Showing results for "Else" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Into the darkness within; or else the light.... When Margaret Atwood wrote these words, she left open the possibility that even our darkest tales may harbor a glimmer of hope. In Or Else the Light, the third and final entry in the Dystopia Triptych, more than a dozen of the best minds in science fiction conclude their stories with a descent into darkness, or perhaps a ray of light.

In the aftermath of a tragic demise before her 20th birthday, Violet finds herself thrust into an enigmatic realm of the unknown. A chance encounter with space Vikings in the grand hall offers her a tantalizing opportunity: to return home, but at what cost? Choosing to grasp the lifeline offered, Violet awakens in a world far removed from familiarity, where billowing steam and towering mushrooms dominate the landscape. Navigating this surreal terrain becomes her new reality, a precarious balance between the mysterious and the bizarre.

Twenty-four pieces of short fiction, inspired by pieces of digital photography taken with varying phone cameras. The subject matter covers everything from the undead and what they want from you to the latest in neural viruses and cleansing.

"ALWAYS REMEMBER, LIES CAN BE JUST AS POWERFUL AS THE TRUTH." As the door slid open to the high-security section of the Royal Library, Professor Yor Vanderlord recalled how his great-grandfather Yorlik's words led him to this moment. Over a century and a half ago, planetary scientists predicted...

A different kind of Frankenstein. Einna is a lot like other teenage girls: naive, idealistic, secretive, disobedient and interested in boys. Only Einna is not human, she is an A.I. android. Her creator, her mother, is Manaka Yagami, the first female tech billionaire. Einna has a plan to make herself human, if she can keep Mother in the dark and avoid the clutches of the notorious Yakuza.

Kim Lam is an ordinary college student until a freak scientific accident (what else?) transforms Kim and three housemates into Sparks - and drafts them into the never-ending war between the Light and Dark. They struggle to master their new abilities - and (of course) to design cool costumes and come up with great hero-names. Turns out that "accident" was just the first salvo in a Mad Genius's latest diabolical scheme. Now it's up to four newbie heroes to save the day, before they even have a chance to figure out what their team's name should be!

The most monumental, mind-melting, magnificently madcap podcast in the multiverse!Broadcasting from a secret lair deep in the hills of eastern Kansas, Steeven Orr Else is your ultimate escape into geekdom’s glorious galaxy. Each episode is an audacious amalgamation of comic book critiques, movie musings, and pop culture ponderings, peppered with absurd anecdotes, riveting rants, and silly shenanigans.With a voice like molten gold and a knack for nuclear-level nonsense, Steeven takes listeners on a whirlwind of whimsical weirdness. Whether he’s deconstructing decades-old comics, spinning ...

This Earth is a planet where technology and science rule. Their advance technology is far reaching. Explore this universe with me as we navigate the most interesting developments.

When 10-year-old Lydia discovers a mysterious doll on her stoop, she feels a spark of hope in a town that has shunned her. But her joy is short-lived, as tales of an ancient creature consume her thoughts. Some dismiss the creature’s existence, while others claim their entire town—the flora, fauna, and residents—are under the influence of the Lurker. As Lydia grapples with the enigma of her doll and the dark forces that surround her, she forms an alliance with Jaxson, a cursed boy whose destiny is entwined with the town’s secrets.

All of the episodes from the Just Another Fanboy Podcast in which I'm talking about Madman comic books from Mike and Laura Allred, but now put together in their own feed.

Event Orr Else is a podcast in which your host, Steeven R. Orr, takes you through most every major Marvel and DC event, one issue at a time, one episode at a time because, what else is he gonna do? Cover art by Harold C. Jennett III

A celebration of gaming's analog and digital delights. The GameEnthus.com podcast features Aaron(@Ind1fference), Mike(@AssaultSuit), David@(Tiny415) and typically a guest.

Listen to a family of geeks and nerds talk about their favorite comic books, video games, movies, TV shows, etc! And join us as we grow this podcast into a community of like-minded people.

"Его чужая жена" - фантастический роман Екатерины Каблуковой, жанр любовное фэнтези.

Чужое сердце - фантастический роман Кирилла Клеванского, первая книга цикла "Колдун", боевое фэнтези, попаданцы. Дорогу осилит идущий... Дорога Тима, оказавшегося волею судеб в другом мире, началась с нового, хилого и больного тела, с роли, которой не позавидует и раб.

"Чужое счастье. Мой чужой монстр" - фантастический роман Валентины Савенко, жанр любовное фэнтези, попаданцы. Марина не верила в иные миры. Пока не нашла жемчужину и не оказалась запасной избранницей пожирателя душ.

Уникальный дар Рихтовщика — каприз Системы. Игроки с таким даром ценятся на Континенте дороже белого жемчуга. Их появление на загружающихся кластерах отслеживаются провидцами и предсказателями.

Die Bildersprache der Märchen: fremd, wie zu einer fernen, längst vergangenen Welt gehörend, und doch unendlich nah und vertraut. Eine Sprache, die man nicht erst erlernen muss, um sie zu verstehen, und die man nicht verlernen kann, weil sie als zu den menschlichen "Denk- und Fühlformen", zum menschlichen Sein dazugehörig erscheint. Sie ist, wie Wilhelm Grimm beschreibt, eine Sprache die "längst verloren, aber […] noch empfunden" wird, die vom Damals ins Heute hinüberreicht und - mehr noch - durch das Menschliche hindurchreicht.

Im kontrastreichen Spiel der Gegensätze, ob Patriarch oder Kauz, ob gewitzt oder naiv, wohlwollend oder geizig, waghalsig oder schüchtern, klug oder dumm, amüsieren uns die Hauptfiguren gleichermaßen wie sie uns zum Nachdenken anregen und wir werden Zeuge ihrer mehr oder weniger rationalen wie schicksalshaften Auseinandersetzung mit deren Lebensaufgaben.

An unassuming woman wanders around the landscape of hell accompanied by a dammed priest and a '60s-style teenage demon activist. The trio is sometimes helped and sometimes hindered by a god-like being with dysfunctional split personalities. The series contains many plots and subplots. There is an overall plot that runs throughout the series that involves the nature of Hell being altered by the unintentional efforts of the trio.