Títulos em Ficção Científica

Na narrativa, acompanhamos Crisóstomo, um pescador solitário que, ao completar quarenta anos, decide tecer seu próprio destino. Em Camilo, um jovem órfão, ele encontra o filho pelo qual sempre ansiou. Em Isaura, rejeitada por não ser virgem, descobre a chance de transcender e ser mais do que completo. Com personagens tão excêntricos quanto humanos, Valter Hugo Mãe constrói uma ode à singularidade e à força do amor incondicional.

Patrick Collins earned the peace he’s found in New York City with his pack through sacrifice. Six years out from the end of the world, he’s satisfied with the life he’s built and doesn’t think about what else the future might hold until he stumbles his way into a hostage situation he didn’t ask to be part of. Jonothon de Vere would like nothing more than to wake up each morning with the love of his life and never deal with trouble again. Except Patrick has always been a magnet for such crises, and Jono isn’t one to stand idly by when his lover could use some help.

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Ketahn did not want a mate. Fate has a different plan for him. When the queen he despises declares her intention to claim him, he retreats into the jungle.

My grizzly bear is one step away from snapping, and I feel like I'm losing my mind. He has one overwhelming obsession. Finding her. My mate. The one I'm destined to be with. Watching my siblings find their mates while mine never shows up is enough to kill a man. But just as I'm about to crack, she walks into my life, all soft curves and shy smiles. The second I smell her sweet, intoxicating scent, the beast goes quiet. We know she's mine. The torturous wait is finally over. All that's left to do is mark her. But there's a problem. I have a secret that's enough to make her stay away forever.

Lilas never expects salvation to come in the form of a ruthless space pirate. Auctioned off to an alien harem, she has steeled herself for a life of captivity—until Razion and his crew storm the ship, taking her as their own spoils. But freedom with the Zaruxian rogue comes with its own dangers. As she fights for a place among his outlaw band, her walls crumble, and she surrenders to the fire Razion awakens in her. Yet, when she overhears a secret that makes her doubt everything they have built, fear overpowers love, and she runs before he can shatter her.

Ada Lamarr hat das Raumschiff-Wrack vielleicht als Erste erreicht, aber was hilft ihr das, wenn ihr kleines Plünderer-Schiff nun ein riesiges Loch in der Außenhülle hat? Der Sauerstoff ihres Raumanzugs geht nun rasch zur Neige. In letzter Minute wird sie von einem Schiff der Regierung gerettet – wenn auch eher widerwillig und mit wenig Begeisterung über den ungebetenen Gast. Doch das stört Ada nicht. Sie genießt das gute Essen, den Sauerstoff an Bord und die Aufmerksamkeit von Regierungsagent Rian White, der mit der Leitung der Mission betraut ist.

At Ms. Broussard's Home for Bountiful Beaus, even the unlovable can find a love story for the ages. The custom-made automatons she offers are fully trained in the art of keeping their homes tidy and their future husbands happy. Arthur Price is not looking for love. The lonely librarian clings to his work and routine to keep himself functioning. When his brother, Jared, arrives in the middle of the night with an i-Series automaton meant to lift his spirits, Arthur realizes his routine life is about to be upended.

An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, but no one will listen to Circe; they claim her data and theory are wrong. Only Taurus takes her seriously, but she has her doubts a man—even one who calls himself a Zodiac Warrior—can do anything to prevent the disaster. She becomes even more skeptical when he claims they must go on a quest to recreate an ancient artifact. However, with time running out, what other choice does Circe have but to trust the handsome man who shows her magic truly exists?

A prophecy sets Aquarius on an impossible quest. Find a way to reach Mars and convince its queen to help against an alien threat. However, Ishtar, the last Martian Queen, refuses to reveal the secret to destroying the body-snatching invader. Ishtar still suffers with the guilt of destroying her home world and won't allow the same thing to happen to Earth. How is Aquarius supposed to convince her? His boss says to lather on the charm. However, this warrior geek is better with computers than women. What if he could give her the one thing she longs for?

Jacen Ryker barely survived his first week aboard the Cerberus, and the crew is still stranded in an unknown galaxy. Now he’s stuck juggling the ship’s adorable Chief Science Officer, Minerva, and his sultry, possessive alien fiancée, Princess Arulya. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew seems very interested in their new favorite male passenger.

We’re lessers from a servant world. Nobodies. The Blades conquered Earth long ago. They were harsh but absent rulers. We kept our heads down to survive. But something’s happened. Seven of us have accidentally captivated the most important men in the empire. The elite warrior, deadly as the grim reaper, who can't stop his body from reacting to mine... The ruthless leader who keeps me close even though I'm one papercut away from unleashing chaos... The calculating prince who can seize the throne if he listens obediently to my words...

After driving through the night, Cecily Mars is ready to get settled in her new town when she arrives, but first she needs to crash for a few hours. When she awakens, she decides to grab dinner at the local diner, and is met with rude comments about an obviously pregnant server. She’s curious as to why, and doesn’t feel it’s fair to judge, so she requests that server. She wasn’t expecting the remarks she heard regarding the sweet waitress, or for the locals to treat her so badly. But even Cecily has to admit, the story they claim the woman’s telling about the baby’s father does seem a little…

A professional hockey player on the verge of retirement, Grayson is playing his final game when disaster strikes. When monsters explode from the ice, he risks his life to save as many as he can and is fatally injured in the process.

Now living in a new world, Ava has the answers about her family she so desperately sought. But answers come at a cost. As she tries to face the trauma she endured upon her arrival in the realm of Eorhan, she must find her inner strength and courage to take her rightful place, or risk falling apart. With the threat of war looming after their enemies have returned, Ava is the only one with the ability to send the daemon queen back to her realm. And to do so, she must train with Casimir, the broody general of the Earth Kingdom, to complete a harrowing journey to the revered tree of her people.

Er ist ein Angreifer aus dem Weltall und ich soll ihn bewachen. Doch plötzlich kämpfen wir Seite an Seite gegen unbekannte Feinde. Mein Leben steht auf dem Kopf, meine Karriere ist vorüber. Ich kann nicht mehr die brave, gehorsame Offizierin sein. In mir ist etwas erwacht und es hat mich verändert. Innerlich und auch … äußerlich. Meinen Vorgesetzten passt das gar nicht. Mein neuer Strafposten mitten im Nirgendwo: Das Endlager des Militärs für Probleme. Für gescheiterte Projekte und gescheiterte Karrieren. Die Ankunft eines Gefangenen schlägt ein wie eine Bombe.

Author Henry Elder came to Alta Novis to learn more about the fabled battle lord and his lady. But rather than re-tell the tales of their already well-known exploits, he wants to hear about the couple from the people who really know them. The people who live, love, interact, and fight alongside with them. He wants to hear those personal anecdotes in order to discover a side of Yulen and Atty D'Jacques that few people know.

As the Butcher of the Brumal mafia, Berga spends his days between the university and his lab, constantly caught up in one experiment or another. Everyone knows his name, and everyone fears him, but very few get close enough to learn who he really is. Even fewer actually want to. He's spent his entire life trying to make up for a mistake made as a child and is haunted by literal ghosts of the past dressed in pink tulle. Locking himself away periodically to protect himself and those around him has become second nature, that is until one mix-up with a Royal changes everything.

Er ist ein Gefangener in einem Alien Raumschiff. Und er fordert absolute Hingabe. Ich liebe die Einsamkeit und Ruhe des Regenwalds. Deshalb habe ich den Job fernab der Zivilisation angenommen. Den Tropensturm nehme ich nicht allzu ernst. Bis ich mitten drin stehe und um mein Leben fürchten muss. Doch es ist nicht das Wetter, das mir fast zum Verhängnis wird. Es ist ein gewaltiges … Ding, das plötzlich vom Himmel stürzt. Kein Flugzeug und auch kein Satellit, sondern etwas Fremdes. Etwas, das nicht auf diese Welt gehört. Zum Schutz vor dem Sturm wage ich mich ins Innere.

Emily Cotton, a CDC epidemiologist, and Charles Montgomery, a Naval Intelligence general, meet by chance in the thin mountain air of Aspen Creek, Colorado. Both are workaholics on forced vacation. Both are running from loneliness. Neither expects to fall in love. Five days later, they return to their separate lives—and the world changes forever.