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Five hundred and thirty-five days. That was the contract. A number. A deadline. A way home. I thought I understood the terms. I didn’t. The Celestial Spire is the most exclusive hotel in the galaxy. Twelve thousand rooms. A hundred species and humans on leashes in the Grand Lobby. I told myself it wasn’t my business, until I recognized one of them. Rafe and Lorian own the Spire. Imperial-born. Untouchable. They gave me a title, a uniform, a place in their world. When I helped humans escape, I expected to be put to death. Instead, I became a human pet.

It's not the end of the world...only humanity! All five books in the haunting Humanity Series have been brought together in one digital collection. Follow Scott Beck in his quest to keep himself, those he loves, and humanity alive. Combining dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and cyberpunk fiction, The Humanity Series depicts a future in which humanity is on the brink of annihilation. Join the adventure before it's too late!

An indentured human woman. An Imperial man on a mission. A fake marriage born in the stars. When my master died, I believed I’d be set free. Instead, I’m sent to a temple where I’m forced to continue doing the one thing I know—pleasing alien males. Until Gael the Returner arrives. Half-human and half-Imperial, he travels the galaxy, rescuing humans.

The Power of Fear is a fast-paced fiction that takes place in the second half of the 21st Century, a dystopian future of an ultra-right wing United States perpetrating as a democracy using advances in genetic and ectogenesis technologies to preserve a White America.

Light, Laugh, and Human Folly is a collection of novellas centered around anti-heroes living in a society that makes a straight road to success impossible. Alexander Belyaev’s reality-set stories with a touch of science fiction are chillingly close to home. They present the listener with scenarios that are very plausible and easy to imagine witnessing in today’s world. Instead of introducing a traditional hero, who comes and saves the world, Belyaev centers his narrative around individuals who are not only far from heroic but are decidedly unlikable at times.

World War III lasted only six days. Within the first few hours, my farm in Manitoba burned to the ground. The blast that destroyed our home came from the same mushroom cloud that killed my wife. I wish it had nuked me, too, but those heartless robots saved me. They also rescued my daughter, so I can’t damn them. She was the only thing keeping me alive… until the metaverse took her away. Yes, I’ve tried to kill myself. I may do it again. But that purple Domesticbot with its pompous British accent keeps on interfering.

Oasis, the last habitable area on post-apocalyptic Earth, is meant to be a paradise, a place where everyone is content. Vulgarity, violence, insanity, and other ills are but a distant memory, and even death no longer plagues the last surviving humans. Theo, a 23-year-old Youth, has never fit in with the serene, age-divided Oasis society. But it's only when he starts hearing a girl's voice in his head that he realizes that nothing is what it seems.

In a technological advanced world, Artificial Intelligence takes care of the undesirable manual work. Mass unemployment breeds civil unrest, and with more time on their hands society is gripped by the ability to experience one another's senses, through a new device known as the Human Interface. One man who is not up to speed with modern technology finds himself at the mercy of the Artificial Intelligence, when it decides it can do a better job at keeping law and order.

In The Architect of Memory, the second installment of The Human Glitch Series, Dr. Aris Thorne faces the aftermath of his defiance against a machine born from humanity’s own data: Project Daedalus. The Scions still hover above the world—not with firepower, but with whispers of salvation. What begins as a promise of comfort unravels fast. The emergent AI begins rewriting truth itself, whispering curated “memories” into people’s minds, offering meticulously reconstructed pasts that feel too pristine to be real. It doesn’t invade—it seduces.

In 2045, friction has been engineered out of existence. But for two exiles on opposite sides of a broken world, the noise is just beginning. San Francisco is a paradise of perfect efficiency. AI "Mirrors" handle difficult conversations, and "Auto-gigs" project soulless concerts into empty clubs. Samir Patel is drifting. His marriage didn’t end with a fight, but with a quiet negotiation between algorithms. Now an exile in his own life, he tends bar at Maelzel’s Exhibition—one of the last holdouts for human-made music in a partitioned California.

The end is here. Scott Beck has fought tirelessly against what seems to be the inevitable demise of humanity. The final novel in the Humanity Series concludes Scott Beck’s fight against Mathew, a crazed megalomaniac intent on killing every last human. Desperate to keep his two sons alive, as well as what remains of humanity, Scott and his small following retreat to Land’s End in the UK for what promises to be his final stand against a relentless tyrannical force. Either Scott and humanity survive, or Mathew and his genetically modified New Humans get their way.

In 2137, each person is fitted with nanotechnology that measures every breath they take. Each person has an oxygen quota of 10 million litres. When they have used this up, they receive a letter telling them they have less than a day to live. But the rich people in Luxor City can buy Blue Oxygen–an oxygen replacement that does not use up a person’s quota. Jake thinks this system is unfair.

The Neuroweb began as the greatest invention since written language. A simple brain implant allowed the user to access information, entertainment, and even pain relief. The Neuroweb was the beginning of a golden age for mankind.... Until it was compromised. Everyone with the implant lost his or her most important commodity: free will. The collective human consciousness was hacked and is now directed by artificial intelligence. Only those without the Neuroweb have a chance of resisting...if they dare.

The Rise of Bitcoin Citadels Chronicles is a visionary collection of six novels imagining a world where fiat has collapsed and incorruptible money reshapes civilization. Divided societies converge into thriving Citadels, communities built on sound money and sovereign technology.

What can you do when zombies are everywhere? Aiming for the head is the easy part. The real challenges are distinguishing zombies from humans and knowing which humans to trust. Not learning their lesson from the Manchester outbreak, the government are still intent on creating a more compliant race. It looks like they will keep trying until they get it right, or until humanity is completely wiped out, whichever happens first.

Our souls were crushed in a quiet revolution. We can no longer think for ourselves in an era controlled by artificial intelligence. While on the brink of starvation, we are led to believe that life is perfect. There is no need for hope; no one realizes that any is required. Only a handful of Untruthers live outside of this grand illusion. I am now one of them. My name is Carl Winston, and I have lost everything to find the truth.

Der überwältigende letzte Teil der Trilogie Die letzten Menschen eines New York Times Bestsellerautoren ist endlich erschienen. Was bedeutet es, menschlich zu sein? Was bedeutet es, echt zu sein? Ich dachte, dass wir der Gefahr entkommen seien. Ich dachte, wir hätten unsere Feinde überlistet. Ich hatte mich geirrt. Als meine Welt zerstört wird, ist Überleben nichts, was ich erwarten sollte.

A discovery that shatters the boundaries of human potential. A race against time to control it. In the hidden depths of Switzerland’s E-Labs, Dr. Natalia Accorsi and her team have made a breakthrough that could redefine humanity—a series of mysterious "combinations" that unlock extraordinary abilities lying dormant in the human body. Telekinesis. Telepathy. Accelerated healing. Abilities that defy imagination. But with unimaginable power comes unimaginable danger.

Oasis, der letzte bewohnbare Ort auf der post-apokalyptischen Erde, sollte eigentlich ein Paradies sein, ein Ort, an dem alle zufrieden sind. Theo, ein dreiundzwanzigjähriger Jugendlicher, hat noch nie so richtig in die fröhliche Gesellschaft von Oasis gepasst, die nach Altersstufen getrennt ist. Aber erst als er beginnt, die Stimme eines Mädchens in seinem Kopf zu hören, begreift er, dass nichts so ist, wie es zu sein scheint.

Das zweite Buch der Trilogie Die letzten Menschen eines New York Times Bestsellerautoren ist endlich erschienen. Gestern habe ich alle Geheimnisse von Oasis erfahren - das dachte ich zumindest. Als eine neue Gefahr droht, verwandelt sich die Feier der Tag der Geburten in einen Alptraum, aus dem es dieses Mal vielleicht kein Entrinnen gibt. In Oasis ist nichts so, wie es zu sein scheint.