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The universe is a dangerous place, a fact violently brought home to Frank Compton for perhaps the thousandth time when a stranger delivering a message dies right in front of him. An operative for Western Alliance Intelligence until his whistle-blowing activities got him fired, Compton is now being sought out by the Spiders, the robotic alien beings responsible for the upkeep and operation of the Quadrail transportation system, which connects the galaxy's twelve inhabited empires.

I’ve worked hard to get where I am, and I don’t settle for second place. But when Snape—a tall, insanely sexy alien—struts into the office like he owns the place, everything changes. His cocky grin and confident charm drive me crazy, making my blood boil… and my heart race in ways I never expected. I should hate him, but the desire burning inside me is undeniable. Every glance, every smirk has me aching for something I can’t control. Snape knows exactly what he’s doing, and I’m not sure how long I can resist the pull between us.

A realm at war. The star dragons struggle under the oppression of an unseen foe—a creature of terrible power, who seeks to shape all of space-time into a web of subjugation and death. The Dream Mountain, source of knowledge and life to the dragons, is held by the enemy; and yet, hope burns in the dragons’ hearts.

When I'm thrown into a series of events that put me face to face with a human female, I know the fates must be playing a joke on me. When I end up fighting for the female, risking my life just so she will be safe, I start to get suspicious. And when one smile from her makes my insides turn to floosh...I know something has gone wrong in the cosmos. I'm not made for a mate...so why is my body telling me that I've found the female that thrums my heart string?

Dalton Greaves is a hero. He's one of humankind's first representatives to Unity, a pan-species confederation working to bring all sentient life into a single benevolent brotherhood. That's what they told him, anyway. The only actual members of Unity that he's ever met are Boreau, a giant snail who seems more interested in plunder than spreading love and harmony, and Boreau's human sidekick, Neera, who Dalton strongly suspects roped him into this gig so that she wouldn't become the next one of Boreau's crew to get eaten by locals while prospecting.

Lars Powderdry and Lilo Topchev are counterpart weapons fashion designers for a world divided into two factions, Wes-bloc and Peep-East. Since the Plowshare Protocols of 2002, their job has been to invent elaborate weapons that only seem massively lethal. But when alien satellites hostile to both sides appear in the sky, the two are brought together in the dire hope that they can create a weapon to save the world, a task made all the more difficult by Lars falling in love with Lilo even as he knows she's trying to kill him.

After the triumphs of the Battles of the Forts, with Serenea now firmly under Allied control, Brigadier General Spartacus Varinius set his sights upon the Pharaonis home world. The Allies used a tactic reminiscent of Earth's Second World War—however, instead of island hopping, they began planet-hopping, bypassing Pharaonis strongholds as they zeroed in on the planet Eurysa.

Mit der Gefangennahme der ärgsten Widersacherin ist General Avrael seinem Ziel, die Menschheit auszurotten, einen großen Schritt nähergekommen, und er versucht alles, die junge Frau zu brechen. Ein Frieden der beiden Völker scheint unerreichbar. Lunas letzte Chance verlangt ein großes Opfer, das nicht nur sie selbst bereit sein muss zu geben.

Frank Compton saved the universe once—and for that he must die. Having temporarily stalled the Modhri, a sinister alien group intelligence, in its evil schemes for universal domination, the former Western Alliance Intelligence operative just wants to relax in first class with his stunning, half-human partner, Bayta, aboard the worlds-linking intra-galactic transportation system, the Quadrail. But when their peace is disturbed by an annoying human passenger spinning wild tales of alien art objects, and the pest is discovered dead soon after, Compton and Bayta realize there can be no rest.

Band 4: General Avrael, der Führer der predylischen Armee, ist besessen darauf, alle menschlichen Eindringlinge auf seinem Mond zu vernichten. Luna und Biran sehen sich einem erbitterten und mächtigen Feind gegenüber, gegen dessen Armee es kein Entrinnen zu geben scheint. Ihr Vorhaben, Frieden zu schaffen, wird immer unerreichbarer.

An interstellar colony ship on Earth prepares for take-off. Before reaching their first stop—Proxima b Centauri—they are awoken from their cryo pods early, only to learn there's been an alien invasion on Earth. But it's too late. Can the crew find a safe refuge from the invaders and track down colonists from other ships?

Cuando la embajadora Mahit Dzmare llega al centro del multisistema imperio teixcalaanlí, descubre que su predecesor, el anterior embajador de su pequeña y ferozmente independiente estación minera, ha muerto en extrañas circunstancias. Y nadie parece dispuesto a admitir lo innegable: su muerte no ha sido accidental y ella podría ser la siguiente.

The construction of Avalon station, known as the crown jewel and economic centerpiece of the Tronis colony, is almost finished. Director Hawthorn, impressed by Gamma Squadron's recent success, has decided to visit the station earlier than planned. Meanwhile, Gamma Squadron remains focused on their mission to eliminate pirate threats and ensure the safety of Tronis.

Während die Menschheit die erste autarke Siedlung auf dem Mars feiert, befinden sich der leitende Ingenieur Dr. John Harper und sein Team in Lebensgefahr: Heftige Staubstürme, die sich selbst Experten nicht erklären können, machen jeden Schritt auf dem Roten Planeten zu einem unkalkulierbaren Risiko.

Band 3: Luna beschließt, Lionels Trupp zu verlassen und sich dem Predyl Biran anzuschließen, der bald mehr als nur ein bloßer Beschützer für sie ist. Sie bekommt Einblick in das Leben der Ureinwohner und lernt mehr über ihre Kultur, Gebräuche und auch Denkweisen. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, die verheerende Feindschaft zwischen den Spezies zu beenden und gegen Hass und Vorurteile von beiden Seiten anzukämpfen.

The year is 1898. Man’s fascination with scientific discovery has taken a most unexpected turn, as a cylinder originating from Mars has crashed into Earth in the English countryside.

Daubed on walls, trending on socials, appearing in every language in every country all over the world and always reading the same. Nobody knows where it originated only that it can’t be ignored. And then – in the blink of an eye –everything changes.

A preposterous legend, dragons dueling with riggers. Nothing can live in the interdimensional Flux of interstellar space. But in the Flux, visions of the mind converge with reality, and visions can be perilous. When star pilot Jael defies an abusive ship’s master and rigs “the mountain route to Lexis,” dragons indeed appear in the night sky—and challenge her to duel to the death.

Band 2: Nachdem der Ureinwohner Biran ihr das Leben gerettet hat, schlägt sich Luna alleine durch die kriegszerstörte Stadt Neumond. Nach und nach trifft sie auf andere Überlebende, die den Predylern entkommen konnten. Luna gibt die Hoffnung nicht auf, dass irgendwann ihr Bruder Lionel lebendig unter den Geflohenen sein wird. Doch die feindlichen Soldaten dringen immer weiter in die Stadt hinein. Um der Ausrottung zu entgehen, müssen die letzten Menschen Neumond verlassen und in der kargen Natur zurechtkommen.

Alex Korden, ein Architekt mit einer komplizierten Vergangenheit, begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Mission an Bord des Multigenerations-Raumschiffs APEIRON, einer gigantischen künstlichen Welt, die dazu geschaffen wurde, die Erde zu verlassen und Zuflucht in einem weit entfernten Sonnensystem zu finden. Vor dem Hintergrund einer dystopischen Zukunft, in der die Erde am Rande des Untergangs steht, verstrickt sich Korden in ein Netz aus politischen Intrigen, persönlichen Fehden und dem Kampf ums Überleben im intergalaktischen Raum.