Adult Space Opera

Smitty dreamt of the day that he'd no longer be punching the timeclock as Yardley Station's janitor but had no idea that a blue girl and a dead trafficker would be the way it ended. Still, being shot at by station security and nearly ejected into outer space were not much worse than the student loans he owned back on Earth. Oh, and the blue girl? She's part of a starship crew that...well, just listen and find out.

A Thrilling Sci-Fi Adventure of Fire, Survival, and Chess! In the metal world of Ignis, every day is a fight to survive. Humanity hides in underground Burrows, where food is scarce and life expectancy is short. Eli is no stranger to hardship. Forged by unrelenting hunger, he has become a man of resilience and determination. But when a rogue AI drone, the Raptor, threatens to annihilate everything, Eli must push beyond his limits and unlock abilities that hold the key to his people’s survival. In a world where fire reigns and love fuels every struggle, Eli faces an enemy that evolves ...

Ellie only wanted to save the world; she never wanted to rule it. But as the true master of the Kyroibi and heir to the Korghetian throne, she’s now expected to do both. Worse, she’s also expected to play nice with the other leaders of the Ghowrn Alliance, including the overbearing Prince Gevandar, who sees her as nothing more than a weapon to unleash upon the Huptsovian Empire.

NOMADS - Eine turbulente Space-Opera! Nomads werden die Menschen von den Aliens der Milchstrasse genannt. Als Überlebende und Flüchtlinge versuchen sie sich zu behaupten. Etliche von ihnen haben es geschafft, sich in der feudalen Gesellschaft ASGAROONS einen Namen zu machen. Andere fristen ein Dasein als Wanderer. Doch ungeachtet ihres Status, begegnet man den neuen Bewohnern Asgaroons mit Verachtung …Die InvasorenAm 21. Februar 4589 erfolgt der Kontakt mit den Außerirdischen.

How can the destruction of a world be part of God's plan? Twelve-year-old Eleena is forced to flee during the last evacuation before the Hatana's fleet arrives, leaving her parents behind. Eighteen-year-old Amiran is the Hatana's heir, but he's vowed to stop his father's brutal march across the galaxy. Shortly after putting Eleena on the ship captained by his best friend, Amiran is captured by his father's scouts. Separated by space and years, the refugee and the prince must both come to a new understanding of what it means to be in Atua's hands.

Elele is about to meet her god. She’s about to be elevated to the highest evolved form of her species. Even as she prepares to step before the most powerful entity in the universe, she refuses to confess her secret. She doesn’t want to change. However, the only thing worse than changing, would be failing to transform. Those who don’t evolve are regarded as Ketz, forsaken. Her faith demands she go through the ceremony, but she’s torn between her desire to keep the life she’s known, and what happens to those Seferam who don’t become Var’lechen.

Twelve years after his mother's disappearance, Zahn makes his annual hike up to Zikhara Peak to sleep above the clouds - only to be awoken by a monstrous roar. He watches as an extraordinary object thunders down from the sky and impacts onto the silvery beach below, changing the course of his young life forever.

Lito Val Lucius has no faith, and no loyalty. An elite Icarii soldier of Venus, he was thrown into disgrace after the sudden disappearance of his partner, Hiro. Then Hiro is discovered alive, and a traitor, and Lito is offered a shot at redemption: but only if he hunts down and kills his former partner in cold blood. As the war between the Geans and the Icarii reaches a head, Lito and the First Sister must decide what—and whom—they are willing to sacrifice in the name of duty, or for love.

A world under siege... Loyalties divided... And deception... Kara Howard's arrival on Zaratan is shadowed by Joffray violence. With the planet under siege, her loyalties to her new home will be tested. If the terrorists were not enough of a challenge to her allegiance to her guardian - her discovery of a new faction further complicates the situation. The Pure Bloods have claimed Kara as one of their own. They are determined to end the practice of bringing children from other worlds to Zaratan. If Kara's life wasn't complicated enough, her feelings for Matt Sparks is tested with her growing ...

Killing innocents is just the beginning. With civilizations across space in the crosshairs, can this powerful young Elemental end the bloodshed? Raya Salian dreams of peace. Pursuing her goal of exploring and mapping the universe, the young astronomer cherishes every conflict-free moment she can spend with her beloved. After completing a mission to investigate a mysterious nebula, she returns to dock with the main spaceship and is shattered to find the vessel destroyed, leaving everyone she loves missing or dead. Taking aim at those responsible, the furious young woman hunts for the ...

Jump to the stars! Join the Solar Fleet! The Solar Fleet faces just two problems: one, the alien blockade that prevents any ship from leaving the solar system, and two, the United Monarchy of Europe, which is tying up most of the Solar Fleet's resources, thus preventing them from attacking the blockade.

Almek Manning is 18 and wishes to join the Solar Fleet as a midshipman and train at the Academy. However, Almek has a few problems of his own to overcome before he can go to the Academy, the first of which is to escape from a United Monarchy of Europe detention facility.

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.

A collection of eight gripping speculative fiction tales: . . . a gang of teens discover clues to their heritage and unsettling facts about their backward world . . . a university student develops an innovation to revolutionize the holographic film industry . . . alien pirates compel a pilot to know what it means to be alien . . . a hybrid man struggles for freedom on a mining planet . . . a team of rebel agents attempt a daring operation aboard a hijacked medical supply freighter . . . and more! This collection includes the following stories: Phane The Vx Wars The Jisil-ou-az-lar Audra The...

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.

Every life has a price in Scott Reintgen's pulse-pounding new sci-fi adventure, Nyxia, as a group of teens are taken to the far reaches of the universe and forced to decide what they're willing to risk for a lifetime of fortune. Emmett Atwater isn't just leaving Detroit; he's leaving Earth. Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family. Forever.

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.

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 ...

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.

It’s just another day on the Scrap: lose the last of your credits at the WarDome, dodge the gangs and religious fanatics, discover you can destroy electronics with your mind, stumble upon the deadliest robot ever built. When Eve finds the ruins of an android boy named Ezekiel in the scrap pile she calls home, her entire world comes crashing down. With her best friend and her robotic sidekick in tow, she and Ezekiel will trek across deserts of irradiated glass, battle cyborg assassins and scour abandoned megacities to save the ones she loves and learn the dark secrets of her past.