From the co-author of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first installment in a new series that's part Romeo and Juliet, part Terminator, and all adrenalin. On an island junkyard beneath a sky that glows with radiation, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Seventeen-year-old Eve isn't looking for trouble--she's too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she spent months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck, she's on the local gangster's wanted list, and the only thing keeping her grandpa alive is the money she just lost to the bookies. Worst of all, she's discovered she can somehow destroy machines with the power of her mind, and a bunch of puritanical fanatics are building a coffin her size because of it. If she's ever had a worse day, Eve can't remember it. The problem is, Eve has had a worse day--one that lingers in her nightmares and the cybernetic implant where her memories used to be. Her discovery of a handsome android named Ezekiel--called a "Lifelike" because it resemble humans--will bring her world crashing down, and make her question whether her entire life is a lie. With her best friend Lemon Fresh and her robotic sidekick Cricket, in tow, Eve will trek across deserts of glass, battle unkillable 'bots, and infiltrate towering megacities to save the ones she loves ... and learn the truth about the bloody secrets of her past.
Science fiction
- Author:Kristoff, JaySummary:
- Author:Morris, RozSummary:
"Beautifully written; meaningful; top-drawer storytelling in the tradition of Atwood and Bradbury." — League of Extraordinary Authors Misty woods; abandoned towns; secrets in the landscape; a forbidden life by night; the scent of bygone days; a past that lies below the surface; and a door in a dream that seems to hold the answers. Paftoo is a "bod;" made to serve. He is a groundsman on the last remaining countryside estate, once known as Harkaway Hall — now a theme park. Paftoo holds scattered memories of the old days, but they are regularly deleted to keep him productive. When he starts to have dreams of the Lost Lands' past and his cherished connection with Lifeform Three (the bods' name for horses), Paftoo is propelled into a nightly battle to reclaim his memories, his former companions and his soul. This book includes an appendix of suggested questions for reading groups. "An extraordinary novel in the tradition of the great old school literary sci-fi" — N.Y.T. bestselling author Joni Rodgers Roz Morris's fiction has sold more than four million copies worldwide, although you won't have seen her name on the covers, as she ghostwrote for high-profile authors. She is now writing acclaimed fiction under her own name. She is a writer, journalist, fiction editor and the author of the Nail Your Novel series for writers. She teaches creative writing masterclasses for The Guardian newspaper in London.
- Author:Sappenfield, HeatherSummary:
Silence is safe. Fate is not. When Sovern Briggs survives a car crash, she stops talking in order to seal in the memory of the final sounds of her mother's life. As conflict with her father builds and failure in school looms, Sovern seeks relief in a dangerous boyfriend and in speed's adrenaline edge. These needs collide, leading Sovern to a snowboarding accident that changes her future...'nd perhaps that of our universe. Life at the Speed of Us weaves dyslexia, math, cutting-edge science, genius, and love into a young woman's reluctant journey toward grace.
- Author:Corey, James S. A.Summary:
The first book in the landmark Expanse series, now a major television series from Syfy! Leviathan Wakes is James S.A. Corey's first novel in the epic, New York Times bestselling series the Expanse, a modern masterwork of science fiction where humanity has colonized the solar system. Two hundred years after migrating into space, mankind is in turmoil. When a reluctant ship's captain and washed-up detective find themselves involved in the case of a missing girl, what they discover brings our solar system to the brink of civil war, and exposes the greatest conspiracy in human history. The ExpanseLeviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's Ashes The Expanse Short FictionThe Butcher of Anderson StationGods of RiskThe ChurnThe Vital Abyss
- Author:Corey, James S. A.Summary:
This is how it ends. Leviathan Falls is the explosive final novel in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning Expanse series, now a major TV series. The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte's missing daughter ... and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before. As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win. But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.
- Author:Corey, James S.A.Summary:
This is how it ends. Leviathan Falls is the explosive final novel in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning Expanse series, now a major TV series. The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte's missing daughter ... and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before. As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win. But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.
- Author:Moon, HarperSummary:
For refusing the crown and renouncing his title, Prince Lier was eternally banished from the planet of Arden. After finding asylum in a Deep Space colony, he took a position in a bordello as the Master of Ceremonies. During Lier’s exile, Emperor Sardius I conquered Arden and slaughtered Lier’s people. From the destruction arose a new species dependent on blood. Seizing the opportunity, Sardius praises vampirism and blueprints mass blood manufacturing with Lier’s blood as the key. Lier is not only the last of his kind, but his blood is strangely addictive. On a mission to capture Lier, Commander Raze, son of Sardius, can’t help but try it for himself. When he does, he experiences strange flashbacks of himself with Lier. Tense relations between captor and captive blur the line between past and present. During the perilous journey to Arden, forces opposed to Sardius attempt to rescue their lost prince. Raze’s mission changes from retrieval to survival. Soon it becomes clear that, although neither man recognizes what the other has become, this meeting is not their first and by no means will it be their last.
- Author:Thibeault Jr, NormandSummary:
Transporté dans une série d’aventures abracadabrantes, à la recherche de la vérité et de sa vision de la justice, il sera confronté à ses peurs et à lui-même à travers le reflet de son étrange ménagerie avec laquelle il partage ses souvenirs dispersés. Autour de lui gravitent une série de personnages aussi originaux et uniques les uns que les autres. Il apprendra à redécouvrir son père avec qui il entretient une relation difficile et avec qui il vivra des expériences hors de l’ordinaire, sa grand-mère Rose une femme exceptionnelle d’une sagesse simple, de Louis, son fidèle ami mécano et sa copine Laura. Résumé Après avoir été expulsé de l’Académie des Sciences pour une raison injustifiée, remettant en question du même coup son avenir académique, Jordan Reilly est de retour à la maison ou l’attend une relation père-fils un peu compliquée. Cette situation fera en sorte que le jeune homme cherchera la solitude auprès de ses animaux préférés plutôt qu’un retour au manoir familial. Jordan avait besoin de s’éloigner, prendre du recul et oublier les études pour quelques temps. Réfléchir à son avenir, s’occuper à ses lectures favorites, regarder des reprises de séries de fiction à la télé ou encore faire quelques parties de pêche en compagnie de son vieux copain Louis qui eut l’idée géniale de lui proposer d’habiter le petit chalet en sa compagnie pour quelque temps. C’était ça le plan de départ… Puis, une chasse à l’homme pour couvrir les implications de criminels véreux, des agents secrets, un commando suicide, des poursuites, des explosions, des enlèvements, sans oublier des Trix’s et les dangereuses sentinelles de Sécurité Prime et un méli-mélo d’aventures en compagnie de jeunes et mystérieuses créatures sorties tout droit d’un conte de science-fiction seront au menu…
- Author:Fecteau, MarioSummary:
L’extraterrestre okBoKirzilmo communique avec l’humanité, qui a déjoué son destin en évitant la guerre nucléaire totale. Il propose aux hommes de joindre la Ligue de Protection, un organisme qui protège les peuples de l’Univers de l’holocauste nucléaire. Les hommes acquièrent les connaissances nécessaires en un temps record et un premier groupe rejoint Bolmia, siège de la Ligue. Après leur formation, ils partent pour diverses missions. Clara Jenner montre vite des capacités hors du commun lors d’une mission particulièrement difficile, qui lui vaut une promotion dans l’équipe de Kirzi. Sauf que le succès ne peut pas toujours être au rendez-vous. L’alliance entre humains et extraterrestre résistera-t-elle à un échec?
- Author:Fecteau, MarioSummary:
Les habitants de la planète Bolmia sillonnent l’espace à la recherche d’autres civilisations, qu’ils souhaitent protéger de l’holocauste nucléaire. Des siècles plus tôt, ils ont échappé à la destruction, étape qu’aucune autre espèce n’a jamais réussi à franchir. La carrière du Protecteur okBoKirzilmo devient vite intimement liée à une planète particulière, sur laquelle vit une espèce certes particulièrement agressive, mais extrêmement prometteuse. C’est en travaillant à sauver cette civilisation que Kirzi vivra les moments forts d’une brillante carrière, à surveiller la progression d’une espèce dont les capacités hors du commun éveillent son affection, une espèce avec laquelle il espère communiquer. Une espèce appelée «homme»...
- Author:Vinet, Jean-FrançoisSummary:
Au lendemain de la Grande Révolution, le chaos règne partout. Alors que l'inquiétude grandit au sein de la communauté scientifique, les éléments se déchaînent, engendrant des conséquences qui dépassent l'entendement. Envoyée à Barcelone par son père dans le but de la protéger, Juliette Deveaux se retrouve seule et désemparée dans une ville qu'elle ne connaît pas. Elle partira alors à la recherche de sa mère, aidée par Manuel Cortez, un jeune orphelin espagnol. Mais sa quête s'avérera beaucoup plus difficile que prévu... Entre-temps, aux îles Salomon, Vincent Deveaux est à l'article de la mort. Prisonnier des rebelles, le coauteur du Manifeste a perdu tout espoir d'être retrouvé. Mais où se trouve donc Edgar Malik?
- Author:Meyer, StephenieSummary:
Notre Terre a été envahie par un ennemi invisible. Petit à petit, les âmes vagabondes s'emparent du corps des hommes en neutralisant leur esprit. La quasi-totalité de l'humanité a ainsi succombé. Melanie Stryder fait partie du dernier groupe d'hommes libres. Lorsqu'elle est capturée par les Traqueurs, on lui insère Vagabonde, une âme exceptionnelle qui a déjà connu plusieurs corps. Elle sait les difficultés d'envahir un humain hostile : les émotions dévastatrices, le tumulte des sens, les souvenirs trop vifs. Et Vagabonde rencontre un obstacle supplémentaire : l'esprit de l'ancienne propriétaire résiste.
- Author:Gray, ClaudiaSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa faces the most challenging task of her life so far: proving herself in the areas of body, mind, and heart to be formally named heir to the throne of Alderaan. She's taking rigorous survival courses, practicing politics, and spearheading relief missions to worlds under Imperial control. But Leia has worries beyond her claim to the crown. Her parents, Breha and Bail, aren't acting like themselves lately; they are distant and preoccupied, seemingly more concerned with throwing dinner parties for their allies in the Senate than they are with their own daughter. Determined to uncover her parents' secrets, Leia starts down an increasingly dangerous path that puts her right under the watchful eye of the Empire. And when Leia discovers what her parents and their allies are planning behind closed doors, she finds herself facing what seems like an impossible choice: dedicate herself to the people of Alderaan--including the man she loves--or to the galaxy at large, which is in desperate need of a rebel hero...
- Author:Ennes, HironSummary:
A surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy."A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!"--Tamsyn MuirMEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASEIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron's doctor has died. The doctor's replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.
- Author:Saint-Pierre, Fabrice P.Summary:
Igor Slobovitch est un citoyen exemplaire qui obéit aux lois. C’est d’ailleurs pour cette raison qu’il a été choisi comme candidat au prestigieux poste d’ambassadeur. Mais auparavant, il devra subir un difficile entraînement au Sénatorium, ce centre « de refonte de la pensée unique » qui anesthésie les angoisses et promet le bonheur. Secrètement, les autorités rêvent du jour où le Sénatorium desservira l’ensemble du pays. « On peindrait des lignes colorées partout. Le destin de chaque individu pourrait ainsi être ordonné. Et la vie entière de chaque citoyen suivrait une seule ligne, tracée par le bureau central, jusqu’au lit de sa mort, la couleur ne s’effaçant que dans la tombe ou le crématorium. Oui, ce serait beau. » Dans ce roman magnifiquement écrit, Fabrice P. Saint-Pierre nous entraîne dans un monde qui n’est pas sans rappeler ceux de Franz Kafka et de George Orwell.
- Author:Vinet, Jean-FrançoisSummary:
Qui n'a jamais rêvé de changer le monde? Edgar Malik, un jeune prodige de Harvard, y songe depuis toujours. Mais lorsqu'il se rend à l'une des usines de l'importante multinationale qu'il dirige, il découvre l'horreur. C'est alors que tout bascule. Il se retrouve malgré lui au coeur du plus grand bouleversement que l'humanité a connu. Traqué par une sombre organisation, il s'enfuira avec une brillante et séduisante journaliste. Dans une course effrénée à travers Paris, en passant par Lausanne et Boston, il fera des rencontres inattendues. Mais à qui peut-il réellement faire confiance? Il constatera que la vie est un jeu d'échec dont les coups sont souvent déterminés longtemps d'avance...
- Author:Smith, S. E.Summary:
Un guerrier extraterrestre est censé amener la paix, mais la seule chose qu'il veut vraiment c'est elle.
- Author:Cordd, JacksonSummary:
Sequel to Duanta Beads To adjust to the changes brought on by the Bang, Shelter 17 geneticist Evan develops a retrovirus to stimulate a growth of fur that will allow him to live aboveground with Rourke, an enthralling surface dweller. Evan takes the treatment, leaves behind the only home he knows, and follows Rourke to his village, unsure of how he will fit in with the tribe. Rourke likes the changes in Evan, but vast cultural differences and Rourke’s limited English make for difficulties when they try to forge a closer relationship. After spending more time in the village, Evan discovers some worrisome details about life on the surface. Soon he realizes the villagers are in the same precarious position as the few remaining shelter residents…
- Author:Davis-Goff, SarahSummary:
"Combines the spare poetry of The Road with the dizzying pace of 28 Days Later." -Jennie Melamed, author Gather the Daughters "A riveting novel." -Eowyn Ivey, bestselling author of The Snow Child Remember your just-in-cases. Beware tall buildings. Always have your knives. Raised in isolation by her mother and Maeve on a small island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen's life has revolved around training to fight a threat she's never seen. More and more she feels the call of the mainland, and the prospect of finding other survivors. But that is where danger lies, too, in the form of the flesh-eating menace known as the skrake. Then disaster strikes. Alone, pushing an unconscious Maeve in a wheelbarrow, Orpen decides her last hope is abandoning the safety of the island and journeying across the country to reach the legendary banshees, the rumored all-female fighting force that battles the skrake. But the skrake are not the only threat... Sarah Davis-Goff's Last Ones Left Alive is a brilliantly original imagining of a young woman's journey to discover her true identity.
- Author:Makonnen, Joel, Mbalia, KwameSummary:
Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime--a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family ... and his only friends. Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his realname, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears. Suddenly, all the stories Yared's uncle told him as a young boy are coming to life, of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters. And somehow Yared is at the center of them. Together with Besa and the Ibis--a game rival turned reluctant ally--Yared must search for his uncle ... and answers to his place in a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.