Resultados para "The Skull" en Ciencia ficción

Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all. But Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honor refuse.

Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all. But Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honor refuse.

Killing the sadistic warlord known as the Dog Tongue took everything Gus Berry had, including the woman he loved. Now, all he wants is to get away from the bloody scene of their final showdown. But when he heads west in a stolen truck, a brutal snowstorm forces him to turn back—and seek refuge in the Dog Tongue’s former headquarters. Though it’s littered with human carnage, the abandoned luxury hotel has a lot to offer a guy like Gus. But in addition to soft beds and working toilets, he encounters still-lurking dangers both living and undead.

Journey into the mind-bending world of Philip K. Dick's "The Skull," a short story that masterfully blends time travel with moral ambiguity. When a prisoner is offered freedom for a mysterious assignment in the past, he stumbles upon revelations that challenge everything he believes about destiny and choice. This captivating tale showcases Dick's signature style—weaving philosophical questions with psychological tension and reality-warping concepts that leave listeners questioning everything.

A man is given the chance to get out of jail, but he must travel back in time and kill a man who has changed the world. His only clue to the identity of this individual is a skull. The man's skull is 200 years old. What if?

In "The Skull", a convict is offered his freedom if he agrees to travel back in time and kill someone. He learns that the assassination target was the founder of a religious sect that grew in strength and influence from its inception in 1960. Carrying his target's skull so he can identify the religious leader, the convict comes to learn a terrible secret about why he was chosen to find its owner.

The calculated new bid for planet Earth by the Supreme Council has changed the face of war for the Cerberus rebels. As the enemy's avarice invokes total damnation of the human race, the battle plan now extends far beyond disarming a group of power-hungry god kings. Now it's a fight for survival against powerful interlopers - fully prepared to finish what they started eons ago....

An assassin is sent back in time to prevent the ravings of a religious zealot which, if left unchecked, will lead to absolute catastrophe. A master of the “Silver Age” of science fiction, Philip K. Dick won the Hugo Award in 1963, and the John W. Campbell Memorial award in 1975. Though he lived most of his life in near poverty, he is behind some of the most recognizable science fiction stories to date, penning the stories behind the films Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Paycheck, and The Adjustment Bureau.

Menedemos, the young dashing sea captain, and his helper (and cousin), the scholarly Sostratos, are back in a new adventure. Soon after their successful return to Rhodes the two cousins find that Greece is a dangerous place after the death of Alexander. Various factions fight and vie for power and the neutrality of Rhodes itself is threatened as opposing forces maneuver for advantage in the eastern Mediterranean.

Conger, a skilled hunter, is being sent on a very special and peculiar mission: to seek out and kill the founder of the church. There are only two problems: No one knows what the founder looks like, and...he's been dead for two centuries! But Conger has one identifying clue - the founder's skull.

Rog Phillips' Rat in the Skull and Other SF Classics is a giant helping of classic Golden Age science fiction. The main ingredient is Phillips' science fiction masterpiece Rat in the Skull (unavailable for nearly 50 years). What the magazine editors said then about this controversial Hugo nominee novelette remains true today: "Some people will be shocked by this story. Others will be deeply moved. Everyone who reads it will be talking about it. Read the first four pages: then put it down if you can."

Step into the enigmatic world of the Athos—a vessel that blends the luxury of a cruise ship, the intrigue of a scientific research station, and the might of a military starship. Here, amidst the stars, you'll find Ellis McFadden, the ship’s head librarian, embarking on adventures she never anticipated this late in her career.

Auf der Suche nach dringend benötigten neuen Verbündeten, wenden sich die Skulls und die Überreste der condorianischen Streitkräfte an ein Bündnis ehemaliger Rebellen und jetziger Piraten, Wegelagerer und Schmuggler. Denn wenn man vom Gesetz gejagt wird, sind Kriminelle die Einzigen, die möglicherweise noch in der Lage sind zu helfen. Doch die sind alles andere als begeistert von der Aussicht, aufseiten des Königreichs in den ungleichen Kampf einzugreifen.

On the isolated planet of Indigo 3, far out in the wastes of the Blue Desert, lies the Sanctuary of Imperfect Symmetry. It is a place of contemplation and reflection. It is also a place of death. Something from another time, from another world, has found its way inside the hallowed walls. Something with a leathery hide, a long snout and sharp, pointy teeth.

Erstmals seit Kriegsbeginn ist das Vereinigte Koloniale Königreich in der Offensive. In Dutzenden kleiner Scharmützel und Gefechte fügen sie den Invasionsstreitkräften der Solaren Republik immer wieder schwere Verluste zu. Doch diese stehen unter neuer Führung und sind dabei, sich zu erholen. Das Königreich steht kurz davor, die unter so bitteren Opfern erkämpfte Initiative wieder zu verlieren. Allen Beteiligten ist klar, ein Symbol muss her, um den Menschen aller besiedelten Welten vor Augen zu führen, dass das Königreich keineswegs tot ist. Dieses Symbol ist Castor Prime.

Die Wahrheit über den Zirkel und all jene, die in Wirklichkeit die Fäden ziehen, wurde endlich offenbart. Die Solare Republik fällt unter dem Vorwand, Friedenstruppen zu entsenden, ins von Unruhen erschütterte Königreich ein. Bevor den demoralisierten, zersplitterten Überresten der königlichen Streitkräfte überhaupt bewusst ist, was vor sich geht, sind die meisten bereits entwaffnet, interniert oder auf der Flucht. Nur wenigen gelingt es überhaupt entfernt so etwas wie Widerstand auf die Beine zu stellen.

It is the summer of 1883 and Professor Langdon St. Ives, brilliant buteccentric scientist and explorer, is at home in Aylesford with his family. A few miles to the north a steam launch has been taken by pirates above Egypt Bay, the crew murdered and pitched overboard.In Aylesford itself a grave is opened and possibly robbed of the skull. The suspected grave robber, the infamous Dr. Ignacio Narbondo, is an old nemesis of Langdon St. Ives. When Dr. Narbondo returns to kidnap his four-year-old son Eddie and then vanishes

Das Vereinigte Koloniale Königreich befindet sich im Umbruch. Ein neues Gesetz soll die Vormachtstellung einzelner Söldnereinheiten am Markt zementieren und somit die Mehrheit käuflicher Soldaten aus dem Geschäft drängen.

Imagine a future where the fate of humanity is ruled by the vile and unforgiving government. Executions of the poor become daily occurrences in order to make more room for the wealthy and the children of a new generation. A questionable agenda has been given to a dark, unforeseeable future, and the hope of the people rests in the unsure success of a starship named the Horizon. The search for humanity's new home has begun.

Fälschlicherweise des Mordes am König beschuldigt, bleibt den Überlebenden der Söldnereinheit Skull nur die Flucht in die unbewohnten Weiten des Weltraums. Sie werden nun nicht allein vom Zirkel und dessen militärischem Arm gejagt, sondern auch von der Colonial Royal Navy, die den Tod ihres Monarchen unter allen Umständen rächen will. Die Hinweise verdichten sich, dass der Zirkel inzwischen die Kontrolle über die Regierung des Vereinigten Kolonialen Königreichs erlangt hat.