Resultados para "Rose" en Cyberpunk

Rapunzel kennt nichts außer den endlosen Mauern ihres Turmes und der Stimme ihres Kerkermeisters. Hoch über einem verfluchten Wald lebt sie mit einer Macht in ihrem Haar, die sie weder versteht noch kontrollieren kann. Thalric ist kein Prinz, sondern ein gefallener Hexenmeister, der einen Pakt mit der Finsternis geschlossen hat, um sein Leben zu verlängern. Um zu überleben, braucht er Rapunzel. Um zu entkommen, braucht sie ihn.

What would you think if, in your old age, the doctors tell you that you only have a couple years left to live, and even ultra-modern medical technology is powerless to help? Some may spend their remaining years at the bottom of a bottle, others may choose to spend it quietly, with family...But there are also those who are ready to leave everything behind. Volper is one of those who has decided to have one last hurrah and immerse himself in a virtual reality.

What began as a normal game for a retired veteran who, after a long and eventful life, decided to spend his few remaining days inside of a virtual world, has abruptly started acquiring features of reality. A terrible, dysfunctional, and sometimes murderous reality. For a while, Volper only manages to survive thanks solely to his combat experience. And then he meets others he simply cannot pass by, because of one of his two weaknesses.

Elderly military veteran Volper had no idea what to expect when he entered the virtual world of Alpha Rome. But he now realizes that it’s not a game, after all. The number of times you can respawn by replicating in special capsules is limited and might one day run out. Volper has also had to take on a group of teenagers and has managed to turn them into a lethal combat squad. However, their success has not gone unnoticed, and the team has caught the attention of some powerful corporations.

An old military veteran wanted to add a little color to his lonely existence. So, he entered Alpha Rome. This virtual world has given him the chance to feel young again and have one last taste of the spice of life. The prospect of death is no longer daunting, as anyone who dies is reborn by replicating in a purpose-built capsule. Volper’s military experience, keen eye and sharp negotiating skills have helped him get off to a successful start, but his view of the project has taken a sharp turn. More and more questions are popping up and there are no answers in sight.

As the years start running out, you often find that life has left you completely alone. This is what has happened to one military veteran who’s lived through many of history’s “flash points”. In order to inject some color into his final days, the former soldier signs a contract with a company that has developed a fully immersive virtual world. Project Alpha Rome is a multi-level city plagued by endless wars between humans and mutants. You can play as either species. The best argument in favor of living here is the firepower and the reflexes of your weapons.

Part human and part robot, private investigator Bruna Husky has been hired to locate a stolen diamond. But as Bruna's leads start to drop dead, her case becomes about much more than a stolen gem - and much more dangerous. Traversing the galaxy, Bruna races against the clock to uncover a nuclear power conspiracy that threatens all sentient beings.

It’s 2090, and NanoGov has exploited nanotechnology to overtake the planet. The super-rich have converted to Mod, the two-dimensional ruling class. Jeremiah Prior, a three-dimensional disgraced Fringe detective hiding in Antigua for the murder of his partner, is forced back to Manhattan to prevent his estranged daughter from converting to Mod.

Joe Slade is a detective with a hot lead and no idea where he is. Fallen from the world of fiction, Joe journeys through a hellscape of conflicting happy endings. There, he must confront the story–and the life–he left behind. His last chance to escape his fictional existence is to navigate an impossible labyrinth of genre tropes and reunite with his mentor Ellodrine, a wizard who suffers from reinterpretation. Their quest will take them through genres dark and deadly: Treacherous Spy Fiction, Gothic Horror, Gritty Cyberpunk, Urban Fantasy, and others too terrible to tell.

Welcome to Berlin. Population: desperate. In the throes of the climate crisis, the green tech pioneers are king, and if you aren't willing to be their serf, then you're surplus to requirements. Carbon credit for sleeping on the job. That's the offer a dreamtech puts to Mara Kinzig, and she jumps on it. After all, the city ain't getting any cheaper. Then somebody changes the deal, while she's dreaming in the tank.

Aythryn City—truly a mess of neon and trash all supporting the psychopaths that live here. Desire is the name of the game in such a bright place, as anyone on the streets can verify. Whether it be the gangs roaming the streets, the corpo rats in their tall towers, or the people just trying to get by; everyone wants something. Then enter me: a poor thief turned investigator just to make enough for end’s meet. Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to go down. Now though? Now I’m caught in several storms between stealing from one of the Big 7 to a weird interface telling me what to do.

Climate emergency has spawned a one-child policy in the UK, ruthlessly enforced by a totalitarian regime. Compulsory abortion of 'excess' pregnancies and mandatory contraceptive implants are now the norm. Kai is a 25-year-old 'baby reaper', working for the Ministry of Population and Family Planning. If any of her assigned families attempt to exceed their child quota, she ensures they pay the price. Until she discovers that an illegal sibling on her Ministry hit-list is hers. And to protect her parents from severe penalties, she must secretly investigate before anyone else finds out.

Long after Hal and February the Fifth, the Gregorian Royal Family gene pool has degenerated so badly, that the next Supreme Potentate of Gloth is destined to be a boy idiot whose father died racing him to the Palace garden.

As so often happens, just when you think things are beautifully perfect, someone or something comes along to throw a spanner in the works. In Hal’s case, his idyllic life gets hit by a number of airborne wrenches. Then, when he thinks things are about as bad as they can get, they of course get a whole lot worse.

Was würden Sie machen, wenn Ihnen die Ärzte im hohen Alter sagen, dass Sie nur noch ein paar Jahre zu leben haben und selbst die modernste Medizintechnik nichts mehr ausrichten kann? Manche verbringen ihre verbleibenden Jahre damit, dass sie immer wieder tief ins Glas schauen, andere entscheiden sich dafür, sie in aller Ruhe im Kreise ihrer Familie zu verbringen… Aber es gibt auch Menschen, die bereit sind, alles hinter sich zu lassen. Volper ist einer von ihnen. Er hat beschlossen, dass er es noch einmal wissen will - und ist in eine virtuelle Realität eingetaucht.

Was als gewöhnliches Spiel für einen Veteranen im Ruhestand begonnen hatte, der nach einem langen und ereignisreichen Leben seine wenigen verbleibenden ...

Der alte Militärveteran Volper hatte keine Ahnung, was ihn erwarten würde, als er die virtuelle Welt von Alpha Rom betrat. Aber jetzt muss er feststellen, dass es sich gar nicht um ein Spiel handelt. Denn die Menge der möglichen Respawns, die man durch Replikation in speziellen Kapseln durchführen kann, ist begrenzt und könnte eines Tages zur Neige gehen. Volper musste sich auch mit einer Gruppe von Teenagern arrangieren und hat es geschafft, sie zu einer tödlichen Kampftruppe auszubilden.

Ein alter Militärveteran wollte ein wenig Farbe in sein einsames Leben bringen. Also betrat er Alpha Rom. Diese virtuelle Welt gab ihm die Möglichkeit, sich wieder jung zu fühlen und ein letztes Mal das Leben zu genießen. Die Aussicht auf den Tod ist dort nicht mehr beängstigend – denn jeder, der stirbt, wird wiedergeboren, indem er sich in einer speziell angefertigten Kapsel repliziert. Volpers militärische Erfahrung, sein scharfes Auge und sein Verhandlungsgeschick haben ihm zu einem erfolgreichen Start verholfen, aber seine Sicht auf das Projekt hat sich inzwischen stark verändert.

Wenn einem langsam die Jahre ausgehen, stellt man oft fest, dass einen das Leben völlig alleingelassen hat. So ergeht es auch einem Kriegsveteranen, der viele "Brennpunkte" der Geschichte miterlebt hat. Um auf seine alten Tage noch etwas zu erleben, unterschreibt der ehemalige Soldat einen Vertrag mit einem Unternehmen, das eine vollständig immersive virtuelle Welt entwickelt hat. Projekt Alpha Rom ist eine Stadt mit mehreren Ebenen, die von endlosen Kriegen zwischen Menschen und Mutanten geplagt wird. Du kannst dir aussuchen, als welche der beiden Spezies du spielen willst.

Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion…and more. But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world, and in Cat’s heart.