Resultados para "La plume" en Ciencia ficción

Juliet Bianchi was once just another working drone, struggling to survive in a world where megacorporations reigned, information was power, and that power was worth killing for. Then she stumbled upon a kidnapping gone wrong and ended up with a stolen AI chip that took her from the bottom of the barrel to a top-tier realm of mercs, freelancers, and assorted unsavory folk.

Juliet Bianchi used to be a lowly scrap scrounger in Arizona. But when she was accidentally implanted with a beyond-awesome AI chip, her life changed dramatically—what with all the nanotechnology, bodywork, and other badass enhancements. Now, she's a high-powered weapon-for-hire in hiding as . . . what else? A not-so-lowly scrap scrounger!

Fighting her way through the dark underbelly of civilization, Juliet Bianchi has become a top-tier mercenary with a heart of gold and a killer smile. A shadowy, high-priced operative embedded with high-tech AI, she goes by the moniker "Lucky," and the life she once led as a metal scrapper seems eons behind her. Now, armed with her very own formidable monoblade and fresh ink warning all others not to mess with her lest they become very dead, she's taking a step away from business to handle something personal.

Juliet Bianchi has evolved from a lowly scrap cutter to a fully-loaded, combat-ready dark side operator. Known as "Lucky," she takes high-risk jobs for high-tech upgrades (you know, like weaponry, super reflexes, mind reading, etc.) that make her nearly invulnerable. Juliet is looking forward to some downtime to recover, recoup, and reunite with her mates from the space salvage trawler Kowashi. But after a while, she gets that old itch she can never quite seem to scratch: to infiltrate, and hopefully subvert, the all-powerful WBD megacorporation that created the AI that changed her life.

Once a scrap-wrangling nobody from Phoenix, Arizona, Juliet Bianchi's life was forever changed when fate handed her a hyper-advanced AI chip that launched her into the arena of high-powered, high-stakes operators. To her surprise—and everyone else's—she had a natural talent for cybernetic-enhanced mayhem and mercenary work. Now, that work will take Juliet where she's always wanted to go: off world. Unfortunately, the reason is that her faithful friend Honey and a child prodigy she was caring for have been kidnapped.

In Tokyo, Angelica Navarro, a Filipina nurse who has been working in Japan for the last five years, is the caretaker for Sayoko Itou, an intensely private woman about to turn 100 years old. Angelica is a dedicated nurse, working night and day to keep her paperwork in order, obey the strict labor laws for foreign nationals, study for her ongoing proficiency exams, and most of all keep her demanding client happy.

In the year 2107, the world has both made astounding leaps forward and reduced humanity to its most basic existence. While the megacorps and those who rule them enjoy lives of extraordinary comfort and ease, most people barely scrape by, doing whatever they can to keep going. Juliet Bianchi is one of the latter. She works cutting metal in a scrapyard and doesn't have much to show for it except for a small group of equally bereft, fiercely loyal friends. Still, she maintains a bright disposition, possessing more hope and optimism than anyone would expect her to—and she's going to need it.

On the planet of Fanwath survival depends on the skills, levels, and powers one attains through combat or exploration. Unfortunately, Morgan, Bronwyn, and Olivia aren’t on Fanwath anymore. In fact, they don’t know where the hell they are, but one thing’s for certain: they’re in constant danger.

Not long ago, Morgan Hall was a simple maintenance tech on a spacecraft bound for Tau Ceti. Then he and his shipmates found themselves unwillingly transplanted to Fanwath, where magic is real, danger abounds, and the almighty “System” grants levels, points, and powers based on one’s individual triumphs. Now, Morgan and his native Ardeni mate, Issa, have founded a growing colony for both their peoples, and they’re able to draw ever more tribes and lifeforms—even some of their former Urghat enemies—into trade and warfare alliances.

As an engineer on the arkship Pilgrim-9, bound for the Tau Ceti solar system, Morgan Hall thought his life would revolve around maintaining and repairing the ship and supporting the needs of the five thousand colonists aboard. But when he’s roused early from a 240-year stasis, he’s confronted with chaos. Along with his shipmates, Morgan is brought down to a planet teeming with peril. Forced to fight for their survival without any of their tech to hand, they must adapt quickly to overcome countless threats in a world where magic is as real as science.

In this place, the Omega Auction House, I was nothing but a commodity. A far cry from when I had just turned 18 and after intense vetting and negotiations, my father had proudly announced that he'd placed me with the Whiskey River pack. No one could dispute that it had been a good placement, as I'd spent the next four years being spoiled and cosseted by my Alpha.

Ward Dyer, a seasoned Port Authority detective, tracks a kidnapper to the eerie, forgotten tunnels of the Seattle underground—a place where shadows whisper and danger lurks. He disrupts a human sacrifice, but the victory leaves him gravely wounded and teetering on the brink of death. He’s approached by a mysterious young woman with an offer he can’t refuse.

À 21 ans Mucha reçoit enfin l'affectation tant attendue, et pour son plus grand bonheur elle va rejoindre les Consommateurs, le District offrant le plus de liberté. Mais les premiers choix arrivent... Professionnel : est-elle prête à prendre les risques d'une formation médicale dans l'espoir d'une vie aisée ? Et surtout sexuel : sans rien connaître de ses goûts elle doit choisir son orientation pour ne plus en déroger.

La sexualité, bestiale, corrompt l'humanité en péril et il est plus que temps d'y remédier pour sauver le monde. Lestad, Xuang, Salazar : LeXuS. De leur rencontre et de leur idéal commun autour de l'hypersexualisation dévastatrice naît une amitié fulgurante, une amitié qui va les amener à repenser la société telle qu'elle existe. À fonder une ère nouvelle. Dans un futur dystopique proche, la ville de Belgrame est régie par le LeXuS dans un régime totalitaire où la sexualité est devenue un privilège.

Comme tout habitant de Belgrame, Satie s'en remet entièrement au LeXuS quant à son affectation. Et pourtant... Même Lui n'est peut-être pas infaillible. Voici sa destinée scellée à celle d'un Partenaire qui la pousse à vouloir commettre l'irréparable. Tout plutôt que de conserver cette vie sans issue, qui la détruit. Heureusement, il lui reste un choix : celui du Praegressus.

Dans un futur dystopique proche, la ville de Belgrame est régie par le LeXuS dans un régime totalitaire où la sexualité est devenue un privilège. Elle se vend, s'achète, s'offre, mais n'est pas accessible à tous. Elle est un symbole de réussite sociale et son contrôle permet l'absence de crimes sexuels. Mais la ville vit des années difficiles face à l'assaut d'un groupe de Renégats, prêts à tout pour renverser le régime et vivre une sexualité libre et sans despotisme. Bienvenue à Belgrame, que vous découvrirez par le biais de ses habitants.

Lucrèce est devenue une criminelle, une prisonnière, autrement dit : une Infortunée. Ancienne Consommatrice, Lucrèce avait la chance de jouir de nombreuses libertés propres à son District, mais pas suffisamment à son goût. Car Lucrèce était incapable de contrôler son addiction au sexe, c'est à peine si deux Travailleuses lui suffisaient. Bien que coupable de péché de luxure, c'est injustement qu'elle se retrouve condamnée à passer le reste de sa vie chez les Infortunés.