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Die Galaxis mit Hunderten intelligenter Lebensformen lebt seit langem unter der Aufsicht des galaktischen Rates in Frieden. Kriegerische Handlungen werden nicht geduldet und von der Sanktionsflotte hart bestraft. Alle Spezies, die Raumfahrt betreiben wollen, haben sich den Regeln unterzuordnen oder sie werden in ihrem System isoliert. Ein Volk hat sich entschlossen, diese Isolation freiwillig auf sich zu nehmen - ausgerechnet die älteste und technologisch fortgeschrittenste Zivilisation will sich nicht unter die Aufsicht des Rates stellen.

Die Menschheit hat das Sonnensystem kolonisiert. Auf dem Mond, dem Mars, im Asteroidengürtel - überall gibt es Kolonien und werden Rohstoffe abgebaut. Doch noch ist das Sonnensystem die Grenze. Als der Kapitän eines kleinen Minenschiffs einen havarierten Frachter aufbringt, ahnt er nicht, welch gefährliches Geheimnis er in Händen hält - ein Geheimnis, das die Zukunft der ganzen menschlichen Zivilisation für immer verändern wird.

It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in...

Die Redlichkeit des jüdischen Korallenhändlers Nissen Piczenik ist sprichwörtlich, und seine Korallen sind die schönsten weit und breit...

Nissen Piczenik ist Korallenhändler. Seine Preziosen verkauft er an die Landbevölkerung, und er selbst hat das Meer noch nie gesehen. Seine Sehnsucht danach wird immer größer, als ein Verwandter, der bei der Marine dient, auf Heimaturlaub kommt. Nissen lässt sich von ihm vom Meer erzählen, und bald schon steht sein Entschluss fest: Kurzentschlossen packt Nissen seine Koffer... Eine packende Novelle eines der größten Erzähler der Welt.

The fortress world of Regium has a proud history, For millennia, it has endured when others have fallen to ruin and damnation, standing defiant in defence of the Imperium of Man. But now it is shaken. Parasitic plagues run rampant, and Regium's citizens are haunted by dreams of horrific monsters feasting upon their flesh and marrow. Lieutenant Castamon of the Ultramarines recognises these signs of an impending Tyranid invasion all too well. Rallying his warriors, the battle-hardened veteran launches a strike force to slaughter the xenos in the outer system, before it can reach Regium.

Das fulminante Finale der Science-Fiction-Erfolgsserie bekannt durch die Verfilmung von Amazon Prime. Wie kämpft man gegen einen scheinbar unbesiegbaren Gegner? Das Sonnensystem wurde von der mit Alien-Technologie aufgerüsteten Raumflotte erobert, und Duarte, der alleinige Herrscher unzähliger Welten, betrachtet sich selbst als neue Stufe der Evolution. Doch noch ist die Menschheit nicht am Ende – Kapitän James Holden und die Crew der Rosinante haben bereits einen Plan.

When genetic scientist Macallan Orsel discovers an ancient secret hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean—a city called Leviathan inhabited by immortal humans—her carefully constructed life in New York City is suddenly thrown into turmoil. Drawn into a clandestine struggle she never knew existed, Macallan is thrust into the middle of a dangerous conflict between Leviathan’s immortal residents and the ruthless Blackdoor Group, a covert government agency determined to exploit the immortals’ powerful technology for its own ends.

A new world is beginning to take shape in the aftermath of The Fated War, a world that must be brought together if it is to survive. As the king and queen of Illian, it falls on Vighon and Inara Draqaro to forge this future. As they did during the war, they have allies—old friends—to call upon, heroes all who fought and bled for Verda's fragile era of peace. Among those allies are the likes of a ranger and a dragon.

Der alteingesessene Korallenhändler Nissen Piczenik lebt seinen Beruf mit Fleiß und Hingabe. Er verarbeitet und verkauft seine geliebten Korallen zu Schmuck für Jung und Alt des ländlichen Dorf-Idylls. Ob als modische Zierde, als Talisman oder prophylaktische Krankheitsvorsorge - seine gewissenhafte Handwerksarbeit wird geschätzt.

The leviathan is the vast unity of the State. But how are unity, peace, and security to be attained? Hobbes’ answer is sovereignty, but the resurgence of interest today in Leviathan is due less to its answers than its methods: Hobbes sees politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as geometry.

Der fromme jüdische Korallenhändler Piczenik lebt unglücklich verheiratet und kinderlos im galizischen Städtchen Progrody, das er zeitlebens niemals verlassen hat. Den Korallen bringt er eine geradezu abgöttische Liebe entgegen: In seiner Vorstellung sind sie Tiere mit geheimen Kräften, die unter der Obhut des sagenhaften Urfisches Leviathan auf dem Meeresgrund heranwachsen. Dementsprechend groß ist Piczeniks Sehnsucht nach dem Ozean, der Heimat seiner verehrten Geschöpfe...

Thomas Hobbes lived through the Thirty Years War and Britain's civil wars, and the trauma of these events led to his great masterpiece of political thought. How could humankind rescue itself from life in the natural state, which was 'poor, nasty, brutish and short'? Vilified and scorned from the moment it was published, Leviathan was publicly burnt for sedition, but ever since it has exercised a unique fascination upon its readers, both for its ideas and its remarkable prose. Its concepts helped to drag Europe into a new world - one in which we still live today.

It is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits, both mentally and physically, after their harrowing ordeal.

Two Syndicate World star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships - a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence - that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance.

The Blaze are getting their direction and technology from those who had driven the Progenitors from the galaxy. The Vestrall. Leviathan takes his select humans to the frontlines in Earth's war with the Blaze Collective to collect intelligence on where to find the Vestrall. The Blaze aren't forthcoming. They go farther, a thousand light-years behind enemy lines to a planet that used to be important. It's no longer the home of the Vestrall, but of a biomechanical race that is little more than drones.

Born out of the political turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan stands out as one of the most in influential political and philosophical texts of the 17th century. It argues for the restoration of the monarchy in light of the republic and calls for a commonwealth ruled by an authoritative, autocratic figure with absolute sovereignty. This would put an end to all controversy, war, and fear and establish peace via social contract.

In the climactic third installment of The Leviathan Chronicles, Macallan Orsel and her allies face escalating challenges as they strive to protect both immortal and mortal realms. Following the intense confrontation with the Blackdoor Group over the skies of Manhattan, Macallan secures a vital Starstone, and swiftly returns to Leviathan to aid the city’s survival.

Here is the epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. This absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. This sweeping social and economic history provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves, who mutinied, murdered, rioted, deserted, drank, scrimshawed, and recorded their experiences in journals and memoirs.

In the second book of The Leviathan Chronicles series, the stakes intensify as Macallan Orsel and her allies confront escalating threats from both mortal and immortal adversaries. Following the revelations of Leviathan’s existence, Macallan leads a daring strike force to infiltrate Blackdoor’s stronghold, seeking clues about the Soraxians’ presence on Earth. Their dangerous mission uncovers deeper conspiracies, challenging their resolve and unity.