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La Armada Libre ha devastado la Tierra y comenzado una campaña de violencia por todos los planetas exteriores. Las naves coloniales que se dirigen hacia los miles de nuevos mundos al otro lado de las puertas anulares alienígenas son presa fácil. James Holden y su tripulación conocen mejor que nadie los puntos fuertes y débiles de esa nueva potencia. Los últimos vestigios acorralados de los antiguos poderes políticos se ven sobrepasados en número y en potencia de fuego, por lo que deciden enviar a la Rocinante en una misión desesperada al corazón de la red de puertas.

The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante's shoulders. We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from reigniting. And on Venus, an alien protomolecule has overrun the planet, wreaking massive, mysterious changes.

La quinta entrega de la saga superventas en la que se basa la serie de TV The Expanse. Se han abierto miles de mundos y se ha desatado la mayor fiebre por ocupar el territorio de la historia de la humanidad. A medida que los colonos se marchan en oleadas sucesivas, las estructuras de poder del viejo Sistema Solar comienzan a ceder. Las naves desaparecen sin dejar rastro. De manera clandestina, han empezado a formarse ejércitos privados. Alguien ha robado la única muestra de la protomolécula.

From a New York Times best-selling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Humanity has colonized the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt.

Las puertas han abierto el camino a miles de nuevos mundos y la fiebre de la colonización se ha desatado. Los colonos buscan una nueva vida lejos de los planetas natales de la humanidad. Ilo, la primera colonia humana en esta gran nueva frontera, nace entre sangre y fuego. Los colonos independientes se sublevan contra el poder arrollador de una nave colonial corporativa, cargados únicamente con su determinación, su valor y las habilidades adquiridas en las largas guerras en casa. Científicos inocentes mueren masacrados tratando de estudiar el funcionamiento de un mundo nuevo y extraño.

Un viejo enemigo regresa. Los nuevos mundos coloniales luchan para encontrar la manera de sobrevivir en la red de miles de soles que se ha creado tras la expansión de la humanidad. Todos los nuevos planetas viven en una balanza que se puede decantar hacia la destrucción o hacia un futuro maravilloso. Y la tripulación de la anticuada cañonera Rocinante está enfrascada en el intento de mantener una paz demasiado frágil.

In Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy?, James S. Fishkin argues that deliberative democracy can have surprisingly positive effects on all of these problems and charts a unique path to fixing them with his method of Deliberative Polling. After decades of applying and perfecting the methods of deliberative democracy in countries all over the world, this book synthesizes the results of 150 applications and shows how the method can be applied to resolve many of democracy's seemingly intractable challenges. It can clarify the public will and depolarize our divisions.

Dan Butterfield played a pivotal role during the Civil War. He led troops in the field at the brigade, division, and corps level, wrote the 1862 Army field manual, composed “Taps,” and served as the chief of staff for Joe Hooker in the Army of the Potomac.

Wat als de man van je dromen de broer van je verloofde is? Gabrielle Jerningham reist van India naar Engeland om te trouwen met Peter Dewland. Maar eenmaal aangekomen ontmoet ze de oudere broer van Peter. De twee zijn direct tot elkaar aangetrokken. Quill Dewland valt voor Gabrielle's vrijgevochten karakter en sensuele uitstraling. Er is echter één probleem. Quill wordt al jaren geplaagd door vreselijke migraine aanvallen, veroorzaakt door schommelbewegingen. Gabrielle denkt een oplossing gevonden te hebben voor Quill’s mysterieuze aandoening.

This two-part collection begins with Fallout, following Ben Riker and his family months after losing their home due to a devastating EMP attack. The enemy responsible for detonating the EMP is planning something even worse, and Ben must stop the enemy before the country descends into nuclear winter. In Into The Dark, an EMP sends the West Coast back into the stone age, and Frank Tilley faces the startling chaos of a powerless world. With his trusty dog in tow, he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his grandchildren from a perilous fate.

Durante siglos, los Carryx han destruido o esclavizado en toda la galaxia. Pero ahora se enfrentan a un enemigo inmortal, y la clave para su supervivencia está en manos de los humanos del planeta Anjiin. Las naves Carryx descienden y se llevan a los mejores humanos; entre ellos, a Dafyd Alkhor—asistente de un brillante científico. Todos son abandonados en una lucha contra otras especies con la extinción como precio del fracaso. Solo Dafyd y algunos compañeros comprenden que para sobrevivir deberán comprender (y manipular) a los propios Carryx.

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

Alors que l'Empire laconien s'effondre et que de nouvelles voies s'ouvrent, quel sera le destin des héros qui nous ont tenu en haleine pendant neuf tomes ? La conclusion d'une saga monumentale, la fin d'un univers inoubliable.

Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is the Livesuit forces. Soldiers meld their bodies to the bleeding edge technology, becoming something more than human for the duration of a war that might never end.

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

October, 2042. In two weeks, the world will die, murdered by a nine-mile-wide, extinction-level asteroid. And Robert Osmark—billionaire and savvy tech-—couldn't be readier for the fiery apocalypse. Unlike the shortsighted masses, he's been diligently preparing for this day from the moment the asteroid first appeared. Through his relentless efforts, digital salvation now awaits anyone bold enough to take the leap and permanently transition into the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. And Robert Osmark will lead this new world he has created.

À travers la galaxie, treize cents portes conduisant vers des systèmes solaires se sont ouvertes. Mais tandis que l’humanité bâtit son nouvel empire interstellaire au milieu des vestiges aliens, les mystères s’approfondissent et les menaces s’intensifient... Teresa Duarte, quant à elle, se prépare à porter le fardeau que constitue l’ambition divine de son père. Mais avant cela, elle va devoir se protéger de bien des secrets au sein même de son palais. Et James Holden, qui y a été fait prisonnier, n’y sera qu’un danger de plus.

Forty-eight hours until Christmas, Jessica Kane wakes up with blurred vision, ears ringing, and in excruciating pain. A gash in her head and blood running down her face, the last thing she remembers is going for a run and something or someone hitting her in the head. It doesn't take her long to realize she is trapped in an unknown, deserted town with five other strangers who share similar stories of being attacked and stranded there. Unsure why and how they got there, she knows one thing for certain, she has to find a way out.

The Carryx—part empire, part hive—has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its conflict with an ancient and deathless enemy. When they descend on the isolated world of Anjiin, the human population is abased, slaughtered, and put in chains. The best and brightest are abducted, taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from a thousand other species. Dafyd Alkhor, assistant to a prestigious scientist, is captured along with his team.

Durante generaciones, el Sistema Solar (Marte, la Luna y el cinturón de asteroides) ha conformado la gran frontera de la humanidad. Hasta ahora. El artefacto alienígena que realizaba su obra bajo las nubes de Venus ha aparecido en la órbita de Urano, donde ha construido una puerta enorme que se abre hacia un espacio sin estrellas. Jim Holden y la tripulación de la Rocinante forman parte de una gran flotilla de naves militares y científicas que parten para examinar el artefacto.