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The spaceship Shepherd-1 is on its way to the star closest to the sun. Halfway there, the crew succeeds in using gravitational lensing technology to take sharp pictures of the origin of the universe—and thus obtain the answer that reveals how the cosmos came into being and whether or not God had a hand in it. But no sooner does the crew tell Earth this than the radio communication goes silent, even though the ship is apparently functional. Is it a case of sabotage—or were the three astronauts overwhelmed with the answer for which science and religion have been searching for millennia?

No one has ever ventured deeper into space than the astronauts of Shepherd-1. The aim of their mission: to witness the creation of the cosmos and to see who had a hand in it. The answer never reaches Earth. Shepherd-1 looks functional but abandoned. Former crew member Benjamin sets off and sends his consciousness to the spaceship. Although an enemy throws clubs between his legs, he finds the culprit. The fact that there appears to be no remedy whatsoever does not remain his only problem: The ship, which is about to be destroyed, suddenly receives radio signals from interstellar space.

In 2014, the ESA spacecraft Rosetta lands a small probe named Philae on 67P, a Jupiter-family comet. The lander goes radio-silent two years later. Suddenly, in 2026, scientists receive new transmissions from the comet. Motivated by findings that are initially sensational but soon turn frightening, NASA dispatches a crewed spacecraft to the comet. But as the ship approaches the mysterious celestial body, the connection to the astronauts soon breaks. Now it seems nothing can be done anymore to stop the looming dark danger that threatens Earth....

The black monolith has escaped destruction—for now. What no one on the moon realizes is that the artifact is holding the explorer who first touched it captive in a very special way. Will he be able to escape this trap in time? If not, the very existence of the solar system is at stake. Because the monolith has a purpose that its human discoverers would consider utterly impossible—if they knew about it.

Nick Abrahams still holds the official world record for the number of space launches, but he’s bored stiff with his job hosting space tours. Only when his wife leaves him, however, does he try to change his life. He accepts a tempting offer from a Russian billionaire. In exchange for making a simple repair on Neptune’s moon Triton, he will return to Earth a multi-millionaire, enabling him to achieve his ‘impossible dream’ of buying his own California vineyard.

The black monolith on the moon is history—but now a near-Earth asteroid suddenly changes in an unknown and actually impossible way. Once again, a race between nations is set in motion. Will it be possible to avoid the mistakes of the first contact with the phenomenon? Or will the researchers who want to use the black monolith for their own purposes prevail—without having the slightest understanding of its true nature?

After a long journey to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, spaceship ILSE is on its way back to Earth, carrying crucial cargo. The crew is exhausted and wants nothing more than a quick return home. Suddenly, a chain of malfunctions puts the expedition in peril. The difficulties appear to be related to planet Jupiter, whose orbit they are crossing. Is it the giant planet itself that won’t let these travelers pass? ILSE’s crew is heading toward catastrophe as an unknown power is forging plans designed to influence the future of human civilization.

Months after the expedition through the portal, Tyler Drake is still struggling with the gruesome consequences. So the call for help from Mexico comes just in time: Adriana's brother is missing—and seems to have made the journey alone to the world beyond the cave. Another race against time begins—and this time, the team has to contend with not only the dangers of an exotic world but also with terrestrial adversaries and an extraterrestrial threat, the existence of which they never even suspected. Will they succeed in saving not just one boy but an entire world?

The new heart of the Milky Way is a quasar, enclosed by a huge shell. It will provide energy to humankind for a long time. But then one maintenance probe after another disappears. Is someone trying to manipulate the quasar to destroy our galaxy in a giant explosion? Or is it just a few outlaws who are trying to steal some of the quasar's energy for themselves? Kepler and Zhenyi, with the help of some unexpected friends, discover that the stakes are much, much higher. They encounter new and at the same time ancient foes that they never dreamt of in their worst nightmares.

Where life as we know it is impossible, the real adventure begins. Venus is a hostile planet, covered by active volcanoes, but NASA launches an expedition to search for life there anyway. Their specially developed airship cruises in the clouds of Venus to serve as a research platform for its four astronauts. When they discover dangerous activities on the glowing-hot surface, there can only be one explanation: A highly sophisticated life form must be at work.

An alien being has escaped to Earth. The portal is occupied by American troops, and the only humans who have ever set foot on the alien planet are in CIA custody. To make matters worse, a hostile force is now threatening both Xibalbá and Earth. Can Tyler and Adriana save their new friends on the other side of the portal—and save their home planet from invasion at the same time?

Rom, 210 v. Chr.: Mitten in den Wirren des Zweiten Punischen Krieges, als die Republik um ihr Überleben kämpft, wird die Ewige Stadt Zeuge eines Ereignisses, das die Geschichte für immer verändern wird: Ein Schiff aus dem Sternenreich landet vor ihren Toren. Der erste Kontakt mit den Besuchern endet in einer Katastrophe. Durch ihre zahlenmäßige Überlegenheit gelingt es den Legionen Roms zwar, die technologisch weit überlegenen Außerirdischen zu bezwingen. Doch der Sieg ist trügerisch.

After years of hard work, Tyler built his IT Security company into a massive success. He trusted his people and now it was time to enjoy the fruits of that labor. Everything was perfect until an unexpected discovery. Should they go through the Maya portal? Adriana's small diving instruction shop is popular enough with the tourists for her to scrape out a living, but it's not the life she expected. When she got the call, it seemed impossible. Wasn't Xibalbá a myth? In a fantastic world of danger and possibility, two people want to discover the truth, but for entirely different reasons.

Peter Kraemer, a physics teacher with a passion for astronomy, makes a discovery that he himself can hardly believe: Stars disappear from one day to the next, with nothing left of them. The researchers he contacts provide reassuring and logical explanations for every single case. But when Peter determines that the mysterious process is approaching our home system, he becomes more and more anxious. He alone perceives the looming catastrophe. When he believes he has found a way to avert the impending disaster, he chooses to pull out all the stops.

Eine Totgeglaubte kämpft sich durch die lebensfeindliche Wüste des Mars. Mit ihrer Hilfe hofft die NASA-Basis auf dem Roten Planeten, ihr allergrößtes Problem zu lösen. Doch die Hoffnung zerbricht, weil eine unerwartete Bedrohung auftaucht, die alles zu zerstören droht, was sich der Rest der Menschheit bisher auf dem Planeten aufgebaut hat. Sie brauchen ein Wunder - oder einen Geist aus der Vergangenheit, dessen wahre Absichten niemand kennt.

Rachel Adams beobachtet das All mit Hilfe des Chandra-Röntgensatelliten. Als ihr Kollege Shawn Whitfield sie bittet, ein kosmisches Phänomen zu untersuchen, sagt sie zu – nicht ahnend, dass das Routine-Projekt ihr Leben dramatisch verändern wird. Denn schnell stellt sich heraus, dass Shawn keinen simplen Asteroiden gefunden hat – das Objekt scheint keinen natürlichen Ursprung zu haben. Rachels Neugier ist geweckt, und selbst, als man ihr das Projekt als nationale Verschlusssache wegnimmt, ist sie nicht zu bremsen. Und dann bewegt sich das Objekt auch noch auf die Erde zu!

Die geheimnisvollen Erbauer ziehen eine Spur durch die lokale Wolke, der die Majestätische Dracht folgt – alle Beteiligten versprechen sich enorme Vorteile davon, die Überreste dieser fortschrittlichen Zivilisation aufzuspüren. Aber wollen die Außerirdischen überhaupt gefunden werden?

Im Eisozean des Zwergplaneten Pluto verschwinden zwei Forscher, die dort nach Spuren außerirdischen Lebens suchten. Die KI der Pluto-Station hat Alpträume und glaubt, die beiden getötet zu haben. Ex-Raumpilot Nick hingegen hat gerade seinen großen Traum, ein Weingut, in die Pleite gewirtschaftet. Er freut sich deshalb über den lukrativen Auftrag, die mysteriösen Ereignisse aufzuklären. Auch wenn er dafür sechs Jahre allein in den hintersten Winkel des Sonnensystems fliegen muss. Aber was ihn in der Eishölle des Pluto wirklich erwartet, geht über seinen Horizont. Und könnte doch die Zukunft der Menschheit verändern.

Ein faszinierendes Space-Epos vom erfolgreichen Hard-SF-Autor Brandon Q. Morris. Talut Forest ist Waldarbeiter auf dem Planeten Terra Nova, wo sich das Leben in den Kronen der zwanzig Kilometer hohen Bäume abspielt. Eines Tages unterläuft Talut bei der Arbeit ein Fehler, der zu seiner Entlassung führt. Ihm bleibt keine Wahl, als sich für ein Himmelfahrtskommando einzuschreiben. Das Ziel der Mission: ein Artefakt auf der unerforschten Oberfläche zu untersuchen, wo tiefe Dunkelheit herrscht.

Eine Reise in das Herz der Dunkelheit. 2144. Die Astronomin Celia Baron entdeckt in der Dunkelwolke LDN 63 geheimnisvolle Vorgänge, die sich wissenschaftlich nicht erklären lassen. Handelt es sich bei dem Phänomen womöglich um eine Bedrohung? Um das zu klären, rüstet die Menschheit ein Schiff aus. Eine kleine Crew aus fünf Menschen und einer KI macht sich im Kälteschlaf auf die hundertjährige Reise. Doch als das Schiff sein Ziel erreicht, ist alles noch viel rätselhafter.