Ergebnis für "Paradise Lost" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Nervenzerfetzende Spannung in den finsteren Tiefen des Weltraums. Das Sonnensystem ist besiedelt, und die Menschheit breitet sich im All aus. Es gibt sogar eine extrasolare Kolonie, Paradise-1, auf der Tausende Kolonisten ein neues Leben begonnen haben – bis die Kommunikation abgebrochen ist. Jetzt wird Agentin Alexandra Petrova und die Crew der Artemis auf die lange Reise nach Paradise-1 entsandt, um herauszufinden, was passiert ist. Doch das, was sie dort finden, übertrifft ihre schlimmsten, grauenvollsten Albträume.

Nach der fehlgeschlagenen Expedition der Helios wachen David und seine Kameraden an einem fernen Ort in einer fernen Zeit wieder auf und erhalten von den Fremden einen gefährlichen Auftrag: Mit einem Nachbau der Helios sollen sie das Universum umrunden. Der Lohn: eine Perspektive für die Menschheit. Doch das All ist ein noch finsterer Ort, als selbst die fremden Intelligenzen vermuteten und am Ende müssen David, Ed, Grace und Wendy am Rande des Universums um ihr Überleben kämpfen.

Ein gewaltiges Erdbeben im Südpazifik überschwemmt einen Großteil des Planeten und stürzt die Menschheit in eine tiefe Glaubenskrise. Kriege folgen und zwingen den verbliebenen Rest, der einst vorherrschenden Spezies, Schutz in einem riesigen Bunkersystem zu suchen. Die Unterwelt ist die letzte Zuflucht. Technik und Genmanipulation bewahren die Menschen vor dem Aussterben, doch die alten Konflikte sind noch nicht beendet. Jack Parker hat, wie alle in seinem Dorf, nie das Sonnenlicht erblickt.

There is only one rule in hell: No one returns from the Rogue Arena. After fighting in the witches’ dark tournament and being condemned to death, Drake manages to flee the castle with Stella - but they are far from freedom. Now, they must return to Earth before it’s too late, and Stella has a plan. Accomplishing it won’t be easy, though. In a journey plagued with dangers and bizarre creatures, Drake and Stella will venture through the darkest side of hell, finding themselves in the heart of the Rogue Arena.

Norman is an idealistic, Beethoven-loving revolutionary. Max is a boring but cheerful timeshare salesman who won't stop talking. Fellow passengers on a flight to the Moon, they're thrown together to become reluctant companions after the lunar shuttle's toilet cubicle explodes, crash-landing them both on the desert sands of a distant alien planet. They are rescued by the friendly Oblivions, who could not be more delighted to see them.

In a world overrun by rabid, naked, blue zombies, feeding on the flesh of all, a glimmering jewel of humanity endures. The Island of Guntersville has become a hopeful paradise for the survivors of the plague that ravages the land. Follow Mo, Smokes, Easy, and the rest of his band of misfits - oh, and a ninja monkey - on their replica pirate ship, the Viva Ancora, as they set off on a wild blue adventure in search of "the cure".

The Lost Stories: adventures that were originally written for the Doctor Who television series but never made. Now available to hear for the first time. The Doctor and Peri visit the planet Targos Delta to check in on old friend Professor Albrecht Thompson, only to discover that he has vanished. He was last sighted taking a shuttle to the holiday resort of Paradise 5, then never seen again. The Doctor's curiosity is piqued.

Thirtieth-century Britain and the calamitous collapse of the pension system means compulsory euthanasia for all 70-year-olds. But a clerical error spells disaster for 69-year-old George Smith, who suddenly finds himself facing his demise a year early. Feisty George isn't going to take this lying down and goes into battle with Central Admin - and the terrifying TV crew from This Was Your Life, who want to broadcast his imminent death live on air.

After a frightening, confusing confrontation in Napa, the Roadside Paradise troupe continues on their circuit. As they travel, Athena learns more about V, the leader of the troupe and his remarkable powers. But even though they were able to escape Napa, the danger has not passed. In the middle of the night, a young girl enters the grounds of Roadside Paradise with unexplained powers. She is an escapee from the Guild of the Red Dragon - the organization that collects powerful children and trains them to be weapons.

On the edge of a nebula, the TARDIS lands on the strange planet of Foss, which is covered in dense and intricate minerals and vegetation. The spindly, insect-like Fossians are suspicious of the Doctor and Clara, believing them to be on the side of the large, spider-like Drak-Arzin. But when the travellers meet the Drak-Arzin they discover that Foss is far more than a planet: it is, in fact, a giant life-form nearing the end of its life-span. But what secret lies at the the heart of the Fossians’ mine?