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Nothing Happened and Then It Did: A Chronicle in Fact and Fiction
by Jake Silverstein“The road novel—or the road half-novel—has rarely been funnier or more appealing.”—Benjamin Moser, Harper’s In the great American tradition of funny road narratives— from Mark Twain to Hunter S. Thompson—a young journalist searches for his first big break down the lonesome highways of the Southwest and northern Mexico. Alternating chapters of fiction and nonfiction provide a hilarious account of Jake Silverstein’s misadventures on the hunt for an elusive magazine article—a journey that becomes a quest to understand the purpose of journalism and the nature of storytelling.
Nothing Human
by Nancy KressSomething strange is happening to thirteen-year-olds in New York-and in Virginia, Florida, and Connecticut. The children are receiving odd messages announcing that the "pribir" are coming, but who the pribir are and why they're coming remains a mystery- until they actually arrive. Spanning a hundred years, Nothing Human moves dramatically through decades in which Earth decays faster than anyone thought possible. Global warming, biowarfare, climactic upheavals all take their deadly toll, until humanity faces a final decision: die out completely or genetically engineer our descendants...who may or may not be human. The last remnants of humanity cannot even agree on whether this should be done, let alone how. The final choice rests with one of the originally affected thirteen-year-olds, with the "pribir," and with the memory of those brave humans who have struggled so hard to preserve as much as possible of our shared heritage. But preserve it for whom...or what?
Nothing In Common, Except ... (Torso Tackle #3)
by Edward KendrickBraxton “Brax” O'Hara is a shifter, a PI ... and an art thief. He has no problem with being all three. As a matter of fact, he likes his less than legal job.Kyle Grayson is a member of an all-shifter art crimes team. He does everything within his power to catch the thieves he's after, and believes he's found his next quarry -- Brax O'Hara.Things take a turn for the worse when Russo, Brax's partner in crime, wants him to retrieve some blackmail pictures instead of a piece of art. At the same time, Kyle comes into the picture. When the two men meet, they discover they both know the blackmailer -- and they both hate him, too, for different reasons.Can they stop Russo, a powerful Alpha shifter? More to the point, can they deal with their attraction to each other when they have nothing in common except Russo?
Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont (Ethan Fairmont)
by Nick BrooksE.T. meets Stranger Things in this middle-grade novel series from author and award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks. With crossover appeal, this fun, engaging series has plenty of nostalgia nods for adults to appreciate as well as young readers. Something cool happening in Ferrous City? Not a chance. Until one day . . . when self-proclaimed genius inventor Ethan Fairmont runs into an abandoned car factory to avoid a local bully and accidentally stumbles across his ex–best friend Kareem, new kid Juan Carlos, and an extraterrestrial visitor. Cheese (the alien) is stuck on Earth and in need of some serious repairs, spicy snacks—and absolute, total secrecy. That&’s easier said than done when mysterious agents descend on Ferrous City to search for Cheese. With time running out and their family and friends in potential danger, can Ethan, Kareem, and Juan Carlos pull off an intergalactic rescue before they&’re all found out? Weaving issues of racial profiling, community struggles, and everyday life in a fast-paced science fiction adventure, Brooks&’s debut middle-grade series is destined to be a favorite out-of-this-world adventure for kids 9–12. A timely—and timeless—sci-fi epic for fans of Tristen Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and the Artemis Fowl series. Hardcover with dust jacket; 240 pages; 5.5 x 8.3 in
Nothing Left to Lose: A Novel (John Cleaver #6)
by Dan WellsHi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.This is my story.In this thrilling installment in the John Wayne Cleaver series, Dan Wells brings his beloved antihero into a final confrontation with the Withered. Nothing Left to Lose is a conclusion that is both completely compelling and completely unexpected.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life
by Anthony Burgess"Wildly inventive" —Stephen Greenblatt, author of The SwerveA magnificent, bawdy telling of Shakespeare’s love life, following young Will’s maturation into sex and writing. A playful romp, it is at the same time a serious look at the forces that midwife art, the effects of time and place, and the ordinariness that is found side by side with the extraordinariness of genius.
Nothing Up My Sleeve
by Diana LópezFrom beloved author Diana López comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends, a magic competition, and how far they'll go to succeed.Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magicshop in town and can't wait to spend their summer masteringcool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only backroom bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they getin, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at theend of the summer. They work on their card tricks, sleights,and vanishing acts, trying to come up with the most awesomeroutines possible....Problem is, the trip is expensive, and it'smoney that each guy's family just doesn't have.To make things worse, the shop-owners' daughter, Ariel (whojust so happens to be last year's competition winner), will doanything to make sure the boys don't come out on top. Even pitthem against one another. Will they make it to the competition?And if so, at what cost?Diana López, author of Confetti Girl and Ask My Mood RingHow I Feel, offers a story that's just the right mix of heart,high jinks, and a bit of magic.
Nothing but Shadows
by Cassandra Clare Sarah Rees BrennanSimon learns about James Herondale's time at Shadowhunter Academy. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.It's hard to be a Shadowhunter when you've got demonic powers. Simon learns about the school-time struggles of half-warlock James Herondale in this prelude to The Last Hours. This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. Nothing but Shadows is written by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Read more of Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles in The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and The Bane Chronicles.
Nothing but the Rain
by Naomi SalmanA sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's debut novella, Nothing but the Rain. The rain in Aloisville is never-ending, and no one can remember when it started. There’s not much they can remember. With every drop that hits their skin, a bit of memory is washed away. Stay too long in the wet, and you’ll lose everything you used to be.By the time Laverne begins keeping a journal, the small town she calls home has been irreparably changed. Every drop of water is dangerous, from leaky faucets to the near-constant rainfall, and a careless trip outside can mean a life down the drain. With mysterious forces preventing escape, calls for rebellion seem to be on every resident’s lips. But Laverne has no interest in fighting. She has no interest in rebellion. She just wants to survive.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Nothing from Nothing: A Novella for None
by N. NosirrahThis is a new and revolutionary book in which the reader constructs the meaning of what is read, and what the obsequious critics missed is that without their construction there is no meaning at all contained within these pages.
Notions: Stories
by Robert SheckleyIn &“Gray Flannel Armor,&” a man named Hanley finds perfection in a rigidly regular structure of social interaction—including for romance—and devises a system that the whole of humanity adopts. The eleven other stories in this collection are &“Gray Flannel Armor,&” &“The Leech,&” &“Watchbird,&” &“A Wind Is Rising,&” &“Morning After,&” &“The Native Problem,&” &“Feeding Time,&” &“Paradise II,&” &“Double Indemnity,&” &“Holdout,&” &“Dawn Invader,&” and &“The Language of Love.&” From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was &“a precursor to Douglas Adams.&”
Notorious
by Olivia HayfieldRUMOUR HAS IT. Discover the dark love story dripping in glamour and scandalous family secrets that's been described as 'A MUST-READ for 2022' . . . *Loosely based on one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries - the Princes in the Tower - and the royal enigma that was Richard III* __________EVERYONE WANTS TO BE FAMOUSEveryone has heard of the Snows. Belle, world-famous singer of Woodville fame. Her husband Teddy, acclaimed actor by day, notorious party animal by night. Their children: Emma, Pearl, Crystal, Elfred and River.EVERYONE EXCEPT EMMA SNOWEmma Snow wants three things in the world: to become a writer, own a cat, and never think about Rowan Bosworth again. Darkly handsome with a tragic past, Emma should know better than to be in love with him. She's never sure whether he actually likes her, or if she's just a pawn in one of the twisted games he likes to play.EMMA SNOW WANTS TO BE EXCEPTIONALOne Valentine's Day, a terrible event occurs which rips the Snow family apart. Determined to uncover the truth, Emma is forced to delve into the dark underbelly of her celebrity family - and once and for all decide whether to think with her heart or her head . .When you're surrounded by rumours, it's difficult to see the truth . . .___________________The perfect racy, pacy must-read for 2022, Notorious is perfect for fans of Danielle Steele, Melanie Blake, Louise Bagshawe, Tasmina Perry and Penny Vincenzi . . . Believe the rumours - EVERYONE is talking about Olivia Hayfield's NOTORIOUS! 'Rich people behaving badly' Booklist'Ingenious and addictive' Francesca Hornak 'A delicious read' Renee Rosen
Notorious
by Olivia HayfieldRUMOUR HAS IT. Discover the dark love story dripping in glamour and scandalous family secrets that's been described as 'A MUST-READ for 2022' . . . *Loosely based on one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries - the Princes in the Tower - and the royal enigma that was Richard III* __________EVERYONE WANTS TO BE FAMOUSEveryone has heard of the Snows. Belle, world-famous singer of Woodville fame. Her husband Teddy, acclaimed actor by day, notorious party animal by night. Their children: Emma, Pearl, Crystal, Elfred and River.EVERYONE EXCEPT EMMA SNOWEmma Snow wants three things in the world: to become a writer, own a cat, and never think about Rowan Bosworth again. Darkly handsome with a tragic past, Emma should know better than to be in love with him. She's never sure whether he actually likes her, or if she's just a pawn in one of the twisted games he likes to play.EMMA SNOW WANTS TO BE EXCEPTIONALOne Valentine's Day, a terrible event occurs which rips the Snow family apart. Determined to uncover the truth, Emma is forced to delve into the dark underbelly of her celebrity family - and once and for all decide whether to think with her heart or her head . .When you're surrounded by rumours, it's difficult to see the truth . . .___________________The perfect racy, pacy must-read for 2022, Notorious is perfect for fans of Danielle Steele, Melanie Blake, Louise Bagshawe, Tasmina Perry and Penny Vincenzi . . . Believe the rumours - EVERYONE is talking about Olivia Hayfield's NOTORIOUS! 'Rich people behaving badly' Booklist'Ingenious and addictive' Francesca Hornak 'A delicious read' Renee Rosen
Notorious Sorcerer
by Davinia Evans'Notorious Sorcerer is a firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous and impossibly fun. A must-read debut' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneWelcome to Bezim, where tribes of sword-slinging bravi race through the night, and where rich and idle alchemists make magic out of mixing the four planes of reality. Siyon Velo, Dockside brat turned petty alchemist, scrapes a living hopping between the planes to harvest ingredients for the city's alchemists. But when Siyon accidentally commits and act of impossible magic, he's catapulted into the limelight - which is a bad place to be when the planes start lurching out of alignment, threatening to send the city into the sea. It will take a miracle to save Bezim. Good thing Siyon has pulled off the impossible before. Now he has to master it. A dazzling fantasy debut bursting with wild magic, chaotic sword-fighting street gangs, brazen flirting, malevolent harpies and one defiant alchemist. Praise for Notorious Sorcerer:'From the razor-sharp social climbing to the glimmering alchemist's library to the hidden realms beneath it all, I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut' S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass'Notorious Sorcerer's unique magic system adds to this delightful fantasy setting, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next book in the Burnished City series' Booklist'Notorious Sorcerer feels like a dream you don't want to wake from. . . I devoured it and want more!' Melissa Caruso, author of The Obsidian Tower'A delightful and fast-paced ride full of flashy swordplay, high society, and thrilling magic. . . Sheer, glorious fun!' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light'Notorious Sorcerer is a real delight, with compelling characters and wonderful worldbuilding that sucks the reader in and keeps them engaged from beginning to end' Mike Brooks, author of The Black Coast'A brilliant alchemical recipe! Notorious Sorcerer is a delicious melange of my favourite things, remixing historical magic with class consciousness. I couldn't put it down' Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul'If you like a healthy dollop of rollicking fun with your epic fantasy, this is the book for you' Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Notorious Sorcerer
by Davinia Evans'Notorious Sorcerer is a firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous and impossibly fun. A must-read debut' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneWelcome to Bezim, where tribes of sword-slinging bravi race through the night, and where rich and idle alchemists make magic out of mixing the four planes of reality. Siyon Velo, Dockside brat turned petty alchemist, scrapes a living hopping between the planes to harvest ingredients for the city's alchemists. But when Siyon accidentally commits and act of impossible magic, he's catapulted into the limelight - which is a bad place to be when the planes start lurching out of alignment, threatening to send the city into the sea. It will take a miracle to save Bezim. Good thing Siyon has pulled off the impossible before. Now he has to master it. A dazzling fantasy debut bursting with wild magic, chaotic sword-fighting street gangs, brazen flirting, malevolent harpies and one defiant alchemist. Praise for Notorious Sorcerer:'From the razor-sharp social climbing to the glimmering alchemist's library to the hidden realms beneath it all, I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut' S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass'Notorious Sorcerer's unique magic system adds to this delightful fantasy setting, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next book in the Burnished City series' Booklist'Notorious Sorcerer feels like a dream you don't want to wake from. . . I devoured it and want more!' Melissa Caruso, author of The Obsidian Tower'A delightful and fast-paced ride full of flashy swordplay, high society, and thrilling magic. . . Sheer, glorious fun!' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light'Notorious Sorcerer is a real delight, with compelling characters and wonderful worldbuilding that sucks the reader in and keeps them engaged from beginning to end' Mike Brooks, author of The Black Coast'A brilliant alchemical recipe! Notorious Sorcerer is a delicious melange of my favourite things, remixing historical magic with class consciousness. I couldn't put it down' Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul'If you like a healthy dollop of rollicking fun with your epic fantasy, this is the book for you' Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Notorious Sorcerer (The Burnished City #1)
by Davinia Evans"Vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous, and impossibly fun." —Tasha Suri"A brilliant alchemical recipe!" —Olivia Atwater"I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut." —Shannon ChakrabortyA wickedly entertaining fantasy debut bursting with wild magic, chaotic sword-fighting street gangs, brazen flirting, malevolent harpies, and one defiant alchemist. Welcome to Bezim, where sword-slinging bravi race through the night, and where rich and idle alchemists make magic out of mixing and measuring the four planes of reality. Siyon Velo, Dockside brat turned petty alchemist, scrapes a living hopping between the planes to harvest ingredients for the city&’s alchemists. But when Siyon accidentally commits an act of impossible magic, he&’s catapulted into the limelight—which is a bad place to be when the planes start lurching out of alignment, threatening to send the city into the sea. It will take a miracle to save Bezim. Good thing Siyon has pulled off the impossible before. Now he just has to master it.The Burnished CityNotorious Sorcerer
Notorious: a scandalous read perfect for fans of Danielle Steel
by Olivia Hayfield'New Zealand's Queen of Royal Romance' Women's Day*Loosely based on one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries - the Princes in the Tower - and the royal enigma that was Richard III* __________EVERYONE WANTS TO BE FAMOUSEveryone has heard of the Snows. Belle, world-famous singer of Woodville fame. Her husband Teddy, acclaimed actor by day, notorious party animal by night. Their children: Emma, Pearl, Crystal, Elfred and River.EVERYONE EXCEPT EMMA SNOWEmma Snow wants three things in the world: to become a writer, own a cat, and never think about Rowan Bosworth again. Darkly handsome with a tragic past, Emma should know better than to be in love with him. She's never sure whether he actually likes her, or if she's just a pawn in one of the twisted games he likes to play.EMMA SNOW WANTS TO BE EXCEPTIONALOne Valentine's Day, a terrible event occurs which rips the Snow family apart. Determined to uncover the truth, Emma is forced to delve into the dark underbelly of her celebrity family - and once and for all decide whether to think with her heart or her head . .When you're surrounded by rumours, it's difficult to see the truth . . .___________________Believe the rumours - EVERYONE is talking about Olivia Hayfield's NOTORIOUS! 'Rich people behaving badly' Booklist'Ingenious and addictive' Francesca Hornak 'A delicious read' Renee Rosen'Hayfield has channelled the best of Jilly Cooper into a novel that's an ingenious adaption of history' The Listener'A clever whodunnit with a bonus love story that'll have you hooked' Women's Day'Racy historical fiction ... I whooped when it arrived' The Spinoff
Notte su Pandemonia
by Bloodwitch Luz OscuriaIn tempi antichi, la dea Ivy creò il mondo nel quale Lei permise ad ogni tipo di creatura di coesistere. Ma le creature della notte causavano molte preoccupazioni ai mortali. La trasformazione di una giovane ragazza in vampiro forse stava cambiando le cose. Kate-Lynn ebbe la particolatirà di mantenere la sua anima quando il vampiro Valek fece di lei la sua infante. Al suo fianco, lei intraprese la lotta per la difesa dei mortali di cui lei si sentiva ancora così vicina. Sarebbe riuscita a realizzare il suo intento senza perdere quello che la rendeva così diversa dai suoi congeneri? Esplorate Pandemonia ed i suoi dintorni con lei, fate attenzione al vostro collo se siete voi stessi dei mortali, e scoprite l'avventura di quella che voleva cambiare il mondo.
Notti di Satiri Maledetti: 1° libro della serie The Cursed Satyroi
by Rebekah LewisAlcune creature vogliono essere trovate. Quando la dottoressa Katerina Silverton si ritrova nei Pine Barrens a filmare un documentario sul famoso Diavolo del Jersey, è sicura che non troverà traccia della sua esistenza. Infatti, l'unica ragione che l'ha spinta ad accettare il progetto sono i soldi e la promessa di nuovi finanziamenti per i suoi progetti futuri. Ma dovrà ricredersi quando si ritroverà faccia a faccia con la leggendaria creatura. Nell'Antica Grecia, il dio Pan ha commesso un terribile sbaglio e ha contribuito a creare una nuova razza di satiri immortali: i Satyroi. Dopo molti secoli, Pan vive nei Pine Barrens, spaventando poveri mortali nei panni del terribile mostro della foresta. Quando una belissima donna si presenta nei boschi in cerca di prove della sua esistenza, Pan non riesce a resistere e si rivela a lei. Forze esterne cercano di raggirarli, spingendoli a stare insieme per scopi malvagi. Kat deve capire se riuscirà mai ad amare una satiro e se il suo aspetto è qualcosa che non riuscirà mai a sopportare. Riuscirà a resistere alla natura lasciva di Pan? O si lascerà andare alle sue fantasie più profonde?
Noumenon Infinity (Noumenon Ser. #2)
by Marina J. Lostetter“[A] breathtaking sequel. . . . Sci-fi action and adventure held together by universally human themes; this is the genre at its very best.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewGenerations ago, Convoy Seven and I.C.C. left Earth on a mission that would take them far beyond the solar system. Launched by the Planet United Consortium, a global group formed to pursue cooperative Earth-wide interests in deep space, nine ships headed into the unknown to explore a distant star called LQ Pyx.Eons later, the convoy has returned to LQ Pyx to begin work on the Web, the alien megastructure that covers the star. Is it a Dyson Sphere, designed to power a civilization as everyone believes—or something far more sinister?Meanwhile, Planet United’s littlest convoy, long thought to be lost, reemerges in a different sector of deep space. What they discover holds the answers to unlocking the Web’s greater purpose.Each convoy possesses a piece of the Web’s puzzle . . . but they may not be able to bring those pieces together and uncover the structure’s true nature before it’s too late.“Ambitious and effective. . . . Lostetter remains at the forefront of innovation in hard science fiction.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“Lostetter delivers another feast for fans of hard science fiction.” —Booklist
Noumenon Ultra: A Novel
by Marina J. LostetterThe acclaimed sci-fi trilogy reaches its epic conclusion as Convoy Seven comes into contact with a distant planet . . . and an ancient alien mystery.Deep in the heart of an alien mountain range, I.C.C. has lain dormant, its ships silent, for eons. Now, after one hundred thousand years, the AI is awakening. Someone is roaming the convoy’s halls—someone that isn’t human.This planet, Noumenon—created by the megastructure known as the Web—is too young and brutal to have evolved intelligent life. Its surface is bombarded by unusual meteors. Crystal trees abruptly and violently arise from its bedrock. Its solar system is surrounded by a frightening space-time anomaly. So where did these visitors come from? What do they want? And do the people of Earth, whose ancestors launched Convoy Seven, know they are here? I.C.C. reaches out to the descendants of its convoy crew to help decipher this primordial riddle. Noumenon was created and seeded by ancient aliens, and clearly their plans for it are unfinished. Together, the AI, the new lifeforms who have awakened it, and the humans will embark on an epic adventure of discovery billions of years in the making. “Lostetter remains at the forefront of innovation in hard science fiction.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Noumenon: A Novel (Noumenon Ser. #01)
by Marina J. LostetterA centuries-long mission to reach a mysterious star unfolds through a series of vignettes across generations in this “spectacular epic” sci-fi novel (Kirkus, starred review).In 2088, humankind is finally able to explore beyond Earth’s solar system. The interstellar missions will depend on cloning technology that allows a single crew to replicate itself across eons, and astrophysicist Reggie Straifer knows exactly where to send them. Having discovered an anomalous star that appears to defy the laws of physics, he proposes a deep-space mission to determine if the star is a natural phenomenon, or something manufactured.Reggie himself is among the hundreds of elite experts cloned for the convoy. But a clone is not an exact copy, and each new generation has its own quirks, desires, and neuroses. As the centuries fly by, the society living aboard the nine ships changes and evolves, but their mission remains the same: to reach Reggie’s mysterious star and explore its origins—and implications.A mosaic novel of discovery, Noumenon—in a series of vignettes—follows the men and women, and even the AI, as they are born again and again into a thousand new lives. With the stars their home and the unknown their destination, they are on an odyssey to understand what lies beyond the limits of human knowledge and imagination.
Nova
by Samuel R. DelanyCaptain Lorq van Ray's varied and exotic crew know their mission is dangerous, but they have no idea of Lorq's secret obsession to gather Illyrion from an imploding star.
Nova (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Samuel R. DelanyThe balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. Captain Lorq van Ray's varied and exotic crew know their mission is dangerous, but they have no idea of Lorq's secret obsession: to gather Illyrion at source by flying through the very heart of an imploding star.
Nova (Spectre War #1)
by Margaret Fortune*36:00:00*The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am.My name is Lia Johansen, and I was named for a prisoner of war. She lived in the Tiersten Internment Colony for two years, and when they negotiated the return of the prisoners, I was given her memories and sent back in her place.And I am a genetically engineered human bomb.Lia Johansen was created for only one purpose: to slip onto the strategically placed New Sol Space Station and explode. But her mission goes to hell when her clock malfunctions, freezing her countdown with just two minutes to go. With no Plan B, no memories of her past, and no identity besides a name stolen from a dead POW, Lia has no idea what to do next. Her life gets even more complicated when she meets Michael Sorenson, the real Lia's childhood best friend.Drawn to Michael and his family against her better judgment, Lia starts learning what it means to live and love, and to be human. It is only when her countdown clock begins sporadically losing time that she realizes even duds can still blow up. If she wants any chance at a future, she must find a way to unlock the secrets of her past and stop her clock. But as Lia digs into her origins, she begins to suspect there's far more to her mission and to this war, than meets the eye. With the fate of not just a space station but an entire empire hanging in the balance, Lia races to find the truth before her time--literally--runs out.From the Hardcover edition.