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China, a challenge that looms large, is often depicted as a menacing force to be met with confrontation and containment. In some circles, there is even talk of an inevitable or imminent conflict. The Chinese Communist Party is often cast as a unique axis of evil, a threat to liberal democracies and emerging democracies in Asia and beyond. The Belt and Road Initiative, a sprawling infrastructure project that spans continents, is viewed with suspicion, seen either as a tool for economic subjugation or a pathway to conquest. What if this need not be the case? What if we were to calmly assess, ...

DRAGONS OF ARANDOR - JastinJastin es el hijo de doce años de un caballero que vigila las costas de Vastar. Un golpe del destino hace que Jastin abandone el castillo de su padre y huya a las montañas, donde innumerables dragones están causando estragos. Jastin consigue escapar de ellos por los pelos y acaba en un grupo de ladrones que le obligan a viajar por Vastar con ellos. Durante este tiempo, Jastin llega a conocer lados oscuros de sí mismo que le horrorizan, pero que también aseguran su supervivencia...

NOMADS 12 - Hour of Destiny The events are coming to a head. On the Durana there is unrest again. This time, everything is at stake for the people. Apparently the Akkato are planning the extermination of their warriors. Events also come to a head on Earth after the Rakara Temple is taken over by Zira Odana. Opportunities are finally opening up for Admiral Blake to teach the Akkato a lesson. An endeavor that will surely lead to war with the aliens. For Dominic, it is clear that it is now a matter of survival. For him and his comrades it is the hour of destiny...

NOMADS - SCAVENGERS: Beast Nea Diehl is one of the most capable scouts working for the Sculpa Trax port authority in the world. However, she also likes to go off the beaten track. The crew of the scavenger ship Rimmon, under the command of Zeb Greenwood, is one of her closest friends. With this group of soldiers of fortune, she once again ventures out on an adventurous and promising raid. Everything is going well until pirates and imperial troops take an interest in her treasures... The Scavengers. This is the name given to the gangs of adventurers and soldiers of fortune who search for ...

NOMADS 9 Rebels and Traitors Victory over the Keymon is within reach. However, instead of crying out in triumph, unrest is spreading aboard the Durana. Distrust of the Akkato grows and groups arise with the goal of taking command of the giant ship. Dominic Porter has long ignored these developments, and now they seem to be overrunning him.... Nomads This is what humans are called by the many races of the Milky Way. As survivors and refugees, they try to assert themselves among the cultures of the galaxy, which is called ASGAROON by its inhabitants. Some of them have managed to make a name ...

Nomads 15 - Before the Storm The humans are finally in a position to rebel against the Akkato and throw off the yoke of the aliens. However, humanity is still divided and disunited. Former admiral Edvard Blake sees his hour has come to unite the different factions and lead them against the occupiers...

NOMADS LEGACY 3 - Aseera Play for Time The Scavengers under Zebulon Greenwood are permanently on the road, carrying out salvage and transport missions. Aseera and her companions want to leave Sculpa Trax for good with the help of this small troop; to make their way to the remaining Zimaroo forces. What at first sounds like a simple mission for Captain Greenwood, turns more and more into a hell trip with catastrophic consequences for the crew of the Rimmon. Greenwood’s ship is one of the fastest in the galaxy, but all its potential is worthless this time. And Leon Petrov is playing a ...

Foreign Worlds. After the disaster on Dostra, Dominic and his friends serve in the army of the Akktao Admiral Zurak Mestray. He is one of the sons of the Akkato King Ulan Mestray, to whom Dominic owes the successful escape from earth. Zurak has people trained as guardsmen who are supposed to accompany and protect him on dangerous campaigns. But the ambitious kings son pursues selfish goals that could mean the downfall for the people from Earth and the Akkato ... NOMADS This is what the humans are called by the many races of the Milky Way. As survivors and refugees, they try to assert ...

At last, mankind has found a way to shake off the yoke of the Akkato. Some seek their fortune on a new, alien world. Others see an opportunity to reclaim the Earth and the entire solar system by force of arms.

NOMADS LEGACY - Aseera 2 - Friend and Foe When Aseera Dako and her friends get their hands on an old battleship, they know the time has come to get even with the hated Gulduri. They receive the chance to cut off the head of the snake. Before that, however, they must find out the intentions of the crew of an Imperial corvette that has unexpectedly landed on the harbour world of Sculpa Trax. On board are an employee of the Imperial Bureau of Antiquities and an experienced antiquities dealer. It’s not yet clear whether the Imperials pose a threat as they set off in search of millennia-old ...

NOMADS 11 - No way back On the Durana, the balance of power has changed. Ideological factions, with the permission of commander Zira Odana, have taken over the management of the massive ship. However, Dominic Porter sees this as only the prelude to further escalation. Soon, the more powerful parties will fight for sole leadership. Regardless of the outcome, it would, as always, serve the purposes of the Akkato. It is time for the humans to leave the Durana and seek their fortune in the depths of the universe...

REVELATIONS After the failed attack on the world Barathan, Zurak and his followers take refuge on a remote base in the middle of an ocean. Dominic Porter and his comrades soon find out that the apparently so benevolent Akkato are hiding a terrible secret... NOMADS. This is what the humans are called by the many races of the Milky Way. As survivors and refugees, they try to assert themselves among the cultures of the galaxy, which is called ASGAROON by its inhabitants. Some of them have managed to make a name for themselves in the feudal society of ASGAROON. Others eke out an existence as ...

Nomads 2 Dark Land After the Zora’s mission comes to an abrupt end, Dominic Porter decides to turn his back on the fleet and start a new life. Together with Ellena Green and Monica Simmons, he makes his way home, back to his family. But the journey harbors innumerable dangers that neither he nor his two companions could have expected ... NOMADS This is what the people from earth are called by the many races of the Milky Way. As survivors and refugees, the NOMADS try to assert themselves between the cultures of the galaxy, which is called ASGAROON by its inhabitants. Many of the NOMADS ...

NOMADS 10 - The Uprising After years of fighting, the signs of fatigue among the soldiers of the Durana fleet are undeniable. Some surrender to a bleak fate, full of battles and hardships, with no prospect of a peaceful life, on one of the many worlds of the galaxy. Others join together in groups with the goal of starting a mutiny to find a new home for the humans. Dominic is still undecided whether to side with the insurgents. Time is running out. But to which of the many groups, sometimes representing very extreme ideologies, should he declare his allegiance? NOMADS This is what humans ...

Aseera 1 Retribution Assera is a young girl, almost a child, and belongs to the warrior community of the Tengiji. Aseera serves the House of Zimaroo until it is betrayed by the Emperor of Asgaroon to the hostile Gulduri. She has no choice but to escape into a faraway star system to save her life and await an opportunity to avenge her master. As a homeless person, her paths will soon cross with those of the Scavengers, who may be useful to her plans....

NOMADS 8 - The Inner Worlds Ten years after the Keymon were driven from Earth, the war against the Insectoid creatures is coming to an end. However, as the tidings of victory arrive, there are increasing signs of strife for the throne still occupied by Ulan Mestray, leader of the Akkato. Suddenly Dominic Porter is confronted with the question of what to do with the millions of people who were useful to the Akkato in the fight against the Keymon, but who now represent a costly ballast. The situation seems hopeless until Serwan Brooks makes a resolution that seems sensible but could end in ...

He moved across the world to try and make something of himself, but letters from home tell him just how much he has missed. As he grew up, his parents had grown old, and he soon realized just how much he had missed. He missed his father's final years, and with his mother's health waning, Lawson returns home for Christmas, only to discover that some moments stay frozen in time.

Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich. Auf der Durana herrscht erneut Unruhe. Diesmal geht es für die Menschen um Alles. Offenbar planen die Akkato die Ausrottung ihrer Krieger. Auch auf der Erde spitzen sich die Ereignisse zu, nachdem der Rakara-Tempel von Zira Odana übernommen wurde. Für Admiral Blake eröffnen sich endlich Möglichkeiten, den Akkato eine Lektion zu erteilen. Ein Vorhaben, das mit Sicherheit zum Krieg mit den Aliens führen wird. Für Dominic ist klar, dass es jetzt ums Überleben geht. Für ihn und seine Kameraden ist es die Stunde des Schicksals...

El equilibrio de poder en la Durana ha cambiado. Grupos ideológicos, con la aprobación de la comandante Zira Odana, se han hecho con la gestión de la enorme nave. Sin embargo, Dominic Porter considera que esto es sólo el precursor de una nueva escalada. Pronto las partes más poderosas lucharán por el liderazgo exclusivo. Sea cual sea el resultado, servirá, como siempre, a los propósitos del Akkato. Es hora de que los humanos abandonen Durana y busquen la felicidad en las profundidades del espacio...

Tras años de lucha, los signos de fatiga entre los soldados de la flota Durana son innegables. Algunos se rinden a un destino sombrío, lleno de combates y penurias, sin perspectivas de una vida pacífica en uno de los muchos mundos de la galaxia. Otros se unen en grupos con el objetivo de iniciar un motín para encontrar un nuevo hogar para los humanos. Dominic sigue indeciso sobre si debe ponerse del lado de los rebeldes. El tiempo apremia. Pero ¿a cuál de los muchos grupos, algunos de los cuales representan ideologías muy extremas, debería unirse?