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Gay and lesbian fiction, General fiction, Science fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
WINNER, Lambda Literary Award In this visionary novel by Larissa Lai -- her first in sixteen years -- a community… of parthenogenic women, sent into exile by patriarchal and corporate Salt Water City, go to war against disease, technology, and an economic system that threatens them with extinction. Kirilow is a doctor apprentice whose lover, Peristrophe, is a "starfish," a woman who can regenerate her own limbs and organs, which she uses to help her clone sisters whose organs are failing. When a denizen from Salt Water City suffering from a mysterious flu comes into their midst, Peristrophe becomes infected and dies, prompting Kirilow to travel to the city, where the flu is now a pandemic, to find a new starfish who will help save her sisters. There, Kirilow meets Kora, a girl-woman desperate to save her family from the epidemic. Kora has everything Kirilow is looking for, except the will to abandon her own family. But before Kirilow can convince her, both are kidnapped by a mysterious group of men to serve as test subjects for a new technology that can cure the mind of the body. Bold, beautiful, and wildly imaginative, The Tiger Flu is at once a saga of two women heroes, a cyberpunk thriller, and a convention-breaking cautionary tale -- a striking metaphor for our complicated times.
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Science fiction
The greatest dangers hide the brightest treasures in this bold, planet-hopping science fiction adventure series.The crew of the legendary Capricious… are rich enough to retire in comfort for the rest of their days, but none of it matters if the galaxy is still in danger. Nilah and Boots, the ship's newest crew-members hear the word of a mysterious cult that may have links back to an ancient and all-powerful magic. To find it, hot-headed Nilah will have to go undercover and find the source of their power without revealing her true identity. Meanwhile, Boots is forced to confront the one person she'd hoped never to see again: her old, turn-coat treasure-hunting partner.The SalvagersA Big Ship at the Edge of the UniverseA Bad Deal for the Whole GalaxyThe Worst of All Possible Worlds
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Fantasy, Science fiction
“[T]his novel is extraordinary . . . It is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, mixed with H. G. Wells’s The Island… of Doctor Moreau, set in the creepiest screwed-up town since ’Salem’s Lot . . . [A] major achievement.” — Adam-Troy Castro, Sci Fi magazine Swine Hill was full of the dead. Their ghosts were thickest near the abandoned downtown, where so many of the town’s hopes had died generation by generation. They lingered in the places that mattered to them, and people avoided those streets, locked those doors, stopped going into those rooms . . . They could hurt you. Worse, they could change you. Jane is haunted. Since she was a child, she has carried a ghost girl that feeds on the secrets and fears of everyone around her, whispering to Jane what they are thinking and feeling, even when she doesn’t want to know. Henry, Jane’s brother, is ridden by a genius ghost that forces him to build strange and dangerous machines. Their mother is possessed by a lonely spirit that burns anyone she touches. In Swine Hill, a place of defeat and depletion, there are more dead than living. When new arrivals begin scoring precious jobs at the last factory in town, both the living and the dead are furious. This insult on the end of a long economic decline sparks a conflagration. Buffeted by rage on all sides, Jane must find a way to save her haunted family and escape the town before it kills them.
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Science fiction
A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the… roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. <P><P><br>In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. <P><P>On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” <P><P>Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth. <P><P><br><b>Winner of the 2018 Alex Award (10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences)</b> <P><b>Nominated for 2017 Nebula Awards- Best Novella</b>
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Adventure stories, Science fiction
<P><P>In the highly anticipated Nyxia Triad series finale, Emmett and the Genesis team must join forces with a surprising set… of allies if they're ever to make it home alive. <P><P>Desperate to return home to Earth and claim the reward Babel promised, Emmett and the Genesis team join forces with the Imago. Babel's initial attack left their home city in ruins, but that was just part of the Imago's plan. They knew one thing Babel didn't. This world is coming to an end. <P><P>Eden's two moons are on a collision course no one can prevent. After building eight secret launch stations, the Imago hoped to lure Babel down to their doomed planet as they left it behind. A perfect plan until the Genesis team's escape route was destroyed. <P><P>Now the group must split up to survive the hostile terrain and reach another launch station. As both sides struggle for the upper hand, the fight leads inevitably back into space, where Emmett, his crewmates, and their new allies will fight one final battle for control of the Genesis ships. Win this time, and they'll survive Babel's twisted game once and for all. As the Imago world falls, this is the last chance to rise.
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Adventure stories, Science fiction, Gay and lesbian fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
Extinction was just the beginning in this thrilling, post-apocalyptic debut, perfect for fans of The 5th Wave seriesClover Martinez has… always been a survivor, which is the reason she isn't among the dead when aliens invade and destroy Earth as she knows it. Clover is convinced she's the only one left until she hears a voice on the radio urging her to go to the former Area 51. When she arrives, she's greeted by a band of misfits who call themselves The Last Teenagers on Earth. Only they aren't the ragtag group of heroes Clover was expecting. The seven strangers seem more interested in pretending the world didn't end than fighting back, and Clover starts to wonder if she was better off alone. But when she finds a hidden spaceship within the walls of the compound, she doesn't know what to believe...or who to trust.
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Science fiction
Award-winning author Chen Qiufan's Waste Tide is a thought-provoking vision of the future.Translated by Ken Liu, who brought Cixin Liu's… Hugo Award-winning The Three Body Problem to English-speaking readers.Mimi is drowning in the world's trash. She’s a waste worker on Silicon Isle, where electronics -- from cell phones and laptops to bots and bionic limbs — are sent to be recycled. These amass in towering heaps, polluting every spare inch of land. On this island off the coast of China, the fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to a toxic end.Mimi and thousands of migrant waste workers like her are lured to Silicon Isle with the promise of steady work and a better life. They're the lifeblood of the island’s economy, but are at the mercy of those in power. A storm is brewing, between ruthless local gangs, warring for control. Ecoterrorists, set on toppling the status quo. American investors, hungry for profit. And a Chinese-American interpreter, searching for his roots. As these forces collide, a war erupts -- between the rich and the poor; between tradition and modern ambition; between humanity’s past and its future. Mimi, and others like her, must decide if they will remain pawns in this war or change the rules of the game altogether."An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul as well as brain. Chen Qiufan is an astute observer, both of the present world and of the future that the next generation is in danger of inheriting." – David Mitchell, New York Times bestselling author of Cloud Atlas At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Science fiction, Ghost and horror stories
The third book in The Final War series from Hater author David Moody is perfect for readers of John Maberry… and Max Brooks.A series of nuclear strikes has left huge swathes of the country uninhabitable. It’s a level playing field now: both Hater and Unchanged alike have to fight to stay alive. Both have retreated to their camps to regroup, less than twenty miles away from each other.It’s here that the last major battle of the final war will inevitably be fought, but neither side has any idea what’s waiting for them just around the corner.Both armies are ready to fight to the death, each of their leaders hell-bent on victory. Their tactics are uniformly simple: strike first, get the enemy in a chokehold, then strangle the life out of them.Chokehold is a fast-paced and wonderfully dark story about the fight for survival in the face of the impending apocalypse.
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Adventure stories, Science fiction, Suspense and thrillers
Michael Vey is missing and it’s up to the Electroclan to find him in this electrifying seventh installment of the… New York Times bestselling series!The final book in the Michael Vey series opens with the Electroclan facing a devastating loss: Michael is missing. He made the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends and now he’s gone. What is next for them and the revolution? The battle on the island of Hades ended with a devastating explosion that left the island a smoking ruin and much of Hatch’s army dead. However, Hatch survived and while his plans have certainly suffered a setback, he’s more determined than ever to bring the world’s governments under his control. But first, he wants to wipe out the Resistance and capture the remaining members of the Electroclan. As Hatch’s forces storm into action, it seems nothing can stand in their way. The Electroclan is divided. The voice is captured, and Michael’s mother is being used as bait to lure the leader of the Resistance out of hiding. Can anything—or anyone—stop the Elgen? Or is this the end?
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Science fiction
Earth is the latest science fiction novel from multiple Hugo Award winner Ben Bova, author of Apes and Angels and… SurvivalA wave of lethal gamma radiation is expanding from the core of the Milky Way galaxy at the speed of light, killing everything in its path. The countdown to when the death wave will reach Earth and the rest of the solar system is at two thousand years.Humans were helped by the Predecessors, who provided shielding generators that can protect the solar system. In return, the Predecessors asked humankind's help to save other intelligent species that are in danger of being annihilated. But what of Earth? With the Death Wave no longer a threat to humanity, humans have spread out and colonized all the worlds of the solar system. The technology of the Predecessors has made Earth a paradise, at least on the surface. But a policy of exiling discontented young people to the outer planets and asteroid mines has led to a deep divide between the new worlds and the homeworld, and those tensions are about to explode into open war.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Science fiction
La tercera parte de «The Expanse», la saga superventas de The New York Times en que se basa la exitosa… serie de televisión homónima producida por Syfy y emitida en Netflix. «Hacía tiempo que no leía una space opera tan buena.»George R.R. Martin Durante generaciones, el Sistema Solar (Marte, la Luna y el cinturón de asteroides) ha conformado la gran frontera de la humanidad. Hasta ahora. El artefacto alienígena que realizaba su obra bajo las nubes de Venus ha aparecido en la órbita de Urano, donde ha construido una puerta enorme que se abre hacia un espacio sin estrellas. Jim Holden y la tripulación de la Rocinante forman parte de una gran flotilla de naves militares y científicas que parten para examinar el artefacto. Pero, entre bambalinas, se empieza a desarrollar una trama intrincada que tiene como finalidad la destrucción de Holden. Mientras los emisarios de la especiehumana intentan ponerse de acuerdo acerca de si la puerta constituye una oportunidad o una amenaza, ignoran que el mayor de los peligros se encuentra entre sus filas. La crítica ha dicho...«El equivalente, en clave de ciencia ficción, de Canción de Hielo y Fuego.»NPR Books «Magnífico... Una aventura para seguirla.»The Washington Post «Lo más parecido a una película taquillera de Hollywood en forma de libro.»io9.com
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Mysteries and crime stories, Science fiction, Police procedural fiction, Women sleuths, Spy stories, Suspense and thrillers
A girl with wide brown eyes looks into the camera. Below her picture, a clock ticks down. Cold traces the… back of my neck, pricks my hairline. I will find you, I whisper. It has been ten years since Winter – a headstrong loner with a broken past – was pulled off a mountain by special forces with the aim of turning her into the Secret Service&’s most effective field agent. Now, she has just two weeks to bring down the head of a formidable criminal organisation, Alek Konstantin, before an innocent girl is murdered by a twisted killer in front of an online audience of millions. Going deep undercover disguised as a paid assassin – alias Snow White – Winter&’s aim is to infiltrate the Konstantin&’s inner circle. Calculating, charismatic and totally in control, he holds the girl&’s fate in his hands. But every time Winter gets close to him, he melts away. He&’s like a shadow, and yet he knows things about Winter – dark secrets she&’s never told anyone. Who is he, and how can she reach him in time to save the girl? Then Winter finds the body of a man from her past, stuffed in a dumpster with a bullet through his forehead, and things begin to fall into place. But with the girl&’s death growing closer with every tick of the clock, and Winter&’s protective shell starting to crack, does she have what it takes to bring down Konstantin before the clock hits zero? Impossible to put down, Winter Dark is an action-packed, twisty and unputdownable read with a heroine you won&’t forget. Perfect for fans of Linda Howard, Sandra Brown and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Please note: this book contains scenes of a sexual nature. What readers are saying about Winter Dark:&‘I loved it. Intense and filled with twists and turns. Just when you think you know what is going to happen next, Winter surprises you… I cannot wait for the next instalment!&’ Goodreads reviewer&‘Now there is a new kid on the block, the love-child of Jack Reacher and Lisbeth Salander… she can out-punch Bourne and out-pull Bond.&’ Independent &‘I am in heaven. Female assassins all around… awesome. Ready for the next installment.&’ Goodreads reviewer &‘I LOVED this book… It&’s a great, action-packed book and I loved Winter.&’ Goodreads reviewer
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Adventure stories, Science fiction, Suspense and thrillers
Cat is desperate to find a way to stop Cartaxus and the plague in this gripping finale to a series… New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman says &“redefines &‘unputdownable!&’&”Cat&’s hacking skills weren&’t enough to keep her from losing everything—her identity, her past, and now her freedom. She&’s trapped and alone, but she&’s survived this long, and she&’s not giving up without a fight. Though the outbreak has been contained, a new threat has emerged—one that&’s taken the world to the brink of a devastating war. With genetic technology that promises not just a cure for the plague, but a way to prevent death itself, both sides will stop at nothing to seize control of humanity&’s future. Facing her smartest, most devastating enemy yet, Cat must race against the clock to protect her friends and save the lives of millions on the planet&’s surface. No matter the outcome, humanity will never be the same. And this time, Cat can&’t afford to let anything, or anyone, stand in her way.
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Science fiction
The crew of Another Road are back, closer than ever to the biggest score in the galaxy. . . if… they can stay a step ahead of the Justice Department agents and Company men tracking them.An engineer with a fondness for weapons. A captain with no memory. An obsessive genemodder who loves to tinker. Meet the crew of Another Road.Josune, Roystan, and Nika have escaped the company thugs trying to kill them. They've gotten a new spaceship to replace The Road (after it was blown up underneath them). And their new ship is armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons, courtesy of Josune. All that's left to do before they head out to find the legendary lode of transurides is to restore Roystan's memory. To do that, they need to collect the genemod machine Nika has ordered.But first, they have to shake off the Justice Department agent and the Companies tracking them. It should be easy. They've done it before. What could possibly go wrong?
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Science fiction, Suspense and thrillers
The wildlife safari team treks through East Africa on a rescue mission that pits them against Boko Haram in a… thriller that will &“chain you to your seat&” (Bob van Laerhoven, author of Baudelaire&’s Revenge). Expert safari guide Mbuno and wildlife television producer Pero Baltazar are filming on Lake Rudolf in Northern Kenya when they receive the news: Mbuno&’s son, himself an expert guide, has been kidnapped while on safari in Tanzania. Tracing the kidnappers back to an illegal logging operation, Mbuno and Pero uncover a vast criminal network run by the Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram. Relying on Mbuno&’s legendary bush skills, the pair face dangers both inside and outside the terrorist camp. But kidnapping and deforestation are only the beginning of this group's sinister aspirations. When Mbuno and Pero discover just how powerful and far-reaching the network is, they realize that rescuing Mbuno&’s son could put the entire region at risk. The third Mbuno & Pero thriller, Kidnapped on Safari is an &“incredible page turner&” ripped from today&’s headlines (Mona Houghton, author of Frottage & Even As We Speak).
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Mysteries and crime stories, Fantasy, Ghost and horror stories, Women sleuths, Science fiction
A Retrospective Collection of Classic Occult and Supernatural Detective Stories by Some of the Field&’s Greatest and Best-Known Weird Fiction… Authors Since the gaslit nights at the end of the nineteenth century, the occult detective has been a beloved and recurring archetype. Mixing the best aspects of the detective tale and weird or supernatural fiction, and capitalizing in part on the massive popularity of Sherlock Holmes, these stories portrayed men and women pitted against surreal and horrifying foes, usually with little to defend them but their own savvy, experience, and know-how. From William Hope Hodgson&’s Thomas Carnacki, to Seabury Quinn&’s fearless Frenchman Jules de Grandin, to Jessica Salmonson&’s Penelope Pettiweather, the occult detective has taken a variety of forms, investigated a wide array of supernatural and otherworldly cases, and entertained generations of readers. This new collection compiles thirty-one all-time classic occult detective stories as it traces the genre&’s growth from its nineteenth-century origins to the late twentieth century, showcasing the work of acclaimed pioneers of weird tales alongside cult favorites and exciting modern talents. So, step into the shadows, join us on this journey into the dark, and become a fighter of fear . . .CONTENTS Introduction, Mike Ashley Green Tea, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The Shining Pyramid, Arthur Machen The Haunted Child, Arabella Kenealy The Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel, L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace The Story of Yand Manor House, E. & H. Heron The Tapping on the Wainscott, Allan Upward Samaris, Robert W. Chambers The Whistling Room, William Hope Hodgson The Woman with the Crooked Nose, Victor Rousseau The Sorcerer of Arjuzanx, Max Rittenberg The Ivory Statue, Sax Rohmer The Stranger, Claude & Alice Askew The Swaying Vision, Jessie Douglas Kerruish The Sanatorium, F. Tennyson Jesse The Villa on the Borderive Road, Rose Champion de Crespigny The Room of Fear, Ella Scrymsour The Seven Fires, Philippa Forest The Subletting of the Mansion, Dion Fortune The Jest of Warburg Tantavul, Seabury Quinn The Soldier, A. M. Burrage The Horror of the Height, Sydney Horler The Mystery of Iniquity, L. Adams Beck The Thought-Monster, Amelia Reynold Long The Shut Room, Henry S. Whitehead Dr. Muncing, Exorcist, Gordon MacCreagh The Case of the Haunted Cathedral, Margery Lawrence The Shonokins, Manly Wade Wellman The Dead of Winter Apparition, Joseph Payne Brennan The Garden of Paris, Eric Williams St. Michael and All Angels, Mark Valentine Jeremiah, Jessica Amanda Salmonson
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Science fiction
In the third entry in bestselling author Mel Odom’s Makaum War series, Master Sergeant Frank Sage struggles to defend against… the Phrenorian threat as battle lines will be redrawn—and blood will spill... One step forward, two steps back sums up Frank Sage’s day-to-day on Makaum. No sooner does he get the drug cartels under control than a major political assassination stirs civil unrest to a fever pitch. Makaumans never wanted to choose sides in the Terran/Phrenorian war, but frustration, fear, and resentment are turning the tide against peacekeeping efforts.As street skirmishes rage on, the Terrans’ most powerful on-planet ally works with Sage’s superior officer to isolate insurgent cells—and outmaneuver the general who wants to yank troops from Makaum before their job is done. Meanwhile, the assassin who’s targeting powerful figures from all factions is still at large.Amidst the chaos, Sage must keep his eye on a lethal “prize”—the secret armory and headquarters where the Phrenorians have been stockpiling weapons, munitions, and war machines. The mission to infiltrate will put him on a collision course with Zhoh GhiCemid, his ruthlessly ambitious Phrenorian counterpart. As dangerous as ever, Zhoh isn’t afraid to die—and would like nothing better than to take Sage down with him.
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Science fiction
Years before they served together on board the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM, Commander William Riker and ship's counselor Deanna Troi had a… tempestuous love affair on her home planet of Betazed. Now, their passions have cooled and they serve together as friends. Yet the memories of that time linger and Riker and Troi remain Imzadi - a powerful Betazoid term that describes the enduring bond they still share. During delicate negotiations with an aggressive race called the Sindareen Deanna Troi mysteriously falls ill and dies. But her death is only the beginning of the adventure for Commander Riker, an adventure that will take him across time, pit him against one of his closest friends, and force him to choose between Starfleet's strictest rule and the one he calls Imzadi.
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“Credibile, imprevedibile e coinvolgente.” - Kelly St. Clare, autrice Nel 2023, la MultiMind Corporation rilascia i Polso-bracciali, dando la possibilità… a chi li indossa di poter fare dei sogni piacevoli e di migliorare la propria salute… O almeno è quello che la popolazione della Terra è stata indotta a credere. Sui Sognatori, questa tecnologia non funziona, vengono emarginati a causa della loro incapacità di adattarsi ed evolversi come il resto della razza umana. Amelia è una Sognatrice. Quando incontra qualcuno che le apre gli occhi sulle bugie e i segreti della MMC, il suo mondo viene distrutto. Amelia deve decidere se combattere per la libertà di sognare o se fare il “prossimo passo nell’evoluzione” come il resto della società. Anche se ciò comporta perdere la sua capacità di pensare e sognare in modo autonomo.
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Science fiction, Fantasy
En un mundo donde soñar está prohibido, sólo los determinados sobreviven. Sueños, Creatividad, y Magia-- todos se fueron con una… sola orden. Prohibidos de las cosas que te hacen diferente, las personas acuden a un estilo de vida aburrido y práctico. La creatividad es un crimen. Las artes son Atrocidades. La desobediencia significa la muerte. Se espera que la hija del Vergudo Principal de El Régimen siga sus pasos, pero Calista Knight de catorce años es curiosa de emoción, creatividad, y sueños. No ayuda que esté aislada y sea abusada en el colegio por su asma. Cuando el chico nuevo, Wes, la anima a que deje de tomar la medicina de prevención de sueños y la introduce a la creatividad, una nueva vida se abre para ella. La magia se vuelve muy real, y con los sueños y la creatividad entrelazados, los límites no tienen fin. Pero El Régimen no quiere que nadie sueñe. Calista es una amenaza para el orden. Sólo tiene dos opciones: superar sus propios miedos personales y la desaprobación de su sociedad, o terminar igual de estéril e incolora como las personas a su alrededor.