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Scop
by Barry MalzbergBitterly, Bitterly, Scop is a failure! Scop is doing his job . . . He has spoken to President Kennedy, warning him to leave Dallas immediately . . . spoken to Zapruder, asking him not to take pictures . . . pleaded with Elaine Kozciouskos, begging her only to scream, has even fornicated with her - part of the job. In spite of the pain, he has witnessed, on location, the last minutes of Jack Kennedy, King, Malcolm, Robert Kennedy - all for the fate of mankind. But bitterly, bitterly, he knows he is a failure. Scop is trying to alter, has merely reinforced the future . . .
Scop
by Barry N. MalzbergBitterly, Bitterly, Scop is a failure!Scop is doing his job . . .He has spoken to President Kennedy, warning him to leave Dallas immediately . . . spoken to Zapruder, asking him not to take pictures . . . pleaded with Elaine Kozciouskos, begging her only to scream, has even fornicated with her - part of the job. In spite of the pain, he has witnessed, on location, the last minutes of Jack Kennedy, King, Malcolm, Robert Kennedy - all for the fate of mankind.But bitterly, bitterly, he knows he is a failure. Scop is trying to alter, has merely reinforced the future . . .
Scopri il Domani
by Nichole HainesPerché voleva visitare il mondo esterno? Per esplorare ciò che era vero? O per fare della verità la sua realtà? Non sapeva se stava pensando bene o male. Falso o vero. Poteva essere testato solo dopo essere scappati da LABOON e aver raggiunto l'altro lato, ma come? "Com'è possibile per una persona come me?" Pensava spesso. Una persona che ha una mente piena solo delle rigide regole sataniche dei Vecchi Nicks da seguire e di sistemi da seguire. E che dire del muro!! Qualsiasi persona che volesse uscire o volesse entrare doveva arrampicarsi su un muro che era molto più alto della "statua della libertà" del vecchio mondo. E c'era solo un'alta porta della città da cui le persone potevano entrare e uscire. Dalla fondazione di LABOON, nessuno dall'interno è mai riuscito a raggiungere il mondo esterno con successo. A volte si diceva che qualcuno avesse cercato di entrare dal mondo esterno, ma così facendo aveva perso la vita. Nessuno poteva oltrepassare quell'alta sicurezza. E se qualcuno veniva sorpreso mentre attraversava, veniva gettato in un grande terreno pieno di formiche mortali; i “piccoli diavoli” che lo avrebbero divorato in un attimo. Una sicurezza così elevata con mano libera di uccidere qualsiasi cosa se è sospetta. Le spie della polvere spiavano e registravano ogni singolo momento intorno alle mura e in città. C'erano robot che sparavano e terminavano immediatamente qualsiasi cosa, in qualsiasi momento se suonava sospetta. Avevano un occhio da ogni angolazione. Satana era ovunque. Non potevi nasconderti, non potevi ingannarli. Se avevi fatto qualcosa di sbagliato, sicuramente saresti morto. Chi poteva osare di passare un cancello di sicurezza così alto e un sistema che ti cattura, all'istante. Ma….. E se qualcuno da fuori fosse entrato nella città di Satana e avesse cambiato il modo di vivere qui. Il modo in cui le persone pensano, il modo in cui vedono il mondo esterno. Alan aveva queste domande in mente: "Esistono davvero alieni o mostr
Scorch
by Gina DamicoSixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre ability to Damn souls. That makes her pretty scary, even to fellow Grims. But after inadvertently transferring her ability to Zara, a murderous outlaw, Lex is a pariah in Croak, the little town she calls home. To escape the townspeople's wrath, she and her friends embark on a wild road trip to DeMyse. Though this sparkling desert oasis is full of luxuries and amusements, it feels like a prison to Lex. Her best chance at escape would be to stop Zara once and for all--but how can she do that from DeMyse, where the Grims seem mysteriously oblivious to Zara's killing spree?
Scorched
by Mari MancusiTrinity Don't leave me here... When Trinity first hears the voice, she thinks she's going crazy. It wouldn't be a big surprise--her grandfather firmly believes he just brought a genuine dragon egg to their dusty little West Texas town. Connor He's from a future scorched by dragonfire. His mission: Find the girl. Destroy the egg. Save the world. Caleb He's everything his twin brother Connor hates: cocky, undisciplined, and obsessed with saving the dragons. Trinity has no idea which brother to believe. All she has to go by is the voice in her head--a dragon who won't be tamed...
Scorched
by Sharon AshwoodEx-detective Macmillan has a taste for bad girls, but his last love really took the cake - and his humanity. Now a half-demon, Mac's lost his friends, his family and his job. Then a beguiling vampire asks for help to find her son. Suddenly, Mac has a case to work - one that leads him deep into the supernatural prison where Mac learns that cracking the case will cost him his last scrap of humanity.
Scorched Desire (Fire Mates Ser. #4)
by Lexxie CouperThere be dragons!In a world of hunters and the hunted, things are about to get hot . . . really hot! Scorched Desire from awarding winning, Australian paranormal romance author Lexxie Couper, is Book 4 in her bestselling Fire Mates series. Take flight with the dragons of Australia, and discover what dark secrets await in this thrilling erotic paranormal romance. Jilly Parker knows three things to be true. One, her Master's Degree in Ancient Norse mythology is never getting her a job. Or laid.Two, she's never going to be a size 4, let alone a size 2, no matter how many miles she runs every day. And three, the hot hunk covered in tats who rides past her apartment every morning on his Harley is never going to screech to a halt, dismount and haul her into his arms, no matter how much she wishes he would. But hey, a girl can dream, right? Except one day . . . Harley driving, tat covered, hot hunk does . . . stop! And suddenly, Jilly discovers herself in a world of dragon shifters, carnal lust, and fated lovers. A world that leaves her breathless and aching for more. This erotic paranormal suspense contains dragons, shapeshifters, and adult themes. Scorched Desire is not intended for readers under the age of 18. Previously published: (2016) Curved Lines Anthology
Scores
by John CluteFor more than 50 years John Clute has been reviewing science fiction and fantasy. As Scores demonstrates, his devotion to the task of understanding the central literatures of our era has not slackened. There are jokes in Scores, and curses, and tirades, and apologies, and riffs; but every word of every review, in the end, is about how we understand the stories we tell about the world. Following on from his two previous books of collected reviews (Strokes and Look at the Evidence) this book collects reviews from a wide variety of sources, but mostly from Interzone, the New York Review of Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Weekly. Where it has seemed possible to do so without distorting contemporary responses to books, these reviews have been revised, sometimes extensively. 125 review articles, over 200 books reviewed in more than 214,000 words.
Scores
by John CluteFor nearly 40 years John Clute has been reviewing science fiction and fantasy. As Scores demonstrates, his devotion to the task of understanding the central literatures of our era has not slackened. There are jokes in Scores, and curses, and tirades, and apologies, and riffs; but every word of every review, in the end, is about how we understand the stories we tell about the world. Following on from his two previous books of collected reviews (Strokes and Look at the Evidence) this book collects reviews from a wide variety of sources, but mostly from Interzone, the New York Review of Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Weekly. Where it has seemed possible to do so without distorting contemporary responses to books, these reviews have been revised, sometimes extensively. 125 review articles, over 200 books reviewed in more than 214,000 words.
Scornful Stars (Breaker of Empires #3)
by Richard BakerRichard Baker continues his new military science fiction series, Breaker of Empires, with vivid space battles and elements of politics and cultural heritage, picking up where Valiant Dust and Restless Lightning have led.Now a captain, Sikander Singh North commands the destroyer Decisive, assigned to Zerzura, a haven for piracy and the next playing-board in the Great Game. The Aquilan Commonwealth and the Empire of Dremark vie for the allegiance of local ruler Marid Pasha, a competition with stakes that reach far beyond the sector's pirate-infested limits. Sikander must stop the pirate attacks while charting his course between the ambitions of Marid Pasha, a dubious alliance with a shipping magnate, and the inexperience of Decisive’s crew...a situation that only grows more complicated when an old enemy returns.Breaker of EmpiresValiant DustRestless LightningScornful StarsAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Scorpica (Five Queendoms, The #1)
by G.R. MacallisterA centuries-long peace is shattered in a matriarchal society when a decade passes without a single girl being born in this sweeping epic fantasy that&’s perfect for fans of Robin Hobb and Circe.Five hundred years of peace between queendoms shatters when girls inexplicably stop being born. As the Drought of Girls stretches across a generation, it sets off a cascade of political and personal consequences across all five queendoms of the known world, throwing long-standing alliances into disarray as each queendom begins to turn on each other—and new threats to each nation rise from within. Uniting the stories of women from across the queendoms, this propulsive, gripping epic fantasy follows a warrior queen who must rise from childbirth bed to fight for her life and her throne, a healer in hiding desperate to protect the secret of her daughter&’s explosive power, a queen whose desperation to retain control leads her to risk using the darkest magic, a near-immortal sorcerer demigod powerful enough to remake the world for her own ends—and the generation of lastborn girls, the ones born just before the Drought, who must bear the hopes and traditions of their nations if the queendoms are to survive.
Scorpion (Mayfly #2)
by Jeff SweatIn Scorpion, the sequel to Jeff Sweat's YA futuristic thriller Mayfly, Jemma, Lady, and Pico all left the Holy Wood to seek answers to the End, and when they find the Old Guys—the only adults to have survived the original wipeout of everyone over the age of seventeen—they think they've found help at last.But there's a lot the Old Guys aren't telling them. In fact, some of them don't seem interested in solving the End at all and just want Jemma and her friends to leave. Meanwhile, war is brewing among the tribes of the rest of the Children. Jemma's old home has fallen into disorder, and is far from prepared for battle. It won't be long before the fighting reaches Jemma and the Old Guys, if they even live to see it.
Scorpion Shards (The Star Shards Chronicles #1)
by Neal ShustermanSix teens struggle to discover the source of their strange and horrific abilities in this first book of The Star Shards Chronicles.Dillon has the terrifying power to create massive amounts of destruction with the slightest tweak of his will. Deanna is so consumed by fear, it has become like a black hole, drawing to her the very things that terrify her. Then, when the glare of a supernova sixteen light-years away illuminates the night sky, they have a vision: There are six of them out there, all teenagers, and all suffering from supernatural afflictions that disfigure their bodies and souls. Only by finding one another will the six ever be strong enough to defeat these mysterious forces that, bit by bit, are devouring their souls from the inside out. Acclaimed author Neal Shusterman “combines personal quest, horror, and science fiction into an absorbing exploration of good and evil, guilt, forgiveness and personal responsibility” (VOYA) in this thrilling start to a riveting trilogy. Originally published by Tor Fantasy in 1995.
Scorpion Strike: Series 2 Book 2 (Team Hero #6)
by Adam BladeX-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic new adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade - with amazing comic-book style illustrations. General Gore's evil poison is spreading throughout the underground city of Tavnar. Jack, Danny and Ruby must descend into its dark depths before the whole population is infected ...There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Book 1: Fight for the Hidden City, Book 2: Scorpion Strike, Book 3: Falcon of Fury, Book 4: Rise of the Shadow SnakesAnd don't forget Adam Blade's other series: Beast Quest and Sea Quest
Scorpion Strike: Series 2 Book 2 (Team Hero Ser. #6)
by Adam BladeX-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic new adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade - with amazing comic-book style illustrations. General Gore's evil poison is spreading throughout the underground city of Tavnar. Jack, Danny and Ruby must descend into its dark depths before the whole population is infected ...There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Book 1: Fight for the Hidden City, Book 2: Scorpion Strike, Book 3: Falcon of Fury, Book 4: Rise of the Shadow SnakesAnd don't forget Adam Blade's other series: Beast Quest and Sea Quest
Scorpion's Kiss: An Accidental Zodiac Story (The Accidental Zodiacs)
by Cherron RiserFollow the music. The case called to Serina like none of the others she had worked on. After ten years working at the Zodiac Enforcement Agency, going from desk job to being an agent, she had finally found the case that made her mind spin. Not much was known about her target other than the sound of music from the scene of his crimes. The songs told a story, and Serina had every intention of hearing the end. Through time and space, Serina chased her Music Man. Each scene created more questions than answers until it became an obsession—a mystery she would do almost anything to solve. The attacks seemed like more than malice, and Serina wanted to find the answer, even if it meant skirting a little closer to the forbidden edge. She could handle it, and when she found him, he would taste her Scorpion’s Kiss. An Accidental Zodiacs Novel About the Accidental Zodiac shared world: There are three types of Zodiacs: The Sinless who live life in goodness and light, their blue auras shining like beacons of hope. The Wanderers, their purple essence telling others they walk a fine line between good and evil. Then there’s The Fallen, the evil. The ones who use their powers to enhance their lives at any cost.
Scorpion: A Novel
by Christian Cantrell&“An exceptional, fast-paced thriller featuring a tech-empowered assassin whose pattern and objective you&’ve never seen before, chased by a heroine with tenacious grit.&”—David Brin, author of The Postman and ExistenceQuinn Mitchell is a nine-to-five spy—an intelligence analyst for the CIA during the day, and a suburban wife and mother on evenings and weekends. After her young daughter is killed in a tragic accident, sending her life into a tailspin, Quinn hopes to find a new start in her latest assignment: investigating a series of bizarre international assassinations whose victims have been found with numeric codes tattooed, burned, or carved into their flesh. As Quinn follows the killer&’s trail across the globe, always one body behind, she begins uncovering disturbing connections between the murders—and herself. Every lead she tracks down in pursuit of the assassin brings Quinn one step closer to the Epoch Index, a mysterious encrypted message discovered in the archives of the Large Hadron Collider. Its origins are unknown and decrypting it is beyond even the CIA. Yet nothing else can possibly link together a slew of unsolvable murders, an enigmatic and sophisticated serial killer who always seems to be three steps ahead, a quirky young physics prodigy whose knowledge extends well beyond her years, and, underlying everything, the inescapable tragedy of Quinn&’s own past. Discovering the meaning of the Epoch Index leads Quinn to a shocking twist that shatters everything she thought she knew about the past, the future, and the delicate balance of right and wrong that she must now fight to preserve.
Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy
by Scott WesterfeldAll three books in Scott Westerfeld's around-the-world, steampunk, adventure trilogy, now collected together in one ebook bundle!
Scottish Magic
by Elizabeth Ann Michaels Hannah Howell Stobie Piel Mandalyn KayeJourney across time and place to a land of crags and castles shrouded in mist and lore...where haunting sounds of bagpipes can be heard drifting on the wind and where night brings passion and enchantment. Welcome to Scotland and to the legend of the noble clan called the MacLachlans, whose destiny is entwined with the magic that rules these tempestuous Highlands. Savor four stories of breathtaking romance set in a land where love is the most powerful magic of all... A handsome laird meets his match in Stobie Piel's LILY. Although she is responsible for the curse that has haunted Duncan MacLachlan since birth, Lily has always watched over him...and loves him with all her heart. But she has never allowed him to see her...until one fateful day. Unaware of who Lily really is, Duncan loses his own heart to the fey beauty. Sworn to make her his, his passion will be put to the ultimate test when Lily becomes a pawn in a battle between good and evil that can only be won by love itself. Hannah Howell's ISBEL introduces an ethereal beauty who possesses the gift of sight, a legacy that flows through the MacLachlan blood. Her sensual dream of a tall, black-haired warrior turns passionately real when he steps off the battlefield and into her life. She knows it is her destiny to heal him and to desire him. But first he must learn to trust this bewitchingly beautiful woman who offers him nothing but the magical passion of her love. Destiny and desire become one in FAERIE PRINCESS. Elisabeth Ann Michaels' tale of the cerulean-eyed Krista, who possesses a special gift passed down from the very first MacLachlan bride. When she meets the enigmatic Prince Alexi, he makes her burn with unaccustomed fire. But Alexi is a rogue, a seducer...and a man about to discover love with a woman whose capricious charm holds a magic all its own. beyond time in Mandalyn Kaye's BENEATH THE MIDNIGHT SKY. Every one hundred years, Stuart MacLachlan awakens from his enchanted slumber to end the curse placed on his cherished love, Laren Campbell. But now he has only five days to solve the legendary faerie riddle...or surrender to the darkness forever. Enter a world that is magnificent and wild, where desire rides on the winds of destiny...and where passion knows no bounds. Journey to Scotland of long ago...and find love.
Scoundrel: The Blades of the Rose (The Blades of the Rose #2)
by Zoe Archer&“[A] delightful tale of an intelligent, competent woman sharing adventure and romance with a formidable partner&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The Blades of the Rose are sworn to protect the sources of magic in the world. But the work is dangerous--and they can't always protect their own. . .Ready For Action London Harcourt's father is bent on subjugating the world's magic to British rule. But since London is a mere female, he hasn't bothered to tell her so. He's said only that he's leading a voyage to the Greek isles. No matter, after a smothering marriage and three years of straitlaced widowhood, London jumps at the opportunity--unfortunately, right into the arms of Bennett Day.Risking It All Bennett is a ladies' man, when he's not dodging lethal attacks to protect the powers of the ancients from men like London's father. Sometimes, he's a ladies' man even when he is dodging them. But the minute he sees London he knows she will require his full attention. The woman is lovely, brilliant, and the only known speaker of a dialect of ancient Greek that holds the key to calling down the wrath of the gods. Bennett will be risking his life again--but around London, what really worries him is the danger to his heart. . .Praise for Warrior: The Blades of the Rose "Crackles with adventure, a rich sense of place, and terrific characterization." --Mary Jo Putney "Weaves a delightful spell…cleverly blending history and magic."--Elizabeth Vaughan, USA Today bestselling author "An innovative and exciting romantic adventure with just the right touch of the paranormal." --Jennifer Ashley, USA Today bestselling author
Scoundrels, Monsters, and Special Circumstances: Orbit October-December 2010
by Greg Bear Lilith Saintcrow Jennifer Rardin Iain M. Banks Rachel AaronOrbit is pleased to present a selection from each of our upcoming titles for Fall 2010. Inside you'll find everything from king-stealing thieves, to zombie-hunting couples. We have the newest Iain M. Banks novel Surface Detail, Greg Bear's triumphant return to deep space SF with Hull Zero Three, new novels from urban fantasy greats like Lilith Saintcrow and Jennifer Rardin. We're especially pleased to introduce debut author, Rachel Aaron, with her three rip-roaring fantasy adventures in three months.
Scoundrels: A Blackguards Anthology (Blackguards #2)
by Melanie MeadorsStealing into shadows. Coveting coin...and blood. No one is safe from the schemes of those who lurk in the city's underworld-those who prey on the weak and naive. Within these pages lie tales of intrigue and murder, thievery, and revenge, by bestselling and award-winning authors like Bradley P. Beaulieu, Jean Rabe, Lian Hearn, Anton Strout, and many more!
Scoundrels: Star Wars (Star Wars - Legends #103)
by Timothy ZahnNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • To make his biggest score, Han's ready to take even bigger risks. But even he can't do this job solo.Han Solo should be basking in his moment of glory. After all, the cocky smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon just played a key role in the daring raid that destroyed the Death Star and landed the first serious blow to the Empire in its war against the Rebel Alliance. But after losing the reward his heroics earned him, Han&’s got nothing to celebrate. Especially since he&’s deep in debt to the ruthless crime lord Jabba the Hutt. There's a bounty on Han's head—and if he can&’t cough up the credits, he&’ll surely pay with his hide. The only thing that can save him is a king's ransom. Or maybe a gangster&’s fortune?That's what a mysterious stranger is offering in exchange for Han&’s less-than-legal help with a riskier-than-usual caper. The payoff will be more than enough for Han to settle up with Jabba—and ensure he never has to haggle with the Hutts again.All he has to do is infiltrate the ultra-fortified stronghold of a Black Sun crime syndicate underboss and crack the galaxy&’s most notoriously impregnable safe. It sounds like a job for miracle workers . . . or madmen. So Han assembles a gallery of rogues who are a little of both—including his indispensable sidekick Chewbacca and the cunning Lando Calrissian. If anyone can dodge, deceive, and defeat heavily armed thugs, killer droids, and Imperial agents alike—and pull off the heist of the century—it&’s Solo&’s scoundrels. But will their crime really pay, or will it cost them the ultimate price?BONUS: Includes the novella Winner Lose All.
Scourge of the Atom
by John Russell Fearn Volsted GridbanMartin Bond had an intriguing theory of Cosmic Descent, believing that the first intelligent life in the solar system evolved on the Moon, with the Selenites later migrating to Mars, after they had destroyed their civilization and the Moon following the discovery of atomic power. The Martians had subsequently fallen victim to the same cycle of events, and their survivors had fled to Earth. There is something inherent in the atom which is released along with nuclear energy that stirs the baser passions of living beings. And now, humanity stands on the brink of atomic warfare...
Scourge of the Atom
by John Russell Fearn Volsted GridbanDoctor Martin Bond had an intriguing theory. By re-creating on Earth the prototype of a section of Mars, equivalent in atmosphere, aridity and every other scientific detail he hoped to attune his own mind and body to Martian conditions. Not only did he hope to learn what had happened to Mars' civilisation, but in doing he also believed the could recapture the past and its carefully concealed secrets.