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Jamie Waterman has made an important discovery on Mars. A cliff dwelling reveals the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet 65 million years ago, only to be driven into extinction by the crash of a giant meteor. But now the exploration of Mars is itself under threat of extinction, as the ultraconservative New Morality movement gains control of the U.S. government and cuts off all funding for the Mars program.

In a not-too-distant future that is not quite ours, there has been a major scientific breakthrough. It is a way to open windows into the past, permitting historical researchers to view, but not participate, in the events of the past.

In one of the most powerful and thought-provoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story of a future scientist who believes she can alter human history from a tragedy of bloodshed and brutality to a world filled with hope and healing.

Agatha Webb and her cook are found dead in the early hours of the morning after a successful party, and it seems just about anyone could be the killer. Some suspect her aging husband; others think it a robbery gone too far. A few nosy villagers draw a connection between this murder and the deaths of her six children so many years prior: Was she truly a victim, a grieving mother? Or did she play some role in these deaths? The list of suspects grows when a certain wealthy townsmen is blackmailed by someone who believes he murdered Agatha Webb and her cook.

Lukas, Schlunz und Nele kommen aus dem Feiern gar nicht mehr raus: Feuerwehrfest, Kindergeburtstag, Gemeindefest ... Gleichzeitig gehen im Ort Angst und Schrecken um. Wer schmiert nachts mit blutroter Farbe rätselhafte Zeichen an die Hauswände? Die Kinder begeben sich auf eine gefährliche Spurensuche.

Endlich Ferien! Familie Schmidtsteiner fährt in den Sommerurlaub. Und der Schlunz kommt natürlich mit. Immerhin hat der Kinderpsychologe geraten, dem Schlunz viele Orte in Deutschland zu zeigen. Vielleicht kehrt dabei sein Gedächtnis zurück und er findet endlich seine Familie? Auf jeden Fall haben Lukas und der Schlunz viele Gelegenheiten für verrückte Streiche und spannende Abenteuer, wenn sie nach Köln, an die Nordsee, nach Frankfurt, München und Berlin reisen.

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown - until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

In music, counterpoint is the art of writing melodies that play in conjunction with one another, according to a strict set of rules, in order to emphasize the melody by contrast. In debate, point/counterpoint is a means of persuasion in which the speaker begins by conceding to their opponent’s argument before refuting it wholeheartedly. Aldous Huxley follows these traditions in his masterpiece Point Counter Point. The polarity between passion and reason in the intellectual life of the 1920s is demonstrated both in form and in theme in Huxley’s ambitious satire.

Detective stories existed for centuries before the concept of the detective itself—amateur or professional— was fully formulated, and tales of mystery and intrigue have been thrilling readers since ancient times. The Lock and Key Library is the classic overview of the history of the mystery genre, at once a rousing listen for fans of the unsolved and unknown as well as an essential literary resource for those seeking to understand the roots of modern pulp fiction. This volume is sure to delight and enthrall armchair detectives and fans of classic mysteries alike.

Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter - and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera.

Das überraschende Auftauchen von Roscoes Sohn Jared wirft viele Fragen auf. Wie konnte er der Apokalypse entkommen? Was Jared zu berichten hat, lässt die Crew der "Lunaris" an seinem Verstand zweifeln. Doch falls er die Wahrheit sagen sollte, kann der Lauf der Geschichte verändert werden. Und manchmal benötigt man eine Katastrophe, um eine noch schlimmere zu verhindern.

Grant Neville is my father’s best friend. The person he trusts the most in the world. Forbidden territory personified. I know it is wrong on so many levels, but I can’t seem to get enough of his presence.... His ocean-blue eyes have a way of finding me in every room, his dimples make my knees go weak, and my hands itch to be buried in his dark hair. But I know better by now. My history with older men has left me with plenty of scars, and Grant is not just any older man.

Gut 4000 Jahre in der Zukunft bildet die Erde das Zentrum eines Sternenreiches, das Tausende von Welten umfasst. Überall leben die Menschen in Frieden und Freiheit. Der ursprüngliche PHOENIX ist noch unter dem Kommando von Reginald Bull unterwegs. Die Besatzung sucht den Mausbiber Gucky, der verschwunden ist – mitsamt dem Sternwürfel, einem kosmischen Gebilde. Bull und sein Team haben erfahren, dass den Sternwürfel ein unsterblicher kosmischer Problemlöser entwickelt hat.

Werwolf-Alarm in Eggenstedt nahe Magdeburg. Erst wird die Kreatur nur fotografiert. Die Medien wittern eine Sensation, selbsternannte Werwolf-Jäger machen sich auf die Jagd nach dem Biest. Christoph Schwarz und sein Team reagieren verhalten. Ihnen steckt die Erfahrung mit H2 und dem Werwolf von Epprath nach wie vor noch in den Knochen. Aber dann kommt ein Mann zu Schaden, und ein alter Bekannter meldet sich bei ihnen: Hauptkommissar Kirschner aus Magdeburg.

Lose yourself in the magic of storytelling with Timeless Classic Short Stories: Classics through The Ages, a must-have anthology for every serious audiobook listener that brings together unforgettable short fiction by some of the greatest writers in literary history, including Anton Chekhov...

Agassmea, die Königin der Raubkatzen, ist mittlerweile die Geliebte von Höllenfaust, dem Anführer der Grausamen 5. Agassmea will sich an den Machenschaften von Zero beteiligen und das Ballard-Team zu Fall bringen. Lance Selby und Tony Ballard gehen ihr in die Falle und erleben Die Rückkehr der Katzengöttin.

A man wakes up in a hospital bed, with no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The only information the doctor shares with his patient is his name: Innokenty Petrovich Platonov. As memories slowly resurface, Innokenty begins to build a vivid picture of his former life as a young man in Russia in the early 20th century, living through the turbulence of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. But soon, only one question remains: How can he remember the start of the 20th century, when the pills by his bedside were made in 1999?

The Age of Napoleon, the 11th and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the French Revolution from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotining of the king; and the revolution's leaders - Danton, Desmoulins, Robespierre, and Saint-Just - all cut down by the reign of terror they inaugurated.

This original compilation from Skyboat Media features the most inventive and poetic of Alexander Pushkin’s short fiction. Exposed to French culture at a young age, Pushkin’s work reflects these sensibilities, and he combines this with stories of his Russian ancestors that his grandmother would relate to him and his siblings during their summers near Moscow.

Step Fletcher, his pregnant wife DeAnne, and their three children move to Steuben, North Carolina, with high hopes. But Step's new job with a software company turns out to be a snake pit, and 8-year-old Stevie's school is worse. As Stevie retreats into himself, focusing more and more on a mysterious computer game and a growing troop of imaginary friends, the Fletchers' concern turns to terror.

Dark dreams disturb Lord Valentine's sleep, a forewarning of the danger that threatens the peace of Majipoor. The Shapeshifters have set in motion a terrifying plan to regain their stolen world and their allies, the ancient gods rising from their eons-long slumber beneath the oceans of the great planet. Suddenly, Valentine faces the greatest crisis of his reign.