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2312
by Kim Stanley RobinsonWinner of the Nebula Award for Best SF Novel of the Year The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.The first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them.
2312
by Kim Stanley Robinson'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats . . . fans of the Mars books will delight in this novel; new readers will be astonished by the depth, breadth and power of Robinson's invention' - SUNDAY TIMES'Polymathic, visionary brilliance' - FINANCIAL TIMESWinner of the 2013 Nebula Award for Best NovelThe year is 2312. Scientific advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer our only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system, on moons, planets and in between. But in 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront our past, present and future. The first event takes place on Mercury, in the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. For Swan Er Hong, it will change her life. Once a designer of worlds, now Swan will be led into a plot to destroy them. 2312 is a bold vision of humanity's future and a compelling portrait of those individuals who will shape its events.Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockAntarcticaThe Years of Rice and SaltGalileo's Dream2312ShamanAuroraNew York 2140Red Moon
2312
by Kim Stanley Robinson'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats . . . fans of the Mars books will delight in this novel; new readers will be astonished by the depth, breadth and power of Robinson's invention' - SUNDAY TIMES'Polymathic, visionary brilliance' - FINANCIAL TIMESWinner of the 2013 Nebula Award for Best NovelThe year is 2312. Scientific advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer our only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system, on moons, planets and in between. But in 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront our past, present and future. The first event takes place on Mercury, in the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. For Swan Er Hong, it will change her life. Once a designer of worlds, now Swan will be led into a plot to destroy them. 2312 is a bold vision of humanity's future and a compelling portrait of those individuals who will shape its events.Novels by Kim Stanley Robinson:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockAntarcticaThe Years of Rice and SaltGalileo's Dream2312ShamanAuroraNew York 2140Red Moon
24 Declassified: Chaos Theory (Jack Bauer Novels)
by John WhitmanA brilliant madman dedicated to anarchy has dark plans for the U.S. In twenty-four hours, America will be plunged into chaos—the result of an unthinkable assassination to be carried out flawlessly—and the government has no inkling of the catastrophe that is about to occur.Only one man can prevent the nightmare: disgraced rogue CTU operative Jack Bauer. But Bauer's been cut loose, is wanted for murder, and is running from the police, who have orders to shoot to kill. And there's no one he can turn to for help—because a high-level traitor in CTU wants Jack Bauer dead.
24 Declassified: Death Angel (Jack Bauer Novels)
by David Jacobs24 Declassified: Death Angel by David Jacobs is the eleventh book in the popular action series based on the Emmy Award-winning Fox TV phenomenon 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland. In Death Angel, rogue CTU agent Jack Bauer is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, investigating a web of murder and espionage that has entangled the top-secret research center for the development of high-tech and nuclear weaponry.
24 Declassified: Storm Force (Jack Bauer Novels)
by David JacobsStill reeling but rebuilding after Katrina's fury, New Orleans braces for another major hurricane heading her way. But a far greater threat is looming on the horizon—a manmade terror storm that will dwarf the destructive force of anything Mother Nature could have devised.Following a tip, agent Jack Bauer has come to the Big Easy—and watches helplessly as two prime players representing America's most dangerous Latin American adversaries fall in a surprising hail of gunfire. With winds rapidly approaching gale force, the rogue CTU operative must now follow the blood trail to a completely unexpected source. Because in less than 24 hours, a ruthless enemy hiding among "friends" plans to take out the already damaged Crescent City—and deliver a staggering blow from which the U.S. "Satan" may never recover.
240,000 Miles Straight Up
by L. Ron HubbardThe Angel was First Lieutenant Cannon Gray of the United States Army Air Forces, Engineers. He was five feet two inches tall and he had golden curly hair and a face like a choir boy. Old ladies thought him wonderful and beautiful. His superiors, from the moment he had entered West Point, had found him just about the wickedest, hard drinkingest, go-to-hell splinter of steel they&’d ever tried to forge.
29 Hours to Eternity
by Elizabeth NobleBeing gay and pagan can make for a lonely holiday season, as Liam knows well. He's used to celebrating alone. The last place he expects to meet a like-minded guy is at LAX during a twenty-nine-hour layover. Liam's never felt so comfortable or compatible with another man, even if there is an air of mystery to Race. Race is no stranger to holiday isolation, and he decides they should seize the opportunity they've been given and observe the Saturnalia the way it was meant to be. A grand celebration ensues, where every moment is special and every meal a feast.The ancient traditions take on new meaning as the men find meaning in each other. Each has a destiny, and for their paths to continue together, it'll take a kind of magic that hasn't been seen in centuries. Can Race convince Liam to accept that destiny?
2BR02B
by Kurt Vonnegut2BR02B is a satiric short story that imagines life & death in a future world where aging has been "cured" & population control is mandated and administered by the government.
3 Below (Floors #2)
by Patrick Carman<P>Charlie had his chocolate factory. Stanley Yelnats had his holes. Leo has the wacky, amazing Whippet Hotel. <P>Now that Leo has uncovered a few secrets behind the wacky Whippet Hotel, he'll have to save it! <P>Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet - and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!
3 Dead Princes
by Alex Cox Danbert NobaconPrincess Stormy lives in a semi-detached castle with her family and a Fool. When an unhappy neighboring kingdom decides to invade, Stormy must go on her quest, meeting giant Cats, Mermangels, Giggle Monkeys, a Gricklegrack, and Flying Lizards on the way. Oh, and she kills three princes. But that's by accident, and anyway it's their own fault . . .Danbert Nobacon, singer, songwriter, comedian, and "freak music legend," was a founding member of the anarchist punk rock band Chumbawamba. He loves children and animals. This is his first book.Alex Cox is better known for his filmmaking skills. He loves monsters.
3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man
by Matt KindtWhat would it be like to stand head and shoulders above everyone else — and to keep growing? Unable to interact with a fragile world that isn't built to withstand your size? To live in a house that doesn't fit you anymore — with a wife who doesn't either?Craig Pressgang's life is well documented in his official CIA biography, Giant Man: Pillar of America, but the heroic picture it paints is only half the story. The continuous growth caused by Craig's strange medical condition brings a variety of problems as he becomes more isolated and unknowable. Told in three eras by three women with unique relationships with Craig, 3 Story follows his sad life from his birth to the present.* Kindt's Super Spy was Wizard's "Indie Book of the Year"!"[Matt Kindt's] heavy, scribbly linework, executed with a precise but unfussy care, looks like nothing else out there." -NPR
3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man (Expanded Edition)
by Matt KindtFrom New York Times bestselling and Harvey award-winning Mind MGMT graphic novelist Matt Kindt comes a decades-spanning tale of love, secrets, aging, espionage, and family.Craig Pressgang's life is well documented in his official CIA biography, Giant Man: Pillar of America, but the heroic picture it paints is only half the story. The continuous growth caused by Craig's strange gigantism brings a variety of problems as he becomes more isolated and unknowable. Told during three eras by three different women with unique relationships with nearly three story tall Craig, 3 Story follows his sad life from his birth to the present.
3 to the Highest Power
by Ray Bradbury William F. Nolan Theodore Sturgeon Chad OliverHere, for the first time in book form, are three contemporary classics by acknowledged masters of science fiction: A new Martian chronicle by Ray Bradbury (The Lost City of Mars); a wistful look at far outer space by Chad Oliver (The Marginal Man); and a tale of witchcraft by Theodore Sturgeon (One Foot and the Grave).
30 Days of Night: Eternal Damnation (30 Days of Night #3)
by Jeff Mariotte Steve NilesRaising the stakes in an already perilous situation, the elite members of a clandestine government sect have taken it upon themselves to become the arbiters of pain and violence against one of the most terrifying forces humanity has ever encountered. But there will be a heavy -- and horrifying -- final price to pay for both sides of an inhuman struggle that now threatens to spill over into an unsuspecting world....
30 Deseos (30 Deseos #1)
by Elizabeth LangstonLo que ella necesita es un milagro. Lo que obtiene es un genio con reglas. Lacey Linden se ha vuelto buena escondiendo la verdad sobre su vida: una madre deprimida, una casa en ruinas y facturas demasiado grandes para pagar. En la escuela, ella es una chica con una sonrisa permanente y buenas notas, pero por la noche, Lacey pasa su tiempo soñando con maneras de salvar a su familia. En un intento por dinero rápido en el mercado de pulgas, Lacey tropieza con una caja de música que aparentemente le suplica que se la lleve a casa. Ella lo hace, solo para descubrir que está habitada por un magnífico "genio". Él le ofrece un mes de deseos, uno por día, pero hay un problema. Cada deseo debe ser humanamente posible. Grant pertenece a una liga de seres sobrenaturales, dedicada a servir a los humanos necesitados. Después de dos años de cumplir con los deseos convencionales, está a un paso de ser ascendido a un nuevo trabajo con casos más difíciles. Su mes con Lacey es exactamente lo que él espera y nada como lo imagina. Lacey y Grant pronto descubren que la tarea más difícil de todas podría ser decir adiós.
3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series #4)
by Arthur C. ClarkeThe mysteries of the monoliths are revealed in this inspired conclusion to the Hugo Award–winning Space Odyssey series—&“there are marvels aplenty&” (The New York Times). On an ill-fated mission to Jupiter in 2001, the mutinous supercomputer HAL sent crewmembers David Bowman and Frank Poole into the frozen void of space. Bowman&’s strange transformation into a Star Child is traced through the novels 2010 and 2061. But now, a thousand years after his death, Frank Poole is brought back to life—and thrust into a world far more technically advanced than the one he left behind. Poole discovers a world of human minds interfacing directly with computers, genetically engineered dinosaur servants, and massive space elevators built around the equator. He also discovers an impending threat to humanity lurking within the enigmatic monoliths. To fight it, Poole must join forces with Bowman and HAL, now fused into one corporeal consciousness—and the only being with the power to thwart the monoliths&’ mysterious creators. &“3001 is not just a page-turner, plugged in to the great icons of HAL and the monoliths, but a book of wisdom too, pithy and provocative.&” —New Scientist
3003 Viaggio Nel Futuro
by Daniela Sahara FoleyQuando Don e Janet, due teenager in fuga, si fermano su una stradina di montagna per riposarsi, non si aspettano certo di svegliarsi 1000 anni dopo. Lì, la Terra è un pianeta deserto dove tribù nomadi sono poveri schiavi del Ganu, la potente tribù dominante. Circondati da pericoli ovunque, Janet e Don presto diventano amici di una delle tribù che vagano nella piccola zona non contaminata dalle radiazioni. Quando Don viene identificato come il mitico salvatore profetico della piccola tribù, devono usare tutta la loro astuzia e tutte le loro risorse per sconfiggere un potente nemico crudele e salvare le vite dei loro nuovi amici. 3003 viaggio nel futuro è un intrigante viaggio nel tempo, in un futuro molto distante da noi.
32 Fangs
by David WellingtonThe Final ReckoningLaura Caxton's battles against the ancient vampire Justinia Malvern have cost her nearly everything--her badge, her freedom, her friends and family . . . maybe even her humanity.And as she hides out in the deepest backwoods of Pennsylvania, pursued by the cops who were once her colleagues, Laura certainly looks beaten. But as Laura sees it, what little is left of her soul is perfectly adapted to the job of ridding the world of its last vampire. And thanks to the terrible clarity she's found, Laura's come up with a plan--one that will finish Malvern once and for all.But the ever-wily Malvern has a few last aces left to play and is quietly dealing a hand that will involve a terrible fate for the few friends Laura's got left. When the two adversaries meet for the last time in their most epic battle, the vampires will force Laura to pay a price far beyond anything she's sacrificed before.
36 Streets
by T. R. NapperAltered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this fast-paced, intelligent, action-driven cyberpunk, probing questions of memory, identity and the power of narratives. <p><p>Lin "The Silent One" Vu is a gangster in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, living in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the 36 Streets. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere she is an outsider. Through grit and courage, Lin has carved a place for herself in the Hanoi underworld under the tutelage of Bao Nguyen, who is training her to fight and survive. Because on the streets there are no second chances. <p><p>Meanwhile the people of Hanoi are succumbing to Fat Victory, an addictive immersive simulation of the US-Vietnam war. When an Englishman –- one of the game’s developers –- comes to Hanoi on the trail of his friend’s murderer, Lin is drawn into the grand conspiracies of the neon gods: the mega-corporations backed by powerful regimes that seek to control her city. Lin must confront the immutable moral calculus of unjust wars. She must choose: family, country, or gang. Blood, truth, or redemption. No choice is easy on the 36 Streets.
38 de junio
by Ramón Araiza QuirozRebeca, una chica arrogante que lo tiene todo, vivirá días inexistentes en el calendario de los humanos. En estos días aprenderá mucho de sí misma y de su compañero Olaf, un anciano sabio, que compró en una subasta de artículos valiosos y antigüedades. A bordo de una bicicleta de dos plazas, juntos viajarán a lugares, tiempos y dimensiones muy especiales, como una bodega abandonada, donde ella es humillada; una escuela, donde se transforma en niña; el cielo, donde visita a su padre; un hospital, donde se convierte en madre. Se verá en tres escenarios al mismo tiempo: llena de vida, agonizando y muerta; así como en una conferencia, que ella imparte, donde siente la presencia de Lucifer y de Dios. Al final del trayecto, Rebeca comprenderá cuál es “el sentido de la vida” para poder transmitirlo a otras personas. Después se reencontrará con Frederick, un hombre que cambiará el destino de la nueva Rebeca.
3:59
by Gretchen McneilFrom Possess and Ten author Gretchen McNeil comes a deliciously eerie science-fiction horror story in the tradition of Lisa McManns Wake trilogy and the movie Sliding Doors. Josie Byrnes life is spiraling out of control. And just when she thinks it cant get worse, she wakes to an image of herself in the bedroom mirror. Except its not her at all--the girl in the mirror is blonder and prettier. And her name is Jo. The two girls are doppelgangers whose universes overlap every twelve hours at 3:59. Fascinated by Jos perfect world, Josie jumps at the chance to pass through the portal and switch places for a day. But Jos world is far from perfect, and the stuff of nightmares lurks around every corner. And when Josie finds herself trapped there, her life becomes more dangerous--and more deadly--than she ever imagined.
4 Años Atrapado en mi Palacio de Pensamiento
by Johan Twiss“Estuve paralizado de pies a cabeza, atrapado en mi propia mente. Pero todo cambió cuando un hombre viejo con demencia escuchó mis pensamientos.” Un adolescente, diagnosticado con una forma rara de meningitis, está paralizado y atrapado en su propia mente. Para lidiar con su encarcelamiento, él se refugia en un mundo imaginario llamado su Palacio de Pensamiento. Pero las líneas entre la realidad y el tiempo empiezan a volverse borrosas y se vuelven en aventuras inesperadas cuando viene un nuevo compañero de habitación – el músico de jazz judío, viejo y franco con demencia.
4 for the Future
by Poul Anderson Henry Kuttner Groff Conklin Theodore Sturgeon Eric Frank RussellThis is a collection of four science fiction stories including: Enough Rope by Poul Anderson; The Claustrophile by Theodore Sturgeon; The Children's Hour by Henry Kuttner, and Plus X by Eric Frank Russell.
40 Souls to Keep
by Libby DrewA healer. A helper. A race against time—and an otherworldly danger—to save a child. A male/male romantic suspense thriller with a supernatural twist.Seven years ago, Jase awoke with the mystical power to heal people—and no memory of his past. The only clue to his identity is the number forty tattooed on his arm. Driven by a mission he doesn’t understand, Jase follows his visions to those he’s meant to save. He is convinced that the fortieth person he’s drawn to—a little girl named Macy Pearl—is the key to finally learning the truth . . . Social worker Lucas Jacobson has made a promise to protect Macy, orphaned when her parents were brutally murdered. So when Jase shows up in Naples claiming he’s there to heal the child, Lucas is wary, despite his attraction to the enigmatic stranger.Then Macy is abducted, and Lucas has no choice but to trust in Jase. Scouring the city from its glitzy resorts to its seedy underbelly only deepens the mystery—and draws the two men closer. But Jase is certain of one thing: if Macy dies, a dark fate awaits them all.“Drew maintains a high level of suspense as the men become lovers and determine who wants Macy and why, interspersing flashbacks to Jase’s seven years as a traveling healer.” —Publishers Weekly