Resultados para "Lux" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

When the great red star Calamity appeared in the sky, some believed the end had come. They were right. Calamity created the Epics: humans with incredible powers they didn't deserve. They could have saved mankind. They could have lifted us into harmony and prosperity. Instead they burned. They slaughtered. They conquered. And then they ruled. Jax has learned all of this the hard way. Orphaned at an early age, he's spent most of his childhood training to be a Reckoner - determined to find the Epics' weaknesses, unlock their secrets, and protect those of us who are still left.

Cuando Evelyn Dasher se cruzó en el camino de Luc, se vio empujada al mundo de Lux, pero descubrió que, en realidad, ya estaba más involucrada de lo que creía. Su búsqueda de la verdad la acerca todavía más a Luc, el Origen que está en el centro de todo.

In the gripping conclusion to Luxe's Lullaby Trilogy, time slips away as war looms and possible allies dwindle. Just as Luxe believes she's mastered her fae power, crippling side effects mysteriously resurface at the worst possible moment.

In the highly anticipated second installment of Luxe's Lullaby Trilogy, Luxe and her companions find themselves facing even greater challenges as they delve deeper into the dangerous world of the fae. The four race against time to find a solution that will allow Luxe to wield her powers without succumbing to their crippling side effects, while also gathering allies willing to stand against the tyrannical fae queen. As they uncover some of the queen’s well kept secrets, their bonds are tested like never before. They must summon their courage and cunning to survive the treacherous path ahead.

Niamh ‘Luxe’ Finnegan is trying to move on with her life after losing her last known family member to cancer. She takes over her aunt’s store, Hecate’s Boutique, and prepares to continue grad school, believing herself entirely alone in the world. Luxe’s parents vanished during a vacation two decades ago, leaving her without answers. But everything changes when Søren, a stranger who claims to know the truth about her parents, enters her store.

The ability for easy travel throughout the solar system has created nations and organizations on Earth who want to control Mars and the rich resources of the solar system. Mars has started its own military and is building a fleet to survive the brutal attacks from Earth. Mars has set up embassies on Earth and is facing spies and saboteurs intent on disrupting a content populace that is growing rapidly. Lux has developed new weapons, and Prissy joins the colony military.

Lux Blakely, the preteen son of a NASA scientist working on top-secret government projects, is not shackled by accepted scientific theory and dogma. His experiments in gravimetric research and the expanding capability of a nascent AI cause Lux to be closely observed by several government agencies. He discovers a way to use magnetic fields for propulsion, but he needs money. Lux and his friend, Prissy, come up with a way to use his father's developing AI to raise money through social media.

Lux keeps inventing things or adapting alien tech (ancient tech to the aliens) because the active alien civilizations they discover through portals and probes have gone through cycles of war, decline, and rebirth several times. Lux further develops the portals using discovered alien tech. Earth empties refugee camps the UN was running (1,200,000) and sends them with a military escort for their "safety." The military sends many ships for escort duty with orders to take over the colony and use the refugees as a labor force.

Lux finds traveling outside Earth's magnetic fields is possible with the gravity drive, but the military from the US and other nations begins to push hard for the tech. Could they use it to help mine the moon, asteroids, and the moons of other planets? Who controls the areas away from Earth when humans establish bases on different planets? Lux becomes known around Earth, and the fame may be too much. He finds he is a target for governments and corporations that want to control him and his knowledge.

Lux is finishing his Aeronautical Engineering degree at Georgia Tech. His father begins to support him again, but he is starting to get noticed a little too widely outside his peers. He has to hire a 24/7 security team. The Israeli intelligence operatives, alerted by Professor Helmann, are the first to arrive. SpaceX becomes interested when Lux tries to obtain spacesuits suitable for extravehicular activity in a vacuum. Lux starts flying frequently and upgrades SpaceX rocket shells with Blakely thrusters. Chinese operatives attempt to obtain the tech by any means and won't stop.

Lux Blakely, the preteen son of a NASA scientist working on top-secret government projects, is not shackled by accepted scientific theory and dogma. His experiments in gravimetric research and the expanding capability of a nascent AI cause Lux to be closely observed by several government agencies. He discovers a way to use magnetic fields for propulsion, but he needs money. Lux and his friend, Prissy, come up with a way to use his father's developing AI to raise money through social media.

Il mondo è ormai nelle mani di poche persone che, attraverso la tecnologia, influenzano le decisioni di milioni, controllandone la vita. La divisione tra chi accetta le nuove regole imposte e chi si ribella è sempre più netta. Mentre il potere cresce, le forze di resistenza cercano disperatamente alleanze per sfuggire al mondo distopico che si è instaurato. Il desiderio di potere assoluto si fonde con l’ambizione di accelerare l’evoluzione tecnologica, trasformandosi in una nuova forma spirituale.

The clock is ticking for Earth, and in more ways than one. Dangerous monsters are pouring out of the Labyrinth, dimensional events scour resources from the land, and beneath it all, demonic plots begin to bear fruit. Facing all this as a succubus wasn’t Jade’s first choice, it didn’t even make the list, but that ship has sailed. If she wants to save the world, she’ll have to leverage every advantage: Shape changing, seductive charm, and all the bonuses that come from wearing embarrassingly revealing armor.

Als der rotglühende Stern „Calamity” am Himmel erschien, glaubten einige, das Ende sei gekommen. Sie hatten Recht. „Calamity” hat die Epics erschaffen: Menschen mit unglaublichen Superkräften. Sie hätten die Menschheit retten können. Sie hätten Frieden und Wohlstand bringen können. Stattdessen brannten sie alles nieder. Mordeten. Eroberten. Und rissen die Macht an sich.

Born without a gift, Haley Michaels is a "magical dud" among werewolves. Desperate for a life mate, she travels across the country to meet an eligible bachelor from another pack. Instead, she meets the pack's bad-tempered alpha, Bard Bennett. Despite his rude and brooding demeanor, Haley can't help but be drawn to him. She senses he has secrets—and a softer side than he lets on. Bard tries to send Haley home, but he finds himself drawn to her intelligence, beauty, and captivating spirit.

After thousands of people suddenly vanish from Earth, former gymnast Jade Callian finds herself thrust into an endless dungeon filled with magic, monsters, and far too few instructions. When Jade receives a mortal wound soon after her arrival in this new world, she is forced to pick a new race that has the power to save her. There's just one problem: Her only choice is to turn into a succubus.

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Dominic Prado is a professional hitman and fixer for his werewolf pack. It's a tough job, but it keeps his mind off a past he'd rather forget. He prefers solitude, but his commitment to going through life alone is upended when he's sent to New Orleans to hunt down a murderer. There, he meets Lily Agincourt, a latent werewolf on the run from accusations of murder. Lily challenges him with her fiery beauty and claims of innocence. As their attraction grows, Dom must decide between following orders and taking Lily's life, or helping her prove she isn't the killer.

In a world shattered by forgotten catastrophe, the Church of the Sacred Flame reigns supreme, weaving faith and fear into a doctrine of absolute control. To question the Light is heresy. To stray from the path is death. Dale, a humble farm boy, dreams of finding purpose beyond the worn fields of his childhood. When the Church selects him for priesthood, he believes it a blessing—until dark truths begin to surface. Whispers of vanished initiates, relics of ancient technology mistaken for miracles, and the horrifying revelation of what the Church truly serves.

Reinmar z Bělavy řečený Reynevan žije v kruté a nebezpečné době, kdy Slezsko a Čechy pustoší křížové výpravy i husitské spanilé jízdy, kdy nikdo nezná slovo "slitování" a ve jménu Páně jsou vražděny tisíce nevinných. Reynevan ještě stále věří v náboženskou obrodu a stojí na straně Husových stoupenců – a to i tehdy, když se dopouštějí nelidských zločinů. On, lékař a idealista, se musí stát špehem, vrahem a nelítostným mstitelem.