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Take a dive into the future and behold its a world shrouded by the mists of Apocalypse, climate change and other worldly misspell have begun to plague the planet will there arise a hero from the ashes or will the world be plunged into chaos read this book and find out more
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In the tradition of Squid Game and The Hunger Games welcome to the dystopian future of mass entertainment in 2084 for a counselling show with a difference: Patient vs Counsellor. Where the counsellor must guess the patient's serious psychosexual problem to win a star prize, or face humiliatingly Forfeit-Fun. On tonight's show we have three contestants: Katy, a former beauty queen now obese, counselled by Captain Stanislav Boglosovic, a former military...
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Woestynn Prison is the most desolate prison planet of the Ruben System, a desert wasteland meant for the worst of prisoners.Ford is a new recruit from the Academy, hoping to make a name for himself in this notorious place.When arriving he finds more than he expects, and grows more than he could have imagined.
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Jayne faces the fury of a family he's long neglected.
But even if he can find a way to patch things up… a distress call from Requiem could spell disaster. Pure devastation may be in store, along with internal conflict, distrust as half the crew hunts for a dangerous target, and a secret on Jayne's end that no one truly expected!
Despite Jayne trying to recklessly play hero, will the crew find more than they bargained for? Will the help of newly-trained...
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This book, I'm Going Nowhere, is fiction based on the true story of an African woman, Miriam Ateko, who currently resides in Europe. Shortly when she relocated here, she was diagnosed HIV positive and told she would die in eighteen months without treatment.
It was extremely distressing for Miriam. She felt anxious, was in denial and almost went into depression. She had to figure out how to deal with the diagnosis. The process was not easy as she...
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Can old adversaries become allies? Rodin knows Authority must be stopped, and that means returning to the Dome. But the only one who knows a way in is Cat, the one-time Authority agent who has been manipulating Rodin for years, playing with Rodin's life for his own suspicious ends. To the south of the Dome, Authority relentlessly push Genna back, forcing a retreat into the heart of her district. Soon, she will be surrounded and outgunned. But there's...
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In the late 21st century, a neurotechnology called Bridge has changed the world. Bridging allows a person to program their own body and mind to achieve untold enhancement. There was one problem: It only works in children. Within a single generation, a new world order developed. Bridged Children grew smarter, faster, and stronger than the Adults and demanded equal rights. The Adults fought back. During the ensuing war, Adams, a prodigy among...
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Rodin, a professional assassin from the lawless and dangerous districts, takes on a contract in the seemingly perfect environment of the Dome. But as memories from his past begin to surface, Rodin finds himself drawn into a battle for control over both the Dome and the districts, where he will be forced to confront not only the ruling Authority but also his own dark history. Get ready for a dark ride into the Dystopian world of Dominions with all...
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Pen is just a typical kid living in downtown Portland, wishing there was some way to gain approval from their parents. Instead, they simply feel invisible. Then, the world pops. In a matter of weeks, Pen finds themself in the center of a storm that will transform everything humans have ever known. Pen will discover that the unique hobby they picked up to pass the time could save their community and everything they love. Will Pen find the leader waiting...
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What goes on in Classroom 36? The twelve girls in that classroom have no teachers, sleep all day, apart from lunchtime, in beds provided for them in a completely blacked-out room, yet they always get the top marks in the school. They live in a world where only they can dream. The rest of humanity cannot form any pictures in their minds, and have no internal monologue. Average humans have become mind blind and mind deaf. They rest of the school hate...
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Hypatia is a companion child, a cyborg with the consciousness of a child, designed to help her non-verbal human sister, Alexandra, navigate the world. When a flash knocks out the power and a civil war erupts, the sisters are forced to travel through powerless cities and dangerous country roads in search of refuge on the eastern coast. Realizing that without access to a charging station it's only a matter of time before her battery fails, Hypatia must...
12) Starzel
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In the sprawling expanse of the cosmos, Eulǝr a Syganoid holds a mundane but nevertheless sacred duty: safeguarding the Universe Code for Humanity. His world spirals into turmoil when a tear in the fabric of existence reveals missing data from the human file. Now, armed with determination and driven by impending doom, he undertakes a dangerous journey. His destination? The most perilous realm of all: Planet Earth. In a world where alliances are...
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En 2270, le dérèglement climatique a complètement saccagé la Terre. Dans ce monde dévasté, les humains s'entassent dans les derniers espaces restés propices à la vie. Néanmoins, une énergie verte totalement innovante donne un espoir à la population. De son cté, Éva s'en moque. La jeune parisienne se réfugie dans son travail depuis la disparition de sa sœur, dix-sept années plus tt. Elle est trop occupée à se persuader que les circonstances...
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Arcadia volume 1
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What's to Love: Our long tradition of breaking new talent - like Rafael Albuquerque (The Savage Brothers, American Vampire), Emma Rios (Hexed, Pretty Deadly), and Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later, Moon Knight) - continues with the debut of Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer, two new creators whose extensive world-building in the sci-fi thriller Arcadia evokes comparisons to epics like Game of Thrones, The Matrix, and Astro City. What It Is: When 99%...
15) Oasis
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The planet has been fried by solar flares turning it into a desert.
The surviving population has been affected by solar radiation, turning them into Zombies.
Only a handful of people remain unaffected.
A family of civilians, guided by a squad of soldiers who have seen more action than they can handle, must make their way to the safety of a UN base at the South Pole called New Atlantis.
But can they make it to this oasis alive or will they only...
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"When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, has been serving as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about the family's past. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to...
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