Titres dans Humoristique

Der Untergang der Kolonie Turan-II hat tiefe Narben im kollektiven Gedächtnis des Sternenreichs hinterlassen. Dies ist ihre Geschichte. Major Danja Hatzach wird auf die junge Kolonie Turan-II geschickt. Als Offizierin des Wissenschaftskorps soll sie herausfinden, warum sich der Planet nicht wie geplant entwickelt: Trotz vielversprechender Bedingungen sind weite Teile der Kolonie selbst nach Jahren nicht erschlossen. Doch noch vor ihrer Ankunft bereiten ihr die lokalen Autoritäten Probleme und schon bald stellt sich heraus, dass sie auf Turan-II eine Mauer aus Lügen, Schweigen, Verrat und Intrigen erwartet.

Im 24. Jahrhundert beträgt die menschliche Lebenserwartung dank der Medizintechnologie Biocontrolling 220 Jahre. Die Ressourcen der übervölkerten Erde sind erschöpft, und der Schritt ins All ist die logische Konsequenz. Die Raumstation Helios im Orbit des Zwergplaneten Ceres gilt als Hoffnung der Menschheit: Ihre gewaltigen Biosphären bieten optimale Lebensbedingungen für eine halbe Millionen Bewohner.

I used to be the greatest Earth Mage in my world. The head of the entire Order of Architects. But the older you get, the more you come to realize that at some point, you need to retire, so that you can have the chance to enjoy a peaceful life and to cede your place to the young, some of whom have already turned two thousand years old . . .So that's what I did. But I failed to account for one thing: during the course of my long life, I'd accumulated too many enemies, and they had decided to spoil my retirement. So they died along with me. And I hope their deaths were final. But mine was not!

Maxim Volt has defended his rule against the depredations of industry, but a greater challenge awaits him. Marriage. For not only does he have to organize a rite of fealty, where the various powers of the Grimm Valley swear loyalty to him and his house, but he must fend off a bevy of sometimes murderous brides eager to become the mistress of the castle.

The Gene scrambles to help Milly. Watch as they get through the obstacles to bring her home safely. Bob and Nikki decide to finish their shore leave on Earth. A nice, relaxing few days in the Holler, right? You know better by now, don't you? Come find out what all happens...

Sally has finally cleared the new planet. Surely that means it's ready for people to come and check it out, right? Our shepherd still gets a vote. See how much effort it takes to get a good, used planet into livable shape...

Contracts are there to make everything more simple, right? The Xavianns certainly think so. They even put contracts in place with their breeding partners. So when a huge, horned, pro-athlete, prince makes it very clear he's into me, I do the logical thing. I sign a friends-with-benefits contract...

The Brain-In-A-Box is back! And now Humanity is facing its greatest challenge. A new enemy, a new war, a new use for Alan Ashe, The Last Cyborg. The war with the Tarkis has begun, and now the race is on to be the first species to develop a dark matter weapon. Fleet Marine Sergeant Alan Ashe, The...

Tedd helped build an army to take the fight to Phoenix. But Wyatt Voss has other ideas. Ambushed, attacked and bleeding out across the desert, Tedd's only move left is the one nobody saw coming—fighting alongside the enemy. The endgame is here. No rules. No mercy. And no way back.

Teagan Frost -- the girl with telekinetic powers and a killer paella recipe -- faces a new threat that could wipe out her home forever in the second book of Jackson Ford's irreverent fantasy series.Teagan Frost's life is finally back on track. Her role working for the government as a...

Alistair’s life is turned upside down when he is abruptly separated from his friends and family. As the universe slowly transforms and new laws take hold, everyone within his universe is cast into the trial—a crucible of survival and transformation. Before being set on his path, Alistair encounters a system avatar—a brief and enigmatic guide who offers little explanation, guidance, or aid before sending him and the rest of his universe into the unknown.

Letzter und abschließender Teil der Military-Science-Fiction-Serie "Die Letzte Flotte". Akwa Marquands Flotte ist besiegt, doch ihr Vater hält noch immer das Herz der Menschheit besetzt. Während Prinzessin Elayne Hartholm-Harrow mit Janus Darishma ins Orb-Territorium aufbricht, um ihre vor langer Zeit verschollene Schwester zu finden, muss Gavin Andal entscheiden, wie er diesen Bürgerkrieg für sich entscheiden und den Verräter auf Terra zur Rechenschaft ziehen will.

A kinetic manipulator who can turn vibrations into devastating shockwaves, Rattles, has already torn through Eauclaire's defenses. Buildings are in ruins, heroes are falling, and now he's coming for the city's criminal mastermind herself. But a certain gang of teenage girls—who wield powers drawn from the animal kingdom—stands in his way . . . Loyal and cunning, they wreak havoc in the name of their leader, known as the Boss. And thanks to their fight to tip the scales in the war between good and evil, evil always comes out ahead. But the Boss is no hardened villain.

Andrew hat mit seinem Charakter Falk endlich das erste der fünf Schwerter errungen, die er für die Schicksalsgöttin beschaffen muss. Das nächste Schwert befindet sich in Arkem, der unterirdischen Stadt der Gremlins. Dieses Volk ist für seine unangenehme und rüpelige Art ebenso wie für eine bizarre Logik und den Hang zum Chaos berüchtigt. Ob die Gremlins überhaupt bereit sein werden, mit ihm zu verhandeln, weiß Falk nicht. Doch es besteht eine Chance, denn die Gremlins verehren die Mechanismen der Uralten. Er muss nur herausfinden, welche geheimnisvolle Verbindung zwischen diesen Mechanismen und seiner Slider-Klasse besteht.

Eine mutige Piratenprinzessin,ein erbarmungsloser Piratenfürst und eine spektakuläre Rettungsaktion auf Leben und Tod... "Wer ist dein Kapitän?" Um ihren Vater zu retten, schließt die junge Elgin einen Pakt mit ihrem Großvater, dem gefürchtetsten Piratenkapitän der Lüfte. Schon bald bekommt sie jedoch die fatalen Folgen dieses Pakts zu spüren. Wird Elgin die Flucht gelingen und kann sie ihren Vater noch retten? Es handelt sich hierbei um einen in sich abgeschlossenen Steampunk Abenteuer Roman, der ohne Kenntnisse anderer Serienteile gehört werden kann.

Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanislaw Lem, only three have previously appeared in English, making this the first “new” book of fiction by Lem since the late 1980s.

Taken to a high-tech space station designed to entice human women, LA socialite Mandy is anything but impressed. She’s not falling for their holographic fantasy suites, their promise of a dream wedding, or their gorgeous, brawny warriors. Especially not the arrogant, hot-shot commander she’s been matched with. He may be used to being obeyed, but no way is she following his orders. She could care less that he's huge and ripped and drop-dead gorgeous.

At first, high school freshmen Rex McClendon and Leif Nelson believe what they’ve been told - that local students’ strange demises at Whitewood, a local reformatory, were all tragic accidents. But when the shoot for their low-budget horror masterpiece, PolterDog, goes horribly awry - and their best friend, Alicia Boykins, is sent to Whitewood - Rex and Leif are forced to question everything they know about their unassuming hometown and its cherished school for delinquents.

"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...

Taylor McFadden is willing to go against any monster thrown at him. But something Niki threw at him has got him off his game. Niki must build a consultant team to figure out if she has a problem with another company. But will Dr. Salinger Jacobs of Heavy Metal take her call? Does she have the clout to get him to believe her if he picks up the phone?