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Set in a fractured United States, in the southwestern country now known as Texoma. A world where magic is acknowledged but mistrusted, especially by a young gunslinger named Lizbeth Rose. Battered by a run across the border to Mexico Lizbeth Rose takes a job offer from a pair of Russian wizards to be their local guide and gunnie. For the wizards, Gunnie Rose has already acquired a fearsome reputation and they’re at a desperate crossroad, even if they won’t admit it.

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!

El narrador se escinde entre dos tiempos: uno en el que acompaña a Clara y otro que surge de sus recuerdos por donde desfilan su niñez, las imágenes de una pandemia que lo obligó a formar parte de una brigada cazadora de ratas y el momento en el que, terminada la peste, conoce a Clara...

En un futuro no muy lejano… se lleva a cabo el primer trasplante de cerebro, pero al despertar, en el piso 931 del edificio Huntington, el paciente no reconoce su cuerpo ni su rostro ni el lugar donde se encuentra. Tampoco comprende qué le ocurrió. Entonces los cirujanos le explican que su cerebro fue trasplantado a otro cuerpo. Lo doctores también le informan que la humanidad renunció a la vida humana e inmigró a la vida virtual.

Bruno, a young magazine editor, seems to live a charmed life, until he discovers a growth on his neck - the first sign of incurable cancer. Decades later, he wakes up to find himself cured, but the world is now a very different place. Bruno must decide what he really wants from his life and whether it's worth the cost.

When a wealthy client visits Mathilde’s dressmaking shop, she finds herself drawn into the only surviving circle of luxury left in a barren London. Attending parties offers a welcome escape from life governed by ration cards and a strictly enforced child policy. Here she meets enigmatic government minister George and piano-playing Jaminder, with whom an intense friendship blossoms. As their relationship grows stronger, George’s grip on Mathilde tightens....

It’s hard to believe there could be a more enjoyable novel than Scattered All Over the Earth—Yoko Tawada’s rollicking, touching, cheerfully dystopian novel about friendship and climate change—but surprising her readers is what Tawada does best: its sequel, Suggested in the Stars, delivers exploits even more poignant and shambolic.

Drawn by a vague rumor of an industrialized state out west, Golden Dragon Shang, a visionary hierarch obsessed with all things tech, departs on an irrational journey beyond the edge of the known map, dragging three reluctant sidekicks along.

In a harsh world where survivors live off the scraps of the fallen civilization, Yun-mi had worked her ass off for two years, honing her scavenger skills. She is on the cusp of fulfilling her dreams of becoming the finest Rat the City has seen. Yun-mi's plans crumble when her mentor is murdered, and she is about to be sold to slavers. In the no-holds-barred game, she's got only one rule: not to give up, and woe to those facing a cornered Rat. Navigating alone between major powers, arrogant clans, and fake friends, she may lack knowledge and finesse, but has determination to spare.

Em uma paisagem destruída e hostil, em um futuro ao qual poucos tiveram o azar de sobreviver, uma comunidade resiste, confinada em um gigantesco silo subterrâneo. Lá dentro, mulheres e homens vivem enclausurados, sob regulamentos estritos, cercados por segredos e mentiras. Para continuar ali, eles precisam seguir as regras, mas há quem se recuse a fazer isso. Essas pessoas são as que ousam sonhar e ter esperança, e que contagiam os outros com seu otimismo. Um crime cuja punição é simples e mortal. Elas são levadas para o lado de fora. Juliette é uma dessas pessoas. E talvez seja a última.

Could you live a perfect life, knowing someone else took on all your pain and despair? Skyla has always lived a perfect, happy life - just like everyone in her community. Even if there are brief moments where she is certain she has experienced pain and regret, those moments are brief and quickly forgotten. But when Aiden, Skyla’s next-door neighbor, reveals the truth of the community and their perfect lives, Skyla is faced with an unexpected choice regarding her future. Will her actions lead her community to a better life? Or will she doom them all?

Der Roman zum internationalen Comic und TV-Phänomen. Die Apokalypse: Eine weltweite Plage lässt die Toten wiederauferstehen und Jagd auf Menschenfleisch machen. Die wenigen Überlebenden fliehen in Angst und Schrecken - bis auf einen. Der Mann, den sie später nur "Governor" nennen werden, beschließt, sich dem Grauen entgegenzustellen. Dies ist seine Geschichte...

A merced de los elementos, acechado por los recuerdos y sin más compañía que la de los Hijos de Crake, esos seres de ojos verdes que lo consideran una especie de profeta, Hombre de las Nieves se pregunta cómo ha podido cambiar todo en tan poco tiempo y emprende un doble viaje hacia su pasado y hacia la burbuja de alta tecnología creada por Crake, el lugar donde empezó todo.

The common world has changed forever following the twenty-eight-hour electromagnetic pulses resulting from an extensive coronal mass ejection from the sun. As a result, new COVID strains and economic collapse have decimated the population. Two recent college graduates face starvation when their friend and benefactor fails to return. The young adults, joined together by hidden feelings and kinship of home, embark on a journey to rejoin their families that are hopefully still alive. A chance encounter with a grizzled prepper speeds them along, with detour after detour.

Die Erde ist unbewohnbar geworden, seit Generationen leben die Menschen in unterirdischen Silos. Was aber, wenn die Verwüstung der Erde nur eine Lüge ist? Als Sheriff Holston sich nach dem Tod seiner Frau entschließt, den Silo zu verlassen, ist das der dramatische Beginn einer neuen Zeitrechnung.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ● READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ● From Laila Lalami—the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist and a “maestra of literary fiction” (NPR)—comes a riveting and utterly original novel about one woman’s fight for freedom, set in a near...

Experience the chilling dystopian world of E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops, narrated by the captivating voice of Mike Vendetti. This thought-provoking tale, first published in 1909, remains eerily relevant today. Don't miss this gripping audiobook that explores themes of technology, isolation, and the human spirit.

Dans un pays asiatique imaginaire existe un programme gouvernemental connu sous le nom de "Battle Royale". Chaque année, une classe de 3e est choisie au hasard, emmenée sur une île coupée du monde, et les collégiens doivent combattre entre eux jusqu'à ce qu'il ne reste qu'un survivant... Ceci afin de servir d'exemple à la population, à la jeunesse particulièrement, et aussi de recueillir des statistiques sur le temps mis par le champion à éliminer ses camarades.

Creating "true narrative magic" (The Washington Post) at every revelatory turn, Stephen King surpasses all expectation in the stunning final volume of his seven-part epic masterwork. Entwining stories and worlds from a vast and complex canvas, here is the conclusion readers have long...

As the death of those closest to her shatters her world, Forest finds herself teetering on the edge of darkness, grappling with grief and betrayal. Caught in a web of deceit and danger, Forest discovers that the lies she once believed were harmless have morphed into deadly threats. In a world where trust is a rare commodity, she must confront the enemy within and face Xavier Evermoore, the man Forest despises above all others.