Magic Opera

Mordecai The Brown has killed more than his fair share of his fellow humans. Once a mighty hunter of wizards, life has reduced him to chasing down mundane miscreants in a complex scheme orchestrated by a friend. One day, he simply realizes that he's being used, and he puts his foot down. This next murder, he will not do. Thinking he's washed his hands of the matter, Mort informs Chuck of his retirement.

Wenn man seine Nase in einen fremden Kühlschrank steckt, muss man auch mit den Konsequenzen leben. Besonders, wenn die fragliche Kühlbox keine verderblichen Lebensmittel enthält, sondern Menschen, die „vorläufig“ am Leben sind. Noch sind sie nicht gestorben, denn der Tod hat noch nicht entschieden, was er mit ihnen anfangen will. Auch wenn die meisten von ihnen nie wieder die Augen öffnen werden, haben ein paar wenige Glückliche den Hauch einer Chance, in diese Welt zurückzukehren.

Chuck and Mort team up to finish a job Mort had to leave undone. A dark wizard is on the loose with a head start and the entire galaxy in which to hide. Their only lead? A mystical connection that Mort doesn't want to talk about. To make matters worse, their target has an accomplice, and it's someone Mort isn't inclined to get rough with.

Operating in the uninhabited, the unexplored, and the uncharted systems of the Milky Way is a permanent swap meet. An ever-changing fleet of nomads, traders, and criminals follows a central ship that acts as common ground, a place of commerce, and a hub of nomad life. Ventura Convoy. When Chuck gets bored of shopping for diapers, cereal, and used electronics and Brad stumbles into a mysterious stranger, they each come up with a plan to pull a heist and make the trip worthwhile.

In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.

Esper tracks the Cult of Ra to an arms factory on a grimy colony world. With limited magical resources, they're reduced to doing their vigilante act the old-fashioned way. But when their best efforts fall short, Esper is forced to make an impossible choice. In the aftermath, Esper is going to have to reevaluate her priorities and rediscover what magic means to her. With her powers returned, so has the dark voice that haunts her day and night.

Meet the new boss, daughter of the old boss. Tanny and Esper are done with games and tricks. This war is costing both sides too much. The peaceful transition of power Tanny had dreamed of now seems impossible. It’s time to do what they should have done long ago: Take the fight to the Rucker Syndicate and worry about the fallout afterward. What sacrifices are Esper and Tanny willing to make to reshape the galaxy into a better place, and who will be asked to pay the price?

In the aftermath of the station's invasion, Hiroko tries to rally the survivors around a new religion: hers. Combining her knowledge of anthropology with her alien enlightenment, she hopes to bring the galaxy together in spiritual awakening. Meanwhile, Cedric delves into the origins of the stations attackers, seeking a deeper understanding of why they came in the first place. And while both of them are occupied down on the planet's surface, Roland Kane is poised to seize control of Astral Prime—to a chorus of cheers from the inhabitants.

Katrice Wylde, ex-Empire special forces, has just finished stealing the most advanced starship in the known galaxies, along with the AI that controls it. This task has taken two long years, but home is finally in sight. Ryker Mallory, her lover and employer, is waiting for her but the reception is not what she expects. Her ship and crew are destroyed before her eyes while Ryker watches from safety. Smiling, he sets off one last explosion to kill her.

Tanny and Esper may have grown apart, but they've joined forces to overthrow the Rucker Syndicate. Tanny's father has crossed too many lines, and now it's time for new leadership of the galaxy's most expansive criminal enterprise. But to topple a crime lord, they must first take away all the leverage that he might use against them; they need to get their loved ones out of harm's way before they become hostages and bargaining chips. But what if it was already too late?

Fiery and determined, Madison Justice navigates the depths of space, searching for her father and a place to call home. Expelled from the Naval Academy for her unyielding sense of justice, she now forges her own path as a freelance mercenary. But the void is vast and unforgiving. To find her father, the elusive captain of the Gypsy Rose, Madison must prove her mettle in a realm where morality is a luxury few can afford. Harassed by rivals and entangled in the schemes of a ruthless commander, she fights to keep her conscience intact.

Алексей Юрьевич Пехов (род. 30 марта 1978) - известный российский писатель-фантаст, член Союза писателей России и Американской ассоциации писателей-фантастов (SFWA). Его роман Под знаком мантикоры по версии журнала «Мир фантастики» назван лучшим отечественным фэнтези 2004 года.

Esper has a rendezvous with a mysterious contact aboard an undersea luxury cruise ship, an exclusive submarine hotel for a cozy five-day getaway. She's going to get all the intel she needs to cut off the head of the Cult of Ra - at least that's the plan. When she first meets her contact, it's at the scene of his murder. Then someone sinks the cruise ship, trapping Esper and the other passengers with the killer. Now, Esper has to discover the killer's identity, recover any stolen intel the victim might have had on him, and keep the other passengers alive.

Niemand hat sie je ernst genommen. Sie waren die Aufgetauten. Entbehrlich, Wegwerfware. Doch wie das Schicksal so spielte, hatten sie ihre ‚Eigentümer‘ überlebt. Einige machten sich auf, um die unwirtliche Zukunft zu meistern, in der sie sich befanden. Einer nach dem anderen wagte sich hinaus und verschwand. Andere versteckten sich, um nicht gefasst zu werden, was das Unvermeidliche nur hinauszögerte.

Романом Восьмой сектор открывается тетралогия Защита периметра. Главный герой - отличный тактик в играх, посвящённых космическим сражениям. Его нанимают как флотоводца для ведения наиболее крупных баталий в игровых мирах. Но однажды герой получает необычное предложение.

Михаил Атаманов - популярный российский писатель-фантаст, работающий в разных жанрах. Наибольшую известность получили его книги в жанре ЛитРПГ. Предлагаем послушать третью книгу цикла Искажающие реальность. Человечество вступило в онлайн-игру, которая искажает реальность.

Brad scams his own father and gets to go summer camp for starship racing. It starts out as a delightful getaway filled with competition and catching up with an old friend. Along the way, things go haywire. Several of the racers get kidnapped. Brad and his friend have to consider a new career in order to survive.

Роман Через смерть - второй в тетралогии Защита периметра. Главный герой - отличный тактик в играх, посвящённых космическим сражениям. Его нанимают как флотоводца для ведения наиболее крупных баталий в игровых мирах. Но однажды герой получает необычное предложениe.

Михаил Атаманов - популярный российский писатель-фантаст, работающий в разных жанрах. Наибольшую известность получили его книги в жанре ЛитРПГ. Предлагаем послушать вторую книгу цикла Искажающие реальность. Человечество вступило в онлайн-игру, которая искажает реальность.

S.P. Somtow’s much anthologized story The Fallen Country, and the acclaimed young adult novel that derived from it, have been favorites since the 1980s when they first appeared. In 2015, wearing his other hat as one of the leading contemporary opera composers, Somtow premiered his opera The Snow Dragon, a third variation on this theme, taking the characters into a whole new dimension. This volume collects all three variants — short story, novel, and opera libretto, to form a fascinating study in the evolution of a writer’s mind over a thirty-five year period. The Snow Dragon is the ...