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Generation 18: Number 2 in series (Spook Squad Ser. #2)
by Keri ArthurThough neither event seems related, Agents Sam Ryan and Gabriel Stern quickly discover a link between the two - the military base known as Hopeworth. But are the serial killings a military cover-up that has gone dangerously wrong, or is there a deeper, more personal reason behind the murders of the red-headed adoptees? As the investigation continues, Sam discovers a connection between herself and the murder victims - a connection that implies a link to Hopeworth itself. With the killings escalating and the danger drawing closer to home, Sam not only has to battle to bring a killer to justice, but also has to save Gabriel's life. And the one person who seems to hold the key to what is going on, as well as what has happened in Sam's past, is the mysterious man who saved her life. But does she dare believe his words or the dreams she seems to share with him? Because this mystery man may not be just her enemy, but the enemy of humankind itself.
Generation 18: Number 2 in series (Spook Squad Trilogy #2)
by Keri ArthurThough neither event seems related, Agents Sam Ryan and Gabriel Stern quickly discover a link between the two - the military base known as Hopeworth. But are the serial killings a military cover-up that has gone dangerously wrong, or is there a deeper, more personal reason behind the murders of the red-headed adoptees? As the investigation continues, Sam discovers a connection between herself and the murder victims - a connection that implies a link to Hopeworth itself. With the killings escalating and the danger drawing closer to home, Sam not only has to battle to bring a killer to justice, but also has to save Gabriel's life. And the one person who seems to hold the key to what is going on, as well as what has happened in Sam's past, is the mysterious man who saved her life. But does she dare believe his words or the dreams she seems to share with him? Because this mystery man may not be just her enemy, but the enemy of humankind itself.
Generation A
by Douglas CouplandGeneration A is set in the near future in a world where bees are extinct, until five unconnected people from around the world -- in the United States, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka -- are all stung. Their shared experience unites them in ways they never could have imagined. Generation A mirrors Coupland's debut novel, 1991's Generation X. It explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. Like much of Coupland's writing, it occupies the perplexing hinterland between optimism about the future and everyday apocalyptic paranoia. Imaginative, inventive, and fantastically entertaining, Generation A is his most ambitious work to date.
The Generation Killer
by Adam SimcoxThe second thrilling instalment of Adam Simcox's 'wildly entertaining' (Adam Hamdy) THE DYING SQUAD series.There's a new serial killer on the streets of Manchester - and only a dead cop can stop them.Detective Joe Lazarus works for the Dying Squad, solving crimes the living police can't. When the Generation Killer starts wiping out Manchester's innocents, Joe and his new partner Bits have mere hours to catch the murderer. A young woman's life depends on it. Joe's former partner Daisy-May has her own problems. Children are going missing in the afterlife, and she's the only one who seems to care. Her investigation uncovers a conspiracy so vast, it threatens both the living and the dead.Her predecessor the Duchess can't help this time; she's tracked her treacherous sister, Hanna, to Tokyo, where she's been recruiting the dead. The Duchess must enlist the help of a local detective if she's to have any choice of stopping her.Time is running out for the Dying Squad. And if they can't crack their cases, it's the living that will pay...
The Generation Killer
by Adam SimcoxThe second thrilling instalment of Adam Simcox's 'wildly entertaining' (Adam Hamdy) THE DYING SQUAD series.There's a new serial killer on the streets of Manchester - and only a dead cop can stop them.Detective Joe Lazarus works for the Dying Squad, solving crimes the living police can't. When the Generation Killer starts wiping out Manchester's innocents, Joe and his new partner Bits have mere hours to catch the murderer. A young woman's life depends on it. Joe's former partner Daisy-May has her own problems. Children are going missing in the afterlife, and she's the only one who seems to care. Her investigation uncovers a conspiracy so vast, it threatens both the living and the dead.Her predecessor the Duchess can't help this time; she's tracked her treacherous sister, Hanna, to Tokyo, where she's been recruiting the dead. The Duchess must enlist the help of a local detective if she's to have any choice of stopping her.Time is running out for the Dying Squad. And if they can't crack their cases, it's the living that will pay...
Generation Loss
by Elizabeth Hand"Startling, unclassifiable. . . Full of mysteries -- all originating in its characters' troubled psyches -- and full of terrors that can't be explained."--New York TimesShirley Jackson Award winner.Praise for Elizabeth Hand's previous novels:"Inhabits a world between reason and insanity--it's a delightful waking dream."--People"One of the most sheerly impressive, not to mention overwhelmingly beautiful books I have read in a long time."--Peter StraubCass Neary made her name in the 1970s as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in New York City. Her pictures of the musicians and hangers on, the infamous, the damned, and the dead, got her into art galleries and a book deal. But thirty years later she is adrift, on her way down, and almost out. Then an old acquaintance sends her on a mercy gig to interview a famously reclusive photographer who lives on an island in Maine. When she arrives Downeast, Cass stumbles across a decades-old mystery that is still claiming victims, and into one final shot at redemption.Elizabeth Hand grew up in New York State. In 1975 she moved to Washington, DC, to study playwriting at Catholic University. After seeing Patti Smith perform, Hand flunked out and became involved in the DC and New York City nascent punk scenes. From 1979 to 1986 she worked at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; she returned to university to study cultural anthropology, and received her BA in 1985. The author of seven previous novels and the recipient of a Maine Arts Commission and an NEA Fellowship, she is a regular contributor to The Washington Post Book World. Hand lives with her family on the Maine coast.
Génération M
by Scott CramerMettant en place froidement leur vision d’un futur utopique, les scientifiques du CDC laissent une infection mortelle se transformer en épidémie hors des colonies. Abby, dévorée par la nouvelle maladie, s'embarque dans une course contre la montre pour trouver son frère et sa sœur, et sauver des millions de vies.
Generation One (I am Number Four #1)
by Pittacus Lore<P>The war may be over—but for the next generation, the battle has just begun!It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted in Pittacus Lore’s United as One. But in order to win, our alien allies known as the Garde unleashed their Loric energy that spread throughout the globe. Now human teenagers have begun to develop incredible powers of their own, known as Legacies. <P>To help these incredible and potentially dangerous individuals—and put the world at ease—the Garde have created an academy where they can train this new generation to control their powers and hopefully one day help mankind. But not everyone thinks that’s the best use of their talents. And the teens may need to use their Legacies sooner than they ever imagined. <P>Perfect for fans of Marvel’s X-Men and Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave, this epic new series follows a diverse cast of teens as they struggle to hone their abilities and decide what, if anything, they should do with them. As a spin-off of the bestselling I Am Number Four series, those familiar with the original books and newcomers alike will devour this fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Generation Ship: A Novel
by Michael MammayGeneration Ship has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
Generation V
by M. L. BrennanReality Bites Fortitude Scott’s life is a mess. A degree in film theory has left him with zero marketable skills, his job revolves around pouring coffee, his roommate hasn’t paid rent in four months, and he’s also a vampire. Well, sort of. He’s still mostly human. But when a new vampire comes into his family’s territory and young girls start going missing, Fort can’t ignore his heritage anymore. His mother and his older, stronger siblings think he’s crazy for wanting to get involved. So it’s up to Fort to take action, with the assistance of Suzume Hollis, a dangerous and sexy shape-shifter. Fort is determined to find a way to outsmart the deadly vamp, even if he isn’t quite sure how. But without having matured into full vampirehood and with Suzume ready to split if things get too risky, Fort’s rescue mission might just kill him. … .
Generation Warriors (Planet Pirates #3)
by Anne Mccaffrey Elizabeth MoonLunzie, fresh from her adventures in The Death of Sleep, has discovered that the one good heavy-worlder she ever met isn't so good after all... Fordeliton, sent off to investigate the connection between the super-rich and the planet pirates, is now dying of a mysterious slow poison. His aunt's spiritual advisor wants to give him her "special cure". Dupaynil, having made the mistake of pushing sassinak too far, has been exiled to Seti space aboard a tiny escort vessel-where he's discovered that the crew are in the pay of the planet pirates... Aygar, the idealistic young Iretan, is out to prove he has brains as well as heavy-worlder brawn... but there are plenty who'd like to blow them out before he can learn to use them. Then there's Sassinak, ordered to report to Fed Central for the trial of the mutineer Tanegli. She'd been told to disarm her ship when it enters restricted space; she'd been told her crew can't have liberty or leave; and she'd been told to follow all the rules. You remember Sassinak...the only person who might be able to stop the disaster ahead has never been one to follow the rules... The Planet Pirate Series Dinosaur Planet Dinosaur Planet Survivors Sassinak The Death of Sleep Generation Warriors
Generations: Star Trek The Next Generation (Star Trek #No.40)
by J. M. DillardThe story begins with the launching of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-B and the mysterious disappearance of Captain James T. Kirk. Then seventy-eight years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D receives a distress call from a remote scientific observatory. Picard learns that a newly developed super weapon has been stolen by a desperate scientist with an insane plot. Facing the most difficult task of his career, Captain Picard must seek out the one person with the power to help him, a person long thought dead: Captain James T. Kirk. Together, the two captains will be tested as they've never been before. And both men will be forced to make the greatest sacrifices of their careers to save countless millions from a madman with a plan for mass destruction.
Generazione M
by Scott CramerL’esplosiva conclusione della Trilogia di Toucan. Mentre gli scienziati della Colonia Est mettono in atto con freddezza i loro piani per realizzare la società utopistica che si sono prefigurati, Abby intraprende un viaggio disperato per ritrovare suo fratello e sua sorella e salvare la vita di milioni di persone.
Generosità Mortale
by Michal Adam Dawn BrowerJeasin Grean ha una sola priorità: mantenere al sicuro la sua migliore amica, la dott.ssa Luciana Doll, lontana dalle grinfie del padre e da un'orda di zombie che girovagavano fuori dalla loro porta. Lucy è un genio ed è quasi riuscita a sviluppare una cura. Quando il suo ex fidanzato, Nathaniel Tyger, compare infettato, è costretta a lavorare contro il tempo, sperando di poterlo salvare da un futuro come zombie. Corrono contro il tempo per salvare Nat e vincere contro un possibile attacco del padre di Lucy. Sopravviveranno in un mondo già distrutto? Jeasin ha il compito alla parti delle dodici fatiche di Ercole per guidarli verso la salvezza. Riuscirà a soddisfare le aspettative di Lucy e continuare a proteggerla finché la cura sarà pronta?
Genesi. L’Estinzione: Volume Uno
by Vittorio Rossi Miranda NadingIl tempo sta per scadere per la razza umana. Max Dumerick ha passato la sua giovane vita facendo lavori sporchi per il miglior offerente. Il suo ultimo incarico risveglia tuttavia la sua riluttante coscienza, e così si ritrova ad operare insieme ad una strana coppia per cercare di fermare un uomo che aspira ad essere dio. Quando Melanie Edwards si rende conto di essere ricercata, il suo desiderio di proteggere la propria famiglia la costringe a prendere delle decisioni molto difficili. Scelte che la condurranno dritta dentro il ventre della bestia più pericolosa. Abbandonato dalla donna che ama, madre della sua bambina, dalla quale riceve soltanto qualche raro enigmatico messaggio, Ryan Edwards si imbatte nell’evidenza dell’apocalisse che sta per giungere. Quando incomincia ad indagare, alla ricerca della verità, deve scegliere tra lanciare un avvertimento al mondo e proteggere la vita di sua figlia. Due notti decisive, a distanza di sedici anni, intrecceranno i destini del predatore e della preda.
Genesis (Gateway Essentials #9)
by Poul AndersonArtificial intelligence has been developed to a point where human intelligence can be uploaded into a computer, achieving a sort of hybrid immortality. Astronaut Christian Brannock welcomes this technology that will make it possible for him to achieve his dream and explore the stars.A billion years later, Brannock is dispatched to Earth to check on some strange anomalies. While there he meets Laurinda Ashcroft, another hybrid upload. Brannock and Laurinda join forces and investigate Gaia, the supermind dominating the planet, and learn the truth of her terrifying and secret plans for Earth...Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for best novel, 2001
Genesis
by Poul AndersonThis John W. Campbell Award–winning novel is &“brilliantly conceived . . . Anderson&’s narrative soars, as unfettered as an exalting dream&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Astronaut Christian Brannock achieved immortality when he allowed his consciousness to be uploaded onto a computer. Billions of years later, when AI&’s called nodes control the galaxy and the survival of Earth is threatened by the expansion of the sun, Brannock is summoned to investigate the condition of humanity&’s home planet. He will soon meet another mind—that of a woman named Laurinda Ashcroft, who chose to merge with an Earth-based computer. Together, they must explore a simulation of Earth and all of its alternative pasts and futures, run by a rogue robot whose ambivalence toward human existence may hide far more dangerous secrets . . . &“Anderson, far more than many newer science fiction writers, takes the trouble to envision a genuinely strange, complex future for mankind.&” —The Washington Post Praise for Science Fiction Grand Master Poul Anderson &“One of science fiction&’s most revered writers.&” —USA Today &“The great canvas of interstellar space comes alive under Anderson&’s hand as it does under no other.&” —Gordon R. Dickson &“One of science fiction&’s most influential and prolific writers.&” —The Daily Telegraph
Genesis
by Bernard BeckettA stunning debut novel that's as rich in ideas as it is in suspense, destined to become a modern classic of post-apocalyptic literature Anax thinks she knows history. Her grueling all-day Examination has just begun, and if she passes, she’ll be admitted into the Academy—the elite governing institution of her utopian society. But Anax is about to discover that for all her learning, the history she’s been taught isn’t the whole story. And the Academy isn’t what she believes it to be. In this brilliant novel of dazzling ingenuity, Anax’s examination leads us into a future where we are confronted with unresolved questions raised by science and philosophy. Centuries old, these questions have gained new urgency in the face of rapidly developing technology. What is consciousness? What makes us human? If artificial intelligence were developed to a high enough capability, what special status could humanity still claim? Outstanding and original, Beckett’s dramatic narrative comes to a shocking conclusion.
Genesis
by Bernard BeckettThe island Republic has emerged from a ruined world. Its citizens are safe but not free. Until a man named Adam Forde rescues a girl from the sea. Fourteen-year-old Anax thinks she knows her history. She'd better. She's sat facing three Examiners and her five-hour examination has just begun. The subject is close to her heart: Adam Forde, her long-dead hero. In a series of startling twists, Anax discovers new things about Adam and her people that question everything she holds sacred. But why is the Academy allowing her to open up the enigma at its heart? Bernard Beckett has written a strikingly original novel that weaves dazzling ideas into a truly moving story about a young girl on the brink of her future.
Genesis
by Bernard BeckettThe island Republic has emerged from a ruined world. Its citizens are safe but not free. Until a man named Adam Forde rescues a girl from the sea. Fourteen-year-old Anax thinks she knows her history. She'd better. She's sat facing three Examiners and her five-hour examination has just begun. The subject is close to her heart: Adam Forde, her long-dead hero. In a series of startling twists, Anax discovers new things about Adam and her people that question everything she holds sacred. But why is the Academy allowing her to open up the enigma at its heart? Bernard Beckett has written a strikingly original novel that weaves dazzling ideas into a truly moving story about a young girl on the brink of her future.
Genesis: A Novel
by Bernard BeckettA thought-provoking tale of the future set on an isolated island fortress: &“The ending is an absolute mind-blower&” (Booklist). Anax thinks she knows history. She has studied the stories of the distant twenty-first century very diligently. Her grueling all-day examination has just begun, and if she passes, she&’ll be admitted into the Academy—the elite governing institution of her utopian society. But Anax is about to discover that for all her learning, the history she&’s been taught isn&’t the whole story. And the Academy isn&’t what she believes it to be. In this brilliant and suspenseful novel, Anax&’s examination leads us into a future where we are confronted with unresolved questions about technology and humanity, artificial intelligence and the nature of consciousness. &“A philosophical inquiry of sorts into a favorite and time-tested conundrum: Can a machine achieve consciousness, and if so, what should its relationship with its creators be?&” —The Wall Street Journal
Genesis
by Geoffrey CarrWatching... waiting... planning Hidden somewhere, deep in the Cloud, something is collating information. It reads everything;, it learns, it watches. And it plans. Around the world, researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs are being killed in a string of apparently unrelated accidents. But when intelligence-agency analysts spot a pattern they struggle to find the culprit, blocked at every step--by reluctant allies and scheming enemies. Meanwhile a multi-billionaire inventor and forward-thinker is working hard to realise his dream, and trying to keep it hidden from everyone--one government investigating him, and another helping him. But deep in the Cloud something is watching him, too. And deep in the Cloud, it plans.
Genesis
by Keith R. A. DecandidoThe Hive: a subterranean genetic research facility owned and operated by Umbrella, an immensely powerful corporation with interests in everything from human longevity to biowarfare. With computerized defenses and heavily armed human backup, the Hive is impregnable and invulnerable. Or so Umbrella believes. But something has gone fatally wrong. The Hive has lost containment of its most lethal and horrific creation: a virus that kills and reanimates human life, reducing the entire facility staff of five hundred men and women to mindless creatures with a single driving force -- hunger. And the key to stopping them rests with one young woman who cannot even remember who she is.
Genesis
by W. A. HarbinsonGENESIS is a once-in-a-lifetime novel of searing terror and explosive excitement. There is a global conspiracy of such enormity that those who encounter even its outermost fringes are inevitably contaminated. A conspiracy based on incredibly advanced technology of 'Earthly' origin. A conspiracy dedicated to the eventual enslavement and subversion of humanity as we know it. A conspiracy stretching through time - across icy polar wastes and jungle hideouts... into the cold vacuum of space itself. A conspiracy poised to turn life on Earth into a chilling nightmare of living death. Unless... GENESIS is more - much more - than a gripping, frighteningly plausible story. It is the reading experience that will alter the way you look at your world... and your universe!
Génesis: La era de los místicos (La era de los Místicos #2)
by Adriana González MárquezGénesis es el segundo volumen de La era de los Místicos, la nueva trilogía de Adriana González Márquez, la autora que llevó a sus lectores a un mundo de fantasía. Matheo Govami ha descubierto que es hijo de un dragón y una humana, y además tiene un medio hermano. Pero no tiene mucho tiempo para asimilar esto, porque los Místicos han iniciado un fuerte ataque contra los humanos y se ven obligados a huir. Un cambio en la temperatura les ayudará a los paladines a encontrar un punto débil en los malvados dragones (el frío), y esto a su vez les servirá para saber cuáles son sus planes: buscan apoderarse de cuantos mundos sean posibles para esclavizar una vez más a la raza humana. A Matheo y sus amigos no les quedará de otra más que confiar en Ramel, el único dragón que parece no querer acabar con los humanos.Mientras tanto, Eridani está transitando por una dolorosa pero necesaria elevación, y Matheo espera impaciente que la chica despierte, pues es inútil seguir ocultando sus sentimientos por ella. El ataque de los dragones es inminente, pero los paladines cuentan con nuevos aliados. Además, ellos bien saben que para que una nueva era surja, a veces es necesario que las cosas mueran, y ése es un sacrificio que están dispuestos a realizar.