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Out Of Thin Air
by Ana Bowlova Ana Claudia AntunesNASA sends some special skilled people to the outer space in search for life in a future controlled by robots. How to escape from a net of virtual data when someone is already tangled as an artificial intelligence? Ann's crush, an astronaut, turns her life upside down as he gets involved into a potentially dangerous mission: Search life elsewhere in outer space. The protagonist then finds herself in a crucial dilemma. Would she cherish her life or would she take a huge step and risk her soul when or if she follows the man of her dreams traveling to one of the most inhospitable places out of the Earth to help him in his quest as well as save billions of living beings? When she decides to take the journey through galaxies, Ann meets unexpected experiences, faces unbearable truth of trials and betrayals. All of her life she was a mere mirror of what had passed in a world that didn't exist anymore. It´s a virtual world, in adversities and diversities, and IT still insists to recreate itself. Will it finally cease (or decease)? Or, like a black hole, will it keep its course, devouring all sources of existence and turning life into a fictional event, using and inventing new data from a long past humankind? This is the last book from the trilogy Memoirs of An Amazon:The Witches of Avignon (The Past)First book of the trilogy talks about the Amazons from Ancient Times to our modern days, the Witches during the medieval Era and an introduction to the subject Reincarnation. The Pierrot's Love (The Present)The second book of the trilogy is about two ghosts from the nineteenth century who haunt a teenage girl until her mother takes the matter to her hands and write their story. The problem is they have two versions of the same story. Then who is telling the truth?Out Of Thin Air (The Future)Thus this book closes the circuit of the trilogy.Happy reading!
Out Of This World
by Jill Shalvis"Jill Shalvis is a total original! It doesn't get any better." --Suzanne Forster"Shalvis breaks new ground with this sexy paranormal romance...told from both his and her perspectives." --Booklist I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN BED Three weeks ago I, Rachel Bond, inherited a bed-and-breakfast. In Alaska. Just this morning I was in my warm bed in LA but now here I am, up north--and this is, like, nosebleed north--sorting it all out. So: PROS: 1. Bears and wolves and moose can't be any worse than LA guys. 2. You've heard of "starving artists?" I'm about to faint. So it's probably time for a change. 3. My good friend Kellan--you'll like him, unlike me, he's cool under pressure--suddenly has this animal sexiness I've never even seen before. CONS: 1. ALASKA. 2. The house chef can't cook, and the guide can't read a map. 3. Kellan's sudden hotness is getting very hard to ignore. 4. I just got hit by lightning. And I'm not sure if this is a pro or a con just yet, but since that lightning bolt, I can see through everything. As in completely transparent. That was before things started to get really weird . . .
Out Past The Stars: The Farian War, Book 3 (The Farian War Trilogy #3)
by K. B. WagersHAIL BRISTOL: FORMER PRISONER, EMPRESS OF INDRANA, THE GALAXY'S ONLY HOPE.When Hail finally confronts the Farian gods, the last thing she expects to discover is that they're part of the Hiervet, an alien race who once spread war throughout the galaxy long before humanity's ancestors crawled out of the sludge of Earth's oceans. The discovery carries with it dire news: the Hiervet are coming, eager to take revenge on those who escaped and they don't care who gets caught in the crossfire.The fate of the galaxy is on the line and Hail will have to make one final gamble to leverage chaos into peace.Praise for the Farian War trilogy:'An exciting dose of space opera and political intrigue peppered with hard choices. Highly recommended.'Booklist'Action and emotion-packed, folding political tension, personal relationships, and trauma into a vivid space opera that does not pull any punches.' Library Journal 'A rare balance of action . . . tension, and quiet moments, keeping pages turning while deepening the portraits of Hail and the friends and foes around her.' Publishers Weekly'Perfectly executed . . . Science fiction with brains, and a buckload of heart.' The Eloquent Page
Out Past the Stars (The Farian War #3)
by K. B. WagersGunrunner empress Hail Bristol must navigate alien politics and deadly plots to prevent an interspecies war, in the explosive finale to the Farian War space opera trilogy.When Hail finally confronts the Farian gods, she makes a stunning discovery. There are no gods—only the Hiervet, an alien race with devastating powers who once spread war throughout the galaxy long before humanity&’s ancestors crawled out of the sludge of Earth&’s oceans. But this knowledge carries with it dire news: the Hiervet have returned, eager to take revenge on those of their kind who escaped. And they don&’t care who gets caught in the middle of the battle—Shen, Farian, or Indranan.Once again, the fate of the galaxy is on the line and Hail will have to make one final gamble to leverage chaos into peace.Praise for The Farian War Trilogy:"A fantastic send-off for one of science fiction&’s most remarkable recent protagonists." —Publishers Weekly"Action-and-emotion-packed, folding political tension, personal relationships, and trauma into a vivid space opera that does not pull any punches." —Library Journal (starred review)"An exciting dose of space opera and political intrigue peppered with hard choices. Highly recommended!" —BooklistThe Farian War TrilogyThere Before the ChaosDown Among the DeadOut Past the StarsFor more from K. B. Wagers, check out:Indranan War TrilogyBehind the ThroneAfter the CrownBeyond the Empire
Out There: Stories
by Kate FolkA thrilling new voice in fiction injects the absurd into the everyday to present a startling vision of modern life, &“[as] if Kafka and Camus and Bradbury were penning episodes of Black Mirror&” (Chang-Rae Lee, author of My Year Abroad).&“Stories so sharp and ingenious you may cut yourself on them while reading.&”—Kelly Link, author of Get In TroubleONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—The MillionsWith a focus on the weird and eerie forces that lurk beneath the surface of ordinary experience, Kate Folk&’s debut collection is perfectly pitched to the madness of our current moment. A medical ward for a mysterious bone-melting disorder is the setting of a perilous love triangle. A curtain of void obliterates the globe at a steady pace, forcing Earth&’s remaining inhabitants to decide with whom they want to spend eternity. A man fleeing personal scandal enters a codependent relationship with a house that requires a particularly demanding level of care. And in the title story, originally published in The New Yorker, a woman in San Francisco uses dating apps to find a partner despite the threat posed by &“blots,&” preternaturally handsome artificial men dispatched by Russian hackers to steal data. Meanwhile, in a poignant companion piece, a woman and a blot forge a genuine, albeit doomed, connection. Prescient and wildly imaginative, Out There depicts an uncanny landscape that holds a mirror to our subconscious fears and desires. Each story beats with its own fierce heart, and together they herald an exciting new arrival in the tradition of speculative literary fiction.
Out There: Stories
by Kate FolkPRAISE FOR KATE FOLK:'The literary love child of Kafka and Camus and Bradbury penning episodes of Black Mirror' Chang-Rae Lee'Disturbing, alluring, dazzling and creepy, Out There is a riveting collection that keeps you enthralled with every page' Claire North------------------------------------------------------------------------A fleet of fake men called 'blots' is unleashed onto the dating apps of San Francisco, intent upon conning vulnerable women out of their data, in the exquisite title story Out There. Companion story Big Sur focuses on the reality of the blots' personal experiences.A sculptor, trapped in a skyscraper restaurant when a violent coup erupts below, creates a perfect model of the town as it is destroyed, in A Scale Model of Gull PointA ward for a mysterious bone-melting disorder is the scene of a perilous love triangle, in The Bone WardA house possesses gigantic human organs that consume the overworked graduate students renting its rooms, in The House's Beating HeartA curtain of void obliterates the world at a steady pace, leaving one woman to decide whom she wants to spend eternity with, in The Void WifeAnd many more that form Kate Folk's debut collection Out There deftly combines elements of science fiction, horror, and psychological realism to create implicitly political and feminist stories. A darkly comic exploration of our lives in the digital age, the collection depicts a landscape that is eminently of-the-moment, and Folk magnifies the ephemera of living with a healthy slice of absurdity.The thematic pair - Out There and Big Sur - that bookend the collection have since been optioned as a TV series by Hulu, with Kate serving as executive producer and co-writer with Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe).------------------------------------------------------------------------'Kate Folk's stories inhabit otherworldly realms where exquisite language and beguiling characters excavate the very nature of love and existence' Adam Johnson'A literary swordsmith of feline dexterity, very dark and very funny' Lisa Locascio'The stories in this stunning debut are funny, fearless, and moving... Folk's imagination is uncanny and arresting' Alex McElroy
Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV
by Ariel WaldmanExplore the science behind some of your favorite popular science fiction tropes--from escaping a black hole to riding a space elevator to the stars—in this illustrated guide from NASA advisor and host of the popular Tested podcast Offworld. Whether it's researching new technology, theories, or possible extraterrestrial situations, the showrunners and directors of our favorite science fiction shows and films are often extending the boundaries of real science, leaving viewers and fans to wonder, "Could this really happen?" In Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film and TV, author and filmmaker Ariel Waldman dives into the fascinating real science behind some of the most beloved space-themed science fiction tropes, from faster-than-light travel to AI ships, hypersleep, and imagining life on other planets. Each chapter dives into a particular situations or scientific questions that frequently show up in science fiction pop culture. Aided by interviews with a diverse range of scientists, educators, authors, and journalists, Out There takes science fiction fans, movie geeks, and popular science lovers on a journey to the farthest depths of space, revealing how thin the gap between fiction and reality can be.
Out for Blood (House of Comarré #4)
by Kristen PainterAfter nearly dying at the hands of the Aurelian, Chrysabelle finds new determination to move beyond life as a comarré. That is until the Kubai Mata bring a new task to her doorstep: rescue the child Tatiana has kidnapped, or Mal becomes enemy number one.
Out for Blood: A completely epic crime fantasy (Wilde Investigations)
by Laura LaaksoInvestigator Yannia Wilde is accused of murder as unseen battle lines are drawn across London, in this new fantasy mystery by the author of Wildest Hunger. When a routine adultery case goes wrong, private investigator Yannia Wilde is arrested on suspicion of murder. Her friend Karrion takes the lead on the murder investigation, but nothing about the case is as it seems. Yannia and Karrion soon find that unknown enemies are conspiring against them, aided by a mysterious creature, called a Fey, with a thirst for revenge . . . As the Winter Queen&’s influence over Yannia grows, the investigation leads once more to the Leeches of Old London. Tensions are flaring across the city while Yannia and Karrion delve deeper into the lives of those seeking to survive in a world that would see them exterminated. But as they investigate the shadows of a conspiracy, the vengeful Fey is one step ahead of them at every turn . . .
Out for Blood: Hearts At Stake, Blood Feud, And Out For Blood (The Drake Chronicles #3)
by Alyxandra HarveyThe thrilling third novel in this YA series featuring “vampires with bite and girls who bite back. A witty, exhilarating and fresh take on an old tale” (Kelley Armstrong). Hunter Wild attends the secret Helios-Ra Academy, following in her family’s tradition of training as vampire hunters. So when she receives a special invitation to attend the coronation of vampire queen Helena Drake, she’s surprised to think of vampires as something other than evil prey. Some of them, like Helena’s son Quinn, are actually drop-dead gorgeous. And when her fellow students are struck by a mysterious illness, Hunter suspects they are under attack not from the nightwalkers, but from within the academy. To save her schoolmates, she will have to turn to an unlikely ally whose family rules the realm of the undead: Quinn Drake. Can Hunter trust her born enemy to have her back without trying to seduce her? Full of action, romance, and intrigue, the latest chapter in the Drake Chronicles is a must-read for vampire fiction lovers looking for “an all-around kick-ass good time” (Fyrefly’s Book Blog). Out for Blood is the 3rd book in the Drake Chronicles, which also includes Hearts at Stake and Blood Feud.
Out for Blood: House of Comarré: Book 4 (House of Comarré #4)
by Kristen PainterAfter nearly dying Chrysabelle finds new determination to move beyond life as a Comarré and grasp hold of some normality. Until a new task is brought to her doorstep: rescue the child kidnapped by her rival Tatiana, or her vampire boyfriend, Mal, becomes enemy number one.But before Chrysabelle can begin that mission, the mayor declares a curfew in Paradise City to control its othernatural population. A close friend gets caught and when Mal gets in over his head, Chrysabelle runs to his rescue and unwittingly unleashes a power that's lain dormant in him for centuries . . .
Out in Blue
by Sarah GilmanIn a violent world where fallen archangels are hunted for their valuable plumage, Wren knows one thing for certain: the human woman who saved him from a poacher attack will die if she stays with him. The demon responsible for his parents' gruesome deaths two decades ago pines for the chance to rip apart any woman who stands under Wren's wing.Wren doesn't expect Ginger to stay by his side once she discovers his ability to drain life with a mere touch, yet she lingers. When an unusual talent of her own reveals the location of Wren's father, Wren's isolated world implodes. With the help of the demon protectors he's sworn never to trust again, Wren risks everything to rescue his father, confront the demon who stalks his and Ginger's every step, and claim his eternity with the most courageous woman he's ever known.
Out in the Open: A Novel
by Jesús Carrasco"A harrowing, humane, and very beautiful book.” —Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You A searing dystopian vision of a young boy's flight through an unnamed, savaged country, searching for sanctuary and redemption—a debut novel from one of Europe's bestselling literary stars. A young boy has fled his home. He’s pursued by dangerous forces. What lies before him is an infinite, arid plain, one he must cross in order to escape those from whom he’s fleeing. One night on the road, he meets an old goatherd, a man who lives simply but righteously, and from that moment on, their paths intertwine. Out in the Open tells the story of this journey through a drought-stricken country ruled by violence. A world where names and dates don’t matter, where morals have drained away with the water. In this landscape the boy—not yet a lost cause—has the chance to choose hope and bravery, or to live forever mired in the cycle of violence in which he was raised. Carrasco has masterfully created a high stakes world, a dystopian tale of life and death, right and wrong, terror and salvation.
Out of Air
by Rachel ReissWilder Girls meets Outer Banks where a group of scuba diving friends stumbles across lost treasure, a legendary cave, and a new type of power... that comes at a price. The deeper you go, the darker you fall. Phoebe “Phibs” Ray is never more at home than when she’s underwater. On a dive six months ago, she and her four closest friends discovered a handful of ancient gold coins, rocketing them into social media fame. Now, their final summer together after high school, they’re taking one last trip to a distant Australian island to do what they love most – scuba dive.While diving a local reef, Phibs discovers a spectacular underwater sea cave, rumored to be a lost cave with a buried treasure. But when Phibs and her best friend Gabe surface from the cave, they notice that they're undergoing strange changes. Oozing gashes that don’t heal. Haunting whispers in their heads... Something has latched onto them, lurking beneath their skin, transforming them from the inside out. When treasure hunters arrive, desperate to find the location of the cave and hold Phibs’ group for ransom, she’ll do anything to keep her friends safe. In the process she learns that, of all the dreadful creatures of the sea, she might be the most terrifying of them all.
Out of Body
by Jeffrey FordAfter surviving a violent crime, a smalltown librarian begins leaving his body—and discovering dark secrets—in the award-winning author’s fantasy thriller.Owen is a creature of habit. Every morning just after seven a.m., he picks up his coffee and sweet roll at the local deli where he would invariably see young Helen Roan behind the counter. Then one morning changes everything for Owen. That morning, he attempts to save Helen from being murdered . . . and fails.Soon Owen discovers just how much the experience has changed him. What had once been routine sleep paralysis begins to transform into something far more disturbing. The trauma, it seems, is driving him out of his own body. The town he knows so well is suddenly revealed to him from a whole new perspective. Secrets are everywhere and demons fester behind closed doors.Worst of all, Owen discovers a serial killer who has been preying on the area for over a century . . . one capable of traveling with him through his dreams.
Out of Bounds
by Judith MerrilIn the dozen years (1948 to 1960) since her first published story, Judith Merril has won a very special place in fiction. Her stories of today and the near and far future focus unerringly on the people in them--not the Gimmick or the Gadget. Now from that dozen years of work, author and critic Theodore Sturgeon has selected seven of her best--stories of people in love and hate, stories of real men and women living in worlds that only Judith Merril could imagine. These stories include: That Only a Mother; Peeping Tom; The Lady Was a Tramp; Whoever You Are; Connection Completed; Dead Center; Death Cannot Wither. While there is no overt sex or extreme violence in these stories, they are definitely not written with the supposedly typical 12-yera-old science fiction reader in mind.
Out of Character
by Terry NewmanAs a writer, JJ Sprightly tries to create characters that jump off the - figuratively, that is. She never expects that one day her characters would literally jump off the page and onto the couch of her home office. But that’s what her hero and heroine, Blake Teesdale and Alex Zurich, do. They pop out of their novel to offer JJ some help in finding the man of her dreams.<P><P> There’s only one small snag in the plans... okay... two rather large snags. JJ wants nothing to do with the man her characters have chosen, Kennedy King Cooper. And the second snag? Alex and Blake can’t return to their own book.<P> Will JJ ever create her own personal romance story? And will Alex and Blake be able to return to the pages of their own book?
Out of Character
by Terry NewmanAs a writer, JJ Sprightly tries to create characters that jump off the page&151;figuratively, that is. She never expects that one day her characters would literally jump off the page and onto the couch of her home office. But that's what her hero and heroine, Blake Teesdale and Alex Zurich, do. They pop out of their novel to offer JJ some help in finding the man of her dreams. There's only one small snag in the plans . . . okay . . . two rather large snags. JJ wants nothing to do with the man her characters have chosen, Kennedy King Cooper. And the second snag? Alex and Blake can't return to their own book. Will JJ ever create her own personal romance story? And will Alex and Blake be able to return to the pages of their own book? Sensuality Level: sensual
Out of Character
by Terry NewmanAs a writer, JJ Sprightly tries to create characters that jump off the page&151;figuratively, that is. She never expects that one day her characters would literally jump off the page and onto the couch of her home office. But that’s what her hero and heroine, Blake Teesdale and Alex Zurich, do. They pop out of their novel to offer JJ some help in finding the man of her dreams.There’s only one small snag in the plans . . . okay . . . two rather large snags. JJ wants nothing to do with the man her characters have chosen, Kennedy King Cooper. And the second snag? Alex and Blake can’t return to their own book.Will JJ ever create her own personal romance story? And will Alex and Blake be able to return to the pages of their own book?Sensuality Level: sensual
Out of Character
by Terry NewmanAs a writer, JJ Sprightly tries to create characters that jump off the page&151;figuratively, that is. She never expects that one day her characters would literally jump off the page and onto the couch of her home office. But that’s what her hero and heroine, Blake Teesdale and Alex Zurich, do. They pop out of their novel to offer JJ some help in finding the man of her dreams.There’s only one small snag in the plans . . . okay . . . two rather large snags. JJ wants nothing to do with the man her characters have chosen, Kennedy King Cooper. And the second snag? Alex and Blake can’t return to their own book.Will JJ ever create her own personal romance story? And will Alex and Blake be able to return to the pages of their own book?Sensuality Level: sensual
Out of Control (The Sentinels)
by Alexandra IvyNew York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy quenches your thirst for illicit desire with this seductive tale of the Sentinels--outcast humans with the ability to tread the line between life and death--and pleasure and pain. . . Ph. D student Angela Locke has a crush on her sexy professor, Dr. Nikolo Bartrev. When she learns he's actually a Sentinel with extraordinary powers, she joins forces with him to catch a psychopath. But soon, their hottest pursuit is of each other. . .
Out of Darkness
by Billie TurnerCursed to an immortal life, Kai is bound by honour to protect the mortal world for eternity. A loner, he avoids humans but that changes when he rescues a university student from a brutal attack. Without sight and alone, she seems virtually helpless and Kai is disgusted by his intense reaction. Irresistibly drawn to her, he is determined to resist the attraction, yet compelled to protect her when he learns she has no family. To shelter her from his enemies, he whisks her to a secluded cabin in the mountains to recover from her injuries. When university student Emma Carlisle wakes up from a brutal assault, she is unable to see. The sexy-voiced stranger taking care of her is determined to remain by her side and keep her safe regardless of her feelings on the matter. Fiercely independent, Emma struggles to maintain some control of her life while she indulges in the instant attraction they share and dares to tempt the reluctant immortal. Unfortunately, being with Kai puts her in even more danger as his enemies pursue him for a taste of his immortality. If you like a sexy, strong immortal like Karen Marie Moning's Immortal Highlander, you'll fall in love with Billie Turner's immortal in Out of Darkness.
Out of My Mind
by John BrunnerThirteen stories of the past, present, and future from the Hugo Award–winning author of Stand on Zanzibar. In Out of My Mind, John Brunner, in mid-career, selects a double-handful and more of what he considers his best work to date, thirteen stories that represent—under the three categories in which he classifies them: Past, Present, Future—his most challenging and entertaining stories, from present-day fear of nuclear annihilation to a loving, yet also terrifying infinite loop in time that includes a sideways step outside the universe as we know it. Put yourself in the hands of a master and take your imagination for a series of thrill-rides. &“One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves.&” —SF Site
Out of Nihility: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Wu ZiQiSince the birth of the Yinyang Continent, the two races of Yin and Yang had been born and bred. The Yang Race possessed the attribute of 'goodness', and possessed all sorts of superpowers to defend their 'goodness'. The attribute of the Yin Clan was' evil '. Demons, demons, ghosts, and other creatures belonged to it. They wanted to enslave the Yang Clan and control the entire continent. A youth who had comprehended 'creating from nothing' from the 'Classic of Virtue' was not tolerated by the current Heavenly Dao and had his body destroyed. His soul, by chance and coincidence, was taken in by the Yinyang Continent and reborn into the body of an ordinary Yang Clan youth. None: "The Yang race is good, forsaken by the Evil God; the Yin race is evil, born of the Good God. Tell me what is evil and what is good? " Close]
Out of Nihility: Volume 10 (Volume 10 #10)
by Wu ZiQiSince the birth of the Yinyang Continent, the two races of Yin and Yang had been born and bred. The Yang Race possessed the attribute of 'goodness', and possessed all sorts of superpowers to defend their 'goodness'. The attribute of the Yin Clan was' evil '. Demons, demons, ghosts, and other creatures belonged to it. They wanted to enslave the Yang Clan and control the entire continent. A youth who had comprehended 'creating from nothing' from the 'Classic of Virtue' was not tolerated by the current Heavenly Dao and had his body destroyed. His soul, by chance and coincidence, was taken in by the Yinyang Continent and reborn into the body of an ordinary Yang Clan youth. None: "The Yang race is good, forsaken by the Evil God; the Yin race is evil, born of the Good God. Tell me what is evil and what is good? " Close]