Résultats pour "The Star" dans Humoristique

Brad Mendoza always wanted to be an admiral, but now that he’s been promoted, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, it’s downright stressful. So when he flees his responsibilities to go chase down some slavers, he’s hoping for a nice, relaxing mission with his new wife and their ragtag crew. But the man they’re chasing isn’t who they think he is, and Brad and Jessica soon learn that they’re the prey, not the hunters. Now, Brad has to defeat an enemy who’s better armed, better funded, and deadset on killing him and the love of his life.

I'm a strong woman. I can cope with leaving my cheating ex behind on earth, and I can cope with doing this alone. What I can't cope with is the seven foot winged warrior-alien who has decided that I'm his. Me and Second Spear Mavyx don't get along. We should stay far away from each other. So why am I asking him to help me out when my hormones have me acting like a cat in heat?

Jessica Lin is missing! And Brad Mendoza has no idea where she is. But he has other problems, like the people trying to extort him into capturing a man he was probably going to kill anyway! Now, with bounty hunters, crime lords, their own Navy, and some random gunslinger after them, can Brad and Jessica find a little more dumb luck and save each other and their crew? Old villains return, and new friends are forged as they scramble against the worst odds they've ever seen.

The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish. So getting humanity's trust is a challenge. The Yherajk need someone who can help them close the deal. Enter Thomas Stein, who knows something about closing deals. He's one of Hollywood's hottest young agents.

Levi and Vera are back for more snark in space with book 2 in the Blackjack Interstellar series!...

Bark Gnarganfarkle was born male on a planet that banned men. One hundred and forty years ago, every last man left Earth for planet Toxicovia. Bark’s birth on Earth was not only an accident—it was illegal. And now his family is on the run. Fearing the tyrannical Matriarchs, the family settles in a mining community far across the galaxy. For Bark, this means starting his senior year at a new high school...full of aliens. Bark soon discovers the cruise, where young motorheads sneak away from parents—and police—to race spaceships.

Retten sie das Universum oder lassen sie es brennen? Zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort zu sein, ist so etwas wie eine Gabe. Für Kali, Prinzessin der Neun Planeten, ist das gelegentlich nützlich – zum Beispiel, wenn sie ›versehentlich‹ ein langweiliges Staatsdinner verpasst. Aber als ihr...

"[Narrator Brittany Pressley's] narrative abilities bring each character to life...in this pulse-pounding space opera. Science fiction fans will be riveted from the opening to the epic conclusion." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner The Stars Now Unclaimed by Drew Williams is a fun...

In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton weaves a suspenseful, charming, and irresistibly joyous tale of fierce friendship, improbable love, and wonder as vast as the universe itself. So, here’s the thing: Cleo and her friends really, truly didn’t...

When an augmented hard drive meant to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program falls into the wrong hands, the world edges closer to obliteration. Special Agents Steven and Avra are back! Along with Cindy, the spiritual eyeless doll, they’re at the heart of a sting operation to trick the infamous Iranian terrorist, Garf Zeman, into acquiring this tech—designed to let Israel destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Chaos erupts, Israel and Russia clash, and aliens show up. Fasten your seatbelts. In a world teetering on annihilation, one man and a doll hold the key to humanity’s salvation.

'Absolutely gut-wrenching and gorgeously written. This book sucked me in instantly' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I love the way the relationship between Cleo and Billie developed. I fell in love with them, with their relationship. And they made me cry a lot. AND THE LONGING !!!!!!!!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐...

Who knew babysitting an alien would be so hard? Ben and the crew have set course for an alien planet, but the inhabitants are far from what they expected. They have answers that could get their baby Viraquin home but Ben isn’t sure he’s willing to pay the price for the well guarded secret...

Van Vanyushin doesn't see the point in ever leaving the beautiful digital world of the game he loves - and for good reason. In the industrial wasteland he calls home, it is often the only way people can experience life's simplest pleasures. But his allegiance to the game is tested when an ambitious CIA agent named Sang Ngo calls upon him to help as she goes undercover in the game to investigate Draco - the corporation responsible for creating the massively popular role-playing game Dragon Kings of the New World.

"A whimsical, surrealistic excursion into the modern scientific mind." —The New Yorker "His most spectacularly inventive novel." —The New York Times One of DeLillo's first novels, Ratner's Star follows Billy, the genius adolescent, who is recruited to live in obscurity, underground, as he...

Professional underachiever Dan Foster is enjoying a tropical break from his average existence with his girlfriend, Mara. Then the sun explodes. With the island suddenly plunged into darkness, ultra-rich guests hijack the remaining supplies and declare themselves the new ruling class, led by a...

Secret Agent Mina Kane’s prime objective is to help a friend who’s running from a powerful corporation hellbent on keeping him quiet. While doing so, she finds herself inside a lollipop shop at the edge of the outskirts. After receiving a pleading request, in a place where she has no jurisdiction, Mina finds her hands are bound in purelock. Things take a turn when she and Agent Adams are assigned to investigate a threatening message received by a vid star.

This funny, comedic, science fiction fantasy horror novel takes you on a journey through the depths of outer space, infinite time, alternate dimensions, and the outer reaches of whatever realities are possible. This is a hilarious cartoonish at times novel about what would happen concerning evolution of species in a ring of species separated from each other on different planets and space ships over the course of eternities. This novel philosophically considers the depths of all religions to determine the possible meanings of life, and the purpose of life.

When maintenance technician Triana Moore gets temporarily transferred to a passenger liner, she doesn't expect luxury and relaxation. Bot-minding is the same on a station or a ship. But with 12-hour workdays and five roommates in her cabin, Triana thinks she should have read the employment contract more carefully. Days into the cruise, her boss goes missing. Triana dusts off her sleuthing skills to go snooping. Together with a retired Marine Corps dance instructor, a socially inept hospitality intern, and her favorite security agent, she must navigate more than just the solar system.

Bounty hunter Duke LaGrange has seemingly retired on the primitive world of Neprius. His former sidekick, Ishiro’shea, has hung up his katana and is now the proud owner of the galaxy’s loudest bar, Cyborg Joe’s Grill N’ Go and The Why Not Saloon on the planet Kelt. But when a mysterious entity visits Duke and warns him of a great danger set to destroy Earth, he must decide if he will get the gang back together for one last mission.