Résultats pour "Imperium" dans 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.

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?

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.

“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.

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.

Das Chaos in der Milchstraße, das seit dem Eintreffen des mysteriösen Sternenschwarms herrscht, scheint sich zu steigern. Gigantische Pilzraumschiffe säen Tod und Verderben auf den von ihnen heimgesuchten Welten, und nach wie vor gibt es keine starke Gegenwehr: Die meisten Intelligenzwesen der Galaxis sind verdummte Opfer einer Strahlungswelle, die der Schwarm ausgeschickt hat; nur wenige Immune ringen verzweifelt um das Überleben ihrer Planeten. Auch Perry Rhodan und seine engsten Gefährten gehören zu diesen Immunen. Rhodan beruft eine galaktische Konferenz ein, die endlich die Wende im Kampf gegen den Schwarm einleiten soll.

It's been eighty years since Thorn split his people into six societies spread across the galaxy. He's known all that time a timeline shift was coming, and the role he needed to play when it did. The mages of his world are ready, including his great-great nephew, Bud. For Bud, living in the shadow of his legend relative hasn't really been an issue, and his role in the timeline shift is supposed to be minor. But Kali has an agenda, magic has its own agenda, and since Thorn is old, and tired of his people's reliance on him, he too has an agenda.

Out in the contested zone between Keerah and Ralnor space, there's a planet. On this planet is someone who needs rescuing. Thousands of light years from the nearest Imperium planet, it shouldn't be their concern. So why is it? Jodie Mills is the go-to marine colonel when you want something done, and the Peck twins are busy. But Jodie has a secret which has now caught up with her. Someone has to go, and who better than her? But how to motivate her into joining would seem to be the problem. She needs a team. Or does the team need her? What kind of group would contemplate such a mission?

Die Schlacht am Riss ist vorüber. Die Nefraltiri sind besiegt. Doch Menschen und Drizil werden weiterhin mit deren Vermächtnis konfrontiert. Die Hinrady bleiben eine unkontrollierbare Gefahr, der die Terranisch-Republikanische Liga mit Entschlossenheit entgegentreten muss. Gleichzeitig stehen Neuwahlen an. Die politische Führung soll einem Wandel unterzogen werden. Drei Kandidaten stehen zur Auswahl, da Präsident Mason Ackland nicht erneut antreten wird. Doch die Wahlen stehen von Anfang an unter keinem guten Stern. Mehrere Anschläge werden verübt, doch die Drahtzieher bleiben in den Schatten verborgen.

Jonathan Bland is a Decider, empowered by the emperor himself to deal with the inevitable crises of an empire. In the service of the empire, he has killed more people than anyone in the history of humanity, to save a hundred times as many. He died centuries ago, but they reactivate his recorded personality whenever a new threat appears. When the crisis is over, they expect he will meekly return to oblivion. He has other ideas.

Im Kendorianischen Imperium herrscht seit vielen Jahren ein brutaler Tyrann. Kann ein junger Mann gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden das Imperium retten und Recht und Gesetz wieder herstellen? Markan von Hillnar wird als Sohn des Imperators eines Sternenreiches in der Saggitarius-Zwerggalaxis geboren. Nachdem sein Vater bei einem Umsturz ermordet wird, kann der sechs Monate alte Säugling vom überlebenden jüngsten Bruder des Ermordeten gerade noch in Sicherheit gebracht werden. Kurz vor seinem siebzehnten Geburtstag finden die Häscher des Usurpators nach jahrelanger Suche das Versteck.

Von den Freunden verlassen und gegen einen übermächtigen Feind. Markan rüstet sich für seinen letzten Kampf. Obwohl Markan einen Hinweis auf den Aufenthaltsort seiner Freunde gefunden hat, werden seine Probleme nicht weniger. Jenny befindet sich in den Händen des Imperators, und dessen Vorbereitungen für den Feldzug gegen die X'enth'y sind beinahe abgeschlossen. Als Markan auch noch feststellen muss, dass seine alten Freunde ihn im Stich lassen, muss er für seinen letzten Kampf Verbündete an unwahrscheinlicher Stelle suchen. Vierter Teil der "MARKAN"-Saga.