Resultados para "Ultimatum" en Literatura y ficción

The Wombat Ultimatum describes a chaotic societal crisis following the kidnapping of the adverb “Softly” by marsupial revolutionaries. The main conflict pits the prophetic tobacconist and wombat leader Runciman, who champions “blunt grammar” and the rejection of all adverbs, against the spiritual cooks, Frank and Glen, who represent the esoteric faith of “Greasehood” and the necessity of nuance.

November 2032, Joe Benton has just been elected the 48th president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton must save the United States from environmental devastation.

What if you were drawn into a magical world of elves and monsters, one where you had become an Ultimate Mage? Would you be ready to deal with the evil that dwelt in that world? Would you be prepared to do what you had to do if the vilest monsters of that world were resurrected, ready to lay waste to your friends, your lovers, everything you saved with your magical powers? And, if it came down to war, war against an entire army of fanged, magic-wielding monsters, would you rally the other two realms and put yourself at the vanguard of the defense?

Zaena's close to securing the final artifacts she needs to save her people, but doing so requires her to strike deals with the most dangerous elven tribes. Thousands of years ago, diplomacy failed, and she has only hope to convince her it'll work this time. Team Princess has advanced too far to succeed without the help of powerful humans. Zaena doesn't know whom to trust when every human around her wants to take advantage of her power for their own agenda. A surprising request from an ally forces her into a deadly race against time.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Ultimatum by Frank Gardner, read by Rupert Farley. SIS agent Luke Carlton returns in the explosive, action-packed and unerringly authentic new thriller from BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, author of the acclaimed No.1 bestseller Crisis...

With the Tyton alliance firmly established, everyone is ready to defend the Obsidian Gate and face down the Taliz Dwellers. Noah will lead the leviathan element of this effort, naturally, but is soon captured and whisked away before the first major battle. Can he resist brainwashing by the most feared interrogator of the Dweller swarm? He’s been through a lot, but never expected an alliance as unlikely as pineapple breakfast pizza.

Rystani star pilot Xander is willing to use unusual methods, no matter how unorthodox, to save the galaxy from a deadly virus. He's already resorted to kidnapping bio-geneticist Alara Calladar in the hopes that her psi-talent of identifying DNA will help find a cure to save both their worlds. But now his sworn enemy has revealed that her biology requires her to periodically regenerate her cells by making love or she'll die. Really die.

No one knows what happens up at Midnight Manor. The home of the Voss brothers sits like a sentinel looking down on our small town, remaining a mystery. The four brooding billionaires rarely leave the confines of the iron gates, fueling rumors that have existed for decades. When my father dies, all the security I’ve known is ripped away, forcing me to come face to face with the eldest brother, Asher Voss. His outward beauty is just as I’d heard—it belies a predatory nature, irresistibly drawing me in.

A former U.S. President's plane is brought down in the Atlantic. Revolutionary forces attack Cairo. The U.S. Secretary of State is kidnapped in Panama. A North Korean ballistic missile submarine tracks toward America's West Coast. A sleeper cell spy awakens in the halls of Congress. A woman assassin takes aim on the Washington Mall. Behind it all is Russian President Nicolai Gorshkov who has mastered the ability to walk between the raindrops and not get wet.

It all starts with a cat-and-mouse chase to the death in a Baltimore funfair: the Jackal, Bourne's age-old antagonist, is back and Bourne is forced from his idyllic retirement with his wife and children to confront his enemy. In Europe, Russia and America there are men and women whose lust for...

As a captive in their mountain palace in Switzerland, Matt List begins to understand the power of Midas and his Ewige (Eternal Ones) to manipulate gold markets and human history. Thus began the destiny of the Army aviation pioneer to undermine the Ewige and their hold over mankind. Now, he uses the power of the financial tycoons in America to create the beginnings of a world freed from the dominion of gold and the Ewige. But will his battle with the Ewige cost him the love of Helene, the beautiful daughter of Midas? Will the ultimatum lead to the end of the carnage of the Great War?

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The world’s two deadliest spies face off in this thrilling conclusion to the Jason Bourne series. The basis for the Academy Award–winning major motion picture starring Matt Damon! At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram...

Die Aliens fordern Menschenopfer, sollten Noel und die Menschheit dieser Forderung nicht nachkommen, droht die Alien-Königin die ganze Menschheit auszurotten. Doch werden die Aliens ihr Versprechen halten oder werden sie die Erde dennoch erobern wollen? Im Raumschiff der Fremden kommt es zur großen, entscheidenden Schlacht.

Malcolm Max und die Halbvampirin Charisma bleiben mit ihrer Kutsche in einem Sumpf stecken, über den die grausigsten Gerüchte im Umlauf sind. Auf der Suche nach Hilfe stoßen Malcolm Max und seine Begleiterin auf eine verfallene Hütte. Als ihnen klar wird, dass deren Bewohner ein düsteres Geheimnis verbergen, ist es bereits zu spät. Die unheimlichen Moor-Bewohner haben einen Pakt mit dem Sumpf geschlossen.

He was dragged from the sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues: a frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the skin of his hip; evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face; strange things he says in his delirium, which could be code words. And a number on the...

Seb thought he had it all: a dream ship, a crew of beautiful women, and enough credits to get them by. All he had to do was work for the very corporation that caused his incarceration 10 years ago. But with war breaking out across the galaxy, Seb gets a unique opportunity to free himself from his employer's yoke. One last impossible job: find a way to turn the tide of war. Seb and his crew will travel all over the galaxy, crash eccentric parties of the elite, and explore ancient ruins. But the journey won’t be without peril, as bounty hunters are pursuing the reward still on Seb’s head.

When Fitzwilliam Darcy’s arranged life falls to pieces, his father, Mr. George Darcy, gives him an ultimatum: Marry by the end of the London Season or risk disinheritance. Can Darcy cast aside society’s frigid attitude toward marriage and find true love? Or will his desire to honor his deceased mother’s memory hold him back?

When Jessika overhears a conversation between Solomon Royce and Beatrice Landseer - one in which the public relations director and Asher's wife discuss adultery and plans for corporate sabotage - she panics. She was - not - supposed to hear that, but now that she has what is she supposed to do? If she tells Asher his wife is planning to ruin him, will he believe her? Will Beatrice continue to deceive him and accuse Jessika of lying? What if she heard wrong? Is it better to do nothing and act like it never happened, or to try and figure out what they're up to and potentially make a fool of herself in the process?

Taking matters into her own hands, Jessika concocts a plan to reveal the true nature of Beatrice Landseer and Solomon Royce's scheme against Asher. Unfortunately the planning stage is always easier than the actual action. Can she pull through and figure this out? If she does, will Asher despise her afterwards? What she's about to do could very well change his entire life, and not entirely for the better. How will Asher take the news that his distant wife and previously trusted public relations director are planning to destroy everything he holds dear?

When Jessika Fevrier gets a well-paying temp job cleaning one man's office, she's elated. Little does she know, it's the office of young, eccentric, and reclusive billionaire Asher Landseer. When he returns early from a meeting and catches her shirking her responsibilities by browsing through his personal bookcase, she panics. The next thing she knows, she's destroyed one of his favorite books, and there's no time for explanations. What does he mean when he says she deserves punishment, and why is he pulling her into his private conference room?