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More Beautiful Than Death (Star Trek)
by David MackAn original novel based on the thrilling new Star Trek movies!Based on the &“Kelvin Universe&” movie saga! Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise crew escort Spock&’s father, Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan, to a dilithium-rich planet called Akiron. They arrive to find this world under siege by creatures that some of the planet&’s denizens believe are demons. Sarek orders Kirk to abandon the mission, but the young captain won&’t turn his back on people in danger. After a harrowing encounter with the dark-energy &“demons,&” Kirk&’s belief in a rational universe is challenged by a mystic who insists that it wasn&’t coincidence that brought Kirk to Akiron, but the alien equivalent of a Karmic debt. Meanwhile, aboard the Enterprise, Sarek&’s young Vulcan aide L&’Nel has a sinister agenda—and its chief objective appears to be the cold-blooded murder of Spock!
More Beautiful Than a Unicorn
by Bell EllisTobias is a twenty-five-year-old virgin, bored with his life, and unsatisfied with how average and unremarkable he is--until he sees a silver unicorn. When the beautiful creature begins appearing to him regularly, Tobias doesn't know if it's a cruel joke or some form of mental illness. What interest could the unicorn have in someone like him? Searching for it in a park at night leads to an attack on Tobias, but he's rescued by a handsome and mysterious man called Amar. Something about the man calls to Tobias, and suddenly his life feels a lot less ordinary and a lot less lonely. But fate can be harsh, and the biggest challenge to Tobias and Amar's relationship has yet to reveal itself.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side."
More Fish in the Sea
by Fil PreisTravel agent Jarrett Joynson won't let his cheating boyfriend spoil his dream vacation, but being alone in Hawaii is more difficult than he imagined. When his attempts to catch a new lover fail, he turns to his Wiccan faith to ask the moon for guidance. Shark shape-shifter Kainalu Enakai is in a similar position. His last relationship fell apart because he couldn't share the truth with his boyfriend. Now Kainalu is on the prowl, looking for a new distraction. When the moon draws Jarrett and Kainalu together, sparks fly. But the old scars on both their hearts cause trouble between them. If they cannot learn to trust each other, it will put not only their relationship in danger, but possibly Jarrett's life.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side".
More Happy Than Not (Deluxe Edition)
by Adam SilveraA special Deluxe Edition of Adam Silvera&’s groundbreaking debut featuring an introduction by Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give; a new final chapter, "More Happy Ending"; and an afterword about where it all began. In his twisty, heartbreaking, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling debut, Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx. In the months following his father's suicide, sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto can&’t seem to find happiness again, despite the support of his girlfriend, Genevieve, and his overworked mom. Grief and the smile-shaped scar on his wrist won&’t let him forget the pain. But when Aaron meets Thomas, a new kid in the neighborhood, something starts to shift inside him. Aaron can't deny his unexpected feelings for Thomas despite the tensions their friendship has created with Genevieve and his tight-knit crew. Since Aaron can't stay away from Thomas or turn off his newfound happiness, he considers taking drastic actions. The Leteo Institute&’s revolutionary memory-altering procedure will straighten him out, even if it means forgetting who he truly is. Why does happiness have to be so hard?
More Happy Than Not: The Much-loved Hit From The Author Of No. 1 Bestselling Blockbuster They Both Die At The End!
by Adam Silvera<p>Part <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</i>, part <i>Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe</i>, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut confronts race, class, and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx. <p>The Leteo Institute's revolutionary memory-relief procedure seems too good to be true to Aaron Soto--miracle cure-alls don't tend to pop up in the Bronx projects. Aaron could never forget how he's grown up poor, how his friends aren't there for him, or how his father committed suicide in their one-bedroom apartment. Aaron has the support of his patient girlfriend, if not necessarily his distant brother and overworked mother, but it's not enough. <p>Then Thomas shows up. He has a sweet movie-watching setup on his roof, and he doesn't mind Aaron's obsession with a popular fantasy series. There are nicknames, inside jokes. Most importantly, Thomas doesn't mind talking about Aaron's past. But Aaron's newfound happiness isn't welcome on his block. Since he can't stay away from Thomas or suddenly stop being gay, Aaron must turn to Leteo to straighten himself out, even if it means forgetting who he is.</p>
More Human Than Human: Stories of Androids, Robots, and Manufactured Humanity
by Neil ClarkeThe idea of creating an artificial human is an old one. One of the earliest science-fictional novels, Frankenstein, concerned itself primarily with the hubris of creation, and one’s relationship to one’s creator. Later versions of this “artificial human” story (and indeed later adaptations of Frankenstein) changed the focus to more modernist questions… What is the nature of humanity? What does it mean to be human? These stories continued through the golden age of science fiction with Isaac Asimov’s I Robot story cycle, and then through post-modern iterations from new wave writers like Philip K. Dick. Today, this compelling science fiction trope persists in mass media narratives like Westworld and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, as well as twenty-first century science fiction novels like Charles Stross’s Saturn's Children and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl. The short stories in More Human than Human demonstrate the depth and breadth of artificial humanity in contemporary science fiction. Issues of passing . . . of what it is to be human . . . of autonomy and slavery and oppression, and yes, the hubris of creation; these ideas have fascinated us for at least two hundred years, and this selection of stories demonstrates why it is such an alluring and recurring conceit.
More Issues At Hand
by James BlishJames Blish, in his incarnation as 'William Atheling, Jr' has written more than his share of the most incisive criticism of contemporary science fiction. Following on form The Issue at Hand, this new volume of Atheling's critical writings skewers literary malefactors of many kinds, including some well-known authors whose great popularity is all the more puzzling because there seems to be so little reason for it. Atheling does not stint on praise where it is due, but in other cases, the sins and errors of the filed are dispatched with his trademark rapier-like incisiveness.
More Issues at Hand
by William Atheling Jr.James Blish, in his incarnation as "William Atheling, Jr.," has written more than his share of the most incisive criticism of contemporary science fiction. In 1964 Advent brought out The Issue at Hand, a collection of Atheling's critical essays on stories in the science-fiction magazines. Now we present a new volume which concentrates on science-fiction books. As before, Atheling's rapier skewers literary malefactors of many kinds, including some well-known authors whose great popularity is all the more puzzling because there seems to be so little reason for it. To be sure, Atheling does not stint praise where it is due--see especially the chapters on Budrys and Sturgeon--but it is in the nature of criticism that the sins and errors be dealt with in greatest detail. As Atheling puts it: "There is no such thing as destructive criticism. That is just a cliché people use to signal that their toes have been stepped on. After all, the whole point of telling a man he is doing something the wrong way is the hope that next time he will do it right. "Simply saying that a given book is bad may serve the secondary function of warning the public away from it, if the public trusts the critic. But if you do not go on to say in what way it is bad, your verdict is not destructive criticism, or any other kind of criticism; it is just abuse. "A good critic is positively obliged to be harsh toward bad work. By a good critic, I mean a man with a good ear, a love for his field at its best, and a broad and detailed knowledge of the techniques of that field. The technical critic (not, please, the scientific or technological one), should be able to say with some precision not only that something went wrong--if it did--but just how it went wrong. "In writing, as in any other art, there is a medium to be worked in, and there are both adroit and clumsy ways to work with it. The writer should know the difference between what is adroit and what is clumsy. If he does not, it is the function of the technical critic to show it to him. Technical critics are, or should be, invaluable to the writer who is serious about the lifelong task of learning his craft. "Such a critic is also useful to the reader. Here his work usually takes the form of explication du texte: he uses special knowledge to unearth and expose some element in the work of art which the ordinary reader probably did not know was there." [Adapted from the Introduction]
More Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home (Dragonlance)
by Margaret Weis Tracy HickmanWelcome, guest, to our inn. To celebrate the coming of a new age to Krynn, we have devised a menu of succulent dishes we hope you will enjoy. Take a seat in your favorite booth. Order a mug of your favorite beverage. Meet new friends and share past times with old ones. Here are songs for the singing and good food for the eating. Your proprietors, Caramon and Tika Majere. Inside this volume you will find articles on many subjects, including: Que-Shue divination practices, Lord Gunthar's Last Will and Testament, Fashions of Krynn, and as always, music, recipes, kender sayings, and much more.
More Like Her: A Novel
by Liza PalmerA brilliant, hilarious, and touching story from the author of Conversations with the Fat Girl, Liza Palmer’s More Like Her is smart, funny, though-provoking women’s fiction in the vein of Emily Giffin, Marian Keyes, Meg Cabot, and Jane Green. More Like Her is the story of a seemingly perfect woman who’s the envy of her friends, neighbors, and co-workers…until the life of the object of their jealousy spectacularly, unexpectedly, and disastrously explodes. A novel of secrets, disappointments, false impressions—and what really goes on behind those suburban picket fences—More Like Her is ultimately about facing reality and appreciating everything that life has to offer.
More Perfect: The Circle Meets Inception In This Moving Exploration Of Tech And Connection (Temi Oh)
by Temi OhA reimagining of the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, for fans of Becky Chambers and William Gibson by Alex Award–winning author Temi Oh.Using the myth of Eurydice as a structure, this riveting science fiction novel is set in a near-future London where it has become popular for folks to have a small implant that allows one access to a more robust social media experience directly as an augmented reality. However, the British government has taken oversight of this access to an extreme, slowly tilting towards a dystopian overreach, all in the name of safety.
More Perfect: The Circle meets Inception in this moving exploration of tech and connection.
by Temi Oh"What does it feel like to wake up in the Panopticon? It&’s like waking up for the first time ever. It&’s like waking up with a third eye." When Moremi connects her brain to the Panopticon, a network which allows you to see inside the minds and dreams of others, she believes that it will save her from depression, loneliness and, eventually, death. That is until she meets Orpheus. Orpheus was brought up in isolation by a Neo-luddite father. He was raised to question everything, including the government who plan to make the connection procedure compulsory. They promise that connecting everyone to the Panopticon will end human suffering and usher in a more perfect world. But when Orpheus and Moremi uncover the dark side of the technology, they find themselves on opposite sides of a radical divide, between those who believe that the Panopticon will save humanity, and those who will stop at nothing to destroy it. The Circle meets Inception in an immersive and futuristic story that explores love, loneliness and the limits of technology&’s ability to save a humanity who might not want to be saved.
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected From Folklore (Scary Stories #2)
by Alvin SchwartzThe iconic anthology series of horror tales that's soon to be a highly anticipated feature film!More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare!And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!
More Soviet Science Fiction
by Isaac AsimovIn My Introduction to Soviet Science Fiction, the first book in this series, I divided the development of American science fiction into three stages. I won't repeat the line of argument here, but I will list the three stages once more.Stage One: Adventure dominant Stage Two: Technology dominant Stage Three: Sociology dominant
More Tales of Pirx The Pilot (Harvest)
by Stanislaw LemCommander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which robots demonstrate some alarmingly human characteristics. Translated by Louis Iribarne, assisted by Magdalena Majcherczyk and Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
More Than A Cowboy
by Susan HornickThe identity of her daughter's father is a secret, one that single mother Haley Clayton must keep forever-for a very good reason. But when a tragedy takes the man's life-a tragedy Haley fears was her fault-the truth comes out. And now the man's stepbrother, handsome rancher Jared Sinclair, wants answers. Why has Haley kept the child from his family? What is she hiding? Haley can't tell him-ever. But then Jared insists Haley and young Sarah spend time at the family ranch, where she discovers he's not just a proud cowboy; he's her-and her daughter's- deepest wish.
More Than Fire
by Philip Jose FarmerKickaha, a freedom-seeking wanderer from the planet Earth, meets his archenemy, the most powerful of the decadent interstellar lords, Lord Red Orc, in a final battle that will determine the fate of the universes.
More Than Honor (Worlds of Honor #1)
by David WeberThis book contains three stories and an article. in "A Beautiful Friendship, by David Weber" we are carried several generations back before the time of Honor Harrington to learn how Treecats first bonded with humans and how the Harringtons were first to bond with and befriend them. The second story, A Grand Tour, by David Drake, Is about the Fourteenth Earl of Greatgap who goes on an archeological tour in the back of beyond. survivors of a Manticoran ship ambushed in neutral space turn up. The earl must create a little navy out of practicly nothing and deal with the threat. The third story, A Whiff of Grapeshot by S. M. Stirling, gives us a look in to the rough-and-tumble politics of the Peoples Republic of Haven. And its rough! When they say "nuclear Option!" . . . The article, The Universe of Honor Harrington gives a short history of the universe from the beginning of mankinds spread to the stars in the 21st century. through the nearly two thousand years until Honor Harrington's time. We learn a little about the people and nations that shape the Honorverse. We also learn something about how the starships fly, and how the government of Manticore is put together.
More Than Human (Millennium Science Fiction Masterworks Ser. #No.28)
by Theodore SturgeonStartling, stunning, as chilling as it is unforgettable, More Than Human is the story of a strange metamorphosis --as only Theodore Sturgeon could conceive it.
More Than Human (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Theodore SturgeonAll alone: an idiot boy, a runaway girl, a severely retarded baby, and twin girls with a vocabulary of two words between them. Yet once they are mysteriously drawn together this collection of misfits becomes something very, very different from the rest of humanity.This intensely written and moving novel is an extraordinary vision of humanity's next step.First published in 1952, More Than Human won the Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel.
More Than Magic
by Kathryn LaskyGirls who enjoy spunky heroines such as Merida from Brave (Disney/Pixar) and Ella from Ella Enchanted will want to join Rory and Ryder in their adventures in our world--and the world beyond the TV. An exciting new middle-grade fantasy from Kathryn Lasky, bestselling author of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Ryder Holmsby is the same age as Rory, the popular TV cartoon character her animator parents created. Ryder and Rory are alike--bold and brave! But Ryder is a bit lonely: Mom passed away a couple of years ago, and Dad is dating a woman with snooty teenage daughters. Ryder doesn't fit in with them at all. And then: Shazam! Rory jumps out of the TV into Ryder's bedroom to tell her that the TV studio behind her parents' show is trying to turn Rory into a dopey princess--no more adventures. She needs Ryder's help! The two girls team up with a crew of animated and real-life friends to save the day in both worlds. Kathryn Lasky, bestselling author of the Guardians of Ga'hoole series, the Wolves of the Beyond series, and the Horses of the Dawn series, delivers a whimsical tale in which inner strength is the greatest form of magic.
More Than a Millionaire
by Sophie WestonEmilio Diz, born on the wrong side of Buenos Aires, was now a tall, dark, irresistible millionaire. And he needed a woman-the right kind of woman-in his life...or at least in his apartment!Abby, aka Lady Abigail Templeton-Burke, was desperate for somewhere to live. Who better to help furnish Emilio's new London penthouse and create the right impression? There was only one problem with Emilio's convenient flatmate: she was driving him crazy-with desire!
More Than a Millionaire (Man of the Month)
by Emilie RoseMr. September: Ryan Patrick, millionaire daddy-to-beBaby?: Yes…to secure his inheritanceMarriage?: No…only surrogates need applyA mix-up at the clinic meant the wrong woman was pregnant! Ryan would do anything to reclaim what was his. Particularly since delectable airline heiress Nicole Hightower wasn't about to just hand over her child. Was there a way he could have both…without making promises he could never keep?
More Than a Rancher
by Claire McEwenDoes he dare to follow her lead? Ballroom dancer Jenna Stevens is done with all things romance. It's so much more satisfying to focus on her career. That is, until she meets Sandro Salazar-a handsome, brooding small-town chef and sometimes rancher. Jenna is drawn to him immediately, but there's no way Sandro could fit into her fast-paced, urban life. Still, as she gets to know this reformed bad boy, she begins to wonder if maybe their two worlds can merge. One thing's for certain-Jenna will have to take the lead if she has any hope of Sandro seeing what's possible for the two of them...together.