not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood.

Ethan Harper made his choice. He picked the girls—both of them—over everything he'd built. That includes his career, his reputation, even his entire life in Neo Elysium. Now he's unchained, for better or worse, scraping by as a Diver in the city's underbelly while SlayerCorp's security drones close in overhead. The plan is simple for now: lay low, stack credits, and get out before someone collects on the bounty hanging over their heads. But nothing's really simple with Lily and Gloomy.

After years of hard work, Zeke has finally made his way to the top of the food chain in the criminal underground. His first upper-echelon job is an international nightmare, but he has the skills to handle it. Unfortunately, the man that hired him—a dark force from Zeke's past—wants insurance, so he kidnaps Zeke's girlfriends to ensure the job goes smoothly. Zeke realizes there is only one way to handle this: with maximum violence.

Zeke built his reputation as a dependable smuggler one sleepless night at a time. When he finally got a chance at the big leagues, he leaped at the opportunity. He didn't expect it to turn south so quickly, but in the city of Luckhaven, life can change in the blink of an eye—or the pull of a trigger. Armed with his prized pistol and indomitable willpower, Zeke wades through an ocean of deceit in his quest for the truth. When he meets Delila, a beautiful woman hiding valuable information, they piece together a massive conspiracy that could shake the very foundations of the world.

In stark contrast to the dying world around him, Zeke's life had never been so wonderful. He had more work than ever, and life with Amelie and Delila was like something out of a dream. In a city where many died young, a bit of hope began to shine. A few days later, hanging from the balcony of the ninety-fifth floor of a hotel, Zeke finds himself wondering how things turned south so quickly. Plasma rifles, fast cars, and hot women. Zeke just hoped that would be enough to get him out of this one alive.

Tradotta per la prima volta in italiano su Future Fiction, l'antologia "Festa di primavera" rappresenta un'ottima occasione per scoprire una delle migliori autrici di fantascienza contemporanea cinese. Nella raccolta sono contenuti "L’estate di Tongtong", incentrato su una questione di grande attualità: l'uso di androidi come supporto a una popolazione che invecchia rapidamente; "Festa di primavera" che racconta spaccati di vita quotidiana del popolo cinese in un futuro prossimo.

Le storie che compongono ArtifiCina – terza raccolta di racconti di fantascienza cinese in doppia lingua - esplorano il rapporto tra la natura “naturale” e quella “artificiale”, che rappresenta ormai uno dei tratti salienti della cultura cinese contemporanea.

Trentatré racconti, pubblicati tra il 1947 e il 1953, di un Philip K. Dick che muove i primi passi nella letteratura fantascientifica: storie che possono essere raggruppate in tre categorie principali, quella basata sul grimmick, la trovata che risolve un complesso quadro di indizi volti a porre l'enigma di una civiltà aliena, quella dei racconti di fantasia, in cui l'immaginazione dickiana può uscire dagli schemi ed esprimersi al meglio, e quella fondata sul tema della guerra, una delle sue ossessioni, che risente ancora delle visioni apocalittiche con cui l'umanità ha visto schiudersi il secondo conflitto mondiale.