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Expect Me Tomorrow
by Christopher PriestA petty thief who called himself John Smith was arrested in 1877, for theft through fraudulent behaviour. He was convicted and sent to prison. In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck's father died on a glacier, and their lives separated. One became a respected climate scientist; the other a globally renowned opera singer, or so he claimed. They remained in touch, to share details of the mysterious voices only they could hear. In 2050, Charles Ramsey also has a twin. Greg is a climate journalist. Charles used to be a police profiler, but his redundancy leads to him being sent home with an experimental chip in his head. His brother urges him to explore a little-known aspect of their family history. All these people are connected, impossibly, inexorably. All their lives will intersect. And the climate of their world will keep on changing.
Expect Me Tomorrow
by Christopher PriestA petty thief who called himself John Smith was arrested in 1877, for theft through fraudulent behaviour. He was convicted and sent to prison. In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck's father died on a glacier, and their lives separated. One became a respected climate scientist; the other a globally renowned opera singer, or so he claimed. They remained in touch, to share details of the mysterious voices only they could hear. In 2050, Charles Ramsey also has a twin. Greg is a climate journalist. Charles used to be a police profiler, but his redundancy leads to him being sent home with an experimental chip in his head. His brother urges him to explore a little-known aspect of their family history. All these people are connected, impossibly, inexorably. All their lives will intersect. And the climate of their world will keep on changing.
Expecting Someone Taller
by Tom HoltAll Malcolm Fisher did was run over a badger. Unfortunately the badger turned out to be Ingolf, last of the giants. With his dying breath he reluctantly gave Malcolm two gifts of power and made him ruler of the world.
Expecting Someone Taller
by Tom Holt'Crazy, absurd, complex and hilarious . . . His writing is in the same mould as that of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Jasper Fforde' - TheBookBag.co.uk'Wacky humour bubbles through the polished narrative . . . Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance' - SFXAll Malcolm Fisher did was run over a badger. Unfortunately the badger turned out to be Ingolf, last of the giants. With his dying breath he reluctantly gave Malcolm two gifts of power and made him ruler of the world. From one of the best-loved comic writers in fantasy fiction comes another absurdly witty title - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett.Books by Tom Holt: Walled Orchard Series Goatsong The Walled Orchard J.W. Wells & Co. Series The Portable Door In Your Dreams Earth, Air, Fire and Custard You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps The Better Mousetrap May Contain Traces of Magic Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages YouSpace Series Doughnut When It's A Jar The Outsorcerer's Apprentice The Good, the Bad and the Smug Novels Expecting Someone Taller Who's Afraid of Beowulf Flying Dutch Ye Gods! Overtime Here Comes the Sun Grailblazers Faust Among Equals Odds and Gods Djinn Rummy My Hero Paint your Dragon Open Sesame Wish you Were Here Alexander at World's End Only Human Snow White and the Seven Samurai Olympiad Valhalla Nothing But Blue Skies Falling SidewaysLittle PeopleSong for NeroMeadowlandBarkingBlonde BombshellThe Management Style of the Supreme BeingsAn Orc on the Wild Side
Expecting the Best (9 Months Later)
by Lynnette Kent9 MONTHS LATERHe's done raising kids...or is he?As the oldest of eleven children, Denver cop Zach Harmon spent a lot of time helping out with his siblings. Now he's enjoying his freedom, and although he loves his nieces and nephews, he doesn't plan on having a family of his own.Then Shelley Hightower invites him to a dinner being held in her honor. Shelley's a perfect date-beautiful, funny, independent, everything he admires in a woman. The whole evening passes like a dream-and the truth is, neither of them wants it to end. So when the blizzard begins, it seems logical to take shelter for the night.... Together.Six weeks later, he learns there's a baby on the way. Unexpectedly, Zach finds that he's looking forward to giving up his bachelor life for the woman he loves-and their child.All he has to do is convince Shelley!
Expecting the Boss's Baby (Bravo Family Ties)
by Christine Rimmer"Sex is absolutely off the table."So this was Dax Girard's hiring policy. Well, it might not be conventional-but then again, all admin-assist-wannabe Zoe Bravo wanted was a job. And her prospective boss, Dax Girard, was so gorgeous that he'd clearly had to beat them off with a stick before. So she calmly agreed to the mogul's terms-even throwing in a fake fiancé for good measure! A strictly hands-off policy was fine with her....But was it fine with him? Because the more no-strings-attached Dax swore he was as immune to Zoe as he was to your average beautiful woman, the more he started envisioning a future that had her in it. And, in nine months, a little someone else, as well.
Expecting the Fellani Heir
by Lucy GordonAnd baby makes three... It was a night she should never have surrendered to, but Ellie can't regret the blissful hours she spent in Leonizio Fellani's arms. The steely businessman showed her his softer side and it melted her heart...but working together means he should be off-limits! Then Ellie discovers she's expecting, and she knows passionate, possessive Leonizio will want to make his heir legitimate! Leonizio demands marriage to claim his child, but first he needs to prove to Ellie that above all he wants her as his wife...
La Expedición de Sabina para Deterner el Apocalipsis (Sabina salva el futuro #3)
by Martin LundqvistDespués de muchas pruebas, Sabina se enfrenta a su némesis, Rangda. Pero, ¿sabina superará el mal que intenta detener? Después de haber detenido el malvado plan de Pierre Beaumont, Sabina y Alex se están recuperando en Hawaii. Sin embargo, la paz no dura mucho tiempo, ya que el misterioso Martin Al-Sham resurge. Los socios de Martin secuestran a Alex, para obligar a Sabina a ayudarlo en una peligrosa expedición. Martin revela que ha encontrado una manera de revitalizar el Cristal Zeto, y que necesita a Sabina para cumplir su destino. Juntos viajan a Kiribati. Primero, deben escalar un volcán activo para revitalizar el cristal. Entonces Sabina debe nadar hasta la Pirámide Hundida de Kiribati, para entrar en el portal de la Dimensión Divina. Finalmente, Sabina llega a Rangda. Pero, ¿será capaz de llevar a cabo su misión, o se convertirá en el mismo mal que trató de detener?
Expediente (Illuminae #1)
by Amie Kaufman Jay KristoffAquella mañana, Kady creía que romper con Ezra sería lo más duro que tendría que hacer ese día. Por la tarde, su planeta fue invadido. «La nueva obsesión juvenil de la temporada.», MTV4.3 estrellas en GoodreadsBestseller de The New York Times Corre el año 2575 y dos megacorporaciones están en guerra por controlar los recursos de un pequeño planeta en el último rincón de la galaxia. Bajo fuego enemigo, Kady y Ezra -que apenas se hablan desde que lo dejaron- tienen que sobrevivir huyendo hacia una flota de evacuación. Una plaga mortal ha estallado y está mutando con resultados aterradores; nadie sabe lo que realmente está pasado. Kady piratea una página web repleta de datos para encontrar la verdad. Solo una persona puede ayudarla a sacarlo todo a la luz: el ex novio con el que juró que nunca volvería a hablar. La crítica ha dicho...«Preparaos para "Illuminae".»Entertainment Weekly «Una experiencia interactiva para el lector... un viaje fantásticamente divertido.»MTV.com «Ambiciosa, conmovedora y tan genial que no es de este mundo.»Kirkus Reviews «Ciencia ficción juvenil con una narración fuera de lo común, un libro que rebosa acción y suspende hasta el final. Casi perfecto».Espe en Letras, libros y más
El expediente McCarthy
by Carlos N. López Ramón y CajalUnas muertes en seres humanos in vitro son investigadas por Jonathan y Amanda, médicos de WHH de Chicago. Un avance científico con un final inesperado... Hay sorpresas que hacen temblar a la humanidad... <P><P>Chicago, año 2028. El Dr. Jonathan Smith, médico especialista en medicina perinatal y embarazos de alto riesgo en el Women´s Healthcare Hospital, y la Dra. Amanda Roth, alumna y colaboradora del Dr. Smith, prometedora científica, investigan unas extrañas muertes en la UCI del centro hospitalario. Jonathan, siempre sospechó que las gestaciones por fecundación in vitro eran especiales. <P><P>Ambos descubren una trama política, científica y económica que silenció a todos los críticos de las técnicas de reproducción asistida. Su compañero en el centro, el Dr. Jim McCarthy, ginecólogo especializado en fecundación in vitro desde los inicios de la técnica y pionero de esta en los EEUU, se ve involucrado en el origen de estas muertes. <P><P>La trama se resolverá hasta sus más íntimas consecuencias creando una de las mayores alarmas mundiales que se recordarán.
Expediter
by Dallas Mccord ReynoldsHis assignment was to get things done; he definitely did so.Not quite the things intended, perhaps, but definitely done.
Expedition 63 Book 2: Dark
by T. A. CreechSequel to DuskAs the stranded inhabitants of the Space Station mark the opening of their second year since the world ended, Saito Naotatsu is determined to shake off some part of the grief infecting their temporary home. Maybe find a little happiness, too, with his best friend and communications specialist, Turlach Quinn.The situation explodes when Turlach finds his attraction to Saito confusing and relentless. At every turn, it seems Saito is there to break his control. With the Station falling apart around their ears and the crew breathing down his neck, Turlach finally has enough.Problems keep piling up. The crew is weary and waiting. Earth is a dark shadow of what it once was. Will they ever get home? Is there even anything left to go home to?
Expedition 63 Book 3: Dawn
by T. A. CreechSequel to Expedition 63 Book 2: Dark Yakecen Sinohui can see the end in sight for the stranded crew of the Station. Each breath is a countdown until they’re able to return to Earth, until the poison clouds have cleared enough to leave. Though it’s a bad idea, Yakecen is drawn into the orbit of their resident biologist, Eli, someone who has kept Yakecen’s head in the game with his sunny presence.The universe, however, has one last middle finger to give the weary crew.Eli Palamo doesn’t object to Yakecen’s covert attention. He’s pined for his friend from the first moment they met, and isolation has strengthened their bond as the hardships forced them lean on each other completely. Yakecen is all he’s ever wanted. Nothing will be enough to tear them apart, if Eli has anything to say about it, not even Yakecen’s own demons. Definitely not the end of their disastrous mission and their fight for survival.
Expedition 63 Box Set (Expedition 63)
by T. A. CreechAll three stories in T.A. Creech's best-selling M/M sci-fi romance series, Expedition 63, together in one box set! When contact is lost with Mission Control, Commander John Dennington isn't overly concerned. Such hiccups in communication are common. The first inkling of the larger problem occurs when he sees the very shape of the world change before his eyes.Contains the stories:Book 1: Dusk: John must ease his crew into a new mission and keep the Station together by any means necessary. The crew jeopardizes their chances by fighting his orders, but Jason Weiss, his mission specialist and the light of his life, makes John's situation more bearable. The smallest malfunction to Station or crew would spell the end for six astronauts trapped high above a ruined Earth. It's their mission to carry on. Random chance of the universe hasn't operated in their favor so far, but John is determined to see them all safely home.Book 2: Dark: As the stranded inhabitants of the Space Station mark the opening of their second year since the world ended, Saito Naotatsu is determined to shake off some part of the grief infecting their temporary home. Maybe find a little happiness, too, with his best friend and communications specialist, Turlach Quinn. The situation explodes when Turlach finds his attraction to Saito confusing and relentless. At every turn, it seems Saito is there to break his control. With the Station falling apart around their ears and the crew breathing down his neck, Turlach finally has enough. Problems keep piling up. The crew is weary and waiting. Earth is a dark shadow of what it once was. Will they ever get home? Is there even anything left to go home to?Book 3: Dawn: Yakecen Sinohui can see the end in sight for the stranded crew of the Station. Each breath is a countdown until they're able to return to Earth, until the poison clouds have cleared enough to leave. Though it's a bad idea, Yakecen is drawn into the orbit of their resident biologist, Eli, someone who has kept Yakecen's head in the game with his sunny presence. The universe, however, has one last middle finger to give the weary crew. Eli Palamo doesn't object to Yakecen's covert attention. He's pined for his friend from the first moment they met, and isolation has strengthened their bond as the hardships forced them lean on each other completely. Yakecen is all he's ever wanted. Nothing will be enough to tear them apart, if Eli has anything to say about it, not even Yakecen's own demons. Definitely not the end of their disastrous mission and their fight for survival.
Expedition Beyond
by Roger BaggThe Earth is not what it seems to be, or what you imagine, or what you were taught. After hundreds of years of dormancy, it reawakens. Only one man holds the key to what is happening: an astrophysicist named Anderson. His explanation shocks the scientific community, warping the known basic foundations of time and space throughout the universe.A small expeditionary force is dispatched by Boster Denton, Inc. to explore a newly formed crevasse on Ellesmere Island near the magnetic North Pole on Inuit controlled land. Another crevasse forms near Alice Springs, Australia. These two portals serve as links between Earth's surface and what lies beneath.A desperate father searches for his lost son the only way he knows how: by spending millions of dollars. Halfway across the globe, another man seeks to find a lost friend with a cunning plan that requires the help of the most powerful force in the world - the United States Army.Two lost adventurers enter a new world in which the fabric of evolution is torn. The Earth divulges its innermost secrets to them as they struggle to survive.This is a story of human determination and dominance against an enemy that overwhelms in both numbers and strength. It removes the gadgetry, and reveals the threads of mankind that are interwoven in heart, mind and soul. This is a battle that cannot be lost.
Expedition to Canaan
by Marcus PletaIn the 23rd century, the fierce dispute between the United States and China continues in another solar system. On a planet to be colonized by the Americans, six explorers set off on a mission to a continent full of dangers. When they get there, the explorers discover that China has secretly sent scientists who have created hybrids between humans and the beings that inhabit the place. It soon becomes clear that the problems facing the explorers are not limited to the surprises left by the Chinese mission, and that nature and the local fauna pose a perhaps greater threat. The members of the mission also have to overcome relationship problems among themselves that can have a fundamental influence on the success or failure of the mission. Expedition to Canaan is the debut novel by German author Marcus Pleta.
Expedition to Earth (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
by Arthur C. ClarkeShort stories from the science fiction master—including the tale that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey. These stories present a brilliant showcase of Arthur C. Clarke&’s many-layered approach to the moral dilemmas of scientific advancement—from the thrilling and brutal &“Breaking Strain&” to the more poetic and thoughtful &“Second Dawn.&” Also included is &“The Sentinel&”—the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This outstanding collection reminds us that the author of Childhood&’s End was not only a giant in the world of science fiction, a recipient of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, and an incomparable storyteller, but also a &“skilled literary artist&” (Hartford Courant). &“I do not know of any short story that has moved me more than Arthur C. Clarke&’s &‘If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth.&’&” —The Christian Science Monitor
Expedition to Pluto
by Fletcher Pratt Laurence ManningWithin the Goddard&’s hurtling hull Captain &“Steel-Wall&” McCausland, hero of the space fleets, nursed his secret plan for an Earth reborn. Reuter the scientist cuddled his treacherous test-tubes. And Air Mate Longworth grappled an unseen horror that menaced a billion lives!
Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon (A Burton & Swinburne Adventure #3)
by Mark HodderIt is 1863, but not the one it should be. Time has veered wildly off course, and now the first moves are being made that will lead to a devastating world war and the fall of the British Empire. Caught in a tangled web of cause, effect, and inevitability, little does Burton realize that the stakes are far higher than even he suspects. A final confrontation comes in the mist-shrouded Mountains of the Moon, in war- torn Africa of 1914, and in Green Park, London, where, in the year 1840, Burton must face the man responsible for altering time: Spring Heeled Jack! Burton and Swinburne's third adventure is filled with eccentric steam-driven technology, grotesque characters, and bizarre events, completing the three-volume story arc begun in The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack and The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man.
Expedition Venus (Faber Fanfares Ser.)
by Hugh WaltersAn unmanned space-probe sent to Venus for a preliminary reconnaissance brings back to earth not only vital information but also the spores of a deadly fungus which threatens to blot out mankind completely. Earth's scientists try in vain to devise a weapon to halt its deadly progress and decided, in the end, on one last desperate measure: an expedition to Venus itself.
Expedition Venus
by Hugh WaltersAn unmanned space-probe sent to Venus for a preliminary reconnaissance brings back to earth not only vital information but also the spores of a deadly fungus which threatens to blot out mankind completely. Earth's scientists try in vain to devise a weapon to halt its deadly progress and decided, in the end, on one last desperate measure: an expedition to Venus itself.
The Expelled
by Mois Benarroch Pamela DaccacheAn unexpected encounter at the central bus station with a woman identical to the Expelled's wife but thirty years younger, who happens to be the same person. An adulterous relationship that is not quite what it seems. A bus hijacked by terrorists, where two castes are formed, one superior, the front people, and another inferior and oppressed, the back people that support and justify the oppressor. Books within books and an ending that connects the past with the future to turn the expelled into an improved person. A novel that affects us deeply, by a writer who refuses to write like everyone else. When the Sephardim were chased from Spain in the fifteenth century and they arrived in Morocco, they were called "Megorashim" (expelled), which had an opposite meaning to the term "Toshabim" (settled). However, for centuries, it didn't have a negative connotation, on the contrary, being an expelled person was like belonging to nobility. Five hundred years later, the narrator feels expelled from everywhere, his town, his family, his lovers, his countries, to gradually start understanding that "I had become, just like my ancestors, an expelled."
Expendable
by James Alan GardnerUnder the benevolent leadership of the League of Peoples, there is no war, little crime, and life is sacred...unless you're an Explorer. The ugly, the flawed, the misfit, the deformed, they are the unwanted, flung to the farthest corners of the galaxy to investigate hostile planets and strange, vicious creatures. Out there, there are a thousand different -- and terrible -- ways to die. Festina Ramos belongs to the well-trained, always-dwindling ranks of ECMs (Expendable Crew Members). Now she and her partner, Yarrun Derigha, have been ordered to escort the unstable Admiral Chee to Melaquin -- the feared "Planet of No Return"-- which has swallowed up countless Explorers before them without a trace. Obviously, this is meant to be the last mission for Ramos and Derigha. But it won't be, if Festina can help it.
Expendable (League of Peoples #1)
by James Alan GardnerIn a world where the marginalized of society are sent into space on suicide missions, one woman decides to fight back: &“Riveting&” (David Feintuch). In Expendable, the first volume of the League of Peoples, Festina Ramos is assigned to escort an unstable admiral to planet Melaquin. Little is known about Melaquin, for every explorer who&’s landed there has disappeared. It&’s come to be known as the &“planet of no return,&” and the High Council has made a habit of sending troublesome admirals there in an attempt to get rid of them. It&’s clear that this is intended to be Ramos&’s last mission, but she doesn&’t plan on dying, no matter how expendable she may be.
The Expendables: The Expendables Book 4 (Expendables Ser.)
by Edmund CooperThe Expendables had struck it lucky at last. After grappling with the revolting Death Worms of Kratos, the deadly Rings of Tantalus and the weirdly anachronistic military society of Zelos, their fourth mission looked an easy one. Argus was an earth-type planet with one major continent, comfortably covered with vegetation.But that was before The Expendables encountered the deadly harpoon tree, or the low-lying plant which grasped greedily at anyone who dared to set foot on it, or the hornets that paralyzed their victims - so as to enjoy their food in peace. Worst of all the lurking horrors of Argus was the deadly hallucinogenic pollen which turned quiet Santa Maria crew members into vicious maniacs.