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A superpower villain is targeting Ty, and he has turned his apartment building into a ruin. Ty has no idea if his friend and roommate still lives, and he will do everything in his power to save him. But that’s only the start. The villain's plans for Ty and those he loves will change their lives forever.

CT now has a crew of three beautiful women: a mechanic, a healer, and his ever faithful, cat-girl assistant. After their success on Proxima V, the crew of the Lacuna Noctis is running on high as they travel to their next planet. But when they land on Zalia, they discover more than just the crystals they were looking for. The native species has been stricken by plague, and it’s up to CT and his lovely ladies to save them.

Want a ridiculously hot alien princess to fall in love with you? It's easy. Just save her planet from a bunch of invaders, teach her people to fight using advanced technology, and win the respect of her father. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Or at least it is if you are CT, the best broker in the universe.

With the doomsday ship only days away from impacting the Earth, humanity's demise seems all but assured. In every corner of the world, news of the impending destruction has led to chaos, looting, and the collapse of the rule of law. As the foundations of civilization crumble around them, Jack and Mia must race to find answers to perhaps the most important questions of all time. Why have the Ateans repeatedly eradicated life on our planet? And could the key to ending the cycle of extinctions be locked somewhere within the Salzburg Chromosome?

That means taking jobs and not asking questions, whether that involves smuggling, transporting runaways, or performing other, far less wholesome work. Whatever the situation, Jace is willing to do what it takes to achieve his dream and live the life he’s always wanted. That is, until he comes face to face with an item of unprecedented value - something that could give him everything he needs to pay off his debt and be free. The only problem is that selling it would also shift the balance of power between the two largest empires in the galaxy.

When a terrorist organization take control of an island research facility, Rob Cashen and his band of mercenaries are recruited to eliminate the terrorists and rescue the hostages. Upon arrival, they realize something has gone horribly wrong. Terrorist outposts are in ruins, guns and equipment are left abandoned, but no bodies can be found. In the ensuing investigation, Rob discovers the horrific consequences of genetic tampering.

Mercy is no longer a fugitive running for her life and hiding from the family she left behind. She thought the hardest part of going home was going to be surviving the dangerous, psychically gifted pirates she calls family, but the truth is far more complicated, and her relatives aren't quite as murderous as she remembers. Now Mercy is their queen, a role she never wanted. When a peace summit with the pirates' greatest enemies ends in disaster, Mercy's new life spins out of control.

A giant boardwalk has been resurrected high up in the Indonesian rainforest canopy, offering guests stunning, spectacular, and unparalleled views of the rainforest. However, the boardwalk is incomplete and in need of more funding. The creator, John Corstine, assembles a group of potential investors for a weekend tour of the boardwalk. Little do they know that high up in the rainforest canopy, they are being watched, but more importantly, they are not alone.

A trip to the library prompts one woman to question her fate in this galvanizing short story. For a woman like Hadley, deemed not acceptable to procreate, there’s only one recourse. Unlicensed for motherhood, she can alleviate her grief and frustration at a “baby library,” where a curiously endless supply of infants is available for a two-week loan. But the borrowed life that serves as a temporary balm leads to a journey of self-discovery that will forever change the direction of Hadley’s future.

Was geschieht mit dem Flinguin, der daraus mit zusätzlichen Upgrades entsteht? Und was können die drei Aushilfstierpfleger, der ehemalige Raubtierdompteur Gustav und der intelligente Hacker Olli unternehmen, damit im Zoo nicht alles aus dem Ruder läuft? Was darf man tun und was soll man tun? Kann ein ungleiches Freundesteam die Pläne der Pro-Pet-Tierschutzaktivisten und Gangster durchkreuzen?

I thought I could trust my allies. I was wrong. Now we all have to pay the price. A new, seemingly impossible quest from the Oracle has seared itself into my brain. Enemies are watching our every move. NIX is experimenting on my brother. And my new power is eating me alive. Literally.

Coupland's iconic novels brought to life in two full-cast adaptations: In this adaptation by Theo Toksvig-Stewart, Douglas Coupland's brilliantly funny novel Microserfs takes a microscope to working culture in the early days of the tech boom. Perhaps one of Coupland's most iconic novels, Girlfriend in a Coma begins in December 1979 when 17-year-old Karen unexpectedly falls into a deep coma after a teen house party.

Someone pulled a Jurassic with my genes. I am the result of an experiment - human spliced with dinosaur - or so I assumed growing up. According to my parents, they rescued me from a lab when I was just a roly-poly egg. All my life I’ve hidden what I am because my parents told me I had to, but when they die, my world is blown apart. Which is when I meet Urion. Tall, dark, and arrogant, he invades my dreams and then ignites my world. I’m trying to protect my heart, but he makes me want something a misfit can’t have. A happily ever after.

Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics especially designed to instil fear. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, Mexico. A genetically engineered Bioform, he's a deadly weapon in a dirty war. All he wants to be is a Good Dog. And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and Master says he's got to kill a lot of enemies. But who, exactly, are the enemies? What happens when Master is tried as a war criminal?

Паоло Бачигалупи — американский фантаст, публикующийся с 1999 года. Жанровые направления, в которых он работает — преимущественно научная фантастика с постапокалиптическим уклоном и фэнтези. Он родился в городке Паония на западе штата Колорадо, в университете штата Огайо изучал китайский язык, а затем несколько лет провел в Азии. Его произведения носят отпечаток культуры посещенных им стран — такой же яркий, как и отпечаток нуара, которым полнится жизнь современных США.

В романе Орудие войны полу-человек и полу-зверь, созданный для ведения войны, продемонстрировал способности, превышающие ожидания его создателей. Оставив своих сородичей, он возглавил группу людей. Однако некоторые знают его тайну — он открыл способ противостоять генетически заданным импульсам подчинения и преданности своим хозяевам.

Lena Vale thought she was doing the right thing—signing up for the Horizon Protocol to rid herself of the abilities that made her dangerous. Instead, she wakes in a facility built to dissect the Variant gene. Her power isn’t being removed—it’s being mapped, copied, and stored. Ethan Vale, her estranged brother, has spent years suppressing his own gift. But when Lena disappears, he’s forced to confront the truth about Horizon—and the past he’s tried to forget. As their powers resurface, and their connection deepens, they uncover a terrifying plan.

No one can survive the electrocution of 50,000 volts. No one but Andromeda Somers. Now she's recovering in a place she never knew existed and learning more about herself than ever before. In an effort to protect her children, Andromeda avoids them at all costs. She doesn't trust herself, she doesn't trust Adam, and she definitely doesn't trust Burton Crane. Getting too close puts them in danger, again.

Former tech leader Liam Murphy is adjusting to a simpler life on his farm, purposely distancing himself from the cutting-edge world of technology he once championed. Amidst the activities of tending to his crops and livestock, Liam fights to push aside the painful memories of the tragic accident that took his wife's life five years ago, involving one of his former company's self-driving cars. However, when a malicious attack from artificial intelligence poses a threat to the world's food supply, Liam unexpectedly finds himself in a position to save humanity from the very technology he created.

Exiled mutants and mind-controlling telepaths invade Human Space. Langston Wheeler is the only thing standing in their way. But the threat is worse than he ever imagined—war is coming, and no one is ready for it. A hero haunted by his past. A woman who has everything. Hard core military science fiction with a dose of forbidden love. Onslaught kicks off the 100% complete seven-book Exile War series.