Résultats pour "Space Opera" dans Science-fiction

Space Girl Green was the least confident member of her legendary Space Girl Unit right out of the academy. Of course the universe charged her with saving not just her father’s home world, but a whole pocket universe. Space Girl HQ gave her a flying saucer with a melodious personality, powerful rayguns and told her to go change the galaxy. Perhaps it was a bad idea to visit the destroyed world of Gamalon right off the bat, because a pair of mysterious scientists gave her an epic quest, putting Gamalon’s destiny in her untried hands.

Nada en el miserable y desértico planeta de Jakku podría despertar la esperanza en una pobre huérfana que lucha por sobrevivir cada día, ¿o tal vez sí? Cuando Rey se encuentra con el droide BB-8 su mundo da un vuelco y emprende una sorprendente aventura por la galaxia. Junto al exsoldado de asalto Finn y otros amigos, tendrá que alejar al droide de la Primera Orden, la terrible heredera del Imperio. Después de todo, este simpático compañero astromecánico guarda una información vital: el lugar donde se encuentra el famoso Luke Skywalker.

It's the year 3245. Earth's Republic evolved into the Galactic Empire. After the outpost wars, the Galactic Space Force became the peacekeepers. Up from the ashes rose rogue pilots. These pilots became the Pirates of the Galactic Empire. This is a story of one of these, not so lucrative, pirates, Sean Finnigan. The only thing going for him, and the reason his crew follow him. Well, except for Petra, her unhealthy infatuation, as Finnigan called it, was her reason for following him. No, he owns one of the ancient card treasures, the fifth card.

A looming supernova. A long-lost starship. A hero turned evil. Olive Joshi never meant to fall through a portal into her own abandoned novel, much less kill her protagonist and resurrect her as a villain. Now she’s on the run in a universe quickly spiraling out of her control. After narrowly escaping Coseema with her life, Olive and her friends head for a distant planet in search of the legendary starship the Wave-Rider, which may be the only hope for the doomed people of Lyria.

General Maada leads his fleet to the White Republic universe, where the Xenoakakies rule with an iron fist. There, he’s surprised to meet a few old friends as well as some new foes, including the Death Angel, the legendary enemy pilot who’s killed the general’s doppelganger. While Maada has been through his fair share of hopeless battles, this particular conflict is on another level altogether, even for him. The insects’ hold on this universe seems unshakable, and their fleet dwarfs the general’s in both numbers and power by no small margin.

The New Arilion Knights contains books 1-3 of the series. Emma’s problems go far beyond carb-counting mean girls. With nonhuman-like pointed ears and a stuttering problem brought on by anxiety, she’s one of the few who know Earth’s about to be blindsided with annihilation. What if the only way to save her home is to secretly join the academy of intergalactic warriors? And the only way to save her dad is to betray him? It’s up to this wallflower to stop bullying from going extraterrestrial.

The Xortaags are back with a vengeance. Not being the forgive-and-forget types, they’ve conquered the Akakie homeworld, and now they set their sight upon Earth. Having reverse-engineered the advanced technology they scavenged on Kanoor, they now hold the key to rule the universe forever. It now befalls to Jim and his friends to save not only humanity, but every sentient species in the galaxy.

Unruhe herrscht unter den Marsbewohnern - jeder Tag kann jetzt bahnbrechende neue Erkenntnisse über außerirdisches Leben auf dem Planeten bringen! Eine Expedition wird losgeschickt und Carl ist mit an Bord. Seine Schwester Elinn und seine Freunde Ariana, Ronny und Urs versuchen derweil den Inschriften auf den mysteriösen Steinen ihr Geheimnis zu entlocken. Bisher wissen nur die Marskinder von ihrer Existenz. Doch dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Die Expedition entdeckt neue rätselhafte Bauwerke. Und plötzlich verschwindet Carl so spurlos wie vor Jahren sein Vater.

Princess Delia knows her duty: She must choose a prince to marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet. Yet she secretly dreams of true love and feels there must be a better way. Determined to chart her own course, she steals a spaceship to avoid the marriage, only to discover a handsome stowaway.

The people of Stephen's Point have put years into rebuilding the Chimera, their last hope for a return to Earth. As preparations continue, the ancient ship sleeps, bound by her strict protocols. Theo Puck finds himself drawn to the mysterious girl from the rim, Selena Samuelson, convinced that she holds the secret to waking the Chimera. Marcus, too, wants the Chimera woken. But his leadership has nothing to do with saving Stephen's Point—his hatred for Selena nearly equals his desire to control Theo.

War is destroying the galaxy. Esmae has vanished without a trace. A terrifying, ravenous beast is devouring the stars one by one. Titania is offered a gift that may well be a curse. Alexi, the exiled prince, is asked to pay a heavy price for his mistakes. And far, far away, on a dark, mysterious planet, a sleeping god stirs awake. As the end of the world draws ever closer, Esmae and Alexi must decide how far they’ll go to win - and who they’ll sacrifice along the way.

An old grudge finds new life. Eli Bryce just wants to go back to what he knows. But when his latest job ends up being a double-cross that leaves him and his team with no easy answers, he realizes just how unlikely that really is. Now he has to find a way to do the right thing without getting killed. One of those he's pretty good at. Vengeance! is fast-paced space opera at its best, perfect for fans of golden age pulp stories full of action, drama, and fun!

Eighteen-year-old Emma Harper knows she has a problem. Now she has to learn to live with it. Learning to eat like a normal person, though, is the least of her worries. When hostile aliens interrupt her attempt to get herself and her Marines home to Earth, she’ll have to evade capture and figure out what really matters to her. Who is she? How can she help? What can she even do a zillion light years from everything she’s ever known? Five lives hang on the answers, and she doesn’t even know where to start.

It is Earth year 2717, and centuries after the Third Nuclear War. The surviving factions have migrated to Alpha Centauri - ruled by Dr. Fang. Sixteen-year-old Tyler Hicks and his dad spend their days mapping out planets and moons in the A star system for the Freelander faction. While his dad zooms off to exciting spheres, Tyler gets stuck on boring moon work trips. All that changes when his mining drone accidentally discovers a volatile new energy that could double the speed of the Free starships - which puts Tyler on Fang's most-wanted list.

When you've lost everything, there's only one way to go...unless you find a new direction. Stranded in the scablands, Twist is lost in the dust again. To find his way out, he’ll have to make new allies, learn new skills, and overcome crippling self doubt. Will Twist find himself in time to save Canyon City?