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Set seventeen years into a very recognisable future, Fauna is an astonishing psychological drama with an incredible twist: What if the child you are carrying is not entirely human? Using DNA technology, scientists have started to reverse the extinction of creatures like the mammoth and the...

This startling SF adventure novel is a collaboration between the classic SF grand master A. E. van Vogt and contemporary master Kevin J. Anderson. At the time of his death in 2000, van Vogt left a partial draft and an outline for the sequel to his most famous novel, Slan. Now the story is...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Protectors series comes a romantic thriller about a woman determined to solve her sister's murder and the only man she can trust with long-buried family secrets. Revenge. It's the only thing that will help Anya Best sleep at night. The...

With twists and turns that will blow you away, New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti writes sexy, action-packed suspense at its finest. You can't escape the past ... Noni is desperate. Her infant niece has been kidnapped, and the only person who can save her is a private detective...

Bill Masen works with triffids - an animalistic plant with poisonous venom, a wicked stinger and the ability to move around on three 'legs'. Hospitalised when he succumbs to triffid venom in a lab accident, Masen misses seeing a world-changing night - a quirk of fate may just save his life...

The universe is under threat and an ancient alien intelligence threatens to bring humanity down unless Major Sanda Greeve and her crew can stop it in the final book of this explosive Philip K. Dick award nominated space opera. The code has been cracked. The secrets of the Casimir gates have been...

Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in the second book in this epic space opera by award-winning author Megan O'Keefe. Sanda and Tomas are fleeing for their lives after letting the most dangerous smartship in the universe run free. Now, unsure of who to trust...

"Colony" by Philip K. Dick is a classic science fiction short story set on the uncharted, lush planet Blue Planet. A human reconnaissance team arrives to survey the world for potential colonization, expecting a peaceful environment rich in natural beauty and free from hostile alien life. However...

The first Guardians in 90,000 years have awakened. Hunted from birth by an ancient force that has consumed entire worlds, Chloe and Max discover they possess extraordinary abilities that come with a deadly price. Guided by Ryder, their sworn Protector, and an ancient AI with secrets of its own...

Depois de uma viagem conturbada, o robô-assassino está de volta e em busca de vingança pelo seu passado. Tudo o que ele precisa é encontrar provas contra a empresa que o criou. Por isso, decide visitar Milu, local que pode ser mais do que um antigo projeto abandonado de GrayCris: o plano é achar evidências de que a empresa ainda conduz operações ilegais no lugar. É uma pena que, no meio do caminho, ele também tenha que lidar com homens descontrolados, naves que precisam de ajuda para mediar conflitos e um pequeno robô que acredita ser amigo verdadeiro de... humanos.

Um robô com o sistema hackeado e longe das amarras da empresa que o fabricou não se importa mais com sua missão original: matar sempre que for preciso; ele quer apenas ter sossego para assistir milhares de séries de TV. Contudo, antes de começar sua vida tranquila entre os humanos, o robô precisa ter certeza de que eventos suspeitos que ocorreram no passado não voltarão a se repetir.

Nach einem aufreibenden Abstecher in die Berge kehren Geschwister Dex und der Roboter Helmling in die Zivilisation zurück. Dex ist ein Teemönch von einigem Ansehen; Helmling wiederum wurde von seinesgleichen ausgeschickt, um die Welt jenseits der Wildnis zu erkunden. Und die Neugier des Roboters kennt keine Grenzen: Er möchte unbedingt wissen, wie die Menschen leben und lieben, er möchte an ihrer Arbeit und an ihren Vergnügungen teilhaben.

In this neon-lit future, fame comes with a twist: the rich and powerful can create Portraits—perfect copies of themselves to handle the exhausting burdens of celebrity. Enter lucky number thirteen—a new clone with a singular purpose: to hunt down and assassinate her predecessors. As Lulabelle 13 navigates the dizzying glitz, grime, and moral haze of Bubble City, she starts to wonder: what defines a life worth sparing?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy...

NOMINATED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL * Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, the first book in this epic space opera trilogy by award-winning author Megan O'Keefe. Sanda and Biran Greeve were siblings destined for greatness. A...

The perfect life. The perfect love. The perfect lie. From the bestselling author of The Girl Before comes a gripping psychological thriller. . . . “Mind-bending . . . Delaney takes domestic suspense beyond its comfort zone.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...

*36:00:00* The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am. My...

Martin Stillwater has a vivid imagination. It charms his loving wife, delights his two little daughters, and gives him all the inspiration he needs to write his highly successful mystery novels. But maybe Martinâ€s imagination is a bit too vivid… One rainy afternoon, a terrifying...

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Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere 24 hours before is gone forever. But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world.