Résultats pour "Imperium" dans Action et aventure

In this breathtaking conclusion to the epic series, Ky, the pilot from the future, and Lucilla, Empress of Britannia, lead their empire to the climactic showdown against Carthage. The fight in conquered territories, rebelling against Carthaginian overlords, is over, and the battle on Carthage's home soil has begun. Britannia is stretched to the breaking point across a front as wide as the continent, as they begin the most difficult stage of the war. From blood-soaked battlefields to storm-tossed seas, their forces clash in desperate confrontations that will determine the fate of an empire.

The Imperium; a million worlds, trillions upon trillions of humans and aliens, an empire that dominates half the galaxy... an empire that is falling into chaos, revolution and civil war. Only a handful of people are struggling to keep the Imperium together, knowing that the brutality of its rule is infinitively preferable to the chaos of its fall. This is their story. Mariko and her sister were independent shippers and ace pilots, until they ran afoul of the law on a minor planet and ended up jailed and enslaved.

Zweiter Weltkrieg, Ende 1942, Stalingrad: Was wäre, wenn die fähigsten deutschen Offiziere den Krieg nach Ihren Vorstellungen geführt hätten? Tauchen Sie ein in eine packende Geschichte, die von einem alternativen Krieg erzählt. Autor Hermann Weinhauer, bekannt für seine nervenzerfetzenden Frontberichte, legt mit „Imperium Germanicum“ seinen ersten Ausflug in die Alternativweltgeschichte vor. Seine Serie vereint gekonnt die Genres Polit-Thriller und Kriegsroman, wenn Weinhauer die wohl spannendste aller Fragen beantwortet.

For four millennia, the sixteen planets of the Imperium sector have served as a bastion of peace against the Chaosic Regions. The Imperium's legacy can be attributed to the formidable military power of the Stratus, the enforcers of the Supreme and the Senate. However, as is often the case with empires, it is the smallest cracks that threaten to shatter their foundations.

After returning from the Soothmin planet of Ershyahnee Five, Pelegrin Hale puts the final pieces of his plan in motion to move refugees off Kaletto. Little do the Haven's leaders know that Tribunus Qweelin Mink has been working against them. But they're not her only targets; she's also attempting to undermine her commanding officer, Legatus Sedarious Kull.

Pelegrin Hale and Orelia Pendaline have escaped the perils of Kaletto. Now, their attention turns to settling the survivors on the planet Cirra. However, the transition isn't as smooth as they expect. Hale's feet have barely touched down when he starts planning how to rescue more excreants from the Imperium. But not everyone is ready to follow him.

Just when Pelegrin Hale had enough money to buy his way back into the Stratus, Princess Pend'Orelia sends her lerrick to ask Hale for a favor. What could go wrong? Meanwhile, Orelia decides to set off on a harrowing mission that will put her deep into enemy territory. Can she keep her identity a secret and still convince the Senate to re-write its laws?

Verrat, Intrigen und blutige Kämpfe am Limes 231 n. Chr.: Der junge Römer Marcus wird zur Ausbildung zu seinem Onkel nach Augusta Vindelicum geschickt, unweit des Limes. Dort verliebt er sich in eine mysteriöse germanische Sklavin, die eines Tages spurlos verschwindet. Marcus begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihr, doch er ahnt nicht, dass er geradewegs auf einen tückischen Hinterhalt zusteuert. Unterdessen spitzt sich die politische Lage Roms immer weiter zu.

Sie glaubten, das Imperium wäre endgültig besiegt …. Fünf Jahre sind seit dem Sieg über den Imperator vergangen und die Galaxis versucht, sich von den Auswirkungen des Krieges zu erholen. Tausende von Lichtjahren entfernt aber hat der letzte der imperialen Kriegsherren, der brillante Großadmiral Thrawn, das Kommando über die zerrüttete Imperiale Flotte übernommen – und richtet diese auf die noch schwache Neue Republik.

Britannia is finally free from Carthaginian rule. Now, it is up to Ky, a test pilot from the far future and current Consul of the new Britannic Empire, to take the fight to the Carthaginian Empire. The continent, with its vast resources and manpower, awaits. However, it takes more than new weapons to turn an ancient army based around heavy infantry into one out of the Napoleonic era. New weapons, new tools, and new tactics are ready to take Britannia into the industrial revolution if only they can survive long enough to master them.

When the immortal Runemaster Imperator unleashed the Hellstorm on a rival empire three centuries ago, the cataclysm sundered his own realm. In the aftermath, new kingdoms and city-states emerged, all vying for dominance. Now, half-elf Jie, on her mission to track down a clan traitor, finds herself embroiled in the latest conflict. She's joined by Paladin Sameer, who hopes to turn his beloved from the path of darkness; Mystic Brehane, looking to rescue her rival from kidnappers; and Diviner Cassius, who must decide whether or not to betray Brehane.

“Interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” —George R.R. Martin Blending fast-paced military science fiction and space opera, the third and final volume in a dynamic trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Praxis, set in the universe of...

Finstere Zeiten sind über die Galaxis hereingebrochen. Die Festungswelt Cadia ist vor dem Ansturm des Chaos gefallen. Ein gewaltiger Riss hat sich im Warp geöffnet und aus seinen Untiefen strömen Dämonen und Schrecken in einem Ausmaß hervor, wie es seit der Allnacht nicht mehr der Fall war. Noch ist jedoch nicht alle Hoffnung verloren. Ein Held ist zurückgekehrt und hat den rechtschaffenen Zorn der Ultramarines neu entfacht.

Unsere magischen Kristalle wachsen. Die Menschen strömen schneller ins Dorf, als wir Platz für sie schaffen können, doch zumindest gibt es hier genug zu tun – vom Bau des Dorfes bis zur Bewachung der Grenze gegen Angriffe von Banditen und Monstern. Es sind nicht irgendwelche Monster, sondern Bestien, die in dieser Gegend noch nie gesichtet wurden.

Ich wurde aus einer technologisch fortgeschrittenen, magischen Welt in eine neue Welt wiedergeboren, in der die Magie noch in den Kinderschuhen steckt. In dieser fremden Welt habe ich den Körper eines jungen Barons angenommen, und mein ganzer Besitz besteht aus einem kleinen Dorf – einem Dorf, das von Monstern und feindseligen Aristokraten umringt ist und am Rande eines jungen, schnell expandierenden Imperiums liegt. Doch ich habe ein Wissen, das alles übersteigt, wovon diese Welt auch nur träumen kann, und nichts wird mich davon abhalten, mein eigenes magisches Imperium zu errichten!

The Zang, an elder race of the galaxy, may be a shrinking population, but they're also intelligent, curious, and powerful. What's more, they practice a most unusual art form: they bonsai star systems. Eager to witness this first hand, Lieutenant Lord Thomas Kinago, accompanied as always by his personal assistant Parsons, sets out on a several-week jaunt to see the Zang destroy a moon to enhance the beauty of a star system.

Lieutenant Lord Thomas Kinago sets out from the Imperium homeworld for the Autocracy of the Uctu, a galactic region with a geckolike overlord known, eponymously, as the Autocrat. Thomas is ostensibly on a pleasure cruise with his cousin Jil to enjoy the pleasures of the Gecko culture. In fact, Thomas is on a mission for the mysterious Mr. Frank, the head of the secret service, to discover how prohibited goods, including a small fighter ship, are being smuggled into the Autocracy.

Gitte isn't looking forward to becoming Matriarch of her people. But if all goes well, it won't happen for a long time. She thought she'd already found her true calling. Her life is filled with training mages, Imperium emergencies, and filling in for a leader who refuses to leave their planet. But there's something she doesn't know. Some place she's never heard of. Some reason why she's about to find out about them. And some one who wants her to step up and become what she's always been: The Matriarch.

The Rawtenuga and Trixone wars are over, and Bud and his people have been relieved of the task of liberating the remaining Rawtenuga held planets. Jon and Jane have known about the Sanctuary system's planetary alignment for some time. All they know is it points to the Outback system, where the Door to Gaia used to be. Bud knows Ganesha wants him to do something, but doesn't know what or where.

A complicated war is about to get a lot more complicated. And Bud's brought it on himself. There's no end in sight to either the Rawtenuga or Trixone wars. And the search for the dinosaur home world is proving just how big the galaxy is, especially where it's not properly mapped. The enemy keep popping up in too many places, and as fast as the sensor network expands, they seem to have expanded faster.