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A cure for aging is all the rage these days, with scientists only a few decades away from extending life to 150 years or more. So when Dr. Ben Peterson is offered twenty million dollars to develop the so-called Body Fortress Drug—a cure for all disease—he was surprised as anyone when he actually did it! However, along the way, he also developed the opposite, a drug that leaves the body susceptible to ALL diseases . . . the perfect biological weapon.

The Chameleon, an Artificial Intelligence expert, can create a deepfake of almost anyone—living or dead. Even more frightening is the Chameleon’s ability to seek out disturbed souls and laser-focus their rage. A talent she employs to compel her subjects to commit violence on her behalf. Kylee Kane, a security consultant for Welch HOA Management, finds the Chameleon’s first victim, Andy Fyke, crumpled at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Kylee suspects the fall’s no accident and is tied to Andy’s campaign to prohibit rentals in his Hilton Head Island community.

Imperium is the most expensive structure ever created. Once an orbiting laboratory, it is now a space hotel for the fantastically wealthy. But as the station preps for its first group of space tourists, Dr. Chloe Bonilla, Imperium’s resident biophysicist, finds herself questioning whether babysitting a passel of space glampers is worth the distraction from her research.

After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the twenty-first century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance. In an era when humans no longer just use machines, but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom.

The good news is you've escaped. The bad news is you're alive… and scared to death! Escaping was the easy part. Other than the high body count, the massive explosions, and the fortune lost, it was a piece of cake. Chase and Wen face their biggest challenge yet as everything closes in on them...

Virtua - kann eine KI die Welt zerstören? Weil er als Psychologe gescheitert ist, bewirbt Daniel sich bei dem Konzern Mental Systems, der führend in der Entwicklung künstlicher Intelligenz ist. Wider Erwarten bekommt er den Job - und ist gleich fasziniert von der virtuellen Welt, in die er eintaucht. Besonders beeindruckt ist er von Virtua, der neuesten Entwicklung von künstlicher Intelligenz. Doch dann lernt er den Entwickler Chen kennen, der seine Vorgesetzten warnt, die KI sei unkontrollierbar.

On Earth, desperate survivors flock to the portal, hoping for a better life on Lumera. As passage is denied, the situation threatens to escalate. A team of humans and Kidj'Dan sets out to recover more portals to restore peace, but they find a deadly threat that can be turned into a fearsome weapon. The powder keg threatens to explode. How far does the trust in the counterpart reach? Who will press the red button first?

Bloomsbury presents The Family by P.R. Black, read by Diana Croft. The best way to catch a killer? Offer yourself as bait. Becky Morgan's family were the victims of the 'crimes of the decade'. The lone survivor of a ritualistic killing, Becky's been forever haunted by the memories of that night...

With Martin's world turned upside down, every corner might lead to his capture... or worse, the discovery of those he holds dear. Replica Imagination may not know what he’s done, but they do know that their security has been breached, and the net is slowly tightening around him. Any day could be his last while Martin is determined to protect his family.

Bloomsbury presents The Pact by Dawn Goodwin, read by Harriet Lang. I'll kill yours, if you kill mine. Maddie's life has come crashing down around her. Her husband has left her and moved on with a new woman and baby. No longer can she run from the past that's been haunting her. The past has...

Wie fühlt es sich an, ein Experiment zu sein? Alice hofft auf ein normales Leben: Liebe, Freunde, Arbeit. Doch ihre Eltern wollen sie für immer in die Anstalt stecken. Eine berüchtigte Psychiatrie, versteckt unter der Zentrale eines Pharmakonzerns. In letzter Sekunde flieht Alice aus der elterlichen Villa im bayerischen Grünwald, trampt Richtung Norden und taucht in Hamburg unter. Aber die Hetzjagd auf sie hat längst begonnen. Angeführt von Viktor, dem brutalen Söldner, der für die Anstalt die Drecksarbeit erledigt. Denn Alice ist mehr als eine normale junge Frau.

Aemilius thought he would die heroically in battle like his forefathers, mourned by a loving wife and many children, but he’s barely a man when a harpy flies down out of the old myths and knocks him from his horse. Stunned and helpless, he waits for his end … and is saved. Formed on the bloody battlefield of Teutoburg, the Hidden Legion are an order of soldiers, magicians, and rogues so secret that the Empire itself would hunt them down if they were exposed. And now Aemilius is one of them.

Hayden Lichfield’s life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me.

An alien message is now humanity’s only hope. Decoding the signal has given us one chance to stop the Anomaly, an ever-tightening cosmic noose, before it squeezes the life out of Earth. The only problem is, the aliens’ single instruction sounds like a bona fide death wish. They want me to step through their incredible quantum gateway, an enigma wrapped in starlight. Believe me: if I had any other option, I’d be taking it. But with the best data giving Earth a few days before the Anomaly consumes us, options are in short supply. Suicide or salvation? I’m about to find out.

Der Unternehmer Dan Light wird als Held der grünen Ernährung gefeiert. Seine Firma Lightfood produziert Laborfleisch, für das keine Tiere sterben müssen, und macht Milliardenumsätze damit. Doch der Ausbruch einer weltweiten Krankheit wirft einen Verdacht auf: Geht bei Lightfood wirklich alles mit rechten Dingen zu? Als Dan Light nachforscht, stößt er in seinem eigenen Unternehmen auf ein Netz aus Korruption, Intrigen und Sabotage – und wird auf einmal selbst zum Gejagten. Ein tödlicher Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

Zwei Agenten auf der Jagd nach einem gefährlicher Hacker-Kollektiv. Ein Hacker-Kollektiv, das sich im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel radikalisiert hat, plant einen fatalen Angriff, der viele Menschenleben kosten wird. Ihre Waffe: ein gecodetes Lied, das alle, die es hören, umgehend in den Suizid treibt. Werden ihre Forderungen nicht binnen einer Frist erfüllt, sind die Hacker bereit, ihr Todeslied global auszusenden. BND-Agent Danny Erichsen, der selbst ein Attentat der Gruppe nur knapp überlebt hat, macht Jagd auf die Strippenzieher.

The Singularity enters the Federation. Its citizens are AIs. And no one knows how to treat them. From collaborations to master-slave, every relationship is different, when they shouldn't be. The AIs fight back, but on a level none of the other members understand. The fight starts slowly, but when the realization of what's happening hits too close to home, more extraordinary measures are called for. What is the legal framework in which everyone can coexist peacefully? Who better to build it than Rivka and the Magistrates?

Brought to you by Penguin. The thirty-first instalment in James Patterson's globally bestselling series. When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don't hear the gunfire. At first. The weapon that took down the plane...

It’s been nine years since the government banned all technology. So when Joel Lodowick, a young transgender father struggling to support his five-year-old daughter, has an old bionic upload itself into his head, he is faced with a decision: Go to the cops and risk prosecution? Or use the robot’s skills to turn his life around? Scared of losing his daughter, Joel chooses the latter. Heightened intelligence and physical enhancements quickly land him a better job and a brighter future. 

Katrina Hunt is a journalist with a secret. From her early days growing up in the poverty of a trailer park, she has been able to detect the sour notes of corruption. And she's never wrong. She turns her talent to the work of sniffing out the unprincipled and the amoral in positions of privilege and power. On the far side of the world, a morally ambiguous scientist working in the unfolding field of genetic profiling has cracked an algorithm that will forever change law-enforcement. His new 'scan' will be able to detect a person's genetic propensity for wrongdoing, even before they act.