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501) Virtually True
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"A literary thrill ride operated by complex and memorable characters . . . a plot worthy of Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, and Martin Cruz Smith." The murder of a friend. Conspiracy on a global scale. A near-future, dystopic world run by corporations, where nothing is as it seems and everything is part of something else. Technology and everyday life are inseparable, and information is a weapon that can save your life--or kill you. Exiled to a damp...
503) Anomaly
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Olesya has a new enemy.
And, they won't stop until she burns.
On the icy coast of the Baltic Sea, Olesya is ensnared in a battle against Purity zealots.
But when, Sophia discovers a kill switch hidden inside every operative, Purity might get their wish after all.
Now it's a race against time...
Olesya must overcome impossible odds.
And, Sophia must fight to save her fellow operatives from their own bodies.
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Winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss has, for over fifty years, continued to challenge readers' minds with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive science fiction. Now, E-Reads is proud to make available in eBook format the classic works of Aldiss. Now with a New Introduction by the Author! SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE Book Four of the Squire Quartet. Architectural...
505) Exile
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A new enemy is rising.
Someone is hunting operatives, and this time it's not Olesya. With Jay's life hanging by a thread, and another kidnapped, there's a new threat out there...And, it's coming for them all. Can Damien or Olesya learn the truth in time to stop it?
Or, will they die trying?
506) Slant
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In the second half of the twenty-first century, nanotechnology has transformed every aspect of society. Humans can now change their abilities, their appearance, their very bodies on microscopic level. Advanced psychotherapy seems to have wiped away violence and illness. The world is sane and in balance. However, that balance teeters with the grisly murder of two prostitutes and a series of suicides. Soon, public defender Mary Cho's investigation finds...
507) The Baby Deal
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In this Billionaires & Babies novel, award-winning author Kat Cantrell presents an offer that can't be refused... When billionaire entrepreneur Michael "Shay" Shaylen becomes guardian to a baby boy, he knows there's only one woman who can teach him how to be a father - his ex-lover, child psychologist Juliana Cane. So he makes her a deal: if she gives him two months, he'll give her a boost in her career. She says yes. Suddenly, Juliana has everything...
508) The Falconer's Tale
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An exhilarating new tale of modern espionage and international intrigue — sure to appeal to the many fans of Tom Clancy, Dale Brown and Patrick Robinson. Jerry Piat has been on the run from the FBI for two years, but he's about to be made an offer he cannot refuse. Clyde Partlow an upper CIA executive needs him for a mission that involves a member of the Saudi ruling clique, a fearsome man who's been cheating his own associates out of their funding...
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West Wilder is released on parole with a promise to never hack computers again. He just wants to recoup his young adulthood.
But the world he knew has changed. The days of the NSA as a privacy-invading boogeyman seem almost quaint. Now a global security agency called G20S has its digital tentacles everywhere. Ordinary people are treated as threats just because they use the internet.
Someone within G20S is not happy with West's regained freedom,...
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Life after death fascinates us all. So what would happen if someone could 100% prove it to be a scientific fact?
Set in Iraq and Washington D.C., Jack and Marty are two brilliant scientist friends who are working on a top-secret device for the CIA. Codenamed Revelation, the programme fails. But later, working alone for their own interest, they accidentally make the device work in a completely unexpected way, proving that life after death is an absolute...
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Brent Carlson, a brilliant but disgraced former astronaut, embarks on a modern day quest to gather and train the crew of the first international mission to Mars. Meanwhile, the power hungry billionaire CEO of a massive global technology conglomerate has launched a bid to reach Mars first and claim the red planet as corporate property. The Mars Journey series delves into the science, technology, drive, and determination of the human spirit to come...
512) The Path
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In modern-day America, August 2063, life is simple. There is no poverty, no violent crime, no wars, and humanity has renewed purpose. With the guidance of artificially intelligent personal assistants and the infinite pleasures of virtual social worlds, most are happy with the new national order ushered in by The Path. People do as they are advised without question and seldom diverge from their personalized Life Tracks. The Path's praise propaganda...
513) Inversion
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Olesya faces her biggest threat yet:
A devastating attack that will shatter Europe.
Purity are growing stronger by the hour.
Their next catastrophic attack will make Olesya and Sophia the most wanted terrorists on the planet.
Unless they can stop the attack.
But, can Olesya and Sophia work together before it's too late?
Or, will only one of them make it out alive?
514) Of Sand and Stars
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Deep in the Australian Outback, two facilities operate side by side, separated by a fence.
Amanda Richardson works in a top-secret US intelligence gathering facility. Lucas Kahn works in the neighbouring Australian satellite tracking observatory.
A chance encounter through double-glazed windows, and the realisation they can communicate with Auslan sign language, develops into a complicated romance.
What they learn from each other reveals a terrifying...
515) Breaking Gravity
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It was just a hoverboard. Nobody was supposed to die.
Dale Adams has worked hard to leave his troubled past behind for a brighter future at Emory University. But when he makes a discovery that will change humanity forever, avoiding the spotlight becomes the least of his concerns. Small experiments have attracted big attention. And not all who notice want Dale to be successful. Or even alive. As Dale's world collapses around him, his fate intertwines...
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In this sequel to The Pangaea Solution, David Blum once again battles the shadowy Global Futures Alliance and their plans for reshaping humanity. Partnering with fellow agent Tina Santini, the pair uncovers a diabolical new plot to integrate artificial intelligence with "The Sugar Cube," a massive optical computer configured to experience artificial emotion. The GFA's goal? Dissect the internal language of the brain and synthesize sounds that can...
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John Rayburn thought all of his problems were the mundane ones of an Ohio farm boy in his last year in high school. Then his doppelgänger appeared, tempted him with a device that let him travel across worlds, and stole his life from him. John soon finds himself caroming through universes, unable to return home-the device is broken. John settles in a new universe to unravel its secrets and fix it.
Meanwhile, his doppelgänger tries to exploit the...
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Huis clos interstellaire…
« Un robot ne peut porter atteinte à un être humain, ni, restant passif, permettre qu'un être humain soit exposé au danger. » (Première Loi de la robotique d'Asimov, 1942)
Pourtant, il ne s'agissait que d'une simple mission de routine, terminer le démantèlement de la Station Spatiale Internationale (ISS), et puis tout a dérapé… Commotionné, je n'avais plus aucun souvenir de l'origine de ce chaos. Des giclures...
519) Genesis
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Watching... waiting... planning
Hidden somewhere, deep in the Cloud, something is collating information. It reads everything, it learns, it watches. And it plans.
Around the world, researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs are being killed in a string of apparently unrelated accidents. But when intelligence-agency analysts spot a pattern they struggle to find the culprit, blocked at every step - by reluctant allies and scheming enemies.
Meanwhile...
520) Kill Switch
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Time is running out.
Olesya and Sophia have one last chance to stop Purity from taking over Europe.
But, the Fifth Column are closing on them and they're going to need all the help they can get.
The hardest part won't be infiltrating a fortified Prague.
It will be getting inside Purity's most powerful weapon: the Spear.