Tobias S. Buckell Bücher

Die Satrapen sind eine gefährliche außerirdische Spezies: Sie herrschen über viele Welten und haben die Menschheit längst unterjocht. Mit eiserner Hand unterdrücken sie jede Technologie der Unterworfenen. Doch nicht alle Menschen leben in Knechtschaft. Die so genannten Streuner sind Nachkommen der verlorenen Erde. Sie verdingen sich als Piraten und Schmuggler und jagen auf den einsamen Routen rings um ein totes Wurmloch. Lange Zeit wurden sie von den Satrapen toleriert. Doch nun starten die Satrapen einen Feldzug. Ihr Ziel: die unbändigen Menschen ein für allemal auszulöschen ?

Chilo ist eine höchst unwirtliche Welt. Glücklicherweise lebt der junge Timas in einer sicheren Kuppelstadt, hoch über der Oberfläche. Timas' Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als eines Tages ein Fremder in der Stadt notlandet. Der Mann wird von Wesen verfolgt, die nicht nur die Existenz von Timas' Welt bedrohen, sondern das ganze Sonnensystem ...

Vor langer Zeit kamen die Altvorderen durch ein Spiralloch im Himmel nach Nanagada und zerstörten alle Technologie. Machtvoll waren sie gewesen, dennoch gerieten sie mit der Zeit in Vergessenheit. Auch John deBrun hat mehr vergessen, als ihm lieb ist. Vor vielen Jahren fand man ihn am Strand von Nanaganda - ohne Erinnerung an seine Vergangenheit. Doch Johns mysteriöse Herkunft ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, denn als ein blutrünstiger Feind über die Berge stürmt, ruht die Hoffnung aller auf einem mythischen Artefakt, dessen Geheimnis nur John kennt ... auch wenn er nicht mehr weiß woher.

Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes is tapped to lead a top-secret mission behind enemy lines in an effort to protect the Earth from a merciless alien foe in the early days of the Human-Covenant War.

From the legends of Atlantis, El Dorado, and Shangri-La to classic novels such as King Solomon's Mine, The Land That Time Forgot, and The Lost World, readers have long been fascinated by the idea of lost worlds and mythical kingdoms. Read short stories featuring the discovery of such worlds or kingdoms--stories where scientists explore unknown places, stories where the discovery of such turns the world on its head, stories where we're struck with the sense of wonder at realizing that we don't know our world quite as well as we'd thought. Featuring new tales by today's masters of SF&F: Tobias S. Buckell James L. Cambias Becky Chambers Kate Elliott C.C. Finlay Jeffrey Ford Theodora Goss Darcie Little Badger Jonathan Maberry Seanan McGuire An Owomoyela Dexter Palmer Cadwell Turnbull Genevieve Valentine Carrie Vaughn Charles Yu E. Lily Yu

Celebrating fifteen years of the acclaimed podcast Escape Pod, this collection showcases new and classic science fiction stories from bestselling authors like Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, and Ursula Vernon. Edited by Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya, the anthology highlights the innovative storytelling that has defined the podcast and its impact on the genre. This compilation is a tribute to the creativity and imagination that has captivated listeners and readers alike.

WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST COLLECTIONFrom award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell comes a fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire—unless the people find a way to resist.Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop them.In four interrelated parts, The Tangled Lands is an evocative and epic story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and rotting empire facing environmental collapse from within—and yet hope emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical solutions.

In a city where books are outlawed, Lilith, the youngest royal of Ninetha, has trained rigorously while enjoying the privileges of the Cornucopia, a source of endless bounty. Her life changes when she encounters Ishmael, an outcast librarian, and saves him from execution. This act of defiance ignites a deadly rebellion after Lilith inadvertently reveals her family's darkest secret to the zealot Kira. As she embarks on a perilous journey, Lilith discovers profound truths that challenge her understanding of her world.

Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories is Tobias S. Buckell's seventh short fiction collection and is comprised of 15 stories, several of which are original to the collection or were previously only available through his Patreon. This collection ranges from galactic adventures to intimate explorations of humanity-sometimes in the same story-rich with a sense of wonder and deft storytelling. This collection includes the following stories: Io, Robot A Jar of Goodwill Pale Blue Memories Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance The Might Slinger Sunset Chi's Cargo Destination Day Blues The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex Five Point Three Milligrams By the Warmth of Their Calculus DW The Very Last Curator of What Little Remains of the Western World A Girl and Her Rover The Longest Distance

An original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! It has been six years since the end of the Covenant War...and yet on the planet Carrow, a world on the edge of the Joint Occupation Zone, a decisive new battle suddenly erupts. Human colonists and the alien Sangheili have already been living a tension-filled co-existence in this place, with Unified Earth Government envoy Melody Azikiwe attempting to broker a lasting peace between their two species. But as civil war now engulfs the Sangheili settlers, Melody must act on an additional covert assignment courtesy of the Office of Naval Intelligence: find a way to free the SPARTAN-IIs known as Gray Team, held in stasis since the end of the war by a cunning Elite fleetmaster consumed with vengeance. And none can anticipate the ongoing violence leading to the discovery of an even greater, unstoppable threat—one hidden for eons below the surface of the planet….