Resultados para "Vol. 2" en Ciencia ficción

Tras viajar en el tiempo al siglo ix y haber sido secuestrada y encerrada en una choza hedionda, Ella no ha tenido una buena semana. Luego de escapar de la custodia policial, Channing busca a Ella a través de los siglos y va a salvarla. Con las tensiones en aumento y un invierno apocalíptico que amenaza con ponerle fin a la civilización vikinga, Ella y Channing están en una carrera a contrarreloj por detener el Ragnarök.

Un proyecto narrativo deslumbrante: la ciencia ficción al servicio de la meditación existencial. "Me llamo Tara Selter. Me encuentro en el dieciocho de noviembre y hay eco a mi alrededor. Soy una criatura extraordinaria, que no debería circular entre personas que siguen una dirección determinada. [...] Puedo contar mis días, y lo hago. Puedo escribir acerca de ellos, y lo hago. […] Puedo escribir lo que quiera y viajar adonde quiera, no me falta de nada. Camino por el borde de un abismo, cuento días y lo anoto todo. Lo hago para recordar. O para evitar que los días se me escapen.

Cuando la teniente Caslin Ahn se unió a la escuadrilla Lobo, estaba preparada para la posibilidad de morir algún día en acto de servicio. Para lo que no está preparada es para que la derriben, para que su propia gente la dé por muerta y para que la arrastren al imperio de la Cofah como prisionera de guerra.

For a young mycologist raised in the city's bleakest corners, life offers scant opportunities and even less justice. But destiny has chosen them to navigate treacherous union politics, decipher the mysteries of their birthplace, and unravel the enigma of a god-like master. Their goal? To mend the fractured bond between man and nature. Yet, as shadows deepen and they discover the depths of the city's rot, they begin to wonder: Is the only true remedy to set the world aflame and rise from its ashes?

This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains 11 great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced thousands of young listeners to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.

Goon Squad, Volume 2: Without Sin is composed of "A Star in Strange Ways", "Holy Fool", "Dead Man Tells Tale", "A Brief History of the Goon Squad", "Tale of Terror", and "Pomona Island", as well as an introduction read by the author.

The second volume of the best stories from legendary hard science fiction writer Ben Bova, the creator of the New York Times best-selling Grand Tour science fiction series, a six-time Hugo award winner, and past president of the National Space Society. The stories included in this volume span the five decades of Bova's incandescent career at the center of science fiction and space advocacy. Here are tales of star-faring adventure, peril, and drama.

When magic returns to the Earth, its power calls Sam Verner. As Sam searches for his sister through the slick and scary streets of 2050, his quest leads him across the ocean to England, where druids rule the streets...and the throne. But all is not what it seems, and Sam and his new shadow friends are plunged into a maze of madness on the trail of destruction.

Robert A. Heinlein has been hailed as one of the most forward-thinking science fiction writers of all time, and Expanded Universe (presented in two volumes) offers the perfect collection of his works to provide listeners with true insights into his uniquely creative mind.

Yoshio was a thirty-year-old unemployed shut-in when a mysterious village-building sim, The Village of Fate, showed up at his door. Through watching and caring for the game's intensely realistic NPCs, Yoshio has started getting his life back on track--getting a job to pay for microtransactions, and using the villagers' care for each other as inspiration to reconnect with his family. But despite overcoming the first challenges thrown at him, more complicated issues, both in and out of the game, are closing in. And are the game's monstrous enemies controlled by real humans, too?

Asher's impossible journey continues as he dives deeper into the ruthless world of the Nexus in Apocalypse Station—Nexus Unveiled. His once ordinary life is now a distant memory, and the trials and battles of the deadly train station have honed his strength and wit. As the threats intensify, so does Asher's power. Now a hardened warrior, he stands tall against ferocious beasts, deadly traps, and vindictive foes. But more than physical challenges await him. Haunted by lingering enemies and faced with an influx of new players, each with their own objectives, Asher must keep his wits about him.

Max has got a lot of things on his plate, from dealing with a restless volcano to building a huge spaceship in secret. And in his spare time, he must conduct the biggest heist in the history of the world, search for the crime syndicate that is secretly running the planet, deal with a villain that had taken over the White House, save astronauts trapped on the wrecked International Space Station, and destroy an army of terrorists with a bit of orbital bombardment. And that's just the beginning of his problems.

Terrorizzata e tradita, Ashka si allontana da Zarek e cerca la fuga attraverso il deserto per mettere in salvo la Principessa Elara. Il Principe Zendar, però, farà di tutto per ritrovarla e riconquistare la sua fiducia. Pericoli mortali, intrighi politici e oscuri segreti metteranno a dura prova il loro amore. Zarek e Ashka dovranno scoprire fino a che punto possono sopportare la malvagità del mondo che li circonda e che cosa sono disposti a fare per assicurarsi un futuro insieme.

Emma, test pilot for an experimental mobile knight called Atalanta, heads to the Seventh Weapons Factory for upgrades. But the prototype's development team is visiting, and they seem to have lost faith in Atalanta! When a strange engineer nicknamed the "Mad Genius" warns against piloting the mobile knight, development seems on the verge of grinding to a halt. On top of that, who's behind the mysterious organization pursuing the prototype craft?! Find out in the second volume of a failure's rise to glory!

Sam Porter Bridges, the legendary porter with the ability to return from the world of the dead, has been entrusted to save mankind from the brink of destruction. Plagued by haunting visions and tracked by Higgs, a man who longs to see humanity extinct, Sam must finally discover the truth behind the Death Stranding and fate of this world.

Dimension X was one of radio's first adult science fiction series, and made its mark by adapting short stories by acknowledged masters in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Clifford D. Simak, and William Tenn. Scriptwriters Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, who also contributed their own original scripts, adapted the original stories. At the start of every broadcast, host Norman Rose promised us "adventures in time and space, told in future tense" and you knew you were about to be transported from your everyday existence.

Kai and Caleb Goodacre have been kidnapped just as rumors of a cult sweeping across the reservation leads Maggie and Hastiin to investigate an outpost, and what they find there will challenge everything they’ve come to know in this action-packed sequel to Trail of Lightning. It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power.

The best-selling Extinction Cycle series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith first introduced listeners to a world ravaged by an engineered virus that turned men into monsters. Humanity's only hope was not a cure, but another bioweapon. When deployed it killed 90 percent of the infected, but the remaining 10 percent transformed into even more terrifying creatures called Variants. Here's a collection of Extinction Cycle short stories that explore the human spirit and the fight for survival in the face of overwhelming odds from some of the leading voices in the post-apocalyptic genre.

"Countdown for blastoff...X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one.... Fire! From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future - adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds." Thus began each episode of X Minus One, a half-hour science fiction radio series that was broadcast from 1955 until 1958.

I Sith sono scomparsi, tutti tranne Darth Bane, creatore della "Regola dei Due", la quale stabilisce che il nuovo Ordine dei Sith sarà composto solo da due persone: un Maestro e un apprendista. Ora Bane è pronto a passare all'azione, perché ha trovato una potente apprendista da avvicinare al Lato Oscuro. Ambientata mille anni prima degli eventi narrati nei film di George Lucas, racconta la storia di Darth Bane, il potentissimo Signore dei Sith creatore della vecchia Repubblica.