Résultats pour "Luna" dans Action et aventure

À la fin de la guerre fédérale des États-Unis, les fanatiques artilleurs du Gun-Club (Club-Canon) de Baltimore sont bien désœuvrés. Un beau jour, le président, Impey Barbicane, leur fait une proposition qui, le premier moment de stupeur passé, est accueillie avec un enthousiasme délirant. Il s'agit de se mettre en communication avec la Lune en lui envoyant un boulet, un énorme projectile qui serait lancé par un gigantesque canon !

Puisqu'il faut trouver une autre planète habitable, pourquoi pas la Lune ? À l'abri de son dôme agricole près du cratère Lalande, une fermière regarde les moissons et les générations s'élever et retomber comme les marées terrestres. Son quotidien bascule le jour où on lui confie le soin d'une petite fille à la main verte.

Le destin d’une vampire et d’un dragon s’entrelace, tissant un lien éternel entre les flammes de la vie et les ombres de l’immortalité. Dans un monde où les créatures surnaturelles vivent sur la planète bleue, au sein de royaumes séparés, vampires et dragons se retrouvent confrontés à une menace qui met en péril leurs communautés. Aubrielle Fildaerea, héritière vampire réputée pour sa froideur et son détachement, va chercher de l’aide auprès d’Ace Darkor, prince dragon connu pour son esprit indomptable.

Tras guerras interminables y amargas luchas internas, el descontento se ha apoderado del Imperio de Malaz. Incluso las tropas imperiales, siempre ansiosas por derramar sangre, necesitan un respiro. Sin embargo, las pretensiones expansionistas de la emperatriz Laseen no tienen límites, más aun cuando son reforzadas por sus temibles agentes de la Garra.

Dans un monde où la Terre ne tourne plus sur elle-même, une face brûlée par le soleil éternel, l'autre gelée par l'absence de son rayonnement, hommes et femmes se sont répartis en différents royaumes le long de la Couronne – une zone qui encercle la planète d'un pôle à l'autre et...

Fuyant le royaume d'Helion où leur tête est mise à prix, Nils, Karib et Olen s’embarquent pour Woltan, sur les traces de leur identité. Pourquoi ont-ils assassiné le plus puissant roi du monde ? Dans leur quête de vérité, ils vont découvrir un royaume fascinant, colossal, aux frontières des terres barbares.

Fonolibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro De la Tierra a la Luna de Julio Verne. Esta obra clave, nos introduce en el mundo de la pasión y la admiración por la ciencia, mediante un divertido desarrollo de la historia, perteneciente a la época idílica de su fe en la ciencia, narra con notables dosis de humor e ironía la preparación y envío a la Luna de un gigantesco proyectil, en el que se destaca la capacidad de anticipación que mostró Julio Verne en muchas de sus obras.

When Mora met Dother, she expected a one-night tryst, but the man she grew to love had a different idea. He intended to keep her at any cost. Even if that meant binding her to a flask and cursing her to grant the wishes of any who held it. Though Dother meant it when he swore Mora would never truly be rid of him, he didn't anticipate the monster she would become in the name of vengeance.

Anno 2047. Fred Fredericks, un meccanico quantistico americano, si reca sulla luna per consegnare un telefono quantico a Chang Yazu, amministratore capo dell'Autorità Lunare Cinese. Lo incontra, gli stringe la mano, e... l'uomo muore. Per Fred, accusato di omicidio, inizia quindi una fuga, che lo condurrà a Pechino, Hong Kong e poi ancora sulla luna, tra stazioni spaziali e paesaggi incontaminati. Non sarà solo: con lui ci saranno Chan Qi, figlia del ministro delle Finanze cinese, bandita dalla luna perché incinta, e Ta Shu, ex poeta ora conduttore di un famoso programma di viaggi,

Farron, the Prince of Autumn, wants nothing less than to be tangled up with Dayton, the Prince of Summer. Dayton is reckless, wild, and probably hasn’t opened a book once in his life. Meanwhile, Farron likes to think everything through—including how to survive the next few weeks while his family is staying in the Summer Realm. But Dayton has set his sights on Farron, and despite his better judgment, Farron finds himself drawn into the storm that is the Summer Prince. The deeper he falls, the more Dayton pulls away, and Farron can’t hold onto him any more than the sand can hold onto the tide.

Tras su precipitado matrimonio con Octave de Fonneuve, Aldara, refugiada de la Guerra Civil, llega al Domaine de Clair de Lune, una imponente bodega de Borgoña. Cuando estalla la guerra en Francia, su marido cae prisionero y la deja sola frente a los recelos de su suegro, el acoso de su cuñado y la ocupación alemana.

The past few weeks with her alphas have been a dream for Josie, but her newfound freedom is short-lived. Robbed of her autonomy, retraumatized, and disempowered, she finds herself struggling not to fall apart. Again. Cam, Theo, and Ben are desperate to help Josie as they feel her slipping away. Just as their love and care start to clear the shadows, the pack comes up against an alpha with a long-held obsession for their fated mate—and a plan that threatens more than just one life.

Five years ago, my life was destroyed, and my dreams of becoming a ballerina burned with it. That night, someone pulled me out of the dark. I never saw his face. Never heard his voice. I only remember his cologne. When my father resurfaces, I’m dragged back into the mafia world. And protected by the one man who feels dangerously familiar. Drago Korolyov. Moy zashchitnik. What we have isn’t just temptation. It’s a love deep enough to start wars. The real danger isn’t just the price on my head or the cult hunting me. It’s the truth Drago is hiding. He can protect me from almost anything.

Come in tutti i suoi romanzi, Verne discute dettagliatamente ogni problema che si può presentare nello sparare un grande proiettile verso la luna. Molti calcoli puntuali sono accompagnati da una vena ironica che descrive le reazioni e i caratteri degli americani in previsione della grande impresa. Pubblicato nel 1846, è impressionante la somiglianza a quello che poi avvenne 104 anni dopo, anche se, ovviamente, con un finale diverso.

I membri del Gun Club, un circolo americano di artiglieri, fanno sapere di aver realizzato un cannone in grado di sparare un grosso proiettile in grado di arrivare alla Luna. Gli scettici, com’è naturale, non mancano; tuttavia, di fronte a una moltitudine di curiosi giunti in Florida da tutto il mondo, il proiettile viene lanciato nello spazio. All'interno di quella specie di prototipo di razzo, ci sono tre passeggeri molto coraggiosi, Barbicane, l'inventore del proiettile, assieme ai compagni Ardan e Nicholl.

Aerilyn wasn't expecting much from an already lousy night. What seemed to be a routine meetup with a John at a rundown motel turned into a roller-coaster of mortal danger. She is introduced to a world of organized crime, riding shot-gun with the deadliest person she has ever encountered. The...

Dopo l'esame di maturità, tre giovani amici decidono di trascorrere qualche giorno viaggiando a piedi e dormendo in tenda, dalla valle del Tevere fino a Rimini. Il loro cammino si trasformerà in un'esperienza molto speciale attraverso l'Appennino Tosco Emiliano e le immense faggete dell'Alpe della Luna. Inerpicandosi lungo i sentieri sconosciuti conosceranno concretamente la fatica, l'incertezza, la paura; si accrescerà anche la consapevolezza della solidità del loro legame e della fiducia esistente tra loro.

It's 2061, and the world has changed. Militias have taken over and outlawed electricity. Darya has found her place in life as a thief, stealing only from the militia. Just when she thinks she has it all figured out, her family line throws her into a world she didn't even know existed. A chance meeting with an immortal Alpha causes Darya to question everything, including her sanity. Dax guides her through his world so that she can find her way among the wolves.

Robots are building a colossal telescope on the far side of the moon, with just two people supervising its completion. After a minor incident, these scientists become aware of an obstacle in the lunar soil. It's located outside the area reserved for the hypertelescope and is therefore none of their business. But their curiosity gets the better of them. The artifact seems to have properties that completely defy physics as they know it.

Two serial killer surgeons. One accidental marriage. And an obsession that cuts deeper than a scalpel. FINN I’ve built my life on precision and control. Saving lives by day in the operating room and taking them for the mafia at night. Then one reckless night in Vegas rewrites my story. I wake...