Bøger af Michael Jan Friedman

DNA War tells the story of anthropologist Jocasta Malvaux, trapped on a remote world infested with xenomorphs. In Original Sin, centuries after the death of the original Ripley, her clone has taken up the fight. And she has found that there is more to the alien horror than meets the eye...

Created in dark dwarvin caverns by a master smith, with mystic runes carved into its gleaming hilt and spells of blood to bind it with power, this was the legendary sword of Frey-the magical brand that brought victory to its wielder. Now two mighty gods seek the sword-Ygg the Destroyer, who longs to obliterate Asgard and Earth, and Vidar, the bastard son of Odin trying to save both worlds from Ygg's mad campaign. Through the Gates between Worlds, with the forces of the Aesir, mortals, elves, and giants behind him, Vidar must race the deadly pawns of a crazed deity to prevent a second Twilight of the Gods.

Anthony Borelli knew a lot more about Renaissance Italy than did most kids his age. He knew that it wasn't one country but rather a whole bunch of city-states. He knew that people spoke a version of Italian back then that was different from the Italian he had learned in school. And he knew about the Gregorian calendar, Pope Gregory XIII's attempt to wrestle holidays like Easter back to the seasons in which they belonged. But Anthony never expected to find himself in Renaissance Italy . . . or to be fighting the kinds of bizarre, bloody monsters he had only read about in the mythologies of the ancients...or to be the linchpin in a grand, desperate scheme to save the world of Man from the beginning to the end of time. How, he wonders, is he supposed to overcome the amassed forces of evil when he can't even overcome the town bully? Lost Days isn't just about a calendar. It's about demons. It's about blood and death. It's about magic, and courage, and crazy schemes . . . and in the end, the power of love.

Maxtla Colhua is an Investigator for the Empire-a 21st-century Aztec Empire that, having successfully repelled Hernan Cortes in 1603, stretches from one end of what we know as the Americas to the other. In Aztlan: The Last Sun, someone has decided to punctuate the end of the Aztec calendar with a series of grisly murders reminiscent of the pagan sacrifices carried out in ancient times. Can Maxtla find the killer before his city is ripped apart and the Last Sun becomes the death knell for the Empire? In Aztlan: The Courts of Heaven, Maxtla is looking for the missing star of a brutal Aztec ball game in which gambling fortunes are won and lost. To find the idol of millions, he will have to challenge the most powerful men and women in the Empire-or see the streets of Aztlan run red with blood. Two murder mysteries set in an exciting world that never was but could have been-collected in a single volume!

At the age of thirty-eight, Zeno Aristos is trying to find himself. Much to his girlfriend's chagrin, he's quit the New York City police force and can't figure out what he wants to do with his life. A job in security doesn't appeal to him. Bodyguard work leaves him cold. Only single-wall handball, with its street culture of razor-edged competition, seems to get his juices flowing. Then someone close to Zeno is kidnapped, and his search for that person leads him through a gauntlet of increasingly dark and cryptic forces, taking him from the sullen streets of gang-ravaged Brooklyn to the manicured cemeteries of suburban New Jersey to the slick corporate penthouses of midtown Manhattan. The deeper Zeno digs, the more certain he is that he's dealing not with a mere earthly adversary, but with an ancient entity steeped in the deepest and most malevolent of mysteries.

The Watson Chronicles. Christopher D. Abbott, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Michael Jan Friedman and Aaron Rosenberg team up to bring you another stunning collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures. A pea-souper descending over London brings with it many villainous activities hidden deep within those thickly yellow-hazed streets, and for Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John Watson, it often provides cases to test the detective's intellectual prowess and his affinity for the unusual and bizarre. Pull up a chair by the fire and prepare yourself as Abbott, DeCandido, Friedman, and Rosenberg present you with more cases...by candlelight.

* In "The Immigrant," a 1920s ghost hunter seeks the dark spirit terrorizing recent emigres in a Progressive-Era settlement house.* In "Mort," an obscure goddess of virtue finds herself on the wrong end of a fateful decree in the City of A Thousand Gods.* In "Unseen," a man takes advantage of a groundbreaking technology to teach a corrupt politician a lesson.* In "Daughter of Dread," the super-powered Blowout risks his life for the daughter of his team's worst enemy.* In "Movers," a woman finds herself in the middle of a power struggle between entities she doesn't understand.* In "Mistaken Identity," the lives of a suburban family are placed in jeopardy by a super-hero's error in judgment.* In "Kyniska," a mysterious woman shows up in a gym and changes the life of an over-the-hill basketball player.* In "The Right Hand of God," the man once known as NightSmith comes out of retirement to track down a killer.In these eight, never-before-published stories, New York Times-bestselling sci fi and fantasy author Michael Jan Friedman takes you on a tour of his favorite places, where the impossible is all too possible and nothing is quite what it seems.

The Watson Chronicles. Christopher D. Abbott, Michael Jan Friedman, and Aaron Rosenberg team up to bring you a stunning collection of four new Sherlock Holmes adventures. From the cobbled streets of smog-filled London to the sweet country air of Scotland and beyond, Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John Watson embark on cases that test the detective's intellectual prowess, as well as his affinity for the unusual and the bizarre. Pull up a chair and prepare yourself to hear these cases . . . by candlelight.

Don't freak out. Tim Cruz was the average kid. He loved the things lots of kids love. Then, one day at a baseball game, everything began to change. He got sick. Real sick. The kind of sick people don't recover from. So Tim did the reasonable thing. He went into a cocoon and waited for the end. But just when he thought he thought he was toast, game over, yesterday's news . . . it turned out he wasn't. His sickness went away. Just like that. Now he's in re-entry mode, trying to do all the things he used to do. Trying to get back into the world. But it's not easy, especially when the world's got a few surprises for him. Tim finds himself changing-turning into something he never would have imagined possible. Something stupid and horrifying and, frankly, kind of disgusting. Which would be crappy enough even if he knew why it was happening. But he doesn't have a clue. And the only person who might have one has disappeared. So all Tim can do is tell himself, over and over, as the stakes skyrocket and his life gets crazier and crazier: Don't freak out.

A thousand years after Ragnarok, the battle in which the Aesir and the Vanir were all but destroyed, Vidar, a son of Odin, must return to the Nine Worlds to face a threat greater than any he has ever known-a masked destroyer bent on finishing the devastation that Ragnarok started. Armed with a magical sword forged in violence, hatred, and blood, Vidar must lead his unlikely allies through Jotunheim, frigid realm of the frost giants-on a desperate mission to find and stop the madman in the mask before Vidar's universe is consumed in cold fire.

Once a god . . . always a god! It took place more than a thousand years ago...the Twilight of the Gods and the destruction of Asgard, home of Thor and Odin. But a sculptor named Vidar still remembers that horrific time. He is an immortal, a bastard son of Odin, and one of the few Aesir to survive the Twilight. Weary of the war-loving ways of his kind, he has forsaken Asgard for Earth, traveling from land to land and guarding the Horn of Death that once protected the gates of his home. Now, after centuries in this world, Vidar hears the anguished cry of a kinsman. Asgard has been rebuilt, but a terrifying new enemy wearing Odin's war-mask has stolen Thor's hammer-and is planning a holocaust to consume not only the gods' home but Earth as well. Vidar knows he has no choice but to return to Asgard-and take the Horn of Hell with him.

- In "Aztlan: Speaker of Verse," a prequel to the Aztlan series of 21st-century Aztec Empire murder mysteries, a young Maxtla Colhua investigates the murder of a highly regarded educator. - In "Behind Every Great Enhanced Being," the mothers of teenage interplanetary heroes clash as only mothers can. - In "Floaters," a man discovers there's more to his annoying optical problem than meets the eye. - In "Flame's Hole," the bearer of an ancient ring finds it's not the only terrible burden he has to endure. - In "The Wall"...yeah, that Wall...we scale a possible future in a reality you just might recognize. - In "The Scales of Justice," an untested advocate tries to right an old wrong in The City of A Thousand Gods. - In "Cabal," a group of ordinary men try to take down a super-hero only they know to be a monstrous killer. In these seven, never-before-published stories, bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Michael Jan Friedman presents his purest and most original visions-the stories he's been meaning to tell you for the longest time.

The super-continent Pangaea, on which mankind has lived its entire life as a species, has become a dangerous and unpredictable place. The ancient oppressors known as the Aristai are tearing civilization apart in order to rebuilt it in their image. If the nations of the world are to weather the storm of death and destruction, they will need heroes--not just leaders and lawmen, but also saviors from the unlikeliest of places. A bodyguard who's lost his way in the wilderness. A chef who knows the value of keeping everything in its place. A truck driver carrying more than what's in his truck. A professor who's unlocked the greatest secret of the super-continent. To guide you on your journey through the lonely mountain peaks, the wide, wild plains, and the teeming seacoasts of Pangaea, we've enlisted the talents of a distinguished fellowship of science fiction luminaries--Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Ilsa J. Bick, Michael A. Burstein, Russ Colchamiro, Peter David, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Kevin Dilmore, Mary Fan, Michael Jan Friedman, Robert Greenberger, Dan Hernandez, Paul Kupperberg, Ron Marz, Aaron Rosenberg, Lawrence M. Schoen, Geoffrey Thorne, Marie Vibbert, and Dayton Ward. In this, the final volume of the Pangaea series, see who will rise, who will fall...and who will be left to pick up the pieces.

Continuing the adventures of Maxtla Colhua, gritty Investigator for a 21st-century Aztec Empire, as he hunts down those who disturb the Emperor's peace!

Even light-years from the Klingon Empire, the Day of Honor remains an occasion of great importance. And sometimes honor is found in the most unexpected places...B’Elanna Torres has never cared for the Day of Honor. Ashamed of her Klingon heritage, she regards the holiday as an unwanted reminder of all she has struggled to repress. Besides, something awful always seems to happen to her then. Her bad luck seems to be running true to form when she and Harry Kim are captured by alien slavers. Imprisoned by the enigmatic Risatti, forced to mine for deadly radioactive ore, Torres will need all of her strength and cunning to survive—and her honor as well.™, ®, & © 2014 CBS Studios, Inc. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Destinies are shattered, the Romulan Empire is shaken to its core, and Jean Luc-Picard's life is changed forever in this Star Trek: The Next Generation novel.Long before Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the legendary Starship Enterprise(TM), he fell deeply and hopelessly in love with Doctor Beverly Crusher. Though, for one reason or another, Picard never acted on his feelings, he found a measure of contentment as Beverly's close friend, colleague, and daily breakfast partner. But when Doctor Crusher leaves her position on the Enterprise to become the chief medical officer of Starfleet, the brightest light in Picard's life is taken from him. And he has hardly resigned himself to his loss when he learns that Beverly has been declared missing in action on a distant planet?and presumed dead. Kevratas is a bleak, frozen world on the far side of the Romulan Neutral Zone where the Federation has become the plague-ravaged natives' only real hope of survival and freedom. Starfleet has no recourse but to send in another team to try to save the Kevrata?and Picard is the natural choice. Critical to the success of his mission are two colleagues who served under him when he commanded the Starship Stargazer?Pug Joseph, a man with a past to live down, and Doctor Carter Greyhorse, who has served time for attempted murder?as well as a Romulan who left his people years earlier and never expected to return. Together, they follow the trail of Beverly Crusher to Kevratas, determined to succeed where the doctor failed. On the Romulan homeworld, meanwhile, the political vacuum created by the demise of Praetor Shinzon has been filled by his staunchest supporter, Senator Tal'aura. But there are those who oppose her, including Commander Donatra and the warbird fleets under her command, because of the way Tal'aura has mishandled rebellions on the Empire's subject worlds. And one rebellion in particular; the movement for self-determination on frigid Kevratas. So begins a desperate struggle?not only for the freedom of the long-oppressed Kevrata but also for the soul of the Romulan Empire. Before it's over, destinies will be forged and shattered, the Empire will be shaken to its ancient foundations, and Jean-Luc Picard's life will be changed...forever.

"Based upon Star Trek: the Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry."

Continuing the mission he began in "Unification," Starfleet Ambassador Spock endeavors to impart the logic of the Vulcan way to a small band of Romulans eager to unite the Romulan Empire and the planet Vulcan. But unbeknownst to them, a Romulan spy has joined the ranks disguised as a Unification sympathizer. Deceived by this traitor, Spock and his students are taken hostage.Fearful that Spock's knowledge of Federation security will fall into enemy hands, Starfleet dispatches its best ship, the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM 1701-D, and most respected captain, Jean-Luc Picard, to secure the hostages' release. Spock's former shipmate from the original Starship EnterpriseTM, Ambassador McCoy -- over one hundred forty years old, but still as feisty as ever -- is brought in to consult on the negotiations.Their situation is further complicated when Captain Montgomery Scott confiscates an out-of-service starship and effects his own daring rescue of Spock. Picard must now find a way to preserve the Federation's security and prevent a war while treading a mindfield of danger and deadly Romulan politics that threaten his ship, his crew, and the Federation he serves.

Krenn, a Klingon captain, faces a test of conscience, when he learns of a Klingon plan to destroy the Federation, in The Final Reflection, and when the discovery of an ancient scroll threatens the Klingon legend of Kahless, the present-day emperor Kahless clone turns to Picard and Worf for assistanc

Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will SmithAfter their exodus from Earth, the last humans settled a remote planet: Nova Prime. Conner Raige's ancestors were on the front lines of victory against the Skrel, a long defeated enemy.