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Human After All
by Connie BaileyIn the future, corporations buy the life contracts of infants and raise them for specific careers. Jaymes, aka The Prince, is Erotic Bioware, Thoroughbred Class, trained to seduce and give pleasure in the highest tiers of society. But his latest client involves him in a political assassination, and Jaymes must flee the comforts of the city for the barbaric outlands. With Drue the Fox, Bioware, Exotic Class, Jaymes struggles through the last wilderness on his world in his quest to return to civilization and his pampered life. The ruthless corporate mercenary on their trail should make them want to work together--but Jaymes and Drue are diametrically opposed in personality, class, and ideology and can't stop bickering about Bioware inequality. Eventually, Jaymes's dislike of Drue evolves into something else as Jaymes wakes up to the reality of his place in society and admits that Drue is right. It will take great courage, a band of ex-military outcasts, and a sympathetic politician to clear Jaymes's name and bring about lasting changes for all Bioware. Only then can he and Drue have a life together with all the rights a human deserves.
Human Catastrophe
by Luiz Cláudio Avallone BeloA huge human being. A mysterious research and its side effects. Which chain reaction could it cause in the lives of scientists, in the victim of this research, and in the invisible humanity to eyes of a giant? Creative and lively this novel brings together drama, catastrophe and science. The main character, which has no idea how he ended up in a strange and apparently uninhabited world, became innocently a personified catastrophe. Francisco Moraes, a scientist anguished because the greatest tragedy lived by humanity, because of his secret project. Armado Bastos, a ambitious and prejudiced military and scientist which involves his youth friend in a project to the development of a powerful weapon. Sandro, Alda, Fábio and Estela: four scientists who barely know that their project is being used for a parallel purpose.
Human Error
by Eileen WilksIn this urban fantasy novella set in New York Times bestselling author Eileen Wilks's world of the lupi, a family holiday provides respite from an ongoing war--but not without a few skirmishes of its own...Benedict would do anything to make Arjenie happy, even spend Christmas meeting her large, Wiccan, entirely human family. As a lupi warrior who's lived most of his life at Clanhome, Benedict is more than a little nervous. He isn't used to fitting in with humans, let alone a family who celebrates the Wiccan holiday of Yule. Benedict even asked his brother for advice about clothes, hoping to create the right impression. So it's a shame that things go wrong from the moment he steps out of the car . . .Praise for the Novels of the Lupi"I remember Eileen Wilks's characters long after the last page is turned."--Kay Hooper, New York Times bestselling author"Grabs you on the first page and never lets go."--Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHuman Error originally appeared in the anthology Tied with a Bow
Human Error
by Paul Preuss"[W]onderful, enlightened, and convincing beyond any reasonable expectations of what a science fiction novel should be." —Greg Bear Compugen has become a giant player in the tech field overnight by making genetically altered viruses into "biochips" that are replacing silicon chips as the brains of computers. Toby Bridgeman and Adrian Storey are an odd-couple of scientists—Toby, the programmer, and Adrian, the sloppy genius and genetic artist, have formed an enduring friendship and produced Epicell, a biochip so powerful that it will make all others on the market obsolete and save Compugen from financial disaster—if it can be rushed out fast enough. But Epicell, elemental living virus, is so awesome in its capabilities that tests have not yet established any limits to its multiplication or its computing sophistication. Adrian wants more testing—he believes that Epicell is potentially dangerous. Instead, it is rushed to market to save the failing company. Then those in contact with Epicell begin to come down with bad colds—the virus has spread outside computers, living and growing in the human body. Adrian, and perhaps the human race, are doomed unless Toby can reprogram the Epicell inside Adrian—and inside himself.
Human Evolution and Fantastic Victorian Fiction (Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction)
by Anna NeillFollowing the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Victorian anthropology made two apparently contradictory claims: it distinguished "civilized man" from animals and "primitive" humans and it linked them though descent. Paradoxically, it was by placing human history in a deep past shaped by minute, incremental changes (rather than at the apex of Providential order) that evolutionary anthropology could assert a new form of human exceptionalism and define civilized humanity against both human and nonhuman savagery. This book shows how fantastic Victorian and early Edwardian fictions—utopias, dystopias, nonsense literature, gothic horror, and children’s fables—untether human and nonhuman animal agency from this increasingly orthodox account of the deep past. As they imagine worlds that lift the evolutionary constraints on development and as they collapse evolution into lived time, these stories reveal (and even occupy) dynamic landscapes of cognitive descent that contest prevailing anthropological ideas about race, culture, and species difference.
Human Is?: A Philip K. Dick Reader
by Philip K. DickDrawn from the five volumes of his complete short stories (also published by Gollancz) this volume represents the very cream of Philip K. Dick's output. It serves both as a celebration of his work, in the 25th year since his death, and as the ideal introduction to his unique take on the world for new readers.As our culture becomes ever more fluid, as fact is fictionalised, as documentary gives way to reality-TV, as our identities are digitised, as globalism runs wild, as drugs become ever more ubiquitous the world is finally catching up with even the most bizarre of Philip K. Dick's imaginings.25 years after his death we are living in Philip K. Dick's world, this new authoratitive collection of his best short fiction shows us why.
Human Nature
by Cat KaneAn injured werewolf. An antisocial demon. A human with far too many secrets. Sheltered from the outside world, unexpected passion ignites between them. As danger stalks ever closer to their sanctuary, their tenuous bond may not be strong enough to overcome the threat. Cat Kane pens an intriguing tale of treachery and deceit in her paranormal romance, Human Nature.Left for dead by hunters, werewolf Dominic finds refuge at the isolated home of reclusive demon Gage and his human servant Randall. Healing from the attack, physically and mentally, Dominic has no choice but to rely on his grudging host and his enigmatic assistant.Hidden away from humans for decades, the last thing Gage wants is a werewolf bringing trouble to his doorstep. Keeping Randall at arm's length is problematic enough, but allowing Dominic to stay seems like the safest option--at least until Gage finds himself drawn to Dominic as much as he is to Randall.Randall has his own reasons for driving Dominic into Gage's arms. It's only a matter of time until Gage discovers the secrets Randall's been keeping--secrets that will surely destroy their fragile, undefined relationship. Still, the pull of the powerful desire that binds them all leaves him wishing there was a way to keep them both.But as the outside world encroaches on Gage's sanctuary, all those secrets are about to collide, unleashing a dangerous tide of betrayal, deception and love, and all three men will have to re-evaluate their priorities, their relationships, and who--or what--they are.Content Notes: Menage, graphic M/M & M/M/M sexual practices, non sexual violence.
Human Nature
by Eileen WilksAn urban fantasy novella from USA Today bestselling author Eileen Wilks's world of the lupi, where the darkest magic will leave its mark... FBI Agent Lily Yu is turning twenty-nine--a milestone she's decidedly ambivalent about. But her birthday celebration is cut short when the naked, heavily tattooed body of a man is found in a Northern California town. The victim was David Pruitt, and years ago, he was close friends with Rule Turner, prince of the lupi. At first it seems like a bizarre ritual killing, but there's more than magic afoot: David wasn't human. And the killer isn't finished... Human Nature originally appeared in the anthology Inked. Includes a teaser for the upcoming novel Mind Magic, out November 2015.
Human Remains: The gripping new thriller from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye
by Jo CallaghanFrom the author of In the Blink of an Eye, the Sunday Times bestseller, winner of the CWA ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock are back in a cutting-edge new thriller.The truth will always come out, but at what cost? Fresh from successfully closing their first live case, the Future Policing Unit are called in to investigate when a headless, handless body is found on a Warwickshire farm. But as they work to identify the victim and their killer, the discovery of a second body begins to spark fears that The Aston Strangler is back. And as the stakes rise for the team, so do the tensions brewing within it. When DCS Kat Frank is accused of putting the wrong man behind bars all those years ago, AIDE Lock – the world's first AI Detective – pursues the truth about what happened with relentless logic. But Kat is determined to keep the past buried, and when she becomes the target of a shadowy figure looking for revenge, Lock is torn between his evidence-based algorithms and the judgement of his partner, with explosive results. When everything hangs in the balance, it will all come down to just how much an AI machine can learn, and what happens when they do . . . PRAISE FOR JO CALLAGHAN: 'A new force to be reckoned with in crime&’ Daily Mail 'An outstanding talent&’ Jane Casey 'Callaghan writes with such intelligence; interspersing humour with moments of utter heartbreak&’ Nikki Smith 'An amazing writer&’ Frances Quinn
Human Resources (Fiction Without Frontiers)
by Robin TriggsThe sequel to Night Shift, praised by Crime Review and Cemetery Dance.Antarctica. A city on the edge of nowhere.Anders Nordvelt is chief of security in this frozen land, so, when a prominent member of a dissident group is murdered, it is his job to find the killer. Unsatisfied with the obvious explanation, Anders keeps pushing until the body of a colleague turns up in his apartment. Could Anders really be the killer? Why does he half-remember wielding the knife? And why are the whispers of a fabled Human Resources black-ops team getting ever louder?As for Anders, he&’s about to enter a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a ruthless killer.FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Human and Other Beings
by Allen DeGraeffThis book contains sixteen science fiction short stories about what it is to be human, or in some cases, not human, including; Dark Interlude by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds, Love by Richard Wilson, Honor by Richard Wilson, Double Dome by Raymond E. Banks, Way in the Middle of the Air by Ray Bradbury, The Other Foot by Ray Bradbury, The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith, Made in U.S.A. by J. T. McIntosh, The NRACP by George P. Elliott, The Big Stink by Theodore R. Cogswell, Down Among the Dead Men by William Tenn, All the Colors of the Rainbow by Leigh Brackett, The World of Myrion Flowers by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth, The Lady Green Sleeves by Frederik Pohl, Holdout by Robert Sheckley, Test Piece by Eric Frank Russell
Human for a Day
by Martin H. Greenberg Jennifer BrozekHere's an anthology that examines what it means to be human in all its positive and negative aspects. If you were an intelligent robot, would the opportunity to become human for a day be worth the risks? If a magic spell switched the bodies of a vampire and a teenage girl, would both savor the experience or search for a way to undo the enchantment? What tests would an angel face if transformed into a mortal for a day? These are just a few of the inventive stories-some humorous, some sad, many thought-provoking, and all unique-to be found in Human for a Day.
Humana
by Alycia Linwood Lucía Mesa SocasAriel es una joven de diecisiete años cuya vida toma un giro completamente diferente el día que llega tarde a clase. En su clase hay un chico nuevo, Devin, muy guapo y de pelo oscuro, pero para sorpresa de Ariel, todo el mundo parece conocerlo y su mejor amiga afirma que lleva yendo a la escuela con ellas durante años, aunque Ariel está segura de no haberlo visto antes. Convencida de que sus amigos le están gastando una broma, Ariel pretende que no pasa nada raro. Incluso considera la posibilidad de tener una enfermedad en el cerebro... hasta que empieza a tener visiones sobre gente desconocida con alas y ojos extraños. Y lo que es peor, sus visiones indican que Devin podría ser un demonio que ha venido al mundo humano para llevarse un ángel al Infierno. A medida que aprende más sobre la existencia de ángeles y demonios, Ariel descubre que su hermana es el ángel que quieren llevarse los demonios. Decidida a no permitir que nadie le haga daño a su hermana, hará lo que haga falta, incluso matar ella misma al demonio. ¿Pero podrá matar a Devin cuando parece tan humano? ¿Y qué hará cuando descubra los secretos que rodean su verdadera naturaleza? Porque, seamos sinceros, una chica que puede ver demonios y ángeles en sus visiones no puede ser humana.
Humanoid Puppets
by Denis Hughes Ray BarryPartly, it was Gina's curiosity that started the trouble. If she had never gone to Morgan Tors to search for the fabulous puppets she might not have broken the seal of Thaa-an. But the damage was done and the full force of elemental evil unleashed. Gina found herself plunged into an adventure such as no mortal being would choose of their own free will...
Humanoid Puppets
by Denis Hughes Ray BarryPartly, it was Gina's curiosity that started the trouble. If she had never gone to Morgan Tors to search for the fabulous puppets she might not have broken the seal of Thaa-an. But the damage was done and the full force of elemental evil unleashed. Gina found herself plunged into an adventure such as no mortal being would choose of their own free will...
Humans (Neanderthal Parallax #2)
by Robert J. Sawyersecond in the neanderthal parallax trilogy, which was begun with Hominids.
Humbug Holiday: (A Christmas Carol) (Cracked Classics #4)
by Tony AbbottFor two sixth graders who feel about school the way Scrooge feels about Christmas, a magical trip into Dickens&’s tale is just what their spirits need. It&’s Christmastime at Palmdale Middle School, and the sixth grade class has organized a holiday banquet for local families in need. Best friends Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—are excited to eat, but they forgot to bring in food donations. They also didn&’t read A Christmas Carol for Mr. Wexler&’s English class. While the two fight over the school&’s last copy, the library&’s magic security gates suddenly transport them straight into Charles Dickens&’s timeless tale, where they come face to face with grouchy Ebenezer Scrooge, who&’s about to get a wake-up call from some ghosts on Christmas Eve. As the ghosts show the stingy Scrooge the consequences of all the selfish choices he&’s made in life, Devin and Frankie come to realize that they too have a few things to learn about kindness and generosity. Reluctant readers &“Devin and Frankie are wisecracking underachievers and their characterizations and dialogue ring true&” in Tony Abbott&’s Cracked Classics series (School Library Journal).
Humidade
by Reinaldo Moraes<P>O desejo cansa. Dá trabalho. É complicado e caprichoso. Ora encolhe sem razão ora assalta sem aviso. <P>São desbragadamente divertidas - porque realistas, incisivas e sem tabus - estas e outras histórias de desejo, fantasia, amor e paixão, cumpridos e por cumprir. <P>Outra coisa não se esperaria da pena de Reinaldo Moraes.
Hummingbird
by Natalie LloydFrom the bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic comes a heartfelt story about a girl who—armed with her trusty, snazzy wheelchair—refuses to let her brittle bone disease stand in the way of adventure. <p><p>Twelve-year-old homeschooled Olive is tired of being seen as “fragile” just because she has osteogenesis imperfecta (otherwise known as brittle bone disease) so she’s thrilled when she finally convinces her parents to let her attend Macklemore Elementary. Olive can’t wait to go to a traditional school and make the friends she’s always longed for, until a disastrous first day dashes her hopes of ever fitting in. <p><p>Then Olive hears whispers about a magical, wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives near Macklemore. It’ll be the solution to all her problems! If she can find the bird and prove herself worthy, the creature will make her most desperate, secret wish come true. When it becomes clear that she can’t solve the mystery on her own, Olive teams up with some unlikely allies who help her learn the truth about the bird. And on the way, she just might learn that our fragile places lead us to the most wonderful magic of all….
Hummingbird Salamander: A Novel
by Jeff VanderMeerFrom the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the end of all things.Software manager Jane Smith receives an envelope containing a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and salamander. Alongside the key is a list of five other animals. The list is signed, "Love, Silvina." Jane does not know a Silvina, and she wants nothing to do with the taxidermied animals. The hummingbird and salamander are, it turns out, two of the most endangered species in the world. Silvina Vilcapampa, the woman who left the note, is a reputed eco-terrorist, and the daughter of a recently deceased Argentine industrialist. And by removing the hummingbird and the salamander from the storage unit, Jane has set into motion a series of events over which she has no control. Instantly, Jane and her family are in danger and she finds herself alone and on the run from both Silvina's family and her eco-terrorist accomplices--along with the wildlife traffickers responsible for the strange taxidermy. She seems fated to follow in Silvina's footsteps as she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, and why she is now at the centre of this global conspiracy, and what exactly Silvina was planning. Time is running out -- for her and possibly for the world.Hummingbird Salamander is Annihilation author Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world.
Humo y espejos
by Neil GaimanEn las manos maestras de Neil Gaiman, la magia es mucho más que un mero juego de engaños... Una recopilación de treinta relatos, poemas narrativos y piezas breves componen esta maravillosa novela de fantasía e ilusiones. La destreza y el poder de invención de este gran fabulador transforman el entorno cotidiano en un mundo hechizado por sucesos sombríos y extraños, en el que una anciana puede comprar el Santo Grial en una tienda de segunda mano, unos asesinos se anuncian en los clasificados de un periódico bajo la rúbrica «CONTROL DE PLAGAS», o un muchacho asustado debe negociar con un trol malcarado y mezquino que vive bajo un puente ferroviario. Esta recopilación de treinta relatos, poemas narrativos y piezas breves e inclasificables ofrece múltiples y variadas posibilidades para que el lector explore una realidad transformada, astutamente velada por el humo y las sombras, a la vez que tangible y afilada. Todo parece posible en el universo de Gaiman, el gran maestro prestidigitador que despierta los sentidos, cautiva los sueños y mantiene en vilo nuestra mente. Reseñas:«Antiguas leyendas a las que ha dado un vuelco ingenioso se combinan con espeluznantes atisbos de lo imposible, para formar esta impresionante colección de relatos y poemas.»Publishers Weekly «Gaiman es una mina de historias. Debemos sentirnos afortunados, escriba en el género que escriba.»Stephen King «Soberbio, [...] evocador [...] y a menudo ingenioso y perversamente divertido. En el mundo de Gaiman, nuestros sueños más sencillos son, en realidad, nuestras elucubraciones más complejas.»Richmond Times-Dispatch «Gaiman es capaz de helarnos la sangre o hacer que soltemos una carcajada.»Minneapolis Star Tribune «Neil Gaiman escribe en tantos estilos y combinaciones de estilos quees difícil clasificar su obra con una sola palabra. Unos la consideran "fantasy", otros "terror", otros "ciencia ficción" o "ficción especulativa". Gaiman escribe igual de bien en cada uno de estos géneros. [...] Una cosa sí puede afirmarse sin lugar a dudas: en plena forma, Gaiman es magnífico.»Baltimore Sun «Gaiman es un contador de historias visionario [...] en muchos aspectos, un contador de historias de otra época, no sólo esa voz implacable que nos habla con un susurro sobre los horrores que hay más allá del círculo de luz de la hoguera. También es un escritor desesperadamente pasado de moda, capaz de crear narraciones breves trepidantes, cautivadoras, que logran satisfacer al lector, algo cada vez más raro fuera de la narrativa de género.»Toronto Star «Una caja de bombones para los amantes de la fantasía oscura.»Booklist
Humphrey's Shadow (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Stephen Krensky Jeffrey EbbelerNIMAC-sourced textbook. Growing a Shadow. The sun is high overhead while Humphrey is working in his vegetable garden. Then Humphrey notices his shadow. It is small, much too small for a big elephant like him. If Humphrey waters his shadow, can he get his shadow to grow?
Humpty Dumpty In Oakland
by Philip K. DickSet in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1950s, Humpty Dumpty in Oakland is a tragicomedy of misunderstandings among used car dealers and real-estate salesmen: the small-time, struggling individuals for whom Philip K. Dick always reserved his greatest sympathy.Jim Fergesson, an elderly garage owner with a heart condition, is about to sell up and retire; Al Miller is a somewhat feckless mechanic who sublets part of Jim's lot and finds his livelihood threatened by the decision to sell; Chris Harman is a record company owner who for years has relied on Fergesson to maintain his cars. When Harman hears of Fergesson's impending retirement he tips him off to what he says is a cast-iron business proposition: a development in nearby Marin County with an opening for a garage. Al Miller, though, is convinced that Harman is a crook, out to fleece Fergesson of his life's savings. As much as he resents Fergesson he can't bear to see that happen and - denying to himself all the time what he is doing - he sets out to thwart Harman.
Humpty Dumpty: An Oval
by Damon KnightHumpty Dumpty is a breakthrough work for this acknowledged master of the fantastic, an intriguing, entertaining, and immensely appealing novel of a man trying to make sense of a world gone mad. The tale begins when Wellington Stout wakes in an Italian hospital, uncertain how or why he came to be there. Gradually he learns that he was shot in the head in a Milan restaurant the night before his stepdaughter's wedding, perhaps because of a mysterious packet his brother asked him to deliver. The doctors tell him he is fortunate to be alive, but Stout has his doubts. For the bullet that has entered his skull has also opened cracks in the fabric of reality, and, as in the old nursery rhyme, no force on Earth or in Heaven can put it back together again. Soon Stout is hearing voices foretelling his doom, encountering antediluvian cabals of dentists, extraterrestrial shoe salesmen, gargantuan rodents, seductive adolescent sibyls, and giant craters opening across the face of North America, and traveling on an uncertain odyssey through a distorted landscape made of the fragments of his own life and memory.