Timothy Zahn
1) Warhorse
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The Tampy aliens' living spaceships are far more powerful than humanity's non-biological technology. Can they-and should they-be tamed? Throughout the universe, space horses are among the most coveted of species. They are starfaring creatures with telekinetic abilities, tamed and controlled by the Tampy aliens-who aren't willing to share their understanding of the creatures. Despite diplomatic government intervention, human poachers are determined...
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The first novel in the Dragonback series. Jack Morgan is dealing with more trouble than any young man deserves. Raised to be a professional thief and con artist by his late uncle Virgil, he's survived on his uncle's spaceship with the help of an AI program. But when he's accused of a crime he actually didn't commit, Jack is forced to flee to a remote, uninhabited planet where he can stay off the radar for a while. His solitude is soon interrupted...
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The adventure and danger levels crackle (Booklist) in the second book of the Dragonback saga by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Star Wars: Thrawn. Even though he's been on the run from the law for a while, young Jack Morgan never wanted a bodyguard. But that's what he got when a desperate alien named Draycos bonded with him for survival. When all is well, Draycos looks like nothing more than a tattoo on Jack's back. But when Jack's threatened,...
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Action science fiction, mystery, and espionage combine in books 4 and 5 of the Quadrail series from this Hugo Award–winning author. The alien Chahwyn created the Spiders to keep their intragalactic transportation system, the Quadrail, safe and running smoothly. And ex-government agent Frank Compton is there to protect its integrity. So far, Compton and his beautiful half-human, half-Chahwyn partner, Bayta, have had their hands full keeping the Quadrail...
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Society has come to terms with a mining operation that requires the sacrifice of death-row inmates. But what happens when one inmate turns out to be innocent? Only the recently dead can helm the "deadman switch" to pilot a ship through the Cloud, a mysterious solar entity that shields the Solitaire solar system and its valuable heavy metals. Two convicted murderers are routinely sacrificed for this task-one to enter the system, one to exit. Gilead...
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The first two novels in the epic sci-fi series from the #1 New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn. Decades after the Earth and the Terran Democratic Empire were conquered by the hostile, reptilian Ryqril, one man must find and resurrect the only fighting force that can free humanity . . . Blackcollar: Resistance member Allen Caine was preparing for the most important mission of his life-until the plan takes...
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All aboard the Quadrail for three tales of nonstop action from the #1 New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn. It is the Quadrail-a miracle of design that connects all twelve of the galaxy's inhabited empires, allowing diverse alien species and cultures to exchange ideas, inspire imaginations, build bridges of understanding . . . and orchestrate the subjugation of all living things. Night Train to Rigel:...
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The final three novels in the Dragonback sci-fi saga from the #1 New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn. Young fugitive Jack Morgan and alien K'da warrior Draycos are inseparable-quite literally. They've been together since a desperate Draycos was forced to bond with Jack as his host in order to survive. Now they're traveling the stars trying to clear Jack of a crime he didn't commit, bring down a conspiracy...
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Planeta Cómic
Pub. Date
2023
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Español
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Ssegunda entrega de la épica trilogía del autor superventas Timothy Zahn.
El último triunfo de Thrawn aún está reciente. Ha conducido a los chiss a la victoria y ha glorificado la familia Mitth, pero la verdadera amenaza contra la Ascendencia aún no ha sido eliminada. Su enemigo no lanza amenazas ni ultimatos, no cuenta con naves en los confines del Caos. Sus armas se ocultan tras sonrisas y generosidad: regalos gratuitos, servicios prestados...
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Planeta Cómic
Pub. Date
2023
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La nueva trilogía de novelas sobre los orígenes de Thrawn.
Más allá de los confines de la galaxia se encuentran las Regiones Desconocidas: caóticas, no cartografiadas y prácticamente intransitables, cargadas de secretos ocultos y peligros. Y entre ese caos turbulento se refugia la Ascendencia, hogar de los enigmáticos chiss y las Nueve Familias Regentes que los lideran.
La paz de la Ascendencia, una isla de calma y estabilidad, se rompe tras...
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Planeta Cómic
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2023
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Tercera novela de la nueva trilogía de Thrawn. Novela canónica escrita por el autor best seller the Star Wars, Timothy Zahn.
El Gran Almirante Thrawn se enfrenta a la prueba definitiva de su lealtad ante el Imperio en esta novela épica. Thrawn ha sido uno de los instrumentos más efectivos del Imperio, persiguiendo a sus enemigos hasta los límites de la galaxia conocida. Pero, aunque se ha convertido en un arma afiladísima, el Emperador sueña...
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Planeta Cómic
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2023
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Segunda novela de la nueva trilogía de Thrawn. Novela canónica escrita por el autor best seller the Star Wars, Timothy Zahn.
"He sentido una perturbación en la Fuerza". Palabras ominosas en cualquier circunstancia, pero más aún cuando las pronuncia el emperador Palpatine. En Batuu, en los límites de las Regiones Desconocidas , una amenaza para el Imperio está arraigando: su existencia es poco más que un destello, sus consecuencias aún no...
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Planeta Cómic
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2023
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Español
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Final de la trilogía sobre la juventud del villano azul.
Desde hace millares de años, la Ascendencia Chiss es un remanso de paz, un centro de poder y un ejemplo de integridad. La comandan las Nueve Familias Regentes, cuyo liderazgo es un baluarte de estabilidad en el Caos de las Regiones Desconocidas.
Pero un astuto enemigo erosiona esa estabilidad, minando confianzas y lealtades en igual medida. Los lazos de lealtad dan paso a disensiones entre...
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Folge 2, Blindes Vertrauen: Die weiterentwickelten Menschen - genannt Evos - geraten durch die Regierung und durch die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt immer mehr unter Druck. Nachdem Vater Mauricio sich mit einem aufgewühlten Teenager angefreundet hat, der ein schreckliches Geheimnis in sich trägt, sucht er nach einem Weg, allen Evos zu helfen. Als Priester ist es seine Bestimmung, die Unschuldigen zu beschützen - und zu ihnen gehören auch die Evos,...
15) The Icarus job
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Icarus saga ; 3
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Baen
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. Usually, those hunts are long...
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Aethon Books, LLC
Pub. Date
20240514
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"A tactical nuclear weapon is stolen from an Indian research facility, setting off a chain of events that spans the globe. Those behind the heist plan to use it to take out thousands of innocent people--all to assure death of a single man who they believe is too dangerous to be left alive. What are the lives of thousands compared to the safety of the world? At the same time, scientists have invented the world's first cloaking device, able to render...
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Im Sternenkönigreich Manticore herrscht weiterhin Streit darüber, in welche Flotte man am besten investiert. Während eine Partei an der Royal Manticoran Navy festhält, glaubt die andere, dass der Patrol and Rescue Service für die Verteidigung der kleinen Nation absolut ausreicht. Diese Grabenkämpfe kommen der Terranische Axelrod Corporation sehr gelegen, die im Sternsystem von Manticore einen Wurmlochknoten vermutet. Und sie sind bereit, diesen...