Showing titles in Cyberpunk

In an instant, life as it was known is gone, replaced by a System called The Connection. It doesn't come quietly as earthquakes rock the planet, the chosen survivors falling unconscious as the Connection takes their bodies and Adapts them. Lochlan Brady and his family were on their way home from a camping weekend when the Connection appears. He awakens with a new Adapted body, finding his wife missing. Now Loch must survive and thrive in this new world with his two teenage daughters, Harper and Piper. All Loch wants to do is protect his daughters and find his wife.

Urmag’Tal’s Puzzle is slated to open for the first time in 100 years, and considering his connection with it, Thorn can’t afford to be absent. Heading to the Temple of Man will throw him into the whirlpool of political intrigue that dominates the city of the Saints. Even as Thorn seeks to build alliances, he finds himself gaining enemies as the forces of the Council of Gods conspire against him.

Danzen heads to Diyu in search of the Fatebricks of Sunyata, straight into the belly of the beast. Past enemies, demonic family members, and new rivals, the eighth installment of the bestselling Pilgrim series brings this cultivation saga full circle!

"The Defenders" is a 1953 science fiction novelette by American author Philip K. Dick, and the basis for Dick's 1964 novel The Penultimate Truth. It is one of several of his stories to be expanded into a novel. The story was first published in the January 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. Eight years ago a nuclear war began between the United States and the Soviet Union. American survivors evacuated to gigantic bunkers miles under ground. Sophisticated, radioactivity-immune robots called "leadys" continue fighting the war on the devastated surface that is too dangerous for humans.

Follow the saga of Ezekiel Aurora, a man that has built a reputation as one of the most reliable middle men in the criminal underworld. Using his quick wits, he uncovers a devastating secret that would shake the very pillars of the world, fights a deadly cyborg assassin, and goes on a rampage to protect those he loves. The entire Aurora Chronicles in one book: Like Shadows in the Night, Like Tears in Rain and Like Lightning on a Wire.

By the time Grey had come back with an army of new allies, the Legion had been defeated. Many an Incarnator had fallen as heroes, leaving the City on the brink of destruction. Thousands of souls still trapped inside the Cube are trying to break free from their extradimensional prison while the Star watches impassively from its celestial heights.

The stage is the surveillance society of near-future Tokyo. In order to become an idol, Rei has sacrificed her private life as she focuses on her solo activities. Haunted by guilt, the insidious manipulations of a controlling talent manager, and the corporate bioapps colonizing her body, Rei must find a way to reclaim her discarded anonymity and autonomy within a cyberpunk society where Vocaloids and V-singers flourish.

Rus, a fearless runner by day and racer by night, stands at the brink of eviction, with his family's home hanging in the balance. After a catastrophic accident, he's faced with a life-changing choice: undergo experimental modifications and be forever indebted to the ominous M-Corp or be left to perish. As Rus grapples with his new reality, Pim's journey of hope and despair intertwines with Shay, a ten-year-old scavenger, revealing the harshest aspects of city life.

Граф Ноль и Мона Лиза Овердрайв — продолжения открывшего трилогию Киберпространство романа "Нейромант"; этот классический дебют жанрового революционера, которому оказались тесны рамки любого жанра, собрал все главные фантастические награды ("Хьюго", "Небьюла", премия имени Филипа Дика) и стал международным бестселлером. Трилогия определила лицо современной литературы на десятилетия вперед и явилась краеугольным камнем киберпанка — стиля и культурного феномена. Будущее здесь — это мир высоких технологий и биоинженерии, глобальных компьютерных сетей и всемогущих транснациональных корпораций, мир жестокий и беспощадный.

XXI secolo. L'umanità ha colonizzato il Sistema Solare e si è stabilita su ogni pianeta o satellite abitabile. Ma la vita fuori dalla Terra è dura e tutt'altro che piacevole. Per questo Leo Bulero fa grossi affari vendendo ai coloni marziani l'illusione di essere ancora "a casa", grazie ai plastici della bambola Perky Pat. Certo, non bastano mobili e accessori in miniatura: perché l'effetto sia completo serve anche il Can-D, una droga se non legale quanto meno tollerata.

Nachdem sein Spielstil nun allgemein bekannt ist und Aetherius’ älterer Bruder Magnitude hochleveligen Inhalt kontrolliert, ringt Damien darum, seine Relevanz in der sich rasch verändernden Welt von Saga Online zu behaupten. Damit er seine Bekanntheit wiedererlangen und Magnitudes wachsender Macht etwas entgegensetzen kann, muss Damien sich einer Quest stellen, die sein Level deutlich übersteigt. Wenn er Erfolg hat, wird sich sein Okkultisten-Charakter für alle Zeiten verändern.

Dunnington schenkte seinem Sohn ein beruhigendes Lächeln. "Ich habe einen unanfechtbaren Vertrag mit ihm ausgehandelt. Er wird kein Wort über dich verlieren. Zu niemandem. Sonst würde er viel zu viel aufs Spiel setzen." Um Neds Geheimnis zu wahren und seinem Sohn den Medienwirbel zu ersparen, plant Edward Dunnington die bahnbrechende Erfindung der Bioroboter mit Hilfe eines einflussreichen Geschäftspartners der Öffentlichkeit zu präsentieren. Aber kann man Angus McLean wirklich trauen? Warum wacht der alte Lord plötzlich nicht mehr auf? Sein Körper scheint unversehrt, sein Bewusstsein ist jedoch verschwunden.

Heinrich de Gramonts Petition beim König, Max Renard von seiner Pflicht zum Dienst im Westlichen Fort zu befreien, war erfolgreich. Max’ Schuld gegenüber der Krone gilt als bezahlt. Jetzt erwartet der „liebende“ Onkel seinen missratenen und bockigen Neffen umgehend in der Hauptstadt, wo er die Viscountess Aurélie de Marbot heiraten soll. Max ist sich darüber im Klaren, dass diesmal kein Weg an der Reise zur Hauptstadt vorbeiführt. Außerdem hat er dort nicht nur private Angelegenheiten zu erledigen, sondern auch diverse Fragen zu stellen, sowohl dem Bruder seines Vaters als auch seinen Verwandten mütterlicherseits.

New York in naher Zukunft: In den Straßen tobt ein Krieg zwischen rivalisierenden Drogen-Gangs. Mike Quillan vom Department of Special Operations versucht mit seinem neuen Partner Cole Scott die eskalierende Gewalt einzudämmen. Währenddessen ermittelt Captain Kirkland undercover gegen den mächtigen Konzern Tribeca. Doch sein eigener Vorgesetzter legt ihm Steine in den Weg. Nach und nach stoßen die Cops vom D.S.O. auf einen skrupellosen Plan, der viele Leben kosten wird.

Pantheon Leader Jay Luckrun has experienced the loss of friends and enemies alike. But he continues marching forward to conquer new challenges and bring vengeance against the System Admins. His magic has grown stronger. His gravity has greater reach. And the dungeons of an invasive pantheon of goblins are up next on the chopping block. Follow Jay as he develops his own unique path and finally gets some revenge upon the evil System Admins. He might have to lose his humanity along the way. But that's a plus. He'll gain greater power that's more paradoxical than expected.

With the smoke of Sunny Valley Ranch still thick in the air behind them, Adam Hall has an impossible mission: ensure that his daughter Crystal and the rest of the survivors find a safe refuge. But no matter how far they run, Adam knows that death will haunt their every step. Rumors swirl of a captured Specter starship and of smugglers using it to ferry people to safety on another world, code-named Sanctum. To get to the ship, they will have to traverse twelve hundred miles of desolate wasteland teeming with every imaginable threat.

Altai hat das Unmögliche vollbracht. Er hat in der Roten Zone überlebt und das Turnier gewonnen - aber der Sieg verschafft ihm nicht die Befriedigung, die er erhofft hatte. Zwar konnte er sich an dem Mann rächen, der sein Leben ruiniert hat, aber die Rache wirft neue Fragen auf. Fragen, die nicht beantwortet werden können, solange er im Sperrgebiet verweilt. Es bleibt ihm nur eine Wahl: Spezialaufträge der Verwaltung übernehmen, um früher oder später seine Freiheit zu erlangen. Falls er überlebt, versteht sich.

The land must be cleansed of filth. After ridding their home of the demon Lieutenant lurking within, Spot and Bee are left with quite the mess to clean up. The castle lay in ruins around them, its repair a daunting task for even the most industrious little vacuum. Fortunately, cleaning is Spot's...

Gibt es etwas Schöneres als ein ruhiges Leben? Nun, natürlich: Ein ruhiges Leben im Kreise von Menschen, die einem viel bedeuten und von denen man geliebt wird. Tailyn Vlashich hatte so ein Leben nie kennengelernt. Seine Eltern waren vor vielen Jahren gestorben, und die Stadtbewohner hielten sich seit eh und je von ihm fern, erst recht, seitdem sich gezeigt hatte, dass er der Liebling des Gottes war. Und sein Vormund wollte ihn einfach loswerden. So kam es, dass Tailyns Weg ihn nun wieder ins Ungewisse führt.

An old military veteran wanted to add a little color to his lonely existence. So, he entered Alpha Rome. This virtual world has given him the chance to feel young again and have one last taste of the spice of life. The prospect of death is no longer daunting, as anyone who dies is reborn by replicating in a purpose-built capsule. Volper’s military experience, keen eye and sharp negotiating skills have helped him get off to a successful start, but his view of the project has taken a sharp turn. More and more questions are popping up and there are no answers in sight.