Resultados para "The Future" en Fantasía

After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera would have been happy to spend the rest of her days curiously unnoticeable, washing bed sheets and cleaning toilets in present day Glastonbury. But when the strange new guest at her hotel reveals himself to be Merlin and drags her back to seventh century Camelot, a place she knows only from legends, only Vera (or Queen Guinevere as Merlin calls her) can right the course of history and save Arthur's kingdom from the will of a power-hungry mage.

Piloted by a six-year-old girl, the godlike Skalm guards the Districts of TASC. Her family is long dead. Her adopted father is a synthetic copy of an alien, her nanny an artificial mind connected via subspace to every part of the globe, feeding the young girl information, finding prey to satiate her growing thirst. But the young girl is an innocent, a victim, one of millions the war has already claimed.

"Bienvenidos a Zigurat Los colonos de este misterioso planeta llevan siglos sobreviviendo en un entorno extraordinariamente agresivo. Durante ese tiempo, han sufrido una evolución acelerada que los ha terminado transformando en algo... distinto. Ahora, con la llegada del calor extremo, y bajo...

Il secondo audiolibro dell'acclamata "Trilogia di Licanius" dell'autore James Islington.

Sulla scia di un attacco devastante, è stata dichiarata l'amnistia per tutti gli Auguri, che finalmente possono emergere dalla loro clandestinità e opporsi apertamente alle forze oscure che si ammassano contro la terra di Andarra. Tuttavia, mentre l'Augure Davian e i suoi nuovi alleati si affrettano a nord in direzione del Confine che diventa ogni giorno più debole, i nuovi orrori che gli si parano lungo il cammino suggeriscono che la tregua è stata dichiarata troppo tardi.

In an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism—and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees and burned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns to their resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance.

En un futuro no muy lejano… se lleva a cabo el primer trasplante de cerebro, pero al despertar, en el piso 931 del edificio Huntington, el paciente no reconoce su cuerpo ni su rostro ni el lugar donde se encuentra. Tampoco comprende qué le ocurrió. Entonces los cirujanos le explican que su cerebro fue trasplantado a otro cuerpo. Lo doctores también le informan que la humanidad renunció a la vida humana e inmigró a la vida virtual.

The Gale family can change the world with the charms they cast, which has caused some supernaturally complicated family shenanigans in the past. So when NASA and Doomsday Dan confirm Auntie Catherine’s dire prediction, Charlotte “Charlie” Gale turns to the family for help. But Allie is unavailable because the universe seems determined to have her produce the seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son of a Gale.

The tutorial is over. The rules of Pyresouls have changed for the worse. Defeating the Burgon Beast should’ve been the end of it, but it was only the beginning. Beating the next boss monster that invades Earth will only stave off the Collapse, not prevent it. The future devoid of all life but a single Pyre proves that. Jacob refuses to accept that future. He’s done playing their games. Even if he must walk through the fires of despair and glory to be rid of them.

The catastrophic Purge War at the end of the 21st century destroys planet Earth, jeopardizing the future for the remnants of humanity. Horrific repercussions roll across the ages until, generations later, a scientific group called the Time Forward Project harnesses a deep-space wormhole in which they can travel through time. They find the portal unstable and shrinking, but they have little choice but to take desperate, drastic measures and journey back to prevent the war.

The aliens are back. France is under siege. As the Martians prepare to attack Paris, roving bands of rogue soldiers pillage the country, taking whatever they please. The nightmare has returned. Christian was a child when he lost his family in the first Martian attack. Now, he wants nothing more than to avenge their deaths and punish the murderous aliens and traitors who work with them.

Andrew Mitchell was one of the leading experts in highly advanced technology in Silicon Valley until he vanished following a car accident, which also injured his son, Alex. When a mysterious app later appears on Alex's phone, he and his friend Stephanie embark on a terrifying journey involving secret technology, corporate espionage, kidnapping, and murder in a desperate bid to save the future from the sinister Veronica Castlewood.

Is basing one's strategy on dream riddles the best idea? Zaena doesn't know what to make of her new friend's prophetic ability, but she's ready to use any tools available to her. Can Zaena's belief in her ultimate success justify the cost of using Saelli's abilities? A critical new clue sends her away from her new home to confront an ancient threat in Europe. Zaena thinks she's ready for whatever might come, but as everyone knows, even a battle-hardened elven princess can be surprised. Does anyone really expect a dead tribe to come back to life?

In these edgy, unexpected tales, a body-hopping mercenary avenges his pet elephant, and an orphan falls in love with a sentient starship. Fighters ally to power a reality-bending engine, and a swamp-dwelling introvert tries to save the world - from her plague-casting former wife.

I've traveled twenty-two years into the past to change the future and prevent the nightmare awaiting planet Earth. I've started altering the course of events in the present radically, creating every possible advantage for myself and my family. I need power and influence to save Earth from destruction.

Nel 1992, dopo una bagarre a un concerto di Riot grrrl, la diciassettenne Beth si ritrova in macchina con il fidanzato violento della sua amica morto sul sedile posteriore e accetta di aiutare le sue amiche a nasconderne il corpo. L'evento mette le giovani donne su un percorso di crescente crudeltà e vendetta mentre si rendono conto di quante altre ragazze nel mondo hanno bisogno di protezione. Nel 2022 Tess è una geologa che fa parte di un team di studiosi che viaggiano nel tempo per cambiare la linea temporale e creare un futuro migliore.

Another planet closer to Earth than Erik's moon gives up its secrets, providing Erik and Jia with clues that could lead to answers they’ve been seeking. Could an unfriendly but extinct species of alien not be extinct, as presumed? Both want the truth - but is the effort to reveal the truth good for humanity? Two years ago, a small moon in a far-off system was set to be the location of the first intergalactic war between humans and an alien race. It didn't happen. However, something was found that many are willing to kill to keep secret.

The Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster.

Orson Scott Card, Kevin J. Anderson, and Larry Niven have seen the future. Now you can, too. A constellation of the brightest lights in the science fiction and fantasy firmament have judged these authors to be the best, the brightest, the truest emerging stars in the field.

After the events of the Hangman Returns, Alexander and Emma Merryweather have returned home to Chicago in hopes of living a normal life and raising their twin babies, Octavia and Octus. But the wizard Merlin arrives in Alexander’s dream and informs him of a threat to his twins in the future.

Travel to alien worlds, brave dystopian futures, and unravel the mysteries of time itself. Whether it’s sentient robots, powerful witches, or daring explorers, these stories—written by the next generation of speculative fiction stars—come alive through immersive narration.