Nouveautés

The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them. But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality TV show called The Substitute.

Held captive by Dark Horse Company, Captain Axel Finn is faced with a mission to humanity’s ancestral home after all contact with the planet is lost. Learning his mother might be hiding there, Axel agrees to help his adversaries, and deploy on Vengeance, the last Steward ship. But his decision might lead to his downfall if the Wrath have already arrived on Earth. On the treacherous Wooly planet of Dari, bounty hunter Rangnar Soki becomes the prey, finding himself the target in a deadly game of survival. His path to rejoin Axel’s crew hinges on passing a test of Dari’s most revered guardian.

After discovering the Baranyk's hidden fleet, Captain Coleman and the Redemption race to warn humanity. The enemy force is larger than anything ever assembled and they're coming. Callan Coda O'Neil uncovered the truth about his father's past, but that's made him a threat. Stripped of command and grounded from flight, he has his sights on one thing: return to the cockpit and take his place in the escalating war.

Some things never change. Even in the new World war and hatred keep the party from finding a peaceful place to live out their lives.

BD Anklevich brings you the second volume of his finest short stories. It's a collection filled with frightening, interesting, and engaging tales from the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Stories like "The Battle of Ideas," where a writer's story ideas are embodied in his dreams and threaten to flee for greener pastures if he doesn't get his act together and put pen to paper to give them life, then he wakes with a bloody nose and a screaming headache. If he doesn't do something, he may well not survive the process.

Jane and her allies flee the aftermath of the harrowing events in the capital. Seeking refuge amidst the Great Woods to the north, rumored to have once been inhabited by the elves, she embarks on a perilous journey. Yet, terrors lie cloaked in darkness amongst the shadows of this forbidden realm. Jane must fight for survival, defending herself and her companions. Will she uncover the secrets of the System that plague her thoughts? Or will the dangers lurking within conquer her, echoing the fate of those who came before her?

Over 500 years have passed since the destruction of our Solar system, and in spite of humanity’s expansion into space in search of answers, they have come up empty-handed. That is, until the discovery of three mysterious artifacts emerge, each bestowed upon one of the factions. The Nexus bestows upon the Federation unparalleled access to information, granting them a crucial advantage in intelligence. The Empire wields the Oracle, a mysterious artifact purported to grant glimpses into the future.

Alors que la nouvelle de la forfaiture d'Horus se répand dans la galaxie, la Grande Croisade cesse à présent que les Primarques et leurs Légions choisissent leur camp‚ soit avec l'Empereur, soit avec le Maître de Guerre rebelle. Les Dark Angels sont eux aussi mis à l'épreuve, tant parmi les étoiles que sur leur monde, Caliban. Luther, jadis bras droit de Lion El Jonson, se languit d'être de facto mis à l'écart pendant que son maître s'efforce de déjouer la progression des traîtres vers le monde-forge de Diamat.

Life as an orphan was quiet, if not exciting, but that existence was turned upside-down in a life-changing instant. Abruptly snatched up and whisked away light years from home, young Bawb found himself thrust into an entirely new life. One that would see his days filled with brutal training of both mind and body, and where failure could have extreme consequences. It would be a difficult existence of sweat, pain, and struggle, where injury and even death were on the line.

Today, people and groups who disagree on an issue are less likely to send threatening letters, hold demonstrations, or riot. They are more likely to hire professional assassins to resolve the issue. The government has experienced an increasing number of assassinations: members of Congress, government agencies, and VIPs. Desperate, Congress directed the creation of an Anti-Terrorist Group and gave Home Land Security two and one-half years to produce the first anti-terrorist agents.

Mit dem noblen Imperator Sanguinius an der Spitze, der von Macragge aus herrscht, bildet das Imperium Secundus das letzte Leuchtfeuer der Hoffnung, während die Streitkräfte des Kriegsherrn über den Rest der Galaxis herfallen. Roboute Guilliman, der nach wie vor über Ultramar herrscht, hat seinen Bruder davon überzeugt, dass Terra gefallen ist und der mysteriöse Berg Pharus auf Sotha den Schlüssel zur Zukunft der Menschheit darstellt. Aber die Night Lords, Konrad Curzes grausame und mitleidlose Söhne, lauern in den Schatten und setzen ihren lange gehegten Plan, den Pharus selbst anzugreifen, in die Tat um.

Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell. But finally, after years of trying to make it, his big moment is here: an Oscar nomination. And the executives at the studio for his long-running streaming series know just the thing to kick his career to the next level: kill off the gay characters, "for the algorithm," in the upcoming season finale.

Nick Hall is the ultimate operative, having brought tyrants, warlords, and terrorists to their knees. His unique brain implants allow him to wield the Internet with his mind and pry into the thoughts, secrets, and memories of the most despicable people alive. After a near-fatal clash with Troy Browning, a cunning psychopath and one of only three mind readers on earth, Hall faces the most daunting threat of all. Because Browning has found an ally as ruthless as he is. A genetically-engineered titan whose physical and mental abilities dwarf those of ordinary men.

Awash with loss and surrounded by enemies, Van and his crew are faced with the same challenge Mark Tudor dealt with decades earlier. Does Van accept the crown and become a Master?

Nach zehn Minuten und etwas gesunkenem Adrenalinspiegel wählte Hannes an seinem Handy den Notruf der Polizei. "Polizeistation Lengerich, Kranbichler." "Äh ... eine Frau ... ein Raumschiff in Kattenvenne ... sie haben sie einfach mitgenommen ...", stammelte Hannes. "Ein Raumschiff in Kattenvenne, aha. Könnten Sie mir wohl Ihren Namen und Ihren momentanen Aufenthaltsort nennen?" "B 475, Ausfahrt Kattenvenne, Hannes Kleinbürger ...", kam es etwas unsortiert aus Hannes' Mund. "Haben Sie einen Verkehrsunfall zu melden? Sind Personen oder Tiere zu Schaden gekommen? Ist der Verkehrsfluss behindert?"

La giovane principessa Winter è molto amata dal suo popolo per la sua grazia e la sua gentilezza. E, nonostante le cicatrici che ne deturpano il volto, è considerata uno splendore dai Lunari, anche più della regina Levana, la sua matrigna. Winter, poi, disprezza la sovrana con tutta se stessa, anche perché sa che la donna non approverà mai i suoi sentimenti per il bel Jacin, amico d'infanzia nonché guardia del palazzo. Ma Winter non è la fragile creatura che Levana pensa che sia. Infatti, la ragazza ha l'occasione di privarla del suo potere.

Having fought in a dozen wars across three continents, John James is trying and failing to incorporate himself back into the American way of life. His time in the Malaysian jail almost broke him. To find his inner peace, John drives his old Willy's Jeep through the mountains of Colorado’s Routt National Forest for an elk hunt. Lost and frustrated, he encounters a little old lady in a hospital gown—eighty miles from the closest town. Without thinking, he stupidly opens his mouth and offers to help. As usual, the universe hears his promise to protect, and trouble ensues.

“Şimdi bizi büyük bir tehlike bekliyor çocuklar. Misafirlerimizin dost mu düşman mı olduğunu bilmiyoruz. Sahip oldukları teknolojiyi bilmiyoruz. Benim için en önemlisi ise radyasyon sorunu. Uzaydaki radyasyon seviyesi dünyamızdaki radyasyondan onlarca kat fazla. Özel kıyafetlerimiz olmadan onlara yaklaşmamız sonumuz olabilir.” Sinan Yaşar’ın Çetin Ceviz beşlemesinin bu kitabı Çetin Ceviz ve Gizemli Misafirler – Sıra Dışı Bir Son’da öz eleştiri yapmanın önemini, yardımlaşmanın güzelliğini ve bilimin ışık tuttuğu birçok gerçeği okuyacaksınız.

Are you ready to step into a universe where insanity does not exist? Individuals exhibiting aberrant behavior are welcomed and understood on asteroids far from Earth. Get ready for an unforgettable journey with "The Square Pegs" by Ray Bradbury! This captivating short story, narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti, follows a dysfunctional family as they bring their demented sister, who believes she is Catherine the Great, to an asteroid where she can truly fit in.

Elma Şekeri Ülkesi'nde, diyar diyar dolaşıp topladığı düş ve yaşantı parçalarını birleştirip yeni masallar yaratan Masalcı Dede'nin masallarıyla tanışıyor çocuklar. Çağımıza özgü bilimkurgu tadında masalların yer aldığı Elma Şekeri Ülkesi'ndeki mor sakallı Masalcı Dede, bazen kanatlı bir bulut üzerinde, bazen de görünmez arabasıyla gezegenden gezegene, düşten düşe geziniyor, masal sandığını harika masallarla doldurup dünyalı çocuklarla ve öteki gezegenlerin çocuklarıyla paylaşıyor. Masalcı Dede, insana özgü bütün duyguları bilgece bir bakışla izliyor, gösteriyor çocuk okurlara.