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*Longlisted for BEST NOVEL by the British Science Fiction Association* *Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize* *Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize* AN EXTRAORDINARY SPECULATIVE THRILLER BY A MASTER OF THE GENRE An impossible death: Detective Ethan Krol has been...

TECHMAN Part Two: The Age of Intelligence and Language is a techno-thriller and science-fiction novel built around four interconnected story arcs, combining advanced technology, medical research, military operations, intelligence and mystery. At the centre is Aaron, a young man implanted with an advanced brain chip that gives him extraordinary computational and analytical capabilities. When an unknown origin begins creating entirely new languages across interconnected technological systems, Aaron encounters something conventional translation technology cannot understand.

Between 2017 and 2021, the US military admitted to having undeniable evidence that UFOs (now UAVs or UAPs) are here and defy the laws of physics. When Jason Ramsey, a popular science-fiction writer, becomes obsessed with the subject, he undertakes a relentless quest to uncover what is really going on. After recruiting Tessa Barrett, an extraordinarily talented mercenary, Jason devises a risky, desperate plan to get to the bottom of it all. But the truth is far more shocking, convoluted, and dangerous than anyone could have guessed, and he has no idea who he can trust.

People don't get rich by accident. There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which allow (or prevent) the accumulation of wealth. Once you know how to use these laws, you will get rich with mathematical certainty. Yes, you can learn how to get rich.

Main Character is a razor-sharp sci-fi thriller packed with biting humor, Hollywood satire, and pulse-pounding twists What is your life worth when the world only wants your image? Once upon a time, Cody Blaine was famous. Beloved, memed, and immortalized as a nerdy sidekick on a hit TV show, he...

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

Im Jahr 2031 landet in Alaska ein außerirdisches Raumschiff, doch es verschwindet, bevor ein Erstkontakt stattfinden kann. Zurück bleibt nur eine fremdartige Pflanze, die starke halluzinogene Eigenschaften aufweist: Luma. Aus ihr wird eine Droge hergestellt, die sich binnen weniger Jahre wie ein Lauffeuer über die Erde verbreitet und bald von jedem dritten Menschen konsumiert wird.

Best-selling, award-winning, author Kim Stanley Robinson continues his groundbreaking trilogy of eco-thrillers - and propels us deeper into the awesome whirlwind of climatic change. Set in our nation's capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming - which could trigger another phenomenon: abrupt climate change, resulting in temperatures. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

By the time Phil Chase is elected president, the world's climate is far on its way to irreversible change. Food scarcity, housing shortages, diminishing medical care, and vanishing species are just some of the consequences. The erratic winter the Washington, D.C., area is experiencing is another grim reminder of a global weather pattern gone haywire: bone-chilling cold one day, balmy weather the next. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

Mars invites scientists to participate in terraforming experiments which brings the MAVREK team all the way from Terra. But minutes after landing on the space station, Dr. Mark Warren is accused of murder. The warm welcome continues with an attack on his spaceship, then three Terrans are found dead, and killer cyborgs are spotted. Authorities immediately conduct a massive hunt throughout Martian space and terrible new enemies surface with a direct link to Warren's old nemesis. On the planet, the same fugitives hunting Warren also threaten the downfall of Mars itself.

Who will arbitrate our future in a world divided by climate change? It's 2095, and citizens of the wealthy North enjoy extended life, perhaps forever, thanks to biotech implants called Stem. Quantum computing and AI have converged into thinking machines, Quants, who carry out complex tasks for...

Sieben Jahre sind seit den Geschehnissen auf der Raumstation New Riyadh vergangen. Und noch immer steht das Überleben der Menschheit auf Messers Schneide und liegt in den kybernetischen Händen von ein paar Dutzend Androiden, die eine terrageformte Supererde umkreisen. Doch genau dort werden plötzlich Spuren gefunden, die nicht von der Erde stammen. Und auch der sensitive Androiden-Söldner Victor entdeckt ein Geheimnis, das niemand erfahren darf!

While dining out with his family, an ex-marine goes berserk and violently kills a congressman. Detective Cliff Ambrose and his partner from LAPD VR (virtual reality) investigations department are assigned the case. It is like nothing they have ever encountered before. The founder of Virtual Perfection, Brad Dixon, is rushing to release radically new technology. It allows the human brain to interface directly with the VR world.

At just 8 years old, Aaron Sharma’s life was forever changed. After a tragic accident, his father—a brilliant scientist and neuroscience professor—implanted a revolutionary brain chip in his son’s mind to save his life. This experimental device unlocked extraordinary abilities: unmatched intelligence, the power to command supercomputers and quantum systems, and a mysterious connection to the universe’s deepest enigmas. But Aaron’s gift is also a burden.

Menschheit am Scheideweg: Ein Science-Fiction-Thriller von Erik HarlandtDas Jahr 2348: Die Menschheit hat das Sonnensystem besiedelt und streckt ihre gierigen Hände nach den Ressourcen der Sterne aus. Doch jenseits des Neptuns lauert eine Bedrohung, die alles Vorstellbare in den Schatten stellt: Eine gigantische Raumstation taucht aus dem Nichts auf. Unheimlich, fremdartig, unerklärlich. Was ist ihr Zweck? Woher kommt sie? Und vor allem: Wer hat sie erschaffen?

Five years ago, bioengineer Peter Bernhardt spearheaded an innovation in nanotechnology that changed the course of evolution. Until everything was taken from him - his research, the people he loved, and finally his life. Uploaded as an artificial intelligence, Peter is alive again thanks to a critical reactivation by fellow AI Carter Potsdam. But a third sentient computer program, Major Tom, is tearing the United States apart, destroying its leaders and its cities. Major Tom’s mission: rebuild a new America from the ruins and reign as uncontested monarch.

Ende des 21. Jahrhunderts ist das Erstrebenswerteste auf Erden ein Tank, in dem man vollständig in die virtuelle Welt des Netzes eintauchen und dort leben kann. Als Milo einen sehr speziellen Auftrag erhält, der ihm diesen Traum ermöglichen könnte, gerät er in eine komplizierte Auseinandersetzung verschiedener Interessengruppen.

Sophia "Soap" Lazarcheck is a girl genius with a knack for making robots - and for making robots explode. After her talents earn her admission into a secretive university institute, she is swiftly drawn into a conspiracy more than a century in the making. Meanwhile, and without her knowledge, her cousin Dean wages a two-fisted war of vengeance against a villainous genius and his unwashed minions. The cousins are up against murderous thugs, experimental weaponry, lizard monsters, and a nefarious doomsday device.

A few hundred years into the future, a wave of space colonization follows a disastrous earlier attempt to inhabit nearby extrasolar planets. It is guided by a new computational method based on massive data-driven sociocultural and socio-epidemiological modeling and using novel biological computers, fed with data on Earth’s history of successes and failures. 

Brady had everything he wanted, but it didn't feel quite right. He was the richest Trad in the world, and his wealth came from exploiting his criminal skills to the fullest extent. It was the 58th year of the 100-year plan to save the planet, and Sattva Systems™ was leading the charge with their revolutionary nanotechnology and fusion power. Meanwhile the Trads, like Brady, were dying out in their millions.