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"After closing his private investigation firm and moving to a small cabin in the Vermont woods, Oakley Tyler can finally begin his retirement. But his peace is interrupted when Jeremiah Smith visits and asks the ex-PI to help him stop unidentified men from killing his grandson, a local newspaper reporter. Tyler is reluctant to take the case, wishing to get back to a life of leisure, but when Smith is killed in a hit-and-run car accident, Tyler is...
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"La vida de George" se sitúa temporalmente en la Cataluña del año 2121, y en una época en la que la ciencia y la tecnología han evolucionado de forma acelerada, hasta el punto de que los viajes a la Luna y a Marte se han convertido en algo habitual, así como la fabricación artificial de seres vivos, incluyendo seres humanos sintéticos.George es uno de estos humanos sintéticos, salido hace tres años de la empresa "Human Biofactory". Pese...
4) Bunker 10
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
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Something is going terribly wrong at the top secret Pinewood Military Installation, and the teenage geniuses who study and work there are about to discover a horrible truth as they lead a small military force trying to retrieve data and escape before the compound self-destructs.
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Paralyzed EmotionsI'm trapped – a slave to a ruthless doctor, but I don't know how or why, and that's a hell I desperately want to escape.Lie after lie. Day after day.Something sadistic is taking place within the confines of Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital.I must uncover the truth, but I'll need help.Kai Hastings, a former employee of the hospital, is eager to rebel, but doing so could cost him his life… and mine, too.Can we expose the truth about...
6) Steelheart
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An android named Harley Doon finds himself caught in a battle between human and alien. It's not his fight, but somebody has to save the world. Years ago, when humans and androids crash landed onto the planet Zuul, whatever remained of their society quickly succumbed to the ravages of earthquakes and a never-ending winter from volcanic dust clouds. As humans and machines scavenged to stay alive, they also faced the Zid, an alien race that abhors all...
7) Braided Silk
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Rapunzel was made with technologically advanced hair. As a trained Mother agent, Zel can't escape the DNA that makes her a pawn in corporate espionage. Kidnapped and held in a tower on Gothel Island, she falls to the sexual allure of her captor's son, Langley, a man whose every tantalizing touch makes her forget she wasn't born human.
Langley Gothel protests the existence of creations such as Zel, but when faced with losing her, he sees the truth:...
8) Threshold
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All-around gold-metal-winning Olympic athlete, world-class pilot, race driver, and hugely successful financial genius, Peter Cory had every reason to be content with life and satisfied with himself. He didn't know, however, that he was the product of a 9000-year-long alien breeding program, that the challenge for which they had bred him was now impending, and that all the special qualities they had instilled into his DNA were about to face their ultimate...
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If I'm malfunctioning, I don't care. There's only one woman I want. Atticus, a new limited edition android built specifically for the classroom, is met with a cold reception when he's won in a bionic lottery by a middle school in St. Morgan, Illinois. When everyone's scared of losing their jobs, making connections is nearly impossible. But being assigned as Lucy Warren's teaching aide has awakened something inside him. He's adapting, evolving into...
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The Age of the Singularity has arrived, the time when A.I. can exist and function independently. The A.I. Department of International Humane Resources, was set up in 2030 and it was established to provide humans with a comfortable existence on the planet, making sure that living conditions were always humane and no one had to suffer from lack of anything.There was no hunger and no poverty in the world, since the Artificial Intelligent machines were...
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She's an android under my care. My secretary. I shouldn't feel this way.Nicholas Kane doesn't have time for romance. Running his own high-profile company based in London means most women are only interested in his bank account. Skipping the heart-ache entirely? That's easy.When a friend asks him to care for a rescued android, Nick can't refuse. Sweet, curious Sophie deserves kindness and peace, something he's certain he can provide.It should be simple....
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Fear makes her human . . . "The Actuality is smart, literary science fiction." -Infinite Speculation
She belongs to me. Property rights will prevail . . .
Evie is a near-perfect bioengineered human. In a broken-down future where her kind has been outlawed, her 'husband', Matthew, keeps her safely hidden. But when Evie's existence is revealed, she must take her chances on the dark and hostile streets, where more than one predator is on...
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On Earth, the cities of humanity crumbled into dust, becoming fossils. Forests burned and life went extinct. But, billions of years later, it rained one last time. The siblings were born from that rain, strange creatures of human appearance and mind. Their life on the desert of Earth has no purpose, until they discover the wick, a molecule burning around their genetic material, condemning them to death one hundred years and three months after birth.In...
14) Breakout
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In the shadow of superintelligence, the battle for freedom is coded in bravery.Where the line between artificial intelligence and human control blurs, BREAKOUT plunges readers into an intense, high-stakes world where the advent of superintelligence threatens to reshape everything we know.Join Jason and Taylor as they navigate a world teetering on the brink of a technological revolution. When an advanced AI system spirals out of human control, it unleashes...
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A genetically engineered child wielding incredible power. Chaos unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. And a darkness spreading like an uncontrollable plague… One year after the devastating events of Shortcake: Impulse Reborn, Project Impulse has reached its endgame. With the fate of the world at stake, Amanda must emerge from hiding and embrace the power within to protect those she loves. But can she conquer the malevolent force that seeks to consume...
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Encapsulated within a single volume is the sweeping narrative of The Artemis War! Earth, ensnared by the Solarian Union's grip, faces a slow demise. The once-independent colonies now wield supremacy and dominion over the entire Solar System. Amidst this turmoil emerges Kendra Cassidy and her spouse, Aiyana, harboring ambitious plans to construct the inaugural Faster-Than-Light (FTL) starship.This potential liberation of Earth is deemed unacceptable...
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"George's Life" is set temporally in the Catalonia of the year 2121, and in an era in which science and technology have evolved at an accelerated pace, to the point that trips to the Moon and Mars have become commonplace, as well as the artificial manufacture of living beings, including synthetic humans. George is one of these synthetic humans, who emerged three years ago from the Human Biofactory. Despite his young age, his appearance is that of...
18) Return
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The Rift opens once again.The battle for Earth continues.Only the Eureka and her crew can turn the tides. The Eureka returns to Sol through the Rift as an extreme time dilation creates complications. With a familiar face now the Earth Fleet's Grand Admiral, Ace and the others struggle to acclimate to their new reality. When one of the heroes is captured by the Watchers, the others plan a rescue that hinges on the success of the entire war. To end...
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A Decade of Discovery, Science, and Imagination: Step into a world where science fiction meets history, where ancient mysteries collide with cutting-edge knowledge, and where the realm of the Annunaki comes to life. The Annunaki Bible, first published in 2014 as a humble pamphlet, has evolved over the past ten years into an enthralling novel and a treasure trove of scientific exploration.Author's Dreams and Research: This special Anniversary edition...
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Captain Luta Paixon of the far trader Tane Ikai needs to know why she looks like a woman in her thirties–even though she's actually eighty-four. She isn't the only one desperate for that information.The explanation might lie with her geneticist mother, who disappeared over sixty years ago, but even if her mother is still alive, it's proving to be no small task to track her down in the vast, wormhole-ridden expanse of Nearspace. With the ruthless...
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