Resultados para "Miles" en Primer contacto

I was gifted as a slave-bride to an alien giant. That's the start of my day. At least I have my guide dog, Kota, with me. I'd be lost without her...literally. Yes. I'm blind. And our new alien owner is kind enough that he's not holding me to the wife or slave deal even though that's what I was intended for. We've basically been dropped into a scene from Little House on the Alien Prairie, complete with his one-room cabin, and he's been the perfect gentleman. He's pretty great, and I'm actually starting to wish I could take him home with me.

I was abducted by aliens. The aliens that I've been auctioned to don't speak my language, and I definitely can't speak theirs. I didn't expect to get married by accident to the sweet one. I didn't expect to have a grumpy alien bond to me and go a little crazy if other males get near me, or if I try to leave. It doesn't matter if they've won my heart. I can't stay.   

Captain Bartholomew Quasar and the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude are on their maiden voyage - and on the run from dangerous bounty hunters eager to collect a reward on the captain's head. Just when Quasar thinks he's escaped them, his ship is stranded in the middle of a heated civil war in an unknown corner of the galaxy. Quasar must rely on his wits, his charm, and his resilient crew in order to survive the ordeal that follows, culminating in an epic space battle where sworn enemies must join forces to repel an even greater threat.

For the unlikely pair of Zekh and Gaur - a rookie pilot eager to prove himself and the Neanderthal inquisitor he is tasked to deliver - a routine diplomatic mission becomes a baptism by fire. A flight deep into untamed territory to investigate unrest among the primitive tribes exposes an ancient menace and ignites a chain of events that will forever alter the course of human history. With the future of mankind hanging in the balance, the mismatched travelers must overcome their differences and learn to trust in each other's instincts if they want to have any hope of surviving.

Der kontrollierte Absturz einer Sonde auf dem Mond sollte neben der Entdeckung von gefrorenem Wasser auch den Beweis antreten, ein bislang unbekanntes Metall aufzuspüren. Dies basiert auf den Erkenntnissen einer jahrtausendenalten Steinplatte, die der Sprachen- und Kulturwissenschaftler Thomas Martin in der Cheopspyramide fand und entschlüsselte. Das öffentlich getragene Projekt wird für den Wissenschaftler zum Desaster bis zu dem Tag, an dem eine mysteriöse Frau in seiner Wohnung auftaucht. Von diesem Moment an ändert sich alles für Thomas Martin.

Abducted. Forced to fight against her will. Darcy has a 10,000-year-old secret buried in her genetic code. The Druid Gene makes her a target, but it may also save her. As a second year medical student, Darcy's life revolves around classes, studying, and her boyfriend Adam - until she treks through the desert, touches some mysterious stacked stones, and a network of glowing blue lines radiates under her skin.

Thor Stokel had always dreamed of being master of his own ship, and the Silver Star is a dream ship: fast, sleek and powerful. But leaving the safety of his military career in the DHC behind to become an independent merchant fast becomes a nightmare of endless solo flights, paperwork, bad deals...

Marca Nbaro had always dreamed of serving aboard the Greatships, with their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city. They are the lifeblood of human-occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. And now, out in the darkness of space, something is targeting them.

My alien keeper rescued me from a man I should have been able to trust: my father. Raised by an alien, I never really learned how to interact with human people.

I’ve broken free and I’ve also freed the human who was held captive with me. But I don’t know where we are, and I don’t know where my home is. The local wildlife may be smaller than I am, and maybe they don't have fangs near as large as mine, but I’m still terrified. My issues with germs—and my uncompromising avoidance of all the things that I’m afraid of coming into contact with—is going to get me killed in this wilderness. Thankfully, Aurora lets me follow her. Thankfully, she seems to know the way out of this endless and inhospitable woodland and desert biome.

My people collected (captured) all the bi-pedal inhabitants of a small blue planet in a galaxy that was quite a journey from our own star system. Tender-skinned and intelligent, these new aliens make interesting pets. Fascinating, actually. And when the rest of the universe realizes this, everybody wants to own one. Therefore, we need these new aliens to breed.

Fähnrich Marca Nbaro hatte immer davon geträumt, an Bord der gewaltigen Großraumschiffe zu dienen. Sie sind der Lebensnerv des von Menschen besetzten Weltraums und transportieren unermessliche Warenmengen von City, dem größten menschlichen Orbital, bis zum Tradepoint am anderen Ende, um sie dort mit einer unbekannten außerirdischen Spezies gegen Xenoglas zu tauschen. Doch es lauern Feinde draußen in der Dunkelheit des Weltraums, die die Zukunft der gesamten Menschheit bedrohen.

Milton Frederick was originally abducted from his apartment to help defend one batch of pacifistic aliens called The Collective against another set of homicidal aliens called Heliothropes...but he never quite made it that far. Instead, during the process where his human consciousness was ripped from his body and inserted into a massive metal contraption called a Station Core, the ship that he was being transported on blew up and he was sent hurtling through space.

A proud and reserved alien society finds its homeland destroyed in an unprovoked act of aggression, and the survivors have no choice but to reach out to the indigenous humanoids of their adopted world, to whom they are distantly related. They wish to preserve their cherished way of life but come to discover that in order to preserve their culture, they may have to change it forever.

The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations...and now they are ready to make contact. Vying to prepare humanity for first contact are a group of dreamers and changemakers, including Peter Hendrix, the genius inventor behind the most advanced VR tech; Charyssa, a beloved celebrity icon; and Kanoa, a member of a global council of young people drafted to reimagine the relationship between humankind and alien societies.

Milton and his crew miraculously managed to destroy yet another Stabilizing Anchor in a different dimension, freeing the people there from the threat of the Heliothropes that sought to invade. Their success wasn’t just in the form of stopping the enemy, however, as they also gained a new ally.

As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries races to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds. “A complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly...

Coming back to their own dimension, Milton Frederick and his AI guide, ALANNA, discovered that things were not quite how they left it. After the Station Core and his crew of Proctans acquired a derelict space station, fixed it up to include a makeshift dungeon, and then stopped the Heliothropes from invading and conquering an entirely new dimension, they managed to survive and return to Milton’s home dimension victorious.

From the acclaimed author of the Earthseed series, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together—and changing the destiny of the human race. This deluxe edition includes: A new cover and package Premium French flaps and newly designed, full-color...

From the acclaimed author of the Earthseed series, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together and changing the destiny of the human race. "[Butler] created vivid new worlds to reveal truths about our own." —New York Times Blake Maslin is...