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Cuando un capitán explorador le ofrece un trabajo inusual en medio de la nada, Delphine acepta y se embarca en busca de un tesoro. Para encontrarlo, tendrá que descender cuatro kilómetros bajo el agua en un dron marino y confrontar sus miedos más profundos en el cementerio de naves espaciales. ¿Podrá lograrlo? Esta historia está inspirada en el Punto Nemo, un lugar completamente alejado de tierra firme, donde las naves espaciales mueren.
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Upwards and Onwards
What did you think was the road stop for man to explore the empty reaches of space? Faster than light travel? Interstellar navigation? Time dilation?
Puh. We beat all that by sheer force of will.
No.
It was micrometeoroids.
Rocks.
Fucking space rocks.
This omnibus contains the antigravel stories:
-Girl Gone Nova
-A Thousand Eves
-Where a Spaceship Goes to Die
-Cosmophobia
-Press Any Key to Destroy the Galaxy
-Press...
5) The Redjus
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When their power nearly runs out, Unit One is desperate to find more Redjus so he can save his eternal love, Unit Two. But, will he manage to locate it in time, when he has to carry her in power-save mode for as long as it takes, when every planet he has searched so far is barren and when the Redjus only appears in advanced civilizations?
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Iain M. Banks' Culture meets Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in this funny romp through the cosmos.An immovable object stands in the way of the Galactic Emperor Jarrl. He has waged siege against his arch-nemesis for a thousand years, but the barrier still stands. Now, he has come up with a plan to put the immovable object's name to the test, and lay waste to his enemies. Will his plan work? Will he manage to obliterate his foes? Will he press the...
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When a scavenger captain offers her an unusual job in the middle of nowhere, Delphine accepts and tags along. But will she manage to get the treasure they're looking for, when she has to operate a sea drone all by herself, when the treasure is buried in a spaceship graveyard 2 miles under water and when the challenges she faces go beyond her wildest fears?
This story is inspired by Point Nemo, a place located as far away from land as possible where...
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Handle the Most Difficult Girl in the Galaxy, or Everything Blows Up
When an alien princess arrives, a jaded celebrity handler has to keep her happy. But will he manage to get through her visit, when catering to her spoiled needs is the only way to prevent her from exploding the Earth, when rebels are trying to assassinate her and when he starts to seriously fall in love with her?
9) Cosmophobia
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Who is watching the stars, every second of every day, so we can better understand the universe?
Inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope which will be launched and deployed in 2020. It will hopefully be as invaluable as Hubble was, opening our eyes to the cosmos.
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