Jupiter’s moon Io has an extremely hostile environment. There are hot lava streams, seas of boiling sulfur, and frequent volcanic eruptions straight from Dante’s Inferno, in addition to constant radiation bombardment and a surface temperature hovering at minus 180 degrees Celsius.

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All four bestselling books of the Ice Moon series are now offered as a set.

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No sooner has one of the last surviving humans delivered this bad news to the representatives of the Mendraki and the Iks than he disappears. Kimi, Norok, Tolkut, and Kasfok find themselves alone in a spaceship controlled by technology they do not understand, and together they must avert a threat whose source they do not know.
They have only one clue: They must locate the hidden supercomputer that preserves information about a dark chapter in the history of the strange bipeds – information that may save their peoples...

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It is 2056. Mathematics professor Elisabeth Gabai is fascinated by multi-dimensional forms that have no equivalent in reality. Then, her boss sends her to the site of an artifact that might have come straight from her theories—or from the technology of an advanced civilization.

Twenty-eight years earlier, physicist Max Webber is hell-bent on improving Einstein’s theories of relativity. His latest concept seems flawless, except it predicts the end of humanity. The extinction of Earth can only be prevented if Max can locate a multi-dimensional object. He’s in a hurry; tomorrow will inevitably be too late.

But how is he supposed to accomplish this goal when physics tells us the artifact he seeks cannot possibly exist?

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Peter Kraemer, un prof de physique passionné d’astronomie, fait une découverte qui le laisse pantois : des étoiles disparaissent du jour au lendemain, sans qu’il n’en reste rien. Les chercheurs qu’il contacte lui fournissent alors des explications rassurantes et logiques pour chaque cas.

Mais lorsque Peter arrive à la conclusion que le mystérieux processus s’approche de notre propre système, cela l’inquiète de plus en plus. Et il est le seul à se rendre compte que la catastrophe est imminente. Quand il croit avoir trouvé une manière d’éviter le désastre qui nous pend au nez, il décide de mettre tout en œuvre pour l’empêcher, même si ça risque de lui coûter son travail, son mariage, ses amis, et même sa vie.

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Russian billionaire Nikolai Shostakovitch makes an offer to the former crew of the spaceship ILSE. He will finance a return voyage to the icy moon Enceladus. The offer is too good to refuse—the expedition would give them the unique opportunity to recover the body of their doctor, Dimitri Marchenko.

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Where life as we know it is impossible, the real adventure begins.

Venus is a hostile planet, covered by active volcanoes. Nevertheless, NASA launches an expedition to search for life there, because the dense clouds of Earth's hot sister could offer good conditions for it. Their specially developed airship cruises in the clouds of Venus to serve as a research platform for its four astronauts.

When they discover dangerous activities on the glowing-hot surface, there can only be one explanation: A highly sophisticated life form must be at work.

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Le milliardaire russe, Nikolai Shostakovitch, fait une offre à l'ancien équipage du vaisseau spatial ILSE. Il financera un voyage de retour vers la lune glacée d'Encelade. L'offre est trop tentante pour être refusée. Cette expédition leur donnerait l’occasion unique de récupérer le corps de leur médecin, Dimitri Marchenko.

Tout le monde à bord sait que leur bienfaiteur agit pour des motivations purement personnelles… mais les véritables intérêts du magnat et les dangers qu'il évoque dépassent l'imagination de quiconque.

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Max and Liz have escaped the mysterious time phenomenon by traveling to the Mars colony, which promises a whole new, exciting, and secure life. But they've left behind someone important to them.

Should they embark on a journey from which no one has ever returned? And why does everyone seem to put obstacles in their way even as they try?

The physicist and the mathematician must contend with forces that cannot be swayed by logical arguments while time, at an accelerating pace, is running out for their friend on Earth.

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The crew of the Truthseeker has managed to trigger the cosmic trap that was supposed to destroy the entire invasion fleet. But Celia, Jaron, Jürgen, Paul and their AI were not fast enough. While they are on their way to the solar system in a World Root, a huge spaceship with its own consciousness, a danger approachES that can alter the dimensions of the universe and is after the most valuable thing that mankind possesses: the water of the oceans, atmosphere and life.

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The survival of humankind is at risk, but nobody takes the warning of young astrophysicist Maribel Pedreira seriously. At the same time, an exiled crew of outcasts mines for rare minerals on a lone asteroid.

When other scientists finally acknowledge Pedreira’s alarming discovery, it becomes clear that these outcasts are the only ones who may be able to save our world, knowing that THE HOLE hurtles inexorably toward the sun.

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In 2014, the ESA spacecraft Rosetta lands a small probe named Philae on 67P, a Jupiter-family comet. The lander goes radio silent two years later. Suddenly, in 2026, scientists receive new transmissions from the comet. Motivated by findings that are initially sensational but soon turn frightening, NASA dispatches a crewed spacecraft to the comet. But as the ship approaches the mysterious celestial body, the connection to the astronauts soon breaks. Now it seems nothing can be done anymore to stop the looming dark danger that threatens Earth ...

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Luhman 16 is a binary system of brown dwarfs - stars that have failed to ignite the nuclear fusion process inside them. Therefore, the sun never rises on the planets orbiting them.

The crew of the spaceship "Majestic Draght", consisting of aliens and humans, must plunge deep into the darkness to help castaways fighting for their lives here, of all places. But then something happens that no one could have expected …

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À la fin du XXIe siècle, la Terre reçoit ce qui semble être un appel à l’aide urgent venant de la planète Proxima du Centaure b, située dans le système stellaire le plus proche du Soleil.

Les astrophysiciens soupçonnent qu’une éruption solaire massive est sur le point de détruire cette civilisation inconnue jusqu’alors. Les programmes spatiaux de la Terre ne sont pas équipés pour pouvoir les aider, mais un milliardaire russe sans scrupules lance un vaisseau spatial secret et hautement spécialisé vers Proxima b, à plus de quatre années-lumière.

L’équipage inhabituel est confronté à une tâche herculéenne, s’il survit au voyage. Personne ne sait à quoi s’attendre sur cette planète étrangère.

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In the year 2381, Peraia, oldest daughter of Emperor Haeron II, disappears from the human space sector with her research ship Persephone. What nobody suspects is that she has ventured into enemy territory, into the mysterious realm the Orb. There, Peraia is on the trail of a secret that could change the future of the universe.

But she is not the only one who wants to solve this mystery. Pyrik, a botanist from the Orb who is charged with the care of a very special plant, finds himself drawn into into perilous situations that will push him beyond his limits.

In the face of huge obstacles, Pyrik fights to unravel the threads and sets off on a journey to reach Peraia and Persephone. But even if he makes it, one question remains: will he arrive as friend or foe?

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When an amateur astronomer discovers something strange on telescopic solar pictures, an explanation must be found. Is it merely artefact? Or has he found something totally unexpected? An expert international crew is hastily assembled, a spaceship is speedily repurposed, and the foursome is sent on the ride of their lives. What challenges will they face on this spur-of-the-moment mission to our central star?

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NASA finally made it. The very first human has just set foot on the surface of our neighbor planet. This is the start of a long research expedition that sent four scientists into space.

But the four astronauts of the NASA crew are not the only ones with this destination. The privately financed ‘Mars for Everyone’ initiative has also targeted the Red Planet. Twenty men and women have been selected to live there and establish the first extraterrestrial settlement.
Challenges arise even before they reach Mars orbit. The MfE spaceship Santa Maria is damaged along the way. Only the four NASA astronauts can intervene and try to save their lives.

No one anticipates the impending catastrophe that threatens their very existence—not to speak of the daily hurdles that an extended stay on an alien planet sets before them. On Mars, a struggle begins for limited resources, human cooperation, and just plain survival.

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Two humans and a robot on their own in the Alpha Centauri system: Marchenko, Adam and Eve have found asylum on a planet inhabited by aliens. They could spend the rest of their lives here in peace. But apparently there are many more people who, like them, have been sent to alien systems without a return ticket and without being asked - castaways with uncertain fates who need their help.

Their alien rescuers generously offer to take them on a search in one of their spaceships. Although the trio doesn’t know whether their hosts are acting out of altruism, they embark on an odyssey with dangers so unpredictable that the saga is indeed written in the stars.

The Proxima Logfiles is a multi-part series based on the Proxima Trilogy, but can be read independently. Star Trek meets Lost in Space – reimagined with the scientific and technical realism of hard science fiction.

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Three fugitives on a mission in which death would be a happy ending.

A client who is amazed at the sheer size of his own plan.

A destination where few humans have ever set foot.

A retiree who holds the salvation of the world in her hands.

Möbius 3 is the culmination of the trilogy that began deep in an Icelandic volcano and in a Princeton University basement...or is it? When the past swiftly becomes the future, the future no longer offers a safe haven.

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When the Jupiter Probe disappeared…

…NASA blamed the programming.

Why were they hiding the truth?

Bavin’s career at NASA came to a halt when all the data he had to prove his software wasn’t at fault mysteriously disappeared. He was baffled at why his boss didn’t want to learn what happened and he was terrified when someone began following him.

What was going on?

On a research vessel in the Antarctic Ocean, Isabella, a marine biologist, makes a wonderful discovery. At least, that’s what she thought initially. The population of krill had stabilized. When she learned why, it changed everything.

Who was behind the genetic engineering of the krill?

And why?

You’ll love this hard science fiction thriller because the possibilities of fiction becoming reality are far too real for comfort.

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There is a huge, bold black streak in the sky. Branches appear out of nowhere over North America, Southern Europe, and Central Africa. People who live beneath The Rift can see it. But scientists worldwide are distressed—their equipment cannot pick up any type of signal from it. The rift appears to consist of nothing. Literally. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Most people are curious but not overly concerned. The phenomenon seems to pose no danger. It is just there.

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250 years ago, humanity nearly destroyed itself in the Great War. Shortly before, a spaceship full of researchers and astronauts had found a new home on Saturn's moon, Titan, and survived by having their descendants genetically adapted to the hostile environment.

The Titanians, as they call themselves, are proud of their cooperative and peaceful society, while unbeknownst to them, humanity is slowly recovering back on Earth. When a 20-mile-wide chunk of rock escapes the asteroid belt and appears to be on a collision course with Earth, the Titanians fear it must look as if they launched the deadly bombardment. Can they prevent the impact and thus avoid an otherwise inevitable war with the Earthlings?

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The spaceship Majestic Draght reaches a star system whose only planet is bombarded with deadly radiation from its sun.

Here, of all places, something happens that should never happen – and the crew sees their only salvation in landing on the mysterious planet orbiting the hostile star.

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The year is 2099. Steve Knight, commander of NASA's moon base, is about to be replaced. The shuttle that is to take him home is already waiting. But then Earth simply disappears from the sky. Neither the NASA crew nor the crews of the other moon bases understand what has happened. The three bases form a 40-strong community of fate as it quickly becomes clear that their combined resources provide only for the survival of, at most, ten people. Together they face a difficult choice: 30 voluntary deaths now, or watch each other die within the next two years. Then a shocking third option comes to light.

Lost Moon: Lunar Eclipse depicts the time of bitter decisions that Steve and his comrades-in-arms must make.

Lost Moon: Earth Storms, presents you with the other side, as author Tim L. Rey describes the fateful rescue mission to reunite the planet with its moon.

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Tyler’s wealth bought him adventures…

…but this time he was in over his head.

Could the legendary underworld be found?

After years of hard work, Tyler built his IT Security company into a massive success. He trusted his people and now it was time to enjoy the fruits of that labor. Everything was perfect until an unexpected discovery. Should they go through the Maya portal?

Adriana’s small diving instruction shop is popular enough with the tourists for her to scrape out a living, but it’s not the life she expected. When she got the call, it seemed impossible. Wasn’t Xibalbá a myth?

In a fantastic world of danger and possibility, two people want to discover the truth, but for entirely different reasons.

Have they opened Pandora’s box?

You’ll love this Portal Science Fiction thriller because the story pulls you in and leaves you guessing about what might happen next.

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Portal Science Fiction – an underwater star gate.

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Late in the 21st century, Earth receives what looks like an urgent plea for help from planet Proxima Centauri b in the closest star system to the Sun. Astrophysicists suspect a massive solar flare is about to destroy this heretofore-unknown civilization.

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2312: In the first-ever terraforming program, millions of drones are repairing the home of humanity, which had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by the Great War of 2299. Megacorporation Olympus manufactures and controls the autonomous repair swarms, and is building a widespread mining system in the asteroid’s main belt to harvest the resources urgently needed to restore Earth.

When the control center on Psyche loses contact with an automated mining station in the main belt, Olympus hastily assembles a small team to reboot the errant software. As soon as they land on the asteroid, Sara Renberg and her two teammates discover they are in the grip of a mysterious and powerful force – and Earth itself is the target of a devastating attack!

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Un objet mystérieux menace de détruire notre système solaire. La survie de l'humanité est en danger, mais personne ne prend au sérieux l'avertissement de la jeune astrophysicienne Maribel Pedreira. Au même moment, un équipage exilé de parias exploite des mines de minéraux rares sur un astéroïde solitaire.

Lorsque d'autres scientifiques reconnaissent enfin la découverte alarmante de Pedreira, il devient clair que ces parias sont les seuls à pouvoir sauver notre monde, sachant que THE HOLE se précipite inexorablement vers le soleil.

Hard Science Fiction, c'est science-fiction dure, ou : Tout ce qui se passe pourrait aussi se produire dans la réalité.

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The spaceship Shepherd-1 is on its way to the star closest to the sun. Halfway there, the crew succeeds in using gravitational lensing technology to take sharp pictures of the origin of the universe - and thus obtain the answer that reveals how the cosmos came into being and whether or not God had a hand in it.

But no sooner does the crew tell Earth this than the radio communication goes silent, even though the ship is apparently functional. Is it a case of sabotage - or were the three astronauts overwhelmed with the answer that science and religion have been searching for for millennia?

There is only one person who can figure it out: Former crew member Benjamin, who now lives on Earth, has his consciousness sent to Shepherd-1. Benjamin finds the spaceship empty. His friends seem to have fled. He is alone, 1.5 light years from the sun. There is no way back.

But suddenly Benjamin realizes that he is not the only living being on board after all ...

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Months after the expedition through THE PORTAL, Tyler Drake is still struggling with the gruesome consequences. So the call for help from Mexico comes just in time: Adriana's brother is missing – and seems to have made the journey alone to the world beyond the cave.

Another race against time begins – and this time the team has to contend with not only the dangers of an exotic world, but also with terrestrial adversaries and an extraterrestrial threat, the existence of which they never even suspected. Will they succeed in saving not just one boy, but an entire world?

Portal Science Fiction – an underwater star gate.

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An intelligent robot and two young people explore Proxima Centauri b, the planet orbiting our nearest star, Proxima Centauri. Their ideas about the mission quickly prove grossly naive as they venture about on this planet of extremes. Where are the senders of the call for help that lured them here?

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For years astronomers have been searching for a planet beyond Neptune‘s orbit. They keep finding clues, but the decisive evidence of an actual sighting eludes them.

The four astronauts on board the Ganymede Explorer aren’t interested in scientific renown. They just need a safe place to hide out, as far as possible from any kind of civilization. But it seems apt that they of all people wind up being the ones to track down a previously unknown planet. They land full of enthusiasm and curiosity – it doesn’t occur to them to be afraid. But they don’t know what they’ve found. Amphitrite is no ordinary celestial body. It’s the black planet.

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Two humans and a robot roam the universe in search of castaways. The Majestic Draght, a spaceship built by aliens and controlled by an AI, transports them from system to system at one-fifth the speed of light. But then the ship suddenly - and seemingly unstoppably - accelerates. Has the AI lost control of the propulsion system? Or is the AI pursuing its own plans?

The Draght’s new course targets a planet that would not have been the destination of the human-alien crew for a long time: Earth.

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Lorsqu'Alain Petit, astronome amateur français, découvre quelque chose d'étrange sur des images solaires télescopiques, il faut trouver une explication. S'agit-il d'un simple artefact ? Ou a-t-il trouvé quelque chose de totalement inattendu ? Une équipe internationale d'experts est réunie à la hâte, un vaisseau spatial est rapidement réaménagé et le quatuor est envoyé dans la course de sa vie. Quels défis devront-ils relever lors de cette mission impromptue vers notre étoile centrale ?

Ce qui les attend tous est crucial, non seulement pour comprendre le passé, mais plus encore pour l'avenir de la vie sur Terre.

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The year is 2029, and East Germany is celebrating its 80th anniversary as a socialist state. Cosmonaut Mandy Neumann has been aboard the east german space station for several weeks and is waiting for her replacement to arrive. But when the first inexplicable accidents occur, she starts to suspect that someone is sabotaging her mission. Shortly after, she loses contact with ground control and has to fight for her life.

The only person who can help her is Tobias Wagner, a police lieutenant. He's trying to track down a missing physicist who was involved in the construction of the space station. The trail leads him to a restricted military area in the eastern part of the country, where he quickly runs into trouble with his superiors. Because what Wagner discovers seems to endanger the existence of this nation - and perhaps even the entire world.

Alternative History Science Fiction.

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Alone and desperate, Eve sits in the control center of an alien structure. She has lost the other members of the team sent to explore exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. By mistake she has triggered a disastrous process that threatens to obliterate the planet.

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Late in the 21st century, Earth receives what looks like an urgent plea for help from planet Proxima Centauri b in the closest star system to the Sun. Astrophysicists suspect a massive solar flare is about to destroy this heretofore-unknown civilization.

Earth’s space programs are unequipped to help, but an unscrupulous Russian billionaire launches a secret and highly-specialized spaceship to Proxima b, over four light-years away. The unusual crew faces a Herculean task—should they survive the journey. No one knows what to expect from this alien planet.

The omnibus edition of the Proxima trilogy.

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For many billions of years, humans—having conquered the curse of aging—spread throughout the entire Milky Way. They are able to live all their dreams, but to their great disappointment, no other intelligent species has ever been encountered. Now, humanity itself is on the brink of extinction because the universe is dying a protracted yet inevitable death.

They have only one hope: The ‘Rescue Project’ was designed to feed the black hole in the center of the galaxy until it becomes a quasar, delivering much-needed energy to humankind during its last breaths. But then something happens that no one ever expected—and humanity is forced to look at itself and its existence in an entirely new way.

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In the ice ocean of dwarf planet Pluto, two researchers disappear while searching for traces of extraterrestrial life. Pluto station’s AI has been having nightmares and believes itself guilty of killing the two men.

Meanwhile, retired space pilot Nick Abrahams has just run his big dream winery into bankruptcy. He is therefore relieved about the lucrative assignment to solve these mysterious events. Even though he has to fly alone for six years into the farthest corner of the solar system.

But what awaits him in the icy hell of Pluto could push him beyond his limits. And could change the future of humankind.

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Après un long voyage vers Encelade, une lune de Saturne, le vaisseau spatial ILSE est sur le point de revenir sur Terre avec une cargaison cruciale. L'équipage est épuisé et n'aspire qu'à un retour rapide.

Soudain, une série de dysfonctionnements met en péril l'expédition. Les difficultés semblent liées à la planète Jupiter, dont ils traversent l'orbite. Est-ce la planète géante elle-même qui refuse de laisser passer ces voyageurs ? L'équipage de l'ILSE court à la catastrophe, car une puissance inconnue échafaude des plans destinés à influencer l'avenir de la civilisation humaine.

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NASA finally made it. The very first human has just set foot on the surface of our neighbor planet. This is the start of a long research expedition that sent four scientists into space.

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Despite all the dangers of the newly discovered Black Planet, two astronauts investigate the celestial body. They find clues to its legendary origin and incredible age, and soon realize that Amphitrite hides an even greater secret.

Meanwhile, the ancient newcomer approaches Earth in its unusual orbit. The black dust covering its surface grabs the attention of several competing companies because of its unique, profit-promising properties.

Thus begins a race to the planet, a celestial body which—as it turns out—humanity would have been better off letting pass by Earth untouched.

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For years astronomers have been searching for a planet beyond Neptune‘s orbit. They keep finding clues, but the decisive evidence of an actual sighting eludes them.

The four astronauts on board the Ganymede Explorer aren’t interested in scientific renown. They just need a safe place to hide out, as far as possible from any kind of civilization. But it seems apt that they of all people wind up being the ones to track down a previously unknown planet. They land full of enthusiasm and curiosity – it doesn’t occur to them to be afraid. But they don’t know what they’ve found. Amphitrite is no ordinary celestial body. It’s the black planet.

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A few million in his bank account, a nice winery and a great unconventional family: ex-astronaut Nick has the perfect life. But the past interferes and forces him to board a spaceship one last time. His destination is Uranus, the task seems simple. But as always when a certain mega-company is involved, the ultimate fiasco looms. And he alone has it in his blood to stop the catastrophe.

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Nick Abrahams détient le record mondial officiel du nombre de lancements dans l'espace, mais il s'ennuie dans son travail de guide de l'espace.

Ce n'est que lorsque sa femme le quitte qu'il tente de changer de vie en acceptant l'offre alléchante d'un milliardaire russe. En échange d'une simple réparation sur la lune de Neptune, Triton, il reviendra sur Terre multimillionnaire, ce qui lui permettra de réaliser son rêve impossible d'acheter son propre vignoble en Californie.

Le fait que Nick doive voyager seul pendant les quatre années que durera le voyage aller-retour ne le dérange pas du tout, car il n'aime pas beaucoup les gens.

Au cours du voyage, il découvre que son patron a omis certains détails critiques de la description du poste - des détails qui pourraient lui coûter la vie et l'existence de l'humanité...

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A woman presumed dead fights her way through the hostile deserts of Mars. With her help, the NASA astronauts orphaned on the Red Planet hope to be able to solve their very worst problem.

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En 2031, une sonde robotique détecte des traces d’activité biologique sur Encelade, l’une des lunes de Saturne. Cette découverte sensationnelle montre qu'il existe en effet des preuves de vie extraterrestre. Quinze ans plus tard, un vaisseau spatial construit à la hâte part pour le long voyage vers la planète à anneaux et sa lune.

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The Majestic Draght reaches a planet that could be a younger sibling of Earth’s sun. The Grosnops are looking for a second home, while the small human crew plans an experiment: How quickly does terrestrial life adapt to this alien environment? The experiment seems to fail - but then a crew member is kidnapped by strangers, and the intriguing exploration turns into a dramatic rescue mission.

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No one has ever ventured deeper into space than the astronauts of Shepherd-1. The aim of their mission: to witness the creation of the cosmos and to see who had a hand in it.

The answer never reaches Earth. Shepherd-1 looks functional, but abandoned. Former crew member Benjamin sets off and sends his consciousness to the spaceship. Although an enemy throws clubs between his legs, he finds the culprit. The fact that there appears to be no remedy whatsoever does not remain his only problem: The ship, which is about to be destroyed, suddenly receives radio signals from interstellar space.

Benjamin has only one chance: he must join forces with his adversary to ward off the danger to his friends and Earth, and hopefully uncover the final truth in the process.

The grand finale of the Disturbance trilogy.

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An alien being has escaped to Earth. The portal is occupied by American troops, and the only humans who have ever set foot on the alien planet are in CIA custody. To make matters worse, a hostile force is now threatening both Xibalbá and Earth.

Can Tyler and Adriana save their new friends on the other side of the portal – and save their home planet from invasion at the same time?

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