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Outpost
by Scott MackayAward-winning author Scott Mackay’s "fast-paced action adventure” depicts the story of a struggle for liberty against unknown captors—and a fight for survival in an unknown world…(The Washington Post).Young Felicitas has woken in a prison cell—unable to remember how she got there.She doesn’t know where the prison is—except that it is most definitely not on Earth. And she has no idea why all the other prisoners walk around in a daze. In dreams, she is forced to relive crimes she cannot remember committing.Felicitas soon notices that the mechanized sentries surveilling the inmates are breaking down. The automated system is collapsing, putting everybody at risk. Along with some others who have awakened out of their daze, Felicitas sees a chance to escape.Yet the harsh penal world she and her fellow fugitives escape to is as fraught with danger as the now perilously malfunctioning prison. And it turns out there is much more at stake than just a prison break. As those stakes become clear, Felicitas must choose between freedom, imprisonment, the human race, and history itself.Driven by “an intriguing puzzle scenario and tense prison action,” this thrilling novel of sci-fi suspense promises to keep readers guessing and gasping until the final truth is revealed (Kirkus).
Outpost (Donovan #1)
by W. Michael GearFrom the bestselling co-author of the People novels comes a riveting science fiction adventure on a planet with danger around every cornerDonovan is a world of remarkable wealth, a habitable paradise of a planet. It sounds like a dream come true. But Donovan's wealth comes at a price. When the ship Turalon arrives in orbit, Supervisor Kalico Aguila discovers a failing colony, its government overthrown and the few remaining colonists now gone wild. Donovan offers the chance of a lifetime, one that could leave her the most powerful woman in the solar system. Or dead. Planetside, Talina Perez is one of three rulers of the Port Authority colony—the only law left in the one remaining town on Donovan. With the Corporate ship demanding answers about the things she's done in the name of survival, Perez could lose everything, including her life. For Dan Wirth, Donovan is a last chance. A psychopath with a death sentence looming over his head, he can't wait to set foot on Port Authority. He will make one desperate play to grab a piece of the action—no matter who he has to corrupt, murder, or destroy. Captain Max Taggart has been The Corporation's "go-to" guy when it comes to brutal enforcement. As the situation in Port Authority deteriorates, he'll be faced with tough choices to control the wild Donovanians. Only Talina Perez stands in his way. Just as matters spiral out of control, a ghost ship, the Freelander, appears in orbit. Missing for two years, she arrives with a crew dead of old age, and reeks of a bizarre death-cult ritual that deters any ship from attempting a return journey. And in the meantime, a brutal killer is stalking all of them, for Donovan plays its own complex and deadly game. The secrets of which are hidden in Talina Perez's very blood.
Outpost (Razorland #2)
by Ann AguirreDeuce's whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. <P> Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she's a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn't fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven't changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. <P>Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out. Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols--those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. <P>The Freaks have grown smarter. They're watching. Waiting. Planning. The monsters don't intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide.
Outpost Of Jupiter
by Lester ReyBob Wilson's ability to communicate with newly discovered aliens from Jupiter may determine whether or not the colony on Ganymede can survive.
Outpost on Io
by Leigh BrackettIn a crystalline death lay the only release for those prisoners of that Ionian hell-outpost. Yet MacVickers and the men had to escape—for to remain meant the conquering of the Solar System by the inhuman Europans. Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.
Outrageous Fortune
by Tim ScottBoth a madcap adventure and a surprisingly poignant look at what makes people who they are, Scott's debut novel takes readers on a wild ride, and immerses them in an alien world like none other they have ever experienced.
Outrageous: Rise to Riches (The Victoria Woodhull Saga #1)
by Victor Villaseñor Neal KatzWomen empowerment, overcoming adversity, social change, and hope were the cornerstones upon which Victoria Woodhull (1838–1927) and her younger sister Tennessee Celeste Claflin built their incredible lives in Victorian America. OUTRAGEOUS, Rise to Riches sets the psychological verity and traces Victoria from childhood poverty and horrific abuse to becoming one of the wealthiest women in America, founding the first women-owned brokerage firm on Wall Street, and the first women-owned newspaper. Victoria will stop at nothing to achieve her destiny. Neal Katz' debut novel, winner of 12 literary awards, is a historical fictionalized account of Victoria Woodhull's rise to presidential candidate and wealth, coming from poverty and abuse. Volume One of The Victoria Woodhull Saga tells the poignant, lascivious, and compelling inside story of how the sisters worked closely with Cornelius Vanderbilt, who at age 74 fell in love with the beguiling 24-year old Tennessee. Victoria provided the titan of industry "Inside Her Information" gathered through the soiled sisterhood, the ladies of the evening working at the top seven brothels servicing the rich and famous of New York City. This relationship resulted in the great lion of industry having his last public roar as together they manipulated the financial markets and created the impending collapse of the U.S. economy in the gold scandal of 1869. To avert the crash, President Ulysses S. Grant provides the richest man in America insider information on the gold market and telegrams Vanderbilt that his railroad company is "Too Big To Fail!" Vanderbilt was proclaimed "The Savior of the American Economy" for intervening in a crisis he helped create. View Victorian America through the eyes and thoughts of one of its leading heroines., Victoria Woodhull. Watch as the infighting and elitism of the earliest suffrage women denigrating, castigating, and denouncing other passionate suffrage rights women delayed woman suffrage and equal legal standing for five decades. Learn wonderful anecdotes of the origins of products and phrases used today. Learn the story of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, the most popular man in America, who transformed Christianity from his father's "fire and brimstone" theology to one of a compassionate and loving Jesus, who will redeem all who turn to salvation with complete confession of their sins. The reverend's personal life did not imitate his lofty and popular theology of his weekly sermons at Plymouth Church. He was a notorious womanizer, often bedding, and sometimes impregnating the wives, sisters, and daughters of his most ardent trackers and deacons of the church. Written in the first person from Victoria's viewpoint, Neal Katz weaves a compelling page-turning story that cleverly unfolds history while providing a wonderfully entertaining ride.
Outrider: A Novel
by Steven JohnThe New Las Vegas Sunfield. One of the enormous solar farms that supplies energy to the United States. At more than fifty miles long and two miles wide, it generates an electromagnetic field so volatile that ordinary machinery and electronic devices can't get near it. The only security that can protect it are descendants of the cowboys from the Old West. Grizzled men on horseback who patrol the desert in the scorching heat.They are the Outriders.While the sun is bright, the power from the Sunfield doesn't come free. Franklin Dreg, the iron-fisted Mayor of New Las Vegas, demands complete deference in exchange for access. But someone doesn't want to play ball - energy has been siphoned out of the grid under cover of darkness, on a giant scale. This isn't a case of someone wanting free power, but the beginnings of a potential threat against the whole of society, bringing down the entire grid.As the pressure mounts and cracks begin to appear in the political landscape, the Outriders must find the Drainers and stop them, before its too late.
Outrider: A Novel
by Steven JohnWithin a few decades, solar technology will evolve to the point where power is endless . . . unless someone wants to stop the flow--which someone does.And the only men who can stop these high-tech terrorists are on horseback.In the near future, the New Las Vegas Sunfield will be one of many enormous solar farms to supply energy to the United States. At more than fifty miles long and two miles wide, the Sunfield generates an electromagnetic field so volatile that ordinary machinery and even the simplest electronic devices must be kept miles away from it. Thus, the only men who can guard the most technologically advanced power station on earth do so on horseback.They are the Outriders.Though the power supplied by the Sunfield is widespread, access to that power comes with total deference to the iron-fisted will of New Las Vegas's ruthless mayor, Franklin Dreg. Crisis erupts when Dreg's quietly competent secretary, Timothy Hale, discovers someone has been stealing energy-siphoning it out of the New Las Vegas grid under cover of darkness.As the Outriders investigate, the scale of the thievery becomes clear: these aren't the ordinary energy leeches, people who steal a few watts here or there. These are high-tech terrorists (or revolutionaries) engaged in a mysterious and dangerous enterprise and poised to bring down the entire energy grid, along with the millions of people it supports.The pressure mounts and fractures appear within both the political leadership of New Las Vegas and in the tight-knit community of Outriders. With a potential crisis looming, the mysterious goal of the "Drainers" finally comes into focus. Only then do the Outriders realize how dangerous the situation really is.
Outriders
by Jay PoseyThe start of a Military SF series from imprint best-seller and Tom Clancy game series writer Jay Posey.Captain Lincoln Suh died on a Wednesday. And things only got harder from there.Snatched out of special operations and thrown headfirst into a secretive new unit, Lincoln finds himself as the team leader for the 519th Applied Intelligence Group, better known as the Outriders. And his first day on the job brings a mission with the highest possible stakes.A dangerously cunning woman who most assuredly should be dead has seemingly returned. And her plans aren't just devastating, they might be unstoppable.How do you defeat a hidden enemy when you can't let them know they've been discovered?You send in the Outriders.File Under: Science FictionFrom the Paperback edition.
Outside In (The Undercity Series, #2)
by Kris MogerTeddy's new world seems perfect. The refugees of Undercity have better housing, room for everyone, clean, running water, and more. But skeptical Caden's not so sure all is rosy. Food is scarce and something or someone is making noise in the sealed tunnels leading to the Upperlords. Teddy's determined to find out if the Upperlords are still a threat to their safety. As he makes his way back with the help of Caden's best friend, Cate, Deb has gone missing. Caden fears the worst as she, Jolon, and Henri search for her. Has their little sister risked everyone's safety and wandered outside?
Outside In: Inside Out Outside In (An Inside Novel #2)
by Maria V. SnyderMe?A leader?Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than we knew.That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding that led to a major rebellion-between worker scrubs like me and the snobby uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free. I thought that meant I was off the hook, and could go off on my own again-while still touching base with Riley, of course. He's the one upper I think I can trust. But then we learned that there's outside and then there is Outside.And something from Outside wants In.
Outside Over There
by Maurice SendakMaurice Sendak, the master conjurer of images and words, mingles dark memories with myth, nightmares with sweet dreams and turns them all into "a profound work of art for children".--New York Times. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Outside the Dog Museum
by Jonathan CarrollWinner of the British Fantasy Award for best novel.Recovering from a recent nervous breakdown, Harry Radcliffe, known for his visionary, award-winning architectural marvels that blur the lines between buildings and abstract sculptures, embarks on a unique project in the Middle East: the construction of a Dog Museum commissioned by a powerful royal family there. His journey takes a mystical turn when, after the museum is threatened by an opposing warlord there, the project is moved to a site in the Austrian alps. As construction progresses, uncanny events and figures emerge to both complicate and enhance Radcliffe’s vision.
Outside the Fire: An Economic Collapse Story
by Boyd CravenA disaster prepper is ready to see his family through anything—until his readiness makes them a target—in this gripping survival thriller.Steve Taylor does everything he can to protect his family from what he sees as a looming economic collapse. His daughters roll their eyes at his diligent preparations. But when disaster does arrive, those very resources become more valuable than gold…a treasure that some would do anything to get their hands on. Though they haven’t always gotten along with their neighbors, Steve and his wife realize they can’t survive alone. But there’s another community out there preying on the fringes of their suburban subdivision. As conflict escalates to a bitter fight for survival, will help arrive before time runs out?
Outside the Gates
by Molly GlossVillagers were always warned that monsters live outside the gates, but when a young boy named Vren is cast out, he finds a home in the world beyond, in Whiting Award winner Molly Gloss&’s classic fantasy novel.Vren has always been told that the world beyond the gates of his village is one filled with monsters, giants, and other terrifying creatures. But when he confides with his family about his ability to talk to animals, he&’s outcast to the very world he&’s been taught to fear his whole life. He expects to die alone, lost and confused, but he finds something different altogether—refuge in a community of shadowed people with extraordinary powers. Thirty years later, Molly Gloss&’s dystopian fantasy novel is just as timely, poignant, and stirring as ever, in a brand-new edition!
Outside the Universe
by Edmond Hamilton'Spaceships in their thousands, and they're attacking us! They've come from somewhere toward our galaxy - have come out of intergalactic space itself to attack our universe!' The Interstellar Patrol, that fabulous fleet manned by all the assorted races of our galaxy, faced its greatest struggle when that alarm came through. For this was an attack from OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSE, a vast migration from another galaxy, and it had to be stopped if a thousand worlds were to survive! This terrific classic space novel on the grandest scale involves three giant galaxies in an all-out conflict.
Outstretched Shadow (The Obsidian Trilogy, Book #1)
by Mercedes Lackey James MalloryKellen Tavadon, son of the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Then Kellen found the forbidden books of Wild Magic-or did they find him! Their magic felt like a living thing, guided by the hearts and minds of those who practiced it and benefited from it. Questioning everything he has known, Kellen discovers too many of the City's dark secrets. Banished, with the Outlaw Hunt on his heels, Kellen invokes Wild Magic-and finds himself running for his life with a unicorn at his side. Rescued by a unicorn, healed by a female Wildmage who knows more about Kellen than anyone outside the City should, meeting Elven royalty and warriors in a world full of magical beings-Kellen both revels in and fears his new freedom. All the Mages of the City agreed that practicing Wild Magic corrupted a Mage. Turned him into a Demon. Would that be Kellen's fate? Deep in Obsidian Mountain, the Demons are waiting. Since their defeat in the last great War, they've been biding their time, sowing seeds of distrust between their human and Elven enemies. When the Demons rise to make war, there will be no alliance between High and Wild Magic to stand against them. And then all the world will belong to the Endarkened. From the Bookjacket
Outtakes from the Grave (Night Huntress #8)
by Jeaniene FrostCat and Bones fans, sink your teeth into this new outtakes compilation from New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost! Indulge your love of paranormal super couple Cat and Bones with this ultimate "director's cut" collection of deleted scenes and alternate versions from the first four novels in the Night Huntress series, complete with author commentary on each selection. Includes: the original beginnings of Halfway to the Grave, One Foot in the Grave, At Grave's End, and Destined for an Early Grave: a chapter written in Bones's point of view; alternate versions of sections of Halfway to the Grave, One Foot in the Grave, and Destined for an Early Grave; the "white wedding" scene between Cat and Bones that never made it into the final books...and much more!
Outward Bound: A Jupiter Novel
by James P. Hogan15-year-old Linc Marani is from the wrong side of LA's tracks. When a heist goes sour, he's sentenced to juvenile labor camp, but he gets a 2nd chance...
Oval Office Oddities
by Bill FawcettEvery four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader, someone serious, distinguished, respectable, with perfect sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us.But presidents and their families are people too—with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and they have plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors—available in plenty of time for Election Day!Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month!No Commander in Chief bothered to visit neglected California until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880.Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers!Oval Office Oddities is jam-packed with amusing anecdotes and offbeat information presented in a way that makes our nation&’s history accessible, relevant, and entertaining.
Oval: A Novel
by Elvia WilkBizarre weather. Unprecedented economic disparity. Artists employed by corporations. And the ultimate work of art: Oval, a pill that increases generosity. This unforgettable debut novel asks questions of empathy and power on every scale—from bodies to bureaucracies—to create an unsettling portrait of the future. In the near future, Berlin’s real estate is being flipped in the name of “sustainability,” only to make the city even more unaffordable; artists are employed by corporations as consultants, and the weather is acting strange. When Anja and Louis are offered a rent-free home on an artificial mountain—yet another eco-friendly initiative run by a corporation—they seize the opportunity, but it isn’t long before the experimental house begins malfunctioning.After Louis’s mother dies, Anja is convinced he has changed. At work, Louis has become obsessed with a secret project: a pill called Oval that temporarily rewires the user’s brain to be more generous. While Anja is horrified, Louis believes he has found the solution to Berlin’s income inequality. Oval is a fascinating portrait of the unbalanced relationships that shape our world, as well as a prescient warning of what the future may hold.”A fascinating near-future exploration of relationships, sustainability, and power. An extraordinarily accomplished debut novel." —Jeff VanderMeer, author of Borne and Annihilation“Elvia Wilk’s Oval is a marvel. At the core of this seductive, acute, superbly-contemporary update of mid-period J.G. Ballard lies a deep-beating, deep-dreaming heart.” —Jonathan Lethem
Oveja mansa
by Connie WillisUNA OFICINA CAÓTICA. UN PROYECTO INESPERADO. LOS DESCUBRIMIENTOS CIENTÍFICOS RARA VEZ SON DIRECTOS Y NUNCA RESULTAN SIMPLES... Sandra Foster es una experta en el análisis de tendencias y patrones humanos dedicada a las modas. Bennett O'Reilly es un especialista en teoría del caos que observa la conducta de un grupo de monos. En principio, sus caminos nunca tendrían por qué haberse cruzado, aunque trabajan en la misma empresa. Pero cuando un paquete acaba en la oficina equivocada, se pone en marcha un sistema del caos lleno de equívocos y coincidencias... que dejan a Bennett sin monos, sin dinero y casi sin trabajo. Sandra acude al rescate aportando un rebaño de ovejas y una idea para un nuevo proyecto conjunto: a pesar de sus diferentes campos de estudio, sus investigaciones pueden complementarse. Y ¿qué otro animal más que la oveja podría ilustrar mejor la teoría del caos y la mentalidad de rebaño que caracteriza la conducta humana y su aceptación de las modas? Connie Willis se corona de nuevo en Oveja mansa como una escritora excepcional. La cultura pop, la teoría del caos y (por supuesto) los asuntos del corazón chocan en esta novela brillante, llena de contratiempos absurdos, malentendidos y humor.
Over Exposed: A Dystopian Fantasy Serial (Null Equation #1)
by Allyson LindtA hacker whose mind can’t be read is the hottest commodity on the market… and as good as dead. <P><P>Max and Taylor have spent the last decade running.From the people who killed their families. From an organization that wants to experiment on them… dead or alive. And from an epidemic that could drive Taylor mad and unleash his psychic abilities. As someone whose mind can’t be read, Max is his link to sanity. But even fugitives need to earn a living. <P><P>As one of the world’s most notorious hacker teams, Max and Taylor burrow their way in to digital closets to find the darkest secrets of their powerful targets, and expose them for all to see. The biggest drawback—a list of ruthless enemies who want to see them crash and burn. Literally, if possible.
Over Hexed
by Thompson Vicki LewisDorcas and Ambrose are matchmaking sex therapists for witches and warlocks. Now they're doing it for mere mortals-although the handsome Sean Madigan is kind of an Adonis. Until Dorcas and Ambrose strip him of his sex appeal and introduce him to his destiny, Maggie Grady. This time winning a girl's heart won't be so easy for Sean. It means rediscovering the charms buried beneath the surface. But what a surface!