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When renegade author Kameron Hurley (The Light Brigade; The Stars Are Legion) takes you to the future, be prepared for the unexpected. Yes, it will be dangerous, frequently brutal, and often devastating. But it's also savagely funny, deliriously strange, and absolutely brimming with adventure.
In these edgy, unexpected tales, a body-hopping mercenary avenges his pet elephant, and an orphan falls in love with a sentient starship. Fighters ally to...
2) Normal
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"When Adam Dearden, a foresight strategist, arrives at Normal Head, he is desperate to unplug and be immersed in sylvan silence. But then a patient goes missing from his locked bedroom, leaving nothing but a pile of insects in his wake. A staff investigation ensues; surveillance becomes total. As the mystery of the disappeared man unravels ... Adam uncovers a conspiracy that calls into question the core principles of how and why we think about the...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
What if the first man reborn of an evolutionary leap doesn't like his new life? Is escape even possible?The time is right for introducing the world to the marvels of techno-medical advancements. An influential man, one loved and adored, is needed for the job, and who better than celebrity Chase Sterling? After suffering injuries no one could survive Chase is rebuilt like no one has ever seen before. In the not-too-distant future a man-'if he can still...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Young lawyer Parker House is on the rise -- until his grandfather's mysterious past puts both of their lives in danger. Parker House's secret inheritance is either his greatest blessing . . or his deadliest curse. The fresh-faced North Carolina attorney shares his German grandfather's uncanny ability to see future events in his mind's eye -- a gift that has haunted 82-year-old Frank House through decades of trying to erase a murderous wartime past....
5) XX
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The battle for your mind has already begun.
At Jodrell Band in England Observatory in England, a radio telescope has detected a mysterious signal of extraterrestrial origin-a message that may be the first communication from an interstellar civilization. Has humanity made first contact? Is the signal itself a form of alien life? Could it be a threat? If so, how will the people of Earth respond?
Jack Fenwick, artificial intelligence expert, believes...
6) New Brighton
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Publisher
Red Dog Press/Bloodhound Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A gripping thriller . . . I was on the edge of my seat! . . . my heart was pounding!" -Amazon reviewer, five stars
"The Handmaid's Tale meets Blade Runner. A powerful tale of control, love and family in a brave new world where nothing is as it seems." -M. Sean Coleman, author of The Cuckoo Wood
Her future is about to change. So is her past . . .
In the English seaside town of Brighton, Robyn Lockhart has a boyfriend named Vincent, a frail,...
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