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The Byworlder
by Poul AndersonEarly in the 21st century the world is enjoying an uneasy peace, with a distinct division between the "straight" society and the various fringe groups that go to form the Byworld.Tension grows, however, over the presence of an alien spaceship that is orbiting the world, bearing a single occupant - the Sigman. It appears that no-one knows how to communicate with the Sigman; no-one knows the purpose of his visit. Until two people - one "straight" and the other a Byworlder - solve the problems involved; and in so doing trigger off a series of violent plots and counterplots that mount to a frenetic climax.
Byzantium
by Stephen R. LawheadBorn to ruleAlthough born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest eastern reaches of the known world, to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present a beautiful and costly hand-illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom.Thus begins an expedition by sea and over land, as Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a spy, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an intimate of Byzantium's fabled Golden Court. And finally this valiant Irish monk faces the greatest trial that can confront any man in any age: commanding his own Destiny.
Byzantium's Crown (Heirs to Byzantium #1)
by Susan ShwartzA fantasy of an alternate Byzantine Empire by a Hugo and Nebula Award finalist. Byzantium lies at the intersection of East and West, in the heart of the most opulent empire the world has ever known. Warrior Prince Marric has to fight for his right to defend his position as heir of the kingship. Last in the powerful line of kings descended from Alexander the Great, he is ordained by the gods of the people to rule alongside his beloved and wise sister, Alexa. But a sorcerer of dark magic has usurped the throne and Marric is exiled. To win back his rule, he must learn the arts of magic in order to defeat the dark sorcerer. In the land of Egypt, amidst the slave markets and the luxurious perfumed villas of the wealthy, he encounters a silver‑haired slave girl who can teach him the arts of magic, for Marric knows that he cannot vanquish his enemy with sword and strength alone.
Bzrk
by Michael GrantThe most breathtaking and exhilarating ride you will take this year, this is the first in an incredible new action thriller series from Michael Grant, author of Gone. These are no ordinary soldiers. This is no ordinary war. Welcome to the nano, where the only battle is for sanity. Losing is not an option when a world of madness is at stake. Time is running out for the good guys. But what happens when you don¿t know who the good guys really are? Noah and Sadie: newly initiated to an underground cell so covert that they don¿t even know each other¿s names. Here they will learn what it means to fight on a nano level. Soon they will become the deadliest warriors the world has ever seen. Vincent: feels nothing, cares for no one; fighting his own personal battle with Bug Man, the greatest nano warrior alive. The Armstrong Twins: wealthy, privileged, fanatical. Are they the saviours of mankind or authors of the darkest conspiracy the world has ever seen?The nano is uncharted territory. A terrifying world of discovery. And everything is to play for . . .
BZRK (BZRK #1)
by Michael GrantLove The Hunger Games? Action-adventure thrillers with a dystopian twist? BZRK (Berserk) by Michael Grant, New York Times best-selling author of the GONE series, ramps up the action and suspense to a whole new level of excitement. Charles and Benjamin Armstrong, conjoined twins and owners of the Armstrong Fancy Gifts Corporation, have a goal: to turn the world into their vision of utopia. No wars, no conflict, no hunger. And no free will. Opposing them is a guerrilla group of teens, code name BZRK, who are fighting to protect the right to be messed up, to be human. This is no ordinary war, though. Weapons are deployed on the nano-level. The battleground is the human brain. And there are no stalemates here: It's victory . . . or madness. BZRK unfolds with hurricane force around core themes of conspiracy and mystery, insanity and changing realities, engagement and empowerment, and the larger impact of personal choice. Which side would you choose? How far would you go to win?
BZRK Apocalypse (BZRK #3)
by Michael GrantThe Matrix meets Inner Space in this third book in the BZRK trilogy from New York Times best-selling author Michael Grant. The members of BZRK are preparing for their final stand. Noah and Sadie have seen death, and it holds no fear for them. Madness does, though. And losing each other. But they will not sit back, the only witnesses to an invisible apocalypse. The world is being destroyed from the inside out. It's time for them to fight to the last, in the streets and in the nano. The staggering conclusion to the BZRK trilogy is a story with both thrills and heart, packed with the author's trademark jaw-dropping set pieces and pace.
BZRK Apocalypse
by Michael GrantThe Matrix meets Inner Space in this third book in the BZRK trilogy from New York Times best-selling author Michael Grant.The staggering conclusion to the BZRK trilogy, from the author of GONE. The members of BZRK are preparing for their final stand. Noah and Sadie have seen death, and it holds no fear for them. Madness does, though. And losing each other.But they will not sit back, the only witnesses to an invisible apocalypse. The world is being destroyed from the inside out. It's time for them to fight to the last, in the streets and in the nano. This is a story with both thrills and heart, packed with the author's trademark jaw-dropping set pieces and pace.Join them."BZRK is an exciting, dangerous non-stop thriller that's not for the faint of heart. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and the Chaos Walking trilogies."--Hannah Johnson-Breimeier, Next Chapter Bookshop "A shocking, violent, yet engrossing thrill ride of a story." Booklist, review for BZRK Reloaded
BZRK Origins (BZRK #4)
by Michael GrantGrey McLure, having turned to science after his wife was diagnosed with lung cancer, realizes it is too late to save her life and the nanotechnology he has created has given birth to a war on humanity's free will.
BZRK ORIGINS
by Michael GrantGrey McLure had a brilliant mind. When his wife was diagnosed with lung cancer, he was determined to conquer the disease with his biggest weapon: science. Throwing himself into the world of an emerging technology--nanotechnology--Grey develops the biot. Unfortunately, it is too late to save his ailing wife. But little does he know his creation gives birth to the next great war: for humanity's free will. An e-original story that sets the stage for the BZRK series, BZRK ORIGINS will give Michael Grant's legion of fans the much-desired back story to the founding of the BZRK cell.
BZRK Reloaded (BZRK #2)
by Michael GrantFrom best-selling author Michael Grant comes the highly anticipated, terrifying, and mind-bending second book in the BZRK trilogy. The entire BZRK cell—including Noah and Sadie—has been left in pieces after the last round of battle with the Armstrong Twins, conjoined brothers who plot to rob mankind of its free will. Vincent's mind is shattered, and his memories hold dangerous secrets—secrets that Lear, BZRK's mysterious leader, will stop at nothing to protect. Meanwhile, Bug Man has taken control of the President's brain, but playing with sanity is a dangerous game. The consequences can spiral way out of control, and the Armstrong Twins are not people Bug Man can afford to disappoint. The nano is as terrifying, exhilarating, and unpredictable as ever. But the wall of secrets that surrounds it is cracking. What will it reveal? And once the dust has settled, who will be sane enough to find out?
BZRK Reloaded
by Michael GrantFrom best-selling author Michael Grant, comes the highly anticipated, terrifying, and mind-bending second book in the BZRK trilogy. The entire BZRK cell--including Noah and Sadie--has been left in pieces after the last round of battle with the Armstrong Twins, conjoined brother who plot to rob mankind of its free will. Vincent's mind is shattered, and his memories hold dangerous secrets--secrets that Lear, BZRK's mysterious leader, will stop at nothing to protect. Meanwhile, Bug Man has taken control of the President's brain, but playing with sanity is a dangerous game. The consequences can spiral way out of control, and the Armstrong Twins are not people Bug Man can afford to disappoint. The nano is as terrifying, exhilarating, and unpredictable as ever. But the wall of secrets that surrounds it is cracking. What will it reveal? And once the dust has settled, who will be sane enough to find out? Releases simultaneously in electronic book format (ISBN 978-1-60684-395-6)
C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats
by Elly BlueHas your cat been plotting to take command of your spaceship? This and other important questions are tackled in the 11 science fiction and fantasy stories in this volume, told variously from the perspectives of humans and cats. A bicycle designer finds an exciting new technical challenge on a planet inhabited by felines. A wise cat tries to convince an excited puppy not to chase cyclists. On Mars, a cat helps save the life of their human after a quake. In other stories, a student must live with the consequences of magic gone awry, a cat contrives to go on a bicycle trip, a police robot learns empathy, a captured tiger lashes out, and a young sphinx finds her wings. Featuring stories by Alice Dryden, Cherise Fong, Gerri Leen, Gretchin Lair, Jessie Kwak, Judy Upton, Juliet Wilson, Kathleen Jowitt, Kiya Nicoll, Monique Cuillerier, and Summer Jewel Keown.
C.L. Moore SF Gateway Omnibus: Jirel of Joiry, Northwest of Earth, Judgement Night
by C.L. MooreFrom the SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal sample introduction to the fantastic work of C. L. Moore. One of the first women to rise to prominence in the male-dominated world of pulp science fiction, Moore was a mainstay of SF in the middle of the last century, both as a solo writer and in collaboration with her husband, Henry Kuttner. This omnibus shows her mastery of both Sword and Sorcery and planetary romance, reprinting JIREL OF JOIRY, NORTHWEST OF EARTH, and story collection JUDGEMENT NIGHT.
C.L. Scholey's 4-Book Box Set: Bay's Mercenary, Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior, Bethany's Heart, and Cautious Surrender (Unearthly World #1-5)
by C. L. ScholeyEarth is all but dead. With meteors exploding in their midst, the shuttle Grace boards takes flight in a last ditch effort to save human lives. With little food, water and eight stowaways the situation is volatile while they race to the new planet, Ulsy. A wormhole and a crash are their undoing. While fleeing into the strange surroundings on an even stranger planet two of Grace's shuttle pilots are killed by a massive ebony creature with fangs as white as ivory. Rask is a full blooded Castian warrior who thinks his planet has been stormed. When he comes across the little being that cowers from him he is intrigued. After four hundred years and virtual immortality Rask thought he had seen everything. When the being before him declares herself to be a human female he is beyond amazed. Females have been extinct as long as he can remember. But there is no denying her sweet scent. One inhaled breath is all it takes to drop his shield and reveal the muscular tanned male beneath. Rask had thought his armor impenetrable. One touch from a slender hand and he realizes he is powerless against the tiny human he must have.
C.L. Scholey's 5-Book Box Set: Shield, Armor, Impenetrable, Apparition, and Engulf (New World #1-5)
by C. L. ScholeyFor the first time, the first five novels in C.L. Scholey's popular science fiction & romance series is available in one ebook bundle. SHIELD ARMOR IMPENETRABLE APPARITION ENGULF Earth is all but dead. With meteors exploding in their midst, the shuttle Grace boards takes flight in a last ditch effort to save human lives. With little food, water and eight stowaways the situation is volatile while they race to the new planet, Ulsy. A wormhole and a crash are their undoing. While fleeing into the strange surroundings on an even stranger planet two of Grace's shuttle pilots are killed by a massive ebony creature with fangs as white as ivory. Rask is a full blooded Castian warrior who thinks his planet has been stormed. When he comes across the little being that cowers from him he is intrigued. After four hundred years and virtual immortality Rask thought he had seen everything. When the being before him declares herself to be a human female he is beyond amazed. Females have been extinct as long as he can remember. But there is no denying her sweet scent. One inhaled breath is all it takes to drop his shield and reveal the muscular tanned male beneath. Rask had thought his armor impenetrable. One touch from a slender hand and he realizes he is powerless against the tiny human he must have. This begins the journey with the New World.
El caballero embrujado
by Dawn BrowerElodie, Princesa de Zelnon, tiene una misión que completar. Más de una para ser exactos. Tiene varias cosas que tachar de su lista : salvar al caballero, escapar de Maldición y derrocar a su madrastra del trono. Cualquiera de estas metas es abrumadora, ¿pero las tres a la vez? Mientras viaja con el príncipe Daire, un entusiasta ave y una tigresa de rayas plateadas, se ve forzada a tomar decisiones que los afectarán a todos. Cada paso que darán les aportará un nuevo reto que superar. La muerte se convertirá en una posibilidad muy real mientras que Elodie tendrá que tomar decisiones que alterarán a alguien muy importante para ella de forma irrevocable. Salvarse a sí misma parece algo cada vez más imposible y cada decisión parece empeorarlo todo. Mientras viajan a través del reino de pesadilla de Maldición, quizás rescatar a su caballero sea lo último que haga. Confiar en sus aliados parece incluso más difícil al final, puesto que Maldición podría querer mantenerlos allí para siempre.
Un caballero imperfecto
by Charlize Clarke¿Cómo reaccionarías si el hombre perfecto saliera de las páginas de tu libro preferido? ¿Sería tan perfecto? Jane es una chica que vive sumergida en sus libros, una romántica empedernida que sueña con que el príncipe azul venga a su rescate montado en su Lamborghini Diablo. Aquel que, con solo mirarla, despierte en ella la pasión desenfrenada, como en los fantásticos libros que lee. Pero ¿qué pasaría si su perfecto caballero saliera de las páginas de su libro favorito haciendo realidad sus sueños? Es imposible ¿no?, aunque tal vez, para Jane, no. Sin embargo, una cosa es imaginarlo, y otra vivirlo...
El Caballo y el Muchacho: The Horse and His Boy (Spanish edition) (Las Crónicas de Narnia #5)
by C. S. LewisGalopando Hacia La Libertad Narnia. . . donde los caballos hablan. . . donde se prepara una traición. . . donde aguarda el destino. Embarcados en un viaje desesperado, dos fugitivos se encuentran y deciden unir fuerzas. Aunque sólo buscan escapar de las dificultades que plagan sus vidas, pronto se encuentran en medio de una peligrosa batalla. Una batalla que determinará su propio destino y el de la tierra de Narnia.
El caballo y su muchacho (Las Crónicas de Narnia #3)
by C. S. LewisNarnia… donde los caballos hablan y a los ermitaños les gusta la compañía, donde los hombres malvados se convierten en burros, donde los muchachos van a la batalla… y donde comienza la aventura.Durante la Edad de Oro de Narnia, cuando Peter es Sumo Monarca, un niño llamado Shasta descubre que no es hijo de Arsheesh, un pescador de Calormen, y decide huir lejos, hacia el norte, a Narnia. Al ser confundido con otro fugitivo, Shasta llega a descubrir quién es en realidad e incluso encuentra a su verdadero padre.Por primera vez, el lenguaje de los siete libros clásicos ha sido adaptado para el lector latinoamericano y editado para garantizar la coherencia de los nombres, personajes, lugares y acontecimientos dentro del universo de Narnia. Además, presentan las cubiertas e ilustraciones originales de Pauline Barnes.Aunque forma parte de una saga, este es un libro independiente. Si quieres descubrir más sobre Narnia, puedes leer El príncipe Caspian, el cuarto libro de Las crónicas de Narnia.The Horse and His BoyNarnia... where horses talk and hermits like company, where evil men become donkeys, where boys go to battle... and where adventure begins.During the Golden Age of Narnia, when Peter is High Monarch, a boy named Shasta discovers that he is not the son of Arsheesh, a Calormen fisherman, and decides to run far north to Narnia. Being mistaken for another fugitive, Shasta comes to discover who he really is and even finds his real father.For the first time, the language of the seven classic books has been adapted for the Latin American reader and edited to ensure consistency of names, characters, places and events within the Narnia universe. In addition, they feature the original covers and illustrations by Pauline Barnes.Although it is part of a saga, this is a stand-alone book. If you want to discover more about Narnia, you can read Prince Caspian, the fourth book of The Chronicles of Narnia.
The Cabinet
by Un-Su KimWinner of the Munhakdongne Novel Award, South Korea's most prestigious literary prize. <p><p> Cabinet 13 looks exactly like any normal filing cabinet…Except this cabinet is filled with files on the ‘symptomers’, humans whose strange abilities and bizarre experiences might just mark the emergence of a new species. <p><p> But to Mr Kong, the harried office worker whose job it is to look after the cabinet, the symptomers are a headache; especially the one who won’t stop calling every day, asking to be turned into a cat. <p><p> A richly funny and fantastical novel about the strangeness at the heart of even the most everyday lives, from one of South Korea's most acclaimed novelists. <p><p> Translated by Sean Lin Halbert
The Cabinet of Curiosities
by Stefan Bachmann Alexander Jansson Claire Legrand Katherine Catmull Emma TrevayneA collection of thirty-six forty eerie, mysterious, intriguing, and very short stories by the acclaimed authors Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire LeGrand, and Emma Trevayne. The Cabinet of Curiosities is perfect for fans of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and anyone who relishes a good creepy tale. Great for reading alone or reading aloud at camp or school!The book features an introduction and commentary by the authors and black-and-white illustrations throughout.
The Cabinet of Earths
by Anne NesbetOn their first day in Paris, Maya and her little brother, James, find themselves caught up in some very old magic. Houses with bronze salamanders for door handles, statues that look too much like Maya's own worried face, a man wearing sunglasses to hide his radiant purple eyes . . . nothing is what it seems. And what does all that magic want from Maya? With the help of a friendly boy named Valko, Maya discovers surprises hidden in her family tree-grandmothers who walked in magic, a cousin so unremarkable she's actually hard to see, and a terrible family habit of betraying one's brother. And now the shimmering glass Cabinet of Earths, at the heart of all these secrets, has chosen Maya to be its new Keeper. As she untangles the ties between the Salamander House, the purple-eyed man, and the Cabinet of Earths, Maya realizes that her own brother may be in terrible danger. To save him, Maya must take on the magical underworld of Paris . . . before it is too late.
The Cabinet of Imaginary Laws
by Peter Goodrich and Thanos ZartaloudisReturning to the map of the island of utopia, this book provides a contemporary, inventive, addition to the long history of legal fictions and juristic phantasms. Progressive legal and political thinking has for long lacked a positive, let alone a bold imaginary project, an account of what improved institutions and an ameliorated environment would look like. And where better to start than with the non-laws or imaginary legislations of a realm yet to come. The Cabinet of Imaginary Laws is a collection of fictive contributions to the theme of conceiving imaginary laws in the vivid vein of jurisliterary invention. Disparate in style and diverse in genres of writing and performative expression, the celebrated and unknown, venerable and youthful authors write new laws. Thirty-five dissolute scholars, impecunious authors and dyspeptic artists from a variety of fields including law, film, science, history, philosophy, political science, aesthetics, architecture and the classics become, for a brief and inspiring instance, legislators of impossible norms. The collection provides an extra-ordinary range of inspired imaginings of other laws. This momentary community of radial thought conceives of a wild variety of novel critical perspectives. The contributions aim to inspire reflection on the role of imagination in the study and writing of law. Verse, collage, artworks, short stories, harangues, lists, and other pleas, reports and pronouncements revivify the sense of law as the vehicle of poetic justice and as an art that instructs and constructs life. Aimed at an intellectual audience disgruntled with the negativity of critique and the narrowness of the disciplines, this book will appeal especially to theorists, lawyers, scholars and a general public concerned with the future of decaying laws and an increasingly derelict legal system.
The Cabinet of Souls (R.L. Stine's Monsterville #1)
by Scholastic Jo Ann FergusonDare to enter a mysterious realm where the cost of admission just might be your soul! When teenage friends Beth, Nicole, Kellen, and Luke visit a traveling Hall of Horrors, they can't wait to get spooked. But when Beth goes backstage and discovers a haunted cabinet that traps the souls of lost teens, she and her friends just might get trapped forever!
Caça ao Tesouro
by Fernando Luiz Schumann Sessegolo Stephen GoldinEra para ter sido um jogo. A porção rica e ociosa da Sociedade galáctica amava inventar pequenos e inúteis jogos para manterem-se ocupados--e o maior deles foi a Caça ao Tesouro. Visitar mundos diferentes, pegar itens difíceis de encontrar que não podiam simplesmente ser comprados, e divertir-se. Uma maneira esperta de se passar o tempo. Tyla deVrie e seu irmão gêmeo, Bred, seguem a tradição familiar de entrar na Caça ao Tesouro. Porém, mal sabem eles que, ao saltar de planeta em planeta a bordo da espaçonave decadente de Bred, que a Caça ao Tesouro é bem mais que um jogo; ela irá irrevogavelmente mudar suas vidas. Isso se não acabar com elas primeiro.