Science fiction: militær

Orson Scott Card (f. 1951) er en amerikansk forfatter, der skriver inden for flere forskellige genrer, men som hovedsageligt er kendt for sine science fiction-romaner. Enders strategi (1985) er hans mest kendte, og både for den og for efterfølgeren Speaker for the Dead (1986) vandt han de to højeste priser inden for science fiction-genren: The Hugo Award og The Nebula Award.Sidste gang Jorden blev angrebet af de insektlignende væsner 'summerne' var det med voldsomme ødelæggelser og tab af menneskeliv til følge. Nu står menneskene over for endnu et angreb, og det frygtes, at dette tredje angreb vil gøre det helt af med menneskeheden. Derfor forsøger man ved genetiske eksperimenter at udvikle et militært geni, der kan skabe en strategi til at besejre summerne. Andrew ”Ender” Wiggin er kun seks år gammel, da han bliver udpeget som dette geni, der måske er den menneskelige races eneste håb. Sammen med andre udvalgte højtbegavede børn kommer Ender i træning på Kampskolen, der svæver i kredsløb om jorden. Her udsættes han for en træning, der er så intens både fysisk og psykisk, at mange af børnene bryder sammen.Enders strategi er blevet en kultroman og en klassiker inden for science fiction-genren og ligger altid højt, når der laves lister over de mest populære og bedst sælgende sci-fi-bøger. Den er oversat til over 30 sprog, og i 2013 blev den filmatiseret med Asa Butterfield som Ender og med bl.a. Harrison Ford og Ben Kingsley i fremtrædende roller."Card har taget de ærværdige science fiction-koncepter – en supermand og interstellar krig mod rumvæsner – og ved hjælp af fortrinlige karakterskildringer, tempo og sprog forenet dem i en perfekt historie med uimodståelig kraft. En kæmpe science fiction-roman efter enhver rimelig målestok." – Booklist"Enders strategi er en af de bøger, jeg allerede nu ved, jeg vil vende tilbage til igen og igen. Historien rummer så mange facetter, så den skal læses mange gange, før man får dem alle sammen med. Køb den, og glæd jer til en oplevelse ud over det almindelige!" – Jens Stürup, Proxima"Det er en flot svungen historie. En værdig repræsentant inden for sin genre: den bløde science-fiction fantasy. Fortalt for alle aldre." – Steffen Larsen, Det Fri Aktuelt

THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERA terrifying discovery. A cutting-edge weapon. A life-or-death showdown in the skies . . . A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training mission to an abrupt halt. Leaping into action, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala locate the damaged vessel, where they make an eerie discovery. The captain lies face down and clutched beneath him - an empty shotgun. When Kurt and Joe search for clues, the situation grows stranger - and more dangerous. Lying hidden in wait are the rest of the crew: paranoid, disoriented and ready to fight. Could a mind-altering sickness have struck down an entire ship? Or is something much more sinister going on? Following the crew's tale of mysterious lights leads Kurt and Joe to a cadre of Cuban mercenaries, and when they learn of their plan to use magnificent modern airships to hijack a nuclear submarine, this impromptu mission moves from the seas to the skies. Faced with an irrepressible enemy and a new arena of fighting, stopping this plot could be the NUMA crew's toughest task yet... Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King - Sunday Express Cussler is hard to beat - Daily Mail Just about the best in the business - New York Post

2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message has been received: ?Join us.?The Next?the hyper-intelligent post-humans?realize that the missive contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial intelligence known as The Machine. But to build this computer, the size of an Earth continent, they must obtain help from the more populous and still industrious worlds of mankind.Meanwhile, on a trek in the High Meggers, Joshua Valienté, now nearing seventy, is saved from death when a troll band discovers him. Living among the trolls as he recovers, Joshua develops a deeper understanding of this collective-intelligence species and its society. He discovers that some older trolls, with capacious memories, act as communal libraries and live on a very strange Long Earth world, in caverns under the root systems of trees as tall as mountains. He also learns something much more profound about life and its purpose in the Long Earth: We cultivate the cosmos to maximize the opportunities for life and joy in this universe, and to prepare for new universes to come.

Bogen "Frelse" en spændingsroman, der blander science fiction, fantasy og krimielementer. Bogen tager læseren med på en rutsjebanetur af hårdkogt action, hvor handlingen konstant overrasker, så læseren næppe kan regne slutningen ud. En gruppe mennesker befinder sig pludselig i en anden verden, og lærer snart, at Jorden står overfor udryddelse. Den unge løjtnant, Charlotte, befinder sig i gruppen af usandsynlige antihelte, som også tæller specialtrænede lejemordere med deres egen dagsorden. I kampen for overlevelse møder hun kartografen Dary, og de må finde deres egen personlige frelse, på trods af indre konflikter. En grusom fælles fortid trækker snart blodige spor til deres dystopiske kamp for overlevelse. Tør vores heltinde rive sig fri af sine indre konflikter og opsøge lykken, mens volden og hadet eskalerer for øjnene af hende? Kan Dary samle de mange tråde, mens hans egne ord om, at "hævngerrige folk bare venter på, at de kan få deres hævn", er mere faretruende aktuel end han aner? Undervejs står de overfor alle de store menneskelige følelser, kærlighed og had, længsel og lidenskab, hævntørst og afsavn, afmagt og lykke. For hvad er ondskab egentlig? Og hvad er ægte kærlighed? Der bliver stillet store spørgsmål som frihed og det frie valg, overvågningssamfundet og konspirationsteorier. Advarsel: Bogen "Frelse" indeholder sex, nøgenhed, vold, politisk ukorrekthed, mord, voldtægt, forræderi, polygami, kaos, selvtægt og generelt mennesker, der ikke følger gængse normer. 

WARDOGS INCORPORATEDThey're one of the largest and most professional mercenary corporations operating in the Kantillon subsector. If you need a bodyguard, an assassination team, or an armored cavalry regiment complete with air support, Wardogs Inc. can provide it for you... for a very steep price.WARDOGS INCORPORATED is an omnibus that includes the first three Wardogs Inc. novels:Battlesuit BastardsHunter KillerMetal Monsters

On a backwater planet in an otherwise barren solar system, an underground church thrives. For generations, the tyrannical world government has tried to stomp it out. But now, an elderly nun has brought hope to her suffering people when she begins experiencing a genuine stigmata. Her bishop requests her be rescued and taken far away. The Knights 15 13 send a spec ops team to do just that.But these missions never go easily.Discovered and assaulted from the land to the atmosphere, the Knights 15 13 rush to save the nun from the clutches of their enemy. An enemy who has much more sinister plans in mind. They don't want to just kill her. They want to force her to help them kill everyone.

The 2nd book in the Working-Class Superheroes series.Army vet Dwayne Sullivan has escaped from prison in order to keep an other-dimensional artifact out of the wrong hands. To do this, he needs the help of superheroes, powerful meta-human do-gooders who are the heart and soul of Hammer City. But those heroes are being recruited by General Gordon, the very same military general who imprisoned Dwayne in the first place. Will Gordon be able to prove to his superiors that superheroes have value in the modern world? Will Speed Chicken and Cambio keep the mythical Staff of Osiris away from an alien warlord? What role will Dwayne's son Zeke, who doubles as the (super-powerless) costumed vigilante Wombat have in his father's quest?

Author's work has won Emmy's, CLIOs, TELLYs, and will have two Grammy entries in 2014. This action-packed WWII tale is "Patton" meets the "X-Files" and now has its own online trailer and is available as an AudioBook.The author's uncle, a battle-promoted hero, was General Douglas MacArthur's personal bodyguard during desperate days...during the Occupation of Japan...a smashed civilization.Flying saucers were daily headlines and wartime President Roosevelt actually saddled General Douglas MacArthur with solving the growing UFO question - who and what were they? Can we retrieve and back-engineer a crashed alien spacecraft for battle before the enemy could!This eBook and dimensional radio drama AudioBook, read by the author, reveal --Documented origins of the heroic Men in Black amidst global warfare!!The Phoenix Lights...the Double-Double-cross at Pearl Harbor...Mac's own UFO sighting...the Last Luzon Banzai Charge...Foo Fighters...Retaking the Philippines...the Deadly UFO Invasion of Los Angeles...Roswell...the Great UFO Trap at White Sands...And the TWO greatest secrets of WWII!Why did the author take on this topic?He was compelled to track down the origins of this incredible statement - in a speech at a 1955 West Point graduation, General Douglas MacArthur actually spoke these words --"The nations of the world will have to unite, for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of the earth must someday make a common front against attack by people from other planets."

"In this thrilling, action-packed fourth installment in the Planetside series from acclaimed sci-fi author Michael Mammay, Colonel Carl Butler gears up for another military investigation, full of danger, teetering between life and death...all with a glass of whiskey nearby-perfect for fans of John Scalzi and Craig Alanson"--

Das Experiment einer Supersoldatenarmee verlief nicht nach Katos Plänen. Nur einer seiner Schützlinge überlebte die operativen Eingriffe. Als Sam die ganze Wahrheit erfuhr, flüchtete er in die Tiefe des Universums. Doch Kato ist ihm auf der Spur. Ein Versteckspiel durch die Galaxie beginnt, mit unvorhergesehenen Wendungen und verblüffenden Parallelen. Begleiten Sie Sam und weitere Protagonisten auf ihren aufregenden Lebenswegen und darüber hinaus.

Humanity is finally united under the Solar Commonwealth, spreading out to the planets and the stars beyond. Under the Pax Solaris, the world no longer lives with the threat of nuclear devastation hanging over it like the sword of Damocles.But not everyone is happy with the new order, and some have decided that a change of leadership is required. And they are more than willing to see sacrifices made to implement their vision.

The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium.

One mech pilot fights for survival solo in a war-ravaged Texas wasteland.In the scorched landscape of war-torn Texas, Bandit is a mech fighter pilot just trying to survive another day in the savage battle against the Republic of Texas secessionist militia. But when a recon mission goes awry, this wisecracking ace finds himself stranded behind enemy lines. Equipped with only his grit, a duffel bag of supplies, and his gunslinger's wit, Bandit navigates through a motley cast of cutthroat outlaws, mystic seers, and a sultry French doctor volunteering amidst the carnage. Staying alive means outmaneuvering the ruthless Sheriff Sugar, a vengeful lawman bent on killing the invading Yankee mech jockey. The challenges mount as Bandit forges uneasy alliances with fellow Army mech pilot Snowman and the quirky demolition expert called Jittery Joe. Can Bandit fight his way back through the Republic's defenses to be reunited with his battle comrades Frog and Hulka? Will the nefarious Sugar finally exact his brutal pound of flesh? Bandit must risk everything on a final daring night raid to secure a lost treasure trove of beer desperately needed to quench his squadron's thirst after endless combat deployments. In a robot battle theatre where no mission debrief or court martial can judge the hard truths of war, Bandit dispenses his own brand of justice behind the controls of a weaponized mechanized engine of destruction. Decorated hero or shoot-on-sight vigilante? Somewhere west of the Highway to Hell lies one loyal soldier's hope of making it back home alive...and maybe even saving Texas's soul along the way.

On her first assignment...Second Lieutenant Cora Meadows new to Exploratorem Station.Hears an alarm tone not covered by her induction.Is on her own. Outisde. With noone to give orders.Is it a hazing rutual? Or a rebel attack?Does she have what it takes to deal with whatever it is?

There's a serial killer in the Security DirectorateIt was a beautiful afternoon. The sunlight glinted off the glass windows of the executive residential towers at exactly the right angle to blind anyone dumb enough to enter its hallowed sanctum.Captain Tara Cline forced to work with nemesis Captain Max Wade.Who broke her heart at University.Can she solve the crime before he does?

Invincibility lies in the defense, the possibility of victory in the attack. ~Sun Tzu But war never changes...Sure, men fight for their beliefs, their country, and their ways of life. And often times the battles are hard fought and devastating. But more often than not, the outcome is decided by who has the better gear.Really, what good is a grunt if you have a main battle tank at your disposal?Follow these troopers and their units through skirmishes and tide-turning battles as they sacrifice their own Blood, Sweat, and Steel.With stories by Kevin Ikenberry, J. R. Handley, Liska McCabe, Morgan Chalfant, Casey Moores, J.F. Holmes, William Joseph Roberts, Sergio Palumbo, Rick Partlow, and an opening essay by David Drake

See how an Imperial planet venerates the Emperor during a lavish festival. As the celebrations continue around her, follow Sister Augusta as she tries to root out a threat at the edges of society that could consume the entire world.

When allies call for helpThe conquered call for libertyThe dead call for vengeance...With whom do you keep faith? After two years, the collapse of the Terran Commonwealth has finally slowed. With communications networks rebuilding, the Successor States are beginning to look to the future-but for some of these states, that is a future to be forged in fire and conquest! With warlords leading fleets into their stars, the newborn Weston Republic has called for help from every Successor State they could find. Now, James Tecumseh, founder of the Dakotan Confederacy finds himself fighting shoulder to shoulder alongside Imperator Walkingstick-the man he blames for the fall of the Commonwealth itself! As defeats, victories, and lies pile up all around them, the two leaders find themselves at a nexus of blood and fire that will define the future of the Commonwealth's Successor States for all time-if they survive!