Résultats pour "Laura" dans Science-fiction

When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed. Too bad no one told her Pestilence can’t be killed. Now the horseman, very much alive and very pissed off, has taken her prisoner, and he’s eager to make her suffer. Only, the longer she’s with him, the more uncertain she is about his true feelings towards her, and hers towards him. And now, well, Sara might still be able to save the world, but in order to do so, she'll have to sacrifice her heart in the process.

Dicono che prima della Caduta uomini e donne nascessero più o meno con la stessa probabilità, ma le radiazioni hanno fatto qualcosa ai nostri geni e ora il rapporto tre femmine su dodici sembra un vero colpo di fortuna. La razza umana sopravvive in poche città isolate da chilometri e chilometri di deserto cocente, abitato solo dai mutanti, gli Zendar.

Finally able to communicate via a mix of sign language and drawings, Jessica now needs answers. Why was her planet destroyed by giant alien cats? What happened to her family? Why was she held in captivity for so long? Why is she being leashed? And most importantly, why has she been forced to breed, and what do they want with her and her unborn child?

Jessica O'Neil prayed for a miracle that would allow her to pass her Spanish exam. Little did she know that it would come in the form of Earth's annihilation and her capture by mammoth-sized alien cats. Kept in isolation, can she remain sane, escape her captivity, and prove her sentience before it's too late? Or will she and the rest of humanity become nothing more than glorified house pets, or worse?

La Principessa Elara della città di Guardiara è stata promessa in sposa al Principe di Resurra e, già dal loro primo incontro, è evidente che il suo promesso sposo sia tutt’altro che “principesco”. Zex è un bestione dall’aspetto rude e minaccioso, un leader indomito tra le rovine di un mondo post-apocalittico.

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.

After years of serving Earth in the Space Corps, Lieutenant Azure Lynwood only really wants one thing; to be able to publicly acknowledge his alpha lover, Major Tor Savan, and to begin building a life together. But centuries of tradition and ingrained social biases are not so easily swept aside, and when Space Corps brass finds out about their affair, Tor is swiftly arrested. Thankfully, help is on the way. Tor assures Azure that he’s friends with a brilliant lawyer who specialises in alpha and omega cases. The news is heartening…

Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed—covered in mushroom growths like all the other wives in her community—strikes a precarious balance between following her husband’s strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with a woman who makes her...

Samuel, sorvegliante di una vasca dove vengono allevate e nutrite le sirene destinate alla produzione della "carne di mare", si lascia tentare dal più pericoloso dei piaceri. Si unisce a una sirena femmina, sfuggendo a stento alla reazione istintiva di lei: divorare il maschio dopo il rapporto, come fanno le mantidi. Da quell'unione nasce Mia - mezza sirena e mezza umana - e da lei avrà, forse, origine una nuova specie cosciente.

Anastasia Esposito Romano’s family moves in the highest echelons of Alpha-Prime society, yet she is content with her position at one of the planet’s most exclusive galleries. When her iron-fisted uncle orders Ana to chase after her wayward younger sister, she has no choice but to follow the trail to Earth—where she also hopes to find the mysterious artist whose paintings are the talk of the planet.

Major Tor Savan has built his career on one fundamental principle – protect planet Earth, whatever the personal cost. To a certain degree, he’s succeeded, warning Earth about a deadly missile strike from Mars and then being injured as his own ship fought in the battle. But as the dust settles after the attack, Tor learns that a new crisis is threatening the planet. As a result of the missile strike, the laboratories that manufacture omegas’ hormonal suppressants have been destroyed, which means that every single omega on Earth will soon be forced to go through a heat.

After years of intergalactic conquest, cornered war criminal Khair surrendered and allowed her memories to be wiped to save her life. But as the former officer fights for survival, she will discover the war she can’t remember isn’t done with her yet. With her Andromedan Khanate scattered by the bureaucratic United Oversight for Democracy, Khair finds herself drawn into a personal war between Taivan, a fleeing Khanate General, and the powerful UOD pursuing him. But the General, once a Khanate victim and now its greatest champion, will take the war to UOD or die trying.

Selarial is trapped and severely injured after her ship crashed on a distant planet. Her crew is searching for the ancient weapons they came to destroy, but can they do it without the Singer? Alcar and Selarial’s team are blocked by the Council from making another rescue attempt as the Thess’n attacks increase. He focuses on training up a new kind of Spec Ops force and joins with the Trader Guild in covert ops in enemy territory.

Antecedente de la trilogía Crónicas de la Torre. Fenris es un elfo muy especial. Tiene grandes poderes y, en las noches de luna llena, una fuerza inexplicable lo arrastra hasta convertirlo en un ser asombroso. El amor por Shi-Mae y su enfrentamiento con personajes poderosos en el Reino de los...

Ce ai face dacă cel mai bun prieten al tău te-ar trimite din greșeală cu o mașină a timpului fix în Persia antică, iar acolo ai fi imediat răpită de eunuci ai haremului mărețului Xerxes? Sau dacă viața ți-ar fi pusă în pericol de nenumărate intrigi de palat într-o societate unde femeia este supusă bărbatului prin tradiție? Sau dacă ar trebui să iei de soț un rege pe care deja îl cunoști din manualele de istorie, dar căruia trebuie să îi explici că un telefon nu înseamnă să vorbești cu spiritele, automobilele nu sunt care ale zeilor, iar vasul de toaletă este un accesoriu foarte util?

In 2006, Earth faces an invasion by mythic aliens from the planet Cinder. Trained by a human-sympathizer and traitor to his own kind, Rayne and her unit of teenagers find themselves in a desperate struggle against the lethal invaders.

Lieutenant Azure Lynwood has worked hard to earn his place in the Space Corps, overcoming centuries of bias and discrimination against omegas. Travelling across the solar system and exploring new worlds comes with its share of complications, but Azure has proven himself a worthy member of his team, and he’s ready for anything the solar system can throw at him. Or, at least, he thinks so, until a supposedly routine mission goes awry.

Growing up on Rendol 4, Aiden Hill only ever wanted to help better his planet. Now a lieutenant in the Alliance Military, he is doing just that, defending the population from space pirates, slave traders and a rogue species fighting them for colonisation rights of the planet. But during a mission gone awry, Aiden stumbles upon Kade, a brainwashed slave who immediately imprints on him and declares Aiden to be his master. But slavery in the Alliance is strictly forbidden, leaving Aiden attempting to rehabilitate his unexpected charge, despite Kade’s obvious reluctance to cooperate.

In einer nahen Zukunft steht die Erde kurz vor dem endgültigen Kollaps. Einen anderen bewohnbaren Planeten zu finden, ist die letzte Chance fürs Überleben der Menschheit. An diesem Projekt arbeiten die Biologin Naomi Lovelace und ihre Adoptivmutter, die visionäre Tech-Pionierin Valerie Black, praktisch Tag und Nacht. Doch als Valerie durch eine politische Intrige von der Mission ausgeschlossen werden soll, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Naomis Mutter kapert das Raumschiff und startet gemeinsam mit ihrer Tochter und drei weiteren Wissenschaftlerinnen zu einer ungewissen Reise ins Weltall.

Los relatos aquí reunidos son lo que podríamos llamar «cuentos escogidos», y si algo tienen en común es que no son de este planeta. Literalmente. Pues están ambientados en desopilantemente absurdos rincones de la galaxia. Con un humor y una imaginación que no se detienen ante nada ni nadie, Laura Fernández reinventa nuestro mundo desde otros infinitos mundos poblados por famosos detectives mutantes, periodistas fantasma, dinosaurios oficinistas, autodirigibles que hablan más de la cuenta.