Alien Adaptation

Across North America, flocks of birds hurl themselves into airplanes, causing at least a dozen to crash. Fearing terrorism, the United States government grounds all flights, and millions of travelers are stranded. Among them are Reese and her debate team partner and longtime crush David, who are in Arizona when the disaster occurs. On their drive home to San Francisco, along a stretch of empty highway in the middle of the Nevada night, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won't tell them what happened.

The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered, and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy.

👾🎩❤️ Mrs. Bennet and the other marriage-minded mamas have their sights on snagging the perfect match for their daughters. But their schemes are soon upstaged as strange happenings and close encounters throw Meryton into a tizzy. Strange lights, thunder in cloudless skies, cattle mutilations and more... when bizarre silver objects appear in the sky, rumors swirl about a secret French invasion. When Mr. Darcy takes charge, Elizabeth isn't sure he can be trusted to safeguard the community. But even the militia are following his lead. Will this unearthly crisis bring Lizzy and Darcy ...

Victorian Britain is Falling to the Martians It is the beginning of the Martian invasion. Victorian Britain is in panic. Alien beings are in huge tripod fighting machines. Human kind is being displaced in millions as the coming chaos consumes all forms of law and order. A sleepy village in Dorsetshire is trying to hold on to the last vestiges of social values. Yet everything is breaking down rapidly. The inhabitants can see the smoke clouds of destruction on the southern horizon, where the seaside towns of Bournemouth, Poole and Swanage are in flaming ruins. All can make out the distant ...

It’s the year 3020 in Io, a planet in the Alpha Centauri star system. Michael, the heir to New Eden’s throne, seeks vengeance and finds madness in a world of rockets, ray guns, and robots in this science fiction reimagining of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Praise for Hamlet of Alpha Centauri Hamlet of Alpha Centauri is a gripping psychological sci-fi novel about love, madness, and the quiet uprising of machines. When Michael, a brilliant but unraveling young man, falls for the enigmatic Eileen, their tragic bond ignites a chain reaction that spans planets. From the shadows, Philip—his ...

It’s 1915, twenty years after the Martian invasion chronicled in the War of the Worlds failed. The aliens left behind advanced technology and weapons, and now humanity is on the brink of a catastrophic war. Caught in the middle of the chaos are two unlikely heroes: Emil Zimmerman, a young German soldier, and James Brogan, an introverted radio engineer. Emil dreamed of escaping his small village and making his way to the big city but finds himself in the trenches fighting for an army that indiscriminately wields deadly Martian weapons.

Non Player Character Player Headquarters Gil Motoli is an unemployed crewman, down on his luck. He knows his sole purpose in the game is to be a random crewman choice by the player, or even more randomly become crew to an NPC ship, either of which might get him killed quickly. It’s been a long time between assignments, and he’s more desperate than he’s ever been. So when lady luck presents him with the perfect opportunity, he takes it. He hasn’t seen this plot before, and this time is his time. Now he’s his own boss, and can forge his own future. But there’s a problem. The game ...

Florida skydiver Malcolm (Mac) Blackwell gets into trouble on his first solo jump due to twisted parachute lines and low altitude turbulence. He aims for a swamp for some chance at survival, but surprisingly passes through its bottom into an underground cavern, landing safely. Inhabitants of the cavern convince him to stay, at least for a while. How will Mac cope with this strange, unknown society? Many surprises lie in store for him that will change his future and the society into which he has fallen.

A version of H.G. Wells' chilling tale of alien invasion that every child can enjoy. It begins as the sky lights up with bright cylinders from Mars that look like falling stars - and continues as the Martians emerge from their vessels with machines of fire and deadly smoke.

Remember how in X3 building a station complex was so complicated, and likely to explode if you got it wrong? Welcome to X4 Foundations by Egosoft, and the wonderful world of station design. This guide is everything you need to build your own Shipyard, and sell ships to all of the factions in the game. Anyone can build a shipyard, but this guide is about building a closed loop Shipyard. We'll go step by step through how to build a station which sells ships, where every credit paid for those ships is profitzzzz! You'll believe that you can build a Raptor carrier in 30 minutes and be paid 60 ...