Genetic Fiction

In a newly terraformed star system, leaders turn to innovative solutions to protect themselves. In their desperation, the leaders of Tetrasol push forward with the Apex Project, turning a meticulously selected ensemble into heroes, branded with fantasy labels. Among them: Ace Lancaster, the Elf Ranger. Sage Hamilton, the Tempest. Zander Atlas, the Troll Striker. Axel King, the Orc Paladin. Duke Ward, the Dwarf Mage. Dr. Sebastian Watts, the Druid. Cooper Reese, the Warlock.

Bloomsbury presents The Genetic Book of the Dead, written and read by Richard Dawkins. From one of the world’s great science writers, a book that explores the deepest principles of evolutionary history. In this groundbreaking new approach to the evolution of all life, Richard Dawkins shows how...

Greed built Island X. Revenge feeds it. A corrupt Haitian president uses it to eliminate his enemies. A ruthless gang leader uses it to vent his wrath. Wealthy hunters use it for entertainment. And trapped in the middle, a man stranded by revenge and fighting to stay alive long enough to return the favor. Welcome to Island X, where no one arrives by accident—and no one leaves alive.

To stop an S-ranked invasion, the Omega must be forged. Two Singularities remain: the Metaphysical, trapped in the Underworld, and the Spectral, corrupted by Chaos at Terminus' lunar base. Terry leads a desperate raid to the moon to find a way to purge the Spectral. Instead, he is engaged in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse as corrupted beings hunt him through vacuum and steel. He may not be the hero Earth asked for, but he might be the one it needs.

In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces listeners to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.

Une nouvelle pandémie–l'effet perma–a envahi la Terre du futur proche. Chaque fois que vous jouez à votre jeu en ligne préféré, attention : votre esprit pourrait fusionner avec le monde virtuel, laissant derrière lui un corps comateux. Malheur à ceux coincés pour toujours dans Tetris ! Et pourtant, ce sont des chanceux comparés à ceux qui brûlent éternellement dans les carcasses calcinées des simulateurs de chars.

How far would you go to feel whole again? Six months after the events on Dreadmoor Island, Dr Elliott Harrison is falling apart. His hands betray him. Words disappear. The implant designed to save lives is destroying his brain. Then a woman arrives in A&E, barely coherent, talking about an experimental drug. Others dismiss her. Elliott doesn’t. With nothing left to lose, he takes it. The silence that follows is immediate. Beautiful. His mind sharpens. Everything makes sense. For the first time in years, he feels free. But his perception is changing. People reduce to patterns.

In DNA, Ell’s five-year-old son Zage has become interested in the effects of certain genes on obesity. He’s obtained permission to do research in a university lab where he hopes to test some of his ideas. Work is being done to evaluate the possibility of terraforming the planet Mars by using Ell’s port technology to bring in water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen from various other worlds in the solar system.

I just wanted to tell my neighbor to shut up. Hi, I'm Jack Taylor, a romance author from Earth—though you probably haven't heard of my planet yet. It's not part of the Galactic Consortium, and that's a good thing for the shady alien races lurking in the shadows, ready to snatch up anyone they can.

When the deep-space vessel Covenant encounters an impossible planet where none should exist, xenobiologist Rowan Hale knows something is wrong before the alarms ever sound. The anomaly doesn’t just pull them off course. It responds.

Every ten years, the mysterious world of Eleutheria opens its planetary shields and invites outsiders to compete in the Palingenesi Agon. A series of strange and ancient contests said to honor rebirth, renewal, and the power of the human spirit. For Ledesma, a scholar obsessed with uncovering the secrets of this matriarchal society, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. But the Games are far more than tests of skill. They are a selection process. And the true prize may not be wealth or citizenship, but something far more unsettling.

In near-future Baltimore, scientific breakthroughs in genetic engineering promise to cure the incurable. But these new technologies are not without a dark side. Powerful criminal organizations thrive on peddling illicit genetic wares, waging an underground war unlike any the city has ever seen.

No A. I has been used in the making of this novel. Also, for iTunes readers, there are three different R.A. Allens. I'm the one that wrote The Lycan's Claw. I have tried to contact Apple about the problem, but nothing could be done. A covert extraction is sent to retrieve someone of critical importance. Get in. Get out. Leave no trace. It doesn't go that way. The island is alive with resurrected predators. Massive, intelligent, and hunting.

Khatash. Home to the Depik—the galaxy’s deadliest assassins. The jungle is so dangerous, even the Depik don’t set foot there lightly. After the Veetanho seized and occupied the planet, the Depik’s allies rallied to retake the world. Bjorn’s Berserkers were among the liberation force. After the allies defeated the Veetanho, and the Depik reclaimed their world, the Berserkers stayed on as a garrison. With the contract nearing its end, Bjorn Tovesson III returns to the world for what he hopes is the last time. Unfortunately, it could be just that.

ماذا يمكن أن يحدث إذا امتلكت الحيوانات قدرات مشابهة لقدرات البشر؟ يلجأ السيد "بندرك" إلى جزيرة مجهولة بعد غرق سفينته ليكتشف أن بها رجلاً يدعى "دكتور مورو" يقوم بتجارب علمية لتحويل الحيوانات إلى بشر، تتصاعد الأحداث حتى تقوم تلك الحيوانات بالثورة على الدكتور مورو وتخرج على كل القوانين التي وضعها لحفظ النظام في الجزيرة. تمتلئ الرواية بالإحالات الفلسفية عن الطبيعة البشرية والقوانين الاجتماعية وأنظمة السلطة والعلم، في قالب خيالي برع فيه هربرت ويلز كعادته في الجمع بين الخيال العلمي والإثارة ومحاولاته المعتادة للتنبؤ بمستقبل البشر.

Mit „Die Insel des Dr. Moreau" schuf H. G. Wells einen der eindringlichsten und verstörendsten Romane der frühen Science-Fiction. Ein Schiffbrüchiger strandet auf einer abgelegenen Insel – und stößt dort auf das geheimnisvolle Labor des Dr. Moreau. In grausamen Experimenten versucht dieser, Tiere in menschenähnliche Wesen zu verwandeln. Was als wissenschaftlicher Fortschritt erscheint, entpuppt sich als erschreckende Grenzüberschreitung.

Since before the dawn of humankind, the genders have complemented and supported each other. Central to that has always been the primal desire of men for women. But what happens if that primal desire were to change. What if men no longer desired women, but focused their energies on themselves and their own interests. What would happen to civilization? What would it mean for relations between the sexes? What could even cause such a thing, and can it be stopped before it is too late?

When a notorious space pirate is accused of intergalactic terrorism, her longtime cronies go after an unlikely recruit: her ambitious cadet granddaughter. Nimah may have been born a RIM-rat, a hardscrabble kid from the far reaches of the galaxy, but now that she's a well-respected cadet at the...

When a mission is compromised, elite operative, Kong Davies suspects Black Bay has a leak. His suspicions immediately turn to the newly appointed government liaison, Katherine Knox. She may look sweet and innocent, but they’d already found discrepancies in her story and a link to a man who might be trying to start a war. If she’s the spy, he must uncover the truth before it’s too late. Katherine had been looking forward to her new assignment at Black Bay but all she’d found so far was disappointment.

In the aftermath of Chemical Affair, Chemical Inheritance follows Julian Vincent--now a sophomore college student living under the alias Kim Harrison--as he attempts to choose his own path in a world tense with uncertainty.