"ONE OF THE MOST VISIONARY, ORIGINAL, AND QUIETLY INFLUENTIAL WRITERS CURRENTLY WORKING"* returns with a sharply imagined sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Peripheral. William Gibson has trained his gifted eye on the future for decades, ever since coining the term "cyberspace" and then popularizing it in his classic speculative novel Neuromancer in the early 1980s. Cory Doctorow raved that The Peripheral is "spectacular, a piece of trenchant, far-future speculation that features all the eyeball kicks of Neuromancer." Now Gibson is back with Agency—a science fiction thriller heavily influenced by our most current events. Verity Jane, gifted app whisperer, takes a job as the beta tester for a new product: a digital assistant, accessed through a pair of ordinary-looking glasses. "Eunice," the disarmingly human AI in the glasses, manifests a face, a fragmentary past, and a canny grasp of combat... Views: 607
A short story from The DPA Declassified Files. David is just your average man until a chance encounter with a young lady changes him forever.A short story from The DPA Declassified Files. David is just your average man until a chance encounter with a young lady changes him forever.Written by Pat Griffith, who brought you Trespassing and Linchpin. Set in the same world where Elbie. As entities made of pure energy, the Elbie must have human hosts to survive on Earth. For some people, being a host is a great benefit. For others, it is a nightmare. Views: 607
For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. The saga continues with Mark Lawrence's short story The VisitorThe visitor comes... but she needs to be invited in. Ever since she woke up in the hospital with the ability to generate heat, Ruby Johnson, a.k.a the Dragon, has built a reputation as an unstoppable force of nature. She makes her living as an assassin for hire, but one day she comes across a benevolent ace whose powers she vastly underestimates.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 607
The Peachey family enjoy fine meals each night now that everyone takes turns cooking. Everyone, that is, except grumbling Pa Peachey - until some unsatisfactory bread pushes him to try baking. Convinced that he has found his true calling, Pa sets his sights on winning the town Bake Off. Unfortunately, his great ideas far surpass his skills, and soon Pa's ambitions are crumbling under the weight of 3,784 pieces of gingerbread ... McTavish smells disaster in the making, and it looks like he's going to have to save the day - again. Views: 606
Who guides our fate? And can we ever hope to wrest control for ourselves? In this novella, "The Loom of Thessaly" , classical mythology merges with impudent modern spirit into a science fiction legend that speculates upon the nature of reality. Views: 606
These three shorts are from a pile of numerous stories that I’ve written, which I call my raw story collection. The stories that I have in my raw story collection are the stories I wrote for fun and have since done little to no editing. Many of the stories from my raw story collection will probably never be published. But I guess I should never say never.Hi readers,I have these stories posted on my website, but wanted to offer them as an e-book. These three shorts are from a pile of numerous stories that I’ve written, which I call my raw story collection. The stories that I have in my raw story collection are the stories I wrote for fun and have since done little to no editing. Many of the stories from my raw story collection will probably never be published. But I guess I should never say never. I hope you enjoy these brisk little stories.**********Tiny Town KurtsAfter twelve years, Parker Porter returns to his hometown to check on his little sister. He is met with a ghost town, a house in disrepair, and the undead. **********ManKindA hit man who discovers that his latest hit is not human.**********It's a Numbers GameTwo brother's. One doesn’t want to share an inheritance that they will one day inherit from their parents. The other just wants to survive.********** Views: 606
The Monster is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by S. M. Tenneshaw is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of S. M. Tenneshaw then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 606
Complete version of previously serialized stories. -a Shadow Force: Psi romance- Delta Force recon specialist Hannah Tucker needs out of the Colombian jungle and she needs out now. Night Stalker pilot Jesse Johnson aims to oblige...until his helicopter is shot down. He finds that more than a little inconvenient. Stalked by guerillas, crocodiles, and other jungle unfriendlies, they must learn to control skills they never knew they had — or even existed! Together they discover an unpredictable psychic ability to project sound and distract their enemies. Though the crocodiles remain unimpressed. Their introduction to a secret military force, whose unique psi talents lay hidden in the shadows, launches them into a whole new world they never imagined. Views: 606
