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Matthew Kade was a corporate assassin—one of the best agents Obsidian Corporation had. But then the bombs began falling, and the old world ended. Now he must navigate the new world he finds himself in: a world where the strongest survive, and the weaker do their bidding…or die.

Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without aging too good to be true? Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out. With Ben in hospital, unresponsive and aging rapidly before her very eyes, can Sophie uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project—and save Ben's life in the process?

En un lloc sense nom i en una època indeterminada, aïllat enmig d'una natura inquietantment humana, viu un poble sotmès a una llei rigorosa i a la vigilància constant de dues amenaces: els caramens, uns éssers que no ha vist mai ningú, i les envestides del riu, que amenaça d'endur-se les cases. Les mares turmenten el desig de les criatures amb punxons de ferro. Els homes turmenten el desig de les mares embenant-los els ulls. El ferrer, que és qui mana, fabrica argolles per assegurar-se que la por sigui sempre més forta que el desig.

Vi er i året 2021. En frygtelig katastrofe har ramt hele verden. Menneskene kan ikke mere formere sig. Livet har ingen fremtid. I England har styret ændret sig totalt. The Warden of England hersker enevældigt, livet har fået nye umenneskelige træk. "The Five Fishers" er en lille hemmelig gruppe mennesker, der gør oprør mod det nye styre, naturligvis bliver de eftersøgt og forfulgt, men egentlig nærer styret ingen frygt for dem, de skal nok blive afsløret. Men så sker der en mirakuløs ting blandt "The Five Fishers". Jagten bliver ubønhørlig og får et utroligt og overrumplende forløb.

Esiste un lembo di terra dove gli uomini sono banditi. Si chiama "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", e lì la natura non ha ancora incontrato la mano della civiltà. Nel resto del mondo, invece, la situazione ambientale peggiora di giorno in giorno; nelle metropoli, l’aria sta diventando irrespirabile. Per questo motivo, Bea decide che è arrivato il momento per lei e per sua figlia Agnes di lasciare la città. Con altre diciotto persone aderiscono a un esperimento sociale, e "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", finora incontaminato, accoglierà per la prima volta la presenza umana.

In the process of searching for Pinch, a long-lost mythic figure who has attained a talismanic status, Gibs has resorted to making a living doing contract work with his friend Alan, the young man who followed him out of the Wyoming commune. Hired by a family as escorts on a cross-country trip to Texas, they are ambushed by a group of raiders. The family is captured, children and all, and Gibs and Alan are left behind with only some pistols, a handful of bullets between them, and no food or water to speak of.

La tecnologia cambia e nel farlo modifica le nostre vite e noi stessi. Eppure attraverso l'obsolescenza programmata si pianifica e scandisce l’aggiornamento e la sostituzione di qualunque dispositivo di uso quotidiano. E se questo processo non fosse rivolto solo agli oggetti ma anche agli esseri umani? E se l'adeguamento non si limitasse alle cose ma si estendesse anche alle persone che ne fanno un uso sempre crescente? Se gli oggetti invecchiano precocemente, che dire di coloro che li usano?

Sonya Kantor conosce molto bene questo motto, visto che ha ispirato, meglio condizionato, gran parte della sua vita. In realtà queste parole hanno condizionato la vita di tutti gli abitanti della megalopoli di Seattle-Portland-Vancouver. Per anni, infatti, hanno dovuto adattarsi a un codice morale molto rigido e a una costante sorveglianza da parte della Delegazione, resa possibile da una sofisticata tecnologia. Poi la rivolta ha cambiato tutto. La Delegazione è stata rovesciata e sostituita da un nuovo governo.

Just days after Carl Palmer introduces his new girlfriend to his cousin Terry at a family get-together, where he reveals explosive information he has discovered about the pandemic and the vaccines, he disappears into thin air. This forces Terry to delve into the world of "conspiracy theories" and uncover the truth behind his cousin’s disappearance, all the while undergoing a soul-searching journey of his own.

Hobart, 2022: a city with a declining population, in the grip of a dark recession. A rusty ship sails into the harbor and begins to unload its cargo on the site of the once famous but now abandoned Gallery of Future Art, known to the world as GoFA. One day the city’s residents are awoken by a high-pitched sound no one has heard for two generations: a factory whistle. GoFA’s owner, world-famous billionaire Dundas Faussett, is creating his most ambitious installation yet. He’s going to defeat technology’s dominance over our lives by establishing a new Year Zero: 1948.

An apocalypse has snatched away most of humanity; the ragged, remaining few are picking up the pieces. Was it the Rapture as revealed to St. John, or some other calamity of biblical proportions? The Kid hears his calling: to find the source of the evil, and put an end to it. He seeks out the help of the Old Man—who, in his own time, traveled to the ends of the Earth and back, in his own vain quest to save the world. Together, they set off across a grim landscape populated by survivors turned brigands, bandits, and exhausted warring factions.

Deutschland ist nur noch eine Scheindemokratie. Der Staat veranstaltet neuerdings für ältere Menschen Sterbeseminare in Luxushotels. Ihnen soll dort schmackhaft gemacht werden, Sterbewohl, eine tödliche Pille, zu schlucken, um beizeiten die Allgemeinheit zu entlasten. Nadja, Anna, Max und Fred sind über 65. Alle vier haben vom Gesundheitsministerium eine Einladung zum Sterbeseminar ins komfortable Hotel Paradies auf Fehmarn erhalten. Offiziell ist das Einnehmen von Sterbewohl freiwillig. Wie manche munkeln, kehrt aus den Hotels aber niemand mehr zurück.

W prestiżowym warszawskim liceum dochodzi do krwawego ataku terrorystycznego. Zamaskowani sprawcy detonują ładunki wybuchowe i strzelają na oślep do przerażonych uczniów i pracowników. Jednym z zamachowców jest Błażej Dragiel, który popełnia samobójstwo na oczach swojej najlepszej przyjaciółki, Kai Almond. Nikt nie rozumie, dlaczego syn znanego biznesmena i filantropa posunął się do takiego okrucieństwa. Tymczasem w mediach rozpoczyna się nagonka na Kaję. Pod adresem dziewczyny padają oskarżenia o współorganizację zamachu.

Audiolibro producido con sonido 3D. El mismo está diseñado para ser escuchado con auriculares. Rebelión en la granja es una novela corta satírica del escritor británico George Orwell publicada en 1945. La obra es una fábula sobre cómo el régimen soviético de Iósif Stalin corrompe el socialismo. Se ha catalogado la obra de muchas formas como, por ejemplo, novela política, fábula, novela satírica o alegoría. Sin embargo, hay una coincidencia entre los críticos de que se trata de una historia de animales que transmite un claro componente social y político dentro de una obra de arte literaria.

В Америке будущего особое внимание уделяется контролю и безопасности. Никто не хочет повторения тех ужасных событий, которые произошли семьдесят пять лет назад. В мире, где безопасность всемогуща, ничто не может быть безопасным. Аллен Ланкастер, руководитель сектора Проекта, получает неожиданное предложение возглавить суперсекретную научную лабораторию. Является ли новое назначение доктора Ланкастера благословением или проклятием? Ведь часто бывает, что люди, которые узнают слишком много, терпят поражение и даже погибают. Скоро он все узнает.

Příběh odehrávající se v Anglii na konci 19. století barvitě líčí invazi Marťanů na Zemi a popisuje bezmocnost pozemšťanů, neschopných boje s vyspělou marťanskou technikou. Kruté bytosti z vesmíru v pravidelných intervalech ničí všechno živé a do myslí pozemšťanů se vkrádá beznaděj nad neutěšeným stavem. Jak to všechno dopadne? A mají Marťané nějakou slabinu? Existuje na Zemi něco, s čím při plánování invaze nepočítali?!? Byť tento vědeckofantastický román poprvé vyšel už v roce 1898, dodnes fascinuje čtenáře po celém světě svým realistickým popisem invaze mimozemšťanů z Marsu do Anglie.

In one terrifying event called the Ninety-Nine, all major military installations on earth were eviscerated. But by whom? Foreign powers, AIs, ETs? Every conceivable adversary was ruled out. Reeling from massive casualties and amid hundreds of conspiracy theories, humanity creates Andrones: bipedal android drones piloted remotely by soldiers who will never again need to be on the field of battle. Newly minted Androne pilot Sergeant Paxton Arés has now been deployed into a fight against an enemy no one understands or has ever seen.

This 1911 collection of thirty-three stories, selected and revised by the author from amongst his huge output of short fiction, includes tales of comedy, horror, monsters, and strange worlds. In his Introduction, Wells writes that the book brings together, “All the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again,” and that, “No short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume.”

Das packende Finale der dystopischen Liebesgeschichte von Rain und Aidan. Rain und Aidan sind zurück in Vampirya und stehen vor der schwersten Entscheidung ihres Lebens. Noah muss währenddessen in Eden mit den Konsequenzen seiner Entscheidungen leben. Die Hoffnung auf Gerechtigkeit für die Welt im Jahr 2083 eint sie alle. Doch wie sollen sie ihr Ziel erreichen, wenn es so scheint, als sei diese gegen sie. Und was hat es mit dem Heilmittel in Rains Blut auf sich? Eins ist sicher: Ungerechte Reiche währen niemals ewig.

Ein gewaltiges Erdbeben im Südpazifik überschwemmt einen Großteil des Planeten und stürzt die Menschheit in eine tiefe Glaubenskrise. Kriege folgen und zwingen den verbliebenen Rest, der einst vorherrschenden Spezies, Schutz in einem riesigen Bunkersystem zu suchen. Die Unterwelt ist die letzte Zuflucht. Technik und Genmanipulation bewahren die Menschen vor dem Aussterben, doch die alten Konflikte sind noch nicht beendet. Jack Parker hat, wie alle in seinem Dorf, nie das Sonnenlicht erblickt.