Résultats pour "The Call" dans Science-fiction

The Call of Cthulhu is one of the most influential horror stories ever written, laying the foundation for what is now known as cosmic horror. First published in 1928, this short story by H. P. Lovecraft follows a fragmented investigation into a strange cult, a mysterious bas-relief, and disturbing accounts that point toward the existence of an ancient and incomprehensible entity. As the narrator assembles documents, testimonies, and reports, a terrifying realization begins to emerge: humanity is neither central nor safe in the universe it inhabits.

On Periremunda, the populace are rioting. With local forces unable to contain the widespread civil disorder, Commissar Cain and his regiment of Valhallans are called in to help. However, it seems there is more to the rebellion than first appeared, and Cain suspects sinister forces at work behind the scenes. When the commissar is reunited with Inquisitor Amberley Vail, it seems his fears are realised. In this the fifth book in the popular Ciaphas Cain series, our hero is thrown into a deadly conspiracy that even he might not be able to emerge from alive.

Warning: This book has more than one point of view. If you prefer to avoid multiple perspectives, this book may not be your cup of tea. Thirteen years of peace are shattered for Paul and Tiffany in Powerless, the sequel to Abduction. Dorothy and Harriet's vengeful return threatens their quiet life of raising a family and building a safe haven for everyone. Dorothy and Harriet unleash a fresh wave of danger, forcing the community to band together again. As children play freely, whispers of a dark threat return. Will Paul, Tiffany, and their allies be able to defend their hard-won peace?

After the disastrous attack on the Manticoran home system by forces unknown, the Royal Manticoran Navy stands on the brink of collapse. A shadowy enemy with the resources to hurl warships across hundreds of light years seeks to conquer the Star Kingdom for reasons unknown, while forces from within Manticore's own government seek to discredit and weaken the Navy for reasons very much known: their own political gain.

Lieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is the sort of person who likes an orderly universe. One where people follow the rules. Unfortunately he lives in the real universe. The good news is that Travis is one of those rare people who may like rules but has a talent for thinking outside them when everything starts coming apart. That talent has stood him - and the Star Kingdom - in good stead in the past, and it's one reason he's now a "mustang" - an ex-enlisted man who's been given a commission.

Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life...he two things his neglectful mother couldn’t or wouldn’t provide. So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he’d finally found the structure he’d always wanted so desperately. But life in the RMN isn’t exactly what he expected. Boot camp is rough and frustrating; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague, the Navy is possibly on the edge of budgetary extinction.

Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World, the almost timeless landscape that seems to stretch from the wreckage of civility that defined Roland's youth to the crimson chaos that seems the future's only promise. Followers of Stephen King's epic series know Roland well, or as well as this enigmatic hero can be known. They also know the companions who have been drawn to his quest for the Dark Tower: Eddie Dean and his wife, Susannah; Jake Chambers; and Oy.

Separated at birth, orphaned twins Peyton and Jai Foster’s lives couldn’t be more different. Raised by a billionaire, Peyton Foster has been taught that anything other than first place is failure. With her adoptive family’s name dangled like a carrot, she’ll need to not only get accepted to Space Academy but finish at the top of her class. Raised in a group shelter one step from the streets, Jai Foster has earned every meal he’s ever eaten. Discovering early that his penchant for technology gave him an undeniable advantage, Jai manages to earn a spot to the academy.

Als die Gaming-Junkie Silver am Vorabend ihres sechzehnten Geburtstages nicht nach Hause kommt, machen Kate und Keke sich auf die Suche, um sie zu finden. Es ist eine gefährliche Reise durch eine Stadt mitten in einem aufflammenden Bürgerkrieg. Eingehüllt in Elektrosmog und Panik wurde sie von Selbstschutz Bot-Jägern übernommen, als ein gewalttätiger KI-Aufstand jeden in Gefahr bringt, den Kate liebt, hauptsächlich Mally und seine Anthrobot-Freundin.

To save the human race from the ultimate cosmic threat, Jason will have to become something far beyond human. New Toronto is a fractured city-arcology on a dying Earth, where hope is as scarce as clean air. For Jason, survival means scavenging the ruins beneath the city — where any day could be his last. But everything changes when an ancient alien obelisk — the ABADDON BEACON — attacks Jason’s mind from afar, making his dormant psychic abilities spiral out of control.

Safe Haven has abandoned their cursed mountain in search of a boat to take them to Pitcairn Island. Population cut in half, they have a long month of travel ahead and not enough fuel, water, food, or manpower to make the journey. Forced to resume scavenging for their needs as they roll, the refugee camp is a target for other survivors who are still determined to be a part of that light. Angela needs to get her people south without being discovered. It is an impossible goal in a harsh, unforgiving environment where the only truth is survival. Who will go and who will stay?

Yesterday, the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a small, unimportant interstellar backwater. A quiet little star nation, only recently recovered from the devastating blow of the Plague Years. More affluent than some, perhaps, but with little to attract trade or interstellar commerce, it had little need for a navy...and even less interest in paying for one. But Manticore has now become a target. The Star Kingdom isn't certain who is attacking it, or why, or what its mysterious foe can possibly want, but Queen Elizabeth I knows she has to find out.

Long live the soldiers! Fight, so your families don’t have to. Confront the enemies of mankind. Engage the enemy. Keep them out of human space. Show the enemy that humanity isn’t afraid. Stand strong! The only thing the aliens understand is respect. Without it, humanity dies. We die as a race! Earn their respect through your strength. The battlefields are far from home, alien and strange. Learn and dominate. Win and recover to your ships. Lose and no one will come for you because there will be no one left.

The extra-galactic bridge between Earth and Terra Nova reopens after decades. Governor Hale calls for aid against an impossible alien threat known as the Inheritors, an advanced alien species with a mysterious connection to old allies. Hale needs the most powerful soldiers in the galaxy: Armor.

Они считают себя главной силой Стикса. У них есть все: лучшие солдаты и ученые, лучшая техника, лучшее оружие, включая самое разрушительное, применение которого в их родном мире, если не под запретом, то очень маловероятно.

During the Salem Witch Trials over four hundred years ago, Ezekiel and Jeremiah Turner stumbled upon the knowledge needed to tap into unused parts of the human brain. What they discovered was the ability to telepathically call the soul of their destined soulmate, the one created for them.

When the ships arrived, there were no warnings. No communication. Only bloodshed. The blue-skinned, gilled invaders unleashed havoc from space, executing their plan to terraform Earth. But something interrupted the process, leaving the planet fractured and desolate.

UNCOVER WHAT IS BELOW. What is beneath our feet? Below our skin? What lurks in the darkness in the basement, or deep inside the earth? How far down can you read before you go insane? Step down into the chilling stories in Below. We woefully present you with tales of the twisted and terrifying. Listen to maddening transmissions, step into a basement of secrets, encounter a mother whose hate transcends death, a late-night work call becomes a fight of survival, demons lurk, and spirits seek their final revenge. These are not your Mother's bedtime stories…

Earth Colony 150, EC150, which lies at the limits of the territory of the Earth Confederacy, is a mining colony. Suddenly, shipments of ore cease and communications fell silent. An alien insect predatory life form, with telepathic abilities, has invaded. The race is dubbed the Siren bugs because they lure their prey by telepathic signals far out into space. The signals draw several space freighters to their doom.

After a dishonorable discharge from the military on trumped-up charges, all Ben wanted to do was stay under the radar and be left alone. Someone with his talents and training is not soon forgotten or left alone. Ten months of peace and quiet are about to come to an end, starting with a bar fight and a visit from a special operations officer with orders to bring him back into the fold.