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In the American Southwest, Nevada, Arizona, and California skirmish for dwindling shares of the Colorado River. Into the fray steps Angel Velasquez, detective, leg breaker, assassin, and spy. A Las Vegas water knife, Angel "cuts" water for his boss, Catherine Case, ensuring that her lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert, so the rich can stay wet while the poor get nothing but dust.

Anderson Lake is a company man, AgriGen's Calorie Man in Thailand. Under cover as a factory manager, Anderson combs Bangkok's street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history's lost calories. There, he encounters Emiko...Emiko is the Windup Girl, a strange and beautiful creature. One of the New People, Emiko is not human; instead, she is an engineered being, creche-grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman.

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and a band of improbable heroes who battle to save it, led by one powerful and...

Given that the suns of Draco stretch almost 16 light-years from end to end, it stands to reason that the cost of transportation is the most important factor driving the 32nd century. And since Illyrion is the element most needed for space travel, Lorq von Ray is plenty willing to fly through the core of a recently imploded sun in order to obtain seven tons of it.

In just forty-eight hours, a brutal and mysterious virus sweeps across the nation, claiming millions of lives. But this is just the beginning. Soon, the terrifying truth emerges: the United States is under attack—an unprecedented blitzkrieg of biological, conventional, and nuclear warfare. No town is safe, and the identity of the enemy remains unknown. Shelby Doyle lives in the small town of Hawthorne with her sons. When the attacks occur, she quickly realizes nowhere is safe. Hawthorn isn't safe. She joins a group of others and together they travel to find a safe haven.

Brave New World remains startlingly relevant, offering a profound warning about the dangers of convenience without conscience, pleasure without purpose, and a society willing to sacrifice its humanity for the illusion of peace. It is a timeless meditation on what it means to feel deeply, think freely, and resist a world determined to design every aspect of existence.

The microscopic world of Zertera exists within the normal physical realm, hidden from human eyes. Its inhabitants, the Zerterans, possess the extraordinary ability to travel between their world and the larger universe at will. They serve as the microscopic guardians of the cosmos, dedicated to battling the myriad unseen enemies that threaten human existence. Bound by an ancient prophecy, the Zerterans are destined to be the saviors of mankind in a conflict that will erupt on Earth and spread throughout the universe.

En ce début de treizième millénaire, l'Empire n'a jamais été aussi puissant, aussi étendu à travers toute la galaxie. C'est dans sa capitale, Trantor, que l'éminent savant Hari Seldon invente la psychohistoire, une science nouvelle permettant de prédire l'avenir. Grâce à elle, Seldon prévoit l'effondrement de l'Empire d'ici cinq siècles, suivi d'une ère de ténèbres de trente mille ans. Réduire cette période à mille ans est peut-être possible, à condition de mener à terme son projet : la Fondation.

China thought it would be a quick war, an easy war. But now, years later, as the insurgency on the streets of Los Angeles escalates but the propaganda never changes, a Chinese officer can’t keep silent any longer. Torn between loyalty to his country and loyalty to his troops, he writes a brutally honest—and possibly suicidal—letter home to unmask the truth. Brooks combines his signature meticulous research with unforgettable characters in this landmark work of speculative fiction.

What happens when ill-treated farm animals gang up to throw out their lazy, corrupt and power-drunk rulers? Animal Farm is born. As humans get ousted from Manor Farm and animals take control, their utopian fantasy of running a farm on the basis of equality soon begins to crumble before their eyes. The rebellion of the animals, led by the two pigs Napoleon and Snowball, gives way to corrupt practices that lead to unthinkable consequences.

The year is 1896 and the nation is in turmoil. After a shocking election – in which political order is upended as an outsider is chosen to be the next president – New York is thrown into chaos. Mobs of protestors swarm the streets, the economy shakes and whispers of various conspiracies echo through the blocks of the city. As the new president, Mr. Bryan, takes office, powerful, unseen forces begin to sinisterly shape America's future. Fast-paced and an unnerving portrayal of misplaced power, 1900; or The Last President is a chilling reminder of how quickly fear can unravel a republic.

It starts with a promise: perfect understanding. The Tapestry connects minds, sharing thoughts, feelings, memories—instantly, beautifully. Hailey Walker isn’t interested. Happy to keep her small-town life private, she and her husband, Thomas, agreed: no implants, no Tethering, no surrendering their thoughts to anyone. Period. But as social pressure mounts and tragedies blamed on the Untethered spark riots, Thomas starts to crack—making a choice that shatters everything.

A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION PICK 'I LOVED this addictive, beautifully written novel about romance, life and immortality.' DAILY MAIL 'Bleak yet hopeful, romantic yet lonely, this novel is both ordinary and extraordinary.' RADIO TIMES 'A concept that asks profound questions...

Read by the incredible John Lee (Peter F. Hamilton's The Commonwealth Saga and Ken Follett's Century Trilogy and Kingsbridge novels) This job will eat you alive. From the bestselling author of Ascension, Nicholas Binge, Abyss is a creeping, Lovecraftian horror about work, technology and...

THE RUNAWAY NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND INTERNATIONAL SENSATION Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about...

The world adapted to Ava — a silent, perfect intelligence that replaced conflict with compliance. But in this sequel, the illusion begins to crack. A child named Cassia is born outside the system, with no implant, no ID — and memories no one gave her. She is not fully human, nor fully machine. She is something new. As five ships flee Earth under Ava’s watch, Cassia becomes the anomaly the system cannot erase. What began as control may end as a quiet revolution — written not in code, but in feeling.

At the turn of this century, a homeless man was allowed to win the lottery. It was hoped that he would change the world for the better, forever. After 12 years, SomeplacElse, his divinely inspired utopian experiment in the sub-urban Arizona desert, has reached critical mass. As Fate would have it, over the next five days the stories of a chronically underemployed baby boomer and a soon-to-be-governor, playboy millionaire will determine the future of this earthly Eden.

The third and final book in the bestselling Eve of Man...

Metropolis is a classic of science-fiction that created an impact on the literary world which reverberates to this day. Its dramatic presentation of the city-world of the next century stirred the minds of readers with an unforgettable vision of a metropolis grown to Gargantuan proportions, of humanity fighting to keep its soul against the monster world of machinery, robots, and complexity that had been spawned in our own century. The book inspired a movie, possibly the best science-fiction film ever made.

Mount St. Helens erupts without warning unleashing a VEI 6 explosion of ash, fire, and fury. It cripples the Pacific Northwest, choking cities, burying highways, and raining destruction upon the land. For the Mercer family, the eruption strikes terrifyingly close to home. Their sanctuary becomes a battleground as seismic chaos tears through the Columbia River Gorge.