Adult Space Opera

The idea had been to send an exploration team of high school students to Mars sponsored by Red Rock Inc, a company desperate to colonize the red planet. With no shortage of investors wanting in, it seemed humans were ready to claim Mars as a second home. But something was happening on the fourth rock from the sun, too otherworldly to explain, too ugly to admit. Younger bodies might be able to withstand it, Nigel thought. And then he sent them as a test and waited to see if he was right.

Randy never thought his life could become more dull until he began working for The Bread Company. What started as a simple part-time gig quickly becomes an epic intergalactic adventure all for a little scrap of paper with the inscription of the founder's recipe.

Roslyn Walsh tends bar in the tranquil town of Trinity Bay, Canada. Her dreams to become a cartoonist are overshadowed by clouds of loneliness and grief due to the loss of her mother. She is reaching a breaking point. Then the unthinkable happens - Julia Rockford, Roslyn's closest friend, disappears. Despite a frantic search, neither the police nor Roslyn find a single clue. Just as despair threatens to consume her, an inexplicable force whisked Roslyn away. Roslyn wakes up in a completely different reality, with no recollection of her past. She's a thriving cartoonist who also works as a ...

Este audiolibro contiene cuentos en torno a uno de los cuatro elementos: el fuego. A través de su impecable pluma, Liliana Bodoc nos envuelve en todo tipo de historias: una historia de amor y hogueras de la inquisición, un relato futurista sobre la escasez del sol, una obra de teatro sobre la vendedora de cerillas, un cuento histórico sobre la bomba de Hiroshima, un gracioso mail de amor despechado, entre otros.

In una galassia percorsa da una forza vitale chiamata "corrente", ogni uomo possiede un dono, un potere unico e particolare, in grado di influenzarne il futuro. CYRA è la sorella del brutale tiranno che regna sul popolo shotet. Il suo dono, che le conferisce potere provocandole allo stesso tempo dolore, viene utilizzato dal fratello per torturare i nemici. Ma Cyra non è soltanto un'arma nelle mani del tiranno. Lei è molto più di questo. Molto più di quanto lui possa immaginare.

Fresh out of the Academy, Cal must learn to fit in on an antiquated, intergalactic space freighter with a much older, multiracial crew. With the rocket's destination and mission kept secret, Cal works closely with his crewmates to keep operations safe and running smoothly. When sabotage is discovered that could end in a catastrophic explosion, the chief engineer risks his life to save the spaceship, and Cal jumps in to help. Can they stop a core meltdown to save the ship and crew? How will Cal perform under pressure, being the "new kid" on this "old bucket of andirons"?

The Core Series continues with the second installment, where we see the battle on earth over and Chardon taking his place as the leader of New Lassa. Halfar returns to Azrom resuming his role as Supreme Ruler. A new conflict rises from the reptilian race, Razznians. Bitter about a broken deal set up long ago by Chardon’s mate, Sestis, they are coming to collect. Discontent among the Lassians and Azrominans rears its ugly head yet again as members in their trusted circle seem to have their own agendas. The two leaders have a lot of work to do as an enemy assault lurks in the horizon.

Everything is riding on the races. As planned, I have entered the races to get back the map to Sanshli. Everything is riding on this and I cannot lose. Torn between my brother, Nygard, and Jack, I didn’t know who to trust. The more I thought about it, the more I wondered if Nygard had it right - maybe we were more powerful and deserved to rule. Only time would tell, and the winner of the races would be able to find Sanshli and end this once and for all.

Este audiolibro contiene cuentos en torno a uno de los cuatro elementos: el agua. A través de su impecable pluma, Liliana Bodoc nos envuelve en todo tipo de historias: una historia sobre el llanto, otra sobre los ríos, incluso los mares y la lluvia están presentes.

Meet Scout Brooks, a freshman at Kings Town High School. He's socially awkward, lazy, and immediately falls into the nerd crowd, buddying up with fellow outcasts, Chuck Taylor and Phil Easton. All is not looking good for ol' Scout. That is, until he joins the AstroNogs—an after-school club run by the oddball astronomy teacher, Professor Ed Nog. After an explosive first meeting, Scout finds himself named the latest member of the EIA—Earth’s Intergalactic Ambassadors. After an explosive first meeting, Scout finds himself a member of the EIA—Earth’s Intergalactic Ambassadors.

Governor Reagan Vasilios uncovers something others want to stay hidden at all costs. Corruption is spreading like a virus throughout the Antares system, pushing some down a slippery slope and others into a pit of annihilation. Reagan is faced with a decision: Stand up to corruption or look the other way. Reagan is living on the edge, not knowing that a deeper force is driving events. As democracy fragments, the balance of power shifts, and freedom becomes fragile. Unexpectedly, Reagan discovers a life form different from anything he has encountered before.

Agartha is like an enchanted place hidden in the core of the world; even though it is an open door, it can't be entered without the permission of those who live there. Admiral Byrd mentioned in his diary that he came across a highly advanced city way beneath the surface. Who was Admiral Byrd? And could a hollow planet really exist?

Life aboard an orbital can be tough for a young man growing up. Making things harder on himself, Levi is determined to follow in his mother's footsteps. From a young age, he takes to studying energy sources the future is unfolding. With the help of a friend, he propels himself and the Jec system into the galactic spotlight. Not all attention is good, and suddenly, Levi faces new challenges he never expected.

All the normal sounds usually reaching the lower decks of the USS Goodall during routine subspace flight have just been cut off. As if someone at the controls suddenly wants the crew isolated. No loudly arguing male voices, no deliberately mishandled supplies tumbling down the corridor, no nothing. Has the impossible happened? Is this the Goodall mutiny everyone expected? Or is it something even worse?

Now it is time to figure out who I really am. A year has passed since we were all on Sanshli. My idiot brother decided to pull out the sword and now we were stuck in the past, all in new bodies. Like my life wasn’t complicated enough. But now it was going to get even more complicated. Time was running out and I had to finish my mission: Destroy Nygard once and for all. I knew I would be on my own for this one, as I was the only one who I could trust. And there was always Jack, but I still didn’t know where he was. Hopefully it would all make sense soon.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Nyxia Unleashed: The Nyxia Triad by Scott Reintgen, read by Sullivan Jones, Alex Romashov and Carol Monda. Emmett Atwater thought Babel's game sounded easy. Get points. Get paid. Go home. But it didn't take long for him to learn that Babel's competition was full of broken promises, none darker or more damaging than the final one. Now Emmett and the rest of the Genesis survivors must rally and forge their own path through a dangerous new world.

Ein Mädchen auf einer Mission, ein Junge ohne Plan, eine Galaxie voller Möglichkeiten... In einem klapprigen Raumschiff, weit entfernt von ihrer Heimat, durchbricht die 18-jährige Sola die Grenzkontrolle des Planeten Kreon. Sie muss dort bloß einen winzigen Diebstahl begehen, um mit ihrer Mission weitermachen zu können. Denn Sola ist auf der Suche nach einer absoluten Nichtigkeit, die ihr die Welt bedeutet. Aber dann kommt ihr Lucas von der Hafensicherheit in die Quere, der sich ausgerechnet an diesem Tag in seinem Job beweisen muss. Als kurz darauf auch noch der Hafen von Plünderern angegriffen wird, bricht Chaos aus.

Terra, the human girl raised by aliens, is back on Earth. but not for long. It's been two years since Terra returned to Earth. It had seemed like such a good idea at the time...Get to know her real parents. Attend high school with actual humans. But Terra's world has been anything but ordinary. Across the galaxy, her alien homeland is in grave danger...A death planet. A mysterious prophecy. And a society warped beyond all recognition. Terra's adoptive father and friends desperately need help. If Terra knew this, she'd be on the first spaceship away from Earth. But she doesn't.

En un futuro distópico, donde el comportamiento humano finalmente ha llevado la destrucción al planeta, una raza alienígena ha salvado a algunos de los que estaban dispuestos a escapar de una Tierra condenada. Viviendo en su enorme nave nodriza, con todo lo que necesitan, un antiguo juego se reinventa a partir de un deporte nativo americano. El Nuevo Batey se convierte en su entretenimiento y surgen nuevos héroes para jugarlo. Chilly es uno de ellos. Pero, ¿cuánto tiempo podrá soportar la adulación de la multitud?

Noah Zarc rockets to Venus on a quest to discover the truth about his past. He refuses to believe his father is really the monster everyone says he is. Could there be valid reasons for everything his father’s done, including abandoning Noah at birth? Together with his two friends, a plucky girl from the Ice Age, and a street-wise kid from back alleys of Mars, Noah searches for answers to secrets everyone refuses to talk about—secrets that have remained hidden for over a thousand years. In the process, he becomes embroiled in a mystery that could have devastating consequences.