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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In what was formerly known as the United States, a military prodigy and the most wanted criminal in the land find themselves unexpectedly working together as they uncover their government s sins. Legend will give Hunger Games fans something worthwhile to read. VOYA A romantic thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is what it seems. Kami Garcia, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures trilogy Once known as the western coast of the United States, the Republic is now a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors, the Colonies. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a military prodigy. Obedient, passionate, and committed to her country, she is being groomed for success in the Republic s highest circles. Born into the slums of the Republic s Lake Sector, fifteen-year-old Day is the country s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths until the day June s brother, Metïas, is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect. Now, caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family s survival, while June tries desperately to avenge Metïas s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets.

See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netflix original series. Enter the Grishaverse with the number one New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows, book one of the Six of Crows Duology. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction - if they don't kill each other first.

My name is Kit Morris, and welcome to my warped life. Picture the scene: Me, an average guy with psychic powers-not that my abilities are in any way average-just trying to scrape by in a harsh world. So maybe I've conned a few people, but did I really deserve to be thrown in MPD jail alongside magic-wielding serial killers? According to Agent Lienna Shen, one-hundred-percent yes. But her hardass attitude and "Arcana prodigy" status aren't enough to bring down my former best friend, who slipped through the MPD's fingers and is days away from unleashing untold horrors upon the city. Or he's going to steal something. I don't really know. Whatever he's up to, that's why I'm sitting in an interrogation room with Lienna. And that's why I just offered myself as her temporary new partner for the purposes of thwarting my ex-accomplice. And that's how I'm going to escape. I might even help with the case before I cut and run.

The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi. Anime movie coming soon! FIRST SELECTION Roused by Ego’s speech at orientation, Reo jumped head-first into the Blue Lock program...and dragged Nagi in kicking and screaming. Now the real work begins as Ego announces their next test, the “first selection.” In this round-robin battle between the members of wing five, it’s not just about being on the winning team; the top scorers also get a goal bonus. Let the clash of massive egos begin!

See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netflix original series. Enter the Grishaverse with the number one New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows, book one of the Six of Crows Duology. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction - if they don't kill each other first.

The manga that became a worldwide sports action phenomenon returns in a new 3-in-1 omnibus edition featuring sculpted embossed covers! Includes Vol. 19–21. The Blue Lock Eleven team basks in their victory against Japan’s U-20 Japan team, but their rest proves short-lived. Ego soon calls everyone together to reveal the details of Phase Two of Blue Lock: the Neo-Egoist League, where the strikers will be training with professional U-20 players from the biggest European teams! Unable to best German soccer prodigy Michael Kaiser during training, Isagi is relegated to the bench for Bastard München’s first match against FC Barcha. Despite his frustration, Isagi resolves to analyze every second of the match. What follows is an epic clash of soccer gods and monsters--one that might even bring Isagi off the bench...

The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi. Anime movie coming soon! THE FIRE WITHIN Thanks to the triple threat of Nagi, Reo, and Zantetsu, Team V has breezed through each round of the First Selection. That is, until they come up against Team Z and Yoichi Isagi. Isagi’s passion for the game suddenly has Nagi questioning everything: What makes him push himself so hard? What does soccer mean to him? Why not just give up? Farewell ennui, hello ego... It’s time for the slacker to finally awaken!

My name is Kit Morris, and welcome to my warped life. Picture the scene: Me, an average guy with psychic powers-not that my abilities are in any way average-just trying to scrape by in a harsh world. So maybe I've conned a few people, but did I really deserve to be thrown in MPD jail alongside magic-wielding serial killers? According to Agent Lienna Shen, one-hundred-percent yes. But her hardass attitude and "Arcana prodigy" status aren't enough to bring down my former best friend, who slipped through the MPD's fingers and is days away from unleashing untold horrors upon the city. Or he's going to steal something. I don't really know. Whatever he's up to, that's why I'm sitting in an interrogation room with Lienna. And that's why I just offered myself as her temporary new partner for the purposes of thwarting my ex-accomplice. And that's how I'm going to escape. I might even help with the case before I cut and run.

The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi. Anime movie coming soon! LIVING ON A DREAM Despite their best efforts, Nagi and company were unable to stop Otoya and Karasu from breaking loose and tying up the score with a last-minute combo play. Even worse, Nagi finds his passion flagging without Isagi there to fire him up. That's when he proposes a radical new strategy to his teammates: forget what they have to do and focus on what they want to do. Can they combine their egoistic dreams into one final, winning push?

A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game–meets–soccer manga, now available in print! Anime airing now! WOULD YOU PLAY IF YOU'RE THE WEAKEST? It's the final round of the first selection and Team Z needs to win against Team V--the undefeated team of Wing 5--to survive! A triple threat awaits Isagi, including prodigy Seishiro Nagi, who only started playing soccer six months ago. Moreover, Team Z is still one man down after Kuon's brutal betrayal in the previous game. The odds are stacked against them as they enter the pitch, and Isagi and his teammates are becoming painfully aware of how weak they really are. In this end, is it all pointless? Or will desperation triumph over talent?

“One of the most beautiful and intriguing new books of 2025." —Geoff Johns (Geiger, Flashpoint) James Bond meets The Island of Doctor Moreau in this graphic novel about a young girl who discovers her father isn’t the hero she believed, but one of the most dangerous super-spy villains on the planet. After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world’s greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad’s robot bodyguard won't stop following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever…or seek revenge and maybe overthrow the world order in the process. Embark on a journey of regret and retribution, super spies and pseudoscience, growing up and global domination from brilliant artist STEFANO LANDINI (Prodigy, Hellblazer) and okay writer MATTHEW ROSENBERG (What’s the Furthest Place From Here?, Uncanny X-Men)

Die Alexander Husum-Figur aus der Peepz Vol. 2-Kollektion ist ein herausragendes Sammlerstück, das die Verbindung zwischen digitaler Kultur und physischer Kunst verkörpert. Diese Figur repräsentiert Alexander Husum, eine bedeutende Persönlichkeit der dänischen YouTube-Szene, die mit über 400.000 Abonnenten eine grosse Fangemeinde gewonnen hat. Die Figur ist nicht nur ein dekoratives Element, sondern auch ein Symbol für die Faszination und den Einfluss von Online-Inhalten. Sie ist ideal für Sammler und Fans, die ein Stück dieser digitalen Ikone in ihre Sammlung integrieren möchten. Mit ihrer hochwertigen Verarbeitung aus Hart-PVC und dem einzigartigen Design ist die Figur sowohl ein Blickfang als auch ein wertvolles Sammlerstück. Die Alexander Husum-Figur bringt einen Hauch von YouTube-Stardom in jedes Zuhause und ist ein Muss für jeden Peepz-Enthusiasten. - Kombinierbar mit anderen Figuren der Peepz-Kollektion, wie Nellie und Prodigy - Verfügbar in seltenen Versionen, darunter Red Chrome und Ghost - Jede Figur trägt das Etikett der 1. Auflage, was ihre Exklusivität unterstreicht - Hergestellt aus hochwertigem Hart-PVC für Langlebigkeit und Detailtreue.

The utterly addictive new YA murder mystery thriller from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of ACE OF SPADES and WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE. MEET THE HEIRS Octavius the Maestro. Fola the Brain. Bilal the Olympian. Perdita the Artist. Romeo the Failure. FIVE PRODIGIES Everyone has heard of the Button heirs: the five genius children of infamous billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and trained under the "Button Method", they've had no choice but to be brilliant. ONE DEAD FATHER But brilliance comes at a deadly price. Because at their father's tenth annual Prodigy Ball, Leontes Button is murdered. A MANSION FULL OF SUSPECTS As long-buried secrets come to light, one thing is clear: everyone at the ball had reason to want him dead. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies... A rollercoaster of twists and turns with secrets, lies, murder and money, The Heirs is The Inheritance Games meets Knives Out.

The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov. As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father's death and rapidly approaching his thirtieth birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he's curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society. But with power comes a price, and the Devil has come to collect on an ancestral deal. David's days are numbered, and death looms at his door. Reluctantly, he reaches out to the only person he's ever trusted, his ex-boyfriend and secret Society rival Rhys, for help. However, the only way to get to Rhys is through his wife, Moira. Thrust into each other's care, emotions once buried deep resurface, and the trio race to figure out their feelings for one another before the Devil steals David away for good… The first book in a spellbinding and vibrant new series from The Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood.

Based on a true story: Travel with Midnite through his dark journey into America's hell. Will he ever emerge back into the light? Just as Midnite's musical career is about to go viral, he finds himself enduring the most terrifying tests of his young life. The reader is plunged into the American musical prodigy's nightmare, when he is illegally abducted by corrupt police and forced into slave labor while witnessing prostitution, torture and murder. Alone, he must rely on his intellect, creativity and dreams of his music. This spellbinding novel, featuring Midnite, a musical prodigy, is a based on a true fact story that encompasses corruption, forced and illegal labor as well as prostitution, romance and murder. The aftermath of Midnite's escape is as riveting as the lead story. One can see the beginnings of today's privatized correctional facilities as well as the present day madness of America's correctional policies.

'Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest ... but also a troubling exposé of the fragility of our entire financial system ... I loved it' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland For fans of Bad Blood and The Big Short, the story of how one reclusive trading prodigy manipulated Wall Street and amassed millions from his childhood bedroom - then short-circuited the global market. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash gives panoramic insight into our economic landscape - its weaknesses, its crooks and its exploitable loopholes - and uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man - Navinder Singh Sarao - at the centre of it all. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero: an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legend comes a lush young adult historical fantasy about a musical prodigy and the dangerous lengths she ll go to make history remember her. A gorgeous story about what it means to be forgotten. BuzzFeed A unique premise and an understated beauty. Tor Two siblings. Two brilliant talents. But only one Mozart. Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish: to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she ll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in eighteenth-century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to her. She will perform only until she reaches a marriageable age her tyrannical father has made that much clear. As Nannerl s hope grows dimmer with each passing year, the talents of her beloved younger brother, Wolfgang, only seem to shine brighter. His brilliance begins to eclipse her own, until one day a mysterious stranger from a magical land appears with an irresistible offer. He has the power to make her wish come true but his help may cost her everything. In her first work of historical fiction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu spins a lush, lyrically told story of music, magic, and the unbreakable bond between a brother and sister.

'Raine sometimes complains that nothin' exciting is ever gonna happen in Grace again. Daddy told her careful what you wish for.' Everyone loves Summer Ryan. A model student and musical prodigy, she's a ray of light in the struggling small town of Grace, Alabama - especially compared to her troubled sister, Raine. Then Summer vanishes. Raine throws herself into the investigation, aided by a most unlikely ally, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her search becomes. And perhaps there was always more to Summer than met the eye . . . 'A novel you swallow whole because you can't help yourself, and then go back a second time to savour what you missed' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl with all the Gifts 'Impossibly good. And beautiful. And melancholy . . . utterly compelling and so intensely traumatic I don't think I'll ever get over it . . . pure magic on the page' Liz Loves Books

After stumbling across a haunted go board, Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player named Fujiwara-no-Sai has taken up residence in his consciousness. Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed go prodigy Akira Toya! With sure and steady moves, Sai and Hikaru are making a name for Hikaru Shindo as the one who might possibly beat the venerable Akira Toya. Wait. Who are we kidding? Hikaru: sure and steady...? Yeah, right! In between all the shenanigans Hikaru gets himself into during school and after, and dealing with Sai's unhappy sobs when Hikaru tries to run away from playing Go, his fame is growing. Principals, teachers and Go tournament kids alike are all wondering who this unruly bronco of a Go player is. Tetsuo, a Shogi punk who has a beef of his own with Akira, harasses poor Hikaru at first--then later puts him on his own Go team! Meanwhile, Akira, looking for a rematch with Hikaru, is surprised to find Hikaru playing with a third-rate Go club. You won't be disappointed with the further adventures of this dynamic Go duo!

Gwen Jackson is a musical prodigy - but she fought hard for everything she now has. Xander Thorne comes from musical royalty. He's a genius - but it all fell in his lap. Already tensely opposed, when Gwen takes the spot of First Chair in the New York Pops Orchestra - a position Xander has coveted for years - their hostility goes up a notch... and their chemistry on stage goes off the scale. Forced to find a grudging respect for one another's music, suddenly they are box office dynamite. And as the respect turns to admiration and then heated attraction, they must decide - will a note of discord ruin their perfect harmony or can this fragile romance reach its breathtaking climax? 'A phenomenal talent' Sarah Hawley, A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon 'Soto is a virtuoso at deploying swoons, spice and laughs' Sierra Simons, A Merry Little Meet Cute A USA Today bestseller w/c 25th July 2024

The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi. Anime movie coming soon! Second-year high school student Reo Mikage wants nothing more than to escape his illustrious family's shadow by becoming a soccer star and winning the World Cup. The only thing that's missing is a talented diamond in the rough who can help him achieve his dream. That's when he sets his sights on Seishiro Nagi, a notorious slacker whose quick reflexes are the only hint of athletic ability. Can Reo find the switch to awaken the beast inside Nagi?

Felicity Morrow is back at the Dalloway School to finish her senior year after the tragic death of her girlfriend. She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students - girls some say were witches. Felicity was once drawn to the dark legacy of witchcraft. Shes determined to leave that behind her now; but its hard when Dalloways occult history is everywhere. And when the new girl wont let her forget it. Its Ellis Haleys first year at Dalloway. A prodigy novelist at seventeen, Ellis is eccentric and brilliant, and Felicity cant shake the pull she feels to her. So when Ellis asks Felicity for help researching the Dalloway Five for her second book, Felicity cant say no. And when history begins to repeat itself, Felicity will have to face the darkness in Dalloway - and in herself.

Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew are back for one last adventure in celebration of Voyager’s 30th anniversary, giving fans of the series the finale they’ve always wanted! After seven long years in the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway finally brings the Voyager crew home to the friends and family they’ve waited so long to see. That is, until everything goes wrong. Ripped from the brink of home and dragged into fluidic space, Voyager is suddenly fighting for survival once more. Facing one final mission, Seven of Nine, B’Elanna Torres, Tom Paris, Harry Kim, Tuvok, the Doctor, Chakotay, and Janeway must repair their damaged ship, evade the relentless Species 8472, and confront the Borg—if they ever hope to see Earth again. No matter the cost. Star Trek: Prodigy consultants Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges team up with Sons of Star Trek artist Ángel Hernández to spin a heart-pounding tale that pays homage to all that came before and delivers the ending fans have waited decades for.

"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old." Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations-those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two young women, Marie and Ai-Ming. Through their relationship Marie strives to piece together the tale of her fractured family in present-day Vancouver, seeking answers in the fragile layers of their collective story. Her quest will unveil how Kai, her enigmatic father, a talented pianist, and Ai-Ming's father, the shy and brilliant composer, Sparrow, along with the violin prodigy Zhuli were forced to reimagine their artistic and private selves during China's political campaigns and how their fates reverberate through the years with lasting consequences. With maturity and sophistication, humor and beauty, Thien has crafted a novel that is at once intimate and grandly political, rooted in the details of life inside China yet transcendent in its universality.

'A moving and extraordinary evocation of the 20th-century tragedy of China... compelling' Guardian SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE In Canada in 1991, ten-year-old Marie and her mother invite a guest into their home. Ai- Ming has fled China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests. As her relationship with Marie deepens, Ai-Ming tells the story of her family in revolutionary China, from the crowded teahouses in the first days of Chairman Mao's ascent to the Beijing demonstrations of 1989. And she speaks of three musicians - the shy and brilliant composer Sparrow, the violin prodigy Zhuli, and the enigmatic pianist Kai - who struggled during China's relentless Cultural Revolution to remain loyal to one another and to the music they have devoted their lives to. Their fates reverberate through the years, with deep and lasting consequences for Ai-Ming - and for Marie. Do Not Say We Have Nothing magnificently brings to life one of the most significant political regimes of the 20th century and its traumatic legacy. 'A magnificent epic of Chinese history, richly detailed and beautifully written' Kate Saunders, The Times

The explosive finale to Marie Lu's New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy—perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT! He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government's elite circles as Princeps Elect while Day has been assigned a high level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them once again. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country's defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu's bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.

Meet the Mortons: In this family, murder is currency—and business is booming. The Mortons are a modern day, old-money dynasty with impeccable taste, from their exquisitely crafted cocktails to their expertly tailored vintage garments. They are also stone-cold killers. For the Mortons, homicide is heritage. They, along with the other legacy crime families, send their progeny to Helshire College, where the legacy kids strategically intermingle with ordinary students from wealthy families. Jessica Morton has always excelled at Helshire, secure in her knowledge that she is the prodigy of her generation. Now, having committed her first kill at her matriarch's behest, it should be Jessica's moment, her honor. But that kill will cut more ways than one, unknotting deep secrets that propel a series of revelations, spanning the Mortons' country estate, the New York City art world, and Helshire itself. What happens to Jessica when all of her dearly-held certainties face the axe? Sharp and hypnotic, The Mortons is an epic novel of alliances and power, loyalty and kinship, and the consequences of ruthless ambition.

'Brilliant ... a panorama of a remarkable talent ... McCullers's finest stories' The New York Times Few writers have expressed loneliness, the need for human understanding and the search for love with such power and poetic sensibility as the American writer Carson McCullers, and The Ballad of the Sad Café collects her best-loved novella together with six short stories, published in Penguin Modern Classics. Miss Amelia Evans, tall, strong and nobody's fool, runs a small-town store. Except for a disastrous marriage that lasted just ten days, she has always lived alone. Then Cousin Lymon appears from nowhere, a strutting hunchback who steals Miss Amelia's heart. Together they transform the store into a lively, popular café where the locals come to drink and gossip. But when her rejected and dangerous ex-husband Marvin Macy returns, the result is a bizarre love triangle that brings with it violence, hatred and betrayal. Among other fine works, the collection also includes 'Wunderkind', McCullers's first published story written when she was only seventeen, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

Das 2019 mit dem "Deutschen Phantastik Preis" ausgezeichnete, umfassende Werk zum Phänomen "Star Trek" in deutscher Sprache kehrt in einer mehrbändigen Neuauflage zurück! Wichtige Information: Dieser Band 2 der Neuauflage schließt inhaltlich an Band 1 der Neuauflage und ebenso an das 2018 erschienene "Es lebe Star Trek - Ein Phänomen, zwei Leben" an. Der zweite Band bietet vollständig neue Inhalte. Autor & Journalist Björn Sülter nimmt Sie in diesem zweiten Band mit auf eine Reise durch das neue Leben von "Star Trek" im Streamingzeitalter. Behandelt werden vier Staffeln "Star Trek: Discovery" (seit 2017), die "Short Treks" (seit 2018), alle drei Staffeln Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023), vier Staffeln "Star Trek: Lower Decks" (seit 2020), eine Staffel "Star Trek: Prodigy" (seit 2021) und zwei Staffeln "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (seit 2022). Seit 1966 hält das Phänomen "Star Trek" seine weltweite Fangemeinde in Atem. Die Liebe zu den Figuren, ihren Geschichten und dem utopischen Weltbild hat viele inspiriert. Angefangen mit den Abenteuern des Captain Kirk hat sich "Star Trek" eine treue und engagierte Fanbase erarbeitet. Seit 2017 ist das Franchise im Streamingzeitalter angekommen und hat bis Ende 2023 für vierzehn Fernsehstaffeln und einige "Short Treks" gesorgt. Das Buch enthält außerdem Fankommentare, Illustrationen von Stefanie Kurt sowie persönliche Worte zu den verschiedenen Serien von Größen der deutschen "Star Trek"-Szene wie Claudia Kern, Reinhard Prahl & Thorsten Walch ("Die Star-Trek-Chronik") und anderen.

Aretha Franklin begain life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who have birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detriot for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. It was not until 1967, when a white Jewish producer insisted she return to her gospel-soul roots, that fame and fortune finally came via 'Respect' and a rapidfire string of hits. She has evolved ever since, amidst personal tragedy, surprise Grammy performances and career reinventions. Again and again, Aretha stubbornly finds a way to triumph over troubles, even as they continue to build. Her hold on the crown is tenacious, and in RESPECT, David Ritz gives us the definitive life of one of the greatest talents in all American culture.