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For millennia, humanity has stared at the stars and dreamed. This book is about the moment those dreams give way to a plan, focusing on the brilliant point of light in our southern sky: Alpha Centauri. It is not a work of fiction, but a detailed exploration of the most audacious project ever conceived—the colonization of our closest stellar neighbor and its Earth-sized planet, Proxima b. The journey to another star is not a mission of romance, but one of sober necessity. This book lays out the compelling, pragmatic case for interstellar colonization as the ultimate insurance policy, a way...

A prince in ruins. A robot in revolt. Hamlet reimagined among the stars. In a collapsing empire of androids and phantoms, vengeance becomes a tragedy measured not in blood—but in memory. Told through the eyes of a freed android, this literary space opera blends Shakespeare, Blade Runner, and Dune. In the year 3020, on the ash-swept moon of Io in the Alpha Centauri system, Michael—the tormented heir to the throne of New Eden—seeks vengeance for his father’s assassination. But as his quest unfolds across haunted palaces, alien pyramids, and war-torn planets, he finds not justice—but...

Earth's first interstellar mission arrives at the exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb, believing it to be uninhabitable, to discover the joys and horrors of near light-speed travel.

Three complaisant kids, two stormy parents, one anxious French poodle, too many U-haul trailers, and the potholed road of the early 1960s. Searching for Alpha Centauri is American Public Television artist Gary Spetz's boyhood memoir of living a nomadic life with an impetuous mother, a discontent casino-security-guard step-father, an anxious French poodle, and two complaisant siblings -- during the early 1960s. The artist/author paints his moving landscape with words. He adeptly colors these words with both humor and tenderness.

A dystopian science fiction epic set in the Alpha Centauri system during the 31st century.In the 31st century, Earth's most dangerous criminals, rebels, and zealots are exiled to New Australia, a remote planet in the Alpha Centauri system. Stripped of their rights and abandoned, these sixty individuals are forced to forge a new society from the harsh and unforgiving terrain. Over centuries, their descendants grow into a population of millions, maintaining the legacy of their thirty original family names. Vernon Jones 711 has always known the world as a place where science is abandoned, and ...

In a galaxy bleeding under the relentless advance of the crystalline Adamant Hegemony, humanity stands on the precipice of annihilation. Star systems fall like dominoes before a technologically superior foe, and the once-proud Terran Fleet is a shadow of its former glory. Echoing the grand tradition of classic space opera, K.R. Calder plunges you into a desperate war where survival itself seems an impossible dream. When all seems lost, Fleet Command dusts off its forgotten relics – a ragtag collection of outdated freighters, mothballed cruisers, and patched-up mining ships. Dubbed the "...

The world watched in bewildered fascination as the Nyx Probe materialized above the Atlantic, a silent, enigmatic presence that defied explanation. But this initial wonder soon gave way to a chilling unraveling of reality. As humanity struggled to decipher Nyx's purpose, a cascade of unprecedented events unfolded: a world paralyzed by fear, the insidious rise of artificial intelligence, the unsettling arrival of a second probe, and then, the unthinkable – the Moon's sudden and violent demise. This gripping tale charts humanity's desperate journey from scientific curiosity to the precipice...

Centauri Bliss, book 1: Quinn doesn't have much to his name but a broken-down old freighter; even keeping it fueled is a constant struggle on the edges of civilized space where jobs are scarce and honest ones non-existent. With the death of the Emperor civilized space begins to dissolve into squabbling factions fighting for control and beautiful new passengers aboard Quinn's ship all bring their own load of problems and opportunities. Centauri Honor, book 2: An ancient magical threat is unleashed....

Der nächste Nachbar der Sonne, der mit bloßem Auge am Himmel zu sehen ist, ist Alpha Centauri – nur 4,3 Lichtjahre entfernt. Um die eine Komponente dieses Doppelsterns scheint ein Planet zu ziehen, wie das James-Webb-Weltraumteleskop beobachtet hat. Lorenzen, Dirk www.deutschlandfunk.de, Sternzeit

Earth is a single point of failure for the human species, a fragile basket holding every egg we have ever produced. To ensure our survival against the mathematical certainty of extinction events, we must cross the forty trillion kilometers of void separating us from our nearest stellar neighbor. This is not a flight of fantasy involving warp drives or magic, but a brutal engineering challenge defined by the cold laws of physics. Enter the concept of the Generation Ship, a massive, self-sustaining ark designed to keep a civilization alive for five centuries without a single resupply. Inside ...

Turning 50 is bad enough without Mercury Retrograde. Nothing is working out as planned. Viviana, a struggling addict and former stripper, finds out she’s been dumped by her boyfriend once again…this time humiliating her on Facebook! Her jealous Scorpio nature takes over, and there’s hell to pay. Viv’s fragile sobriety is in jeopardy. Trying to keep her head above water, figuratively and literally, will take a miracle.

In Dusk of the Twin Suns, readers are thrust into the middle of the twenty-second century. It’s a time when the now highly advanced Earth has established colonies throughout the nearest star system – Alpha Centauri. But just like back home, they don’t all get along. The United States is in the midst of a bitter cold war with China, which has become more powerful and militaristic than ever. For ordinary citizens, it’s a challenging environment. Franz Beckhart is a burned-out Swiss robot operator who’s spent his life drifting among the colonies, completing petty jobs. After hitting ...

After a three-hundred-year voyage from a dying Earth, the colossal ark Aethelburg arrives at the Alpha Centauri system, carrying the last vestiges of humanity and a secret that will define their future. The Founders' Charter, a socio-economic blueprint sealed since their departure, promises a new beginning. But as Junior Archivist Zara Nova delves into its archaic text, and hardened Extraction Guild leader Roric Stone faces its oppressive edicts, they uncover a disturbing truth: the Charter is not a promise of freedom, but a rigid plan for hereditary control by the elite Kin. Led by the ...

Aus den Weiten des Alls erreicht ein Funkspruch die Ultimo-1, in welchem die Hilfe zur Mordaufklärung auf Alpha Centauri Ab erbeten wird. Wer eignet sich besser als Sherlock Holmes mit Dr. Watson im Schlepptau, ein Verbrechen auf dem Planet fern der Heimat aufzuklären? Die Tat scheint sinnlos, doch Holmes Sinne sind geschärft und erkennen die fiese Absicht dahinter.

TAU CETI In the vast, ancient silence of the cosmos, the greatest threat isn't conquest—it's understanding. The Intellects, a vast collective consciousness spanning 1156 populated solar systems, have spread across the galaxy not by force, but by quiet observation. Their existence is a harmonious whisper, until a chilling discovery shatters their tranquility: a massive, inscrutable energy signature emanating from the most distant reaches of space. It's a cosmic anomaly, a whisper of incomprehensible industrial intent, reshaping worlds for an alien purpose beyond all known physics. Driven ...

A prodigy. A prison ship. A destiny rewritten among the stars. Jason King was once Earth’s brightest young mind, until he defied the United Earth Government and paid the price. Sentenced to life aboard the Equinox, a decommissioned mining ship turned orbiting prison, Jason awakens paralyzed inside his cryogenic pod. Alone. Forgotten, but aware. But Jason is no ordinary prisoner. Armed with a brilliant mind and mysterious new abilities, he escapes confinement and discovers the Equinox still holds power, and purpose. Assembling a crew from its frozen inmates, Jason dares to attempt the ...

It is Earth year 2717, and centuries after the Third Nuclear War. The surviving factions have migrated to Alpha Centauri - ruled by Dr. Fang. Sixteen-year-old Tyler Hicks and his dad spend their days mapping out planets and moons in the A star system for the Freelander faction. While his dad zooms off to exciting spheres, Tyler gets stuck on boring moon work trips. All that changes when his mining drone accidentally discovers a volatile new energy that could double the speed of the Free starships - which puts Tyler on Fang's most-wanted list.

As the Solar Commonwealth expands into the stars, it faces critics from within and enemies from beyond. What happens when the two groups join forces? While Commonwealth Security investigates a conspiracy on the distant Ssenn world where Terrans first learned to live with aliens, the Fleet is strained to protect the new star systems humanity will one day call home.

When Austrian archaeologist Elias stumbles upon an ancient underground chamber in rural Turkey, he expects little more than another cache of forgotten treasures. Instead, he meets Zehra, a spirited village girl with a gift for ancient languages — and together they unlock a secret that will change history. As their discovery draws the attention of scholars and journalists, the two find themselves bound not only by the tablets they decipher but also by a love that grows deeper with every shared moment. Yet hidden within the treasure lies something extraordinary: a bronze goddess clutching a...

What lies beyond the Divide? The crew of the Centauri Bliss find themselves on the other side of the Divide, and get a first glance at the storm coming for the remains of the Imperium. The family will be tested in all new ways in their struggle to return home.