Showing results for "System" in World Literature

Valeria Velez has just pulled off a stunning upset in California's 27th District, ousting ten-term corporatist incumbent Fillian Dunne from his seat in Congress. Young, beautiful, and idealistic, Valeria and her boyfriend/campaign manager Preston Jante are determined to use Valeria's new position to "stop stuffing the maw of the military machine" and return power to the people. But when fugitive hacker Lance Thaddeus uncovers a top-secret Pentagon program combining artificial intelligence with nuclear command-and-control, Valeria might have to choose between her ideals...and her life.

Long Fang is stranded in a foreign world where proper cultivation has been replaced by annoying blue screens. He is confused and alone...but not for long. Completely ignoring the System, he forms a wholesome sect of followers to spread cultivation across the wild world. Blue screens do not take kindly to rejection, however, and Long Fang’s stubbornness soon finds him pitted against increasingly dangerous foes.

As a woman used to traveling and living the high life in Bangkok, Leanne Shirtliffe recognized the constant fodder for humor while pregnant with twins in Asia's sin city. But in spite of deep-fried bug cuisine and nurses who cover newborn bassinets with plastic wrap, Shirtliffe manages to keep her babies alive for a year with help from a Coca-Cola deliveryman, several waitresses, and a bra factory. Then she and her husband return home to the isolation of North American suburbia.

Последний рубеж пройден. Теперь Максим может сам выбирать свой путь. Вот только сможет ли он избежать внимания демонов, покровителей и систем? А если сможет, то получится ли создать мир, о котором он мечтал? Или все таки придется с кем-то вступить в союз?

Dive into the haunting depths of H. P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow over Innsmouth, a chilling masterpiece of cosmic horror and psychological dread. When a curious traveler arrives in the decaying seaport of Innsmouth, he uncovers a terrifying secret lurking beneath the surface—an ancient cult, monstrous sea-spawn, and the horrifying truth about his own bloodline. With its eerie atmosphere, nightmarish revelations, and ties to the legendary Cthulhu Mythos, this tale stands as one of Lovecraft’s most unforgettable works.

Descubre la adaptación de Cuento de Navidad de Charles Dickens. La adaptación ha sido realizada por Kathleen Hershner y está concebida para que la comprensión auditiva se adapte a un nivel intermedio, de esta forma puedes seguir la historia y mejorar tu inglés al mismo tiempo.

Journey to the stars with this immersive audiobook rendition of Philip K. Dick's captivating short story "The Crystal Crypt." Set against the backdrop of interplanetary tension between Earth and Mars, this gripping tale follows three fugitives harboring a secret that could change the course of human history. As the last Earth ship prepares to depart from Mars, a desperate search threatens to expose a mystery that has vanished an entire Martian city.

When military personnel stationed on a distant asteroid begin claiming they are no longer human, Dr. Henry Harris is sent to investigate. The soldiers insist they have become "Pipers"—carefree beings with no responsibilities, despite their unchanged physical forms. As Harris delves deeper into the mystery, he faces an unsettling question: Is this a psychological phenomenon, or is something far stranger at play?