Titres dans Exploration spatiale

Seit den Ereignissen im Zyklus DIE HEGEMONIE VON KRAYT sind 20 Jahre vergangen. Es waren 20 gute Jahre für die Terraner und ihre Verbündeten. Es herrschen Wohlstand und Zufriedenheit bei den Völkern der Allianz. Plötzlich erscheint ein Schiff der geheimnisvollen Zentrumsmächte im Sol-System. Im Kerngebiet der Milchstraße ist ein unerklärliches Phänomen aufgetreten, das die gesamte Galaxis bedrohen könnte und das die fünf uralten Völker vor ein Rätsel stellt. Sie ersuchen die Terraner um Hilfe bei der Erforschung dieses Phänomens.

The conclave continually pressures the Imperium Empire by ousting peacekeepers and Radag mercenaries from imperial territories. This interdicts resources bound for Krackus worlds from the suborned races and exacerbates Imperium distribution protocols. On Jegstrat, a populous Krackus world, declining grain shipments lead to favoring distribution to large companies. Saboteurs plan to slow production at Imperial Grains, the largest processing plant. The goal is to rebalance grain distribution, but the attack goes terribly awry, causing death and great damage.

In 2157, Mars Arcanum Colony trembles on the edge of annihilation after a fusion core crisis sends fatal ripples through the red world and the shipping lanes beyond it. The only ship that can still rewrite the outcome is the Aegis Vortex, a temporal craft crewed not by celebrities of conquest but by neighbors who have learned to pray, repair, and keep promises.

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...

Rachel Adams beobachtet das All mit Hilfe des Chandra-Röntgensatelliten. Als ihr Kollege Shawn Whitfield sie bittet, ein kosmisches Phänomen zu untersuchen, sagt sie zu – nicht ahnend, dass das Routine-Projekt ihr Leben dramatisch verändern wird. Denn schnell stellt sich heraus, dass Shawn keinen simplen Asteroiden gefunden hat – das Objekt scheint keinen natürlichen Ursprung zu haben. Rachels Neugier ist geweckt, und selbst, als man ihr das Projekt als nationale Verschlusssache wegnimmt, ist sie nicht zu bremsen. Und dann bewegt sich das Objekt auch noch auf die Erde zu!

Discovered in a sealed vault aboard a derelict station drifting at the edge of known space, Mimmi appears to be a child—but he is anything but. Part alien, part something far older, he’s a forgotten remnant of Unity: a once-galactic collective of minds that fractured when Mimmi chose individuality over obedience.

Jonah of the Jove-Run by Ray Bradbury is a poignant, thought-provoking science fiction novella that explores the fragile boundary between human intuition and machine precision in the age of space exploration. Set in a future where humanity has colonized Mars and pushes onward toward Jupiter, the story centers on Nibley—an aging, underestimated navigator whose instinctive grasp of cosmic movement defies the cold logic of computers.

Als die Besatzung der Ares-9 Marsmission mit dem Ziel aufbricht, eine ständig bewohnte Basis zu errichten, ahnt sie nicht, was sich unter dem roten Staub des Nachbarplaneten verbirgt. Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte wird klar, dass die Menschheit nicht allein im Weltraum ist. Das Artefakt, das sie im Staub des toten Planeten entdecken, verändert nicht nur das Verständnis der Menschen über ihren Platz im Universum, es birgt in seinem Innersten auch ein todbringendes Geheimnis.

On the remote world of Eden's End, Alexander has carved out a fragile refuge: a workshop turned enterprise, a home for thousands, and a place to raise the daughter he never expected to have. But peace never lasts. The pirate attack that nearly destroyed them has not gone unnoticed. The Sol Treaty Organization has begun to take an interest, and so has Katalynn Char, the ruthless warlord who rules the region. Worse still, the man who first sent the pirates refuses to let Alexander slip away. This time, he has hired a relentless killer, one who will stop at nothing to drag Alexander back.

Ray’s discovery of the Orb, an alien artefact brimming with revolutionary technologies, forever changed humanity. Simon journeys into Enospace, a weird realm of boundless possibilities, where he explores uncharted worlds, encounters mysterious entities, and confronts the consequences. This bold science fiction odyssey weaves planetary transformation, spacetime manipulation, and humanity’s cosmic ascension into a breathtaking narrative, which blends cutting-edge hard science with imaginative storytelling.

The Hoodoonauts™ is a science-fiction audio series set in Hoospace™ — the dream world — a hidden realm populated by living systems, ancient creatures, and conscious technologies that exist beyond waking reality. At its core, the story follows two teenagers from Mississippi whose lives become entangled with Hoospace™ and the beings who inhabit it. Their journey moves between the waking world and the dream world, revealing how memory, belief, and sound shape reality itself.

More intrigue as a familiar hallucinogen finds its way into Ramses society. Are their long-time adversaries behind it? Time for Major Tom to save the Empire again… Ready for more comic adventures with your favorite feline? Listen to “Nipped in the Butt.”

Although presumed dead, Saeed Ismail resurfaces following the events of The Starchild Compact to lead a global Jihad. Aided by Founder Asshur, besieged Israelis on Earth make their way to Mars. Under Rod Zakes, the Iapetus Federation expands to include the human-settled parts of the Solar System, protected by Dmitri Gagarin's Federation Security Force.

Told entirely from the point of view of an incipient spacefaring reptilian race whose two Apollo-like astronauts are abducted by space aliens (Humans). That's right—we're the aliens!

Формула контакта — повесть о том, как даже самая прочная связь между двумя людьми может быть разрушена невысказанными словами и накопленными обидами.

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.

Warning! Wildlife may be dangerous. Proceed beyond this point at your own risk. When celebrated Omicron detective Ferrix Vaughn is called in to investigate a deadly breach on Hesperidia, a protected planet full of indigenous wildlife, he doesn't know what to expect. The place used to be a tourist attraction, but the safari tours were discontinued long ago due to rampant poaching. Only a handful of researchers live there now, including Jan Corbija, the young woman who reported the breach.

From bestselling author Annalee Newitz, A Wall Is Also a Road is a thought-provoking science fiction adventure about the meaning of life and love, seen through the many eyes of an alien grad student studying a familiar backwater planet. Perfect for fans of Becky Chambers, Ryka Aoki, and Martha...

Jace thought he’d inherited a dusty old ranch. What he really got was a flying rust bucket and a cosmic mess with his name all over it… Weeks after his beloved father’s passing, Jace Jones is surprised to discover he’s been left a ranch in the middle of nowhere; a place so remote, even the tumbleweeds are lonely. Curious and confused, he makes the trip... only to watch a starship drop out of the sky and obliterate the entire property!

In 2340 the Earth is dying. The Free Bloc creates a spaceship from an asteroid with living spaces inside it to protect 3,000 handpicked humans on their journey to an exoplanet. The “ship” is powered by ion engines utilizing fuel from xenon ions produced in a nuclear reactor. This allows the ship to continuously accelerate. The constant acceleration allows the crew to experience gravity during their journey. As they leave the asteroid belt they receive a message from aliens in the Cervantes star system who call themselves “The Mothers”.