Résultats pour "One" dans Science-fiction

Brought to you by Penguin. This updated edition of The One comes complete with an exclusive letter from the author, and five never-seen-before bonus chapters catching up with all the key characters ten years later. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIND THE ONE? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a...

The world worships the androgynous youth called The One. Their God, for their time. But The One has a name. A real name. Chesra. Marker is one of the Unknown, banished from everyday life, kept outside the Wall. But when he sees through The One's facade to the girl imprisoned behind, he knows he must set her free. But what Marker hasn’t reckoned on is the discovery of his own feelings for Chesra. Or that those who control her will do anything to hold on to power.

In August of 2021, they tried to disprove the adage that violence doesn’t solve anything — by killing everyone. No people, no problems. Fifty years later, humanity has emerged from the ashes. As if nuclear war didn’t do enough, a cruel virus followed on its heels, reducing many survivors to mindless killers. Drivers are the only link between scattered towns. Anyone with the skill to maintain a vehicle (and the balls to hit the road) can seek fortune and glory running jobs for the Roadhouse.

Michael Black is a straightforward numbers guy. He’s done the math, and knows beyond any shadow of doubt, that he and his wife, Sailee, had one—and only one—chance to meet and fall in love. But when a tragic accident leaves Mike trapped in an alternate universe, all bets are off. Will he find his way back to the life he remembers before it’s too late?

Three previously published novels that take place in a post-apocalyptic future, where civilization has had to adapt to survive, and some mutations have granted magical powers. A dystopian society has evolved, ruled by an elite class that is about to experience a shift in power.

Twenty years after the Visitors arrive on Earth, they’re in big trouble. The Earth is hospitable and welcoming to them, but the female aliens are dying off at an alarming rate. The Alien Laboratory Breeding Department is on the job, and calling all human women.

On their first anniversary, Yulen is making plans to surprise Atty with a celebration unlike anything she's ever experienced. All of Alta Novis is preparing to honor their Battle Lord and Lady with pomp and pageantry never before seen.

As a teacher, I have to live by a certain code, and I don’t get to have fun. When the annual ball happens, I know that I need to find a man for the night. When our eyes meet, everything fell into place, and I couldn’t be without him.

Cannibal’s carefully packed work lunches keep disappearing, day after day. Only his. Grrr. Someone obviously appreciates expert cooking, but this constant thievery is about to throw him into a berserker rage. He has to track down this atrocity. But as he leaves prepared lunches for the mysterious female with the luscious scent, he finds himself moving deeper into the old mine, needing to ascertain her safety...and finally he comes face-to-face with the female he’s been feeding. He’s found her. And she’s...a human female of royal pigment?

The first three books in the best-selling Monsters Love Curvy Girls series! Ferocious flame-throwing, satanic-looking males with tender-hearted marshmallow interiors who passionately love their human females exactly as they are. This box set includes the following books: Book One: His Human Nanny, narrated by Patrick Zeller and Lexi Maynard; Book Two: His Human Surrogate, narrated by Patrick Zeller and Victoria Mei; and Book Three: His Human Assistant, narrated by Patrick Zeller and Neva Navarre.

Meeting my idol was just the start of it and was supposed to be easy. Unfortunately for me, it seems like I was going to have a lot more than what I bargained for. As a scientist, I love to learn. I want to learn from the best and it is possible that I could make mistakes. So, when I am offered an internship, I have no choice but to accept. Paris, the number one scientist right now who is working on reproduction between aliens and humans.

Ianthe keeps her freedom because her dynamic is a carefully guarded secret. Omegas are rare and highly prized, but they have no rights. An Omega is the property of whatever Alpha is strong enough to claim her. Ianthe toils in the slums, pretending to be Beta, so she can hide from a world that wants to make her a pet in a gilded cage. Legion, the Alpha and brutal cartel boss, believes her to be Beta. When he discovers her deception, nothing will stop him from claiming her.

Decklyn McKinnon, intergalactic cop and strong-arm of the Interstellar Alliance, has been missing from the McKinnon family records since his untimely disappearance in 1523. No one has a clue what could have happened to him leaving the family record silent. Chasing after a serial killer through time and space, Decklyn takes on the biggest gamble of life. Unsure of his time traveling abilities, he doubts that he can save all of the victims, but it's possible he can save victim number six. Risking it all to save the life of just one woman, he journeys back to Earth 2005.

Specially adapted for audio by the author. Fleabag meets I Am Legend in this extraordinary novel of one woman's survival in the face of the end of the world. Who will she be now that she is completely alone? THE END OF EVERYTHING WAS HER BEGINNING It's November 2022. The human race has been...

Kelly ist neunundzwanzig, Robotikingenieurin, brillant, ehrgeizig – und Dauersingle. Als die Hochzeit ihrer Schwester bevorsteht, und Kelly wieder einmal am Katzentisch zu enden droht, schreitet sie zur Tat und baut sich ihren Traummann einfach selbst! Ethan ist groß, gut aussehend, charmant und witzig. Und er versteht Kelly wie kein Zweiter auf dieser Welt. Kein Wunder, schließlich hat sie ihn ja höchstpersönlich programmiert. Doch dann passiert etwas, das Kelly nie für möglich gehalten hätte: Sie verliebt sich in Ethan, den Roboter ...

Kind-hearted Maritza is transported thousands of years into the future to be a bride for one of the malevolent aliens who has conquered Earth.

Erukkass' people, a species of interdimensional aliens, have been observing Earth and interacting with humans for so many centuries that some Native American tribes believe their ancestors originated from the stars. After his lover passed away in what appears to be a medical accident, Erukkass accepts a scientific mission but not for the reasons his government expects. He has located his beloved on another time line, in another universe - ours - and he will not leave without him.

Once I arrived at that face, I could go no further. She had a graceful neck that blossomed into such a face. It would take an entire library of books and the combined languages of every tribe on Earth to describe. "You...you look human? I...I mean...I guess I was...expecting...I don't...I don't know...a cat?" "Are you pleased?" She dropped her eyes, then looked back up, titling her head, still smiling flirtatiously. She was a goddess....

In the search for a cure to a viral pandemic, scientist Liz Meyer discovers something far more deadly...Vampires exist. And what’s even more amazing, they’re immune to the virus. Liz is both afraid and intrigued. Gifted with dreams that reveal the future, she sees how bad the pandemic will become. A blood sample could be the solution to a cure. Sexy vampire Ryan awakens a desire within Liz, something she's never felt before. Too bad the rest of the coven want nothing more than to feast on her blood.

Finding the love of my life wasn’t it when a handsome, alien warrior walks into my life. As a nurse, I have seen so much that would make others freak out. It’s just the line of this job, having to do this. But one night when walking home, I find someone that I least expected. Jin, an enemy warrior who could hurt me. I noticed how handsome he was, but I knew he was equally dangerous. I decided to give him a chance, hoping I would regret it. He showed me just that he wasn’t what I would have expected him to be.