Space Opera

When the Sun is threatened by an alien microbe, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an unlikely hero – and an even more unlikely friendship.

Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2007 Long-listed, Audible.com 100 Audible Essentials, 2007 Audie Award winner, 2008 NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh...

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....

That desperate plea pulled Captain Jason Burke and Omega Force down the rabbit hole into the lawless underworld of the Orion Region, hunting a lethal new syndicate that’s carving through the criminal empires with ease.

Except the Pirates were too late, and now not one but two of the enemy are loose in the galaxy. And they are equipped with starships more powerful than Valkyrie. A direct fight would be hopeless, so the Pirates must rely on wacky ideas from the mushy brain of a monkey—and some serious sketchiness.

James S. A. Corey’s Expanse series has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 23 languages, establishing itself as a modern masterwork of science fiction. Now, the Hugo Award–winning author returns with the second volume in their New York Times...

Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe....

The return of humanity's oldest enemy... An alien prophecy that predicts our species' downfall... And a captain who's the only thing standing in the way of his starship getting mothballed. Wait, what?

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it....

When young Tad Thatcher told his grandfather he wanted to command a starship like he did, his grandfather took him seriously. He taught his grandson everything he knew.

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters...

Four hundred degrees! Toxic atmosphere! Gravity beams that crush men in armor like beer cans! Welcome to Infernus. Legion Varus assaults an alien stronghold that's too close to Mother Earth. The battle turns into a meat grinder that chews through soldiers faster than revival machines can spit...

The war for the fate of mankind blazes on. Though the outer defences have fallen, the walls of the Palace itself remain inviolate as Rogal Dorn, the Praetorian of Terra himself, uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep Horus' vast armies at bay....

From the Hugo Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, comes the start of a monumental new space opera series. HOW HUMANITY CAME TO THE PLANET CALLED ANJIIN IS LOST IN THE FOG OF HISTORY, BUT THAT HISTORY IS ABOUT TO END. The Carryx—part empire...

Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel that reignited the entire Star Wars publishing phenomenon—unabridged for the first time. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke...

After a series of victories, the Imperial forces are on the back foot once more. The power of Chaos is rising, the Traitors gain ground, and all hope seems lost....

When the Colonial Shield Federation needs someone to face an ancient alien threat, they don't call their best; they call the only two Marines who survived first contact. Problem is, a decade of hard living has taken its toll on Frank Cage and Martin Kelvin.

Everything old... is new again. With the Stillness and their Wulgor allies growing in power, Van and the Fist of Orion reach a crossroads of epic proportions. Who will lead the charge for justice? Will it be Van and his trusted friends, or will the former GKU demand a seat at the table in a...

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.

Discover the lengths to which Horus will go to claim Terra as his own - and the horrors he is willing to set upon its defenders....

As the Siege of Terra ends, there are many loose ends – Traitors trying desperately to escape, a monumental vacuum of power to fill, and a crumbling galactic government to see to. Those who hold on to power must decide how to wield it, and a new structure must be put in place...

The Blood Angels Chapter of Space Marines is under threat. Having obliterated all human life in the Red Scar region of space, the largest tendril of Hivefleet Leviathan ever seen in the Imperium has converged and is making relentlessly for Baal....

As the traitors tighten their grip on Terra, Rogal Dorn must marshal the Imperial hosts to weather the storm. But not all of the defenders will survive the onslaught....

The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates....

He was the most powerful Sith lord who ever lived. But could he be the only one who never died? “Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the...

That desperate plea pulled Captain Jason Burke and Omega Force down the rabbit hole into the lawless underworld of the Orion Region, hunting a lethal new syndicate that’s carving through the criminal empires with ease. With the crew cut off from allies and every move watched, Jason and his team must expose the endgame before the entire sector explodes—without putting their friends squarely in the crosshairs. Omega Force is on its own. Backs against the wall. And that’s exactly when they’re the most dangerous.

Four hundred degrees! Toxic atmosphere! Gravity beams that crush men in armor like beer cans! Welcome to Infernus. Legion Varus assaults an alien stronghold that's too close to Mother Earth. The battle turns into a meat grinder that chews through soldiers faster than revival machines can spit...

With the Stillness and their Wulgor allies growing in power, Van and the Fist of Orion reach a crossroads of epic proportions. Who will lead the charge for justice? Will it be Van and his friends, or will the former GKU demand a seat at the table in a universe where nothing is ever settled, and old grudges don't die—they just linger? Old problems require new solutions, and Van sees the need for soldiers as an opportunity. From the growing ranks of the Shrikes, elite young leaders emerge, ready to answer the call when the Fist of Orion decides that sometimes, the best defense is a good offense.

With the alien scourge responsible for the greatest war in humanity's history in full retreat, Kira Forrest anticipates a few months of rest and relaxation while she and her found family recover from their ordeal. Her hard earned peace is cut short when an attack on the Great Houses reveals cracks in the very foundation of the empire. When blame is laid at the feet of Kira's birth house, she will have to find the true perpetrators quick if she wants to protect her new home and everyone within it.

The Republic has fractured. Entire planetary systems have declared their independence from a government that can no longer rule over them in good faith—or protect them from the dangers in the dark. Total chaos befalls planet after planet, as new orders emerge and old scores are settled. One...

Zander and crew had been sent out to do the impossible: take back an Entoma-infested world. No one thought they'd survive, much less make it back without enormous losses. Zander wasn't about to let the Assembly cost good men and women their lives, and he used practically every trick he had to ensure as few people died as possible.

He'd been a Guild Peacemaker, once. But he lost his badge, his family, even his home, to a few bad decisions. Now he works as muscle for one of the planet's more wretched crime lords. Even at rock bottom, Gaelin still believes in honor and protecting the innocent. But in those low circles, being a man of integrity just means absorbing more lumps than he dishes out. A mysterious figure from his past appears out of the shadows. The Peacemaker Guild that once cast him down now needs his help. But help with what?

Jack Schafer followed his greatest enemy through a wormhole—and stranded himself on the wrong side of the galaxy. Lost on a brutal alien world of dinosaurs, rebels, and empires built on stolen god-tech, Jack is cut off from Earth, from his allies, and from the woman he loves. But survival is...

The wrong guy just got the right AI. In a society where every citizen is given an AI at birth, Cal Bennett is one of the rare few who doesn't have one. These AIs can do all sorts of things, depending on how expensive they are, so the rich have the best and the poor have the worst. Cal never...

Hoping to upgrade their capabilities on a shoestring budget, Brainship Tia and her Brawn Alex accept a contract to test a prototype singularity drive from the military. There’s a catch, of course: the drive “might” occasionally commit a starship to “random” jumps. With some trepidation and the new drive installed, the pair resume their courier duties. The drive works flawlessly, at first. Just as they start to relax, the drive places them in orbit around a partially abandoned research site. Partially, because the corporation that set it up abandoned the researchers there.

Cam Alvarez und Vicky Sandoval haben den abtrünnigen Tahni Colonel Zan-Thint bis in sein Versteck bei den gesetzlosen Kartellen der Piratenwelten verfolgt. Auf einem Planeten mit endlosen Ozeanen und ständiger vulkanischer Aktivität kommt Zan-Thint der Entschlüsselung der Geheimnisse der uralten außerirdischen Waffen, die er entdeckt hat, immer näher.

The battle for Rass was on … … but the outcome was uncertain. Only grit and fire would decide who won. Captain Ripley Willis Lee had fought long odds before and prevailed, but this fight was different. In the wake of the largest battle of the war, Lee was recalled to New Eden for a new...

When talented but trigger-happy SAS Operator Andrew Rivers takes one last, off-the-books job to clean his slate, everything changes. The mission fails violently, catapulting him and his volatile cargo into an alien galaxy complete with dwarves, orcs, elves, and the stuff of nightmares. Rivers emerges, Awakened, into a Galactic System where his previous life experiences are fully rewarded, granting him the Legendary Skill: Swashbuckler.

Seit er sich Omega Force angeschlossen hat, lebt Kapitän Jason Burke mit der tiefen Angst, dass eines Tages die Erde entdeckt werden könnte. Sein Wunsch, die Existenz und den Ort der Erde geheim zu halten, hat ihn zu Extremen getrieben und ihn lange Zeit von seiner Heimatwelt ferngehalten. Aber jetzt wird Jasons größte Angst wahr, und eine Flotte außerirdischer Schiffe hat seinen Planeten angegriffen. Omega Force eilt zur Verteidigung der Erde, aber die Schiffe sind wie keine, denen sie jemals begegnet sind, und sie setzen Waffen ein, für die sie keine Verteidigung haben.

Lord Maddox the New Man, leader of a gargantuan fleet, waits for the Torus to reopen a breach into our dimension. Then, he will invade, annihilate Star Watch’s pitiful force and grind weak humanity under his heel. Captain Maddox has vowed to stop his alternate self, and is planning a daring commando raid into the other dimension to destroy the Torus and thereby end the threat.

Marine Corps Captain Jacob Brown und sein Kampfsynth-Partner Blechmann waren auf sich selbst gestellt … Die beiden waren auf ihrem Schiff, der Boneshaker, unterwegs, seit sie eine enorme Verschwörung aufgedeckt hatten. Die Cridal-Premierministerin, Seeladas Dalton, war durch eine kybernetische Doppelgängerin ersetzt worden. Jetzt hatte Jacob entdeckt, dass diese Täuschung viel tiefer reichte.

Die Rebellion hat begonnen, doch Jace Hawthorne und die Crew der Revenant müssen schmerzhaft erfahren, dass Freiheit einen blutigen Preis fordert. Um die Aufgehende Morgenröte am Leben zu erhalten, beginnt ein verzweifeltes Rennen gegen die Zeit: Sie müssen die verlorene Technologie der Eldra'kaarn bergen – bevor ihre Feinde sie zuerst in die Finger bekommen. Jede neue Spur führt Jace tiefer in einen Schattenkrieg aus Spionen, Schmugglern und außerirdischen Fraktionen, die nur darauf warten, den Überlebenskampf der Menschheit für ihre eigenen Zwecke auszunutzen.

Nach dem Krieg gegen die Sternenflotte ist im Bobiverse nichts mehr wie es einmal war: auf mehreren Planeten hat sich eine Anti-Bob-Bewegung gegründet, eine KI bedroht den brüchigen Frieden und mehrere Bobs wollen ihren Job an den Nagel hängen. Doch all das ist harmlos im Vergleich zu der Entdeckung, die Dädalus und Ikarus auf ihrer Reise zum Zentrum der Galaxie machen.

Wenn man einen Krieg im Weltraum führen will, braucht man Raumschiffe. Charlie hat ein Hauptquartier, ein Ziel und eine Armee – alles, was man braucht, um einen Widerstand aufzubauen. Was ihm fehlt? Kriegsschiffe. Die Anguilar haben reichlich Kriegsschiffe, aber sie wissen auch, dass der Widerstand hinter ihnen her sein wird, und haben einen hartgesottenen Killer auf Charlie angesetzt.

A thousand years in the future, human civilisation has been driven to the brink of extinction by the Killers, a mysterious alien race seemingly intent on exterminating every other form of sentient life. Desperately fleeing utter annihilation, a handful of starships use an experimental stardrive in a bid to escape, only to find themselves thrown back in time to the dawn of the First Interstellar War in 2308, where mankind is making its first stand against an alien foe.

Bryan Norton's adventure continues as an attempt on his life prompts the crew of Independence to search the universe for a hidden adversary, one intent on their destruction. An unexpected appearance leaves Bryan at odds with his female companions as a new alien female captures his attention, and...

The Berserkers forged him into a weapon. They've regretted it ever since. When Jack Ames fled the choking sprawl of his dystopian homeworld, he never meant to crash-land in the Berserker Corps—the galaxy's deadliest mercenary outfit. But he found a new home. Strapped into a 135-ton gravtank or...

With those fateful words, Bladerunner’s captain placed herself and her crew in the hands of providence. They left Londë in the care of its new Sentinel, Tahlexi Evergarden, and once more braved the void between worlds. Within days, the ship and crew found themselves entering yet another strange new universe but one with unexpected similarities to Earth’s own. Shortly after their arrival, William Thorne implores Captain Omandi to deviate from the Compass’ path.

After thirty-three years of peace, the millennia-spanning House War reignites with brutal force. The galaxy trembles as the Corvad House, a dynasty once thought vanquished, emerges from the shadows with a vengeance. In a precarious alliance with the Colonial Council, the Corvad goal is the complete obliteration of the Nexus House, the guardians who have steered humanity through its darkest epochs.

Der HYPERION-Verband sieht sich einer aussichtslosen Lage gegenüber. Ein Kampf gegen eine Übermacht des Imperiums, der nicht gewonnen werden kann. Commodore Cross muss eine Entscheidung treffen, die weitreichende Konsequenzen hat und den weiteren Weg einer Hauptfigur für immer verändert. Gleichzeitig sieht sich die Republik einer inneren Gefahr gegenüber, die sie noch nicht einmal bemerkt hat. CABAL ist überall und hilft der Tochter seines Erschaffers dabei, aus dem Schatten zu treten.