William C. Dietz Knihy

The Human-Covenant War, a desperate struggle for humankind's very survival, has reached its boiling point on the mysterious ring world called Halo. But the fierce Covenant warriors, the mightiest alien military force ever known, are not the only peril. As the fortress world of Reach and its brave defenders were bombarded to rubble, a single cruiser fled the carnage with the battle's only human survivors - Captain Keyes, his small crew of Marines, and the last SPARTAN super-soldier, the Master Chief. With the cruiser's artificial intelligence, Cortana, concealed in his battle armor, the Master Chief crash lands on Halo in the midst of a massive Covenant occupation. Curiously, the alien soldiers appear to be searching for something hidden on the ring. Built by a long-dead race, Halo harbours many deadly secrets, but one overshadows them all. Now the Master Chief must lead the scattered troops in a brutal race to unravel Halo's darkest mystery - and unleash its greatest source of power...

Book Description The fourth official tie-in novel to MASS EFFECT, the award-winning videogame Product Description This novel continues the all-new, completely original story begun in the first three MASS EFFECT stories. The heroine, Gillian, was once the subject of horrifying scientific experiments, but now, after her rescue, she is beginning to master her amazing powers. But when she falls under the sway of a radical group who believes their powers make them superior to ordinary humans, she finds herself faced with a choice between her destiny . . . and her humanity. About the Author WILLIAM C. DIETZ is the best-selling author of more than thirty novels some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, spent time with the Navy and Marine Corps as a medic, graduated from the University of Washington, lived in Africa for half a year, and has traveled to six continents. Dietz has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, news writer, television producer and Director of Public Relations and Marketing for an international telephone company. Dietz is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Writer's Guild, and the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He and his wife live in Washington State where they enjoy traveling, kayaking, and not too surprisingly, reading books.

One marine squad, led by young upstart Jim Raynor and giant Tychus Findlay, are prepared to battle a corrupt government as it works for interplanetary domination in this action-packed thriller set in the StarCraft universe. For the poor, hardworking citizens of the Confederacy’s fringe worlds, the Guild Wars have exacted a huge toll. Swayed by the promise of financial rewards, a new batch of recruits joins the fight alongside a slew of mysteriously docile criminals—and a few dubious military leaders. Eighteen-year-old Jim Raynor, full of testosterone and eager to make things right at home, ships off to boot camp, but he soon discovers that the official mission is not what he’s really fighting for. For the first time ever, StarCraft enthusiasts will learn the ori­gins of the enduring friendship between Jim Raynor and the streetwise soldier Tychus Findlay. Watch as they battle on the front lines of a fierce interplanetary war and bear witness to the Confederacy’s rank corruption—corruption so reprehensible that it rains immeasurable death and destruction upon the government’s own people.

But for Princess Claudia, it is the chance to seize power and plunge humanity into war. Only the prince can stop her--and only McCade, the galaxy's best bounty hunter, can find him in time.

In a Legion gone lax, Colonel Bill Booly, with his mixed-blood and by-the-book attitude, is a misfit. So when he steps on some important toes, his punishment is assignment to the worst post in the galaxy: Earth. But Booly and his troops will turn out to be Earth's best line of defense, with a Legion-led military coup topples the government.

It falls to Harley Doon, an android and a most reluctant hero, to unite the human, alien, and android forces on a future planet against an alien race that seeks to use its total control of technology for evil

In the future, the terminally ill can prolong life by surrendering their consciousness to a cybernetic life form that is then recruited into the notorious Legion of the Damned, an elite fighting unit charged with protecting humanity.

An invasion by the alien Saurons has devastated Earth, until Jack Manning, Chief of Security of a government created to insure human cooperation with the conquerors, and Alex Franklin, the government's puppet president, join forces to undertake an underground war of resistance. Reprint.

In the future, the terminally ill can prolong life by surrendering their consciousness to a cybernetic life form that is then recruited into the notorious Legion of the Damned, an elite fighting unit charged with protecting humanity.

On Black Friday, the aliens attacked. The human race was enslaved. But soon, everything will change.

Agent 47, der beste Attentäter der Agency, wird von der rivalisierenden Organisation Puissance Treize zum Ziel. Allein und verfolgt von Killerkommandos, muss er alles geben, um den tödlichen Wettlauf zu gewinnen und seinen Gegnern zu zeigen, was es bedeutet, mit dem Besten seiner Zunft anzulegen.

Als Kyle Katarn vom Tod seines Vaters erfährt, der angeblich von einem Rebellen getötet wurde, verlässt er die Militärakademie und macht sich sofort auf die Heimreise. Unterwegs lernt er eine junge Agentin der Rebellen kennen und beschliesst, mit ihr gemeinsam seinen Vater zu rächen.

Die Sammlung präsentiert die drei HALO-Romane: „Die Schlacht um Reach“, „Die Invasion“ und „Erstschlag“, die die aufregende Vorgeschichte zum beliebten Xbox-Spiel HALO erzählen. Sie beleuchten den erbitterten Konflikt zwischen der Menschheit und der Allianz und bieten actionreiche Science-Fiction für Fans des Genres.

Großbritannien, Juli 1951: Vor drei Jahren wurde Russland von den Chimera, gefräßigen außerirdischen Eindringlingen, überrannt. Im Dezember 1949 durchbrachen sie die Grenze und breiteten sich über Europa aus. Die glücklichsten Menschen starben, während andere einem verheerenden Virus erlagen und sich veränderten. Innerhalb eines Jahres fiel der größte Teil Europas, doch Großbritannien konnte die Chimera nach einem verzweifelten Kampf zurückhalten. Während die Chimera zurückgedrängt wurden, entwickelten sie sich weiter und planten ihre nächste Offensive. Amerika, November 1952: Die Chimera haben den Atlantik überquert und führen verheerende Blitzangriffe auf die amerikanischen Grenzen durch. Städte fallen, und Bürger verwandeln sich in Ungeheuer. Leutnant Nathan Hale, U.S. Ranger und Veteran des Chimeran-Konflikts, ist immun gegen den Virus. Als reguläre Truppen dem Ansturm nicht gewachsen sind, führt Hale sein Spezialoperationsteam direkt gegen die Bedrohung. Während sie gegen die Chimera kämpfen, entbrennen im Weißen Haus tödliche Machtspiele. Hale entdeckt eine weitreichende Verschwörung mit katastrophalen Folgen für die Menschheit, die seine Loyalität gegenüber seinem Land und der Menschheit auf die Probe stellt.