Resultados para "Illusion" en Ciencia ficción

Sometimes, honour and bravery can win a reprieve from destiny. A story of hope and despair, as artificial intelligences, posthumans, and other minds struggle against their fates.

Solitude, serenity, and sanity are vital to Moriah Copeland's life. Focused on helping kids the system forgets, she is unaware of the powers she harbors deep in her soul. But at night, her vivid dreams waver between a scene of her worst nightmare, and a true confidant. Imagine her surprise when she realizes her dreams might be more than they seem, she suddenly has crazy magic powers, and three strange men crash a too good to be true second date for help finding their long-lost friend.

Hannah West and Elias Coppersmith have no regrets about their impulsive wedding since they can't remember it. All either can remember is that they were on the run. With Hannah's dubious background and shaky para-psych profile, she could have done much worse. The competent mining heir arouses her curiosity - as well as other parts of her mind and body. A honeymoon spent retracing their footsteps leads them into the twisting underground catacombs, where secrets from both their pasts will come to light.

Il dottor Eric Sweetscent ha molti problemi. Il suo pianeta è coinvolto in una guerra impossibile da vincere. Sua moglie è mortalmente dipendente da una droga che trascina chiunque ne faccia uso avanti e indietro nel tempo, e che sta portando anche lui in una spirale autodistruttiva. L'ultimo paziente che Eric ha in cura, inoltre, non è solo l'uomo più potente del tumultuoso pianeta Terra, ma probabilmente è anche il più malato.

A new collection of stories by the master of humorous science fiction adventure, including the full-length novel The Day the Machines Stopped - and what happens, not just to civilization, but to humanity and its chances of survival when all the machines stop working at once? A man is captured by aliens who are investigating the Earth as a possible target for colonization. The aliens have science and technology far in advance of humans - but, unfortunately for them, they have never developed the human art of bluffing.

Nick Hayes’ genius is in wringing out the universe’s secrets. It’s a talent that’s allowed him to carve paths through time. But the worst part is that he knows how his story will end. He’s seen it with his own eyes. And every year that passes, every breakthrough he makes, brings him a step closer. Mia’s accident is waiting for them both in 2011. If it happens then he’s out of choices.

What happens when you realize that you’re at the mercy of powers greater than yourself? What happens when these powers flex their muscles and, overnight, turn the entire world on its head? What happens when, in a twist of fate, these same powers offer you a lifeline; an invitation into their exclusive club? Do you accept? Join Alex Watson as he enters the darkness of an unseen world, where the "dominant few" do as they please to the "inferior many" that live beneath them. For the insiders, there is unimaginable freedom, wealth, and power.

Für den Computerspiele-Entwickler Alex Stein geht ein Traum in Erfüllung. Sein gewagtes Projekt, mittels künstlicher Intelligenz und der Steuerung des Menschlichen Nervensystems die virtuelle Realität zu revolutionieren, scheint tatsächlich zu funktionieren. Sein Prototyp erzeugt Simulationen für alle Sinne, die vom realen Leben kaum zu unterscheiden sind. Alex Karriere in der Londoner Computerspiele Firma Realmind Systems entwickelt sich rasant. Doch während er in immer perfektere Simulationen eintaucht, beginnt sein reales Leben auseinanderzufallen.

Er weiß es nicht. Und eben diese Unentschlossenheit ist es, die sich sein Gegner, Doktor Zarro, zunutze machen will. Future muss herausfinden, wie er die verloren gegangenen Spuren wieder aufnehmen kann. Und er weiß, dass die "Welt der Illusionen" für ihn zu einer tödlichen Gefahr werden kann.

Former thief Jovan Davenport is the black sheep in a family of powerful sorcerers. But when his dying father - head of the League of Illusion - reaches out for help, Jovan has no choice but to accept. He must find his missing brother Sebastian and stop the power-hungry Hawthorne family from taking control of the council. If only they'd appointed someone other than Skylar Vanguard to help him in his quest. Skylar, a druid and accomplished tracker, has spent three years trying to forget her past, especially Jovan Davenport.

With his brother Sebastian missing, illusionist Rhys Davenport is running out of time and leads. He knows only that Sebastian disappeared into Stonehenge and that an incomplete map is the key to finding him. And that the missing piece is in the possession of the unnervingly attractive psychic Corina Stratton. Corina has no intention of giving her part of the map to the haughty Rhys Davenport. In fact, she needs to steal his half so she can heal her mother's malevolent spirit.

Ein Journalist wird kaltblütig in seiner Wohnung ermordet. Die Ermittlungen führen die Heidelberger Oberkommissarin Sara März in eine Welt der Illusionen. Im Alltag haben sich Augmented-Reality-Brillen zwar überall durchgesetzt, doch in den neuen Spielarenen werden die Grenzen zwischen Fantasie und Realität neu definiert.

Follow Spike as he struggles against the demons of war that are chasing him and descends into a hell that he may not find his way out of. Can there ever really be any peace for him or others with the Alliance growing in power and determined to bring the devastated nation to its knees? Will he be sucked into the dark abyss? Or will he come back stronger? Find out.

Am 15. Juli des Jahres 2063 misslingt das Großexperiment "Star Gate". Ein siebenköpfiges Team landet nicht wie vorgesehen auf dem Mond, sondern auf einem fremden Planeten, den sie Phönix taufen...

When a mysterious time compression hurls four creatures from different periods into a world beyond reality, they must unite to restore the flow of time. Led by a polymorphic droid who helps the squadron construct a time machine, they face an enemy from the future who is bent on compressing time. Their mission is riddled with droid armies, revelations, and an unbreakable bond. Will courage and faith be enough to conquer the dark forces and restore back time in the lost world.

The conclusion to the League of Illusion trilogy. Five years ago, Sebastian Davenport tried to go back in time to reverse a fatal mistake, but found himself trapped in another reality, and gave up his magic for a quiet life as a blacksmith. Healer Drea Blairwood knows he's hiding something about his past, but has no idea what kind of adventure awaits them both. After militant elves kidnap Drea, Sebastian needs to find a way to reclaim his magic. The fate of the League - and the world - hangs in the balance.

Работа помощником самого известного изобретателя нашего времени—о чем еще может мечтать молодая современная леди прогрессивных взглядов? Уж точно не о том, чтобы покупать личные принадлежности для своего шефа. Поэтому я подошла к решению вопроса с максимальной фантазией.

Peter F. Hamilton boucle avec "Révélation" un gigantesque voyage à travers le temps, l'espace et l'imaginaire. « Révélation » est la conclusion du « Dieu nu », troisième et dernier volume de la gigantesque épopée spatiale de Peter F. Hamilton, « L'Aube de la nuit ». Voici enfin toutes les énigmes révélées, tous les destins accomplis, et que les planètes tournent autour de leurs étoiles. À la fin du XXVIe siècle, les humains ont colonisé la Galaxie.

À peine remis de sa résurrection, Al Capone entreprend d'organiser les Possédés, qui ont commencé d'envahir la Galaxie à partir de la planète Lalonde. Il en fait une force plus redoutable encore pour les vivants.