Résultats pour "roman roman" dans Exploration spatiale

À l'intérieur de la Station spatiale internationale, chacun des six astronautes s'affaire à sa tâche, traversé par des interrogations existentielles. Certains s'inquiètent du sort de leur mariage, l'un rêve d'emmener sa fille dans l'espace tandis qu'une autre fait le deuil de sa mère. Si loin et si proches de la Terre, les astronautes n'ont jamais autant eu l'impression d'en faire partie, mais aussi d'en être les gardiens. Le temps s'écoule au rythme des orbites autour de la Terre, qui tient le rôle principal de ce roman contemplatif, mélancolique et à l'humour délicat.

After 25 years serving as the human Monitor of the Interstellar Ark, Hermes, Orion is scheduled to be placed back into hibernation with the other crewmembers. Knowing he'll die there and be replaced before the ship's voyage is over, he decides that he won’t — can’t — accept that fate. Whatever it takes, Orion will escape Hermes and see what's beyond, even if it means defying the regulations of his only friend — the ship-wide artificial intelligence known as Dan.

It's 2029, and America’s space program, once a beacon of hope for the future, is now a guttering candle. Even as Roscosmos thrives and China’s manned space program reaches new heights, NASA prepares to send the last symbol of a once-mighty dream of exploration —the International Space Station —tumbling to its fiery death.

While the crew of the UN Expeditionary Force's pirate starship Flying Dutchman are enjoying a luxury vacation cruise (not!), UNEF troops are still stranded on an alien-controlled planet. Major Emily Perkins and her team are busy picking up the pieces, and it's not easy, because there is trouble on Paradise...

Die Raumschiffpilotin Hannah Riley bestreitet zusammen mit ihrem Roboterfreund Andy einen Lebensunterhalt durch illegale Frachtflüge im äußeren Sonnensystem. Von einem geheimnisvollen Auftraggeber erhalten die beiden eine schier unmögliche Mission. Sie sollen zur zerstörten Erde reisen, um eine Bibliothek voller medizinischem Wissen zu bergen, das angeblich den Untergang der menschlichen Rasse aufhalten kann. Unterwegs müssen sich die beiden dem Wahnsinn stellen, der ihnen in Form von gefakten Vampiren, verrückten KIs und mörderischen Robotern begegnet.

Geoffrey Beevers reads the original Target novelisation of this Key to Time adventure for the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9. Chanting, hooded figures gather inside a ring of ancient stones, using rituals of blood sacrifice to awaken the sleeping evil of the Ogri. Landing on late-20th Century...

What happened to the Doctor’s companions after they left the TARDIS? In Harry Sullivan’s War, by Ian Marter, the Doctor’s former companion has severe misgivings when he is transferred to work in the Hebrides. Is someone out to kill him? In The Kairos Ring, by Stephen Gallagher, Romana and...

No longer bound to Earth or the Core Sol System, the human race has expanded into the far beyond, seeding itself throughout the final frontier. It has been a time of great expansion, hope, and progress. These remote colonies, some found at the fringes of the Outer Rim, rely on supplies brought to them by deep-space commercial shipping vessels, which transport the needed goods and commodities to keep humanity alive and thriving in the most remote and austere locations.

Captain Chakotay und seine Schwester Sekaya werden unter der Oberfläche von Loran II von einem Wechselbalg gefangen gehalten, einem verstoßenen Gründer, der sich zuvor in Chakotays Mannschaft versteckte. Zu Chakotays Entsetzen übergibt der Wechselbalg die beiden an den berüchtigten cardassianischen Wissenschaftler Crell Moset. Der plant, Chakotays von den Geistern des Himmels verbesserte DNA zu nutzen, um aus Gier nach Ruhm und Anerkennung eine überlegene Rasse zu erschaffen.

In the inhabited Circles of the Dyson Sphere the natives call Unity, everything is different. Time here is measured in cycles that change with the signs of the celestial calendar. The lords of the Skythrone set the new rules, and all Nations of the Circle gather for the moot to discuss how to live on.

A chilling novel about our modern world, from the author of Empire of the Sun and Crash. An architect is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible - and he finds himself marooned on the concrete island.

In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon, Enceladus, are making their way toward Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race.

Eternity consumed the local sun three galactic turns ago. In its place is an accretion disk, people cast two shadows, and life can only exist in Circles formed by gigantic light-bearing Trees. Beyond them are icy chill and Darkness, and on the border between them, Shadow, the land of everlasting sunset. It is the domain of strange creatures and unusual plants that have never seen light, a place teeming with Worms whose only purpose is to devour every living thing, while the few sentients only care about putting you into slave's shackles.

Objective: Neutralize the destructive effects produced by the xeno object known as THE BLACK MOON on PLANET EARTH. All means are hereby authorized and all further information is classified.

Luke kann der erbitterten Schlacht auf dem Eisplaneten Huth entkommen und folgt seiner Eingebung zum Dagobah-System. Dort trifft er auf Yoda, den letzten und größten der Jedi-Meister - doch auch Darth Vader weiß, wie stark die Macht in Luke ist, und er ist besessen davon, ihn auf die Dunkle Seite der Macht zu bringen... Gelesen von Wolfgang Pampel, der Synchronstimme von "Han Solo" (Harrison Ford).

Ein Bund von mächtigen Völkern, Omni genannt, wacht in der Milchstraße über die Entwicklung von Leben und Zivilisationen. Jasper und seine Tochter Jasmin gehören zu den wenigen Auserwählten, die in den Diensten Omnis stehen. Ihr Auftrag führt sie zu dem fernen Planeten Arkonadia. Seit Jahrtausenden stranden dort immer wieder Raumschiffe unter dem Einfluss einer unerklärlichen Raumzeit-Anomalie.

Alternate History in den USA der 1950er-Jahre - ausgezeichnet mit dem Hugo-, Nebula- und Locus-Award. "Frauen gehören in die Küche, nicht in den Weltraum" - eine weit verbreitete Meinung in den USA der 1950er-Jahre. Die junge Physikerin Dr. Elma York, die als menschlicher "Computer" täglich die Flugbahnen von Raketen berechnet, lässt sich davon jedoch nicht abhalten. Schließlich steht die Menschheit vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Ein gigantischer Meteoriteneinschlag hat das Klima für immer verändert, sodass die Eroberung des Alls sehr viel dringlicher geworden ist.

A thought-provoking adventure across space and time that pushes the boundaries of religion and science. Follow characters through many different worlds as they search for new homes across the stars, free from the mold-casting corruptions of society.

Eve and John continue their exploration of Earth-like planets within the U-2 universe. John remains committed to selecting worlds at various stages of development, eager to observe evolution in action—watching geology, flora, and fauna unfold over time. His ultimate goal is to witness the pinnacle of evolutionary development: the emergence of man. Ignoring the so-called experts and their definitive pronouncements of absolute knowledge—of which John knows they are lacking—he and Eve use Eve's Interactive Reality system to explore the planets.

Contains books three and four of the Acheron series: Hybrid and Exile.