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Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.

Area X has claimed the lives of members of eleven expeditions. The twelfth expedition consisting of four women hopes to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.

Presents an account of how America was nearly decimated during the Cold War by atomic weapons, drawing on previously classified documents to reveal a sequence of foiled operations, near-misses, and nuclear weapon testing accidents

"The Quarian ark Keelah Si'yah sails toward the Andromeda galaxy, carrying 20,000 colonists from sundry races including the drell, the elcor, and the batarians. Thirty years from their destination, a routine check reveals drell lying dead in their pods, and a deadly pathogen on board. Soon, the disease is jumping species, and it quickly becomes clear that this is no accident. It's murder, and the perpetrator is still on board. The ship's systems rapidly...

On the darkest moon of Mars, scientists have found an ancient portal which allows teleportation throughout the universe. Considered to be mankind's greatest discovery, it's a gateway from hell, unleashing a swarm of demons looking to steal the souls of everyone who gets in their way. It's up to Lieutenant Joan Dark and an elite unit of Marines to destroy an ever-growing horde of bloodsucking and soul-stealing beasts.

As the Annihilation Wave continues its destructive march across the galaxy, Nova leads a determined resistance backed by the might of champions such as Drax, Ronan and Gamora. However, Annihilus has a new weapon in his arsenal: Galactus, devourer of worlds! Against such might, the resistance seems futile. For the handful who continue to oppose Annihilus, there remains one hope: the mad Titan known as Thanos! Unfortunately, his ancient foe Drax may...

Mortal kombat: Summoned to a mysterious island, three martial arts warriors engage in the ultimate battle of good against evil. Mortal kombat : annihilation: In defiance of the Elder Lords, the evil Shao Kahn is determined to unleash Hell on Earth and mankind's only hope for survival is the mighty martial arts warrior Liu Kang and his fighting friends.