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Bug Hunts
by Mark LathamThey said there were no monsters. But there are.It is the 23rd Century, mankind has reached out to the stars, populating great swathes of the galaxy in their bid to become the rulers of space. And yet one threat more than any other stands in the way of humanity's manifest destiny: Bugs. Across the cold void of space, alien monsters prey on humanity - infesting generation-ships, destroying colonies, and transforming humans into hosts for their foul spoor. From the insectoid hive-beasts of Klaatu, to the xenomorphic parasites of the outer rim, this book contains the sum total of human knowledge of the myriad forms of alien menace; where to find them... and how to kill them. In this guide you will find details of mankind's greatest champions, the marines of STAR dynamic. With their state-of-the-art technology and advanced combat tactics developed over a century of warfare, the STAR marines battle the alien, wherever it may strike.
Bug Jack Barron
by Norman SpinradWith over 100 million viewers, Jack Barron's call-in talk show is the perfect platform for reform. But every man has his price, and a cryogenics millionaire is making Jack an offer he can't refuse ... immortality. Denounced on the floor of Parliament as depraved, Bug Jack Barron penetrates to the heart of the shadowland where media and politics meet. And explode.
Bug-Eyed Monsters
by Barry N. Malzberg Bill Pronzini13 science fiction stories picked from the field's inception as a distinct subgenre of American fiction.
Bugs
by John SladekThis comic novel about an Englishman lost in the surreal high-tech computer country of America's mid-west describes how the hero Fred Jones goes to America to seek his fortune and ends up with his private life out of control, working for the KGB and people wanting to murder him.
Bugs
by John SladekA challenging opportunity for a right-stuff person. Fred Jones is an impoverished writer who goes to America to seek his fortune. He finds instead a bewildering, soulless shopping mall of a world where everything and everyone seems to be for sale. In Las Vegas, Jones meets a serial killer. In New York, he himself i
Build Your House Around My Body: A Novel
by Violet KupersmithPart puzzle, part revenge tale, part ghost story, this kaleidoscopic novel spins half a century of Vietnamese history and folklore into a &“brilliant, sweeping epic that swaps spirits and sheds time like snakeskin&” (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Survivor Song).Two young women go missing decades apart. Both are fearless, both are lost. And both will have their revenge. 1986: The teenage daughter of a wealthy Vietnamese family loses her way in an abandoned rubber plantation while fleeing her angry father and is forever changed. 2011: A young, unhappy Vietnamese American woman disappears from her new home in Saigon without a trace. The fates of these two women are inescapably linked, bound together by past generations, by ghosts and ancestors, by the history of possessed bodies and possessed lands. Alongside them, we meet a young boy who is sent to a boarding school for the métis children of French expatriates, just before Vietnam declares its independence from colonial rule; two Frenchmen who are trying to start a business with the Vietnam War on the horizon; and the employees of the Saigon Spirit Eradication Co., who find themselves investigating strange occurrences in a farmhouse on the edge of a forest. Each new character and timeline brings us one step closer to understanding what binds them all. Build Your House Around My Body takes us from colonial mansions to ramshackle zoos, from sweaty nightclubs to the jostling seats of motorbikes, from ex-pat flats to sizzling back-alley street carts. Spanning more than fifty years of Vietnamese history and barreling toward an unforgettable conclusion, this is a time-traveling, heart-pounding, border-crossing fever dream of a novel that will haunt you long after the last page.
Build Your House Around My Body: The most hotly anticipated debut of the summer
by Violet Kupersmith'Gorgeous, completely original, and quite disturbing, usually all three at the same time. Beware! This book might swallow you up.' Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves A Kirkus selection: '8 Novels to Read This Summer' For those who can't holiday abroad this summer, explore the heart of Vietnam in this bewitching, exhilarating and utterly immersive novel Two young Vietnamese women go missing decades apart. Both are fearless, both are lost. And both will have their revenge. 1986: The teenage daughter of a wealthy Vietnamese family gets lost in an abandoned rubber plantation while fleeing her angry father, and is forever changed by the experience. 2011: Twenty-five years later, a young, unhappy Vietnamese-American named Winnie disappears from her new home in Saigon without a trace. The fates of both women are inescapably linked, bound together by past generations, by ghosts and ancestors, by the history of possessed bodies and possessed lands. Barrelling through the sweaty nightclubs of Saigon to ramshackle zoos, colonial mansions and haunted forests, Violet Kupersmith's heart-pounding fever dream of a novel deftly combines Vietnamese history and folklore to create an immersive, playful, utterly unforgettable debut.
Building Harlequin's Moon
by Larry Niven Brenda CooperAn inter-generational starship goes off course and must find a way to replenish their anti-matter if they are ever going to get to their destination. Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper deliver a fast-paced story about the virtual slave labor of children that is used to create the anti-matter factory. Could it be that, once the work is done, the children will be abandoned?
Building Harlequin's Moon
by Larry Niven Brenda CooperThe first interstellar starship, John Glenn, fled a Solar System populated by rogue AIs and machine/human hybrids, threatened by too much nanotechnology, and rife with political dangers. The John Glenn's crew intended to terraform the nearly pristine planet Ymir, in hopes of creating a utopian society that would limit intelligent technology. But by some miscalculation they have landed in another solar system and must shape the gas giant planet Harlequin's moon, Selene, into a new, temporary home. Their only hope of ever reaching Ymir is to rebuild their store of antimatter by terraforming the moon. Gabriel, the head terraformer, must lead this nearly impossible task, with all the wrong materials: the wrong ships and tools, and too few resources. His primary tools are the uneducated and nearly-illiterate children of the original colonists, born and bred to build Harlequin's moon into an antimatter factory. Rachel Vanowen is one of these children. Basically a slave girl, she must do whatever the terraforming Council tells her. She knows that Council monitors her actions from a circling vessel above Selene's atmosphere, and is responsible for everything Rachel and her people know, as well as all the skills, food, and knowledge they have ever received. With no concept of the future and a life defined with duty, how will the children of Selene ever survive once the Council is through terraforming and have abandoned Selene for its ultimate goal of Ymir?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation
by Mark J.P. WolfMark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of themselves. Wolf argues that imaginary worlds—which are often transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial in nature—are compelling objects of inquiry for Media Studies. Chapters touch on: a theoretical analysis of how world-building extends beyond storytelling, the engagement of the audience, and the way worlds are conceptualized and experienced a history of imaginary worlds that follows their development over three millennia from the fictional islands of Homer’s Odyssey to the present internarrative theory examining how narratives set in the same world can interact and relate to one another an examination of transmedial growth and adaptation, and what happens when worlds make the jump between media an analysis of the transauthorial nature of imaginary worlds, the resulting concentric circles of authorship, and related topics of canonicity, participatory worlds, and subcreation’s relationship with divine Creation Building Imaginary Worlds also provides the scholar of imaginary worlds with a glossary of terms and a detailed timeline that spans three millennia and more than 1,400 imaginary worlds, listing their names, creators, and the works in which they first appeared.
Built for Pleasure
by Thursday EuclidRetired military officer Malcolm Torvik runs a rehabilitation facility for malfunctioning pleasure cyborgs. When WLF-6759--Wolf--arrives at Reboot Camp, the former battle cyborg presents problems Malcolm's never faced before. Most pleasure cyborgs are sensation junkies, constantly high on the chemicals sex releases into their bloodstream, but Wolf's faulty refit means it's spent a decade suffering through unwanted encounters--and sometimes fighting back despite the consequences. At first Wolf's rebellion frustrates Malcolm even as Wolf's undeniable physical perfection draws him. Then Wolf's unexpected vulnerability and need open a whole new dynamic between them, and Malcolm finds himself feeling far too much for something that isn't even human. Or is it? Could Homo sapiens technica be just as human as Malcolm is? And if it is, what's Malcolm supposed to do about it? Malcolm's been alone for so long.... Is it possible he's found love with a cyborg? How far will he go to ensure Wolf's freedom? Malcolm knows what he must do--for both of them--but it might cost him much more than his comfortable life.
Buko et les Yukant
by Martha FaëBuko n’est pas son nom, mais tout le monde l’appelle ainsi. Il ne peut pas voler, mais il a toujours voulu aller au-delà des nuages sans avion. Buko a entendu dire qu’il y a des choses qui sont simplement impossibles, mais cela est très différent de ce que lui dit son cœur. LIVRE POUR ENFANTS DE 9 À 11 ANS. L’histoire est également adaptée à des enfants plus jeunes, s’ils sont accompagnés lors de la lecture. L’histoire comporte de l’action, des touches d’humour et accorde une place importante à l’amitié. Elle n’a pas de nom, mais on l’appelle Yuki, comme tous les enfants de son île. Buko, ce petit garçon tellement bizarre, lui a dit que tout était possible, bien que cela soit tout à fait différent de ce que lui dit son cœur. Picoti.... Alors, Picoti est bien son nom et il a vraiment un cœur en or. Le reste est encore mieux, mais tu le découvriras toi-même. Buko et les Yukant est une histoire d’amitié qui nous apprend que seule la peur nous éloigne de la liberté.
Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild #1)
by Ruby DixonAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner—a minotaur—in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon.As a Holder&’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it&’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold—and their heads—if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something about it. She&’ll join the Royal Artifactual Guild and the adventurers who explore ancient underground ruins to retrieve the coveted arcane items.It&’s a great plan—with one big problem. The guild won&’t let her train because she&’s a woman. Aspeth needs a chaperone of some kind. The best way to get around this problem? Marry someone who will let her become an apprentice. Who better than a surly guild member who requires a favor of his own? He&’s a minotaur (it&’s fine) who is her teacher (also fine) . . . and he&’s about to go into rut (which is where it gets tricky). He also has no idea she&’s a noble (oops), and he&’ll want nothing to do with her if he discovers her real identity.Now Aspeth just has to pass the guild tests, thwart a fortune hunter, and save her hold—oh, and survive a rut with her monstrous, horned husband, whom she might be falling in love with.It&’s time to dig deep. Literally.
Bull: A Novel
by David ElliottMuch like Lin-Manuel Miranda did in Hamilton, the New York Times best-selling author David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur. A rough, rowdy, and darkly comedic young adult retelling in verse, which NPR called &“beautifully clever,&” Bull will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters. SEE THE STORY OF THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT Minos thought he could Pull a fast one On me, Poseidon! God of the Sea! But I&’m the last one On whom you Should try such a thing. The nerve of that guy. The balls. The audacity. I AM THE OCEAN! I got capacity! Depths! Darkness! Delphic power! So his sweet little plan Went big-time sour And his wife had a son Born with horns and a muzzle Who ended up In an underground puzzle. What is it with you mortals? You just can&’t seem to learn: If you play with fire, babies, You&’re gonna get burned.
Bullet (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novels)
by Laurell K. HamiltonI am back in St Louis and trying to live a normal life - as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner and a US Marshal. I have my lovers, my friends and their children, school programs to attend. In the midst of all this ordinary happiness a vampire from my past reaches out. She was supposed to be dead, but the Mother of All Darkness is the first vampire, and it's hard to kill a god. The Mother of All Darkness believes that the triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude with me and the werewolf Richard Zeeman has enough power for her to regain a body and to emigrate to the New World. But the body she wants to possess is already taken ... And if the Mother of All Darkness can't succeed in taking over my body for herself, she means to see that no one else has the use of it, ever again.
Bullet Gal
by Andrez BergenTeenage gunsel-cum-aspiring-hero Mitzi (last name unknown) breezes into Heropa with twin 9 mm pistols blazing - only to be targeted for recruitment, betrayal and assassination. French femmes fatale, an out-of-touch super-powered elite, and one hell of an underlying mystery, figure heavily in this fusion neo-noir, science-fiction dystopia. Interweaving the scrappy one-liners is a story much more than the sum of its parts, concerning questions about grand creative process.
Bullet: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #19)
by Laurell K. HamiltonThe sensational new novel from the New York Times bestselling author featuring her vampire-hunting heroine Anita Blake. I am back in St Louis and trying to live a normal life - as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner and a US Marshal. I have my lovers, my friends and their children, school programs to attend. In the midst of all this ordinary happiness a vampire from my past reaches out. She was supposed to be dead, but the Mother of All Darkness is the first vampire, and it's hard to kill a god. The Mother of All Darkness believes that the triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude with me and the werewolf Richard Zeeman has enough power for her to regain a body and to emigrate to the New World. But the body she wants to possess is already taken. . . And if the Mother of All Darkness can't succeed in taking over my body for herself, she means to see that no one else has the use of it, ever again.
Bulletproof Hearts
by Brenda HarlenAssistant D.A. Natalie Vaughn came to Fairweather to build a better life for her son and erase the mistakes of her past. All she wanted was a fresh start--she had no desire for danger or romance. Until Lieutenant Dylan Creighton walked into her office.The sexy, blue-eyed cop had only one goal: to bring down the leader of the local crime syndicate, the man responsible for destroying his family. His attraction to the beautiful attorney was a distraction he couldn't allow--until she stumbled onto a murder scene and placed herself in the line of fire. Forced to stay close to protect Natalie, his feelings--and hers--soon gave way to passion. And only then did they realize that the greatest danger they faced might be falling in love.
Bullettime
by Nick Mamatas“Think Run Lola Run by way of the Columbine massacre . . . a noir steeped in teenage misery and revenge” from the acclaimed author of I Am Providence(Backlisted). David Holbrook exists everywhere and nowhere . . . David Holbrook is a scrawny kid, the victim of bullies, and the neglected son of insane parents. David Holbrook is the Kallis Episkopos, a vicious murderer turned imprisoned leader of a death cult dedicated to Eris, the Hellenic goddess of discord. David Holbrook never killed anyone, and lives a lonely and luckless existence with his aging mother in a tumbledown New Jersey town. Caught between finger and trigger, David is given three chances to decide his fate as he is compelled to live and relive all his potential existences, guided only by the dark wisdom found in a bottle of cough syrup. From the author of the instant cult classic Move Under Ground comes a fantasy of blood, lust, destiny, school shootings, and the chance to change your future. “Nick Mamatas’s work is often so relevant and timely as to border on the prophetic, and his fourth solo novel is no exception. It may also be his most accessible book to date, which is all the more impressive when you consider its non-linear, unique structure, and the Gus Van Sant-sized elephant in the classroom—Bullettime centers around a miserable teenager shooting up his high school.” —Strange Horizons “Mamatas’s strong voice shines . . .” —SF Signal “Complex, ambitious . . . readers willing to venture off the beaten path will be intrigued by Dave’s sometimes pathetic and sometimes oddly endearing life stories.” —Publishers Weekly
Bullettime
by Nick Mamatas&“Think Run Lola Run by way of the Columbine massacre. . . . A noir steeped in teenage misery and revenge&” by the author of Sensation and Sabbath (Backlisted). Every day, Dave Holbrook runs the gauntlet of high school in northern New Jersey, complete with racial tensions, bullying, and outright violence. His home life isn&’t so great either. His mother&’s an alcoholic and his father can&’t be bothered. So Dave subsists on over-the-counter cough syrup and his love for her . . . She&’s a transfer student, a waitress, a goddess of discord named Eris. And she offers Dave a way out of his miserable existence—and into an infinite number of tragically short lives. In one, he dies of bronchitis as a baby. In another, he has a job installing lottery machines until a fatal car wreck. And in the darkest one of all, he arms himself with an Uzi and walks into his school. No matter what happens, it seems, Dave is trapped on a never-ending ride of infinite possibilities—with Eris at the wheel. &“Nick Mamatas&’s work is often so relevant and timely as to border on the prophetic, and his fourth solo novel is no exception. It may also be his most accessible book to date, which is all the more impressive when you consider its non-linear, unique structure, and the Gus Van Sant-sized elephant in the classroom—Bullettime centers around a miserable teenager shooting up his high school.&” —Strange Horizons &“Complex, ambitious . . . Readers willing to venture off the beaten path will be intrigued by Dave&’s sometimes pathetic and sometimes oddly endearing life stories.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Mamatas&’s strong voice shines.&” —SF Signal
Bulls Rush In
by Elliott JamesJohn Charming. Ex knight. Current monster hunter.John's past is complicated enough, so he tries to keep life simple: Find monster. Kill Monster. But when he wanders into Vista Verde, a small town with a big secret, he soon discovers that the simple answer is a load of bull. This is a short story from contemporary fantasy author, Elliott James, within his Pax Arcana world. The first of his novels, Charming and Daring, are available now. Word count: 8500Other Pax Arcana Short Fiction: Charmed I'm SureDon't Go Chasing WaterfallsPushing LuckSurreal EstateDog-GoneBulls Rush InTalking Dirty
Bulls Rush In (Pax Arcana)
by Elliott JamesJohn Charming. Ex knight. Current monster hunter. John's past is complicated enough, so he tries to keep life simple: Find monster. Kill Monster. But when he wanders into Vista Verde, a small town with a big secret, he soon discovers that the simple answer is a load of bull. This is a short story from contemporary fantasy author, Elliott James, within his Pax Arcana world. The first of his novels, Charming and Daring, are available now. Word count: ~8500 Other Pax Arcana Short Fiction: Charmed I'm Sure Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls Pushing Luck Surreal Estate Dog-Gone Bulls Rush In Talking Dirty
Bumblebee at Super Hero High (DC Super Hero Girls)
by Lisa Yee Random HouseGet your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls(TM)--the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman(TM), Supergirl(TM), Batgirl(TM), and some of the world's most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Bumblebee(TM) buzzes into action with the rest of the DC Super Hero Girls(TM) in this action-packed hardcover novel for young readers!When the world's honey supply starts to drop and some of her old tech disappears, super student Bumblebee enlists her friends Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, and Beast Boy to help her find out why. Is it a new villain, or someone from the past? With so much going on at Super Hero High, Bumblebee isn't sure how she's going to keep an eye on everything, but she's determined to do it with style . . . and sting!Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings this edge-of-your-seat adventure to life with mystery, thrills, and laughs. Move over, Batman(TM) and Superman(TM)--the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day . . . and have fun doing it!
Bump: A little horse’s tale
by Andrew J. WilliamBeing smaller than a normal horse had never really been a problem for Bump; and although other horses laughed at her, and some of the children in the yard made fun of her because of her bobbly head, she was just happy to have a home and feel loved, some of the time at least. However, Bump longed to have her own special human friend one day, just like all the other horses had; and one day, when two new girls came to the yard, something truly magical happened...
Bumps in the Night
by Harry AllardDudley the Stork's new house is haunted. When clock strikes twelve there are thumps in the den, creaks on the stairs, and bumps everywhere. Just before midnight Dudley's friends gather with madam Kreepy. What will happen when clock strikes twelve?