Hard Science Fiction

Wenn künstliche Intelligenz die Kontrolle übernimmtDer brillante KI-Experte Mark Davis steht vor dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere: GAIA, die von ihm erschaffene Superintelligenz, übernimmt die Steuerung sämtlicher wichtigen Bereiche des Lebens. Ihr Ziel: unsere Fehler zu korrigieren und die Menschheit vor dem Untergang durch den Klimawandel zu retten. Doch die künstliche Intelligenz stellt plötzlich unerwartete Fragen und trifft eigenmächtige Entscheidungen - mit immer fataleren Konsequenzen. Hat sie etwa ein Bewusstsein entwickelt?Als Mark der Zugang zu GAIAs Systemen verwehrt wird, ist klar: die KI folgt ihrem eigenen mysteriösen Masterplan. Zusammen mit Kollegin Ava und dem genialen Hacker Ian schmiedet er einen gefährlichen Plan, um die Superintelligenz zu stoppen. Doch sie müssen im Verborgenen agieren, denn GAIA hört und sieht alles. Ein atemloser Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Können sie die intellektuell überlegene KI bezwingen, bevor diese allmächtig wird?Ein rasanter technologischer Thriller für Leser von Dan Brown, Frank Schätzing und Marc Elsberg. Wissenschaftlich fundiert an der Grenze aktueller Forschung zu künstlicher Intelligenz von der internationalen Bestsellerautorin Jona Sheffield."Jona Sheffield beschreibt auf dramatische und höchst eindringliche Weise ein sehr plausibles Zukunftsszenario der nächsten Jahre." - Prof. Tim Bruysten, Zukunftsforscher an der ESSCA Paris

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIESThe Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today.In a time before the Foundations, psychohistory's creator Hari Seldon is made to stand before the Emperor of the crumbling Galactic Empire to present how his scientific theory of predicting the future might be applied to the real world.However, Hari refuses to deploy his theory for political gain, setting off instead with reporter Chetter Hummin in quest of a place to safely apply his theory: Earth, the original home of humanity.All records of Earth have been lost to time. Hari will therefore have to look back into the past, in order to seal the future of humanity for ever.

A tense mystery of sabotage and murder with far-reaching repercussions set upon a small space station orbiting Saturn's moon Epimetheus.Roxy took this job to escape her past, specifically to escape her mother. That's hard to do, however, when every feed from Earth is dominated by news from the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which is determined to uncover the truth of what really happened on the fateful day of the Sea of Tranquility Massacre, when humanity's lunar colony was destroyed; the day Roxy's mother murdered the Moon.Things start to get very real when one of her two companions - the mission's commander, Major Nakita Subaru - dies in what appears to be a freak accident, and Roxy suddenly finds herself summoned back to Earth in a remarkably swift manner. Of course, she can't actually begin that return journey until the fast-approaching ship the Cronos arrives. Until then, Roxy is alone with her surviving colleague, Karl, her anxieties, her guilt, and her mounting suspicions... Stephen Deas delivers a gripping slice of high-tension hard SF packed within a deftly crafted novella; epic in scope, precise in its execution.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard<BR><BR>A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—from the author of The Martian.<BR><BR>HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Parade, Newsweek, New York Public Library, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal<BR><BR>Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.<BR><BR>Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.<BR><BR>All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.<BR><BR>His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.<BR><BR>And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.<BR><BR>Or does he?<BR><BR>Hailed by USA Today as “an epic story of redemption, discovery, and cool speculative sci-fi,” Project Hail Mary is an irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver.

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIESThe Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today.Faced with determining the fate of the galaxy, Golan Trevizehesitantly chose to hand over the rule of the galaxy to planet Gaia. Two mysteries now remain: who has erased the records of Earth - and why?Determined to ensure his choice was right, Golan sets off withJanov Pelorat and Bliss, to answer these questions once and for all. But nothing could prepare them for the secrets which await them on Earth. Secrets which predate history as they know it, and will change its significance forever...

'Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating'- Tim Peake, British ESA astronaut<BR><BR>They looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . .<BR><BR>An utterly gripping story of first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.<BR><BR>New for this edition: The short story 'Sins of the Children', the fascinating prequel to Shroud.<BR><BR>An expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is deadly to human life, but ripe for exploitation.<BR><BR>They name the moon Shroud. But they never mean to go there . . . until a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash-land on its inhospitable surface in a barely adequate escape vehicle. Alone, and fighting to survive, the two women embark on a gruelling journey in search of salvation. But Juna and Mai's tenuous existence is threatened by Shroud's extraordinary alien species. If they can escape, they'll have to explain the impossible and translate the incredible . . .<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>Praise for Shroud<BR><BR>'Evokes an unrelatable extraterrestrial world . . . keeps you guessing throughout' - SFX, 5* Review<BR><BR>'Clever, vivid and terrifying . . . No one has an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky' - Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific<BR><BR>'Crunchy, conceptual SF at its best' - Richard Morgan, author of Altered Carbon<BR><BR>'This is hard-edged science fiction that never loses its soul' - Sue Burke, author of Semiosis<BR><BR>'Makes Andy Weir's vision of Mars in The Martian look like a Caribbean beach resort' - The Fantasy Hive<BR>

A LONE OUTLAW, HAUNTED BY HER PAST, WITH ALL THE MULTIVERSE AGAINST HER . . .<BR><BR>**WINNER OF THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD**<BR><BR>'A sweeping story of vengeance, love and redemption, set against a backdrop of unimaginably vast interdimensional conflict' Claire North, award-winning author of 84K and Slow Gods<BR><BR>Discover this thrilling stand-alone science fiction adventure set in the world of the Pandominion from the million-copy bestselling M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts and the Philip K. Dick Award-shortlisted Infinity Gate.<BR><BR>Sometimes the fate of entire worlds can be decided by a woman with nothing to lose, and the smartest gun in the multiverse in her hand . . .<BR><BR>This is the story of Bess - or Dog-Bitch Bess as she came to be known. It's the story of the gun she carried, whose name was Wakeful Slim. It's the story of the dead man who carried that gun before her and left a piece of himself inside it. And it's the tale of how she turned from teacher, to renegade, and ultimately to hero.<BR><BR>This is also the tale of the last violent engagements in an inter-dimensional war - one of the most brutal the multiverse had ever seen.<BR><BR>This is how Bess learned the truth about her world. Came to it the hard way, through pain and loss and the reckless spilling of blood, and carried it with her like a brand on her soul. And once she knew it - knew for sure how badly she'd been used - she had no option but to do something about it. <BR><BR>From one of science fiction's most original and revolutionary voices comes a tale like no other. Vengeance always comes with a price . . .<BR><BR>Praise for Outlaw Planet:<BR><BR>'A character you can't forget in a lush, inventive world that expands past the wildest horizon' David Wellington, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated The Last Astronaut<BR><BR>'Western and science fiction tropes collide to brilliant, fresh effect' Kirkus<BR><BR>'Studded with wild worldbuilding details, this cinematic saga has nary a dull moment' Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>'His best novel yet' SFX

Die HORUS HERESY im neuen Gewand - 12 ausgewählte Highlight-Romane über die wichtigsten Ereignisse der Horus-Häresie Es ist das 31. Jahrtausend. Unter der gütigen Herrschaft des Unsterblichen Imperators hat sich das Imperium der Menschheit über die Galaxis ausgebreitet. Es ist ein goldenes Zeitalter der Entdeckung und der Eroberung. Aber jetzt, am Vorabend des Sieges, verlässt der Imperator die Front, ernennt seinen bevorzugten Sohn zum Kriegsherrn und legt den Großen Kreuzzug in seine Hände. Kann es dem idealistischen Horus gelingen, den großen Plan des Imperators zu verwirklichen, oder sät seine Ernennung die Saat der Zwietracht zwischen den Brüdern? Der Aufstieg des Horus ist das erste Kapitel in der epischen Geschichte der Horus Heresy, eines galaktischen Bruderkriegs, der die Menschheit an den Rand der Vernichtung zu führen droht.

They thought they'd found refuge. But paradise became their prison.The Sunday Times bestselling science-fiction adventure from the master of the genre, Adrian Tchaikovsky. <BR><BR>Centuries ago, a maverick terraforming team played God with a distant planet. Out of their vanity and spite, something terrible and unexpected arose.<BR><BR>Generations later, tormented scientist Alis is among the crew of the research vessel that rediscovers this lost outpost. But Alis wakes from nightmares of her own making to an all-too-real catastrophe on board. The rest of the crew has vanished - leaving only Cato, the belligerent mantis-shrimp captain, and Kern, the ship's AI.<BR><BR>Searching for their lost fellows, Alis and Cato must venture into the darkness of the planet below. What did those ancient terraformers unleash? And will their last surviving crewmate become a greater threat than the world itself?<BR><BR>The journey that began with Children of Time reaches a new, terrifying frontier in Children of Strife, featuring epic adventure, first contact and the nature of intelligence among the stars.<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>Praise for the series: <BR><BR>'Children of Time has a fabulous sense of scale that only someone as talented as Adrian Tchaikovsky can pull off . . . Very much recommended'<BR>- Peter F. Hamilton<BR><BR>'Brilliant science fiction and far-out world building'<BR>- James McAvoy<BR><BR>'A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human'<BR>- Patrick Ness<BR><BR>'An exemplar of classic widescreen science fiction'<BR>- New Scientist<BR><BR><BR>Children of Strife was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 30/03/2026.<BR>

Bildgewaltig und mit erzählerischer Wucht - Damian Ober schreibt die Geschichte der Science-Fiction neu. Mit Farbschnitt in limitierter Erstauflage. Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit.In einem Kosmos ohne Sonnen oder Planeten lebt die Menschheit zerstreut auf schwebenden Felsinseln. Jeder Felsen in der Leere ist eine Welt für sich, und jeder Mensch versucht, im Luftstrom zwischen den Inseln weiter hinaufzukommen, einem sagenumwobenen Zentrum entgegen. Bis eines Tages eine Frau auftaucht, die in umgekehrter Richtung unterwegs ist - eine Sinkende. Ihr Ziel: das Konstrukt, eine riesige Maschine, die ganze Felsinseln und alles darauf Lebende zerstört - und die diese Frau aufhalten will. Doch ihre Zeit wird knapp ...

"A love story spanning multiple millenniums, life-forms and variations on immortality, the book posits Victorian poetry as a weapon of empire, insists on nature's resilience in the face of genocide, and manipulates prose into something like a new language....Toward Eternity recognizes both the building and burning of bridges." -New York Times*A PARADE, LITHUB, and CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS Best New Book. *An AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD WINNER.Negotiating the terrain of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility, a brilliant, haunting speculative novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling translator that sets out to answer the question: What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology?In a near-future world, a new technological therapy is quickly eradicating cancer. The body’s cells are entirely replaced with nanites—robot or android cells which not only cure those afflicted but leaves them virtually immortal.Literary researcher Yonghun teaches an AI how to understand poetry and creates a living, thinking machine he names Panit, meaning Beloved, in honor of his husband. When Yonghun—himself a recipient of nanotherapy—mysteriously vanishes into thin air and then just as suddenly reappears, the event raises disturbing questions. What happened to Yonghun, and though he’s returned, is he really himself anymore?When Dr. Beeko, the scientist who holds the patent to the nanotherapy technology, learns of Panit, he transfers its consciousness from the machine into an android body, giving it freedom and life. As Yonghun, Panit, and other nano humans thrive—and begin to replicate—their development will lead them to a crossroads and a choice with existential consequences.Exploring the nature of intelligence and the unexpected consequences of progress, the meaning of personhood and life, and what we really have to fear from technology and the future, Toward Eternity is a gorgeous, thought-provoking novel that challenges the notion of what makes us human—and how love survives even the end of that humanity.

Die HORUS HERESY im neuen Gewand - 12 ausgewählte Highlight-Romane über die wichtigsten Ereignisse der Horus-Häresie Nachdem sich der Kriegsherr Horus auf wundersame Weise von den schweren Wunden, die er auf Davin erlitt, erholt hat, führt er die siegreichen Streitkräfte des Imperiums gegen die aufständische Welt Isstvan III. Die Legionen der Sons of Horus, Death Guard, World Eaters und Emperor's Children bilden eine nie dagewesene Allianz, die der armseligen Verteidigung ihrer sterblichen Widersacher weit überlegen ist. Garviel Loken und seine loyalen Brüder schieben ihre Bedenken beiseite und führen ihre Kompanien auf die Oberfläche, wo sich ihnen die ganze schreckliche Wahrheit offenbart, und der legendäre Bruderkrieg, der als Häresie des Horus in die Geschichte eingehen wird, nimmt mit einem unvorstellbar abscheulichen Verrat seinen Lauf.

Wer sind sie - und seit wann sind sie hier?Als über dem Leipziger Bahnhofsvorfeld Phänomene auftauchen, die nicht auf Messgeräten existieren dürften, bleibt es nicht bei einem rätselhaften Zwischenfall. Behörden riegeln ab, Geheimdienste beobachten - und im Verborgenen wird ein jahrzehntelang begrabenes Experiment erneut aktiviert. Plötzlich werden Akten aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wieder brisant. Spuren führen nach Thüringen, in Stollen, die offiziell längst versiegelt sind - und weiter hinaus in die Welt. Während andere vertuschen und taktieren, sucht Iris nach der Verbindung zwischen dem, was heute geschieht, und dem, was damals begonnen wurde. Ihre Reise führt sie über den Atlantik - dorthin, wo Antworten warten, die niemand finden soll. Je mehr sich die Puzzleteile fügen, desto deutlicher wird: Es gibt nicht nur eine Wahrheit. Projekt Hybrid - Band 2 hebt die Hybrid-Saga auf eine globale Ebene. Die Antworten rücken näher - und werden zugleich tödlich.

Earth's Mightiest Heroes ­fight in vain to prevent the end of everything in a streamlined vision of the cataclysmic lead-in to SECRET WARS.<BR><BR>One by one, the realities of the Multiverse have collided and been destroyed, leaving the Marvel Universe as one of the last standing. Now the final Incursion is drawing near — and in the wake of the desperate, world-shattering actions taken by the shadowy group of heroes known as the Illuminati, the Avengers are fragmented. While one group seeks to confront their former Illuminati allies, another takes the fight to a dark new threat! But what has become of Tony Stark and Doctor Strange? Will all the battles they’ve endured — and the sacrifices they’ve made — prepare the Avengers for the inevitable? Time runs out as the stage is set for SECRET WARS!<BR><BR>COLLECTING: Material from Avengers (2012) #35-44; New Avengers (2013) #24-33<BR><BR>Written by Jonathan Hickman<BR>Penciled by Stefano Caselli, Mike Deodato Jr., Mike Mayhew, Valerio Schiti, Kev Walker, Szymon Kudranski, Dalibor Talajić & More

Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone fromaward-winning author Ann Leckie.The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star has always been a source of both conflict and hope for the people of Ooioiaa. However, the imperial Radch see it only as an inconvenience, an antiquated religious site soon to be absorbed into their own, superior culture. But local politics is complicated, and the Radch have made one last concession: One last man will be allowed to join the mummified bodies in the temporal location to become a "living saint".But this one decision will ripple out to affect every part of the city. Amidst a slowly worsening food shortage, riots, and a communication blackout from the rest of the Radch Empire, a religious savant will entertain visions of his own sainthood, a socialite will discover zer comfortable life upended, and a young man sold into servitude will find unlikely escape.

Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone science fiction epic where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always a mere breath away.Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow-to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her legacy. But when a competitor offers her a final mission, it's one she can't refuse. Soon, she's thrust deep into a world of corporate espionage, duty-bound duels, and shadowy secrets. What she uncovers will change humanity's existence in the stars forever.The Last Contract of Isako is the sci-fi you didn't know you needed: corporate samurai... in space. This is the first adult science fiction novel from the award-winning author of Jade City.

Die Medien überschlagen sich: "LUXUS-POLARSCHIFF ENDGÜLTIG VERSCHOLLEN - KEIN NOTRUF, KEIN WRACK, KEIN SIGNAL." Die Viermastbark Eismeerengel verschwindet zwischen Naresstraße und Spitzbergen spurlos. Trotz modernster Technik bleibt jede Suchaktion erfolglos. Kein AIS-Signal. Keine Trümmer. Kein Überlebender. Nur: Das Schiff ist nicht untergegangen. An Bord beginnt ein Albtraum, den niemand erklären kann. Navigationssysteme versagen. Funkkontakt bricht ab. Und als der Nebel sich lichtet, ist nichts mehr, wie es war. Keine Satelliten. Keine Flugzeuge. Keine Zivilisation. Stattdessen: eine Welt, die tausend Jahre zurückzuliegen scheint. Abgeschnitten von allem, was ihr Leben definiert hat, müssen Passagiere und Besatzung erkennen, dass moderne Gewissheiten wertlos geworden sind. Wer führt? Wer folgt? Wer bricht? Wer wächst über sich hinaus? Während die Welt sie für tot erklärt, kämpfen sie in einer archaischen Realität ums Überleben - zwischen Wikingerzeit und Gegenwart, zwischen Macht und Moral, zwischen Sehnsucht nach Rückkehr und der Versuchung, neu zu beginnen. Verschollen im Polarmeer ist ein epischer Abenteuerroman über Identität, Verantwortung und die Frage: Wer sind wir - wenn uns alles genommen wird, was uns ausmacht?

Circle Of Retribution: A NovellaGardener Jackson was one of the best pilots to ever come out of Mars Space Academy. He was a natural to fly the missions that would mine Saturn's upper atmosphere for the fusion fuel, Helium 3, that the Solar System needed. But there was one problem, a foe he didn't even suspect would stop at nothing to prevent Gardener from succeeding, including life-threatening sabotage.Circle Of Retribution is set in the future (2140s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consits of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

The lovably flawed crew of La Sirena Negra and their psychic cats return in this fast-paced and outrageously fun science-fiction novel, in which they confront past failures and face new threats in the far reaches of space from the author of the critically acclaimed Chilling Effect.Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra find themselves once again on the fringe of populated space—and at the center of a raging covert war. When Eva’s sister asks for help locating a missing scientist, promises of a big paycheck and a noble cause convince Eva to take the job despite lingering trust issues.With reluctant assistance from her estranged mother, Eva and her crew follow the missing scientist’s trail across the universe, from the costume-filled halls of a never-ending convention to a dangerous bot-fighting arena. They ultimately find themselves at the last place Eva wants to see again—Garilia—where she experienced her most shameful and haunting failure. To complete her mission and get paid, Eva must navigate a paradise embroiled in a rebellion, where massive forests and pristine beaches hide psychic creatures and pervasive surveillance technology. Can she find her quarry while avoiding the oppressive local regime, or will she be doomed to repeat past mistakes when her dark deeds come to light?