Resultados para "Shattered" en Ciencia ficción

General Sean Quinn leads a desperate mission to return Aczar refugees to their distant homeworld—a mercy run that spirals into something far deadlier. The Aczar have emerged from their underground exile wielding orbital weapons that could challenge any fleet. Their revolution has freed them from ancient manipulation, but the refugees Sean escorts are branded traitors for choosing outsiders over their own people. There is no sanctuary waiting—only accusations and unknown consequences. As diplomacy crumbles, Major Ethan Gates traces mysterious signals to a forgotten relic drifting in the void.

In 2069, time-travel is restricted to observation and research. But Keltson Grammar doesn’t mind breaking a few laws. Known only as "The Mirror", Keltson runs an underground empire that rescues unfortunate souls throughout history. However, a single misstep could send an entire agency to reinstate his clients to their original dismal fates. Lilia Vaschenko is a Russian mechanic surrounded by cinderblock towers, ladders she cannot climb, and a glass ceiling that holds her down like a casket. She'll do anything to escape - even work for the world's most wanted renegade.

Former dishwasher turned soldier turned hunter Mark Fields now faces the biggest threat yet: himself. Pursued by some of the strongest empowered in New Emery and taunted by the eerie prophet leading a mutant cult, all while trying to build a relationship—that’s a lot even for an almost superhero. As his friends and allies are scattered, Mark must master his abilities, discover his true origin, and fight for his own survival—for the long-dreaded Exlian wave has broken at last, besieging the city.

Professor Lilah Zirkander is looking forward to a summer in the paleontology lab, researching and cataloging new fossils. But that summer takes an unexpected turn when the king sends her into the Ice Blades to a secret mine where ancient dragon bones have been discovered. Rumor has it that they're cursed and dangerous, but Lilah is more concerned about dealing with the outpost commander, a fierce officer with the temperament of a crabby badger.

On the fringes of human space, a murder will light a fuse and send two different people colliding together. He’s a 30-year veteran of military operations; she’s the youngest daughter of a wealthy business family. Both used roundabout means to become detectives. She’s smart; he’s tactical. Now they need to learn from each other. Mix in a very early high-budget R&D AI created by the Military, and we might have a problem for those trying to hide from justice. 

When the Equal Grasp and other unsavory aliens launch their plot to open humanity up to the stars—in the name of profit, of course—Van and his crew spring into action, fearing the fallout of a world gone mad. With each passing event in his career, Van continues to unravel locked memories, held by Perry, that explain a family history far more violent than he ever imagined.

With a single act of bravery, Wyatt proves to an ancient AI that he's worthy to save the galaxy. Too bad it also thinks he's a moron. Everyone knows the legend of the Kharathi, who almost destroyed the galaxy. And everyone knows the Kharathi are all dead. They're about to find out just how wrong they are. The Argo was built to defeat the Kharathi. But the ship was too powerful. And so, with its task complete, the Argo's creators dismantled it and scattered it across the stars. It now falls to Wyatt to find and reassemble the pieces of this incredible starship before the clock runs out.

Shattered is the thrilling second installment in the Glitched series, where Alessa must face the consequences of a bargain with a god. To free her soul from the underworld, Alessa struck a deal with Hades: deliver four souls of his choosing, including Eric Lansing, the mastermind behind the devastating smallpox pandemic.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A captain in the Vald Military Space Force, Dara has never disobeyed an order. Until now. Convinced the peace talks are a trap disguised as diplomacy, she risks everything to expose the betrayal. But when her mission backfires, she’s forced into an...

In today's world, law enforcement agencies across the country rely on forensic tools, DNA testing, and crime labs. But what if that technology was suddenly no longer available? The men and women responsible for keeping the town safe are going to have to learn how to fight crime all over again.

Contains books one and two of the Shattered Alliance series. Shattered Alliance, book 1 The galaxy will never be the same again. A surprise attack during a routine First Contact ceremony turns the Alliance's flagship into a firework display over the desert planet Shandor and lands Captain...

Nine rockets are bringing a second wave, almost four hundred fighters promised huge bonuses for killing any survivors and taking control of the ship for their bloc. Even if the mutineers weather this storm, Earth's corporate blocs will send an unending stream of rockets and Troopers to stamp out the rebellion before it can spread. As if that isn't bad enough, the spaceship AI informs the Basteds and Putes they are the last chance of survival for the human race.

The Drone-masters are coming. Humanity is on the verge of extinction. And Earth has no idea. The fires of intergalactic war have given rise to an unexpected hero. Medical scientist by training and ship's captain by circumstance, Tag Brewer leads a band of aliens, a few humans, and a synthetic lifeform into the deepest reaches of unexplored space. They may be all that stands between humanity and utter annihilation. It's up to Tag's crew to unveil the shroud of secrecy surrounding the Drone-masters. He must destroy them before they destroy Earth.

When something strikes the Moon hard enough to crack it, humanity doesn't die all at once. It just stops having a future. Chance Monroe was already done with the world before it started ending. After too much loss and a civilization fraying at every edge, he retreated to a cabin in the northern woods with the last friend he had left. Then three impacts tore through the Moon in a single instant — in one side and out the other — and what they left behind wasn't just damage. It was a countdown.

A cataclysmic event shakes the world, leaving a father divided from his family. Survival becomes the ultimate battle, and he must fight with every ounce of strength to reunite with his loved ones. Nick navigates the chaos of New York City after a cataclysmic world event, facing humankind's darkest hour. Christine "Chris" grapples with keeping a family safe on a horse farm in Louisville, Kentucky. Searching for her calling and a sense of self-worth, Gabby gets in way over her head, forced to discover what she's truly made of.

It's been a long six weeks of leave, and Lieutenant Commander Crystal Wolf is looking forward to a second tour aboard Journey, the mega submarine she designed and built. But on the morning they’re due to report, the ship receives a surprise inspection that threatens the launch. After discovering one of the inspectors has past ties to the man she’s in love with, Crystal faces a tough decision about their relationship and her future on Journey…a future that turns deadly when Journey is hijacked with them on board.

We were supposed to have a home now, with walls and floors. The constant traveling and trying to outrun death was going to be over. We were about to build a life that resembled what we lost—full of peace and the pursuit of happiness. We’d earned it. Then, all of the dreams that held us through the nightmares shattered against the stone.

After failing to stop a devastating Union attack, ace pilot Roland Horn finds himself with millions of lives on his conscience. With both sides Mars Fleets out of commission, the Wildcard Squadron is transferred to the Asteroid Belt, a front quickly shaping up to be the most important. A Union dominated belt means millions of Tharcian civilians will be cut off from the homeland, and the forces on Mars will be cut off from the raw materials and fuel they need to win.

Brian, Spike, Beth, and Sarah face their biggest challenge yet. Their journey so far has been fraught with peril. Can they do what it takes to keep their community from being overtaken by the Alliance? Their choices are simple: Stay and fight or abandon the compound and run. If they run, the Alliance will track them down. Staying they will face an enemy that outnumbers and outguns them. All the odds are against them...and time is running out.

Raised fatherless in a galactic Brinktown, Joe Pikeman only ever wanted to escape. The Galactic Guard offered that escape, with the promise of regular meals to boot. Now Joe is a full Guardsman, with his own ship and a snide partner bot who hates humans almost as much as he hates other bots. To the pirates he hunts, Joe is known as the Butcher. His bloody reputation has landed him in the center of a sweeping conspiracy that threatens to stamp out the galaxy’s last surviving human settlements.