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Sydney, Australia. Charlie Cooper needs more time with his family. With his transfer out of homicide to a quieter station fast approaching, the weary detective's only regret is the decade-long serial killer case he couldn't crack. But when he's called to one last murder scene, Cooper can't believe the victim is the perp he's been chasing for years. Certain the sociopath's latest abductee still lives, the desperate cop races to find her before the clock runs out.

After a year of searching, rogue ex-cop Jack Carlin has finally found his estranged daughter, Morgan, holed up in the top floor of a rundown, grimy high-rise building. The trouble is, Jack's unconventional policing and information-gathering methods in the past has made him some serious enemies. And what Jack doesn't know as he heads into the building, intent on saving his daughter, is firstly, that Morgan doesn't want to be saved—particularly not by him—and secondly, that the entire criminal underworld in the city are on their way too...

Artificial intelligence is, as the name suggests, artificial and fundamentally different to human intelligence. Yet often the goal of AI is to fake human intelligence. This deceit has been there from the very beginning. We’ve been trying to fake it since Alan Turing answered the question ‘Can machines think?’ by proposing that machines pretend to be humans. Now we are starting to build AI that truly deceives us. Powerful AIs such as ChatGPT can convince us they are intelligent and blur the distinction between what is real and what is simulated.

Kasira Severen broke her mother's dying wish to secure the prince his throne – her betrayal carved into the foundation of his rule. Veridian Erris wears the crown of Livadha, but the weight of it is crushing. With a twisted prophecy, gods holding grudges and a sisterhood guarding a dangerous secret, Livadha stands on the edge of ruin.

Kai Masters is a border guard and beast battler. Things have changed again in Beastium. There are new beasts. Bigger, stronger beasts. Mutants. Kai must mix things up. Can he win against the rock mutant? Can he win against the storm mutant? Can he win against the air mutant? Can he win against the water mutant?

Nate can't believe he's dragged himself up to this backwater town. Port Flinders would have fallen off the map years ago, except for one thing. Tourists flock to its mangrove-lined shores for the annual Drowning Girl festival: sacrifice a girl at sea, and the fishing hauls that keep the town afloat will prosper. Or don't and the whole town will sink.

The world is waking up to a new reality: once-in-a-century floods are now happening three times a year and bushfires are the new norm. The surface area of the Arctic’s polar ice caps is rapidly decreasing, while Antarctica’s largest ice shelf is crumbling. These are effects of the planet’s increased temperature. Extreme heat is the most direct and deadly consequence of our hellbent consumption of fossil fuels. It is a first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis.

When young shipping company heir Jill Fisher is found dead in her apartment, Detective Charlie Cooper and his partner Joe Quinn don't believe she was killed by a random intruder. Corporate lawyer Beth Fisher struggles to cope with the grief following her sister's murder, but she decides there's one last thing she can do for Jill – finish the ancestry research she was so passionate about. Cooper and Quinn's investigation and Beth's research uncover truths about the Fisher family and their business dealings that raise more questions than answers. Cooper must act fast before more lives are lost.

As one of the Navy’s most skilled mapmakers, Merry knows the very lives of men far away depend on her work in the War Office. But when a family crisis draws her back to her beloved Cornwall, Merry finds herself working alongside an enigmatic American officer on secret operations spanning the rugged coasts of Cornwall and Brittany which she knows so well. But not everything is as clear as the maps she draws. As rumours and suspicion swirl around her family, Merry is increasingly drawn to Jake, despite the defences she’s built around her heart.

Kai Masters is a border guard charged with keeping Earth safe from the beasts of Beastium. Kai and his dogbot battle buddy, B.C., must battle hard if they are to defeat the ever-mutating beasts.

After answering a distress call from a doggy damsel, Magnus, Daisy, Ed, and Spot must enter the deadly deserts of Cat Island. With the Spymaster beside them, the dogs are sure to succeed – but is this catty crewmate really the dogs' best friend?

Kai Masters is a border guard charged with keeping Earth safe from the beasts of Beastium. Kai and his dogbot battle buddy, B.C., must battle hard if they are to defeat the ever-mutating beasts. Can Kai get past the fire-fly splats? Will his Foam Blaster hose down the fire beast’s fire-ball attack?

Something strange is happening in Beastium. There is a dust storm in the wind land and a new mutant beast. Will Kai and BC be able to battle the new beast with their new gear? Will Kai battle well enough to prove himself a worthy Border Captain?

Something strange is happening in Beastium. A new mutant beast is filling the water land with rocks. Will Kai and BC be able to battle the new beast with their new gear? Will Kai battle well enough to prove himself a worthy Border Captain?

The ice is melting in the ice land of Isolus, and it is raining in the wind land of Tornados. Is a new beast behind it? Will Kai be able to battle the new mutant with his new combo gear and ice chopper? Will he learn how to stop more mutants coming?

Eggs have hatched in Terradon, but it is not a rock beast. Will Kai be able to battle the new mutant with his new combo gear and super-fast jet? Will he learn how to stop more mutants coming?

When it starts to snow in the middle of summer, Kai knows things will need to heat up. Will his Sub-Mobile stop the ice beast?

Will Kai's Jet Drill be enough to stop the volcano beast before they're all buried in ash?

Mud starts falling from the sky, and Kia knows things are going to get dirty. His Sludge Bot will have to work hard to stop the beast.

Enjoy the four latest exciting adventures in the Boy vs Beast series! Mud Beast – Mud starts falling from the sky, and Kia knows things are going to get dirty. His Sludge Bot will have to work hard to stop the beast. Ice Beast – When it starts to snow in the middle of summer, Kai knows things will need to heat up. Will his Sub-Mobile stop the ice beast? Storm Beast – Kai will need to power up to face the storm beast. Will his Jet Charger win against the attacks? Lava Beast – Will Kai's Jet Drill be enough to stop the volcano beast before they're all buried in ash?