Adult Space Opera

Elele is about to meet her god. She’s about to be elevated to the highest evolved form of her species. Even as she prepares to step before the most powerful entity in the universe, she refuses to confess her secret. She doesn’t want to change. However, the only thing worse than changing, would be failing to transform. Those who don’t evolve are regarded as Ketz, forsaken. Her faith demands she go through the ceremony, but she’s torn between her desire to keep the life she’s known, and what happens to those Seferam who don’t become Var’lechen.

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.

Captain Amara Corrin, hero of the late Solar Wars, commands the first colonial fleet. Full of hopeful dreamers looking for a new home, world-weary ex-soldiers, and those just seeking escape, five ships set out from Earth with the hopes of humanity behind them. But Amara soon finds herself with more trouble than she can handle. The Council, Earth’s new governing body, has saddled her with their political rivals, exiling them to a place where they could do them no harm.

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.

Everything Elle Hartmut and her friends thought they knew about the alien menace - and the nature of their universe - is wrong. With mounting evidence that the aliens behind the Darkness reside on a hyperdimensional plane above space-time, Elle and the Dark Sentinels will need a new approach to win. However, preventing the impending alien invasion will test their team in ways they never imagined. The ancient artifacts wielded by the Dark Sentinels may hold the key to victory.

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.

Known across the galaxy as the Bloody Baroness, Captain Androma Racella and her motley crew of space-bound privateers roam the Mirabel galaxy on the glass starship Marauder, taking what mercenary work they can find to stay alive. When a routine job goes awry, the Marauder's all-girl crew find themselves placed at the mercy of a dangerous bounty hunter from Andi’s past. Coerced into a life-threatening mission, and straight into the path of a shadowy ruler bent on revenge, Andi and her crew will either restore order to the ship - or start a war.

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.

Twelve years after his mother's disappearance, Zahn makes his annual hike up to Zikhara Peak to sleep above the clouds - only to be awoken by a monstrous roar. He watches as an extraordinary object thunders down from the sky and impacts onto the silvery beach below, changing the course of his young life forever.

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.

Thanks to Jim and his allies' efforts, there's finally peace in the galaxy...but all good things must come to an end. The Black Fleet, hellbent on revenge, will indiscriminately ravage every planet on their way to Earth. This is the very definition of an extinction-level event, and nobody seems to able to stop the enemy ships in their tracks. To make matters worse, the Akakies are willing to sacrifice Earth to save their own species.