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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee. In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger-a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January's...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"He was created to kill the Avengers - but he turned against his "father." He found a home among Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and love in the arms of the Scarlet Witch. It didn't end well. Now, the Vision just wants an ordinary life - with a wife and two children, a home in the suburbs, perhaps even a dog. So he built them. But it won't end any better. Everything is nice and normal - until the deaths begin. Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta confound...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In a post-apocalyptic world where eye contact causes people to spiral into a deadly, violent rage, Riley, when a new neighbor moves in down the road, throws caution to the wind in her desperate need for human contact, and as they grow closer, she can no longer fight her deepest desires.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book Two of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune—A Major Motion Picture
Sequel to the international bestseller Dune: House Atreides
Before Dune . . .
The epic tale of Duke Leto Atreides and his rise to power . . .
The fierce ambitions of his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen . . .
The struggles of the young girl Jessica, the Baron’s secret daughter,...
Sequel to the international bestseller Dune: House Atreides
Before Dune . . .
The epic tale of Duke Leto Atreides and his rise to power . . .
The fierce ambitions of his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen . . .
The struggles of the young girl Jessica, the Baron’s secret daughter,...
Author
Publisher
Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While part of a small space exploration crew on an abandoned planet, a psychologist confronts a gruesome murder and twisted secrets as she races to prevent history from repeating itself in the form of space-borne madness.
9) Afterword
Author
Publisher
CLASH Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
A pioneer of artificial intelligence rebuilds the love of her life, but when she discovers he's been feeding incriminating civilian information to the Chinese government, she'll have to decide whether to keep or kill him.
When approached by a Chinese tech company, Virginia Samson is moved to give them her beloved's algorithm so they can create an AI companion for the aging population. Soon her digital lost love starts spying on Chinese
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Publisher
Tordotcom/Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world's foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. Can she help the magnificent creatures...
11) Mal goes to war
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting....
Author
Publisher
TOR Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A View from the Stars is a collection of short fiction and nonfiction pieces from Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem. Included are essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writier, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years"--Back cover.
13) Exordia
Author
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Anna Sinjari--refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker--has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other...While humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
'There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things... they must be fought.' In 2070 Earth's weather is controlled by the Gravitron, a device based on the Moon and manned by an international team of experts. When the TARDIS deposits the Doctor and his companions on the zero-gravity surface, they discover the base in the grip of a plague epidemic which is drastically reducing the personnel. The Doctor's curiosity...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
'We're talking about the Daleks, the most evil creatures ever invented. You must destroy them - you must complete your mission for the Time Lords!' Genesis of the Daleks: Tom Baker narrates an abridged version of this 1975 television adventure in which the Doctor, Sarah and Harry are sent to Skaro, home world of the Thals and the Kaleds. As a thousand-year war of attrition reaches its climax, the crippled scientist Davros has created...
16) Slipback
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Following a spot of uncharacteristic intoxication, the Doctor wakes to discover that the TARDIS has materialised in the service ducting of the Vipod Mor, a huge craft which is itself floating in deep space. Furthermore, the console has detected time spillage: someone or something is tampering with time! Such experimentation could not only damage the Space/Time continuum but destroy the past and future history of the Universe. The Doctor and Peri board...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When the Doctor and his companions Ian, Barbara and Vicki enter a museum on the planet Xeros, they are astonished to find themselves displayed as exhibits! The TARDIS has jumped a 'time track' and offered them a glimpse of what the future could hold... The native Xerons are planning a rebellion against the occupying force of the Moroks who have invaded their world. The Doctor and his friends struggle not only to survive in the midst of battle, but...
18) Project Who?
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper are among those talking exclusively about the smash hit 2005 TV series Doctor Who in this BBC Radio 2 documentary, presented by Anthony Head. Project: Who? goes exclusively behind the scenes of Doctor Who to discover how the action-packed new BBC1 series was made, with award-winning writer and executive producer Russell T Davies at the helm. Featuring new and exclusive interviews with the...
Author
Publisher
Story Ark Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"They fight fires with Rock'n'Roll, capture spy satellites with a minivan and communicate with animals using pee, yes Pee! Written for middle school readers from 9 to 14 years old, The Whiz Kids from DARPA is a graphic novel that shows the first 10 stories of a group of young teens who go on funny missions and adventures using Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to save the day. The group is also an example of diversity, comprised of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Lewis Deathstalker has succeeded at the impossible: he's found Owen Deathstalker, presumed dead for the last two hundred years. Owen's return strikes a crippling blow to the Empire as his military joins the rebellion. But Owen himself has a larger mission. He-and according to prophecy, he alone-must travel back in time to stop the steadily advancing Terror before the galaxy is destroyed, leaving his descendant Lewis in command of the growing rebel...
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