Adult Space Opera

Be careful what you wish for. Teenage thief Alana finds the opportunity of her lifetime in a mission to collect a precious object. The problem: it's in the Ghost Ship, an abandoned alien vessel from where nobody has come out alive. Jasper is in a rural planet to oversee the government. His real goal? To find dragons - or at least the reason they vanished. Destiny brings them together and thrusts the fate of the Human Universe in their hands.

How can the destruction of a world be part of God's plan? Twelve-year-old Eleena is forced to flee during the last evacuation before the Hatana's fleet arrives, leaving her parents behind. Eighteen-year-old Amiran is the Hatana's heir, but he's vowed to stop his father's brutal march across the galaxy. Shortly after putting Eleena on the ship captained by his best friend, Amiran is captured by his father's scouts. Separated by space and years, the refugee and the prince must both come to a new understanding of what it means to be in Atua's hands.

Fact #257 - Allie Sai should have been named "Unlucky". It made complete sense that the girl terrified of flying and aliens would be drafted for colonization of an alien planet. Right? Right? In her mind, she had one choice. Desertion. But again...unlucky. She should've known better. A failed escape attempt leaves her chained to an airship chair with nothing but her bag, a vial of her family's super moonshine, and her anxiety for company.

Earth is nothing but a memory for the former flight mechanic turned reluctant hero Taft Gaurdia, and the girl he loves, the determined Kaytha Morrow. Six years after winning a battle against the evil Sint Argum and his military might on Mars, no one has seen or heard anything from the inhabitants of the red planet since. During a search and salvage mission at the space graveyard near Saturn, an unknown threat attacks! Is this the return of the ruthless Sint Argum and DeCorp or a new enemy emerging?

On a mission to recover an escaped alien life-form, young Justice Keeper Anna Lenai pursues the felon into uncharted space - and finds the lost home world of her ancestors. While Anna tries to adapt and survive in a strange, hostile environment, she accidentally uncovers a conspiracy that will shake their world to its foundations.

Genetic engineering, blending DNA from Earth and Jørn species, saved their crops and livestock, but for humans there was no cure. Instead they took to the skies, turning their colony ships into cities that floated above the spore's reach. Hero Regan is special, and not in a way she likes. She hears voices in her head. Surrounded by butlers, bodyguards, and tutors, insulated from the outside world, her only solace is Fink, a 600-kilogram, genetically engineered ruc-pard. They share lives, thoughts, triple-chocolate marshmallow ice-cream, and the burning desire for freedom.

The New Arilion Knights contains books 1-3 of the series. Emma’s problems go far beyond carb-counting mean girls. With nonhuman-like pointed ears and a stuttering problem brought on by anxiety, she’s one of the few who know Earth’s about to be blindsided with annihilation. What if the only way to save her home is to secretly join the academy of intergalactic warriors? And the only way to save her dad is to betray him? It’s up to this wallflower to stop bullying from going extraterrestrial.

When Nickie accidentally activates her special functions and finds herself with a stolen ship full of hostile Skaine, she has no choice but to figure out what to do with the cards she has been dealt. A by-product of her activation, her internal computer system also finds her Aunt Tabitha’s diary in her memory banks. In these accounts, Nickie finds a long-desired link back to her favorite aunt, whose recounted stories help them both to accept the trauma they’ve survived.

In una galassia percorsa da una forza vitale chiamata "corrente", ogni uomo possiede un dono, un potere unico e particolare, in grado di influenzarne il futuro. CYRA è la sorella del brutale tiranno che regna sul popolo shotet. Il suo dono, che le conferisce potere provocandole allo stesso tempo dolore, viene utilizzato dal fratello per torturare i nemici. Ma Cyra non è soltanto un'arma nelle mani del tiranno. Lei è molto più di questo. Molto più di quanto lui possa immaginare.

2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can't travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She's an 'ape', a 'throwback', but this is one ape girl who won't give in.

Seventeen-year-old Chan's ancestors left a dying Earth hundreds of years ago, in search of a new home. Generations later they are still searching. Every day aboard the Australia is a kind of hell where no one is safe, no one can hide. Indeed, the only life Chan's ever known is one of endless violence. A life of survival. Fiercely independent and entirely self-sufficient, she has learned to keep her head down as much as possible, careful not to draw attention to herself amid the mayhem.

Rory Kovax's life could use a little sprucing up. But lately, his choice of clients has left a really bad taste in his mouth, and lots of bumps and bruises on the rest of his considerable anatomy. Ahh, life as a P.I....

An intergalactic pop idol dies in a tragic murder. But one of his most devoted fans isn't ready to say goodbye. Twana Burch, super-fan, waits outside a concert venue for a glimpse of Bieber, the object of her obsession. Her whole world changes when his limo explodes. In the blast, she catches a souvenir, his finger. In the midst of recent controversy surrounding illegal cloning, Twana concocts a plan to resurrect her pop idol and rescue his career by booking him at the biggest concert event in the known universe.

The twin moons of the planet Dulunae are shifting, causing the seas to rage and fiery rivers of rock to seethe underground. The planet is changing, and so are its inhabitants: it is time to seize power before it is too late. The Outcasts are a mismatched group of young survivors trapped in this world of threats and enemy creatures. All the while, the Font of Knowledge awaits the startling revelations of the planet's Unfolding. To survive, the Outcasts must do the unthinkable.

Rielle ha sido ungida como Reina Solar, pero la Puerta que mantenía aislados a los ángeles ha caído. Para repararla, debe recuperar las siete piezas perdidas de los Santos. Mientras tanto, para ayudar a Audric a proteger Celdaria, deberá espiar al ángel Corien, cuyas promesas de libertad y poder pueden ser demasiado tentadoras.

Viel ist geschehen auf dem Mars seit der Entdeckung der blauen Türme und der schlafenden Außerirdischen. Doch was als hoffnungsfrohe Rettung des Marsprojektes begann, droht nun der ganzen Welt zum Verhängnis zu werden. Denn die Zeichen mehren sich: Nicht nur auf dem Mars, sondern auch auf der Erde haben die Aliens, die Carl in den gläsernen Höhlen entdeckt hat, ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Noch schlafen die Außerirdischen. Aber was ist, wenn sie erwachen? Sind sie Freund oder Feind? Mutig stellen sich die Marskinder dieser Frage und machen dabei eine unglaubliche Entdeckung.

Nachdem Carl die Höhle der Aliens entdeckt hat, verhängt der Statthalter des Mars eine Nachrichtensperre. Gleichzeitig widmen sich die Wissenschaftler auf dem Mars intensiv der Erforschung des Fensters - oder ist es ein Tor? - zu einem anderen Planeten, das sich bei einem der geheimnisvollen Türme geöffnet hat. Doch den Schlüssel dazu halten allein die Marskinder in der Hand: Es sind die Artefakte, die ihre Namen tragen. Als Elinn dem Ruf der Marsianer folgt, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Zuerst gelangt sie durch das Tor auf den fremden Planeten, dann folgen ihr Carl und Urs.

Unruhe herrscht unter den Marsbewohnern - jeder Tag kann jetzt bahnbrechende neue Erkenntnisse über außerirdisches Leben auf dem Planeten bringen! Eine Expedition wird losgeschickt und Carl ist mit an Bord. Seine Schwester Elinn und seine Freunde Ariana, Ronny und Urs versuchen derweil den Inschriften auf den mysteriösen Steinen ihr Geheimnis zu entlocken. Bisher wissen nur die Marskinder von ihrer Existenz. Doch dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Die Expedition entdeckt neue rätselhafte Bauwerke. Und plötzlich verschwindet Carl so spurlos wie vor Jahren sein Vater.

"ER ist oft unruhig, sein Schlaf wird leichter. Bald wird ER aufwachen, und das wäre zu früh. Denn es braucht seine Zeit, bis das Virus mutiert und neu angreift..." Das vermeintliche Paradies auf dem Planeten Kepler62 zeigt sein wahres Gesicht. Verheerende Schneestürme und schwere Unwetter machen das Überleben fast unmöglich. Außerdem scheint ein Mitglied der Mission ein doppeltes Spiel zu treiben. Als Ari und Marie eine seltsame Sonde und ihre mysteriöse Botschaft finden, müssen sie sich entscheiden: Stehen sie auf derselben Seite?

"Mein Herz klopft. Eigentlich müsste ich sofort die anderen rufen, aber das mache ich nicht. Ich fühle mich wie der gestrandete Robinson Crusoe. Auch er dachte, die Insel wäre unbewohnt. Doch das war falsch." Endlich erreicht das Raumschiff den Planeten Kepler62. Ein wahres Paradies mit saftigen Graslandschaften und wunderschönen Wäldern! Doch der Planet birgt dunkle Geheimnisse. Jonis rätselhafte Krankheit wird immer schlimmer und als Marie seltsame Spuren entdeckt, ist gewiss: Sie sind nicht allein.