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Phoa was terraformed by nanite swarms for Earth's colonists to create a beautiful, habitable world. But the swarms evolved, overran the planet, and two centuries later, threaten every living thing remaining on it. Reyes, a scientist from Phoa's last colonial enclave, and Thanata, a bioengineered hunter from a rival tribe, must work together to halt the Green: the massive swarm that absorbs plants, animals - even entire cities. But if the unlikely pair hopes to survive the mutated wilds and the deadly Green, they'll have to learn to understand each other.

Die Menschheit steht kurz vor ihrer Unterwerfung durch die außerirdische Macht. In höchster Not schmieden Diego Alvaro, Dr. Paul Bingley und General McDonnell einen verzweifelten Plan für einen finalen Gegenschlag. Es ist die letzte Möglichkeit, die drohende Vernichtung unserer Zivilisation durch einen gnadenlosen und überlegenen Feind abzuwenden. Aber die Chancen stehen schlecht, denn die kollektive Intelligenz der Aliens steckt in Diegos Kopf und sieht jeden Schritt voraus. Wird es ihnen dennoch gelingen, die Erde vor der Versklavung zu retten?

Mulan Rouge è un'ex mercenaria e adesso guardia del corpo del Boss Gui, capo dei Rospi di Kunming. Quando lui deve partire in treno, Mulan è incaricata di controllare che nessun passeggero costituisca un pericolo per lui: un compito molto pericoloso anche per un'esperta come lei.

Il primo romanzo italiano di genere solarpunk. Alan perde l'uso delle gambe in un incidente sul lavoro; a Nicolas restano pochi mesi di vita se non dimagrisce subito; invece Silvia deve salvare dallo sgombero forzato la comunità dei Pulldogs che ha occupato abusivamente il futuribile viadotto Garbatella-Testaccio a Roma. La soluzione, seppure temporanea e incerta, è la fuga: dal sistema del lavoro precario, dall'industria alimentare globale, dalla sedentarietà urbana.

Lavie Tidhar ci porta in un futuro dove la clonazione umana è una pratica comune: Bruce lavora per il Dipartimento per l'Applicazione del Copyright (DAC) e il suo lavoro consiste nel dare la caccia ai clonatori pirata che creano copie di personaggi famosi che non solo sono illegali ma anche di bassa qualità. L'incontro con Pam, una falsaria, complica terribilmente la sua vita...

Questa è la storia di Evan, dalla sua infanzia trascorsa tra esperimenti sui cuccioli, passando per un lavoro come spia per una multinazionale biotecnologica, fino alla fama intergalattica della vecchiaia.

Sie sind überall. Es gibt kein Entkommen. Auf der ganzen Welt entstehen neue Portale, die die Menschen in ihren Bann ziehen. Weißaugen patrouillieren durch die Straßen. Ihr Ziel: diejenigen zu transformieren, die sich dem Sog der fremden Macht noch widersetzen. Die Armee kann die Invasion nicht stoppen. Das erlebt die junge Hannah Ferrington am eigenen Leib, als sie gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund Joel und ihrer kleinen Schwester Sally in den Untergrund fliehen muss. Denn sie sind nirgendwo mehr sicher und kämpfen um ihr Überleben.

Die Höhlentaucher Sam und Diego entdecken ein außerirdisches Artefakt, das sofort versucht, die Kontrolle über den Willen der Freunde zu übernehmen. Außerdem tauchen plötzlich überall auf der Welt mysteriöse Portale auf, die die Menschen in ihren Bann ziehen. Zeitgleich verschlechtert sich Sams Zustand so dramatisch, dass er sich der fremden Macht in seinem Kopf kaum noch erwehren kann. Als er nach einem Arztbesuch spurlos verschwindet, flieht Diego panisch vor seinen Verfolgern und der Furcht vor dem, was er ebenfalls zu werden droht.

Though the Green has been temporarily pushed back, Reyes and Thanata face a new challenge in a deadly strain of coral biota that has spread over the region. It taints the planet’s rainfall, rivers, lakes - and all the wildlife that depends on them. But there is a swarm-like signal inherent in the coral, which originates deep within Phoa’s biomorphic sea. Reyes and Thanata must rush to its source and stop the coral growth before it suffocates everything they have struggled to preserve - including the bond between them.

With Phoa stabilized against the Green and Tiamat’s coral, Reyes and Thanata have inspired people to work together against the swarms. Yet while exploring an old colony ship, they discover a message warning them of catastrophe. The voice belongs to Reyes’ estranged father, who warns that a final protocol left by the first colonists will doom Phoa. Soon, meteors land in every settled region and transform into swarms that devour everything around them - all while a huge, ringed structure hovers in the sky.

Rhona has battled the malevolent AI intent on wiping out humanity since the first Machinations began - until she’s killed during a rescue mission gone wrong. Now, Rhona awakens to find herself transported to a new body, complete with her DNA and her personality. She's a clone...of herself. Except for her missing memories. Some of which could potentially turn the tide of the war.

Redemption exists, but the price must be paid in blood. Daniel Hunt is still searching for answers to his past. Along the way, he stumbled across The Order, an ancient society credited for toppling Earth. His search will take him into the Badlands where a former member of the Pack Protocol has made her home. Except all is not as it seems in the small town and war is in the air. To survive the emerging forces Daniel will have to come to peace with his past. Allies will need to be found and formed. A far greater threat than anyone could have imagined approaches on the blood moon.

They should have left the doors closed. Now, their creation will rain destruction. The horde is coming. And the only hope Jordan or Rhun have is to unite the survivors and face the onslaught together. When the silent city's gates are opened, monsters are unleashed on the planet. Aid will come from the most unlikely of allies as the experiment's endgame draws closer. Face the end of the Pandora Experiment and the beginning of what life looks like once the dust settles. New alliances will be made, traitors will be exposed, and hope will find a way.

When the world's richest man is the victim of a car bomb and literally blown off the Golden Gate Bridge the attack is attributed to terrorists and the world moves on. But some still wonder. Was Manuel Colibri targeted because, as Silicon Valley rumor has it, he was about to make the dream that people alive today can live to be 1,000 come true?

On a hotter and more volatile Earth in the 23rd century, humans like Clare and Jon live in utopia, hunting and gathering in small tribal bands, engaged in daily art and ritual, reunited with old friends like the shaggy mammoth and giant ground sloth. Even better, they still have solar-powered laptops and can communicate with each other around the world. The understanding of physics has also advanced.

Aliena is a nice person who turns out to be an alien in a human host. She just has things to learn about the human form and society. When her body starts immune-rejecting the alien brain, and the brain has to be replaced by another alien brain, maintaining the semblance of marriage and family becomes a challenge for both Aliena and the man who loves her.

Im Jahr 2700 - die Erde ist durch den Großen Fehler bereits vor langem zerstört worden - leben die Menschen auf 200 verschiedenen Planeten. Künstliche Intelligenzen - kurz KIs genannt - kontrollieren diese Welten in einem Computernetz. Sie haben sich zu den heimlichen Herrschern über die Menschen erhoben. Auf dem Planeten Hyperion, der außerhalb dieser Kernzone liegt, regiert eine Schreckensgottheit: das Shrike, einem rätselhaftes Wesen, halb organisch, halb mechanisch, und Inbegriff des Schmerzes und der Qual.

Rechtsanwalt John Utterson ist verwirrt - sein Mandant und Freund, der gutherzige und hochangesehene Arzt Dr. Henry Jekyll, benimmt sich höchst sonderbar. An seiner Statt trifft man immer häufiger den Furcht einflößenden und gewalttätigen Mr. Edward Hyde an. Dr. Jekylls Interesse an Edward Hyde scheint mehr als widersprüchlich und Mr. Utterson hofft, mehr über die Verbindung zwischen den beiden Männern herauszufinden. Welche Rolle spielt dabei Dr. Jekylls Forschungsarbeit? Sehr bald zeigt sich Mr. Utterson die ganze schreckliche Wahrheit...

After a youth spent trapped in space exile, Jeff Font returned to Earth to seek vengeance against the planetary mogul who had framed and destroyed his family. Jeff's plans backfired: He was captured, drugged, rammed through a computerized court system, convicted... and ringed.

Herb Moss is a nice young man. He's a Vegan: a member of a genetically engineered species, part human and part plant, living on the planet New World. It's a good life, really: Herb's engaged to be married to his childhood sweetheart Lily; has a job with his father's firm; and can look forward to a solid if unexciting future. And as everyone keeps telling him, it's time to put down roots. If he happens to be bored every time he thinks about it - well, that's a normal part of growing up, isn't it?