Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle)

A brand new luxury box set features the well-loved BBC Radio productions of The Primary Phase, The Secondary Phase, The Tertiary Phase, The Quandary Phase, The Quintessential Phase, and The Hexagonal Phase, as well as a bonus CD, containing mind-bogglingly brilliant interviews with Douglas Adams, re-mastered original music and a special documentary Twenty Years of Hitchhiking. Grab a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster (or two) and strap yourself in for over 20 hours of classic adventure from the BBC.

A PERFECT LIFE, IN A PERFECT CITY

For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC – a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control – and helping him will throw Shion’s life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6.

Humanity has colonized the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond. Now, when Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.

Our Heroes Are Back. Kind Of. First, The Bad News: An Ancient Evil--you Know, Your Standard Consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy Deal--is About To Be Unleashed. The Good News? Squad 312 Is Standing By To Save The Day. They've Just Got To Take Care Of A Few Small Distractions First. Like The Clan Of Gremps Who'd Like To Rearrange Their Favorite Faces. And The Cadre Of Illegit Gia Agents With Creepy Flowers Where Their Eyes Used To Be, Who'll Stop At Nothing To Get Their Hands On Auri. Then There's Kal's Long-lost Sister, Who's Not Exactly Happy To See Her Baby Brother, And Has A Syldrathi Army At Her Back. With Half The Known Galaxy On Their Tails, Squad 312 Has Never Felt So Wanted. When They Learn The Hadfield Has Been Found, It's Time To Come Out Of Hiding. Two Centuries Ago The Colony Ship Vanished, Leaving Auri As Its Sole Survivor. Now, Its Black Box Might Be What Saves Them--but Time Is Short, And If Auri Can't Learn To Master Her Powers As A Trigger, The Squad And All Their Admirers Are Going To Be Deader Than The Great Ultrasaur Of Abraaxis Iv. Shocking Revelations, Bank Heists, Mysterious Gifts, Inappropriately Tight Bodysuits, And An Epic Firefight Will Determine The Fate Of The Aurora Legion's Most Unforgettable Heroes--and Maybe The Rest Of The Galaxy As Well.