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Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a made man...right?

We are able to configure privacy settings on our devices and social media platforms, but we know our efforts pale in comparison to the scale of surveillance capitalism and algorithmic manipulation. In our hyperconnected era, many have begun to wonder whether it is still possible to live a private life, or whether it is no longer worth fighting for. The Right to Oblivion argues incisively and persuasively that we still can and should strive for privacy, though for different reasons than we might think.

Oblivion Girl follows the explosive exploits of Essa, known as "Oblivion Girl," a fierce, unfiltered, and borderline mythic bounty hunter. Armed with a warped sense of humor, unconventional weapons, and a mysterious ability to destroy entire cities, Essa navigates a chaotic world alongside her deadly but stoic partner Atticus and their teenage tech wizard, Kial.

Looking for a way out of the rat race? Tired of your ho-hum, workaday life? Have an inexplicable love of turning human beings into inanimate objects? Then professional supervillainy might just be for you! With tips from the renowned founder and overlord of the International Society of Supervillains, The Supervillain Handbook is your one-stop-shop for everything evil. Gain invaluable insight on the art of revenge, choosing your evil name, where to find the perfect lair, and much more!

I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door there was going to be trouble. Lots of it. And trouble's the last thing I need, since I'm not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet 13 billion light-years away. Plus, if there's one thing I know, it's that humans can't be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. Cuz they are.

Former Forbes.com film critic Scott Phillips and filmmaker Eddie O'Blivion make the most of your streaming services by discussing and recommending the "needles" in your digital haystacks. From film fans looking to broaden their cinematic horizons to veteran cinephiles seeking festival darlings and the kinds of films not typically found in your local multiplex, The Needle has something to offer every film lover. Feel free to email us at theneedlefilmpodcast@gmail.com to recommend your favorite under-the-radar films, and we might discuss it on the show.

'The Quick'. A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam rises from the water, and as it clears, a body is revealed in the ghostly light. 'The Dead'. Miles away, a vast aircraft hangar rises behind the perimeter fence of the US military base. A sickening thud is heard as a man’s body falls from a high platform. 'The Forgotten'. Many years before, a schoolgirl went missing. The world has forgotten her. But Erlendur has not.

Having escaped from Hong Kong, the five gatekeepers - Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett - are lost in a hostile and dangerous world. As they struggle to regroup and plan their next move, the malevolent King of the Old Ones gathers his forces in Oblivion: a desolate landscape where the last survivors of humanity must fight the ultimate battle.

Where do writers go when they die? The forgotten ones, at least, go to the Café of Minor Authors where they drink endless cups of cappuccino, self-obsess, and nurse their shattered dreams. Some authors, it’s rumored, can escape Oblivion if they try hard enough to write something the universe can’t ignore, even after death. This is the story of one ambitious writer stuck in Oblivion who not only risks upturning his own fate but also the fate of his literary hero and that of his great grandmother, Hanna, an aspiring actor in the Yiddish theater in the Prague of 1911.

Jess and Mason begin their search for Faison and find themselves in a world where everything is turned upside down. Jess' relationship with Lucifer takes a turn she didn't expect, which prompts God to give her a mission she's not sure she'll survive.

The war with the profoundly alien Arduans has ended, and the Arduans have come to call humanity their allies. Most of them - the Arduan warrior caste refuses to accept defeat. Now known as the Kaituni, they are waging a war of extermination against all members of the pan-Sentient Union, human and Arduan alike. What's more, the Kaituni have an unexpected weapon in their arsenal: the alien Arachnids, once thought driven to extinction. The Kaituni drive the Arachnid fleet ahead of them, inflicting untold damage.

I overheard my father and uncles debating which of the four rival mafia heirs I'd be arranged to marry. I didn't care—until he walked in. Dmitri Volkov. My greatest tormentor. The heir of our enemy. Now, the ruthless boss of the most feared Bratva in the city. He didn't ask. He declared, "I'll marry her." Naturally, I refused. I thought that was the end. Until an invitation arrived. Dmitri's wedding. Finally, I thought, he was moving on. I walked into the church smiling. I didn't realize I was walking straight into a trap. Straight into my own wedding.

Two decades of bitter war between Earth and her furthest colonies is finally at an end. Captain Lee Saito's massive new starship is sent to seal the uneasy truce. But a series of terrorist attacks on Earth and the mysterious acts of a strange cult threaten to derail the fragile peace. When the mission goes awry, Saito must try to salvage what he can in deep space while his estranged son must navigate a conspiracy back on Earth that could implicate the highest levels of government.  

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In the snow-globe world surrounding the Pillar, where survival stands on a knife's edge, it would seem differences should be set aside in the name of the greater good. But people are people, and even in the toughest conditions they divide themselves into groups and castes. Intrigue rules...

Stories matter in our lives, and we live them every day, every moment. Aren't we all the protagonists of our own stories moving between past present and future? This book is a collection of stories from various paths of life that depict new beginnings, thriving middles, and memorable departures.

I wake to a world in chaos, the taste of stardust on my tongue, and fragments of galaxies burning behind my eyes. In the ruins of a shattered battlefield, four kings of this new world find me abandoned and alone. Each of them desperate to decipher who I am and why I've been thrust into their war. While I may feel the pull of each of them, I know deep down that I wasn't made for their cages, gilded or otherwise. However, in a fractured world at war between man and magic, I'll need allies as I uncover who—and what—I truly am.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe, father- and son-in-law, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and...

A lone scientist and the first quantum AI aboard an orbital space station witness the Earth’s destruction and are thrown back in time. Now, with just 24 hours to uncover the cause, they must race to prevent humanity’s extinction.

On Decoding Oblivion, I sit down with founders, operators, and builders working with AI, automation, adtech, and emerging tech to talk about how growth really works today.This podcast exists because the rules have changed.Marketing isn’t driven by big ideas and gut feeling anymore. It’s shaped by algorithms, data, and automated systems making decisions in real time. Most of that happens quietly, behind the tools we use every day, and that’s what we’re here to unpack.Each episode is a conversation about what’s actually happening inside modern growth stacks:what tools people rely on, ...