Résultats pour "Shattered" dans Science-fiction

Contains books one and two of the Shattered Alliance series. Shattered Alliance, book 1 The galaxy will never be the same again. A surprise attack during a routine First Contact ceremony turns the Alliance's flagship into a firework display over the desert planet Shandor and lands Captain...

Driven almost to the brink of self-destruction at Isstvan V, the Iron Hands now seek vengeance for the murder of their primarch Ferrus Manus. Gathering survivors from the Raven Guard and the Salamanders aboard any vessels capable of warp travel, these Shattered Legions wage a new campaign of annihilation against the traitor forces across the galaxy - a campaign masterminded by legendary warleader Shadrak Meduson.

"Vanished, Dr. David Jeremiah's apocalyptic thriller, swept me into a world teetering on the edge of eternity . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." --Colleen Coble, Publishers Weekly and USA TODAY bestselling author In the gripping sequel to Vanished, a global power rises, and the...

Shattered is the thrilling second installment in the Glitched series, where Alessa must face the consequences of a bargain with a god. To free her soul from the underworld, Alessa struck a deal with Hades: deliver four souls of his choosing, including Eric Lansing, the mastermind behind the devastating smallpox pandemic.

In today's world, law enforcement agencies across the country rely on forensic tools, DNA testing, and crime labs. But what if that technology was suddenly no longer available? The men and women responsible for keeping the town safe are going to have to learn how to fight crime all over again.

When the Equal Grasp and other unsavory aliens launch their plot to open humanity up to the stars—in the name of profit, of course—Van and his crew spring into action, fearing the fallout of a world gone mad. With each passing event in his career, Van continues to unravel locked memories, held by Perry, that explain a family history far more violent than he ever imagined.

Nine rockets are bringing a second wave, almost four hundred fighters promised huge bonuses for killing any survivors and taking control of the ship for their bloc. Even if the mutineers weather this storm, Earth's corporate blocs will send an unending stream of rockets and Troopers to stamp out the rebellion before it can spread. As if that isn't bad enough, the spaceship AI informs the Basteds and Putes they are the last chance of survival for the human race.

I am Lady Assassin Krunch. Okay, not really. But I'm dressed like her at the CosPlay Con I waited forever to attend. And I play her in the live action role play group I belong to. It's nerdy. I'm aware. But there's not a lot to do for a socially awkward pharmacy technician from Fargo, North Dakota. My life is lonely and boring . . . until I get sucked into a portal through my phone at the Con and tossed into an alternate time on an alien planet. Turns out I am Assassin Krunch after all because this planet makes all your desires come true.

Her designation is H124 - a menial worker in a city safeguarded against the devastating storms of the outer world. In a community where consumerism has dulled the senses, where apathy is the norm and education is a thing of the past, H124 has one job: remove the bodies of citizens when they pass away in their living pods. Then one night, H124's routine leads her into the underground ruins of an ancient university. Buried within it is a prescient alarm set up generations ago: an extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth....

WHEN PROPHECY COLLIDES WITH TRADITION, THE TRUTH DEMANDS A CHOICE. With today's headlines reading like the End of Days, humanity searches for answers—often settling for explanations that sound right, but aren't the whole truth. Humanity is shattered—separated from its Creator.

General Sean Quinn leads a desperate mission to return Aczar refugees to their distant homeworld—a mercy run that spirals into something far deadlier. The Aczar have emerged from their underground exile wielding orbital weapons that could challenge any fleet. Their revolution has freed them from ancient manipulation, but the refugees Sean escorts are branded traitors for choosing outsiders over their own people. There is no sanctuary waiting—only accusations and unknown consequences. As diplomacy crumbles, Major Ethan Gates traces mysterious signals to a forgotten relic drifting in the void.

As heiress to a powerful tech empire, 17-year-old Asa Almeida strives to prove she's more than her manipulative father's shadow. But when he uploads her rebellious sister's mind to an experimental brain, Asa will do anything to save her sister from reprogramming - including fleeing her predetermined future with her sister's digitized mind in tow. With a bounty on her head and a rogue AI hunting her, Asa's getaway ship crash-lands in the worst possible place: the neon-drenched outlaw paradise Requiem. 

Former dishwasher turned soldier turned hunter Mark Fields now faces the biggest threat yet: himself. Pursued by some of the strongest empowered in New Emery and taunted by the eerie prophet leading a mutant cult, all while trying to build a relationship—that’s a lot even for an almost superhero. As his friends and allies are scattered, Mark must master his abilities, discover his true origin, and fight for his own survival—for the long-dreaded Exlian wave has broken at last, besieging the city.

Duke returns to Teldin as an Immortal—and finds it already breaking. While he stood beyond mortality, war came home. His allies are scattered or enslaved, his forces battered and bleeding, holding a collapsing final line against an enemy that conquers minds as easily as worlds. Every second costs more ground. Every victory comes too late. With no hope of immediate triumph, Duke makes the unthinkable choice: abandon Teldin and save what remains.

Bloomsbury presents Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by David Thorpe. Welcome to Alkhalend, Jewel of the Waters, capital of Usmai, greatest of the Successor States, inheritor to the necromantic dominion that was the Moeribandi Empire and tomorrow’s frontline in the...

A bioship has gone rogue, the crew are dead, and the survivors are lying. Open the hatch and climb aboard the CSS Ariadne, and remember: do not trust anybody.

The Night Devils rule the seas without mercy. For two centuries, they have held the Merithian Empire at bay, binding them to an ocean of blood. Yet, the unit faces disbandment for its growing power and brutality. And when the vice admiral mysteriously vanishes, order falls to the infamous Commander Grenyard - a sailor feared for his searing hatred and cruelty. Thrust into this storm is ten-year-old, Todd Witherow. Conscripted into his late brother’s squadron, Sabre, Todd must endure war and survive Grenyard’s wrath while concealing a secret deemed punishable by death.

For a thousand years the Starlit Covenant has ruled the galaxy, demanding obedience in the name of peace. Kael Vallen believed in their oath and their promise of light, until as an idealistic recruit in the Corps the war forced him to face the horrors of genocide and choose between loyalty to the Stars or defending those who cannot defend themselves.

The Porter family's idyllic life is upended when an inexplicable phenomenon plunges the United States into chaos. After the death of his father, Garrett Porter relocates his wife, Andie, and their two children, Madison and Oliver, to their sprawling West Texas ranch, hoping for a new beginning. However, their aspirations quickly unravel as communication systems fail and society collapses around them.

It has been 1,000 years since the legendary pirate gang, the Shattered Suns, terrorized the galaxy. In that time, their exploits have faded into shadows and half-remembered ghosts.