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1) I, Nausicaa
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At the end of 2020, Nausicaa is the sole surviving Simulacra from a botched military operation in Syria. A self-described "designed being" living on the streets of San Francisco, Nausicaa obtains several clues from Kiernan that might explain why the other Simulacra died suddenly from a ghastly disease four years earlier. Nausicaa suspects Kiernan's friend and former lover, Yūji, a Japanese pharmaceutical executive, was the mastermind behind a secret...
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When Tayler is sent to Beta City to help its citizens disconnect from the all-knowing Social Media Central, he becomes the target of a deadly game. Augmented reality players wearing head to toe gaming suits believe he is the Enemy Alien, and they shoot to kill. So Tayler is forced to hide in a secret bunker, trapped, with no way to escape this urban nightmare. And as his friends hatch a plan to get him back home, they find the person toying with Tayler's...
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Elam Vandreren arrives on Cabot's Landing expecting to become the planet's Resident and caretaker. Instead he finds himself investigating a grisly crime and uncovering even more disturbing secrets.
When Elam finds the prior Resident murdered, he thinks the Resident's spouse did it. Sigurd van Dorstadt, the investigator from the transport ship Zuiderkruis, thinks Elam did it. They both think no one else is on the planet.
It turns out they're...
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This is the story of the fountain of youth. When Kenji Hiroshige discovers a formula that will keep people youthful and healthy for several thousand years, he tells the world he will not divulge his secret until every gun, tank, battleship, and bomb has been destroyed. When the world is free of weapons, everyone can live forever. And then he goes into hiding. Before he disappears, his son Matt Reece is exposed to the formula. Kenji takes Matt Reece...
5) All for Knot
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After serving five years of a ten-year sentence for a crime he didn't commit, coming home to Knot Valley after being vindicated should be alpha Luke Barker's triumph. All he wants is the life he was supposed to have-a thriving farm, a strong family, and a house full of kids. He should have learned by now that nothing is fair, and he'll have to work just as hard to make it on the outside as he did to survive in prison.
The fields are fallow, his house...
6) The Titan
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Chrysalis Corporation: Book Two
The Titan. The largest battleship to exist and the place where fighter pilot Damion was sure he'd die beside his lover, Requiem, a human-AI hybrid. Their ship is set to explode in seconds-but when the countdown ends, they find themselves at the mercy of the rebel leader, Athena. She offers help, but Damion knows it won't come for free.
What is he willing to do to ensure Requiem's survival and liberate him from the...
7) Ectopia
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A dystopian novel set around London's disused Heathrow Airport.
For sixteen years the Earth has baked and no girls have been born. Karen's the last girl. Steven's her gay twin. Dad turns their home into a fortress as women take their chance to rule the world. Their eyes are on Steven. Perhaps, with a little medical interference, he could be the saviour of the world. The boys of teensquad run the streets, insects clog the skies, the last chance to...
8) New Brighton
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"A gripping thriller . . . I was on the edge of my seat! . . . my heart was pounding!" -Amazon reviewer, five stars
"The Handmaid's Tale meets Blade Runner. A powerful tale of control, love and family in a brave new world where nothing is as it seems." -M. Sean Coleman, author of The Cuckoo Wood
Her future is about to change. So is her past . . .
In the English seaside town of Brighton, Robyn Lockhart has a boyfriend named Vincent, a frail,...
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