Showing results for "People" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Through a heady cocktail of drugs and the occult, Bosley slips through time and space and glimpses The End. Cities lay in ruins, and those who still cling to life hide in the rubble like frightened animals. Walking carcasses shamble through the debris exacting a horrible fate upon any living they find. This horrific future is the only world fourteen year old Ocean has ever known. Starving and alone, she struggles for even the most basic of necessities: food, water, shelter, love….

Emiliano Nowell was a world-class genetic engineer. He was also a wealthy and idealistic man with the time and money necessary to follow his dreams. In secret laboratories far from Earth he used his powers to create 100 genetically perfect children...an enlightened cadre Nowell hoped would lead humanity out of that maze of war, famine, torture, and death called history. But the Golden People proved to be more intelligent than even he believed possible.

Close the doors. Shut the blinds. Turn out the lights. Make that room dark. Get ready for Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ghost Stories for Young People. Originally recorded in 1962, the album features 11 ghost stories introduced by Hitchcock himself and then read by actor John Allen. If you were a kid during the early '60s, this may bring back some very good memories.

Echo London never wanted to be the curator of the People’s Library, a digital collection of human consciousness. But when she’s assigned as its head librarian, Echo is entrusted with humanity’s greatest minds and historical figures, all of whom have been recreated through controversial consciousness-capturing technology that lets visitors interact with the dead. But an anti-tech rebellion is stirring. When a rebel attack results in tragedy, a mysterious woman wearing an ancient death mask leaves behind cryptic final words for Echo: It all begins with nothing.

From the brilliant and hilarious author of The Rook, a delightful new supernatural adventure: When the heir to the British throne suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Checquy operative and reluctant aristocrat Alix is assigned to be lady-in-waiting/personal bodyguard to the new Crown...

Campbell has little memory of who he was before the end of the world. His only clues are a scrap of paper with his name inscribed upon it and the single photograph he carries of his missing wife and son. He subsists in a post-apocalyptic North America devoid of resources and governance. It is ruled by oligarchs who mask themselves as Caretakers for the survivors who populate their primitive settlements.

Brought to you by Penguin. Unleash the dark and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain's most iconic working-class voices A phonograph cylinder that plays on a loop for eternity, casting out ghostly spectres of violence; a centuries-old stew made of...

In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home. "A mystery and a horror story about grief, but...

"Patti Murin's delightful narration reflects the tongue-in-cheek tone of this holiday romance novel...[her] performance ensures that this audiobook pokes fun at holiday movies in a fun yet meaningful way." — Kirkus Some people are Christmas people, but Jill Jacobs is most certainly not. She...

Everett and Kincaid present a fictitious chronicle of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond's desire to pen a history of African Americans—his and his aides' belief being that he has done as much, or more, than any American to shape that history. An epistolary novel, A History follows the letters of loose-cannon congressional office workers, insane interns at a large New York publishing house, and disturbed publishing executives, along with homicidal rival editors, kindly family friends, and an aspiring author named Septic.

Ethan, Johnny, and Jeremy read through the many Star Wars Expanded Universe novels in publication order and look at the politics, culture, and economics of both that world and ours through a historical materialist lens. Find us at bsky.app/profile/peoplesnewrepublic.bsky.social and instagram.com/peoplesnewrepublic, and email us at peoplesnewrepublic@protonmail.com!

This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon's science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a sapphic sci-fi action adventure novella. "A gorgeously tender exploration of human connection in a post-human universe." —The Washington Post “Providing growing confidence to...

Anthology of Cthulhu Mythos is a captivating collection that brings together the works of three legendary authors: H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Henry Kuttner. This anthology showcases over thirty stories that delve into the dark and mysterious realms of the Cthulhu Mythos, a universe filled with cosmic horrors, ancient deities, and existential dread.

Embark on a thrilling journey through the mystical and perilous world of the Himelian mountains in Robert E. Howard's classic tale, The People of the Black Circle. Narrated with gripping intensity by Mike Vendetti, this audiobook brings to life the epic saga of Conan the Cimmerian, a barbarian chief, and Yasmina Devi, the proud queen of Vendhya.

In a perilous future where disposable duplicate bodies fulfill every legal and illicit whim of their decadent masters, life is cheap. No one knows that better than Albert Morris, a brash investigator with a knack for trouble, who has sent his own duplicates into deadly peril more times than he cares to remember. But when Morris takes on a ring of bootleggers making illegal copies of a famous actress, he stumbles upon a secret so explosive it has incited open warfare on the streets of Dittotown.

Erlebe Retro-Gaming, Nostalgie und geballtes Nerd-Wissen in einem Podcast: People and Games nehmen dich mit auf eine Zeitreise durch die Videospielgeschichte – von den ersten 8-Bit-Hits bis zu modernen Klassikern. Hosts Kathraal und Zowarock erzählen Insider-Stories, analysieren Konsolen-Hardware und feiern ikonische Games, die Generationen geprägt haben. Jede Woche erwarten dich: - spannende Facts & Anekdoten zu Nintendo, Sega, PlayStation und PC-Legenden - Technik-Deep-Dives (Specs, Chips, Sound) für echte Retro-Gaming-Fans - kultige Soundschnipsel und „Weißt-du-noch?“-Momente ...

The first human to visit Mars is relieved to find that the Martians treat him kindly and have even built him a house like his home on Earth - but with one big difference.

In the aftermath of a devastating world war, Captain Garin, once the most celebrated fighter pilot in the American forces, finds himself grappling with poverty and hunger in civilian life. When an intriguing opportunity arises to join an expedition to Antarctica, he eagerly accepts the challenge. Tasked with investigating a mysterious mist that shrouds the land, Garin soon becomes entangled with enigmatic creatures that dwell within. His journey leads him to confront the ominous Caves of Darkness, where an ancient prophecy beckons Send the Black Throne to dust; conquer the Black Ones, and ...

It was a time of cowboys. It was a time… of Space. For the first and only time in human history, someone realized that there were some fun parallels between the American frontier of the 1800’s and the near-future frontier of planetary colonization. The result was a tall-walkin’, funny-talkin’ stranger of a show that tore through the sleepy town of Network Sci-Fi and vanished just as quick as it arrived, leaving behind DVD box sets, a legion of dedicated fans, and more than a few nay-sayers. At the line between law and order, where the criminal and the hero can be one in the same, ...

It’s our world, but decades into the future...an ordinary world, where cars drive themselves, drones glide across the sky, and robots work in burger shops. All conflicts are safely oceans away. People get up, work, and have dinner. Everything is as it should be. Except for 17-year-old John, a tech prodigy from a damaged family, who hides a deeply personal secret. But everything starts to change when he enters a tiny café on a cold Tokyo night. A café run by a disgraced sumo wrestler, where a peculiar dog with a spherical head lives, alongside its owner, enigmatic waitress Neotnia.