Bücher von Alan Dean Foster

Short Things is a collection of never-before-published stories based on John W. Campbell's classic short novel, "Who Goes There?" (filmed as The Thing). Commissioned one by one as stretch goals for the Frozen Hell Kickstarter project (which broke records as one of the most successful science fiction publishing projects in Kickstarter history), this series of stories grew to book size-thanks to contributions by many top writers. Included are new works by G.D. Falksen Paul Di Filippo Mark McLaughlin Alan Dean Foster Darrell Schweitzer Nina Kiriki Hoffman Kristine Kathryn Rusch John Gregory Betancourt Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Kevin J. Anderson Pamela Sargent Allen M. Steele Allan ColeEnjoy these sometimes very different takes on the classic monster, the Thing!

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien adventure. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise. But it is actually a dark, dangerous world.

If they're coming for us, who's coming for them?The galaxy is vast, and not everything is what it seems. The invasion we always feared is here.Which begs the question: what do the invaders fear? If not us, then what...or whoAnd what happens to the would-be peacemakers when they find themselves in the middle of something else? Something dangerous, something highly advanced, and ... something familiar?If humanity is wise, we will prepare for everything we can imagine.But we cannot prepare for what we cannot imagine.It might be benign, it might be malign, or it might be a sign.You just have to know where to look.

Die Covenant Mission - das bislang ehrgeizigste Unterfangen in der Geschichte des Weyland-Yutani Konzerns. Ein Kolonisierungsraumschiff, das über zweitausend Kolonisten weit über die Grenzen des bislang bekannten Universums hinaus bin nach Origae-6 bringen soll. Ein entscheidender Schritt - für die Firma als auch die Zukunft der gesamten Menschheit.Und doch gibt es Kräfte, welche die Mission verhindern wollen. Während die Covenant bereits im Orbit der Erde kreist und Captain Jacob Branson und seine Frau Daniels die letzten Vorbereitungen an Bord treffen, deuten mehrere Terroranschläge auf eine tödliche Verschwörung hin, deren Ziel es ist, den Start des Schiffes zu sabotieren. Zusammen mit Sicherheitschef Daniel Lopé, der auf der Erde noch das letzte fehlende Mitglied seines Teams rekrutiert, versuchen sie alles, die Urheber der Anschläge ausfindig zu machen, bevor diese das Schiff und seine Passagiere zerstören können.ALAN DEAN FOSTER, gefeierter Autor der bahnbrechenden ALIEN-Romanversion, präsentiert mit ORIGINS einen eigenständigen Roman, der die Vorgeschichte der Ereignisse des Films ALIEN: COVENANT erzählt. Darüber hinaus lässt uns ALIEN: ORIGINS einen Einblick in jene Welt werfen, welche die Kolonisten für immer hinter sich lassen werden.© 2017 Twentieth Century Fox

An epic fantasy that takes place entirely underwater.In this adventure under the sea, Oshenerth: Blue Magic, New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster (Alien, Star Wars: Force Awakens) uses his extensive knowledge and experience from diving and traveling to bring to life the mysterious world of reef dwellers under the sea in an imaginative, fascinating new epic fantasy that takes place entirely underwater.Best friends Chachel and Glint, a merson and a cuttlefish, are returning from a shark hunt when they stumble upon an unconscious female demon. Taking her back to their reef community to recover, while they decide what to do with her, they wind up stumbling into a unique friendship, one which will change their lives and community for better as the reef dwellers and the demon together fight to preserve themselves and their way of life in the face of enemies and their blue magic.