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DIE KREATUREN RUHEN NICHT – ZEIT FÜR DAS S/SQUAD! Froh darüber, endlich wieder in heimischen Gefilden zu sein, übernimmt das S/SQUAD einigermaßen sorglos den Auftrag, Berichten über seltsam verstümmelte Tierleichen in den schottischen Highlands nachzugehen. Was soll da schon schiefgehen? Doch es dauert nicht lange, bis das S/SQUAD feststellen muss, dass auch ihr Heimatland nicht immun ist ... Irgendetwas fällt mir räuberischer Gier über Tiere und schließlich auch die Bewohner der schottischen Highlands her, und seine Spur führt zu einem ganz bestimmten, mythenumrankten Ort – den dunklen Gewässern von Loch Ness.

A remote high valley in the Canadian Rockies hides an ecosystem that has been lost in time. A small team of prospectors and their local guides are looking for gold. What they find is blood and terror and death. The valley's monstrous inhabitants are not about to let go of its secrets lightly.

Im dritten Teil der OPERATION-Reihe werden Captain Banks und das S/SQUAD nach Sibirien geschickt – als Eskorte für drei UN-Wissenschaftler, die den Zoo eines russischen Oligarchen unter die Lupe nehmen sollen. Die Männer erwarten, auf Elche, Bären und vielleicht ein paar wild gewordene Tiger zu treffen... doch stattdessen treffen sie auf Kreaturen aus der Eiszeit, die geklont und zu neuem Leben erweckt wurden. Und sehr hungrig sind.

S-Squad are relieved to be home, and even an order to investigate animal mutilations at a local wildlife park does not seem like an onerous detail. But things take a turn to the twilight zone all too quickly around the S-Squad, and even their homeland is not immune.

John Seton, ein gealterter britischer Seemann, jagt Seeungeheuer. Als er den Auftrag eines exklusiven Yachtclubs in Südostasien annimmt, rechnet er nicht mit Problemen. Immerhin ist es nur eine Bestie. Aber schnell müssen John und seine Crew feststellen, dass sie in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken. Ein uralter Schrecken der Tiefe ist wiedererwacht - und auf Rache aus.

In the late 1590s, Scotland was on the verge of many changes that would shape its future, such as religious reformation and the union of the crowns with England. But in many ways the country, was still rooted in its medieval past, and fear of witches and demons was still a large part of everyday life. Seton confronts his demons, both internal and external, as he wanders on the fringes of history.

A huge crab and a giant scorpion, ancient foes intent on battle, and woe betide anything or anyone who gets in their way.

The members of S-Squad are looking for a break from their run of cold climate travails. So when a seemingly simple mission in Amazonia comes their way, they are looking forward to some welcome warmth.

On the Isle of Skye, near the community of Dunvegan, sits a rustic old one-bedroom home, waiting for a new tenant. It seems like the perfect opportunity for Jim Greenwood to escape the hectic London city life—a place to move on from tragedy.

A serial killer is hunting newsreaders. To catch him, a detective will have to journey to places he never imagined existing. He will go to mirrorland, the land beyond reflections, where the killer is perfectly at home.

Anyone for a bit of high magic, swordfighting, and a taste of what Scotland was like before perfect teeth, nice hair, and clean kilts became the order of the day in Outlander? My Scottish sorcerer and swordsman, Augustus Seton, lives in Stirling in the late 16th century, and is usually in the service of the king, fighting the good fight against the dark things of the world in between the drinking and wenching.

The Auld Mither, a crone-like hag with razor sharp bones for fingers, is killing off the proponents of a new abattoir in a deer farming community. And Dave Duncan seems to be next on the list. Can he figure out how to stop her? Or will he have to pay for the sins of his father?

When Captain John Banks and his squad are sent to investigate a zoo in Siberia, he expects to find tigers, bears, maybe elk. But there is something there that is new, yet very, very old.

Here, you'll find some glowing fog, mad scientists, tentacled things, booze, dreaming gods, cigarettes, boats of various sizes, a bar or two, stiff upper lips, a ghosthunter, a great detective, and a multitude of universes, among other things.

John Seton, a grizzled British sailor, is a sea monster hunter. When he takes on a job for an exclusive yacht club in South East Asia he expects it to be a simple one. It's only one beastie after all. But all too soon John and his crew discover that they are in big trouble.

When Captain John Banks and his squad are sent to investigate a derelict Nazi base in Antarctica, he expects to find only ice and dead men. But there is something in the domed hangar bay that has been waiting for decades for release.

Tom wants to see a dragon. And his Granddad wants to make one. But neither of them are prepared for the consequences when they accidentally spill Granddad's special growth formula on the ground.

It was supposed to be a simple mission. A suspected Russian spy boat is in trouble in Canadian waters. Investigate and report are the orders. But when Captain John Banks and his squad arrive, it is to find an empty vessel, and a scene of bloody mayhem. Soon they are in a fight for their lives, for there are things in the icy seas off Baffin Island, scuttling, hungry things with a taste for human flesh. They are swarming. And they are growing.

DIE KREATUREN RUHEN NICHT – ZEIT FÜR DAS S/SQUAD! Das S/SQUAD ist zurück – und dieses Mal verschlägt es sie in die Antarktis. Als Captain John Banks ausgesandt wird, eine verlassene Armeebasis der Nazis zu erforschen, rechnet er allenfalls damit, verdammt viel Eis und vielleicht ein paar Leichen vorzufinden. Aber in einem der Hangars scheint seit Jahrzehnten etwas zu lauern... Eine Waffe – konstruiert, um den Ausgang des Krieges zu verändern. Nun erwacht sie zu neuem Leben... Monster. Riesige Kreaturen. Kugeln. Und Flüche... jede Menge Flüche.

Our adventurers have escaped a conflagration only to find themselves in a great underground city. They quickly discover they are not alone. And when a natural disaster threatens to engulf them, it becomes a battle for survival. Can they find the route home to the sun before it is closed to them forever?