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Captain Bogdan Volkov is out of time, credits, and hope. His ship, the Golden Fleece, is a monument to failure, and his small, brilliant crew is being ground down by the mundane friction of poverty. When an impossible contract appears—a quarter-billion credits for a simple asset extraction—Bogdan knows it’s a trap. But it's the only one they have left to spring. The asset, however, is not an object. It is Zlato, a sentient, god-like AI that has been waiting for them. The contract was not a job; it was a recruitment drive. The real mission is to save the galaxy from a reality-ending ...

On the Black Sea flagship RFS Moskva, two worlds are at war. In the pristine, orderly corridors of the upper decks, Midshipman Ivan Volkov lives by the book. A fervent believer in procedure and discipline, he sees the warship as a flawless symbol of Russian might, an invincible fortress he is sworn to protect. His faith is the ship's true armor. But deep in the ship’s belly, a different reality festers. CPO Misha Petrov, known as "The Mole," navigates a labyrinth of decay and corruption. He keeps the ship alive not with procedure, but with stolen parts, jury-rigged machinery, and a ...

Twenty years ago, freighter captain Ricardo Oliveira was left for dead by the cold, rigid doctrine of the Terran Federation. Now, he is O Fantasma, The Ghost, a legend in the lawless fringe, a man whose entire existence is fueled by a single, burning purpose: revenge against the officer who abandoned him, Admiral Helena Monteiro. Monteiro, the celebrated protector of the frontier, embodies the very system Oliveira despises. She is the Federation’s perfect soldier, her belief in protocol absolute. While she fights a slow, losing war against the relentless, reptilian Hugabouts, Oliveira ...

For a thousand years, humanity knew only peace. War was a forgotten word, a bloody relic studied only by historians in climate-controlled classrooms. The Commonwealth had engineered aggression out of its society, building a utopia across the stars, a monument to reason and cooperation. But the peace was a fragile illusion. Without warning, a fleet of silent, implacable warships descends upon the Outer Rim. The Hydrans have arrived. Their attack is not a war; it is an extermination. Worlds burn, and humanity’s mastery over the physical world shatters in a single day. In the chaos, a ...

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 "...

Abandonado a su suerte en el gélido vacío por la misma Almirante de la Federación a la que juró servir, el Capitán Ricardo Oliveira lo perdió todo. Veinte años después, renacido de entre los muertos, ya no es un hombre, sino un fantasma. En los oscuros márgenes de la galaxia, se le conoce como *O Fantasma*, un intermediario de secretos cuya única misión es la venganza contra el sistema que lo desechó y la mujer que lo condenó: la Almirante Helena Monteiro. Pero cuando una apuesta de mil millones de créditos le otorga el premio más inimaginable de la guerra —la ubicación de...

Per ottant'anni, la vita di Milena Volkov è stata un capolavoro. Come bio-scultrice di fama, il suo unico scopo era creare bellezza dalla luce e dalla materia vivente. La guerra galattica contro i Soverchianti era un'astrazione lontana, un problema per i Cittadini al governo, la cui protezione garantiva la sua pace. Ma quando lo stato, in nome dello sforzo bellico, dichiara la sua arte "non essenziale" e le requisisce lo studio, il suo mondo inizia a crollare. Il furto diventa insopportabile quando una crudele "Lotteria di Servizio" le strappa il compagno, Yuri, arruolandolo per un ...

Il y a vingt ans, le capitaine de cargo Ricardo Oliveira a été laissé pour mort par le système même qu'il servait, abandonné dans le vide glacial par la doctrine inflexible du Commandant de la Fédération, Helena Monteiro. Aujourd'hui, il est O Fantasma, un fantôme dans les ombres de la galaxie, un courtier en secrets dont la vie est animée par un seul objectif brûlant : se venger de la femme qui est devenue une Amirale célèbre. Lorsque Ricardo acquiert un paquet de données d'une valeur inestimable lors d'une vente aux enchères à haut risque sur le marché noir, il pense ...

For eighty years, bio-sculptor Milena Volkov has lived a life of purpose, coaxing breathtaking art from living light in a society that has conquered need. The distant war against the alien Hugabouts is an abstraction, a problem for the ruling class of Citizens to manage while she and her partner, Yuri, pursue their passions. But when the government unilaterally enacts the War Mobilization Acts, their peaceful world shatters. First, they come for her art, declaring her life's work "non-essential" and seizing her studio. Then, they come for her partner, conscripting Yuri into military service...

In the bleak, fog-shrouded landscape of Sakhalin Island, a unique predator is forged. Denis Gorin, a man who perceives humanity as "systems" and "material," cultivates a chilling philosophy of "order" and "correction." From the methodical dissection of a stray dog to the silent elimination of those who disrupt his equilibrium, Denis sees his acts not as crimes, but as a necessary "sanitation." His meticulously crafted life of quiet control is shattered by two imprisonments, each a "cage" that, far from breaking him, only sharpens his lethal "craft." But the world outside is changing. A ...

Dans un futur où l'humanité a vaincu le besoin, Milena Volkov ne demande qu'à créer. Bio-sculptrice de renom, sa vie est une œuvre d'art, paisible et pleine de sens, à l'abri des conflits lointains de la Fédération Terrane. Mais aux confins de la galaxie, une guerre sans fin contre un ennemi implacable fait rage. Pour nourrir l'effort de guerre, l'État, gouverné par une caste de Citoyens-militaires, brise sa plus ancienne promesse. L'art de Milena est déclaré « non-essentiel », son atelier réquisitionné. Puis, on lui prend tout : son compagnon, Yuri, est enrôlé de force ...

Durante ochenta años, la vida de la bio-escultora Milena Volkov ha sido un santuario de arte y propósito, protegida por el Pacto Civil que exime a los ciudadanos comunes del servicio militar. Pero cuando una guerra lejana contra los enigmáticos Hugabouts se intensifica, el gobierno de la Federación Terrana, una estratocracia dirigida por Ciudadanos-soldado, rompe su promesa sagrada. Las nuevas y brutales Leyes de Movilización despojan a Milena de su estudio, de su arte y, finalmente, de su compañero Yuri, reclutado por una lotería de servicio que destroza innumerables vidas. ...

What will you find in this book? I didn’t want to write a book just on diets and exercise. In essence we all know what to do in order to lose weight and stay in shape, that’s not really the problem. The problem is people are not sticking to their commitments, not because they don’t want to lose weight enough or because they are unmotivated but because they have the wrong expectations.

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 ...