Mature Science Fiction

The science fiction genre has become increasingly influential in mainstream popular culture, evolving into one of the most engaging storytelling tools we use to think about technology and consider the shape of the future. Along the way, it has also become one of the major lenses we use to explore important philosophical questions. The origins of science fiction are most often thought to trace to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, a story born from a night of spooky tale-telling by the fireside that explores scientific, moral, and ethical questions that were of great concern in the 19th century - and that continue to resonate today.

I first saw the Folk when I was a little boy, when they started appearing in my garden, with their unnatural, cruel beauty and honeyed words and veiled taunts. I grew up with big green eyes watching me from the forest. Whispers from the trees. Shimmering skin darting between the bushes. Black creatures always lurking in the shadows. While they were here, I thought nothing of them. It wasn’t until they were gone that I realise it wasn’t…normal. But it isn’t until I’m twenty-one, when my life is in ruins, that they come back to take me away.

A walk around the block, a quick drive, before shutting down your PC ? these short story collections are perfect for when you only have a few minutes to listen."

Die Dragon Fire Academy ist berühmt dafür, nur die Besten der Besten aufzunehmen. Kaum angekommen, erwartet Noelle jedoch eine unangenehme Überraschung: Ihr Vater hat vier Drachenkrieger als Leibwächter für sie engagiert.

Hostage recovery specialist Eli Chance has a secret. He was born a shifter. A freak of nature. While on a mission, Eli's men and their mercenary guide are exposed to a powerful chemical agent, and suddenly his secret has become easier to hide. Now he's not the only one with the gift. But for his men, this "gift" is becoming more and more of a curse. Tyana Berezovsky's brother Damiano was the guide for Eli's team and was the worst affected by the chemical. As he grows increasingly unstable, Tyana fears she's going to lose him to the beast he is becoming.

Nachdem Hayden von ausgerechnet zwei der Männer, denen ihr Herz längst gehört, vor eine weitreichende Entscheidung gestellt wird, muss sie sich nicht nur ihrem Gefühlschaos stellen, sondern auch ein paar Wahrheiten auf den Tisch legen. Die Knightstone wird von den Vampiren belagert. Miranda scheint auf keinen Kompromiss aus zu sein, sondern auf Krieg. Auf Blut, Tod und Vergeltung. Haydens Schlichtungsversuche führen sie geradewegs zwischen die Fronten und zu den letzten Puzzlestücken ihrer familiären Vergangenheit. Ein Kampf zwischen Rache und Vergebung entbrennt.

Abby ist schockiert, dass sie den Verrat ihrer eigenen Familie nicht kommen sah. Ihr Dad, den sie seit Kindertagen nicht gesehen hat, steckt mittendrin und scheint mit den Lykanern gemeinsame Sache zu machen. Abby erhofft Antworten bei ihrem Grandpa in Bletchley Manor zu erhalten, nicht ahnend, dass die Verwurzelungen des Übels tiefer gehen als alles, was sie sich jemals vorstellen konnte. Parallel dazu überschlagen sich die Ereignisse im Haus des Blutes und Lucian trifft eine folgenschwere Entscheidung.

I will break out of Darkmore Penitentiary. But I was a fool to think that it would be so simple. And now with more and more Fae relying on me to get them out of this slice of hell, I find myself unable to do a damn thing. Mason Cain stabbed me in the back and left me to rot in the dark. So now I have another goal in mind before I escape this place, because no one messes with the Queen of the Oscura Clan and lives to tell the tale. The moment I get out of here, my sights will be set on him.

Amanda Bryant has been a spy for five long years, but when aliens suddenly appear claiming a deadly enemy threatens Earth’s very survival, Amanda is asked by her superiors to accept the most dangerous mission of her life…volunteer to be an alien’s bride, to share the strange warrior’s bed, and then betray him. Accepting the assignment, Amanda is processed as the first Interstellar Bride and transported halfway across the galaxy to her new mate’s battleship where she awakens to discover she has been matched to not just one huge Prillon warrior, but two.

Once the shadows of magic enter a mortal’s life, they never really leave. Alex learned that from the moment he met Rachel and Lorelei, but he fell for them anyway. Months later, Alex copes with supernatural chaos by grounding himself in ordinary things and daily life. Most days, he’s even happy.

No electricity. No running water. No food. No end in sight. If life as you knew it changed in an instant, would you be prepared? In A. American’s first novel, Going Home, readers were introduced to Morgan Carter, the resourceful, tough-as-nails survivalist who embarks on a treacherous 250-mile...

It’s finally happened. I’ve surrendered myself to my father and the beasts who would pay to own me. I did it to protect my friends and my mates, but I’d NEVER guessed that the one mate who resented me the most would betray me so brutally.

Wrongly imprisoned whistle-blower Rachel Pierce would rather take her chances with her court appeal than accept her place as the first Interstellar Bride destined for the Colony. She’s stubborn and determined to seek justice - and her freedom - on Earth...but her mates are not willing to risk her life or her future on a system they believe to be both primitive and corrupt.

Guild-trained weaver Ily is furious her rival, Kal, a smug yet wickedly sexy rug merchant, outsells her at every turn. She knows her magically crafted rugs are far superior to anything he can produce, but can't compete with his charming personality. When Kal fixes his lusty attentions on Ily, she is reluctantly aroused by his interest. She knows he desires her and, against her better judgment, she wants him too. A chance encounter leads her to make him a scandalous offer: her body in exchange for enough money to leave the city.

Ian and Braden Thomas return to the United States to extract Katie Buchanan, the sister of the teammate who betrayed them. She could very well be the key to taking down the man responsible for turning Ian and Braden into unstable cat shifters. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones after Katie. Katie has no intention of going quietly or of offering her trust on a silver platter. She's got troubles of her own that don't include two pain-in-the-ass men who claim her dead brother sent them. She's too busy trying to stay one step ahead of Ricardo de la Cruz, the brother of a man she killed.

He knew it was a dumb stunt from the start. A midnight run through a cemetery to impress a couple of girls isn't the stuff of legend, but Alex Carlisle longs to escape the crushing mediocrity of life after high school. Then, he stumbles upon the ritual, the cultists, and two bound and bloodied women. Alex intervenes, and the ritual blows up in his face, leaving him bound to them both: Rachel and Lorelei, an angel and a succubus.

Jacob and his band of succubi have made it to the Fourth Circle of Hell, but that was the easy part. In order to defeat Azazel on his own home turf, Jacob will need to hone his powers and level up before he takes on the Demon Lord of War. And what better way to do that than competing in demonic jousts, going head to head with the dragon Leviathan, and giving the Circle’s most renowned pirate a run for his money? The throne is so close, and Jake’s going to do whatever it takes to seize it.

An incubus disguised as a high school girl puts a disturbing spin on the teacher/student fantasy. An engineer creates a robot with unexpected consequences during the end of the world. A man becomes the pet of alien invaders. From stories of aliens in other worlds to those living among us, these tales will move you out of your comfort zone and open you up to experiencing something - or someone - completely different.

எனது இரண்டு வருட உழைப்பில் உருவான நாவல் இது. நான் மிகவும் மூழ்கிப்போய், ஒரே நினைப்பில் ஒரு விஞ்ஞானியை போல் பல மாதங்கள் ஆராய்ச்சி செய்து எழுதிய கதை என்றும் கூறலாம்.

A new Civil War is brewing. With the city of Bewelcome as its headquarters, Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency leads a siege on Hex City, the town founded by “Reverend” Asher Rook and his consort, the Mayan goddess Ixchel. Monsters prowl the battleground, rocket trails of spells crisscross the sky, and an unnatural rain falls. Sides must be taken, but Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow, spiritualist Yancey Kloves, and even Rook must choose what ruin or redemption means to each of them. Meanwhile, Chess Pargeter gears up for the greatest fight of his life—and death.