Résultats pour "Becky" dans Science-fiction

Firefly meets Mass Effect in this thrilling self-published debut! When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past. But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer.

In the future, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the galaxy transform themselves. *FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR* At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as...

Record of a Spaceborn Few: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the...

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the...

'The best speculative fiction currently being written' John Connolly *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES* From the ground, we stand. From our ship, we live. By the stars, we hope. The incredible new novel by Becky Chambers, author of the beloved The Long Way to a...

The stars are waiting for you. We hope you will come find us there. Life on Fortune is hard. The atmosphere is poisonous, the planet hardly fit for life. But for its inhabitants, it's home. Pilot Cora suffers from a rare and dangerous condition, brought about by her bond with Colibri, the alien...

A hilarious contemporary retelling of the classic society novel, VANITY FAIR, featuring the irrepressible Becky Sharp Beautiful, brilliant, ruthless – nothing can stop Becky Sharp. Becky Sharp has big dreams and no connections. Determined to swap the gutters of Soho for the glamorous...

Früher hatte Lovelace ihre Augen und Ohren überall. Als KI-System der Wayfarer bekam sie alles mit, was auf ihrem Raumschiff passierte, und sie sorgte für das Wohlbefinden der Crew, für die Lovelace immer mehr eine Freundin war als nur ein System. Dann kam der totale Systemausfall. Ihre Crew sah nur eine Möglichkeit, Lovelace zu retten: ein Reboot all ihrer Systeme. Als sie aufwacht, ist sie in einem Bodykit gefangen, eingeschränkt auf modifizierte menschliche Körperfunktionen – in einer Gesellschaft, in der eine solche Umwandlung verboten ist.

Willkommen an Bord der Wayfarer! Becky Chambers hat mit "Der lange Weg zu einem kleinen zornigen Planeten" eine zutiefst optimistische Space Opera geschrieben, die uns den Glauben an die Science Fiction (im Besonderen) und an die Menschheit (im Allgemeinen) zurückgibt.

The Scattered Pearls Belt is a string of habitats under tight military rule . . . where the powerful have become all too comfortable in their positions, and their corruption. But change is coming, with the arrival of Quynh: the mysterious and enigmatic Alchemist of Streams and Hills. To Minh...

Lune Tatum, adopted daughter of the Supreme Elite, has lived within her father's walled city for 11 years. But she wants out. Except she can't leave, and not because of the clans and mutated beasts that roam beyond the impenetrable, electrified walls protecting her life. Her plan has always been to win the Elite Trials and earn Title of Choice - her only chance at freedom. And the only way to return home to her mother. Then a boy from her past arrives on her 18th birthday. His presence threatens Lune's carefully laid plans and exposes memories she's desperate to forget.

Science Fiction mit Tiefgang – ein Hörbuch aus dem beliebten Wayfarer-Universum. Auf der Asteria, einem Siedlerschiff der exodanischen Flotte, ist für jeden gesorgt: Alle haben eine Wohnung, alle haben zu essen, alle haben einen Job – und leisten noch im Tod einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Gemeinschaft. Lichtjahre entfernt von der zerstörten Erde haben sich die Menschen ein wohldurchdachtes, selbstgenügsames Leben im Weltraum eingerichtet.

Das Motel am Ende des Universums. Das "Five Hop One Stop" ist ein kleines, unbedeutendes Motel am Rande einer viel befahrenen Sternenstraße. Wer hier übernachtet, der will eigentlich nur weiter. Trotzdem lassen Ouloo und Tupo nichts unversucht, um die besten Gastgeber der gesamten Galaxie zu sein. Doch als das Satellitensystem des Planeten zusammenbricht, und drei seltsame Reisende bei ihnen tagelang stranden, benötigen sie ihr gesamtes Geschick, um den Aufenthalt so angenehm wie möglich zu machen. Und vielleicht sogar unvergesslich.

In a world shattered by war, the future rests in the hands of the unlikely and the young. Aquino, a battle-scarred Terrapian warrior, finds himself on Earth, struggling with injuries and the haunting memories of his past. When he is rescued by a group of resourceful children, led by the spirited Hope, Aquino discovers that survival means more than just staying alive—it means forging new bonds and finding new reasons to fight. Hope and her companions have created a makeshift family amidst the ruins, but their fragile existence is threatened by the relentless Terrapian forces.

In the Middle Ages, Elle is taken to Camp Sirius where she discovers that her mom is actually a dragon, and Camp Sirius is there to train other half dragons. She soon meets other kids her age, and together they work to form an elite team to protect the ones they care about.

A harsh new reality has dawned and the world has succumbed to an evil entity, which has taken hold of the darkest of mankind's souls. Only those with truly compassionate and selfless souls can resist its infection. Among those that remain will be the chosen few that will be granted the protection from the powerful supernatural guardians. The future of all life will now be in their hands.

When zombie exterminator Neeta Lyffe gets sued because a zombie she set afire stumbles onto a lawyer's back porch, she needs money, fast. So she agrees to train apprentice exterminators in a reality TV show that makes Survivor look like a game of tag. But that's nothing compared to having to deal with crazy directors, bickering contestants and paparazzi. Can she keep her ratings up, her bills paid and her apprentices alive and still keep her sanity?

A zany musical comedy, touching love story, and fast-paced adventure thriller combined with “Elvis Presley meets Star Wars” plot twists. Cosmic Cowboy the Musical stars the love-struck alien Prince Remo, from faraway Planet Vegas (complete with glowing blue-grey skin and personal flying saucer), and the object of his adoration, aspiring Nashville country singer Jenna Lee Jenkins.