Tuck and Avers accept a request to take a message to a far away nation. On the way they encounter a steampunk filled world that sends them in another direction.The 2nd installment of the Miserable Planet. Avers recovers from her scuffle with Tuck just in time to start a new adventure into a new world. An encounter with a cooky scientist's laboratory lead to a hodgepodge escape with clanky flying machines. Who is this scientist and why are they are the run? You'll have to look inside. The land of sci fi turns into a land of steampunk. Tuck and Avers accept a request to take a message to a far away nation. On the way they encounter a steampunk filled world that sends them in another direction. Views: 448
This fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto!The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020.And don't miss Find Me, the gorgeous paperback bind-up that brings together Shadow Me and Reveal Me in print for the first time! Views: 448
A powerful king and his most trusted counselor look far into the future and find the kingdom and culture poised on a precipice. A new, dark age begins, one that they have prepared for.This is a short story prequel to the upcoming trilogy, Red World."No Hiding Place” is a literary short story featured in the collection "You, Me and the Rest of Us: #NewYorkStories." In the maternity ward of a Brooklyn, New York City hospital, Francis and his wife Estefani hold on to their newborn child and wonder about the life he'll lead. As new immigrant parents from Haiti and the Dominican Republic they try to understand what life awaits their infant son based on their past. Through their memories readers are taken on a fast-paced journey within their personal stories and a political history we seldom learn about.The narrative weaves through culture and modern politics to help us understand that in this world, for people like Francis, Estefani and their son Eddie, there is no safety. There is no hiding place. Views: 448
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Ben falls for Caroline in the Outer Banks, dealing with her stalker ex-boyfriend as Hurricane Irene looms, a storm that will completely change their lives.In Avon, a beach town along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Ben is falling fast for the beautiful and intelligent Caroline, even as they both deal with her stalker ex-boyfriend who has followed her south on vacation. As Ben learns the depths of the other man's madness his and Caroline's relationship runs into another wall, level 3 Hurricane Irene moving quickly toward the Outer Banks. When the storm arrives, all of their lives will be drastically changed. How will they learn to cope with the consequences? When they are tested with a disaster on the brink of their comprehension, how will they pick up the pieces of their lives? Views: 447
Trapped in her body, she is given a chance at a new life as a caretaker, but guarding horny superheroes loses its appeal quickly.
Beatrix’s world has been shrinking as her body slowly locks up into immobility and constant pain. A strange woman arrives at her door and offers her a chance for a body without pain and the form she had in her early twenties. The price of this miracle? Just her life and moving to an alien world as caretaker for a group of superheroes.
The charm of the men wore thin fast, and she put her foot down after she overheard some hurtful remarks. She activated her one caveat from the contract, her right of refusal. Bea quit.
She ends up with the avatar, pregnant, friendless, and alone on a world where everyone but her has scales and a forked tongue. The one refrain in her mind is simple... she should have read the contract.
Resetting a life twice is hard enough, but doing it as the only one of her kind on an entire world is definitely trickier than she had imagined. At least she could dance now. Views: 447
A collection of twenty classic stories from the Science Fiction Grand Master who "seems capable of amazements beyond those of mere mortals" (The Washington Post Book World). Needle in a Timestack is Robert Silverberg at his very best—intelligent, inventive, and visionary. This collection showcases his talent for thought-provoking science fiction, ranging in themes from time travel to space travel, the media to mortality. In the titular story—under development as a feature film by Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley—a jealous ex-husband warps time in a vindictive attempt to destroy his former wife's new marriage. Thirty-one identical sons have a shocking surprise for their mother in "There Was an Old Woman." The prophetic "The Pain Peddlers" depicts reality TV in a way that allows viewers to revel in a voyeuristic, adrenaline-fueled rush. Also included are Silverberg's Hugo Award–winning "Enter a Soldier.... Views: 446
Axel Ward, a former special forces soldier, has no choice but to enter a world of virtual combat to save his country. After a rescue attempt in terrorist-controlled territory creates an international incident, Ward is imprisoned, and forced to fight on a new kind of battlefield, where survival is the new game! The year is 2071. The line between soldier and civilian is no longer clear as men and women fight for entertainment.The fate of the world lies in the hands of a few citizens. A new virtual reality game allows players to fight with real world and deadly consequences. Nobody is safe. As the creators of the game attempt to usurp power with the support of loyal fans, someone must stand against them. Ward and a team of unlikely friends must fight in both the real and virtual worlds. They fight for freedom, they fight for survival.‘V-War’ is an exciting and action-packed adventure in a world where combat is fought not just on the battlefield, but also in the mind. Views: 446
Hi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.This is my story.In this thrilling installment in the John Wayne Cleaver series, Dan Wells brings his beloved antihero into a final confrontation with the Withered. Nothing Left to Lose is a conclusion that is both completely compelling and completely unexpected.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 446
Finnegan May has had an eventful time in Manhattan since she first moved to New York City. Her unique profession and quirky, bubbly personality endear her to everyone who meets her.Like a magnet for trouble, Finnegan finds herself embroiled in a string of robberies that has spanned decades, while she tries to rescue a stray golden retriever who dropped a bag of money at her feet.It is up to Detective Jane McLeary to solve the famous Broadway Cat thefts before Finnegan finds herself knee deep in things yet again. Views: 446
Valiros is a world contained within a metal sphere. The government claim not to know what is beyond the sphere; that is a lie. The mighty overhead lights begin to fail, and the military move in and seize control. The fate of two worlds depend on a young Valiron with a vivid imagination. His name is Creyson Parthy, and this is his story...My name is Creyson Parthy. I live in Valiros, a picture perfect world contained within a metal sphere. What lay outside the sphere was a great unknown. Valiros has many mysteries, but none as peculiar as the thousands of Trojan Devices scattered throughout the land. We had no idea where they’d come from, what purpose they served… or the danger they posed.I was one cycle and eleven phases old, and I’d managed to live seven hundred and two days of an unremarkable life. I had a tedious job, no family, and I was being forced to bond with a boorish girl named Zeal Lotzer; the alternative was a life of service under the military. On day seven hundred and three, everything changed.It started shortly after my grandfather passed away. The High Darlon Council’s Public Representative, Minister Drake, arrived at my door with an unexpected proposal. There was, however, a far more sinister purpose behind their offer.It all happened so quickly. Panic spread across Valiros as the Trojan Devices began disappearing one by one. The mighty lights that illuminated our world started failing. Power was being drained from towns and villages, and their residents evacuated. With no reason or explanation, the military were occupying the streets and seizing control. Detained by the military, and pursued by an unknown faction, I was pulled into a world of deception, and discovered a government conspiracy that scaled generations. The Trojan Devices were preparing to attack, and only one person had the power to stop them. To prevent the pending disaster, I needed to uncover the secrets of Valiros, discover what lay beyond the sphere, and expose the truth of the Trojans. Time was running out, and the fate of billions rested with an insignificant Valiron, living an unremarkable life.My name is Creyson Parthy, and this is my story… Views: 446
