Resultados para "River" en Ciencia ficción

Hace más de cien años, Bender dirigió su nave hacia las estrellas y jamás se volvió a saber de él. No ha habido rastro de él a pesar de las numerosas búsquedas realizadas por sus compañeros clones. Ahora Bob está decidido a organizar una expedición para saber cuál fue el destino de Bender, al costo que sea.

Nochevieja de 1879. El personal de Menlo Park, el centro de investigación y desarrollo creado por Thomas Edison, se prepara para el acontecimiento del siglo: la inauguración de la primera calle del mundo iluminada por bombillas eléctricas. Sadie, la hermana de Francis Robbins Upton, hombre de...

Francis Robbins ha desaparecido. En el suelo solo queda su armónica. Emil y Sonia huyen precipitadamente después de que Thomas Edison descubriera que han falsificado su identidad. Mientras tanto, Sadie y John intentan averiguar para qué sirve la máquina que han encontrado en el granero y...

Sadie, Sofía y la señora Upton avisan al grupo de que John ha sido apresado y será ejecutado en el campo de exterminio. De pronto, ocurre algo inesperado en el granero. El grupo se enfrenta a un futuro incierto y han de actuar deprisa. ¿Habrá funcionado la...

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate - whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob’s descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore.

Un mes después, Sadie está viviendo con la señora Upton, fingiendo ser su verdadera hija. Sadie descubre que los enfermos, víctimas de la plaga, son internados en campos de aislamiento y convence a la señora Upton para visitar uno. John, convertido en el...

Edison y Jehl avanzan en su estudio sobre los discos y especulan sobre su procedencia. ¿Qué están viendo a través de esa especie de portal? ¿Se trata de una imagen del pasado, del presente, del futuro? Sofía sigue trabajando en la cura de la plaga, intentando salvar a John. En el granero...

Emil y Sonia caminan hacia Metuchen, un pequeño pueblo situado cerca del granero. De pronto, escuchan un zumbido seguido de una explosión que parece provenir de allí. Deciden volver. Al mismo tiempo, John se acerca al granero porque también ha escuchado el zumbido. Mientras tanto, Francis...

Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, only to discover that LV-426 — where the crew of the Nostromo first came into contact with the deadly xenomorphs — has been renamed Acheron. Protected by Colonial Marines, the colonists seek to terraform the storm-swept planet against all the odds. But in the face of brutal living conditions and the daily struggles of a new world, there is humanity and hope.

Colton Beck has six months to live. He works for the Angor near Los Angeles, aware that any day could be his last. The Angor arrived twenty years ago, resolved to help mankind survive, but not everyone believes their motives are honorable. When the Angor offer humanity a colony world, Colton is determined to see another planet before his final breath. He's been diagnosed with Xeno, a rare disorder that surfaced with the Angor's arrival, but he won't let this stop him.

Abducted from Earth over a year ago, Lauren spent most of that time getting accustomed to her new life as one of the "animals" in an alien zoo. When she's sold by the zookeeper, her life takes a turn she wasn't expecting. She has no idea where she'll end up 'til she's brought to a sanctuary owned by a tall blue hunk of an alien called Riv.

In the early 20th century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: They are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe.

Colton Beck has done the improbable. With the aide of his allies, he’s managed to save the Rusa. Just when they think it’s time to focus on their new planet, Desmond returns, asking for a favor. The Ministry of Realms, thought to be destroyed by Drunal years before, still exists, and they’re hiding in the deep reaches of the River. To find them, the team follows a trail of clues, leading to a surprise, no one could have expected.

Colton Beck has six months to live. He works for the Angor near Los Angeles, aware that any day could be his last. The Angor arrived 20 years ago, resolved to help mankind survive, but not everyone believes their motives are honorable. When the Angor offer humanity a colony world, Colton is determined to see another planet before his final breath. He’s been diagnosed with Xeno, a rare disorder that surfaced with the Angor’s arrival, but he won’t let this stop him.

With the Surial gone, Colton Beck has a chance to rebuild the Rusa race. Colton embarks on a dangerous journey to find answers, bringing his closest allies along for the ride. Each objective is a step toward to repopulating Nulit, but the ultimate price might be higher than they’re willing to offer. Now that the truth about the Angor has been realized, the Unity Accord will never be the same. Colton is determined to ensure his peoples’ position over the fabled Ocean, even if it tears the Unity apart.

Colton Beck has a new lease on life. Their alliance is confident they can find their enemy in the Alruna system, and it’s all hands on deck. After the revelation of his origins from the mysterious woman on Dicore, Colton is at odds with where his loyalties stand. The truth behind Indie Hart’s dedication to the Angor is revealed, making Colton doubt her motives as well as the Angor’s. When Earth is threatened, it’ll take a lot more than one man to save the planet. All pieces come together for a cataclysmic resolution, but who can Colton truly trust?

A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics and conscience set in parallel Londons. The Ark was built to save the lives of the many, but rapidly became a refuge for the elite, the entrance closed without warning. Years after the Ark was cut off from the world, a chance of survival within its confines is granted to a select few who can prove their worth.

Commander Matt Reddy and his crew are afraid it may finally be the end of the USS Walker. Ever since their ship was transported to another world, and they became embroiled in a deadly conflict between the Lemurians and the vicious Grik, the Walker has been taking a pounding. With Walker out of commission for repairs, Reddy takes command of a different ship and joins a desperate battle to block the Grik swarm.

In un gustosissimo mix letterario, che coniuga scenari post-apocalittici e sperimentazioni linguistiche, la vulcanica chimera Mazza-Sensolini ci trascina con sé in un’avventura truculenta, cinica e spassosissima. Dopo il Crollo, l’estate dura sei mesi e in Emilia Romagna vigono i decreti anti-mutagene. Il Cinno e il Gasato sono due mezzi sopravvissuti: "ultimo dei bolognesi" l’uno, mutante di Riccione l’altro, costituiscono il perfetto filtro per narrare un mondo stravolto in cui la mitologia è costituita ormai dalle icone pop della nostra epoca.

In Red River, the seventh volume of the Winds of War series, WIII continues to rage as Lieutenant Commander Leo Baxter and his Riverines battle Axis forces in the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden, and finally—on the Niger River in Africa. Nigeria's rightful leader has been kidnapped by the Black Axe arm of the Neo Black Movement, and is being held for ransom.