Showing results for "the mind" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

En mystisk sygdom dræber 98 procent af alle børnene i USA, og de resterende 2 procent viser sig at have udviklet en form for overnaturlige evner, som ingen helt ved, hvad indebærer, og de placeres derfor i forskellige aflukkede faciliteter. 16-årige Ruby undslipper med nød og næppe en af regeringens mest brutale testlejre og slutter sig til en gruppe andre teenagere på flugt fra systemet. Og på jagt efter svar. Liam, den lille gruppes leder, falder hårdt for Ruby, men hun kan ikke lade ham komme tæt på sig. Ikke efter det, der skete med hendes forældre.

The Electronic Mind Reader, the 12th Rick Brant novel, was published in 1957 and is another JANIG-based adventure with government spook Steve Ames as one of the main characters. The story involves foreign espionage against a secret government missile project based in Washington. Steve Ames comes for help from the Spindrift Foundation after several project scientists are struck down by a mysterious neural malady that seems to cause severe aphasia and inability to communicate.

In a future world, life is tightly controlled by the all-powerful PareCo. Standing out from the crowd is dangerous, so misfit Luna hides her secrets carefully, not realising her own power. Unlike her friends and family, Luna has never been able to plug in to Realtime, PareCo's virtual world, where almost everyone now lives their lives. So how do PareCo know about Luna, and why do they want her for their elite think tank?

Lunas ganze Welt spielt sich online ab. Abgesehen vom Online-Unterricht finden auch Dates, Freizeitaktivitäten und Politik virtuell statt. Doch seit Lunas Mutter in einem Online-Spiel starb, kehrt sie der digitalen Welt den Rücken zu. Als sie von der bekannten Firma PareCo zu einem Einstellungstest eingeladen wird, ändert sich alles. Dort lernt sie den Hacker Gecko kennen, der ihr zeigt, dass sie nicht alles glauben darf, was sie sieht. Wieso hatte PareCo so großes Interesse an der Rebellin? Luna weiß nicht mehr, was sie eigentlich glauben soll und dann verschwindet auch noch Gecko spurlos.

Arden sells memories. Whether it’s becoming homecoming queen or studying for that all important test, Arden can hack into a classmate’s memories and upload the experience for you just as if you’d lived it yourself. Business is great, right up until the day Arden whites out, losing 15 minutes of her life and all her memories of the boy across the school yard. The boy her friends assure her she’s had a crush on for years.

Two sisters. One destined for the crown, one doomed to silence. Princess Astrid and Princess Vega are identical in every way - except one was born near perfect, the other “deficient”. Born mute. By age six, their fates are sealed. Vega will be the next queen. Astrid, the silent princess, will spend the rest of her days rotting away in a facility. It is a time when the planet has been ravaged by global warming. Famine and disease demand drastic measures to preserve resources that are already stretched paper thin.

Princess Astrid and Princess Vega are identical in every way—except that one was born near perfect, the other “deficient,” being born mute. By age six, their fates are sealed. Vega will be the next queen. Astrid, the silent princess, will spend the rest of her days rotting away in a facility. One day, Astrid wakes with no memory. No awareness of her royal blood. No recollection of the harrowing journey she just survived that brought her to safety and her new home: The Isle of the Never Mind.

Two scientists working on a top-secret government project suddenly start talking gibberish. The government does not know how or why this has happened and asks the Brants if they can move the remaining scientists to Spindrift Island, a scientific foundation located on an island off the New Jersey Coast, in order to better protect them. The Brants agree. Rick and Scotty become suspicious of a new barber in town and believe he is part of an espionage ring.

It's been 12 years since the Elf king and great protector, Paron Elloy, died fighting the Mother Dragon. He was the last of the Guardians of the Balance to fall. Since then the world has been weary under the weight of the twin prophecies; one foretelling the end of the world the other foretelling a possible salvation. Fear has been building since Paron's death. However, unbeknownst to all, a 13-year-old thief holds the keys to the prophecies, the elven throne, and a new generation of Guardians.

Follow Matt and his mischievous friend Gemini in hilarious conflicts involving mind-controlling gemstones created by an ancient tribe called the Iyans. Will Matt survive Gemini's teases or will she gain full control of his mind? This girl aims to wield all four of the gems: Demand, Love, Kindness, and Hate. Matt is clever. But is he clever enough to best the girl that knows every part of him? The top girl that not only has everyone's favor (teachers included) but may be part Iyan herself.

Rolana and her father escape a higher dimension in order to free themselves from an oppressive regime. However, no sooner would their new life come to a start, the pair would be separated. The telepathic teen is instantly flung into the deep end, as all alone, she now has to figure out how to live and blend amongst humans.

From the red dust of Mars to the blue skies of Earth, follow the extraordinary exploits of Elliot and his friends—Mei and Dimitri—as they unravel the mysteries of the universe, forging friendships and facing adversaries in a saga where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. The "Diary of a Martian" Omnibus Edition brings together these three interstellar adventures in one exhilarating collection, perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction.