If you want a better future tomorrow, you're going to have to fight for it today. Here are four urgent stories from author and activist Cory Doctorow, four social, technological and economic visions of the world today and its near – all too near – future. 'Unauthorized Bread' is a tale of immigration, toxic economic stratification and a young woman's perilously illegal quest to fix a broken toaster. In 'Model Minority' a superhero finds himself way out his depth when he confronts the corruption of the police and justice system. 'Radicalized' is the story of a desperate husband, a darknet forum and the birth of a violent uprising against the US health care system. The final story, 'The Masque of the Red Death', tracks an uber-wealthy survivalist and his followers as they hole up and attempt to ride out the collapse of society. 'Cory Doctorow is one of our most important science... Views: 121
First Slurpy the goldfish gets fishnapped. Then other things begin to disappear from Ms. Herschel's classroom. Odder still, the culprit leaves poetry behind. Edgar intends to find the criminal responsible with the help of his notebook. However, he's going to have to beat his rivals, form careful alliances, and make sense of a few suprising discoveries. Views: 121
War erupts in this bittersweet sequel to Of Metal and Wishes, inspired by The Phantom of the Opera and called “relentlessly engrossing” by The Romantic Times.In the year since the collapse of the slaughterhouse where Wen worked as her father’s medical assistant, she’s held all her secrets close. She works in the clinic at the weapons factory and sneaks away to nurse Bo, once the Ghost, now a boy determined to transform himself into a living machine. Their strange, fragile friendship soothes some of the ache of missing Melik, the strong-willed Noor who walked away from Wen all those months ago—but it can’t quell her fears for him. The Noor are waging a rebellion in the west. When she overhears plans to crush Melik’s people with the powerful war machines created at the factory, Wen makes the painful decision to leave behind all she has known—including Bo—to warn them. But the farther she journeys into... Views: 121
e-book 268 pagesPRINT RELEASE INFO:978-1-5153-9114-2In the fevered mind of Samuel Lambent, a storm brews. At its dark heart
is a need unlike any other, the kind that ravishes the soul and lays
waste to both kindness and sanity. And that storm is mirrored in the
skies over Chicago. The Culmination is approaching. For Samuel Lambent is actually Samael – the Fallen One. He’s been
dreaming of her, craving her, side-lined by an intense obsession that
has all but consumed him. And now that he has actually seen Angel, the
long lost fifth and final archess, he will stop short of absolutely
nothing to obtain her, going so far as to break fundamental covenants…
and make the ultimate sacrifice.
Angel watches the skies above with an anxious eye. She knows what
the tempest means. The Fallen One has found her. His impossible
influence and power stretch across vast miles, and his eyes call to her.
Within their tumultuous gray is something her heart understands, no
matter how it may not wish to. There is a promise in Samael’s gaze. And it is that promise that keeps her running.
For if he claims her. If she gives in… the Culmination will ensue.
Life on Earth as she knows it will come to an end.
Angel will have surrendered everything.
All for the fierce and unforgivable love of the Fallen One.
Samael is the nail-biting, gut-clenching, heart-wrenching,
long-awaited fifth and final installment in the highly acclaimed The
Lost Angels series, by NYT and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance
author, Heather Killough-Walden. Views: 121
It was a mistake for Ben to tell the Hunter that there were still wolves in Surrey. For the Hunter was a fanatic, always on the lookout for unusual prey. Driven by an ambition to wipe out the last English wolves, the Hunter set out on a savage quest. But what happens when the Hunter becomes the hunted? Views: 121
Assistant Chief Constable Iles finds himself suspected of murder in the fast-paced 35th installment of the popular Harpur and Iles police procedural series. Tensions in the community are mounting following the gruesome deaths of two men, both of whom were accused yet acquitted of the murder of an undercover police officer. It looks like vigilante justice, but who is responsible? Alarmingly, suspicion falls on Assistant Chief Constable Iles. Matters escalate when a TV show investigating the murders is aired, further implicating Iles. Iles seems at ease with the accusations, as are his superiors in the police force. But others are not feeling so secure. Local crime bosses Ralph Ember and Mansel Shale fear reprisals against Iles will result in their own businesses suffering. And so they begin to plan how to remove potential troublemakers from their path . . . Views: 121
As the Cold War stalls and the threat of nuclear warfare dominates the news, small-town misfits Laurie and Fell bond over a shared love of music and the mystery of the erratic radio messages that hint at the existence of a future worth reaching out for.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 121
An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate. For fans of Moira Young’s Dust Lands series, La Femme Nikita, and the movie Hanna.Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is a dark and compelling debut novel by Lindsay Cummings. Views: 121
When the wrong man turns out to be exactly right, love is sure to follow in this mistaken identity romp. Charlotte despises Lord Thomas, the man she's supposed to marry. Of course, she hasn't actually met him, but from what she's heard, he's exactly the sort of man she can't stand. Not at all like that handsome, witty, romantic young gentleman she met at the bookstore. Now he has her head swirling with ideas of what ifs and maybe somedays. But she'll never have her happily ever after if she doesn't rid herself of that stodgy Lord Thomas first. If only she can drive her intended away before her new suitor's kisses make her lose her head—and her heart—altogether. Lord Thomas didn't intend to fall in love with anyone, least of all the young lady his parents wish him to wed. But it's love at first sight when he meets the dazzlingly quirky lady in the bookstore. When he realizes who she is, it's almost too good to be true. Or... Views: 121
How does one carry the weight of two worlds...? Since the day he turned sixteen, Julian Decker had been the supernatural world's security blanket, safeguarding the future of magic with the gift of prophecy again, and again, and again. It was a delicate balance and a crushing responsibility, but the good had always outweighed the bad. Or so he believed. When Julian is sent on a dangerous deep-cover mission, all those certainties are thrown into question as he finds himself facing the worst of life's evils once again. The darkness they battle seems doomed to overtake the light, and the death of a friend makes him wonder if he wants to keep fighting anymore.Why keep waging the war, when history seems fated to repeat itself? Why spend all your time in the future, if you never get to live in the here and now? At what point is that burden meant to rest on someone else's shoulders? At what point do you... Views: 120
A powerful and engaging exploration of contemporary Asian American identity through interwoven stories set in a teeming Chicago airport, written by award-winning and bestselling East and Southeast Asian American authors including Linda Sue Park, Grace Lin, Erin Entrada Kelly, Traci Chee, and Ellen Oh. Flying Lessons meets Black Boy Joy. "The individual narratives are consistently engaging and rewarding, and together they form a unique collection of interconnected stories about young, contemporary Asian American characters."—Booklist, Starred ReviewAn incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that impacts twelve young Asian Americans in a crowded and restless airport. As their disrupted journeys crisscross and collide, they encounter fellow travelers—some helpful, some hostile—as they discover the challenges of friendship, the power of courage, the importance of the right word at the... Views: 120
