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1) Appleseed
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"In the vein of Neal Stephenson and Jeff VanderMeer, an epic speculative novel from Young Lions Fiction Award-finalist Matt Bell, a breakout book that explores climate change, manifest destiny, humanity's unchecked exploitation of natural resources, and the small but powerful magic contained within every single apple." --
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For readers of John Grisham and William Deverell comes a political thriller ripped from today's headlines. Lawyer and environmental activist David R. Boyd writes a riveting thriller about the psychological toll of a humanitarian crisis. Filled with tension and courtroom drama, Thirst for Justice will have you questioning what you believe about right versus wrong.
Michael MacDougall is a talented trauma surgeon whose life in Seattle is slowly unraveling....
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A riveting financial thriller about temptation, choices, and the ruthless pursuit of profit and power in the City of London and the oil and gas fields of America.
In 2014, environmentalists want to ban fracking, which has powered America to become the top oil producer in the world. Saudi Arabia is worried that too much supply will depress oil prices. One man has a plan that will make him billions.
Into this world, twenty-four-year-old Sebastian...
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In this fast-moving sequel to The Green Spiral, confronting the runaway destruction of Planet Earth by some dangerous humans shows that there is a very fine line between fantasy and reality.
The central characters provide a glimmer of hope for those who are fighting to save Nature, or is it too late?
Nature herself begins to show her true colours, as she decides it is time to teach those who aim to destroy, a lesson.
5) Iceapelago
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ICEAPELAGO is a new word for a new world. ICEAPELAGO describes a country, in this case the island of Ireland, with ice covered seas and islands, and tundra winter conditions.
This climate change thriller, a new sub-genre of environmental fiction, describes how ICEAPELAGO was, formed.
There are three separate, but interconnected story lines.
In Greenland, scientists in the Summit Station, 3,000 meters atop the ice sheet, undertake tests to determine...
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Can you ever truly reconcile your past without losing yourself or your future?
Savannah McIntyre is estranged from her family, haunted by the destruction that her father's development business has visited upon the landscape that she loves. When a family wedding calls her home, the hope of reconnecting with her dad surfaces, putting her directly in the path of Gabe Tanner, an archeologist on her father's payroll. Gabe is estranged from his own father,...
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In the not so distant future, as the planet burns, the nation reels from the effects of a pandemic, Truth is on the brink of extinction, and the late-president tweets madly from the grave, Durango artist Peter Simons heads into Utah's Canyon Country to scout locations for his biggest project ever. When Peter fails to return on time, and mercenaries working for the federal government start asking questions about him, Peter's wife Eliza Santos launches...
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Can anyone really stay hidden from the world? A powerful novel of solitude, survival, and psychological suspense from the author of Unravelling Alice . . .
For three years, Ida has been living in the remote Welsh countryside to stay safe from a world ravaged by illness. The only person she has contact with is Cal, her fiancée, who brings supplies and news about their crumbling society before returning to his military work.
When she wakes...
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A young American, seeking escape from a tragic event, takes a job with an international conservation organization in the foreign port of Retiro de Santos. There, he becomes romantically involved with a local artist, and platonically involved with a young girl pursuing a better life. Soon his environmental group is sabotaged, his coworker dies mysteriously, and his young friend is shanghaied. Finding himself on the wrong side of unjust laws, he must...
10) Laughing Falcon
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Originally published in 2002 and nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel
A blend of thriller, satire, and romance with a shocking twist
Romance novelist Maggie Schneider flees snowy Canada for Costa Rica, seeking inspiration … and maybe even a romantic encounter. She finds far more than she expected when she's kidnapped by a rag-tag gang led by a handsome, charismatic revolutionary called Halcon: the Falcon. Also held hostage...
11) Tracking Mayhem
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Three unconventional eco-warriors are on a mission to save polar bears from the nation's largest animal trafficking organization-one dead poacher at a time. When eco-warriors, Shawnee, Mayhem, and Jacy Lee race across the country, dodging bullets and fighting their way through a gauntlet of danger, they risk everything to protect the bears before it's too late. With courage, conviction, Native spirituality, and an innate connection to Mother Earth,...
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Sabrina and Copper are drawn to mysterious tragedies taking place within wells across the Maine countryside. And it's not long before these two high school teens, connected at the hip on a Spiritual path, get in over their heads. Because a psychotic Shaman, using black magic, wishes to sacrifice the children and mother in order to resurrect an ancient demon. It will be up to local tribal members, using the combined powers of the children and the forest...
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The action-packed trilogy now in one volume-set in a water-starved world, where international agents fight to keep doomsday at bay...
This edition of the thrilling Gaia series includes:
Blue Gold
Climate change and geopolitical tension have given rise to a new international threat: a world war over water. This vital resource has become a precious commodity, and some will stop at nothing to control its flow. When a satellite disappears over Iceland,...
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Ce texte a une histoire, le réchauffement climatique m'angoisse, l'avenir me terrifie. Quel sera le futur de nos enfants ou petits-enfants ? Bien malin, celui qui pourra répondre à cette questionLe réchauffement climatique n'est pas seulement un sujet qui cause des tourments à un auteur. C'est une réalité. Périodiquement, les médias nous donnent des températures record, nous nous inquiétons et c'est normal. Ce sont celles que les scientifiques...
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Three wild and suspenseful novels about standing your ground against the forces of destruction by the author of Desert Solitaire. From the beloved author and passionate advocate for the wilderness, these three novels follow some very memorable characters in their battles against strip miners, clear cutters, and government agencies destroying the environment:
Fire on the Mountain: A New Mexico man faces off against everyone from the Atomic Energy...
16) Sirius Rising
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A mysterious dog named Sirius with apparent supernatural abilities who saves the life of a man with a dark past. A double murder from long ago and an older man's efforts to solve it. A drug kingpin and a drug heist gone bad. A determined indigenous copper who seeks the truth. A terrible drought induced by climate change.
All are connected. But how?
With its backdrop the beautiful but tinder dry Hunter Valley of New South Wales, a web of deceit and...
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The finding of a body in a Florida wildlife preserve, Florida Fish and Wildlife officers are told the man died from a poisonous cobra bite. How did the man come into contact with such a dangerous reptile?Officers Seth Grayson and Liz Corday join forces with Special Agent Pat Miller from the Federal Wildlife commission. Together they try to track down the black-market dealers that are illegally importing venomous snakes from around the world.A man...
18) The flock
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A remote Florida swamp has been targeted for theme-park development, and the swamp's inhabitants are none too happy. It doesn't help that the residents are a colony of intelligent, prehistoric, dinosaur-like birds. This flock of beasts has escaped the mass extinction that killed off the dinosaurs, relying on stealth, cunning, and killer instinct. The creatures have been living in secret, just outside our developed world.
As the developers push to...
19) They're Back!
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They're Back!Sometimes You Should Be Afraid of the Dark
A child is dragged kicking and screaming into the wilderness. Livestock is brutally butchered. Pets vanish without a trace. Something is terrorizing Parkland. That "something" is a pack of wolves, residents believe. The most persecuted and misunderstood animals in history, wolves had not lived in this area of Missouri for more than a century. But just a few weeks before Christmas, they are...
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There is always tomorrow.
Before Morgan sets her eyes on vengeance and Zack looks to the future, Sanne welcomes Jolon to Groningen. There, the ex-soldiers attempt to live like regular 20-something-year-old students. But as people go missing and events are covered up, civilian life turns sour. On top of that, the weather conditions deteriorate, while tensions rise.
No longer certain of their safety, the new empire seems to promise more security than...
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