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These true events cannot be explained, and many of these events were witnessed by others who, for the most part, wish to remain anonymous. There are things that can be explained in the real modern world and accepted as fact, but there are some things that remain a mystery or for the most part are ignored as the human rationale for accepting or acknowledging the event that occurred would bend the very fabric of reality - which could leave one in dire straits!

Theodorus was a dreamer. As a child, he dreamed of aeroplanes, rockets and outer space. When the wild card virus touched him and transformed him into a monstrous snail centaur weighing several tons, his boyhood dreams seemed out of reach, but a Witherspoon is not so easily defeated. Years and decades passed, and Theodorus grew to maturity and came into his fortune...but still his dream endured.

Há séculos os sete grandes reinos de Westeros se enfrentam em amargas disputas, batalhas e traições. Agora, com Joffrey Baratheon e Robb Stark fora da jogada e lordes insignificantes competindo pelas Ilhas de Ferro, a guerra que devorou o continente parece ter finalmente chegado ao fim. No entanto, como após todo grande conflito, não demora para que os sobreviventes, os bandidos, os renegados e os carniceiros avancem para disputar o espólio dos mortos.

On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race. But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain no one has ever seen in the flesh. Soon, however, the crew discovers that their greatest mystery - and most dangerous threat - is an unexpected force aboard the ship wielding a thirst for blood and terror....

When Dirk t'Larien is beckoned across space to the distant world of Worlorn by his lost love, Gwen Delvano, a wild hope flares inside him. However, the rogue planet and his long awaited reunion with Gwen are nothing like Dirk ever imagined. Gwen is radically changed from the girl Dirk first fell in love with, and appears to be irrevocably bound to a violent alien savage and his barbaric culture. Worlorn is a desolate ruin of a planet, steadily hurtling through space away from the star system it relies on to support life - each dawn its seven red suns shine a little dimmer.

You better not breathe a word of this to anyone! The soldier stood at the pile of bodies. The room was filled with a sense of dread and fear. Not fear, maybe anger and revenge. When you see bodies stacked to the only way out, you understand it's a dog pile, of dog-face soldiers. "It's your way-out son", the voice came in my headset. It was my dads' voice!

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Wild Cards tells the stories of this world.

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations, others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death of her sister, Elizabeth, now lies on her death-bed. Summoning the joker ace Alan Turing, she urges him to seek the true heir: Elizabeth's lost son. He was rumoured to have died as a baby but, having been born a joker, was sent into hiding.

Alles über die berühmteste Familie aus "Game of Thrones" und "House of the Dragon". Jahrhunderte lang herrschte das Haus Targaryen über den Kontinent Westeros, während seine Drachen die Lüfte regierten. Dieses Hörbuch widmet sich dem Aufstieg dieser Dynastie, beginnend mit der Eroberung von Westeros durch Aegon Targaryen bis hin zum legendären Drachentanz, der die Familie fast auslöschte. Die Targaryen – und ihre Drachen – erwachen in dieser Chronik eindrücklich zum Leben.

Growing up as a Martin would be impossible for this generation of youths who believe that the highest score wins the love of the parents these days. When you raise your children on chips and pizza, you'd get a boot in your ass by my father, the patriarch and cornerstone of my family, who would just sneer a, "What you looking at boy? You better learn how to cook a decent meal, or I'll teach your ass how after I retrieve my size 12's out of your hind parts, you dig?"

Hvad foregik der egentlig i Westeros før KAMPEN OM TRONEN begyndte - før kulden kom tilbage og før skumle kræfter begyndte at samle sig i den store iskolde vildmark på den anden side af Muren, der beskytter kongeriget?

For decades, George R. R. Martin - best-selling author of A Song of Ice and Fire - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces.

A fight in an alley behind a bar: a visiting European is knifed by local thug Ramon Espejo, and all hell breaks loose. The dead man was a diplomat on an important mission to São Paulo, and next day Ramon is on the run heading north in his van toward land that no one has ever explored, or even thought of exploring, land so far only glimpsed from orbit during the first colony surveys.

First, there was God, and God was the truth. Then, there was light, the firstborn angel, Lucifer, which is defined as Light Bringer. The son of God and the great mother aurora goddess of the morning. Hence why Lucifer also means "Venus" or "bright" and "morning star". Now, Jesus or Michael's place of residence. There was luck, light, life, and longevity. Which formed the four "L's" and seen again on the Buddhist swastika. Needless to say, the journey is long and hard to reach this place. Are you ready to learn what you need to know?

Melantha Jhirl ist eine Kämpferin, und sie soll acht Wissenschaftler auf einer gewagten Expedition beschützen. An Bord des Raumschiffs Nightflyer brechen sie auf, um die rätselhafte Rasse der Volcryn zu erforschen. Doch sie sind nicht allein an Bord! Als der Telepath des Teams eine seltsame Präsenz an Bord spürt, ist es bereits zu spät. Das Wesen ermordet Malantha Jhirls Schützlinge. Sie ist die einzige, die es aufhalten kann - doch dafür muss sie selbst am Leben bleiben... Gelesen von Reinhard Kuhnert, der Hörbuchstimme von "Das Lied von Eis und Feuer"

Sous les ruines d'un monde ancien grouille la vie... Dans une ville croulante, sur une planète mourante et oubliée de tous, le jeune Annelyn profite de la fête organisée à l'occasion de la nouvelle Mascarade solaire. Superbe dans son costume de soie, son arrogance est à la hauteur de sa beauté. Quand il est moqué devant ses nobles amis par le Viandard, chasseur de grouns, il échafaude un plan de revanche. Mais la terrible vérité qui se cache derrière l'histoire de son ennemi va transformer sa tentative en une inexorable descente aux enfers.

Der König der Fantasy schreibt Science Fiction. Ramon Espejos Leben verläuft bei Weitem nicht so wie geplant. Nicht nur, dass er auf einem kaum erschlossenen Kolonieplaneten gestrandet ist. Er muss auch noch vor der Justiz in die Wildnis flüchten, weil er im Streit um eine Frau seinen Gegner getötet hat. Dort wird er von einem bislang unbekannten Alien-Volk gefangen genommen. Da entkommt ein anderer menschlicher Gefangener der Kontrolle der Aliens. Diese zwingen Ramon, den Flüchtigen für sie zu verfolgen.

Der Hilferuf seiner Jugendliebe Gwen führt Dirk t'Larien zur sterbenden Welt Worlorn. Durch die Heirat mit Jaan lebt Gwen in einer Kultur, die Frauen Selbstbestimmung versagt. Dirk glaubt nicht, dass Gwen das freiwillig erduldet und überredet sie zur Flucht. Doch mit dem Verrat an Jaan haben sie dessen Schutz verloren, Menschenjäger bedrohen sie. Nur Jaan kann sie noch retten - doch ihm geht seine Ehre über alles.

Seit sich in den Vierzigerjahren das Wild-Card-Virus ausgebreitet hat und Menschen mutieren lässt, gibt es neben den normalen Menschen auch Joker und Asse. Joker weisen lediglich körperliche Veränderungen auf, während Asse besondere Superkräfte besitzen. Da ist zum Beispiel Jonathan Hive, der sich in einen Wespenschwarm verwandeln kann, oder Lohengrin, der eine undurchdringliche Rüstung heraufbeschwört. Doch wer ist Amerikas größter Held?