Résultats pour "Starhawk" dans Science-fiction

The year is 2048. Climate change and bio-warfare have ravaged much of the Earth, and societal meltdown has splintered the US into fragments. But out of the ruins, Northern California has built a thriving culture based on respect for the four sacred things: air, fire, water and earth.

" Est-ce que tu connais l'histoire tragique de Dark Plagueis le Sage ? Ce n'est pas le genre d'histoires que racontent les Jedi. C'est une légende Sith. Dark Plagueis était un Seigneur Noir des Sith tellement puissant et tellement sage qu'il pouvait utiliser la Force pour influer sur les midi-chloriens et créer la vie. En outre, sa connaissance du Côté Obscur était telle qu'il arrivait aussi à empêcher ceux dont l'existence lui importait de mourir. " Le Chancelier Suprême Palpatine, Star Wars Épisode III : La Revanche des Sith.

Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins has finally realized her lifelong dream: She’s completed a nerve-bending qualification flight for a pilot’s license. Her timing is far from optimal, however. Faster-than-light travel has only recently become a reality, and the World Space Authority is still learning how to manage long-range missions safely. To make matters worse, efforts to prepare two planets for colonization are killing off native life-forms, outraging people on Earth.So there’s not a lot of demand for space pilots.

Interstellar pilot Priscilla 'Hutch' Hutchins has seen a lot of action. But now, multi award-winning science-fiction master Jack McDevitt gives us the thrilling, edge-of-your-seat tale of how it all began... Hutch has finally realised her dream: she's completed a nerve-bending qualification flight for a pilot's licence.Her timing is far from optimal, however. Faster-than-light travel has only recently become a reality and the World Space Authority is still learning how to manage long-range missions safely.

The planet Utopia is everything its name suggests - a world of incomparable beauty and leisure. An adult playground on a planetary scale. However, Utopia is a world of shattered dreams with a tragic past, and its owner will do anything necessary to keep that past hidden. Arigh Boke is not a man to be crossed, and will not tolerate upstarts. But Arigh Boke has never met the crew of the Starhawk.

The year is 2283. Though more than a quarter-century has passed since the end of the last war, the Galactic Confederation is still busy picking up the pieces. Whole sectors of the galaxy remain lawless, rife with corruption and greed. The criminal element has a well-established foothold on these sectors. It is a good time to be a bounty hunter.