Before email,before the world wide web,before hackers,Before sexting,before always-on GPS,before titanium implants,before Alexa, Cortana, and Siri,before the computer in your pocket was more powerful than the one that sent astronauts to the moon,there was cyberpunk.And science fiction was never the same.Cyberpunk writers—serious, smart, and courageous in the face of change—exposed the naiveté of a society rushing headlong into technological unknowns. Technology could not save us, they argued, and it might in fact ruin us.Now, thirty years after The Movement party-crashed the scene, the cyberpunk reality has largely come to be.The future they imagined is here.With an introduction by Victoria Blake and stories by: William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Jonathan Lethem, Kim Stanley Robinson, David Marusek, Benjamin Parzybok, Cat Rambo, Paul Tremblay, Pat Cadigan, Gwyneth Jones, Mark... Views: 481
Cady and Sam don’t like excitement. So, they have good reason to love their lifestyle in the small town of Matthews, N.C. They've got a cute kid, good jobs, great neighbors, and their home beats the wheels off their last address. Unfortunately, interruption rears its head when it's least expected, leading to that unwanted unrest they've been avoiding. What's a couple of homebody werewolves to do?This is an introduction to the 'Darkest Night Collection'. It is a short story following the life of Delcaos, a twisted and cruel vampire who believes himself godlike and has little respect for anyone other than himself.Delcaos tells us himself about how he became a vampire, sired by a foul creature but one that gave him great strength. We learn about a devastating event that he caused himself andhow his ego drove him to create Lucretia, his 'dark child'.But how long can that ego last? How long can one even so powerful as he go on believing himself to be a God without there being consequences?Delcaos is forced to learn that no matter how strong you are, there is always something out there willing to stop you. Views: 481
After years spent fighting in interplanetary war theaters, two young graduates of Erenarch Academy are reunited. But just as it appears that peace across Dragon Stead is finally within reach, a startling discovery takes them to the remote moon of Daris.Juliana Rew's Dragon Stead series is set in the solar system of Sigma Draconis300 years in the future. Ashley Emerson and Andrew Kennedy grew up together as students atErenarch Academy, but their friendship ended when Ashley's boyfriendenlisted in the war against Farana and was killed. Ashley has crusadedagainst the war, while Andrew has become a hero. The appearance of astrange alien presence on a remote moon of Daris brings uncertainty,and Ashley and Andrew find themselves together once again on a missionto save humanity. Views: 481
From Alloy Entertainment, the hit-making producers of bestselling series such as Gossip Girl, The Clique, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, comes a series for young teens full of the humor, drama, and glitzy lifestyle that girls love to read about!
In Survival of the Fiercest, Cate, Stella, Andie, and Lola are back, and now officially sisters. Now that Upper East Siders Cate and Andie Sloane’s dad has married Londoners Lola and Stella Child’s mom, the real sibling rivalries can begin. Especially when the Childs sisters try to make their own mark on Ashton Prep, the Manhattan middle school the Sloanes have long dominated....
Cate: The once and future queen bee of Ashton Prep is at war with her ex-besties. Cate's weapon of choice: the hottie next door. Because nothing says social dominance like serious arm candy.
Stella: London's former It Girl is tasked to recruit cool friends for her and Cate's new crew. Her mission: Make a nobody into a somebody. But will her protÉgÉe measure up? Or has Stella created a monster?
Andie: The petite beauty has what every girl wants: a crush who likes her back. Too bad he was stepsister Lola's crush first. Um, dibs!
Lola: The class klutz is defying her rep by embarking on a high-fashion modeling career. When she becomes the muse of the craziest man in fashion, will Lola end up runway worthy or style roadkill?
Style. Sabotage. Sisterhood. Views: 481
Book Two of The Dawning of Power trilogy. Catrin leaves her homeland behind as she goes in search of knowledge and peace, unaware that she will face the greatest evil her world has ever known.Night of the Assassin is the prequel to King of Swords, and charts the early days of "El Rey," the super-assassin whose specialty is impossible to execute contract killings on behalf of his savage narco-trafficking cartel clients. Night of the Assassin is an intense, no-flinching, gritty epic that will jar, disturb and thrill even the most jaded suspense/thriller readers. It's a shocking journey into the making of a monster that uses the ongoing drug cartel violence in Mexico as its backdrop. Views: 480
Being rescued by aliens doesn't mean she's going to marry one... not unless he's hot. Asking would help too. The problem is the only alien warrior Gracie is interested in hasn't asked. Seren K'Vass is the epitome of the strong, silent type. Emotionally avoidant with a bad boy vibe, if he was human, she'd climb him like a tree. Hell, she'd climb him like a tree anyway. But the lathar don't do casual... anything. Then a warrior from another clan tries to claim her and all bets are off. Whisking her away to his homeworld, she discovers Mr. Doesn't Talk about Feelings has been keeping secrets. Ones that might get them all killed... She's his, but with tainted blood, how can he claim her? From a family the lathar would rather forget, Seren long ago resigned himself to being the last of his line. But fate has other ideas, putting a beautiful human female in his path. Gracie is everything he... Views: 480
This is a new collection of seven French proto-science fiction stories devoted to explorations of the future, as imagined in the 1850s and early 1900s, translated and annotated by renowned science fiction writer and scholar Brian Stableford. This collection includes fantastic explorations of Future Paris by Théophile Gautier, Arsène Houssaye, Victor Fournel as well as Alfred Franklin's visionary The Ruins of Paris in 4875 (1875), Maurice Spronck's devastating criticism of socialist utopianism, Year 330 of the Republic (1894), and Jean Jullien's An Investigation of the World of the Future (1909), in which a reporter interviews scientists whose discoveries are in the process of laying the foundations for the transformation of human society. Views: 480
She turned her back on her people and shifted her allegiance to the very Empire she was sent to betray
Now head spymaster, Lyre’s loyalty lies with Sabine, the Empress she has loved since childhood. But when Sabine visits the secretive Cloud Vault, the floating citadel home that Lyre betrayed, Lyre’s elaborate web of lies starts to untangle. Her very presence threatens Sabine’s future, and Lyre will do whatever it takes to protect her lover…even if that means sacrificing herself.
Empress Sabine Corvus has lived a life of service, pushing aside her own desires for the greater good. With the Empire teetering on the brink of war with the traitorous Syndicate, she cannot afford to show weakness. Although Lyre’s spymaster skills are her greatest weapon, their bond is Sabine’s Achilles’ heel. Regardless of the price, she will not give Lyre up. Views: 480
Soon Andraetra will be a privileged Gorgesque: half her face exchanged with that of a hideous person, to share the burden and ensure she recognises the truth that she can never be wholly good. But her ‘intended’ Courundia abducts Andraetra, hoping to reveal the lies surrounding her fiancé’s return to life after dying in the revolution. All that’s revealed, however, is that no one knows the truth.After watching Glenn Beck's film, The Man in the Moon, I thought about the Earth and how it is a living thing. I read many scriptures and struggled how I would write this. One Sunday I thought about the Earth receiving the blood the Savior spilled. How horrible that must have been! This thought stayed with me for a week and then the next Sunday morning, the whole story came to me except for a few edits. It was an amazing experience! I hope it stirs others to think as I did and that new thoughts might settle in the heart to feel joy in the blessing of Mother Earth! Views: 480
A warrior with a scarred heart who doesn’t know how to love. And the woman who must teach him how before it’s too late… Views: 479
