First Contact

When retired millionaire Bob Johansson chose cryogenic preservation, the last thing he expected was to be reanimated as a space probe that can clone itself. Meet the Bobs.

The epic and highly anticipated conclusion to the listener-favorite series that had countless Audible listeners (and employees) hooked from the very first Bob - featuring, as always, a flawless performance from the inimitable Ray Porter....

Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet....

Contains all four books in the Stellar Heritage series. Listen to Legacy, Spheres of Influence, Far Horizons, and When One Door Closes to witness the rise of man's first galactic federation: The Terran Alliance.

Silas, now vastly more powerful than he ever anticipated, confronts a harsh truth: brute strength alone won't save his world. Beyond mere leveling up lies a complex path to salvation....

Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins, the mysteries and threats grow deeper....

Silas is growing into the responsibilities weighing him down. Earth is struggling, but there is hope. The deals that Silas has made have brought resources and trainers to Earth. He's helped some leaders gain an understanding of what they will face.

After traversing the dangerous Dead Zone, Zac has finally managed to save his sister and bring her back to Port Atwood. But Zac knows he can't relax. Not if he wants to keep her safe. The foreign factions keep spreading their influence....

Growing stronger has brought its own challenges as Silas is more of a target than ever.

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end.

The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender....

Something always goes sideways, but this is bigger than expected. Maybe it's not an entirely bad thing, though, as mana-infected animals spreading over the world would definitely make everyone more open to the idea of the apocalypse. The question is what was Silas supposed to do about it, though.

The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the 1,300 solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again....

Twenty-eight people are abducted from a lakeside beach—and a killer is among them—in this twisty UFO horror novel from the bestselling author of The Others.

Cyborg samurai Catherine LeBlanc pulls out the big guns—literally—when aliens unleash an apocalyptic weapon in the seventh book of this cyberpunk adventure.

Following their successful mission to destroy the slaver ring in New York City, Wic and the members of Phantom Team pass through the Antarctic’s origin ring and find themselves deep in the heart of the Androchidan Empire....

The gods have been angered. Hell will rain down. After Wic and the Phantom’s successful operation on Karkin Four, the team learns of the enemy’s plans for a swift retaliation: an all-out assault on New York City....

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the “greatest adventure of all time” (Associated Press). The future is here…in an adventure of cosmic...

The apocalypse has arrived. Now, it's down to control. Who will control the rich resources of a newly inducted world? Multiple systems, sects, guilds, and incursion parties are all aiming for that control.

A single fist wiping three behemoths off a planet—and with only two dead pilots—was considered a legendary feat. Before he departed, Abrill did her best to warn Zander that he'd likely be summoned to the Assembly.

Adaline is a Talent. Ten years ago, she had a happy marriage and a job she loved. The invasion shattered both. Now she works for the government, searching the breaches for magic metals and medicine to help Earth repel an interdimensional enemy.

Just after the events of Star Trek Generations, on the planet Veridian III, ambassador Spock comes to the humble cairn, or stones, that marks the grave of James Kirk. But he is not granted time to ponder the passing of his best friend. The Borg and the Romulan Empire have a use for Kirk, and...

In a world devastated by alien invasion, Jarek and Rachel were never paragons of heroism. They survived, same as anyone else. They protected what was dear—Jarek with his exosuit and beloved AI companion, Rachel with her brother. They kept things simple... until the raknoth came and took it all away.

A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise record a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare star—and when...

After the events surrounding MPF6's destruction on Karkin Four, Wic and his team of daredevil operators join forces with the rebel force known as the Blood Guard. While the Phantoms desire to help relocate human refugees to safer worlds, they're forced to confront a more pressing objective....

A single fist wiping three behemoths off a planet—and with only two dead pilots—was considered a legendary feat. Before he departed, Abrill did her best to warn Zander that he'd likely be summoned to the Assembly. Zander was indeed summoned, and it was looking like he'd have to leave everyone else behind. It took Lavella interceding to buy enough time for Dreams to finish their upgrade so the whole crew could go. The trip included Lavella and Vakdreak, who also had business with the Assembly.

After a year of torment following the loss of his wife, Isabella, to a serial killer with an artistic flair, Marcus Lockwood retreats with his son, Elias, to Moose Hollow—a secluded campground in backwoods Maine—in search of healing. There, a close-knit band of lifelong campers immerses them in a warm, nostalgic experience filled with fishing, canoeing, crackling barbecues, and a taste of normalcy. When whispers of eerie UFO sightings ignite a vigil on the beach, Marcus and Elias eagerly join the hunt for the inexplicable.

We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be.

The Humtars have returned as a schism threatens the Zodarks. Could the Collective intervene to save its proxy? The balance of power shifts once more in this Galactic game of chess. The Humtars, having been the architects of scientific knowledge all nations are built upon, have not only returned from the void beyond—they have chosen a side. A coup is discovered. Clans began to fracture—Tribes were taking sides. Can Zon Otro convince the High Council to strike the usurper or risk a Civil War?

A hush falls over Earth as invisible barriers appear at random. Cars crash into them; trees are sliced in half, but nothing prepares humanity for what comes next. As the effects take hold, Ransom learns his young daughter Chrissy is prone to inclinations, which is exactly what he'd feared the most. Drake, a seasoned detective, joins forces with Britt, a brilliant journalist, as well as Peggy and Will, two small-town lovers unwittingly thrust into danger.

Lieutenant Alex "Flex" Callahan watched helplessly as the first refugee ships fled Venus. Something was driving them mad, transforming both crew and vessels into horrors. But this was just the beginning. The mysterious alien menace that calls itself The Cure has arrived, threatening not only death and destruction but the monstrous and chilling corruption of humanity itself. While Flex works tirelessly to discover the true nature of The Cure, he is beset on all sides by doubters and enemies within.

A further collection of tales from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices. The First Doctor faces The Devil Birds of Corbo when he lands the TARDIS on a swamp-infested planet, and then the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe are caught in a Grip of Ice...

Jon Culshaw reads a thrilling novelisation of the 1976 audio adventure in which the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane face an aquatic menace. A scientific expedition has disappeared from the bed of the Thames Estuary, where a giant meteorite had previously landed. Nearby, the Doctor and Sarah Jane...

David Troughton reads a brand new tale featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe. The Doctor makes a hasty landing on a satellite, only to discover that it's a one-man prison in space. Markan is in exile from his own people, banished to live out his remaining days with only his robot for...

The Protectorate—an interdimensional empire that has conquered five timelines so far—has set its sights on ours. Led by a man willing to risk everything for power and conquest, armed with technology a hundred years ahead of ours—technology promising salvation to its allies and doom to its enemies—and drawing on a far deeper military history, the Protectorate Expeditionary Force has arrived to invade and incorporate our world into the greatest empire the multiverse has ever known, or die trying.

All Tomorrows is a speculative science fiction chronicle that explores the far future of humanity—its evolution, transformation, extinction, and rebirth across vast stretches of cosmic time.

Gestrandet auf einem Raumschiff, das in einer epischen Raumschlacht schwer beschädigt wurde, seine Triebwerke verloren hat und sich in einer unbekannten Galaxie befindet ... Man könnte meinen, dass das ein Grund zur Panik oder zumindest zur Mutlosigkeit wäre, oder? Ganz und gar nicht. Nat bewahrt sich seinen Optimismus, bringt seine Weltraumfregatte allmählich wieder in Gang und findet sogar etwas Positives an den Geschehnissen.

Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray Leinster is a tense and quietly unsettling science fiction novelette that explores first contact from a chillingly indifferent perspective. When a small alien scout ship lands on Earth completely unnoticed, its lone occupant—an advanced being known as the Qul-En—begins a covert biological mission essential to its species’ survival. What follows is a methodical and increasingly disturbing search for a rare hormone, extracted through brutal experimentation on Earth’s wildlife.

In the wake of the catastrophic clash with the Black Masks, Rafe's crew is shattered, separated across continents by loss and betrayal. As war grows closer, old wounds are torn open, and long-buried secrets rise to the surface, threatening to unravel everything they have fought for.

Captain Malick and the crew of the Pioneer are on a mission of exploration to the farthest reaches of the solar system. As they near the uncharted planet Sworld, they receive an unexpected distress call. Compelled to investigate, Malick and the crew discover a derelict ship carrying a cargo of five aliens in stasis, along with instructions to bring them aboard.

Das 17. Buch der Bestseller-Serie 'Die Welt aufleveln'.

Im Jahr 2330 steht die Menschheit vor einer historischen Entdeckung: Ein unbekanntes Objekt tritt in das Sonnensystem ein. Klar ist: Es korrigiert selbstständig seine Flugbahn und sendet Strahlung aus, wie es kein natürliches Objekt könnte. Militärs und Politiker sind bereit, alles auf eine Karte zu setzen – notfalls mit Gewalt. Während die Regierungen der Erde in Machtspielen versinken, wird Holmgren auf eine gefährliche Aufklärungsmission geschickt. Was als Suche nach Informationen beginnt, entwickelt sich schnell zu einem Albtraum und endet in einer Katastrophe.

The stars are not silent. They are waiting. On the crumbling Isle of St. Hesper, the ground is sinking into the Atlantic, but Elara Vance is looking up. A disgraced astronomer hiding from her past, she spends her nights polishing the lens of the Great Eye, waiting for a sign. When a rhythmic, electric-blue signal pierces the static of the radio telescope, Elara discovers a secret that defies physics: the universe is unraveling, and St. Hesper is the only stitch holding it together. To save the island, she must open a door that cannot be closed.

Two north Texas construction workers, Boogie and Lottie, try their best to live what they call the redneck life, when aliens begin to abduct them repeatedly for study. Their humorous encounters become increasingly horrific, so the men must look inward, to what they love most, to set them free.

Ich glaube nicht an UFOs. Und schon gar nicht an Aliens! Meine Farm ist mein Ein und Alles. Für alberne Hirngespinste habe ich keine Zeit. Ich habe auch so genug Probleme am Arsch. Wie den schmierigen Bastard, der mein Land will. Doch dann kracht mitten in der Nacht etwas in mein Maisfeld. Ich finde einen Mann, der nicht von dieser Welt sein kann. Und plötzlich sind Außerirdische sehr real.

Vollkommen unerwartet werden zwölf Lantis aus einer gesicherten Anlage in der Nähe Manilas entführt. Die Schuldige ist bald gefunden: Yra. Für sie spricht, dass sie niemals einem Lantis schaden würde. Gegen sie spricht, dass außer ihr kaum jemand von dieser Anlage wusste. Bald folgt ein grausamer Anschlag, der die ganze Welt gegen die Lantis aufbringt. Die Täterin: Yra! Sind die Menschen jetzt auch schon so weit, um Klone zu züchten? Wer ist Klon? Wer ist Original? Schwierige Fragen, mit denen Anne ganz persönlich konfrontiert wird, denn auch die Lantis brechen in ihrer Not Tabus.

Thirty years ago, a terrifying anomaly known as Sungoback appeared over North Africa. Two hundred miles wide, the mysterious zone manifests as a pillar of darkness during the day and as a pillar of light at night. There is no telling what secrets it holds inside, as it defies science and destroys technology. Entering Sungoback is considered tantamount to suicide since most who do so are never seen again. Now, nine strangers are headed to Sungoback. Each has their own motive for risking everything to enter. They should hope they don't all share the same fate inside....

Als die Besatzung der Ares-9 Marsmission mit dem Ziel aufbricht, eine ständig bewohnte Basis zu errichten, ahnt sie nicht, was sich unter dem roten Staub des Nachbarplaneten verbirgt. Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte wird klar, dass die Menschheit nicht allein im Weltraum ist. Das Artefakt, das sie im Staub des toten Planeten entdecken, verändert nicht nur das Verständnis der Menschen über ihren Platz im Universum, es birgt in seinem Innersten auch ein todbringendes Geheimnis.

Einst war er Gilgamesch, der König von Uruk, Herrscher über eine der ersten großen Städte in Mesopotamien, dem Land zwischen Euphrat und Tigris. Jetzt, nach dem Tode seines Bruders Enkidu war sein Kopf nur noch leer. Längst hatte er die Trauer überwunden und sein altes Leben vergessen. Er war nur noch ein namenloser Wanderer auf der Suche nach dem Sinn des Lebens und Unsterblichkeit. Dass er auf seinem langen Weg wirklich unsterbliche Menschen treffen würde, konnte Gilgamesch da noch nicht ahnen.

Captains Gibson and Serli are in another dimension. Gibson is looking for his wife. Serli, for answers to the new threat. The search for his wife compels Gibson to uncover the realities behind the Prionen species and their sinister agenda in the other dimension. Meanwhile, Serli is forced to come face to face with the past and her duties as a Poruk Captain.