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WHAT IF ALIENS ARE REALLY... US? They came from a broken world. To save theirs, they came to harvest ours. Kristi was days away from becoming a mother when everything was stolen from her. Hunter, a former military pilot, would risk everything for his family, even his own life. Shad believed science could save humanity, until he saw what humanity had become. Ripped from their own time and thrust into a future beyond imagination, Kristi, Hunter, and Shad each lose what they love most. Their unique talents become both their greatest weapons and their deepest vulnerabilities.

*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...

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.

Elias traded a perfect prison for a dangerous hope. He chose to "unplug," and with the mysterious priest and his resistance team, he's finally on the right side of the war. Their mission is to save humanity from a digital lie and reclaim a world from the ashes of nuclear fallout. But as they fight through a fragmented reality, every victory feels hollow. Every truth they uncover leads to more questions. Their enemies are ghosts, their allies are untested, and the priest's faith is shaken by a new, insidious enemy: doubt. What if the prison was just a single floor in a tower of lies?

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...

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.

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.

In the final book of The Icarus Code, Mars is one giant step closer to life outside the domes, but the fate of both worlds lies in the hands of Tobias Shepherd, a disillusioned cult leader. He thinks Earth is beyond hope, but still believes he can save the chosen few he has brought with him to Mars. Claire knows the truth — the Ufretan Alliance will destroy any world in its path that might one day be competition. But can she reach Shepherd and make him see reason? Or will the Alliance reach him first and send the signal that will annihilate both planets?

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.

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.

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.

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.

On an oil rig deep in a Louisiana lake, paleontologist Henrietta Ballantine makes a chilling discovery: something impossibly alive in the drilling mud – something ancient, tiny, and unknown to modern science. With the help of fellow paleontologist Beau and Louisiana Fish and Wildlife biologist Armand, Henrietta races to identify the bizarre organisms. In captivity, the creatures grow at an alarming rate – sprouting claws, stingers, and deadly aggression. Worse, they’ve already escaped into the wild. Could these monsters be living fossils, long dormant within subterranean salt beds?

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!

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.

Every part of Kat's life has been taken over by digital worlds and simulated experiences. Then she meets Eva, a political renegade on the fringe of society. Drawn to technology but craving human connection, Kat distrusts Eva's attempts to lure her away from VR worlds and other sims. Worse, she suspects that the programmer Sodi is playing at more than one game. Kat can flee through dingy places and digital paradises, but will it be far enough to escape the worst of what technology created? If she can survive in any world, which will it be?

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?

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.