Results for "The Odyssey" in Science Fiction

Ein halbes Jahrhundert nach der zweiten Jupiter-Mission hat die Menschheit diesen geheimnisvollen Funkspruch der mysteriösen Mächte hinter dem schwarzen Monolithen sehr ernst genommen und das Sonnensystem als neuen Lebensraum erobert – bis auf Europa. Während eine Expedition mit dem mittlerweile 103-jährigen Heywood Floyd zum Halleyschen Kometen fliegt, gerät der verbotene Mond in den Fokus terroristischer Kräfte.

In the aftermath of a catastrophic flu pandemic, the United States is a desolate wasteland. Overwhelmed quarantine centers and FEMA labor camps fail under the strain of asymptomatic carriers and a virulent mutating virus. Amidst this chaos, Teddy Sanders and Ein Becker flee captivity, venturing through the ruins in search of sanctuary.

Das große Finale der legendären Saga: Tausend Jahre nach der verhängnisvollen Mission der „Discovery" wird der Astronaut Frank Poole in den Tiefen des Alls geborgen und kehrt ins Leben zurück. Nun muss er sich nicht nur den Wundern des vierten Jahrtausends stellen, sondern auch den Geheimnissen, die die Menschheit seit Urzeiten begleiten. Als der Monolith erneut erwacht, hängt die Zukunft der menschlichen Zivilisation von Frank Pooles Entscheidungen ab. Ein allerletztes Mal müssen sich Poole, HAL und Bowman vereinen, um sich den mysteriösen außerirdischen Mächten entgegenzustellen.

One Tier-1 Naval Special Warfare Operator, trained at the highest levels of any military, with 20-plus years of operational experience. One ex-cop civilian survivalist, who lived through two years of post-apocalyptic hell, unlike seven billion of her fellow humans. And an entire continent heaving with 400 million dead guys. To save the lives of his children, and rejoin Alpha team and the fight to save humanity, Homer must journey across a thousand miles of undead North America with Sarah Cameron, battling heavily armed bands of marauders who shoot first and ask questions never.

Arthur C. Clark, creator of one of the world's best-loved science-fiction tales, revisits the most famous future ever imagined in this New York Times best seller, as two expeditions into space become inextricably tangled. Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monloiths, must again confront Dave Bowman, HAL, and an alien race that has decided that Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy - whether it wishes to or not.

To boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to learn the truth about "moonriders," the strange lights supposedly being seen in nearby systems. But Academy pilot Valentina Kouros and the team of the starship Salvator will soon discover that their odyssey is no mere public-relations ploy, for the moonriders are not a harmless phenomenon. They are very, very dangerous-in a way that no one could possibly have imagined.

Dorian Hawke's daily routine was pretty straightforward. Wake up, pull his weight around the village, eat potatoes, go to bed. Not too shabby. Not very interesting, maybe, but it was honest work. Then a boat falls like a meteor from the sky. Next thing he knows, a gorgeous elf and stunning faun tell him that magical blood runs through his veins, and they need him to navigate their ship through space.

Hunter has seen a lifetime of war leading augmented troopers into battle on numerous worlds. He thought those days were long gone. He was wrong. His hidden life in the urban sprawl, bright neon lights, and unending crime of the old world changes the day he's tracked down by his Colonel Nakamura, his previous commander. His old friend Kuzma is on the run and missing on Mars, a colony on the brink of civil war. A murderous cult tightens its grip on the colony while rumours of synthetic humans led by a mysterious woman spread like wildfire.

The United Races have become stronger in the centuries, after losing their greatest beacon of peace and gentleness. Olympus has moved the palace and capitol City Tree of Alfheim into the citadel in case the Jotunn reach the Olympian's host world. The daughter of Queen Jania Sure Step, the All Mother of the Ljósálfar and Dökkálfar elves, is at a crucial juncture in her life as she becomes an adult. She must choose from three paths before her, yet she feels none of those are her calling.

Die epische Fortsetzung des Science-Fiction-Klassikers – erstmals als ungekürztes Hörbuch. Neun Jahre nach der Mission der „Discovery“ macht sich eine internationale Expedition um Dr. Heywood Floyd auf den Weg zum Jupiter, um das Schicksal des Raumschiffs und seines Supercomputers HAL 9000 zu ergründen. Doch was als wissenschaftliche Mission beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einer Begegnung mit Kräften, die das Verständnis der Menschheit vom Universum und das Schicksal unseres Sonnensystems für immer verändern werden.

Blast off into an outrageously explosive interstellar adventure where humor meets high-stakes cosmic chaos! In Galactic Gambit: The Rise of the Cosmic Captain, swaggering yet blissfully idiotic Captain Max unwittingly ignites a galaxy-wide rebellion when his offhand insult to a planet of sentient, luminescent starfish sets the cosmos ablaze with conflict.

Aboard the Vanguard, a massive spaceship voyaging through the cosmos, Captain Nate Taylor faces an impossible choice. After a brutal planetary war, humanity's survivors have embarked on a generations-long journey to find a new home. But when a mysterious alien race known as the Viryx contacts them with an offer of enlightenment—a chance to transcend their human limitations and unlock unimaginable knowledge—the crew is thrust into a dilemma that could alter their fate forever.

In 3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke brings the greatest and most successful science fiction series of all time to its magnificent, stunningly unforeseen conclusion. As we hurtle toward the new millennium in real time, Clarke brilliantly - daringly - leaps 1,000 years into the future to reveal a truth we are only now capable of comprehending. An epic masterpiece at once dazzlingly imaginative and grounded in scientific actuality, 3001 is a story that only Arthur C. Clarke could tell.

In the heart of a steampunk dystopia is Nirvana, a heaven in the world of Terra Firma. Arlo finds a new purpose after communing with God, an entity known in Nirvana as the Watcher. To serve this deity, he joins up with some old pirate companions on a mission, along with a preacher and friend named Cooper. In bringing back a stolen religious relic, Arlo must act fast, working with his pirate mates and the chosen people of The Book of Souls to save countless lives.

Odyssey is an actual play adventure using the Savage Worlds RPG system. The story is an immersive musical space comedy, filled with sound FX and original music.

Prepare to embark on a gripping journey aboard the Odyssey One colony ship, where a diverse crew of scientists, engineers, and explorers venture to the distant planet Tau Ceti j in the Tau Ceti star system. Set against the backdrop of both the Sol system and uncharted space, follow the characters as they navigate the perils of a world scarred by global conflict and environmental upheaval.

Dorian Hawke's daily routine was pretty straightforward. Wake up, pull his weight around the village, eat potatoes, go to bed. Not too shabby. Not very interesting, maybe, but it was honest work. Then a boat falls like a meteor from the sky. Next thing he knows, a gorgeous elf and stunning faun tell him that magical blood runs through his veins, and they need him to navigate their ship through space.

Vince and his co-workers were waiting to catch a plane back from their business trip when aliens turned Earth into the setting for a deadly reality show.

After dealing with terrorist attacks and an EMP attack on America's infrastructure, Talon finally thought he was on his way home. But the tragic death of one of his team has the rest of the groups morale low and everyone is feeling sorry for themselves. The latest encounter with a terrorist cell has inadvertently bought Talon's group to the attention of the Iranian Supreme Command. Which in turn has declared war on Talon's group and ordered other Iranian assets to hunt down and destroy Talon's group.

Wrogom zostaje zdradzony pilnie strzezony dotad sekret - wspólrzedne Ziemi. I tym razem to wcale nie zaloga "Odyssei" sprowadzila na Terran nieszczescie. To kapitan Sun z okretu Bloku Wschodniego, wracajac z wyprawy eksploracyjnej, nieopatrznie podaje polozenie ojczyzny. Reakcja nadzorców ze sfery Dysona jest natychmiastowa. Ku Ukladowi Slonecznemu nadciaga prawdziwa potega militarna, zlozona ze zbuntowanych dronów.