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The Artifact Hunters
by Janet FoxIsaac Wolf can travel through time. But he's also in a race against it.With tensions in Prague rising at the height of World War II, Isaac Wolf is forced to leave home with nothing more than a small backpack and a pendant in the shape of an eternity knot. His parents believe the pendant will keep him safe--if he can discover what it really means.This clue leads him to Rookskill Castle, home of the Special Alternative Intelligence Unit where gifted children can learn to harness their powers to support the Allies' cause. With the help of his new friends and an antique watch that allows him to travel through time, Isaac must unlock his own powers and uncover the true meaning of the eternity knot. The only way he can do that, though, is by hunting for a series of magical artifacts that are scattered throughout the past . . . and Isaac isn't the only artifact hunter. Soon he finds himself in a race against a threat just as deadly as the war itself--one that his parents had been trying to shield him from all along.
Artifact Space
by Miles CameronOut in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space.All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Artifact Space
by Miles CameronOut in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space.All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Artifact Space
by Miles CameronOut in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space.All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Artificers & Alchemy: A Young Adventurer's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer's Guides)
by Jim Zub Stacy King Official Dungeons & Dragons LicensedAn immersive, one-of-a-kind guide to the wondrous magical items and creatures of Dungeons & Dragons, the world&’s most beloved tabletop role-playing gameFeaturing amazing illustrations and expert insights, Artificers & Alchemy explores peculiar phenomena, sentient weapons, guardian gear, and the artificers who create these enchanted objects. If you&’re eager to start your own D&D adventures, this guidebook provides the perfect starting point to creating worlds of fantasy and weaving an epic story all your own.
Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries (The Murderbot Diaries #2)
by Martha WellsA USA Today bestsellerThe "I love Murderbot!" —Ann LeckieArtificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Nebula Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems RedIt has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Artificial Culture: Identity, Technology, and Bodies (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)
by Tama LeaverArtificial Culture is an examination of the articulation, construction, and representation of "the artificial" in contemporary popular cultural texts, especially science fiction films and novels. The book argues that today we live in an artificial culture due to the deep and inextricable relationship between people, our bodies, and technology at large. While the artificial is often imagined as outside of the natural order and thus also beyond the realm of humanity, paradoxically, artificial concepts are simultaneously produced and constructed by human ideas and labor. The artificial can thus act as a boundary point against which we as a culture can measure what it means to be human. Science fiction feature films and novels, and other related media, frequently and provocatively deploy ideas of the artificial in ways which the lines between people, our bodies, spaces and culture more broadly blur and, at times, dissolve. Building on the rich foundational work on the figures of the cyborg and posthuman, this book situates the artificial in similar terms, but from a nevertheless distinctly different viewpoint. After examining ideas of the artificial as deployed in film, novels and other digital contexts, this study concludes that we are now part of an artificial culture entailing a matrix which, rather than separating minds and bodies, or humanity and the digital, reinforces the symbiotic connection between identities, bodies, and technologies.
Artificial Heart
by T. A. CreechIn a future where the United States is slowly rebuilding itself, Omega Travis Danten is a big city cop sent to a seemingly desolate city on the edge of the Waste. This desert is full of undesirables, and it’s only a matter of time before they wreak havoc. But, Omegas are always assigned Alphas, and his new partner’s job is to protect him.But SdAI Alpha Virgil is not at all amused with the partner who chose him. Travis is willful and naive to the dangers a homicide detective faces here, and it makes Virgil’s job that much harder. And Travis, of course, is human and develops feelings, feelings that go beyond the rules about Omega/Alpha partnerships.Travis and Virgil have to find common ground, find a killer, and find space for each other in their own hearts, even if one is artificial.
ARTificial Intelligence
by David BiedrzyckiEver since he was a little chip, Robot knew he was ART-ificially different. A funny and heartfelt picture book exploring AI, art, and creativity.Try as he might, Robot can't keep up with the other robots at the warehouse. But when he's sent off for reprogramming, he takes a wrong turn and ends up encountering music, dancing, and ART! He tries to share his discovery, only to find that art is hard to explain—and even harder to do. Will Robot learn to express himself and transform the warehouse . . . or will he be recycled?
The Artificial Kid (Cortext: Science Fiction That Changed The World Ser.)
by Bruce SterlingIn a future world of rampant inequality, a martial-arts video star finds himself in a real fight for survival, in this novel by the author of Schismatrix. Founded centuries ago by the enigmatic genius Moses Moses, the planet Reverie can either be heaven or hell, depending on whether you live on or above it. The superrich orbit the world in luxury abodes, keeping their sometimes-lethal ennui at bay by watching homemade sex and violence videos created by the peons dwelling on the coral continents miles beneath them. The most popular entertainer of all is the Artificial Kid, an unbeatable combat artist whose bloody, self-produced martial arts videos have made him beloved both above and below. But the Kid is about to stumble onto something no one was ever meant to discover—a mind-boggling conspiracy of science and antiquity that forces him to run for his life into the strange and dangerous wilderness known as the Mass. And when Moses Moses returns to Reverie after seven hundred years of cryogenic sleep, things are about to get much worse. Written long before the era of YouTube, Ultimate Fighting, and reality TV, Bruce Sterling&’s prescient, thoughtful, and wildly satiric novel previews the nascent cyberpunk sensibilities of the acclaimed author&’s later works.
The Artificial Man and Other Stories (Belt Revivals)
by Clare Winger Harris&“Much like Asimov . . . Harris&’ stories possess something of the eternal . . . They have retained their power to spark the imagination.&” —Tangent Online Science fiction has historically been seen as a man&’s game, but from the very beginning, women have made their indelible mark on the genre. One of science fiction&’s pioneers, Claire Winger Harris is credited as the first woman to publish under her own name in sci-fi magazines. In Harris&’s world, you&’ll find gigantic insects, Martians looking to steal Earth&’s water, and time travel to ancient Rome. Scholar Brad Ricca assembles ten of Harris's greatest short stories here, including &“The Fifth Dimension,&” &“The Fate of the Poseidonia,&” &“The Menace of Mars,&” and &“The Vibrometer.&” Their ideas are as fresh today as when Harris originally wrote them a century ago. A wonderful collection by a little-known master of science fiction, this book will hold interest for feminist readers and scholars of sci-fi alike.
An Artificial Night (Toby Daye #3)
by Seanan McGuireChangeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October "Toby" Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children-and all signs point to Blind Michael. When the young son of Toby's closest friends is snatched from their Northern California home, Toby has no choice but to track the villains down, even when there are only three magical roads by which to reach Blind Michael's realm-home of the legendary Wild Hunt-and no road may be taken more than once. If she cannot escape with all the children before the candle that guides and protects her burns away, Toby herself will fall prey to Blind Michael's inescapable power.And it doesn't bode well for the success of her mission that her own personal Fetch, May Daye-the harbinger of Toby's own death-has suddenly turned up on her doorstep...An Artificial Night is the third installment of the highly praised Toby Daye series.
An Artificial Night (October Daye #3)
by Seanan McGuireChangeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October "Toby" Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children--and all signs point to Blind Michael. When the young son of Toby's closest friends is snatched from their Northern California home, Toby has no choice but to track the villains down, even when there are only three magical roads by which to reach Blind Michael's realm--home of the legendary Wild Hunt--and no road may be taken more than once. If she cannot escape with all the children before the candle that guides and protects her burns away, Toby herself will fall prey to Blind Michael's inescapable power.And it doesn't bode well for the success of her mission that her own personal Fetch, May Daye--the harbinger of Toby's own death--has suddenly turned up on her doorstep...An Artificial Night is the third installment of the highly praised Toby Daye series.
An Artificial Night (October Daye #3)
by Seanan McGuireChangeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October--Toby--Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children--and all signs point to Blind Michael, When the young son of Toby's closest friends is snatched from their Northern California home and his sister falls into a coma-like state, the situation becomes way too personal. Toby has no choice but to track the villains down, even when there are only three magical roads by which to reach Blind Michael's realm--home of the legendary Wild Hunt--and no road may be taken more than once, If she cannot escape with all the children before the candle that guides and protects her burns away, Toby herself will fall prey to the Wild Hunt and Blind Michael's inescapable power, And it doesn't bode well for the success of her mission that her own personal Fetch, May Daye--the harbinger of Toby's own death--has suddenly turned up on her doorstep.
Artificial Things
by Karen Joy FowlerAn extraordinary collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Sarah Canary. Including "Praxis", the story about a theater where the real and unreal collide; "The Poplar Street Study", Fowler's darkly comic account of an alien invasion; and "The Gates of Ghosts", in which a child journeys to a strange and deadly world, this anthology of 13 tales also features a new foreword by the author.The lake was full of artificial things - The Poplar Street study - Face value - The dragon's head - The war of the roses - Contention - Recalling Cinderella - Other planes - The gate of ghosts - The bog people -Wild boys: variations on a theme - The view from Venus - Praxis
Artificial Wisdom
by Thomas R. WeaverIn this propulsive near-future thriller, a journalist uncovers a plot that will upend the order of our world, involving a mysterious murder, a global political battle between a human politician and an AI, and the fight for survival in a climate-ravaged landscape.In 2050, investigative journalist Marcus Tully is still grieving the loss of his wife and unborn child in the deadly heatwave that struck the Persian Gulf ten years ago.Now, the world is both burning and drowning, and the decision has been taken to elect a global leader to steer humanity through the worsening climate apocalypse. The final two candidates are ex-US president Lockwood, and Solomon, an Artificial Intelligence.As election day races closer, Tully begins to unravel a conspiracy that goes to the highest level. Then Solomon&’s creator is murdered, and Tully is pulled in to find the culprit.As the two investigations intertwine in ways he could never have imagined and the world hurtles ever closer to the brink, Tully must find the truth, convince the world to face it and make impossible choices to secure the future of the species.But will humanity ultimately choose salvation over freedom, whatever the cost?
Artillero
by Kathi S. BartonHodge tardaría en acostumbrarse a la familia de Gunner. Había utilizado un poco de magia para ayudar a Raven a dar a luz a sus gemelos sin ningún dolor. Los obispos la acosaban, queriendo respuestas que Hodge no estaba dispuesta a dar. Era una solitaria, y le costaría acostumbrarse a toda esa gente que la rodeaba. Gunner sentía lo mismo y le dijo a su familia que se fuera a casa. Su madre no estaba muy contenta con eso. Para el mundo, Gunner estaba retirado del servicio militar, pero era demasiado bueno en su trabajo como para dejarlo. Alguien había puesto precio a la cabeza de Gunner. Sólo tenía que averiguar quién. Habían estado cerca una vez, pero Hodge había percibido la amenaza y se había ocupado de ella. Pero eran inevitables más intentos. ¿Podría Hodge intervenir la próxima vez?
The Artist’s Masquerade (Chronicles of Tournai #2)
by Antonia AquilanteA Tale of TournaiAs the first-born son of the Duke of Tournai and cousin to the prince, Cathal has always tried to fulfill his duty to family and country, including following through with an arranged marriage to Velia, cousin to the emperor of Ardunn. But it's Velia's companion, Flavia, who fascinates Cathal. Cathal doesn't know that Flavia is really Flavian, a man masquerading as a woman to escape Ardunn, a restrictive place in which Flavian's preference for men is forbidden. Even when Cathal discovers Flavian's true gender, he cannot fight his attraction to him. Flavian is intrigued by Cathal, but Cathal is still betrothed to Velia, and Flavian worries Cathal is more taken with his feminine illusion than the man beneath it. While both men battle their longings for each other, spies from Ardunn infiltrate the capital, attempting to uncover Tournai's weaknesses. They are also searching for Flavian, who possesses a magical Talent that allows him to see the truth of a person just by painting their portrait--a skill invaluable to Ardunn's emperor.
Arturo's Island: A Novel (Picador Classics Ser.)
by Elsa MoranteElsa Morante’s novels are “astonishing for the quality of the writing, . . . the complexity of the invented world, the wide-ranging view of the human condition” (Elena Ferrante). Once considered the greatest writer of Italy’s postwar generation—and admired by authors as varied as John Banville and Rivka Galchen—Elsa Morante is experiencing a literary renaissance, marked not least by Ann Goldstein’s translation of Arturo’s Island, the novel that brought Morante international fame. Imbued with a spectral grace, as if told through an enchanted looking glass, the novel follows the adolescent Arturo through his days on the isolated Neapolitan island of Procida, where—his mother long deceased, his father often absent, and a dog as his sole companion—he roams the countryside and the beaches or reads in his family’s lonely, dilapidated mansion. This quiet, meandering existence is upended when his father brings home a beautiful sixteen-year-old bride, Nunziatella. A novel of longing and thwarted desires, filled with Morante’s “brutal directness and familial torment” (James Wood), Arturo’s Island reemerges in this splendid translation to take its rightful place in the world literary canon.
Aru Shah And The End Of Time (Pandava #1)
by Roshani ChokshiBest-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? <p><p> One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again. <p> But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. <p> The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that?
Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava #4)
by Roshani ChokshiAru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find their mentors Hanuman and Urvashi in Lanka, the city of gold, before war breaks out between the devas and asuras. <p><p> Aru has just made a wish on the tree of wishes, but she can't remember what it was. She's pretty sure she didn't wish for a new sister, one who looks strangely familiar and claims to be the Sleeper's daughter, like her. <p><p> Aru also isn't sure she still wants to fight on behalf of the devas in the war against the Sleeper and his demon army. The gods have been too devious up to now. Case in point: Kubera, ruler of the city of gold, promises to give the Pandavas two powerful weapons, but only if they win his trials. If they lose, they won't stand a chance against the Sleeper's troops, which will soon march on Lanka to take over the Otherworld. <p><p> Aru's biggest question, though, is why every adult she has loved and trusted so far has failed her. Will she come to peace with what they've done before she has to wage the battle of her life? <p><p> Filled with wondrous magic, unforgettable creatures, manipulative gods, and laugh-out-loud dialogue, this fourth book in the Pandava series, a fantasy adventure loosely based on mythology, will leave readers wishing they could read the finale right now.
Árvore Diabo
by Steve Vernon Danilo Tavares Marinho da SilvaAs raízes do mal são mais profundas do que você jamais imaginou. Lucas Sawyer e sua esposa, Tamsen, estão ilhados no coração de uma floresta selvagem no meio do século XIX. Eles são resgatados por Jonah Duvall, um misterioso lenhador que vive nesse estranho vale com sua esposa, Jezebel, e seu filho, Cordão. Perante todos, a Árvore Diabo – um imenso e terrível pinheiro que os invocou ao vale para alimentar-se de suas emoções coletivas e sua prole sobrenatural. Parte espírito da terra, parte antigo demônio – a árvore está cultivando todos eles. Os personagens estão presos em um apertado nó do inegável destino. Conforme o inverno se aproxima, eles precisam encarar a fúria profana da árvore em um fim absolutamente terrível. ÁRVORE DIABO é uma história que o levará até o coração de um horror inimaginável. O que algumas pessoas estão falando sobre ÁRVORE DIABO. "Uma jornada hipnotizante para uma escuridão inimaginável. ÁRVORE DIABO apresenta Steve Vernon no auge de seu poder e isso resultado em um profudanemte inquietante e provocador romance que você jamais esquecerá." - Greg F. Gifune, autor de THE BLEEDING SEASON "ÁRVORE DIABO é um conto aterrorizante de um homem contra a natureza. Vernon já escreveu contos de assassinado, infidelidade, morte e depravação. Repleto de horror e escuridão - um conto sobrenatural sem par." - DARK RIVER PRESS "Se você está procurando por uma história que irá lhe assustar, ÁRVORE DIABO é uma ótima leitura." - SIZZLING HOT BOOK REVIEWS "Uma história bem escrita que atenderá tanto aos fãs do grotesco e do realismo mágico. Você precisa ter estômago forte para lidar com esse conto." - OPINIONS OF A WOLF "Com um estilo cronenberguiano de terror, uma sub-trama estilo Wendigo e uma árvore malvada que faria qualquer vegetação do original EVIL DEAD precisar se superar, ÁRVORE DIABO é a melhor aposta para os fãs d
As almas gêmeas
by A. J. MitarNo ano 2023 d.C. e nos encontramos em um município tranquilo no meio do Vale do Pó. Duas famílias combinam de jantar juntas, como já o fizeram tantas vezes antes. Porém, um imprevisto do destino colocará dois grandes amigos, Alex Brugellis e Angélica Benassi, em contato imediato de primeiro grau com um OVNI. Eles serão roubados de suas respectivas famílias e transportados para um lugar surreal, sendo catapultados para dentro de uma aventura além da imaginação. Eles se encontrarão dentro de um habitat artificial, criado especialmente para hospedar dois espécimes de humanos. Dentro dessa habitação misteriosa, os dois serão forçados a viverem juntos, sujeitos à chantagem inquietante de um dispositivo misterioso. Mas há males que vêm para o bem: nasce entre os dois um amor, uma paixão desenfreada. Alex e Angélica compreendem que foram feitos um para o outro. Diante de uma grande conspiração e reviravoltas complexas, eles passarão parte de suas vidas tentando ser felizes. E eles não estarão sós, pois milhares de espécies alienígenas tiveram o mesmo destino e vivem em biosferas hexagonais dentro de uma estrutura semelhante à de uma colmeia. Uma comunidade efervescente, formada por diversas espécies, vai unir forças com os dois seres humanos para tentar esclarecer tantas dúvidas e perguntas sem respostas. Em meio a uma busca obstinada pela verdade, dentre milhares de perguntas e suposições, eles descobrem que a realidade é muito mais incompreensível do que eles poderiam imaginar: os responsáveis pela abdução, que eles chamam de “casch-mesis” são alienígenas multidimensionais inacreditáveis. Alex e Angélica descobrirão que fazem parte de uma elite de indivíduos que têm afinidades entre si e foram transportados para longe de seus respectivos mundos para um planeta que batizaram de “Reservythia”, por causa de suas peculiaridades. Passados anos em Reservythia, a vida tomará o seu curso e
As Aventuras de Benjamin Crosse Episódio I: A Primeira Porta
by Rain OxfordComeçou com uma carta do meu tio. Agora estou perdido em um mundo de magia e monstros e fugindo de uma bruxa malvada, que está tentando me transformar em guisado... se meus amigos novos e incomuns não me matarem primeiro. O pior de tudo, não há pizza! Assim começam as hilariantes desventuras de um real Benjamin Crosse, que viajará para mundos diferentes e descobrirá o que o seu novo destino aguarda. Este é um episódio de uma aventura que continua.
As aventuras de Drui: Dor e Sombra
by Angela B. Chrysler"... um romance épico e arrebatador ... recomendo a todos os amantes da fantasia." - Erin S. Riley, autor de Odin's Shadow Enquanto a cidade élfica arde, a princesa Kallan é levada para Alfheim enquanto um grande poder desperta dentro dela. Desesperada para manter isso escondido, suas habilidades são suprimidas e sua memória apagada. Mas os deuses têm poderes também, e é apenas uma questão de tempo até encontrarem a criança novamente. Quando Kallan, a bruxa élfica e rainha de Lorlenalin, não consegue salvar seu pai agonizante, ela herda a guerra de seu pai e faz uma vingança contra o único homem que ela acredita ser o responsável: Rune, rei dos Gunir. Mas logo, uma reviravolta do destino coloca Kallan na proteção do homem que ela jurou matar, e Rune na posse de poder que ele não entende. De Alfheim a Jotunheim, e depois perdidos no mundo dos homens, os dois devem formar uma aliança para voltar para casa e resolver as mentiras do passado ... e da Sombra que persegue todos eles.