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by Charlie Cochet Myriam AbbasKelly Sutton, jeune homme enthousiaste , mais qui ne prend pas de risques est un interne américain à la Photonic Royal Society à la Nouvelle Londres. Il travaille sur le Projet Mars depuis plus d’un an, une mission gardée si secrète par la société que même Kelly ne sait pas exactement ce que c’est. Ce que Kelly sait, c’est que sa contribution à cette tâche profitera à l’humanité, et ça lui suffit. Le monde de Kelly se retrouve bouleversé quand le comportement de son mentor l’inquiète et l’amène à enquêter puis à tomber par hasard sur une vérité diabolique. Ce qui est censé être un projet pour faire progresser la vie humaine s’avère être une entreprise capable de destruction massive. La terrifiante réalité force Kelly à choisir entre détourner le regard pour garder son travail, comme il l’a toujours fait, ou risquer sa carrière et même sa vie pour faire ce qui est juste en sauvant l’homme qui a conquis son cœur.
El Retrato
by Geraldine Solon Ignacio Sáenz de Santa MaríaLa historiadora de arte recién divorciada Adrienne Roche es enviada a Sierra Dunes, España, para comprobar la autenticidad de un retrato y devolvérselo a su jefe en París pues reclama que pertenece a su abuelo. Deseando olvidar las heridas del pasado, Adrienne se encuentra con un antiguo amor, Rodrigo Morales, al que no ha visto en veinte años y descubre que es el dueño del cuadro. Aunque Adrienne está indecisa sobre su misión, está intrigada por la historia de Doña Clarita, la abuela de Rodrigo y la mujer que está retratada en el cuadro. Mientras Adrienne reaviva su relación con Rodrigo, va descubriendo el secreto y conoce más detalles de lo que se ve a simple vista. Cuando fantasmas del pasado se le aparecen, se da cuenta de cómo su vida y la de Doña Clarita están entrelazadas, dejándola con la responsabilidad de cambiar una historia que afecta a sus seres más queridos.
El retrato Gris de Dorian/ Un Tecno Thriller Sci Fi de Inteligencia Artificial en relato corto
by Nick Thacker Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo y Luis Arturo Sánchez G.Dorian es un vanidoso programador que simplemente quiere que lo dejen en paz para escribir su obra maestra. Es un hastiado desarrollador de Inteligencia Artficial con una familia que no quiere nada que ver con él, trabajando para una compañía estancada. En su tiempo libre, también está trabajando en un proyecto secreto, combinando las últimas áreas de investigación de su compañía en su prototipo, que él sabe, que cambiará el mundo. Pero debe comenzar con algunos cambios en su propio mundo.
Retribution (Valentine Shepherd #2)
by Shana Figueroa"Shana Figueroa is an exciting new voice in the paranormal genre." -- Opal Carew, New York Times bestselling authorV is for vengeance . . . Private investigator Valentine Shepherd plays by one set of rules: hers. She's haunted by dark, cryptic visions of the future, not to mention an aching hole in her chest where her heart---and the love of her life, Max Carressa---used to be. But when Val's search for a missing woman leads to her own night of terror, the only thing on Val's mind is revenge.In the months since Val walked away from their relationship, Max has tried to move on. Yet, when she asks for his help tracking down her attacker, he knows resistance is futile; he'll do anything for Val. Even sacrifice himself to save her.
Retribution
by Cameron HaleyIn the underworld, there are tricks to killing. Like executing rivals at crossroads so ghosts won't follow you home. But sometimes retribution is hard to avoid-and now a supernatural hit man has a contract on Domino Riley's life. Luckily she knows a thing or two about death…. An Underworld Cycle series novella. Previously published in the anthology Harvest Moon.
Retribution (City of God #3)
by Randall IngermansonWar looms on the horizon but one woman already knows the outcome....final book in the time travel series City of God.
Retribution (The Dark-Hunter World #20)
by Sherrilyn KenyonHired gunslinger William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave - until the day he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunters, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he'd spend eternity protecting the humans he'd once considered prey.Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised with one belief: Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, William and Abigail must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they've sworn to protect.
Retribution: Retribution (The Bloodlight Chronicles #2)
by Steve StantonThe follow-up to Reconciliation blends science fiction and suspense in this tale about humans&’ quest for immortality—and a son&’s quest for justice. Mia and Zakariah Davis risked their lives to secure an activated sample of the life-prolonging &“Eternal virus&” for their teenage son Rix—and while Zakariah survived, Mia didn&’t. Overcome by grief, Zakariah is determined to contact her spirit in the afterlife, while Rix wants revenge, no matter the cost. Niko, the teenage clone of Zakariah&’s dead sister, has received the Eternal virus—and has been captured by vampires who drain her blood nightly for its rejuvenating effects. Rix intends to help Niko escape. And once they join forces, they will go in search of Mia&’s murderer . . . This action-packed neo-cyberpunk tale continues the story of Reconciliation, in which &“themes of transcendence and family love play out against backdrops of real and virtual worlds&” (Publishers Weekly).
Retribution
by Jeanne C. SteinWith her partner out of town, her family abroad, and her mentor estranged, newly-turned vampire Anna Strong is keeping a low profile. But now young vampires are turning up dead, completely drained of their life force. And though Anna wants to say no when Williams, her former teacher and now leader of a supernatural enforcement squad, asks for her help, she can?t. But soon, she?ll wish she did.
Retribution (Anna Strong Chronicles #5)
by Jeanne C. SteinWith her partner out of town, her family abroad, and her mentor estranged, newly-turned vampire Anna Strong is keeping a low profile. But now young vampires are turning up dead, completely drained of their life force. And though Anna wants to say no when Williams, her former teacher and now leader of a supernatural enforcement squad, asks for her help, she can't. But soon, she'll wish she did.
Retribution
by Mark WaldenThe struggle for human survival continues following an alien invasion of Earth in this second book in the Earthfall trilogy, from the author of the H.I.V.E. series.After the harrowing events of Earthfall, twelve-year-old Sam and his fellow resistance members meet an enigmatic man named Mason who is slowly building an army to fight back against the invaders, the Voidborn.Sam and the others join Mason and his soldiers on a mission to disable Voidborn technology in Tokyo. But Sam soon discovers that Mason has an agenda beyond what he has already admitted: He isn't content just to destroy the Voidborn's machines; he plans to destroy the Voidborn once and for all with a plan that will cost the lives of millions of innocent people.But something is coming, something even worse than the Voidborn. Something very old and very evil. Something that might mean the end of them all.
Retribution (Dark-Hunter, Book 20)
by Sherrilyn KenyonFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon comes the next thrilling installment in her blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. Harm no human... A hired gunslinger, William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave. He believed that every life had a price. Until the day when he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunters, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he'd spend eternity protecting the humans he'd once considered prey. Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised on one belief --- Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. While protecting her adoptive race, she has spent her life eliminating the Dark-Hunters and training for the day when she meeting the man who killed her family: Jess Brady. A gun in the hand is worth two in the holster... Jess has been charged with finding and terminating the creature who's assassinating Dark-Hunters. The last thing he expects to find is a human face behind the killings, but when that face bears a striking resemblance to the one who murdered him centuries ago, he knows something evil is going on. He also knows he's not the one who killed her parents. But Abigail refuses to believe the truth and is determined to see him dead once and for all. Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, they must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they've sworn to protect.
Retribution Falls: Tales of the Ketty Jay (Tales Of The Ketty Jay Ser. #1)
by Chris WoodingFrey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons.It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is ...
Retribution Falls: Tales of the Ketty Jay (Tales Of The Ketty Jay Ser. #1)
by Chris WoodingFrey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons.It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is ...
Retribution Falls: Tales of the Ketty Jay (The Ketty Jay #1)
by Chris WoodingFrey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons.It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is . . .Read by Rupert Degas. Rupert Degas has narrated over a hundred audiobooks. He has recorded a diverse range of authors, from Andy McNab, James Patterson, Wilbur Smith and Chris Ryan to children's authors such as Derek Landy, Darren Shan, Jamie Rix and Philip Pullman. He has narrated books by Patrick Rothfuss, Haruki Murakami, Mervyn Peake, Rose Tremain and Cormac McCarthy as well as recording classics from Kafka, Conan-Doyle, Lovecraft and Wilde. Rupert has lent his voice to numerous cartoons, including Mr Bean, Robotboy, Gumball, Thomas & Friends and Bob the Builder and has performed in over fifty radio productions for BBC Radio 4, including The Brightonomicon and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He spent eighteen months in the West End performing in Stones in his Pockets and was in the original London cast of the smash-hit comedy The 39 Steps.(p) 2013 Orion Publishing Group
RetroCog (PowerUp! #2)
by Marie HarteThe second steamy, stand-alone romance in New York Times bestseller Marie Harte’s psychic, romantic suspense series—POWERUP! When the past and the present collide, the Old West is new again. A m/f romance. Psychic ex-government agent Noah First is grudgingly settling into life as a civilian when his boss assigns him one of those cases—like the ones he used to do for the government. Given the job of tracking down a stolen painting, Noah finds more than he bargained for when murder is involved. It’s his power to see the past in places where emotions run high, and when he tracks the painting down to a touristy mining town, he lands in serious trouble. A phantom, a woman he can’t resist, and a killer are on the loose. Will Noah find what he’s looking for, or will he end up one more ghost before it’s all over?Warning: This title contains the following—bordellos, ghosts, sexy visions, and a murderer who won’t stay dead. “Retrocog is a 5* read… The story is gripping - action packed and non-stop adventure. Bad, bad guys, hot and sexy good guys and a lot of down & dirty going on!!! ”Tracy, Goodreads
Retrograde: A Novel
by Peter Cawdron“For lovers of Andy Weir’s The Martian, here’s a true hard-science-fiction tale set on the red planet — a terrific blend of high tech and high tension, of science and suspense, of character and crisis.” — Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award–winning author of Red Planet Blues“Post-apocalyptic disaster meets fractured utopian space exploration in this terrifying tale, which Cawdron (Anomaly) sets in a scientific outpost on Mars . . . This tense cat-and-mouse game plays off fears . . . to satisfying result.” — Publishers WeeklyVenturing into space and traveling to Mars sounds like an exotic adventure, but the reality of living on a rocky, frozen, lifeless planet is exacting on the Mars Endeavour crew. The exhilaration of reaching the surface of Mars has worn off for the public, and the exploration has moved into its scientific phase. The only viable option for long-term habitation lies hundreds of feet beneath the surface, in lava caves that shield humans from harsh cosmic radiation.Connor, Harrison, and Liz are senior members of the U.S. module. When war breaks out on Earth and rumors spread to Mars, their core principles are rocked by the devastation and loss of friends and family. Whom can you trust on an international mission when your countries are at war? As colonists from different nations struggle to figure out what really happened on Earth, grief and anger become pitted against camaraderie and the spirit of exploration.“Science fiction as it should be. Retrograde combines realistic characters with depictions of Mars as our explorers will one day find it in a powerful story. A must-read!” — Ben Bova, Hugo Award winner and author of the Grand Tour series
Retromancer: Book 9 of the Brentford Trilogy
by Robert RankinThere is big and evil magic abroad upon the face of the Earth. History has been changed. The Germans have won WWII. America is a nuclear wasteland. And worst of all, the breakfast menu at The Wife's Legs Café in Brentford is serving Bratwurst rather than the proper big boys' British banger. Something is Not Right. And when the world's all wrong and it needs setting right, who're you gonna call?Hugo Rune, that's who. A man who offers the world his genius, and asks only, in return, that the world cover his expenses.And so, with the aid of his faithful acolyte and companion Rizla, the guru's guru, also known as the hokus bloke, the Lad Himself and the Retromancer*, sets out to rewrite history the way it should be. Together they return to war-torn London, to solve the twelve cosmic conundra based on Hugo Rune's personal tarot deck, each one leading them closer to a final terrifying confrontation.They must match their wits against beautiful spies, advanced alien technology, killer robots and death rays, do battle with an ancient god, and come face to face once more with Hugo Rune's arch-enemy, the sinister Count Otto Black, all the while finding time to drink ale, talk the toot and dine out in some of London's swankiest eateries. Without ever paying the bill.
Retromancer
by Robert RankinThere is big and evil magic abroad upon the face of the Earth. History has been changed. The Germans have won WWII. America is a nuclear wasteland. And worst of all, the breakfast menu at The Wife's Legs Café in Brentford is serving Bratwurst rather than the proper big boys' British banger. Something is Not Right. And when the world's all wrong and it needs setting right, who're you gonna call?Hugo Rune, that's who. A man who offers the world his genius, and asks only, in return, that the world cover his expenses.And so, with the aid of his faithful acolyte and companion Rizla, the guru's guru, also known as the hokus bloke, the Lad Himself and the Retromancer*, sets out to rewrite history the way it should be. Together they return to war-torn London, to solve the twelve cosmic conundra based on Hugo Rune's personal tarot deck, each one leading them closer to a final terrifying confrontation.They must match their wits against beautiful spies, advanced alien technology, killer robots and death rays, do battle with an ancient god, and come face to face once more with Hugo Rune's arch-enemy, the sinister Count Otto Black, all the while finding time to drink ale, talk the toot and dine out in some of London's swankiest eateries. Without ever paying the bill.
The Return
by Buzz Aldrin John BarnesThe Return is a tale about the kind of space adventure that could happen today--and that will happen tomorrow. As told by Buzz Aldrin, who's been there...and who's already helped change the world.Former astronaut Scott Blackstone's dream of opening outer space to visits from everyday people is under attack. His pilot program has been marred by a fatal accident, he's out of a job, and he's being sued for a billions dollars. And it's beginning to seem that the "accident" wasn't at all accidental.Then the endless conflict between India and Pakistan heats up...and Pakistan explodes a nuclear device in the upper atmosphere, frying electronics on earth and in space, and putting the crew of the international Space Station at risk. With the Shuttle fleet grounded, only a secret skunkworks project known to Scott and his old friends can save the space station's stranded crew."As real as it gets."--New York PostAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Return (Animorphs #48)
by K. A. ApplegateDavid is back and he wants revenge. With the aid of his new evil compatriots, he is able to capture Cassie and Rachel. In order to escape, Rachel will have to confront an enemy much darker than David ever was. She will have to take on Crayak himself.
The Return (Animorphs #48)
by K. A. ApplegateDavid, the traitorous Animorph, is back. When the Animorphs decided to give another human being the power to morph, it was one of their biggest mistakes. David tried to destroy them all -- and almost succeeded. Rachel and the others thought they'd seen the last of him when they trapped David as a nothlit, leaving him on a deserted island to live out his days as a rat...They were wrong.Rachel knows what a threat David is. He's cunning and dangerous. Worst of all, he knows their secrets. Now he's captured Rachel as part of his plan. David wants power. He wants money. But more than anything, he wants revenge...
The Return (Mars Hill Classified Series, Book #3)
by Austin BoydBack Cover With nothing left for him on Earth, Rear Admiral John Wells didn't hesitate to lead a third NASA team to Mars, but he never dreamed that one day they'd look out their laboratory module into the lights of a slow-moving vehicle not their own. In the third installment of the MARS HILL CLASSIFIED series, life on Mars becomes increasingly more unpredictable as the past collides with the future, and nothing, not even the dead, is as it seems. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the fate of hundreds, including John Wells' family- presumed dead these last six years-rests precariously in the hands of Malcolm Raines, self-proclaimed Guardian of the Mother Seed and Principal Cleric of Saint Michael's Remnant, and his insidious plans for the Father Race. Wells will find himself in a race against time and all odds to expose the truth: about Mars, about Malcolm Raines, and, if he's very brave, about himself. "Austin Boyd is one of the brightest new voices in Christian fiction. His long association with the space program lends authenticity as he reveals the turmoil in the minds and hearts of those who are willing to risk everything by making that journey. In The Return, we learn that both human emotions and God's presence reach far beyond the pull of Earth's gravity" -RICHARD L. MABRY, author of The Tender Scar A Navy pilot, nuclear weapons officer, and spacecraft engineer, AUSTIN BOYD flew three thousand hours in war and peacetime operations, designed satellites, and built classified systems to track terrorists. A world traveler, NASA Astronaut Finalist, and inventor with multiple patents, he served on key Navy space assignments before retiring to Huntsville. Alabama, where he lives with Cindy. his wife of twenty-eight years, and their four children. He continues to support NASA, military space, and aviation through his work with a major defense contractor. An active Christian, Boyd has served in a variety of lay ministries devoted to evangelism, stewardship, and crisis pregnancy. In addition to writing the MARS CLASSIFIED series, Boyd has also penned dozens of technical articles about space issues and has written award-winning poetry.
The Return (Wordwick Games Series #3)
by Kailin GowThis series is appropriate for 16 and up, and has the added bonus of being an SAT study aid. The Wordwick Games is as deadly as it is exhilarating. Continuing after Book 1, Rise of the Fire Tamer, the five gamers find out more about the truth of Anachronia and Henry Word. After finding out the truth about Anachronia; Gem, Sparks, Rio, Kat, and Jack returns to Henry Word's castle. Henry Word, the inventor of The Wordwick Games, is missing, and only he can control the portal that leads to all the worlds. The gamers must find him at all costs, but in doing so, it may change everything they know about themselves and their own world. When they learn a war is brewing within the worlds of The Wordwick Games, which will spill out into their own world, and the gamers are pitted against each other in a real fight to the death, dreams become reality... In this exciting second book of The Wordwick Games Series, the stakes to The Games are higher, and the prize is life. From the award-winning ALA YALSA author Kailin Gow of the Bitter Frost Series, now being produced as a multi-player, multi-platform game.