Showing results for "Evolution" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Freshly evolved and having gained some newfound elven allies, Syl is ready to have some fun and let loose for a bit. After being forced into the forest, now it's time to hit the beach and maybe see about handling that quest Vee received some time ago. Of course, Syl isn't the kind of slime to let a little vacation get in the way of some good old leveling and magic creation, and with Elementalist so close to the next major milestone, our slimy protagonist is eager to see what's next.

Mark Fields finally escaped the deadly underground prison known as the Tomb—at the cost of his former life. With a new identity, he joins the Hunters’ Association, tracking down the dangerous Exlian aliens in the dead zone outside New Emery. Despite the danger, Mark thrives, his power growing exponentially with each hunt. But every step leads him further from humanity—and closer to the alien Exlian. As rogue raiders target hunters outside the city, and corruption and ambition brew evil plots within, even Mark’s enhanced powers may not be enough to save his friends—or the woman he’s drawn to …

As a global pandemic lays waste to the population of Earth, humanity unveils what seems to be its salvation: World Evolution Online—a vast virtual refuge designed to preserve civilization while millions rest safely in cryostasis. But salvation comes with secrets. When subtle irregularities begin appearing within the simulation, one developer begins to question what humanity has truly placed its trust in. Hidden deep within the system, a series of tests are created—a desperate attempt to find someone capable of uncovering the truth from the inside.

She's a puppy. She's a girl. And she's going to evolve. Waking up one day in a litter of puppies, her human life a fading memory, she quickly falls into the flow of things. Playing and hunting with her pack, taking naps at all hours of the day, and most importantly, leveling up and evolving! With five brothers and sisters who all have their own unique powers, a protective Dog Mom and Cerberus Dad with three heads, she was sure nothing could ever go wrong in her new life.

Elise was always made fun of for her big ears and buck teeth. She tried her best to overcome the mockery, only to work herself to death and wake up as... a big-eared, buck-toothed rabbit. Now, with nothing but an almost worthless System Assistant to help her, she needs to survive in a world full of magic and monsters. On top of all that, for some reason she's been given the ominous [Mark of Fate] skill. She has no idea what it does, but things keep happening to her, most of them unpleasant.

Central Command is gone, the military is fractured, and the surviving members of Team Ghost, led by Master Sergeant Reed Beckham, have been pushed to the breaking point. While the strong return to the battlefield, the wounded are forced to stay behind on Plum Island and fight their inner demons. Betrayed by the country they swore to defend and surrounded by enemies on all sides, Team Ghost has one mission left: protect Dr. Kate Lovato and Dr. Pat Ellis while they develop a weapon to defeat the Variants once and for all.

The Beast Realms are under threat: The land, water, and air are poisoned. Its leaders are power-crazed and its people are divided. Worse still, strange and powerful Beasts have started dropping from the sky, causing carnage. With the Beast Realms in turmoil and a ragtag group of insanely strong assassins on Team Venom’s tail, their chances of survival are slim. Escaping through man-eating jungles, seeking allies in underwater and treetop cities, Art and his team need to forge alliances to grow stronger.

Somewhere in the toxic Bone Pits, where mechanical nightmares roam, an emaciated and wounded young wolf clings to life. Wracked with pain, driven by instinct, it crawls across the subterranean landscape, avoiding the unnatural horrors that dwell there and seeking sustenance while fending off rats, insects, and other vermin stalking it as prey.

Katherine Debs clawed her way up from the slums to the peak of the corporate world, a true rags to riches success story. Now her enemies can't show themselves publicly, banished as they are to the shadows by the monopoly she holds on advanced alien technology. But she knows how dangerous a knife in the dark can be. After all, that's where Kat got her start, and no amount of corporate security was enough to keep her from taking what she wanted. Now, someone is rising through the system at an alarming rate; not many levels behind her, and gaining fast.

A cargo ship in distress . . . A mysterious stowaway in an SA pod . . . A crash-landing on a distant, unexplored world . . . An unexpected rescue by an equally unexpected friend . . . Captain Scott and his cohorts are lost in space, and time is running out. To make matters worse, the Free Fleet are not the only ones looking for them.

Roark von Graf built a nation on the bodies of griefed players and disgruntled mobs who wanted him dead. He grinded his way up to the level cap of the Troll Evolutionary Path and made powerful underhanded alliances along the way, but even all of that isn’t enough to defeat the Tyrant King’s right-hand mage, Lowen, and the Divine armies of the most powerful dungeon in the game. When Lowen and the Vault of the Radiant Shield go on the attack, Roark’s only hope of survival lies in the stolen World Stone Pendant and its mysterious transmutation magic.

Join Sam as she explores the Beastlands in a quest to find a way off planet Hallista. Nothing ever comes easy for the enigmatic Arcane Pathfinder, though. Things get complicated quickly when Nara's world quest leads her back to Sam, and they discover the true intentions of the church. Sam and her eclectic group are pushed to their limits when faced with encounters outside their control, like meddling goddesses, a crashed spaceship dungeon, deadly trees, a dungeon break, an attack on an elven mega city, and brutal battles against increasingly powerful foes.

Once part of a dying species, one wolf now harnesses supernatural and godlike abilities as it fights for survival, in this grimdark fantasy adventure. It's been nearly a millennium since wolves prowled the earth. They're only spoken of as mythical destroyers of life. But one solitary wolf, born...

Manga-loving gamer Ethan Graham is a frustrated Boston-area tax consultant toiling away at a mind-numbing nine-to-five grind of a job, wondering when he'll ever have control over his own life. If not in this world, maybe the next? Then, after a tragic accident, Ethan suddenly finds himself reincarnated in the land of Argwyll...as a hat. A hat that can possess creatures and steal their skills. Not too shabby—why evolve just one monster when you can upgrade skills from them all?

Fifty years after The Andromeda Strain made Michael Crichton a household name – and spawned a new genre, the technothriller – the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant. THE EVOLUTION IS COMING In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe – designated the...

The world didn’t end with fire. It ended with evolution. When scientists tried to save a dying planet, they accelerated nature itself. Stronger animals. Faster instincts. Smarter predators. They thought they could control it. They were wrong. Now, across the world, evolution is no longer a slow process. It’s a weapon. Ecosystems are transforming overnight, and humanity is no longer at the top of the food chain. Finley Henderson has spent years searching for answers after his parents vanished deep inside a growing Red Zone—regions where humans no longer survive.

Book 2 in a new series that offers a long journey of progression, LitRPG, and exploration of a dying Multiverse. Listen as Leo slowly sheds his human skin to wear one of a beast straight out of the depth of the Void.

With Syl's checklist completed and Gold rank achieved in the Adventurer's Guild, the next thrilling adventure awaits in the Dwarven Empire!

The dead have risen. The world is burning. And survival is no longer enough. A lethal virus has wiped out millions, turning the infected into relentless predators. Civilization has collapsed, cities lie in ruins, and the human race is on the edge of extinction. Somehow, actor-turned-survivor Mike McKnight has lived through it all. From a locked cell in a mental institution to the blood-soaked streets of Washington, D.C., he carries humanity's last hope: a fragile chance to fight the plague. But the undead are changing.

The pulse hits without warning. In one harrowingly destructive instant, a mysterious seismic pulse in the Scottish Highlands rips away all semblance of global security. When peace is shattered, fear takes over. The stakes rise without mercy. As the pulse's chaos spreads across the world, it becomes painfully clear that Piper McCarthy - a child born like no other - might hold humanity's only hope of averting total disaster.