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5 DAYS AGO: a rash of bizarre murders swept the country. 4 DAYS AGO: the murders increased ten-fold. 3 DAYS AGO: the President addressed the nation and begged for calm and peace. 2 DAYS AGO: the killers began to mobilise. YESTERDAY: all the power went out. TONIGHT: they’re reading the names of those to be killed on the Emergency Broadcast System, and they’ve just read yours.

Lorsqu'Ethan Burke se réveille, il ne sait plus qui il est ni où il se trouve. Mais les souvenirs lui reviennent peu à peu : agent des services secrets des États-Unis, il est venu à Wayward Pines, petite bourgade tranquille du fin fond de l'Idaho, enquêter sur la disparition de deux de ses collègues, quand il a eu un accident de voiture aux abords de la ville. Pourquoi l'hôpital ne veut-il pas le laisser sortir alors que ses blessures sont superficielles?

Peter, a disgraced meteorologist and chronic wanderer, has traveled the country for years in his Winnebago, in search of the only thing that gives his life meaning. He's just arrived in the middle of nowhere-Hokie, Kansas-for the same purpose, but when he meets a waitress named Melanie, another sufferer, he's faced not only with his first real human contact in years, but perhaps someone who can save him.

He's a butcher. She's the trophy wife of a trophy hunter. They used to be high school sweethearts, but that was two decades ago, and times have changed. Meet Ariana Plano.... Forty years old, miserable, and stuck in a loveless marriage to the worst mistake of her life. Meet Ray Koski.... Forty years old, miserable, and a lonely butcher who can do nothing but immerse himself in the drudgery of his work. Once a week during hunting season, she brings her old teenage flame game meat for processing. They do not speak.

What if you were capable of more? Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read faster, memorize more, sleep deeper. For Logan Ramsay, it’s happening. He’s beginning to see the world around him, even those he loves the most, in whole new ways. He knows that it’s not natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for an upgrade.

Tragic events unfold in a snowy, sleepy Colorado town. From the first scene, in which a man sits alone in the cold, watching a father and son in a diner, you know something is about to go horribly wrong.

Umgeben von einem Elektrozaun und 24 Stunden am Tag im Blick eines Scharfschützen: So idyllisch die Kleinstadt Wayward Pines nach außen hin sein mag, für ihre 461 Bewohner ist sie ein Gefängnis. Alle sind sie nach einem schweren Unfall hier aufgewacht, und alle führen sie ein streng reguliertes, ständig überwachtes Leben. Sheriff Ethan Burke ist einer der wenigen, der weiß, was Wayward Pines wirklich ist - und welch unfassbare Wahrheit sich auf der anderen Seite des Zauns verbirgt. Als Ethan nicht mehr schweigen will, kommt es zur Katastrophe.

Meet Lance. 38-years-old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents’ garage. By all accounts, a world-class loser. Except for one glaring exception… he has a million-dollar face. Lance has been mistaken twenty-eight times for the Oscar-winning movie star, James Jansen, and for the last 10 years, he’s saved his money, studied Jansen’s films, his moves, his idiosyncrasies, even the way he speaks. Now, after an unceremonious termination from his job, Lance has decided that the time has come to go after his dream.

You only have time to . . . run. FIVE DAYS AGO: a rash of bizarre murders swept the country. FOUR DAYS AGO: the murders increased tenfold. THREE DAYS AGO: the President addressed the nation and begged for calm and peace.

Was, wenn wir nicht einmal unseren Erinnerungen trauen können? Unsere Erinnerungen bestimmen die Wirklichkeit. Davon ist der New Yorker Detective Barry zutiefst überzeugt. Denn ein geheimnisvolles Phänomen quält seine Opfer mit falschen Erinnerungen - und treibt sie in den Tod. Die Hirnforscherin Helena weiß schon lange um die Kraft der Erinnerung. Sie erfand eine Technologie, die uns unsere wertvollsten Momente noch einmal erleben lässt: den ersten Kuss, die Geburt eines Kindes. Dann ging etwas schief, und nun bedroht ihre Erfindung das Schicksal der gesamten Menschheit.

On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found. Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides - along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted.

Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town of Wayward Pines is a modern-day Eden – at least at first glance.Except that within its fences, the residents are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. None of them know how they got here. Some believe they are dead. Others think they’re trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.

Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed. But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond. And now that secret is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity.

Un soir, en rentrant chez lui, Jason Dessen, professeur de physique, est agressé et kidnappé par un inconnu masqué. Quand il reprend connaissance, tout a changé : Daniela n'est plus sa femme, leur fils Charlie n'est jamais né, et Jason lui-même est un physicien de premier plan à l'aube d'une découverte fondamentale.

What if you were capable of more? Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read faster, memorize more, sleep deeper. For Logan Ramsay, it’s happening. He’s beginning to see the world around him, even those he loves the most, in whole new ways. He knows that it’s not natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for an upgrade.

Drei Wochen ist es her, dass Secret-Service-Agent Ethan Burke auf der Suche nach zwei Vermissten die Kleinstadt Wayward Pines betrat. Und damit alles hinter sich ließ, was sein Leben bisher ausmachte. Denn das scheinbar idyllische Wayward ist keine normale Stadt, sondern eine Festung, umgeben von einem Elektrozaun, und davor lauert eine grausame Bedrohung. Lange Zeit hielt die Gemeinschaft der Stadt dieser Bedrohung stand. Doch durch Ethans Ankunft ist das zerbrechliche Gefüge ins Wanken geraten.

Ein spektakulärer Science-Fiction-Thriller von Bestseller-Autor Blake Crouch ("Dark Matter"). Amerika in der nahen Zukunft: Special Agent Logan Ramsay kommt bei einem Einsatz mit einer unbekannten Substanz in Berührung. Zunächst ohne Folgen, wie Logan erleichtert feststellt. Doch dann beginnt er, Veränderungen an sich zu bemerken. Seine Sinne sind geschärft, sein Erinnerungsvermögen ist unschlagbar, er ist körperlich fitter. Dass ausgerechnet er dieses "Upgrade" erfährt, hat einen Grund, der weit in die Vergangenheit zurückreicht.

Meet Lance. 38-years-old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents’ garage. By all accounts, a world-class loser. Except for one glaring exception . . . he has a million-dollar face. Lance has been mistaken twenty-eight times for the Oscar-winning movie star, James Jansen, and for the last 10 years, he’s saved his money, studied Jansen’s films, his moves, his idiosyncrasies, even the way he speaks. Now, after an unceremonious termination from his job, Lance has decided that the time has come to go after his dream.

Bienvenue à Wayward Pines, 461 âmes. Nichée au cœur des montagnes Rocheuses, la petite bourgade revêt une apparence idyllique, si l'on oublie la clôture électrifiée qui l'entoure, la télésurveillance incessante et la puce électronique implantée de force à chaque habitant. Aucun de ces résidents ne sait d'ailleurs comment il est arrivé ici. Certains pensent qu'ils sont morts, d'autres qu'ils sont piégés dans une expérience scientifique et tous rêvent secrètement de s'échapper.

On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found. Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides - along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted.