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The Shockwave Rider (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by John BrunnerHe was the most dangerous fugitive alive, but he didn't exist! Nickie Haflinger had lived a score of lifetimes . . . but technically he didn't exist. He was a fugitive from Tarnover, the high-powered government think tank that had educated him. First he had broken his identity code - then he escaped. Now he had to find a way to restore sanity and personal freedom to the computerised masses and to save a world tottering on the brink of disaster. He didn't care how he did it . . . but the government did. That's when his Tarnover teachers got him back in their labs . . . and Nickie Haflinger was set up for a whole new education!First published in 1975.
The Shockwave Rider
by John BrunnerHe was the most dangerous fugitive alive, but he didn't exist! Nickie Haflinger had lived a score of lifetimes . . . but technically he didn't exist. He was a fugitive from Tarnover, the high-powered government think tank that had educated him. First he had broken his identity code - then he escaped. Now he had to find a way to restore sanity and personal freedom to the computerised masses and to save a world tottering on the brink of disaster. He didn't care how he did it . . . but the government did. That's when his Tarnover teachers got him back in their labs . . . and Nickie Haflinger was set up for a whole new education!First published in 1975.
The Shockwave Rider: A Novel (S. F. Masterworks Ser.)
by John BrunnerIn a world drowning in data, a fugitive tries to outrun the forces that want to reprogram him, in this smart, edgy novel by a Hugo Award–winning author. Constantly shifting his identity among a population choking on information, innovation, and novelty, Nickie Haflinger is a most dangerous outlaw, yet he doesn&’t even appear to exist. As global society falls apart in all directions, with corporate power run amok and personal freedom surrendered to computers and bureaucrats, Haflinger is caught and about to be re-programmed. Now he has to try to escape once again, defy the government—and turn the tide of organizational destruction, in this visionary science fiction novel by the author of The Sheep Look Up and Stand on Zanzibar. &“Brunner writes about the future as if he and the reader were already living in it.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“When John Brunner first told me of his intention to write the book, I was fascinated—but I wondered whether he, or anyone, could bring it off. Bring it off he has, with cool brilliance. A hero with transient personalities, animals with souls, think tanks and survival communities fuse to form a future so plausibly alive it as twitched at me ever since.&” —Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock &“One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves.&” —SF Site
Shockwaves: New Stories of The Vampire Wars (V-Wars #4)
by Jonathan MaberryThe Vampire Wars are raging. We're all infected. Anyone can turn at any time. Your ally one minute could be at your throat the next. Or you go suddenly crave their blood. V-WARS- SHOCKWAVES chronicles the spread of bloodlust, bloodshed, and violence between the living and the undead. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry brings the pain along with some trusted allies, includingJohn Dixon, John Skipp, Nancy Holder, Weston Ochse, Yvonne Navarro, Jade Shames, James R. Tuck, Dana Fredsti, Jeff Mariotte, Marsheila Rockwell, Joe McKinney, Jennifer Brozek, Cody Goodfellow, and Mike Watt. The world will bleed.
Shoebag (Shoebag #1)
by M. E. Kerr Mary JamesA cockroach wakes up one morning and discovers that he has turned into a boyShoebag likes his life as a cockroach. Like the others in his &“tribe,&” he was named for the place of his birth—in his case, a white summer sandal. He enjoys living in a Boston apartment building with his parents, Drainboard and Under The Toaster, although they&’ve lost countless relatives to jumping spiders, water bugs, beetles, and the deadly fumes of the dreaded exterminator. So when Shoebag discovers that he&’s been transformed into a person, he&’s horrified. But the worst is yet to come.Shoebag is adopted by the Biddle family and renamed Stu Bagg. Mr. Biddle enrolls him in Beacon Hill Elementary School, and every night for one hour before bedtime, he watches television with Eunice &“Pretty Soft&” Biddle, his new seven-year-old sister, who loves the color pink and is the star of toilet paper commercials. At school, Shoebag tries to fit in as a human, while back home he tries to protect his insect family from spiders, cats, and the Zapman.Then Shoebag discovers a secret formula that could change him back into a roach. All he has to do is choose.This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Shoebag Returns (Shoebag #2)
by M. E. Kerr Mary JamesIn the hilarious sequel to Shoebag, the cockroach uses his magical abilities to help a lonely boy at an all-girls&’ schoolShoebag and his roach family have taken up residence in the Lower School at Miss Rattray&’s School for Girls in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Shoebag and his parents, Drainboard and Under The Toaster, like their new home because it&’s close to the kitchen. But lately, Shoebag has been dreaming about the time he was transformed into a person named Stuart Bagg—probably because the all-girls&’ school has just admitted its first boy.Homesick ten-year-old Stanley Sweetsong doesn&’t think he&’ll ever be good enough to join the Betters, the school&’s most exclusive club. What he needs is a pal—someone to help him hatch a plan to outsmart these snobs. So Shoebag uses his secret formula to transform himself back into Stu Bagg. Suddenly, Stanley has a new roommate who inspires him to come up with a better, even more elite club: the Butters. Stanley and Josephine Jiminez, his only other friend at school, are the charter members. When the club is banned by Miss Rattray, they&’re forced underground—but with Shoebag&’s help, Stanley and Josephine concoct the perfect recipe for revenge . . .This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Shoebag Returns (Shoebag #2)
by M. E. Kerr Mary JamesIn the hilarious sequel to Shoebag, the cockroach uses his magical abilities to help a lonely boy at an all-girls&’ schoolShoebag and his roach family have taken up residence in the Lower School at Miss Rattray&’s School for Girls in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Shoebag and his parents, Drainboard and Under The Toaster, like their new home because it&’s close to the kitchen. But lately, Shoebag has been dreaming about the time he was transformed into a person named Stuart Bagg—probably because the all-girls&’ school has just admitted its first boy.Homesick ten-year-old Stanley Sweetsong doesn&’t think he&’ll ever be good enough to join the Betters, the school&’s most exclusive club. What he needs is a pal—someone to help him hatch a plan to outsmart these snobs. So Shoebag uses his secret formula to transform himself back into Stu Bagg. Suddenly, Stanley has a new roommate who inspires him to come up with a better, even more elite club: the Butters. Stanley and Josephine Jiminez, his only other friend at school, are the charter members. When the club is banned by Miss Rattray, they&’re forced underground—but with Shoebag&’s help, Stanley and Josephine concoct the perfect recipe for revenge . . .This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Shoefiti: Street art o altro?
by Tania M. Crespo Francesca BisciDiana, una ragazza che aveva tutto nella vita, si sveglia stordita in una clinica di salute mentale e si ricorda subito il motivo del suo ricovero. Si ricorda delle sue amiche e della sua famiglia. Si ricorda di Samuel e di come la sua vita fosse cambiata in meno di un mese. Lo psichiatra che aveva seguito il suo caso fino ad allora, aveva trovato un posto di lavoro migliore, ma si diceva che il nuovo medico, a differenza del precedente, fosse più umano. Lei ancora non lo aveva conosciuto, ma aveva riposto ogni sua speranza per farsi credere. Doveva uscire di lì, e doveva farlo prima della prossima luna piena.
Shoefiti: Urban art or something more?
by Tania M. Crespo Heaven Love GarcíaDiana, a young woman who had everything in her life, wakes up confused at a mental health facility and doesn´t remember why she´s in there, but rather her firends and family menbers, she thinks about Samuel and how evrything has changed in just over a month. The psychiatrist who had been taking her case, found a better job. It was said that the new one was humane. She hadn´t met him yet, but she was willing to try with all her might to convince him. She needed to get out of there and it had to be before the next full moon.
SHOEFITI - Arte urbana ou algo mais?
by Tania M. Crespo Lourdes Vanessa BerthoudDiana, uma jovem que tinha tudo na vida, acorda aturdida em uma clínica de saúde mental e não demora a lembrar-se do motivo de sua internação. Lembra-se ainda de suas amigas e de sua família, pensa em Samuel e em como sua vida mudou em apenas um mês. O psiquiatra, que cuidava de seu caso até o momento, encontrou um trabalho melhor e o novo psiquiatra, pelo que diziam, tinha mais humanidade que o antecessor. Ela ainda não o conhecia, mas havia depositado toda a sua esperança em convencê-lo. Precisava sair dali e tinha que ser antes da próxima lua cheia.
Shoefiti. Urbane Kunst oder etwas anderes?
by Tania M. CrespoDiana, eine junge Frau, die alles im Leben hatte, wacht betäubt in einer psychiatrischen Klinik auf und es dauert nicht lange bis sie sich an den Grund ihres Aufenthaltes erinnert. Sie erinnert sich an ihre Freundinnen und an ihre Familie. Sie denkt an Samuel und wie sich ihr Leben in kaum einem Monat verändert hat. Der Psychiater, der ihren Fall führte, hatte eine bessere Stelle gefunden und der neue Psychiater sollte anders als der Vorgänger sein, viel menschlicher. Sie kannte ihn noch nicht, aber sie hatte alle ihre Hoffnung auf ihn gesetzt. Sie müsste aus der Klinik raus und das sollte vor dem nächsten Vollmond geschehen.
Shon the Taken
by Tanith LeeShon knew that the Taken must die. Death had touched them, and the evil spirits which issued from Death's Place to the east beyond the valley Took away the souls of the living. It was the law of Shon's people, who seldom ventured far from their simple huthouses in Pine Walk, except to hunt boar in the forest. And even the forest was not completely safe, for across the river at its eastern edge lay Crow Mork, Death's Place, and in the stories Crow himself, who was Death, rode there with Crow's People, Death's children, on strange four-legged beasts shod with white metal and swift as the wind.Lost in the dark forest, Shon encountered Death's Children. 'Don't go home,' the dead girl told him - he was almost sure it was a girl, though her face was a black void in the night. But there was nowhere else to go. They would kill him, of course; being Taken, they would have to.Yet Shon escaped that death - though he was to meet Death in Death's Place, and learn the extraordinary truth about it.
Shoo, Fly (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Kate Dopirak Sholto WalkerNIMAC-sourced textbook. Bedtime at the Barn. It's bedtime at the barn. But who can sleep when Fly comes buzzing in?
Shook! A Black Horror Anthology
by Bradley Golden Marcus Roberts John Jennings12 Funkdafied Tales of Terror!In partnership with Second Sight Publishing, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, Shook! A Black Horror Anthology. With over 190 pages of terrorizing material, the anthology is filled with stories from a range of award-winning Black writers and artists.Stemming from a love of Southern gothic horror, this anthology boasts a cadre of award winning or nominated writers representing awards such as the Will Eisner Awards, the Ringo Awards, the Hugo Awards, and is the largest collection of Glyph Comics Awards winners and nominees in a single publication. Including work by David Walker (Bitter Root, Black Panther Party), John Jennings (Kindred, The Blacker the Ink), Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), and more!So, sit back and follow us on this journey of terror, suspense, nightmares, and the darkest depths of FEAR!!!!
SHOOT First Volume 1: Angels and Infidels
by Justin AclinThe Secular Humanist Occult Obliteration Taskforce exists to defend humanity from gods, fairies, monsters, and the legions of other creatures that survive on human beliefs and fears. If you've got a problem with a demon, dragon, or deity, better call SHOOT! Collects the four-issue miniseries, plus an eight-page story from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #35. * An exciting, original, and irreverent concept from comics' hottest new talent! * Sci-fi action in the four-color tradition with a bold new twist!
A Shooting at Auke Bay: Alaska Assassin: Crime, Collusion, Conspiracy
by Gordon ParkerDarcey Anderson stared at the lights of Juneau reflecting off the water of Gastineau Channel. She saw none of the beauty of Alaska's capital city. In her mind, she still was looking at the body of her husband, Trent Marshall, lying bleeding on the deck of the yacht. His father's friend, Robert Monk, covered Trent's body with his own, the small, semiautomatic handgun searching for a target. Captain Hannigan, skipper of the Nanuq, knelt beside the old man with his own weapon, joining Monk in seeking the shooter who had brought down their friend.
Shooting Star
by Colby HodgeCrash-landing on a primitive planet, devil-may-care, invincible Ruben is put to the test. In the arms of a mysterious beautiful woman he finds his true self and a love that "blazed through the night like a shooting star."
Shooting Stars
by Christopher WatsonA novel of sabotage and intrigue in the futuristic space world of 2013, Shooting Stars is a compelling story of an intrepid astronaut and a life-threatening interplanetary skydive. The sole survivor of a catastrophic space accident, Mac Harrison must now grapple with survivor guilt and try to keep his life from wildly spinning out of control. While he tries to reclaim his identity, the formidable owner of a failing moon colony asks him to attempt an audacious "skydive" from the highest altitude ever attempted--the moon. The colony's rivals have other plans. In this enthralling story, Mac must use all his resources to avoid annihilation. It is impossible to know whether Mac will ever see Earth again in one piece until the very last second.
The Shootout Solution: Genrenauts Episode 1 (Genrenauts #1)
by Michael R. UnderwoodWhen Stories Break, You Send in the Genrenauts.Struggling stand-up comic Leah Tang is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to join the Genrenauts, a secret organization of dimensional travelers. Leah learns that our world is just one of many, and every other world is the home of a story genre — Science Fiction or Romance, Fantasy or Western — populated by archetypal characters and constantly playing out familiar stories. The Genrenauts’ mission: find and fix broken stories. If they fail, the ripples from the story worlds will cause havoc and devastation on their home world.Leah joins the team as they travel to Western World to stop a bandit posse on the rampage. But the Western's hero isn't interested in winning, and the safety of Earth hangs in the balance...The first episode of the exciting science fiction novella series. If you like Leverage, Redshirts, or Quantum Leap, check out Genrenauts for a brand-new adventure.PRAISE FOR THE SHOOTOUT SOLUTION"If you like the TV show Leverage or the books of Jasper Fforde, Genrenauts is absolutely the series for you. Exploring genre tropes while saving the world has never been more fun." — Between the Covers"Who hasn't wanted to imagine themselves parachuting into a story gone wrong and putting it back on track? It's storytelling as heroism, genre savviness as power. Endless fun. Catnip for genre geeks." — Marie Brennan, World Fantasy nominated author of A Natural History of Dragons“A clever, exciting, and seriously fun twist on portal fantasy that sends a geeky stand-up comedian into the Wild West. Sign me up to be a Genrenaut, too!” —Delilah S. Dawson, author of the Blud series and HitAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Shop Till You Drop... Dead (Give Yourself Goosebumps #25)
by R. L. StineReaders are placed in the character of a young person who is trapped in the huge shopping mall known as Mayfield's Bazaar, where scares await on every level, in a story with several possible endings. <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Shore desvendado: Uma crónica de Aquorea
by M.G. FerreyOs acontecimentos de «Aquorea - Inspira»relatados por Kai Shore na primeira pessoa, desvenda o mais profundo do seu ser e alguns segredos. Neste POV, MG Ferrey volta a deslumbrar-nos com o mundo de Aquorea. Kai Shore é apaixonado por Ara desde criança. Guarda com nostalgia a memória da primeira vez que a viu, que brincaram juntos e todos os momentos importantes. Porém, Kai nunca esteve com Ara, nunca a tocou. Separados pelo abismo, estão unidos por uma ligação forte e inexplicável que vai muito além do que conhecemos. Kai vive em AQUOREA, uma cidade tecnologicamente avançada, que prosperou milhares de metros abaixo da Superfície. Ara vive em Atlanta, nos Estados Unidos, mas quando, no funeral do seu avô, ela supostamente se afoga, é levada pelos portais de água, para Aquorea. Kai resgata-a, mas em choque não sabe se Ara o reconhece. Terão sido apenas como amigos imaginários para ela? Dividido, Kai terá de decidir se quer lutar por Ara e pelo seu amor, mesmo sabendo o que a chegada dela significa para o seu povo. Num intenso conflito interno, Kai tenta mostrar a Ara tudo o que ela tem perdido, despertando-lhe os sentidos, enquanto desvenda todos os seus segredos.
Shore Is Magical
by Annette MardisAfter suffering losses that would've wrecked a lesser man, Kenshin Hamasaki has resigned himself to a life without true love. His perpetual grumpiness has damaged the few friendships he's managed to forge, and his dalliances with women are superficial at best.And then comes a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger named Marina, whose mere existence defies logic. She's led what many would consider an idyllic life, but one that's shrouded in secrecy. Marina longs to experience the limitless possibilities of Kenshin's world. Yet, sharing the truth about herself could place her entire species in peril.These two searching souls are drawn to each other by an animal attraction with the potential to change them in ways they never could've imagined. Lurking in the background, however, is a dark presence from Marina's past, who threatens to end this unlikely pairing before she and Kenshin can fully explore whether they're destined to be together.
The Shore of Women: The Classic Work of Feminist Science Fiction
by Pamela SargentA dystopian tale of a power struggle between the sexes in the post-nuclear future, perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin. After a nuclear holocaust, women rule the world. Using advanced technology, they&’ve expelled men from their vast walled cities to roam the countryside in primitive bands, bringing them back only for the purpose of loveless reproduction under the guise of powerful goddesses. When one young woman, Birana, questions her society&’s deception, she finds herself exiled among the very men she has been taught to scorn. She crosses paths with a hunter, Arvil, and the two grow close as they evade the ever-threatening female forces and the savage wilderness men. Their love just might mend their fractured world—if they manage to survive. Hailed as &“one of the genre&’s best writers&” by the Washington Post Book World, Pamela Sargent is the author of numerous novels, including Earthseed and Venus of Dreams. The winner of the Nebula and Locus awards, she has also coauthored several Star Trek novels with George Zebrowski.
Shorefall: A Novel (The Founders Trilogy #2)
by Robert Jackson BennettAs a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant new novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy. A few years ago, Sancia Grado would&’ve happily watched Tevanne burn. Now, she&’s hoping to transform her city into something new. Something better. Together with allies Orso, Gregor, and Berenice, she&’s about to strike a deadly blow against Tevanne&’s cruel robber-baron rulers and wrest power from their hands for the first time in decades. But then comes a terrifying warning: Crasedes Magnus himself, the first of the legendary hierophants, is about to be reborn. And if he returns, Tevanne will be just the first place to feel his wrath. Thousands of years ago, Crasedes was an ordinary man who did the impossible: Using the magic of scriving—the art of imbuing objects with sentience—he convinced reality that he was something more than human. Wielding powers beyond comprehension, he strode the world like a god for centuries, meting out justice and razing empires single-handedly, cleansing the world through fire and destruction—and even defeating death itself. Like it or not, it&’s up to Sancia to stop him. But to have a chance in the battle to come, she&’ll have to call upon a god of her own—and unlock the door to a scriving technology that could change what it means to be human. And no matter who wins, nothing will ever be the same. The awe-inspiring second installment of the Founders Trilogy, Shorefall returns us to the world Robert Jackson Bennett created in his acclaimed Foundryside . . . and forges it anew.
Shorefall (The Founders #2)
by Robert Jackson Bennett'Exciting . . . Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists' Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of OathbringerThe upstart firm Foundryside is struggling to make it. Orso Igancio and his star employee, former thief Sancia Grado, are accomplishing brilliant things with scriving, the magical art of encoding sentience into everyday objects, but it's not enough. The massive merchant houses of Tevanne won't tolerate competition, and they're willing to do anything to crush Foundryside.'A refreshing look at magic - featuring a heroine every reader will root for - from one of the smartest writers I know,' says Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Demon CycleBut even the merchant houses of Tevanne might have met their match. An immensely powerful and deadly entity has been resurrected in the shadows of Tevanne, one that's not interested in wealth or trade routes: a hierophant, one of the ancient practitioners of scriving. And he has a great fascination for Foundryside, and its employees - especially Sancia.Now Sancia and the rest of Foundryside must race to combat this new menace, which means understanding the origins of scriving itself - before the hierophant burns Tevanne to the ground.'A compelling treatise on power and its misuse' said The Guardian of Foundryside