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Deep in space lies the black hole known as Angelmass, so called because it emits enigmatic particles with the unusual ability to render humans calm, reasonable, and incapable of lying—which would normally be seen as a good thing. But not by everyone. Academic Jereko Kosta is pressed into service by the Pax to spy on the Empyrean, joining the crew of a ship actively hunting the particles. But what he learns turns out to be both scientifically fascinating and morally frightening.

Hugo Award-winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn returns to complete his original, acclaimed SF trilogy. As both humans and the alien Zhirrzh prepare for all-out galactic war, a handful of individuals from both sides are stunned to discover that the explosive catalyst for the impending battle is a misunderstanding both tragic and profound.

Nicole Hammond was just trying to survive on the streets of Philadelphia. Then she and her partner, Bungie, were abducted by a race of mysterious mothlike aliens and taken to a strange ship called the Fyrantha. Now, she is a Sibyl, a special human that has the ability to communicate with the aliens and their ship, and no one is happy. Competing factions control different parts of the Fyrantha with the humans and other sentient aliens caught in the middle. But Nicole is done being bullied, and now, she has a plan to take control of the ship.

After engaging in bloody warfare against each other, two alien races—the Greens and the Grays—take refuge on Earth, both believing their home and their enemy destroyed. For seventy-five years, they have been passing as humans, living peacefully—until each side discovers the other has survived. Now, in order to avoid another destructive conflict, these extraterrestrial rivals have united and agreed that a sacrifice must be made . . . On a dark and cold October night in Manhattan's Riverside Park, a strange ceremony is about to begin.

Nicole Hammond is a Sibyl, a special human that has the ability to communicate with a strange alien ship called the Fyrantha. However, Nicole and all other sentient creatures are caught up in a war for control between two competing factions. Now, the street kid turned rebel leader has a plan that would restore freedom to all who have been shanghaied by the strange ship. She just has to unite the many alien races being forced to combat for their freedom, dodge slaving war profiteers determined to capture her, and convince an AI at war with itself to trust her above all else.

Cobras are technologically-enhanced warriors bred to fight an alien menace no ordinary human can withstand. At the center of action, on the Cobra world of Aventine, is the legendary Moreau clan. While the Cobras are necessary in times of war, in times of peace, they are often reviled by those they have saved. Now, the Cobras have resisted a second invasion of the alien Troft forces, forcing the Troft to a stalemate - even converting some thoughtful Troft into uneasy allies against their kin.

Cobra warriors, genetically enhanced and implanted with an arsenal of covert weaponry, are the most dangerous guerilla fighters humanity has ever produced. For Jin Moreau Broom, the war is the culmination of a lifetime of Cobra service. But it is also the height of danger for herself and her family as they struggle to survive a war that none of them ever expected to see.

The colony world Adirondack and Silvern fell to the Troft forces almost without a struggle. Outnumbered and on the defensive, Earth made a desperate decision. It would attack the aliens not from space, but on the ground - with forces the Trofts did not even suspect. Thus were created the cobras, a guerrilla force whose weapons were surgically implanted, invisible to the unsuspecting eye, yet undeniably deadly.

Cobras: technologically enhanced warriors bred to fight an alien menace no ordinary human can withstand. At the center of the action on Cobra world Aventine: the legendary Moreau clan. In times of war, the Cobras are necessary, yet in times of peace they are often reviled by those they have saved. Now the Cobras have resisted a second invasion of the alien Troft forces and forced the Troft to a stalemate--and even converted some thoughtful Troft into uneasy allies against their kin.

Damon Lathe and his blackcollar combat team face their most serious challenge. On one of the conquered human colony worlds is a Ryqril tactical center through which flows an entire sector's worth of military data. If the blackcollars can find a way inside, it could tip the balance in the current Ryqril-Chryselli war. It could even start humanity on the path back to ultimate freedom.

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.

Denver, Earth. The twenty-fifth century. After a devastating alien invasion, the Terran Democratic Empire is occupied by the Ryqril race. The once-heroic resistance warriors known as the blackcollars now serve as strong-arm security for Denver's criminal elements.

On Tigris, children develop telekinesis beginning at the age of five. By the time they're pre-teens, though, their special abilities peak, then slip away as they reach maturity. Being able to "teek" gives them power—even over most adults—until they gradually become regular teenagers, no longer special, no longer with authority and status. Some handle the Transition better than others.

Wer oder was ist die Hand von Thrawn? Während Prinzessin Leia, Han Solo und ihre Freunde um das Erbe der Rebellion und das Überleben der Neuen Republik kämpfen, dringen der Jedi-Ritter Luke Skywalker und Mara Jade in einen geheimen Stützpunkt des Imperiums vor. Hier erhoffen sie sich die Antwort auf diese Frage. Doch was sie finden, ist schlimmer, als sie gefürchtet haben. Hier wurde nicht die unheilvolle Intrige geschmiedet, die die Neue Republik ins Chaos stürzte. Hier entsteht der Grundstein für ein neues Imperium!

Vor zehn Jahren wurde Großadmiral Thrawn getötet. So glaubten es die Anhänger der Neuen Republik um Prinzessin Leia, Luke Skywalker und Han Solo zumindest. Doch nun mehren sich die Gerüchte, dass die größte Bedrohung in der Galaxis seit dem Imperator noch lebt. Hat die mysteriöse Hand des Thrawn etwas damit zu tun, von der niemand weiß, worum es sich dabei eigentlich handelt? Luke Skywalker und seine Gefährten müssen es herausfinden, wenn das Imperium am Schluss nicht doch noch triumphieren soll.

Die Neue Republik steht am Abgrund. Vorangetrieben durch den perfiden Plan der Imperialen droht ein Bürgerkrieg. Und auch das Gerücht, dass Großadmiral Thrawn noch immer lebt, schürt Furcht in den Herzen der einstigen Rebellen um Prinzessin Leia, Luke Skywalker und Han Solo. Denn in ihrem derzeitigen Zustand hätte die Neue Republik dem militärischen Genie nichts entgegenzusetzen. Die Helden der Rebellion müssen tief in den imperialen Raum vordringen und dabei vor allem die Antwort auf eine Frage finden: Wer oder was ist die Hand von Thrawn?

Wie wurde General Thrawn zu einem der brillantesten "Star Wars"-Bösewichte? Der zweite Band der neuen Thrawn-Trilogie von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Timothy Zahn. Thrawns jüngster Triumph war spektakulär. Seitdem wiegen sich die neun Herrscherfamilien der Chiss-Aszendenz in trügerischer Sicherheit. Denn der Feind im Hintergrund ist auf eine neue Taktik umgestiegen. Er stellt kein Ultimatum, er zieht keine Flotten zusammen. Stattdessen tarnt er seine Waffen mit einem Lächeln und Geschenken. Als Thrawn das Komplott aufdeckt, erkennt er die erschreckende Wahrheit.

Wie wurde General Thrawn zu einem der brillantesten "Star Wars"-Bösewichte? Der Auftakt der neuen Thrawn-Trilogie von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Timothy Zahn. Die Chiss-Aszendenz ist eine Bastion des Friedens und der Stabilität im Chaos der unbekannten Regionen der Galaxis – bis sie ein Angriff von Unbekannten wie aus dem Nichts trifft. Die neun Herrscherfamilien entsenden den unerfahrenen, aber brillanten Offizier Thrawn, um den Gegner aufzuspüren.

Der verheerende Angriff auf den Heimatplaneten des Sternenkönigreichs von Manticore konnte abgewehrt werden, doch die Royal Manticoran Navy erlitt schwere Verluste. Und der unbekannte Feind ist noch lange nicht geschlagen. Jederzeit könnten die Söldnertruppen zurückkehren. Die Offiziere Travis Long und Lisa Donnelly müssen unbedingt mehr über den mysteriösen Auftraggeber der Söldner und seine Pläne herausfinden. Sie haben nicht mit einer Galaxis umspannenden Verschwörung gerechnet.

Cobras: technologically enhanced warriors bred to fight an alien menace no ordinary human can withstand. Once the Cobras fought the implacable alien invaders, the Trofts, to an uneasy stalemate. But in recent years they have faced an enemy more insidious, the oppressive regime known as the Dominion of Man. Now, the Cobra Worlds find themselves under the boot heels of the Dominion, forced into what amounts to slavery, living under martial law. But two clans of Cobras - the Moreaus and the Brooms - will not stand idly by.