Space Opera

Inhaltsangabe zu "Honor's Flight"

After spending four years fighting for the Alliance, fighter pilot Alisa Marchenko only wants one thing: to reunite with her young daughter. But this involves a journey to her former home world, which has become the last imperial stronghold. Since the imperials have a lot of reasons to loathe members of the Alliance right now, just getting down to the planet will be a challenge, and it doesn’t help that her passengers are stirring up trouble of their own…

Even if Alisa is able to land, she may find that more questions await her than answers, and that her late husband kept a startling secret from her, one that could change her life forever.

Inhaltsangabe zu "Die Scareman-Saga 1: Ein Scareman erwacht"

Die Menschheit in ferner Zukunft. Ständig neuen Bedrohungen durch aggressive außerirdische Zivilisationen ausgesetzt, entwirft das Imperium der Menschen das Scareman-Projekt: Ansonsten dem Tode geweihten Spezialisten wird die Möglichkeit gegeben, ihr Leben auf Jahrhunderte zu verlängern. Der Preis: Sie werden auf Wachstationen im Orbit von Welten geschickt, auf denen Zivilisationen leben, deren Entwicklung eines Tages eine Gefahr für das Imperium darstellen könnte. Mithilfe von in der Physiologie angepassten Androidenkörpern und auf Basis einer umfassenden Beobachtung der Alien-Gesellschaft soll der Fortschritt dieser Welten torpediert, aufgehalten und zurückgedreht werden, wo es nur geht – und das so geheim wie möglich.

»Die Scareman-Saga« erzählt die Geschichte des tödlich erkrankten Infanteriesergeants Jonathan Savcovic, der seinen Körper im Orbit um den Planeten Akkar in ewigen Tiefschlaf bettet, um immer dann aufzuwachen, wenn sich ein Eingreifen als erforderlich erweist. Doch Savcovic erwartet nicht, dass seine jahrhundertelange Wacht Herausforderungen bereithält, mit denen niemand hat rechnen können – und die irgendwann seinen Auftrag ganz grundsätzlich infrage stellen könnten …

Inhaltsangabe zu "The Long War: (Long Earth 2)"

Inhaltsangabe zu "Warship"

From Joshua Dalzelle, author of the bestselling "Omega Force" series, comes an all new vision of humanity's future.

In the 25th century humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity.

So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy? Would humanity fold and surrender, or would they return to their evolutionary roots and meet force with force? One ship--and one captain--will soon be faced with this very choice.

Inhaltsangabe zu "2010: Odyssey Two"

2010: Odyssey Two This sequel to 2001: a space odyssey answers the questions left by its predecessor. Captain Chandler investigates the lapse in Hal's sanity and the disappearance of Dave Bowman. Full description

Inhaltsangabe zu "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.

Life, the Universe and Everything
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.

Mostly Harmless
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?


From the Trade Paperback edition.