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Humanity's hour of reckoning draws near. Armed with Hexis's forbidden knowledge, forged by Tenisent's brutal trials, and driven by his own revolutionary engineering, Keith Winterscar stands ready to challenge the world itself. Likely among the strongest humans now walking the Earth, Keith's true mission is clear: liberate To'Wrathh from Relinquished's stranglehold. Their plan is audacious. Their target is legend.

An ancient prophecy comes to pass. The shackled and the oppressed gain unimaginable powers. And the re-evolution of Earth begins. In 1850s Mississippi, a young enslaved woman named Mirabelle barely survives day to day, praying for a better life. Then, a solar eclipse envelops the world in an eerie glow. Suddenly, not only Mirabelle but all Black people become virtually unkillable. The enslaved throw off their shackles. And all that was is now–undone. But evil will always find a way. So it falls on Mirabelle and her allies to outrun their enemies and unlock the secrets of an ages-old prophecy.

The Warning Woods is a collection of original horror fiction by me, Miles Tritle. I prey upon your empathy and try to leave you feeling unsettled well after the story ends. I don't write to any particular sub-genre of horror, just whatever inspires me in the moment. From ghosts to slashers and monsters both real and in your head, my stories are about anything that will get under your skin and perhaps make you question reality. If you dare, join me in this exploration of terror by subscribing to The Warning Woods. A little about myself (Miles Tritle): I have written over two hundred short ...

Danger stalks across the surface. Tension and panic rise within the clan as whispers of a massive raider army of a size never before heard of, rallying together. They plan a grand crusade to sweep across the white wastes, eliminating any who stand in their way. Their numbers are legion, their power and resources near limitless. And their course is set to cross the clan.

Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface. Frozen structures of bygone eras span across massive ice-wastes. And the survivors closely guard any technology rediscovered within them. The only escape from the deadly climate is beneath the surface, but that doesn't mean it's safe... Monstrous machines lurk in the depths. Unhinged demigods war against them, dying over and over, treating it all like a game. The depths themselves shift over time, more contraption than rock.

Populated by a bumbling, murderous citizenry of corrupt cops, innocents, ravenous addicts, lovesick geniuses, and cynical adventurers, Ivyland operates in the shadow of a giant pharmaceutical corporation that thrives on people's weaknesses... and may have an even more sinister agenda. It's our world, only a bit more extreme, and lovingly, precisely depicted with the adept skills native to a master of dark humor.

Der kontrollierte Absturz einer Sonde auf dem Mond sollte neben der Entdeckung von gefrorenem Wasser auch den Beweis antreten, ein bislang unbekanntes Metall aufzuspüren. Dies basiert auf den Erkenntnissen einer jahrtausendenalten Steinplatte, die der Sprachen- und Kulturwissenschaftler Thomas Martin in der Cheopspyramide fand und entschlüsselte. Das öffentlich getragene Projekt wird für den Wissenschaftler zum Desaster bis zu dem Tag, an dem eine mysteriöse Frau in seiner Wohnung auftaucht. Von diesem Moment an ändert sich alles für Thomas Martin.

When Bashar pays an unannounced visit to the J. Appleseed Foundation, he encounters the ghosts of his long past. And the trail of clues he follows will put his wife and daughter directly in the crosshairs - and threaten the very existence of Seattle.

These connected stories were originally published in METAtropolis: Green Space. In addition, Jay Lake's "Rock of Ages" was selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois.

As METAtropolis: Green Space moves into the 22nd Century, human social evolution is heading in new directions after the Green Crash and the subsequent Green Renaissance. Nearly everyone who cares to participate in the wired world has become part of the "Internet of things", a virtual environment mapped across all aspects of the natural experience. At the same time, the serious back-to-the-land types have embraced a full-on paleo lifestyle, including genetically engineering themselves and their offspring.

Con le loro vaste stive di carico e un equipaggio che potrebbe riempire una città, le navi madri sono la linfa vitale dello spazio occupato dagli umani, poiché trasportano un volume – e un valore – inimmaginabile di merci dalla City, la più grande orbitale umana, fino a Tradepoint per commerciare in xenoglas con una specie aliena. Il sogno di Marca Nbaro è sempre stato quello di realizzare l’impossibile: fuggire dalla sua infanzia trascorsa in orfanotrofio e avventurarsi nello spazio. Grazie a migliaia di ore di simulazioni, impegno, dedizione riesce a entrare nell’equipaggio della nave madre Atene.

Three years after her best friend Peggy went missing, Harper Starling is lost. Lost in her dead-end job, lost in her grief. All she has are regrets and reruns of her favorite science fiction show, Infinite Odyssey. Then Peggy returns and demands to be taken to the Argonaut, the fictional main character of Infinite Odyssey. But the Argonaut is just that … fictional. Until the TV hero himself appears and spirits Harper away from her former best friend. Traveling through time, he explains that Peggy used to travel with him but is now under the thrall of an alien enemy known as the Incarnate.

Contents: Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Gold Bug - The Black Cat - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Cask of Amontillado - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Hop-Frog - The RavenBram Stoker - DraculaMary Shelley - FrankensteinJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu - CarmillaRobert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeH.P. Lovecraft - The Alchemist - At the Mountains of Madness - Azathoth - The Beast in the Cave.

La novela de Maximiliano Barrientos, Miles de ojos, se nutre del body horror y del surrealismo para contar una historia que transcurre en tres periodos temporales que tienen como punto común la presencia de un culto que adora la velocidad, hace de los autos un fetiche y persigue a un Plymouth...

Na narrativa, acompanhamos Crisóstomo, um pescador solitário que, ao completar quarenta anos, decide tecer seu próprio destino. Em Camilo, um jovem órfão, ele encontra o filho pelo qual sempre ansiou. Em Isaura, rejeitada por não ser virgem, descobre a chance de transcender e ser mais do que completo. Com personagens tão excêntricos quanto humanos, Valter Hugo Mãe constrói uma ode à singularidade e à força do amor incondicional.

Nesta aventura, Verne constrói um submarino ultramoderno para a época (1866), o Náutilus. Nele, o capitão Nemo e sua tripulação cortam relações com a humanidade e partem para uma aventura marítima, já que para a sobrevivência precisam apenas da eletricidade obtida na imensidade do mar.

Following the events of Artifact Space, the galaxy continues to change and expand. Frontiers are challenged and what was once a safe space becomes contested, hostile, and unpredictable. From normal people caught up in the unstoppable machinations of politics and war, to spies faced with making the ultimate sacrifice for their nations, these stories follow the DHC as it faces a challenge to everything it holds dear - human rights, fairness and equality. When a rogue system questions their values and power, how can they stay true to their beliefs and protect their citizens?

"Squid Game" meets "The Hunger Games" in this thriller where modern-day recruits compete in an ancient, deadly game across the streets of Edinburgh. Welcome to the Pantheon Games. Let the streets of Edinburgh run with blood...The Games are the biggest underground event in the world, followed by millions online. New recruits must leave behind their twenty-first-century lives and vie for dominance in a gruelling battle to the death armed only with ancient weapons – and their wits.

Una peculiar novela de ficción prospectiva que nos lleva al año 2035, en el que la inteligencia artificial ha sustituido al ser humano en muchos aspectos relevantes de la vida cotidiana. A raíz de una serie de accidentes robóticos, las empresas genéticas se plantearán traer a la vida a neandertales como mano de obra. En medio de la situación, Laia, una española residente en San Francisco, se cruzará con Tessa, una joven embarazada que alberga en su interior un secreto que podría sacudir el mundo entero.

John is a killer, but that wasn't his day job before the Apocalypse. In a harrowing 900-mile race against time to get to his wife just as the dead begin to rise, John, a businessman trapped in New York, soon learns that the zombies are the least of his worries, as he sees firsthand the horror of what man is capable of with no rules, no consequences, and death at every turn. Teaming up with an ex-army pilot named Kyle, they escape New York only to stumble across a man who says that he has the key to a rumored underground stronghold called Avalon....

Dive into the thrilling world of Two Thousand Miles Below, a captivating science fiction novel originally serialized in Astounding Stories from June 1932 to January 1933. Follow the journey of Dean Rawson, an ambitious explorer determined to unlock the secrets of a dormant volcano in search of a new power source. But as he delves deeper, he uncovers astonishing mysteries that challenge everything he thought he knew.