Titres dans Exploration spatiale

Los relatos aquí reunidos son lo que podríamos llamar «cuentos escogidos», y si algo tienen en común es que no son de este planeta. Literalmente. Pues están ambientados en desopilantemente absurdos rincones de la galaxia. Con un humor y una imaginación que no se detienen ante nada ni nadie, Laura Fernández reinventa nuestro mundo desde otros infinitos mundos poblados por famosos detectives mutantes, periodistas fantasma, dinosaurios oficinistas, autodirigibles que hablan más de la cuenta.

Meet Traver Graff, a hugely popular social critic, who unexpectedly finds himself hurtling through space at the behest of the mysterious Aurora Corporation. As his journey unfolds, he finds himself caught in a paradox between his long-standing convictions and the alien wonders he finds amongst the stars. But that's not all; back on Earth, the intrepid reporter Callie dares to delve into the heart of darkness, fearlessly unmasking the elusive machinations of the enigmatic corporation.

As the ship's alarms blare and smoke fills the corridors, Nathalie finds herself thrust into command amidst a crew of strangers, each harbouring their own secrets. A scrawled threat in her cabin, written in a language only she knows, confirms her suspicions. Someone on board will do anything to stop them reaching the colony and revealing Bethesda’s secrets.

Hex Thorn, a hard-bitten veteran of the elite Special Operations Unit of the Dominion Empire, was content with retirement. He’d seen his share of firefights and bloodshed in a bitter war that ripped the galaxy apart. But when an enigmatic stranger makes him an offer he can’t refuse–a chance to own a legendary Lancer ship–Hex is thrust back into the fray.

When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete 1,000 years later.

After escaping Earth and creating a new life on Salvation-1, Tessa thought her days of fighting were over. But nothing turned out the way the survivors expected, and now humanity is facing a new threat. One that may destroy them for good. VA-246 was supposed to be humanity’s chance to start over, but making it there was only the beginning.

Orion’s the name, and moon-killing’s my game. It’s dangerous work, but the Goldilock Raiders have finished every contract we’ve taken on. We secure our credits by obliterating problematic space junk so the suits and ties at the Corporate Alliance can terraform new worlds.

Die Schlacht um Onyx beginnt! Eine Flotte der Neuen Republik tritt in das System ein. Infiltratoren begehen Sabotageakte. Die Situation ist von Anfang an verzweifelt - denn trotz guter Vorbereitung und heroischer Gegenwehr wird die Proxima überall gebraucht, kann jedoch nirgends den entscheidenden Vorteil erringen. Und die Übermacht der angreifenden Flotte wird immer größer... Die Nachrichten vom Angriff auf Onyx erreichen auch Zadiya Ark auf Terra.

It’s 2140. On Earth, the strange has become the norm. The cy-lnk cognitive enhancement has linked the physical brain to the ‘Online Environment’. We are aboard the spacecraft Adventure, the first manned voyage to colonize the exoplanet Proxima Centauri B, and the crew are experiencing strange visions. Chief Engineer Gus Salatin and Science Officer Dr Lilian Garcia are un-lnked; they believe the cy-lnk is controlling the others' thoughtsIs cy-lnk mind control?

Ambassador Marlee Marano has been dispatched to Belarria as part of a Concord initiative to meet new species and build alliances. But when an assassin murders her counterpart in front of her eyes and takes her hostage, she is plunged into an alien world on the brink of collapse. With no way to contact Concord or get offworld, Marlee’s only allies may be a shadowy band of rebels with a questionable agenda steeped in government conspiracies, mysterious genetic experiments, and bloody historical grievances that threaten to boil over.

Cremsylon and his companions visited the center of the Imperium Empire. That provided an opportunity for Kreus, the first Krackus SADE, to contact the Imperium governor, an AI who controls the planet’s communications. It’s also the repository for the empire’s critical data. The visit to Imperium happens, not once, but twice. Each time, Kreus spends time perusing the governor’s records, invasions that the AI is incapable of stopping. These intrusions initiate an odd sequence of events.

Hazard King finally managed to win peace with the Swarm, and he stabilized the Marxist Federation and helped create a more democratic new government on Lenin. The Black Dragon virus, though, continues to kill thousands there, and Imperial Scientists have finally admitted that antidotes are beyond their ability. Worse, it is only a matter of time before the virus makes it off planet, an event that is sure to kill billions and bring down the empire. But there is hope. If they can find the original virus, the creation of a vaccine may be possible.

Contained in this sci-fi short story collection are six different short stories that cover a wide array of different themes. All of these stories are within the science fiction genre, and are sure to please!

Carina Lin, her mage family, and her mercenary band are on the final leg of their long journey aboard the colony ship, Bathsheba. But to reach their destination, they must cross a region of barren space, where habitable planets are few and friends are rare. If Carina is to reach Earth, the rumored birthplace of humankind and hoped-for sanctuary for the mage clan, she must defeat the terrors that lurk outside and within her starship.

As Kaden and Nea embark on a mission to some of the deadliest enemy planets, they fight side by side, and uncover each other’s darkest secrets. Following the trail leading to their captive queen, Nea and Kaden will face their most dangerous battle yet, and a fiery passion that will engulf them both.

No one has ever ventured deeper into space than the astronauts of Shepherd-1. The aim of their mission: to witness the creation of the cosmos and to see who had a hand in it. The answer never reaches Earth. Shepherd-1 looks functional but abandoned. Former crew member Benjamin sets off and sends his consciousness to the spaceship. Although an enemy throws clubs between his legs, he finds the culprit. The fact that there appears to be no remedy whatsoever does not remain his only problem: The ship, which is about to be destroyed, suddenly receives radio signals from interstellar space.

A nuclear attack in the Persian Gulf wrongly implicates Jake Bayard. Everyone seems to be hunting for him. Bayard flees to Garm, an ice-age world full of sabertooths, dire wolves, mammoths, and Neanderthals. Unfortunately, Institute Homo habilises are also there: extraterrestrial, crafty, small, and deadly hominids. They've enslaved the Neanderthals to mine for dreaded alibite.

Die Wahrheit über die genetischen Experimente auf dem Mars ist ans Licht gekommen. Prompt tauchen neue Missionen von der Erde im Orbit des Roten Planeten auf. Die widerstreitenden Fraktionen ringen um die Kontrolle über die neue Technologie. Die überlebenden Kolonisten sind den Neuankömmlingen dabei bloß im Weg - im besten Fall müssen sie als Sklaven und Laborratten herhalten. Schlimmer noch: Die Truppen von der Erde sind gut bewaffnet und bereit, einen Krieg zu entfesseln, um die Macht über die Kolonie und ihre Bewohner an sich zu reißen.

Risen from the past, these beautiful animals inspire all who see them. Titanic sauropods roam the land, devouring forests. Ceratopsians herd across the plains like living tanks. Pterosaurs fill the skies, some as large as planes. Ruling them all, the mighty T. rex reigns as king. Powerful as they are, the dinosaurs are facing another extinction. An army of poachers sweeps across Mintari. Killing. Burning. Even the greatest dinosaurs cannot survive their modern weapons. Against this army stands Joe Triplehorn. A Mintari Ranger. A man broken and forged in the wilderness.

Everyone knows that Chitzas are masters of spatial compression, routinely exploring distant places across the Milky Way in their wedge-shaped scout ships. But rumors abound of even greater accomplishments. Some say these intrepid explorers have reached beyond the galaxy. When a distress signal is received from deep space, making sense of the emergency becomes a personal matter for Daniel Rice. His wife is onboard that ship.