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Star Trek: Imzadi Forever

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Imzadi: to the people of the planet Betazed, including Counselor Deanna Troi of the Starship Enterprise,™ it means "beloved" and denotes that which can never be truly broken. Yet to whom does Deanna's heart truly belong? Commander William Riker was the first Deanna called Imzadi. Long before they served together on board the Enterprise, they shared a tempestuous love affair back on Betazed. And even now, many years later, Riker will embark on a desperate journey across time and space to save Deanna's life. But Riker is not the only Starfleet officer to capture Deanna's heart. Lieutenant Commander Worf, the fierce Klingon warrior, is also drawn to Deanna's gentle and caring nature. Brought together by fate, he and Deanna share an unexpected passion that tests the bonds between Troi and Riker -- even as a deadly Romulan conspiracy threatens them all! Bonus: An Exclusive Interview with the Author This edition includes Imzadi and Imzadi II: Triangle.

Especiais - Feios - vol. 3

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Terceiro volume da série Feios, com novo projeto gráficoA série Feios é ambientada em uma sociedade futurística distópica em que os adolescentes, ao completar 16 anos, passam por uma cirurgia plástica completa que corrige todas as suas imperfeições. Em Especiais, acompanhamos a trajetória da protagonista Tally Youngblood, uma ex-feia que, depois de transformada em perfeita, é escolhida para tornar-se uma Especial.Mesmo antes de ir para Nova Perfeição, Tally nunca foi uma menina comum e sempre esteve à frente de seu tempo. Mas nem mesmo ela poderia imaginar que acabaria sendo um dos membros mais importantes da Circunstâncias Especiais — uma Cortadora. Agora, em vez do rosto perfeito que escondia uma cabeça de vento, ela tem uma beleza cruel e um corpo cem por cento letal, com dentes e unhas afiados e reflexos ultrarrápidos. Mas o mais importante de tudo é que Tally passa a ver e sentir o mundo de uma maneira diferente, sagaz. Agora tudo é muito claro na sua cabeça e nenhuma emoção atrapalha sua mente concentrada — ou pelo menos não deveria...Quando finalmente a Nova Fumaça é descoberta e Tally tem a oportunidade de acabar com todos os rebeldes de uma vez por todas, Zane ressurge em sua vida e fragmentos de sua memória começam a renascer e a criar uma verdadeira revolução na cabeça de Tally. Tudo agora passa a depender de uma decisão: escutar esse último suspiro fraco do seu coração ou seguir seus instintos de Especial, e dar continuidade à missão para qual foi treinada. De uma maneira ou de outra, Tally vai mudar para sempre seu destino e, como de costume, vai provar que não é como os outros.

Perfeitos - Feios - vol. 2

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Tally finalmente é perfeita. Agora seu rosto está lindo, as roupas são maravilhosas e ela é muito popular. Mas por trás de tanta diversão – festas que nunca terminam, luxo e tecnologia, e muita liberdade – há uma incômoda sensação de que algo importante está errado.Então Tally recebe uma mensagem, vinda do seu passado, que a faz se lembrar qual é o problema na sua vida perfeita. Agora ela precisará esquecer o que sabe ou lutar para sobreviver – as autoridades não pretendem deixar que alguém espalhe esse tipo de informação.

Apex Magazine Issue 121

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Apex Magazine is a bi-monthly online literary genre zine with a focus on dark SF, dark fantasy, and horror short fiction. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every other month (Jan/Mar/May/July/Sept/Nov). TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial by Jason Sizemore ORIGINAL FICTION Root Rot by Fargo Tbakhi Your Own Undoing by P H Lee Love, That Hungry Thing by Cassandra Khaw Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow The Niddah by Elana Gomel Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor HOLIDAY HORRORS FLASH FICTION WINNER All I Want for Christmas by Charles Payseur CLASSIC FICTION The Ace of Knives by Tonya Liburd Roots on Ya by LH Moore INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Fargo Tbakhi by Andrea Johnson Interview with Author P H Lee by Andrea Johnson Interview with Cover Artist Vicki Be Wicked by Russell Dickerson NONFICTION Story-less: A Forethought by Usman T. Malik Trapped in Stories by Malka Older Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by AC Wise Cover art by Vicki be Wicked.

Temple Trouble

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This is a little gem of a story set in Piper's Paratime Universe of almost infinite possibilities, here looking at the old religious pantheon. The Paratime people are mining uranium, and construct a religion to divert the natives. However, a group of Paratime criminals have manipulated a cult of human sacrifice, and after the criminals win a few battles and rabbits start dying off from an imported disease (rabbits are sacred to one of the major religions), the monarchies start converting to the new god.

Betrayer

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The Shadow Crusade has begun. While the Ultramarines reel from Kor Phaeron’s surprise attack on Calth, Lorgar and the rest of the Word Bearers strike deep into the realm of Ultramar. Their unlikely allies, Angron and the World Eaters, continue to ravage each new system they come across – upon the garrison planet of Armatura, this relentless savagery may finally prove to be their undoing. Worlds will burn, Legions will clash and a primarch will fall.

Star Soldiers

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CONTROLLING AUTHORITY Andre Norton-Grand Mistress of science fiction-presents a grand tapestry of the far-flung interstellar future, in which the first starships from Earth have burst out into the universe . . . only to run straight into the restraining grasp of the stagnant alien federation known as Central Control. Only as interstellar mercenaries can humans go to the stars; the aliens who already dominate the galaxy allow no other recourse. But when Swordsman Third Class Kana Karr and his comrades-in-arms are betrayed and abandoned on a hostile world by their alien masters, the warriors from Earth begin a desperate but glorious march across a planet whose every sword is against them. Their actions may doom humanity's future . . . or lead the way to an empire of their own! Four thousand years later, galactic civilization is collapsing, and the underfunded crew of an exploration starship is forced to set down on an uncharted planet: a mysterious, abandoned world that is achingly beautiful-and hauntingly familiar. Ranger Sergeant Kartr, telepath and stellar Patrolman, searches with his crewmates for the source of a beacon which may mean escape for them all. What he finds is far stranger: the first clue to what may become the greatest revelation in galactic history! The defining events of future historyas only Andre Norton could tell them! Publisher's Note: Star Soldiers has been previously published in parts as Star Guard and Star Rangers. This is the first unitary edition. At the publisher’s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Wrath of Iron

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After months spent in the service of the Chaos god Slaanesh, the ruling classes of the Contqual sub-sector have finally brought true damnation upon their people – innumerable hordes of foul and lascivious daemons swarm from a tear in the fabric of reality to embrace their mortal pawns and drive them on to ever more depraved acts of worship. It falls to the merciless Space Marines of the Iron Hands Chapter to cleanse these worlds of the warp’s unholy taint, and it is upon the surface of Shardenus that the fate of a billion lost souls will be decided.

The Carrion Throne

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In the hellish sprawl of Imperial Terra, Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor Erasmus Crowl serves as a stalwart and vigilant protector, for even the Throneworld is not immune to the predations of its enemies. In the course of his Emperor-sworn duty, Crowl becomes embroiled in a dark conspiracy, one that leads all the way to the halls of the Imperial Palace. As he plunges deeper into the shadowy underbelly of the many palace districts, his investigation attracts the attention of hidden forces, and soon he and his acolyte Spinoza are being hunted – by heretics, xenos, servants of the Dark Powers, or perhaps even rival elements of the Inquisition itself. Soon they discover a terrible truth, one that if allowed to get out could undermine the very fabric of the Imperium itself. Read it Because It's a novel that gets into the seedy underbelly of the Throneworld, Terra itself, at the end of the 41st millennium!

The Green Brain

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In an overpopulated world seeking living room in the jungles, the International Ecological Organization was systematically exterminating the voracious insects which made these areas uninhabitable. Using deadly foamal bombs and newly developed vibration weapons, men like Joao Martinho and his co-workers fought to clear the green hell of the Mato Grosso.But somehow those areas which had been completely cleared were becoming reinfested, despite the impenetrable vibration barriers. And tales came out of the jungles . . . of insects mutated to incredible sizes . . . of creatures who seemed to be men, but whose eyes gleamed with the chitinous sheen of insects. . . .A fascinating examination of the fragile balance between consciousness, man and insect from one of the best-loved science fiction creators of all time.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Horus Heresy: Tallarn: Executioner

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As one of the many staging grounds for the forces serving in the Great Crusade, the verdant world of Tallarn has long served as a transfer point for the personnel and war machines of the Imperial Army. Now, destroyed by a deadly virus-bomb attack launched by the battered Iron Warriors fleet, the entire world is reduced to a toxic wasteland where the survivors must fight to defend what little remains of their home. The remnants of the once mighty Jurnian 701st armoured regiment emerge from their underground shelters, and the opening movements of the Battle of Tallarn begin... even as more clandestine powers seek to manipulate events on both sides of the conflict. Read it because This novella tells the story of the opening of what will become the largest tank battle in Imperial history. This story includes a poignantly tragic glimpse at the paradise world of Tallarn, before the blow that turned the planet into a apocalyptic wasteland, and the grim conditions the survivors are faced with in the aftermath.

Scars

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Of all the Legiones Astartes, the White Scars of Jaghatai Khan remain the most enigmatic and elusive. Born of a civilisation that prizes honour, speed and fearsome loyalty, their allegiance has yet remained unclear even as the galaxy is torn apart by Horus’s treachery, and both sides have apparently counted them among their potential allies in the war to come. But when the Alpha Legion launch an unexplained and simultaneous attack against the White Scars and Space Wolves, the Khan must decide once and for all whether he will stand with the Emperor or the Warmaster... or neither.

Perry Rhodan 2678: Das Windspiel der Oraccameo

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Sie kämpfen um die Macht - und finden die Unsterblichkeit Wir schreiben das Jahr 1469 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung (NGZ) - das entspricht dem Jahr 5056 christlicher Zeitrechnung. Auf eine bislang ungeklärte Art und Weise verschwand das Solsystem mit seinen Planeten sowie allen Bewohnern aus dem bekannten Universum. Die Heimat der Menschheit wurde in ein eigenes kleines Universum transferiert, wo die Terraner auf seltsame Nachbarn treffen. Die Lage spitzt sich zu, als die Planeten von fremden Raumfahrern besetzt und die Sonne Sol "verhüllt" wird. Seither kämpft die solare Menschheit um ihr Überleben. Von all diesen Entwicklungen weiß Perry Rhodan nichts. Auch ihn hat es in einen fremden Kosmos verschlagen: Mit dem gewaltigen Raumschiff BASIS gelangt er in die Doppelgalaxis Chanda. Dort regiert die negative Superintelligenz QIN SHI, die für ihre Pläne das geheimnisvolle Multiversum-Okular benötigt. Nicht zuletzt durch die Aktivitäten des unsterblichen Terraners bröckelt mittlerweile QIN SHIS Macht - und der Widerstand setzt zum entscheidenden Schlag an. Die Galaxis Chanda kann befreit werden und steuert nun unter der Führung von Ramoz einer hoffentlich friedlicheren Zukunft entgegen. Doch der Kampf geht an anderer Stelle weiter: Informationen über die Natur des Gegners verrät DAS WINDSPIEL DER ORACCAMEO ...

The Eternal Crusader

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Fresh from The Ghouls Stars Crusade, High Marshal Helbrecht gathers together as many of his Black Templars as he can and sets out to Armageddon, where Ghazghkhull’s second invasion is underway. Given overall command of the void warfare around the beleaguered world, Helbrecht prepares to bring the battle to the greenskins as they arrive in the Armageddon system.

Black Oculus

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After Fulgrim’s ascension to daemonhood at Iydris, Perturabo and his Legion were trapped by the singularity at the heart of the so-called ‘Eye of Terror’. Their only option? To thread the needle, and dive into the heart of the black hole. Perhaps by sheer blind luck, they were transported far across the warp to the Tallarn System – but the Navigators in service to the Iron Warriors fleet were irreversibly corrupted by that harrowing experience. Now they serve a new purpose, and Perturabo’s plans for revenge come closer to fruition... Read it because Bridging the gap between Angel Exterminatus and the Battle of Tallarn, this short story focuses on the Navigators assigned to Iron Warrior Legion fleet. After their journey through the Eye of Terror, many of their number are... changed. This story also contains some hints as to the Iron Warriors motivation for their attack on Tallarn.

Shield of Baal Collection

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For millennia, the Shieldworlds of the Cryptus system have stood sentinel beneath the deadly stars of the Red Scar, defending the gateway to the Blood Angels home world. Now, an enemy has come who threaten to tear the Cryptus system apart and carry on to Baal itself – the monstrous tyranids of Hive Fleet Leviathan. The brave soldiers of the Astra Miltarum stand against them, shoulder to shoulder with the zealous warriors of the Adepta Sororitas, and on Baal the Blood Angels marshal their forces, commanded by one of their mightiest, Captain Karlaen – the Shield of Baal. This collection comprises eight tales of the tyranids and their foes within the Cryptus system and elsewhere across the galaxy, including the novel Deathstorm, the novellas Tempestus and Devourer and the short stories Wraithflight, A Son’s Burden, The Word of the Silent King, Dread Night and Shadow of the Leviathan. Read it because Tyranids smash into the shieldworlds of Baal, provoking the immediate retaliation of the Blood Angels. The roar of battle calls to long-slumbering aliens hidden for aeons. What strange alliance in this desperate hour can throw back the might of the Great Devourer? The whole struggle in one collection!

We Few

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THE HARD WAYRoger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang McClintock hasn't done anything the easy way.The spoiled playboy prince grew up the hard way on the planet Marduk. Watching ninety percent of your bodyguards - bodyguards who have become friends, closer to you than your own brothers and sisters - die to keep you alive will do that. And it tends to make you dangerous . . . perhaps in too many ways.Now he's coming home, but home isn't what it was when he left. Traitors have murdered his brother and sister, his nieces and nephews. His mother, the Empress, is still alive, but in the hands of Roger's own biological father, who controls her through drugs and physical and psychological torture. A new heir to the Throne has been conceived, and once the child is born his mother will no longer be necessary to the traitors' plans. Home Fleet, the largest and most powerful of the Empire's fleets is under the traitors' control, and no one in a position of power on Old Earth has the means - or the will - to do anything about it.And, just to make things perfect, the Empire has been told that the real traitor is Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang McClintock.With the twelve survivors of Bravo Company of the Empress' Own, a few hundred three-meter tall Mardukans, his one-time tutor and present chief of staff, an elephant-sized flarta pack beast, his faithful pet Dogzard, and the ghost of his greatest ancestor, Prince Roger must somehow retake the Empire from the men who control it . . . before his new brother is born and his mother dies.It's an impossible task, but Prince Roger knows all about impossible tasks, and the surviving Bronze Barbarians and the Mardukans of the Basik's Own believe he can do it. They're prepared to storm the gates of Hell itself at his heels in order to retake the Empire.But after they do, can they save it from Prince Roger, as wellAt the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Jack of Shadows

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In a world half of light, half of darkness, where science and magic strive for dominance, there dwells a magical being who is friendly with neither side. Jack, of the realm of shadows, is a thief who is unjustly punished. So he embarks on a vendetta. He wanders through strange realms, encountering witches, vampires, and, finally, his worst enemy: the Lord of Bats. He consults his friend Morningstar, a great dark angel. He is pursued by a monstrous creature called the Borshin. But to reveal any more would be to spoil some of the mindboggling surprises Jack of Shadows has in store. First published in 1971 and long out-of-print, Jack of Shadows is one of fantasy master Roger Zelazny's most profound and mysterious books.

Fahrenheit 451

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El libro más emblemático de Bradbury llega a Minotauro Esenciales. Un clásico de la literatura.Fahrenheit 451: la temperatura a la que el papel se enciende y arde.Guy Montag es un bombero y el trabajo de un bombero es quemar libros, que están prohibidos porque son causa de discordia y sufrimiento.El Sabueso Mecánico del Departamento de Incendios, armado con una letal inyección hipodérmica, escoltado por helicópteros, está preparado para rastrear a los disidentes que aún conservan y leen libros.Como 1984, de George Orwell, como Un mundo feliz, de Aldous Huxley, Fahrenheit 451 describe una civilización occidental esclavizada por los medios, los tranquilizantes y el conformismo.La visión de Bradbury es asombrosamente profética: pantallas de televisión que ocupan paredes y exhiben folletines interactivos; avenidas donde los coches corren a 150 kilómetros por hora persiguiendo a peatones; una población que no escucha otra cosa que una insípida corriente de música y noticias transmitidas por unos diminutos auriculares insertados en las orejas.«Fahrenheit 451 es el más convincente de todos los infiernos conformistas.» KINGSLEY AMIS

Sanctus

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An Architect of Fate novella. The Relictors are sent by the Inquisition to loot the repositories and libraries of a world on the cusp of annihilation. With the countdown to Exterminatus looming over them, they realise that even the Chaos Space Marines of the dreaded Black Legion are not the worst threat that they will have to face before they can escape, and that their true enemy may lie elsewhere.

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