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It was supposed to be a routine trip for the members of the Gordian Division, both human and AI: fly out to Saturn, inspect the construction of their latest time machines, then fly back. But when the division’s top scientist and chief engineer are killed in the same freak accident, suspicions of foul play run deep. Detective Isaac Cho is sent in to investigate, but he has more on his mind than just a new case. His superiors have saddled him with an exchange officer from the neighboring Admin—Special Agent Susan Cantrell.

Impoverished and without hope, Naill Renfro sells himself into indentured servitude and is transported across the galaxy to the far-off jungle world of Janus. Naill hopes to work off his debt and begin his life again. But the harsh masters of Janus are destroying the priceless treasures of the planet's ancient culture - and when Naill, entranced by the beauty of an alien artifact, is caught trying to hide it, he is exiled and left to die in the jungle. But Naill inexplicably begins to remember another life, in another time - a time when he was not human, but something else

Jon Grebbel arrives on the colony world of Janus, and finds himself without memory of his life on Earth. He meets Elinda, an earlier arrival, whose lover, Barbara, vanished and then was found lying in the woods, apparently brain-damaged. Elinda has also lost her memories of Earth. Investigating Barbara's fate and their own, the two find their love and their search for justice turning toward bitter self-discovery and revenge, even as they begin to uncover the darkness at the heart of their world.

Tressalayne is a member of a murderous witches’ coven. An attack by witch hunters forces the coven to escape through a hastily constructed portal of magic. Ripped from her medieval world, the portal hurls Tressalayne and the coven’s leader, Morganna, into present-day East Texas. Critically injured in the passage, Tressalayne awakes in a hospital with no memory of her previous life. Lucas Beckett finds himself in charge of the mysterious patient’s recuperation, and soon develops more than just a medical interest in her recovery.

The quest for Earth's domination remains the primary directive of an ancient, inhuman enemy. Challenging this alien bid for iron rule, an elite force led by former magistrates wages war against Earth's enslavers. These rebel commandos are resourceful, dedicated and possess the immutable human willpower to survive — by any means necessary.... 

What if surging gun violence, racial tension and distrust of law enforcement was by design? What if the rage and disenchantment of working class Americans was stoked by politicians? What if neighbors were urged to despise neighbors because of their differences? When a national house divided is scripted and staged, the looming future begins to look like an unspeakable past.

American and Russian nuclear missile control systems have been seized. Alan Florey grew up an abused child—mocked, belittled. His only means of escape was retreating into his mind. There, an alternate personality comes into being—James Addison. Florey is grateful for Addison’s strength and comes to rely on Addison’s timely interventions. A child prodigy and a verified genius, Florey completes a Master’s degree in computer sciences by age twenty. Soon after graduation, Florey becomes the head of Cybersecurity for Interpol.

Ein Wettlauf zum Mars, der das Schicksal der Menschheit entscheiden könnte. Die Astronautin Jenny Nelson soll zum Marsmond Phobos fliegen, um ein Objekt zu bergen, bei dem es sich womöglich um außerirdische Technologie handelt. Russen und Chinesen bereiten ebenfalls eine Bergungsmission vor und wollen als erste vor Ort sein. Jenny bricht mit einem Team zu einer eilig vorbereiteten Mission auf, die zu einem Wettlauf mit den östlichen Mächten wird. Schon während des Flugs könnte die kleinste Panne den Tod bedeuten.

Karen Aabys bog "Min søn Janus" foregår i 1830'ernes Jylland. Janus er vokset op på heden med sin mor, Martine. Nu er han imidlertid blevet en ung mand og har en voldsom udlængsel. Sammen med sin ven Thue forsøger han sig med at drive kvæg langs hærvejen. Et hårdt og møjsommeligt arbejde. Men de to unge mænd har en plan. De vil rejse bort og prøve lykke i fjerne egne... Karen Aabye (1904-1982) var en dansk forfatter og journalist. Karen Aaby debuterede i 1939 med romanen "Der er langt til Paris".

""Der sker for lidt, sagde hun tit. Der må ske noget, ellers dør vi af kedsomhed alle sammen." Og når Ane sagde sådan, lukkede folk sig inde i husene og kikkede forskræmte ud bag gardinerne, for så vidste man aldrig, hvad der kunne ske." Men der er faktisk ikke nogen grund til at være så bange for kæmpekvinden Ane. Det finder de to slagfærdige drenge, Anton og Janus, ud af, da de lige så stille lærer hende bedre at kende.

Welcome back to Glen Hirshberg country, where griefs are at least as dangerous as ghosts. Where terror and wonder become not just inextricable but often indistinguishable. Where the worlds of imagination and everyday reality color and corrode and sometimes overwhelm each other.

An alien Entity had waited megaannum, millions of years, for sentience to emerge on a planet with an ecosystem vibrant enough to foster the evolution of complexity. Impervious to impatience, dispassionate, and deliberate, the Entity's patience was rewarded with a promising species—humans. When the time was right, the warning was given: "The tenure of sentience is ephemeral." The Entity had borne witness to the extinction of civilizations and their species, an outcome that must not be repeated. Not this time. Not with a species of such potential.

New York. Die Wall Street wird von einem blutigen Amoklauf erschüttert, der zahlreiche Menschenleben fordert. Der Täter kann gefasst werden, doch sein Geisteszustand stellt für die Staatsanwaltschaft ein Problem dar. Jacob Anderson leidet unter einem Gehirntumor, der seine Persönlichkeit offenbar stark verändert hat. Ist der Wall-Street-Killer also zurechnungsfähig oder nur ein Opfer seiner Krankheit? Kriminalpsychologin Sarah Black wird mit der Begutachtung des Falles betraut. Im Laufe ihrer Untersuchungen muss sie feststellen, dass Anderson ein Mann mit zwei Gesichtern ist - eiskalt und extrem gefährlich!

Jenna O’Donnell wants three things: to live in Tamarack, Alaska, for the rest of her life; for Ted Godfrey to fall into a glacial crevasse; and Brad Fraser. Brad Fraser wants three things: to leave Tamarack and never return; for his coworker, Ted Godfrey, to be fired; and to never, ever fall in love. But Brad tempts fate when he takes Jenna out for a night of owl watching, and once he spends time alone with her, his carefully planned escape from both the frigid north and the fiery waitress is no longer simple.

Inventorying human remains can be difficult at the best of times, without a creepy security guard hovering over Maddie Foster’s shoulder. Nervous about being stuck in the crypt with the strange man, Maddie asks a friend of a friend to drop by and pretend to be her boyfriend to force the guy to back off. Raptor operative Josh Warner recently moved to Oregon to take over as guardian to his troubled niece and open a new private security branch in the Pacific Northwest.

Raptor operative Nate Sifuentes isn’t thrilled to find himself back on the job on the first day of his winter vacation, but he can’t say no when his brother asks a favor. Driving a fired military contractor home after she’s been escorted off base by military police can’t be that hard. In a matter of minutes, Leah Ellis has lost everything, and now she’s stranded in the nation’s capital on the first night of Hanukkah without money, phone, or bed. All she has is a mysterious driver who might be after her technical knowledge of the US military’s drone operations.

Kiedy Julię niespodziewanie porzuca mąż, wydaje się, że nic dobrego już jej w życiu nie czeka. Jednak coś się kończy zazwyczaj po to, aby mogło się zacząć coś nowego. Być może to czas, aby zadbać wreszcie o siebie, aby spełnić swoje marzenia. Tymczasem Julia od wielu lat ma jedno marzenie. JEDNO, ALE ZA TO WIELKIE – ZAMIESZKAĆ W SŁONECZNEJ TOSKANII. Gdy mija pierwszy szok, kobieta wyjeżdża jako pielęgniarka do pracy do Włoch... tam na jej drodze pojawiają się nowi mężczyźni, którzy mogą odmienić jej życie.

Wiktor Leszczyński, autor poczytnych kryminałów, rozczarowany swym dotychczasowym życiem rzuca wszystko i wyjeżdża z Krakowa w nieznane. Osiedla się w Borach Tucholskich, w starej leśniczówce, w której wreszcie zaczyna odzyskiwać spokój. Tam poznaje młodą policjantkę Emilię Radecką, która coraz bardziej go intryguje, adoptuje Dropsa – psa ze schroniska – i powoli jego życie zaczyna wracać na właściwe tory. Niestety w jego otoczeniu dochodzi do kilku morderstw. Co więcej, ofiary giną w taki sam sposób jak bohaterowie jego książki.

Wzruszająca powieść o poszukiwaniu swojej drogi w otoczeniu pięknych mazurskich krajobrazów. Antonina niespodziewanie dziedziczy stary dom na Mazurach. Chce założyć w nim pensjonat. Spotyka Jakuba, mężczyznę mającego za sobą trudną przeszłość. Pewnej nocy ratuje go, samotnie żeglującego podczas mazurskiego sztormu. Kuba pomaga Tosi remontować dom. Zawiązuje się między nimi nić sympatii, która powoli przeradza się w głębsze uczucie. Z czasem do pensjonatu wprowadzają się inne zagubione dusze.

Kiedy młoda dziewczyna, Maja Bogacka, rozczarowana swoim życiem i dotychczasowym partnerem, w pośpiechu opuszcza rodzinne miasto, szukając miejsca, gdzie będzie mogła zacząć wszystko od nowa, zupełnie nie spodziewa się, co na nią czeka. Niespodziewanie jej ścieżkę życiową przetną dwaj mężczyźni bliscy jej sercu.