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Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his poverty-stricken home planet of Poictesme, “The Junkyard Planet”, with news of the possible location of Merlin, a military super-computer rumored to have been abandoned there after the last war. The inhabitants hope to find Merlin, which they think will be their ticket to wealth and prosperity. But is Merlin real or just an old rumor? And if they find it, will it save them - or tear them apart?

In the early 2020s, two young, genius computer hackers, Elizabeth Santiago and David Schwartz, meet at MIT, where Schwartz is sneaking into classes, and have a brief affair. David is amoral and out for himself and soon disappears. Elizabeth dreams of technology and space travel and takes a military job after graduating.

Joe Chayefski has got what he always wanted: a reputation as one of America's top neuroscientists, a beautiful wife and two perfect daughters. But when his lab is attacked by animal rights activists, Joe is forced to face the past and reconnect with the son he abandoned 20 years earlier. As he struggles to deal with the collision of his two lives - and to save his eldest daughter from the clutches of an unscrupulous tech company - Joe has to reconsider his priorities and take drastic action to save those he loves.

In a world where security cameras prove what you have done and databases define who you are, the few who know how to manipulate the technology can play God. They can change the future; they can alter the past. They can make big money, they can save the world, and they can get away with murder over and over again. Danielle Leaf grew up believing she was safe. Now she knows she was wrong. Award-winning author Jon Evans returns with a compulsive, fast-paced story that examines issues of Third World exploitation and the extreme edge of anti-capitalist activism.

Aim for Neutrality. We Need Better Sources. Anonymity is Fundamental. Keep Developing. The editors know these principles. The editors follow them every day—usually. The editors may not be recognized on the street, but they craft the information that is seen on nearly every internet search. Through Infopendium, a global, crowd-sourced internet encyclopedia, the editors influence the world. Freelance journalist Morgan Wentworth attends the Global Infopendium Conference in New York expecting a straightforward story to help pay the rent. But the so-called “pendium people” are full of surprises.

After selling his dorm-room startup for millions and effectively retiring at the age of 25, Alex Fife is eager for a new challenge. When he agrees to clean up an old PC as a favor, he never expects to find the adventure of a lifetime waiting for him inside the machine. But as he rummages through old emails, Alex stumbles upon a startling discovery: The previous owner, a shady antiques smuggler, had been trying to unload a mysterious object known as the Florentine on the black market.

Without warning, something has gone terribly awry. In the remote and unnoticed places of the world, small pockets of death begin occurring. As the initially isolated extinctions spread, the world's eyes focus on this unimaginable horror and chaos. Out of the ecological imbalance, something new and extraordinary is evolving and surviving to fill the voids left by these extinctions. Evolution is operating in ways no one could have expected, and environmental damage may be the catalyst.

Chrysalis, ein mächtiger, milliardenschwerer Tech-Konzern, ist weltweit führend in der Entwicklung von Robotik und Unterhaltungstechnologie. Als der Medienmogul Russel Spearman während einer Aufsichtsratssitzung plötzlich verstirbt, glaubt man zunächst an einen Herzanfall. Doch innerhalb weniger Tage sterben zwei weitere Geschäftsführer unter mysteriösen Umständen. Jeremy Logan, Experte für unerklärliche Phänomene, wird beauftragt, den rätselhaften Todesfällen auf den Grund zu gehen.

A shadowy group of biohackers called the Firemen threaten to worsen the COVID pandemic by releasing an even more lethal version of the pathogen. But what drives the Firemen, and how do their motivations relate to the wealth of the Roman Empire and to the third basic human instinct? The answers may lie with prediction scientist Dan Clifford. Unemployed and struggling with two years of pandemic isolation, he is rebuilding both his career and personal life.

Il tenente Costas viene mandato su un'isola greca per indagare sull'omicidio di un famoso critico d'arte. Tuttavia dovrà risolvere un'enigma etico molto più complesso del previsto per arrivare alla soluzione del caso.

Peter Payne fa il trashformer e per sopravvivere rovista nei cumuli di spazzatura cercando oggetti di valore. I suoi giorni trascorrono in mezzo agli scarti della società dei consumi e in compagnia di una banda di adolescenti, fino a quando non incontra Alba – un modello femminile di nexumano. Esplorando temi come la cibernetica, il consumismo e la trascendenza, Francesco Verso costruisce un mondo così profondo come il suo personaggio principale.

Die Höhlentaucher Sam und Diego entdecken ein außerirdisches Artefakt, das sofort versucht, die Kontrolle über den Willen der Freunde zu übernehmen. Außerdem tauchen plötzlich überall auf der Welt mysteriöse Portale auf, die die Menschen in ihren Bann ziehen. Zeitgleich verschlechtert sich Sams Zustand so dramatisch, dass er sich der fremden Macht in seinem Kopf kaum noch erwehren kann. Als er nach einem Arztbesuch spurlos verschwindet, flieht Diego panisch vor seinen Verfolgern und der Furcht vor dem, was er ebenfalls zu werden droht.

Philip Wade è uno stimato professore di Storia contemporanea al Birkbeck College di Londra, ma in passato ha vissuto molte vite e in una di queste ha lavorato per una grande banca d'affari della City in qualità di analista, chiamato a prevedere le tendenze economiche, politiche e sociali su cui indirizzare gli investimenti. Colpito da una forma di amnesia, Philip oggi non riesce più a trattenere alcun ricordo recente: nei buchi della sua memoria scompare anche il saggio che stava scrivendo e di cui non c'è più traccia.

Jackson Quick thought he destroyed the secret formula that could lead to nuclear war. He was wrong. Jackson thought he understood his own past. He was wrong about that too. To get the answers he desperately seeks about who he really is, he embarks on one final mission to find the lone remaining copy of a powerful, earth-changing formula and hand it over to the man he despises most. Somehow he must find his way to the formula - and deliver it without losing control.

"Hilfe, mein Baby ist weg! Hier ist nur Blut ..." Nach kurzen Kampfgeräuschen bricht der panische Notruf einer Mutter bei der Nummer 112 plötzlich ab. Wenn jemand aus diesem Tonfragment Rückschlüsse auf den Aufenthaltsort der Frau ziehen kann, dann der forensische Phonetiker Matthias Hegel - den einige nach wie vor für einen Mörder halten.

A scientist murdered a mile beneath the earth, his secret laboratory exposed. A formula capable of forcing a power shift among the world's largest nations is missing. Its rightful owner wants it back. Jackson Quick is pulled back into the darkness he despises. Forced to face his demons and align himself with the very people who betrayed him, he agrees to hunt for the formula. Racing against time and an evil black-market czar, Quick crosses the globe in search of a mathematical equation so valuable, nations and terrorists will pay whatever the cost to control it.

Ein EMP-Angriff auf die Vereinigten Staaten hat die gesamte Elektrizität ausgelöscht und das Land in eine dunkle Vorzeit gerissen. John Matherson überlebte Hungersnot und Krieg und möchte endlich wieder Frieden finden. Doch als die neue Regierung die Verfassung außer Kraft setzt und immer mehr Bürger um ihre Freiheit kämpfen, sieht er eine neue Gefahr für die junge Nation: Eine gewaltige Revolution könnte alles in Schutt und Asche enden lassen... Wir sind in völlige Abhängigkeit der Technologie geraten.

Die spektakuläre Fortsetzung des US-Bestsellers. Ein Jahr nach den turbulenten Ereignissen von ONE SECOND AFTER: Ein EMP-Angriff hat sämtliche elektronischen Geräte unbrauchbar gemacht. Der Geschichtsprofessor und Ex-Colonel John Matherson treibt in einer friedlichen Kleinstadt in North Carolina den Neuaufbau mit primitiven Mitteln voran. Die Ankunft eines Regierungsvertreters weckt die Hoffnung, dass eine starke Hand landesweit geordnete Verhältnisse schafft.

La ciudad más vigilada del mundo, Washington DC, es amenazada por un terrorista que afirma poder detonar cinco bombas. Mientras, el sistema de cifrado más seguro y avanzado del mundo es burlado por una adolescente. Julie, agente de la CIA veterana de Iraq, deberá proteger la vida de la joven hacker perseguida por diversas facciones dispuestas a todo.

La ciudad más vigilada del mundo, Washington DC, es amenazada por un terrorista que afirma poder detonar cinco bombas, mientras el sistema de cifrado más seguro y avanzado del mundo es burlado por una adolescente. Julie, agente de la CIA veterana de Iraq, deberá proteger la vida de la joven hacker perseguida por diversas facciones dispuestas a todo.