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A secret backdoor meeting between Ambassador Ode Abumwe and the Conclave’s Hafte Sorvalh turns out to be less than secret, as both of their ships are attacked. It’s a surprise to both teams - but it’s the identity of the attacker that is the real surprise, and suggests a threat to both humanity and The Conclave. "A Problem of Proportion" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

Colonial Union diplomat Hart Schmidt is back home for Harvest Day celebrations - to a family whose members wonder whether its youngest son isn’t wasting his life clinging to the lowest rung of the CU’s diplomatic ladder. When his father, a legendarily powerful politician, presents him with a compelling offer, Schmidt has to take stock of his life and career. "This Must Be the Place" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

In an effort to improve relations with the Earth, the Colonial Union has invited a contingent of diplomats from that planet to observe Ambassador Abumwe negotiate a trade deal with an alien species. Then something very bad happens to one of the Earthings, and with that, the relationship between humanity’s two factions is on the cusp of disruption once more. It’s a race to find out what really happened, and who is to blame. "The Observers" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

The Colonial Defense Forces usually protect humanity from alien attack, but now the stability of the Colonial Union has been threatened, and Lieutenant Heather Lee and her squad are called to squash a rebellion on a colony world. It seems simple enough - but there’s a second act to the rebellion that finds Lee captive, alone, and armed with only her brains to survive.

Captain Sophia Coloma of the Clarke has a simple task: Ferry around representatives from Earth in an aging spaceship that the Colonial Union hopes to sell to them. But nothing is as simple as it seems, and Coloma discovers the ship she’s showing off holds suprises of its own...and it’s not the only one with secrets. "Tales from the Clarke" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days he’s watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. It’s everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is? "A Voice in the Wilderness" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has one simple task: Watch an ambassador’s dog while the diplomat is conducting sensitive negotiations with an alien race. But you know dogs - always getting into something. And when this dog gets into something that could launch an alien civil war, Wilson has to find a way to solve the conflict, fast, or be the one in the Colonial Union’s doghouse. "The Dog King" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

The Conclave is a confederation of 400 alien races - many of whom would like to see the Colonial Union - and the humans inside of it - blasted to extinction. To avoid a conflict that neither side can afford, Conclave leader General Tarsem Gau appoints Hafte Sorvalh to resolve an emerging diplomatic crisis with the humans, before the only acceptable solution is war. "The Back Channel" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwe’s missions are fated to cross - and in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure.

We Only Need the Heads is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division.

Wildcat colonies are illegal, unauthorized, and secret - so when an injured stranger shows up at the wildcat colony New Seattle, the colony leaders are understandably suspicious of who he is and what he represents. His story of how he’s come to their colony is shocking, surprising, and might have bigger consequences than anyone could have expected. Walk the Plank is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories.

In Rip-Off!, 13 of today’s best and most honored writers of speculative fiction face a challenge even they would be hard-pressed to conceive: Pick your favorite opening line from a classic piece of fiction (or even non-fiction) - then use it as the first sentence of an entirely original short story.

Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder. But when a high-profile diplomat goes missing, Abumwe and her team are last minute replacements on a mission critical to the Colonial Union’s future. As the team works to pull off their task, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson discovers there’s more to the story of the missing diplomats than anyone expected... a secret that could spell war for humanity.

Here is Old Man's War author John Scalzi's sendup of the heroic fantasy genre, now a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

L'Interdipendenza, l'impero interstellare dell'umanità, è sull'orlo del collasso. Il Flusso, il condotto extra-dimensionale che rende possibile il viaggio tra le stelle, sta scomparendo, lasciando intrappolati interi sistemi stellari. Se, in assenza di estreme misure risolutive, il Flusso scomparirà, la civiltà umana perirà con esso. L'imperatrice Grayland II, leader dell'Interdipendenza, è pronta a adottare le misure necessarie per garantire la sopravvivenza di miliardi di persone.

The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?

The fifteen stories and three screenplays that make up Volumes Two and Three of the Emmy® Award–winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots. Featuring bestselling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher, and Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Equipped with the entirety of human knowledge, a sentient ship is launched on a last-ditch journey to find a new home for civilization. Trillions of miles. Tens of thousands of years. In the space between, the AI has plenty of time to think about life, the vastness of the universe, everything it was meant to do, and—with a perspective created but not limited by humans—what it should do.

Der dritte und abschließende Band der Imperium der Ströme-Trilogie aus der Feder des Science-Fiction-Bestseller-Autors John Scalzi. Der Kollaps der Ströme macht mittlerweile auch den Köpfen der mächtigen Handelshäusern große Sorgen. Allen ist klar, dass allein auf dem Planten Ende ein Leben nach der Interdependenz möglich ist. Ihr Plan: Ende in ein Habitat für die Reichen und Mächtigen zu verwandeln, während der Rest der Interdependenz seinem Schicksal überlassen wird. Die Imperatox Grayland II. möchte weiterhin einen Großteil ihrer Untertanen vor dem drohenden Kollaps retten.

Im Sternenreich der Menschen rumort es: Der Thron der Imperatox wackelt. Die großen Handelshäuser wollen Grayland lieber früher als später beseitigt sehen, und auch die Kirche steht nicht mehr fraglos hinter ihrem Oberhaupt. Gleichzeitig schreitet der Zerfall des Imperiums weiter voran. Der erste Planet ist bereits von den interstellaren Strömen abgeschnitten, und bald droht auch allen anderen menschlichen Zivilisationen die Isolation – und damit ihr Untergang.

Ein packendes, temporeiches Abenteuer in einer gefährlichen Parallelwelt – perfekt für Fans von Adrian Tchaikovsky und Michael Crichtons Jurassic Park! Sie sind groß, gefährlich und vom Aussterben bedroht … Jamies Traum war es, bei einem Tech Start-up in New York City groß herauszukommen. Doch die Wirklichkeit sieht anders aus: auf eine demütigende Entlassung folgt ein schlecht bezahlter Job als Lieferfahrer inmitten einer Pandemie. Es sieht düster für ihn aus, doch schließlich trifft er beim Ausliefern einer Bestellung einen alten Bekannten wieder.