A cyberpunk space opera about Xolo, a man who replaced his conscience with a machine.A routine assassination on a synthetic planet gets complicated when Xolo stupidly rescues some kids, gets a bomb in his head (that falls in love with him) and then winds up on the world of kings, brainslaves and electric zombies known as ‘Earth,’ where he is mistaken for a cosmic messiah.A cyberpunk space opera about Xolo, a man who replaced his conscience with a machine.A routine assassination on a synthetic planet gets complicated when Xolo stupidly rescues some kids, gets a bomb in his head (that falls in love with him) and then winds up on the world of kings, brainslaves and electric zombies known as ‘Earth,’ where he is mistaken for a cosmic messiah.The author of the cult hit ‘Tokyo Zero’ returns to science-fiction territory in an outrageously stylish and hilariously satirical journey to the kind of future we are going to end up in if we are not careful.“Twisted sci-fi and black comedy, like imagine if Douglas Adams were a violent sociopath” — Moxie Mezcal, author of ‘Concrete Underground’ Views: 227
Inspired by a series of whistleblowers over the last few years, Scott and Jennifer decide the work they've been doing for their nefarious employers needs to be brought into the light. But the company is far more prepared, and willing to go further than either of them could have ever expected, to make sure the whistle stays silent.Fourth book in series of five: The Anti-Christ gathers his massive Chinese-Korean, Dragon armies to attack the United States. The Dragon armies also join with the Arab League and the Muslim Brotherhood to attack Israel in the Battle of Armageddon. The Anti-Christ partners to deceive the world with the help of the False Prophet and the Harlot of Babylon. They all gather in one final effort to turn the tables against the Lord of Host with the help of hell itself and all their dark angels against heaven and its angels. This dynamic book tells the story how God intervenes to deliver His people while the angels of heaven take personal interest to protect and defend believers. Views: 227
After her narrow escape from the first vampire, Janine is beginning to realize that Turning isn't the greatest thing ever. She's still making dumb mistakes, her relationship with her mom is at risk more than ever, and the cute, awkward boy she rescued, Brendan, is sending her mixed signals. In short, she doesn't feel any better than the useless human she once was.
But when an error she makes gets her werewolf cousin captured by the ATC and dragged to the facility that Bathory is planning to attack in a few days, Janine has no choice but to try the dumbest thing yet: the only way inside is to turn herself in. Janine's the only one for the job with her enhanced senses and strength. And it's the only hope of stopping Bathory from building a powerful army and turning the city of Cumberland into a blood farm.
Secrets will be revealed. Pain will be unmasked. And the danger will be higher than ever.
This is the second book of Janine's Story and the seventh book of the Abnormals Underground series. This is a teen urban fantasy series/dark fantasy series with a touch of horror, drama, and romance. Views: 227
After the destruction of the City of Fireme by the Dark One, the sorceress Evina and her warrior partner Helm escape to the City of Begmire, where they face down a sinister creature that is intent on destroying the city.After the destruction of the City of Fireme by the Dark One, the sorceress Evina and her warrior partner Helm escape to the City of Begmire, where they face down a sinister creature that is intent on destroying the city. In dire need of rest after the battle of Fireme, Helm must face the beast alone, realizing that his actions might call down the Dark One to Begmire, leaving Evina completely helpless to defend against him while still trying to recover her power. This is a stand-alone novella from The Tales of Reagul series. Views: 226
1823. Thanks to the technique discovered by Victor Frankenstein, it is now possible to resurrect the dead. Many competing factions now plans to use such technology to reshape the world. Scotland Yard Superintendent Gregory Temple is forced to team up with Victor Frankenstein and the vampire Count Szandor against a secret cabal of Illuminati led by Joseph Balsamo. Meanwhile, in Haiti, a resurrected Napoleon faces the zombie armies of Marie Laveau... Frankenstein in London is the third volume in a prodigious Alternate History saga which embraces the works of Mary Shelley, Paul Féval, Alexandre Dumas and others, written by Brian M. Stableford, an acknowledged master of the genre, author of the critically acclaimed The Plurality of Worlds. Views: 226
It's 2097 and teens can fledge and grow wings. Fifteen year old Prissi Langue loves flying, school and her friends. However, after Prissi finds pictures of her dead mother with the man who invented fledging, she begins an investigation that uncovers long hidden secrets. Suddenly, it seems like everyone wants Prissi dead. Can Prissi fly far enough and fast enough to escape her enemies?Why is everyone trying to kill Prissi Langue? It's 2097 and teens can fledge and grow wings as they go through puberty. Fifteen year old Prissi has been having fun flying, goofing with her BFF Nancy, and stirring up arguments with her NQB (not quite boyfriend) Joe Fflowers. Despite her mother's death three years before, her dad's unending and very depressing grief, and Joe's threats to run away from school to avoid fledging, Prissi's life is pretty good.That is, until Prissi meets Joshua Fflowers, the man who invented fledging and one of the world's richest men. Intrigued with Joshua Fflowers, Prissi does some research and finds a picture of him with someone who looks just like her mother--except that her name is different and her dad professes to know nothing about it. As Prissi investigates, she meets a man who worked with her mother on some radical meta-mutational research a half-century before. Intrigued, Prissi keeps investigating and before she knows it her good life is gone. The chase is on. Over the skies of Manhattan, into the bowels of the drowned subway system, across the wasteland of eastern Long Island, the question becomes can Prissi fly fast enough and far enough to elude all the people who are trying to kill her? Views: 226
In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that's conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created?Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder. Views: 226
A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series.Auberon is one of the first and most important colony worlds in humanity's reach, and the new conquering faction has come to claim it. Governor Rittenaur has come to bring civilization and order to the far outpost and guarantee the wealth and power of the Empire.But Auberon already has its own history, a complex culture, and a criminal kingpin named Erich with very different plans. In a world of deceit, violence, and corruption, the greatest danger Rittenaur faces is love.The ExpanseLeviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's WrathThe Expanse Short FictionThe Butcher of... Views: 226
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory, an enthralling story about desire, new love and the mysteries of scienceStuart Ressler, a brilliant biologist, sets out in 1957 to crack the genetic code. His efforts are sidetracked by other, more intractable codes – social, moral, musical, spiritual – and he falls in love with a member of his research team.Years later, another young man and woman team up to investigate a different mystery – why did the eminently promising Ressler suddenly disappear from the world of science?Strand by strand, these two love stories twist about each other in a double helix of desire.'A love story of charm and substance, brimming over with ideas, yet anchored in emotional truth' Sunday Telegraph Views: 226
A rock & roll fairy tale.Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans, no gigs, and they're going nowhere. Then Jason steals instruments from the fairy world, and soon the band is enchanting crowds, but their shortcut to success has made them enemies of Queen Mab of Faerie, who sends supernatural hunters to the human world to track them down.A rock & roll fairy tale.Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans, no gigs, and they're going nowhere. Even worse, Jason has a crush on their lead singer, but she doesn't seem interested in him at all.Then Jason steals instruments from the fairy world. Soon the band is enchanting crowds, and Jason is a step closer to the girl he likes, but the new gear is brimming with destructive magic they can't control.Their shortcut to success has cost a troupe of innocent fairies their livelihood and turned Jason and his band into enemies of the powerful Queen Mab, who sends hunters to track them down, including one of the most dangerous creatures in Faerie...a small unicorn named Buttercake. Views: 226
The first instalment in an epic new sci-fi series.
The year is 2524. Men and women, too young to have fought in the last war, have been drafted into service in the Alliance Marine Corps. Corporal Lee Newman is one of those recruits. Cast out into unknown space in search of long lost alien technology that could provide the key to their future. He is about to get his first taste of combat, and soon finds himself in the company of a great hero of the last war, Colonel Mitch Taylor. Together they must fight to save Earth. But the Alliance is fractured.
Earth lies in ruins, a victim of the same fate that all the colonised worlds in the Alliance suffered. Milo Rivers, The President of the Alliance and a genius scientist, is searching for ways to make the planet inhabitable once more. But many are losing faith in his search and his abilities.
Civil war has broken out amongst the Krys, a powerful race that had been allied with Humanity for hundreds of years. Divisions among Humanity run deep. The Alliance must hold together, or there is little hope for the future. The key to that future may lie on a distant and inhospitable world known as M590. But as the dark shadow of war looms again, the chances of retrieving it seem next to impossible. Views: 225
A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are willing to believe—some of which may actually be true—from the Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of Blackout and All Clear“An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate’s UFO-themed wedding—complete with a true-believer bridegroom—she can’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don’t exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one. Odder still, her abductor is far from what the popular media have led her to expect, with a body like a tumbleweed and a mass of lightning-fast tentacles. Nor is Francie the only... Views: 225
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 225
