Showing results for "Skin" in Science Fiction

In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best spinning tales like "Precious", in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In "A Habit of Waste", a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she's shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus.

Nel primo volume della saga, "Winter", un killer silenzioso e freddo come l’inverno, si muove tra le opprimenti pareti di metallo delle colonie orbitali in cui gli esseri umani hanno dovuto esiliarsi. Non sa nulla del suo passato, gli scienziati del Progetto Newman gli hanno tolto tutto, anche il suo nome, per trasformarlo in una macchina di morte... July e Peter, compagni di Winter, sono braccati dal Newman e utilizzano un'astronave per fuggire in un luogo sicuro, abbandonando la claustrofobia della colonia spaziale e immergendosi nella vastità dello spazio.

When moonlighting medical students harvesting skin from a corpse for temporary use accidentally take it from the wrong donor, the results are catastrophic: A New York City hospital ward is destroyed in a bloodbath, and an elderly professor, admitted for a routine skin graft, is suddenly the city's most wanted fugitive. While the police hunt the fleeing professor, Mulder and Scully track the skin that was grafted onto him, a trail that leads from the morgue to the headquarters of a cutting-edge biotech company to the jungles of Thailand.

Angela is a woman trying to get by in this bewildering new world. Though she still lives with her husband and children, they lead separate lives. Confined to their rooms, they communicate via their computers and phones. In some ways, very little has changed. That is, until she spots a mysterious stranger walking through town without even a face mask for protection. A man, it seems, immune to this disease. A man unlike anyone else she knows. A man it might just be safe to touch....

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive speculation from the Hugo Award - winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy. An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: A graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind - hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out ages ago.

Milla couldn't have dreamed of climbing so high. Now, she'll face temptations and trials she never expected. Her limits will be tested, friendships and love will be put to the fire, and Milla's actions will decide the fate of both Triton and Deiterra. When everything turns against her, Milla must sacrifice everything. But with all of Triton at stake, will it be enough?

Desperate to escape the dangerous streets of Old Triton, the buried city, Milla takes the ultimate risk. Could a dead girl's identity be her way out? A ticket to a richer, brighter world? Now she's part of a high tech contest, with a prize beyond money, fame, and everything she has ever known. A chance to become something...new. But if anyone finds out who Milla really is, she's dead. The other competitors come from privilege, their faces and bodies tweaked to perfection. Rich and handsome Cale could be the most dangerous of all.

Randi Wade is a survivor. She followed in the footsteps of her father, became a cop, and now is working the P.I. trade. But her past still haunts her. And the vicious animal attacks that took her father's life have sprung up anew, claiming victims once again in this sleepy town. George R.R...

A rejuvenated spy, Ben Lo, is sent on a mission to one of Neptune's moons, where he encounters his ex-wife. As Ben Lo's assignment progresses, his finds his memory is not what it should be, and the mission proceeds with high-tech intrigue and counter-intrigue. This story is part of the author's Quiet War series.

In "Skin Like Porcelain Death" a half-resurrected cleanup man for the bureaucracy of death confronts a sorcerous collection of chipped porcelain dolls in an attempt to save the soul of a horny young man who chose the wrong girlfriend.

Rina Veraiin has youth, beauty, and strength. She is a born warrior, able to outride any man, deal death with her fierce blade, and command awesome and mysterious forces granted to her by a set of magical tattoos. Now as the newly minted duchess of Klaar, Rina confronts a menace that threatens her world in a divine conflict that will push her newfound abilities to their limits.

Under The Onion Skin is a podcast that peels back the layers of animated short films to reveal the heart and soul of the filmmaking process.Through informal interviews, we get to know the behind-the-scenes and personal side of animation from the perspective of the director. We talk about processes, takeaways, struggles, and achievements in a comfortable, playful, and light-hearted way.The podcast is dedicated to passionate people and students interested in the artistic and niche world of animation. Whether you are an animation enthusiast or an aspiring filmmaker, you'll find valuable insights ...