Science Adventure

Zachary Quinto - best known for his role as the Nimoy-approved Spock in the recent Star Trek reboot and the menacing, power-stealing serial killer, Sylar, in Heroes - brings his well-earned sci-fi credentials and simmering intensity to this audio-exclusive novella from master storyteller John Scalzi. One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know.

A company of Army Rangers is sent on an interstellar colony ship to secure a foothold on a dangerous, alien planet through violence of action. Leaving behind a warring Earth flung headfirst into a conflict of mutual assured destruction, the Rangers and the accompanying crew of first colonists are guided on a 40-year journey by an unprecedented artificial intelligence. But when they emerge from the frigid embrace of cryosleep, they awake to a nightmare, finding themselves greeted by the same ruthless enemy that brought about the ruin of Earth. 

What happens when the world's greatest hero accidentally becomes the Demon Lord? After centuries of saving kingdoms, slaying monsters, and repeatedly killing the Dark Lord, Cooper Hayes is done with heroics. His quest is complete, the world is safe, and he's perfectly happy spending the rest of eternity relaxing in peace. Unfortunately, fate has other ideas. Centuries into his retirement, a newly summoned Hero named Reyna Lockheart arrives at his doorstep demanding the adventure of a lifetime, and Cooper finds himself reluctantly dragged back into the world.

Leonidas Paendrag spent five years in another world to defeat the Demon Lord and his literal armies of Hell, only for the final battle to unexpectedly send him back to Earth. Denied the rest he desperately wanted, he is instead thrust into a world of emerging fantasy races, warring human factions, and a dysfunctional family more intent on killing each other than the monsters roaming the planet.

He never has to threaten her. He only has to be right, and the city her own knowledge swears is safe turns out to be the one place it lied to her. Jess Carter came into this world with a soldier's discipline and a set of facts pressed into her memory the day she arrived, no story behind them, no memory attached, just a map she has trusted every day since. She calls it the fragments. It has never been wrong. Then a village that should be full of people is empty, and a city with no warning label on it turns out to need one. Dolf Surenn is the most reasonable man Jess has ever refused.

The Greatest ArchMage in human history dies to the claws of a juvenile WyrmKin. That’s how mankind’s climb ends—wiped out by Level 34 in a Tower with over four hundred floors, crushed by ancient races that treat human magic like a joke. Jonah refuses that ending. He wakes up regressed to the beginning, hours before the System initializes, armed with decades of hard-earned knowledge and one chance to rewrite everything.

Stuck under a mountain of debt, Ike can only dream of the world of hunters. Ranks, power, and the System are out of his reach, until the day he awakens a Unique skill. Ike must break out of the slums and overturn the hierarchy of the System to fulfil his dream of becoming the ultimate hunter. Harvesting the skills of monsters, he turns against the world's logic.

Brynn was the first to ever activate the world’s hidden Prestige Mode, granting powerful perks at the cost of his godhood and all memories of his past life. Now, he’s at rock bottom in a brutal world where leveling is so deadly most people never try, powerful classes evolve through corestones, and loot is awarded through system-granted achievements. Armed with nothing but a magical helmet and an empty Alchemist’s Kit left behind by his former self, the ex-paramedic must grind his way back to divinity, level-by-level. But regaining his power won’t be his greatest challenge…

Seventh-grader Nate Noonan leads a double life as an ordinary school kid and a fearless ninja in the ancient order of The Ender Ninjas. Teaming up with his clumsy best friend Katie, and her pet chicken Noodle, they face the dangers that threaten their city. As Nate and friends prepare for war, they seek new unpredictable allies. But what happens when they unleash an old foe? Don’t miss Diary of Nate the Minecraft Ninja 19: Let's Play A Game!

Level up. Build your crew. Save the Galaxy. Byron Jones was just another lonely gamer until saving a mysterious old man earned him a once-in-a-lifetime invite to VENUS ONLINE, the most immersive sci-fi VRMMORPG ever created. Inside the game, Byron becomes commander of a starship with a crew of beautiful alien women, each with their own skills, secrets, and charms. But paradise becomes a nightmare when he realizes he can’t log out and the galaxy is ruled by Lady Necralia, a cruel warlord who thrives on the suffering of trapped players. To survive, Byron must grind levels, upgrade his ship,...

Alex is broke. He's pretty much always been broke. A misspent youth led to mistakes that led to convictions and plea deals. No career, no education, no hope. Now he has a chance to make things right for him and his family when the newest immersive MMO comes with the ability to convert money earned in the game into real currency. Well, it's cryptocurrency, but that's real-ish, right? 

When petty criminal Cal Carver is locked in a cell with a deranged, semi-naked cannibal, he suspects his life has hit its lowest point. He is mistaken. Abducted by aliens and whisked across the galaxy, Cal is thrown into a team of misfits and criminals and sent on a top secret mission for the president of Space. And that's when everything starts to go very, very wrong....

Everyone else escaped the tutorial in days. Caleb Vale was trapped there for seven years. The starter zone was supposed to be easy. Kill a few slimes. Dodge a goblin. Light a campfire. Choose a class. Walk through the exit gate. But Caleb’s gate never opened. While the outside world leveled, formed guilds, conquered dungeons, and forgot he existed, Caleb survived the same beginner trials over and over until the System’s weakest skills became something else entirely.

Adam isn't isn't even given the chance to lick his wounds after a deep betrayal before a mysterious force pulls him into into a new, fantastical world. He doesn't mind much. Penniless, luckless, and aimless, Adam wasn't particularly fond of his old world anyway. Maybe this can be the fresh start he needs. First, he'll have to deal with being attacked by shadowy monsters, imprisoned by guardsmen, and pressed into service by the resident nobility. But unlike Earth...he's not entirely powerless.

Stopping at the grocery store for carrots shouldn't be dangerous, but for Shelby Nichols, it changes her life forever. During a bank robbery, she is caught in the cross-fire and grazed by a bullet to the head, leaving her with the ability to read minds. Not only is she hearing what everyone thinks about her, but the gunman who shot her is out to silence her forever. In her fight to stay alive she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime.

When Luke Bennet wakes in a world where time flows differently than it does on Earth, he discovers his family, gone missing over the last year, has been dead for a hundred years here. Left to survive in the wilderness as marmots, murderous goblins, giant spiders, and a two-ton raccoon all try to kill him, Aros's latest off-worlder must depend on his newly acquired system to help him level up and live to fight another day.

The Demon Lord is dead. The System is broken. Somehow, Elias Hearthsong is neither of these things, despite being at the final battle of the Demon Wars. He is a Master Enchanter, perhaps the last one alive. Determined to keep a promise, he crosses the continent to protect his dead friend's legacy: a crumbling orphanage run by a beautiful kitsune. He isn't a teacher, nor does he have experience with children. But with the love of a few good women, anything can become possible.

Rosa Delgado was a commercial saturation diver and certified underwater welder—until the System audited her dive log and reassigned her to a sector that’s literally falling apart. Habitats are failing. Pressure crystals are dying. Hull integrity is collapsing across the board. And the “administrator” in charge—a bioluminescent jellyfish in corporate mode—needs one thing: Someone who understands that a viewport has a rated depth for a reason.

Brothers torn by magic. A sorceress with dragony aspirations. A wolf king, a royal wizard, a squire fleeing with a coveted sword. What could possibly go wrong when they all collide in Highwander, where the very bedrock is formed of the powerful substance known as Wardstone? After reading all three of the Wardstone novels I find myself wanting more. I love Hyden, Mikahl, and Phen. This is a great fantasy trilogy. Well written and worth every penny. The characters may never leave me. - Liz Corwell Book One - The Sword and the Dragon Book Two - Kings, Queens, Heroes, and Fools Book Three - The...

Reincarnated into a world of cultivation, Scientist Langley Seiker no longer has to dream about immortality. It's now possible. Except for the fact that he has no talent. Through a chance encounter, however, he gains access to his familiar laboratory that will allow him to systematically study the mechanics of cultivation. Not even the heavens will know what fate has in store for Langley as he systematically unravels not only how to cultivate, but also various crafts such as refining pills and inscribing talismans.