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Liminal Lives: Imagining the Human at the Frontiers of Biomedicine
by Susan Merrill SquierEmbryo adoptions, stem cells capable of transforming into any cell in the human body, intra- and inter-species organ transplantation--these and other biomedical advances have unsettled ideas of what it means to be human, of when life begins and ends. In the first study to consider the cultural impact of the medical transformation of the entire human life span, Susan Merrill Squier argues that fiction--particularly science fiction--serves as a space where worries about ethically and socially charged scientific procedures are worked through. Indeed, she demonstrates that in many instances fiction has anticipated and paved the way for far-reaching biomedical changes. Squier uses the anthropological concept of liminality--the state of being on the threshold of change, no longer one thing yet not quite another--to explore how, from the early twentieth century forward, fiction and science together have altered not only the concept of the human being but the contours of human life. Drawing on archival materials of twentieth-century biology; little-known works of fiction and science fiction; and twentieth- and twenty-first century U. S. and U. K. government reports by the National Institutes of Health, the Parliamentary Advisory Group on the Ethics of Xenotransplantation, and the President's Council on Bioethics, she examines a number of biomedical changes as each was portrayed by scientists, social scientists, and authors of fiction and poetry. Among the scientific developments she considers are the cultured cell, the hybrid embryo, the engineered intrauterine fetus, the child treated with human growth hormone, the process of organ transplantation, and the elderly person rejuvenated by hormone replacement therapy or other artificial means. Squier shows that in the midst of new phenomena such as these, literature helps us imagine new ways of living. It allows us to reflect on the possibilities and perils of our liminal lives.
Liminal States
by Zack Parsons&“An awe-inspiring, helter-skelter journey through mind-blowing SF, western dime novel, noir mystery, and near-future dystopian horror&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The debut novel from Zack Parsons, editor of the Something Awful website and author of My Tank Is Fight!, is a mind-bending journey through time and genres. Beginning in 1874, with a blood-soaked western story of revenge, Liminal States follows a trio of characters through a 1950s noir detective story and twenty-first-century sci-fi horror. Their paths are tragically intertwined—and their choices have far-reaching consequences for the course of American history. It&’s a remarkable mashup that &“somehow manages to become a cohesive, thought-provoking whole . . . There&’s no way a novel with this many moving parts should hold together, but it does, and even readers initially daunted by the jumble will soon be glad to go wherever Parsons takes them&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). &“Parsons&’s debut is a tour-de-force, a justifiably showy demonstration of the author&’s chameleon-like ability to write in several genres all at once, and it emerges as one of the scariest and bleakest tales I can remember.&” —Cory Doctorow
Limit
by Shaun Whiteside Frank Schatzing Jamie Searle Samuel WillcocksFrank Schätzing's The Swarm was an international science-fiction blockbuster, winner of the Köln Literatur Prize, the Corine Prize, and the German Science Fiction Prize. Limit is his most ambitious work to-date--a multilayered thriller that balances astonishing scientific, historical, and technical detail. Against this backdrop, Schätzing convincingly realizes a possible near future when humankind's ingenuity may become the greatest risk to its continued existence. In 2025, entrepreneur Julian Orley opens the first-ever hotel on the moon. But Orley Enterprises deals in more than space tourism--it also operates the world's only space elevator, which in addition to allowing the very wealthy to play tennis on the lunar surface connects Earth with the moon and enables the transportation of helium-3, the fuel of the future, back to the planet. Julian has invited twenty-one of the world's richest and most powerful individuals to sample his brand-new lunar accommodation, hoping to secure the finances for a second elevator. On Earth, meanwhile, cybercop Owen Jericho is sent to Shanghai to find a young female hacker known as Yoyo, who's been on the run since acquiring access to information that someone seems quite determined to keep quiet. As Jericho closes in on the girl and the conspiracy swirling around her, he finds mounting evidence that connects her to Julian Orley as well as to the entrepreneur's many competitors and enemies. Soon, the detective realizes that the lunar junket to Orley's hotel is in real and immediate danger.From the Hardcover edition.
Limit
by Frank SchätzingPerfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Peter F. Hamilton, an epic science-fiction novel from Germany's most successful thriller writer. The first space elevator connects the Earth to the Moon, prompting a breathless race between the Americans and Chinese to get to the Moon's helium-3 - the rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find Yoyo, a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt. There's a crazed assassin hot on his heels, all because Yoyo accidentally stumbled onto a secret society called Hydra - and now it's not just her life at risk. Following the Hydra trail takes Jericho and Yoyo round the world and finally to the Gaia, the Moon's very first hotel, where a billionaire entrepreneur is entertaining some of the world's richest and most influential men and women But the secret society that is Hydra has its own plans for the Earth - and the Moon. And nothing and no one will be allowed to stand in its way.
Limit
by Frank SchätzingPerfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Peter F. Hamilton, an epic science-fiction novel from Germany's most successful thriller writer. The first space elevator connects the Earth to the Moon, prompting a breathless race between the Americans and Chinese to get to the Moon's helium-3 - the rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find Yoyo, a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt. There's a crazed assassin hot on his heels, all because Yoyo accidentally stumbled onto a secret society called Hydra - and now it's not just her life at risk. Following the Hydra trail takes Jericho and Yoyo round the world and finally to the Gaia, the Moon's very first hotel, where a billionaire entrepreneur is entertaining some of the world's richest and most influential men and women But the secret society that is Hydra has its own plans for the Earth - and the Moon. And nothing and no one will be allowed to stand in its way.
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Ban ShiWuShengjiang chu the genius of his generation had relied on his ancestors' legacy the dragon cave the dragon vein and the life and death board to set up in this world seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at feng shui seeing people and seeing their future entering the true dragon mystic realm saving the song dynasty's famous general yue fei from death leading phoenix descendant divine phoenix dance water dragon spirit ruffian dragon yue family's remnants of the army protecting the country defending the land killing the japanese ninja tortoise flogging kunlun's cultivation realm taking in the hanba slaying the strigoi exterminating the werewolves and joining forces with western mages to fight against the alien superpowers after experiencing life and death he finally stepped into the divine realm and entered the dao together this book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways from different perspectives and practical examples all sorts of matchmaker techniques gossip and life and death situations occurred one after another welcome to the feng shui immortal's masterpiece crossroads without boundaries
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Ban ShiWuShengjiang chu the genius of his generation had relied on his ancestors' legacy the dragon cave the dragon vein and the life and death board to set up in this world seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at feng shui seeing people and seeing their future entering the true dragon mystic realm saving the song dynasty's famous general yue fei from death leading phoenix descendant divine phoenix dance water dragon spirit ruffian dragon yue family's remnants of the army protecting the country defending the land killing the japanese ninja tortoise flogging kunlun's cultivation realm taking in the hanba slaying the strigoi exterminating the werewolves and joining forces with western mages to fight against the alien superpowers after experiencing life and death he finally stepped into the divine realm and entered the dao together this book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways from different perspectives and practical examples all sorts of matchmaker techniques gossip and life and death situations occurred one after another welcome to the feng shui immortal's masterpiece crossroads without boundaries
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Ban ShiWuShengjiang chu the genius of his generation had relied on his ancestors' legacy the dragon cave the dragon vein and the life and death board to set up in this world seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at feng shui seeing people and seeing their future entering the true dragon mystic realm saving the song dynasty's famous general yue fei from death leading phoenix descendant divine phoenix dance water dragon spirit ruffian dragon yue family's remnants of the army protecting the country defending the land killing the japanese ninja tortoise flogging kunlun's cultivation realm taking in the hanba slaying the strigoi exterminating the werewolves and joining forces with western mages to fight against the alien superpowers after experiencing life and death he finally stepped into the divine realm and entered the dao together this book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways from different perspectives and practical examples all sorts of matchmaker techniques gossip and life and death situations occurred one after another welcome to the feng shui immortal's masterpiece crossroads without boundaries
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Ban ShiWuShengJiang Chu, the genius of the generation, relied on the legacies of the Jiang Taigong, such as the points of the dragon cave, the migration of the dragonpulse, and the establishment of the Life and Death Wind Water Bureau. In this world, seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at Feng Shui, seeing people and seeing their future.To enter the True Dragon Secret Realm and rescue the famous general Yue Fei's clansmen. Leading the descendant of the Phoenix, Feng Wu, the spirit of the water dragonpulse, the remnants of Yue Army, to protect the home and the nation, to defend the territory.Killing Japanese Ninja turtles, whipping Kunlun s, taking Han Ba in, lowering Blood Clan s, exterminating Werewolf s, allying with the Western magician s, and violently battling s outside the borders. After experiencing life and death, he finally stepped into the Divine Realm and entered the Dao together.This book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways, from different perspectives and practical examples. All sorts of matchmaker techniques, gossip, and life and death situations occurred one after another. Welcome to the Feng Shui Immortal's masterpiece "Crossroads without Boundaries".
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Ban ShiWuShengJiang Chu, the genius of the generation, relied on the legacies of the Jiang Taigong, such as the points of the dragon cave, the migration of the dragonpulse, and the establishment of the Life and Death Wind Water Bureau. In this world, seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at Feng Shui, seeing people and seeing their future.To enter the True Dragon Secret Realm and rescue the famous general Yue Fei's clansmen. Leading the descendant of the Phoenix, Feng Wu, the spirit of the water dragonpulse, the remnants of Yue Army, to protect the home and the nation, to defend the territory.Killing Japanese Ninja turtles, whipping Kunlun s, taking Han Ba in, lowering Blood Clan s, exterminating Werewolf s, allying with the Western magician s, and violently battling s outside the borders. After experiencing life and death, he finally stepped into the Divine Realm and entered the Dao together.This book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways, from different perspectives and practical examples. All sorts of matchmaker techniques, gossip, and life and death situations occurred one after another. Welcome to the Feng Shui Immortal's masterpiece "Crossroads without Boundaries".
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Ban ShiWuShengJiang Chu, the genius of the generation, relied on the legacies of the Jiang Taigong, such as the points of the dragon cave, the migration of the dragonpulse, and the establishment of the Life and Death Wind Water Bureau. In this world, seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at Feng Shui, seeing people and seeing their future.To enter the True Dragon Secret Realm and rescue the famous general Yue Fei's clansmen. Leading the descendant of the Phoenix, Feng Wu, the spirit of the water dragonpulse, the remnants of Yue Army, to protect the home and the nation, to defend the territory.Killing Japanese Ninja turtles, whipping Kunlun s, taking Han Ba in, lowering Blood Clan s, exterminating Werewolf s, allying with the Western magician s, and violently battling s outside the borders. After experiencing life and death, he finally stepped into the Divine Realm and entered the Dao together.This book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways, from different perspectives and practical examples. All sorts of matchmaker techniques, gossip, and life and death situations occurred one after another. Welcome to the Feng Shui Immortal's masterpiece "Crossroads without Boundaries".
Limitless Anthroposcopy: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Ban ShiWuShengJiang Chu, the genius of the generation, relied on the legacies of the Jiang Taigong, such as the points of the dragon cave, the migration of the dragonpulse, and the establishment of the Life and Death Wind Water Bureau. In this world, seeing the sky and the earth was like looking at Feng Shui, seeing people and seeing their future.To enter the True Dragon Secret Realm and rescue the famous general Yue Fei's clansmen. Leading the descendant of the Phoenix, Feng Wu, the spirit of the water dragonpulse, the remnants of Yue Army, to protect the home and the nation, to defend the territory.Killing Japanese Ninja turtles, whipping Kunlun s, taking Han Ba in, lowering Blood Clan s, exterminating Werewolf s, allying with the Western magician s, and violently battling s outside the borders. After experiencing life and death, he finally stepped into the Divine Realm and entered the Dao together.This book opens up the mysterious world of feng shui phasology for you in different ways, from different perspectives and practical examples. All sorts of matchmaker techniques, gossip, and life and death situations occurred one after another. Welcome to the Feng Shui Immortal's masterpiece "Crossroads without Boundaries".
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 10 (Volume 10 #10)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 11 (Volume 11 #11)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 12 (Volume 12 #12)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 13 (Volume 13 #13)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 14 (Volume 14 #14)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 15 (Volume 15 #15)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …
Limitless Arrogant Sovereign: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Xin TiaoDeShunJianYe Xiu was originally a famous Eight Extreme Temple disciple, but on the eve of becoming a Young Sect Master, he was assassinated miserably because of the jealousy of his senior brother. When he woke up, he found out that he had been reborn in the body of a disciple of the same name who had just been beaten to death. After reviving from the dead, Ye Xiu vowed to make the Eight Extreme Temple the top sect in the Profound Sky Continent. However, Profound Sky Great …