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81) Clone Ladies
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In Clone Ladies, dive into a near-future where medical advancements have made cloning not just possible, but commonplace. As technology evolves, it's not just organs that are replicated – entire humans can now be duplicated, possessing the same abilities, thoughts, memories, and skills as their originals. While this brave new world promises enhanced happiness and longevity, it also introduces unprecedented challenges. What does it mean to be truly...
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke is a massive volume of exceptional science-fiction short stories by Arthur C. Clarke, the author of iconic works including: 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhoods End. This collection compiles all of his shorter works written throughout his career ranging from his earliest work, to classic favorites that have defined the genre. Both exciting and philosophical, these collected stories don't just keep readers...
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La tercera parte de la saga narrativa La generación X nos mantiene en una galaxia distópica plena de conflictos entre seres artificiales y orgánicos y su lucha por el poder. En este escenario, se oye la voz de una nueva protagonista:
Me llamo Selyna Jensen y soy una artificial. Mi vida cambió de un modo que jamás hubiese podido sospechar.
Existen historias, como esta, que contienen de todo (lo malo, lo bueno...) y que te enseñan que nada es...
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The idea for the Aneksaria series of novels was inspired by his trips to the Scottish Highlands. The books are about the struggles of the Aneksa, the free-people who live in the Islands of Garvamore. The Aneksa are referred to more commonly as 'Muckers', a derogatory term used by Divines. These are a group of rugged, mountainous islands in the semi-arctic north (natua) of the world of Inalsol. Inalsol is run by the Frame, a super, artificial intelligent...
85) Valor
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Veronica Korix's life was never ordinary. She has faced abandonment and betrayal, grown up in the wilds of Mount Vilgroth, and hunted down the worst thieves and criminals in the world. But nothing has prepared her for THIS. A great evil seeks her out and nearly succeeded in capturing her until she was rescued by - of all things - a massive, talking tree. Now, she and her allies must band together to withstand this new threat before it consumes them....
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Some say tomorrow is just another day, but will it come and go in its usual way? Or die out before the sun's first rays.
The Evil Lords will rule with an iron fist, bringing death and destruction to those who resist.
A New World Order is what they want, to make mankind bow down to a One World Government.
Famine, Pestilence, Starvation, and Disease, are the order of the day.
For the wrong he's done, mankind has a terrible price to pay.
From heaven...
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An ordinary man draws to the end of an extraordinary life.In this his final journey to the place of his birth, he has time to reflect on his past - a past of fears and promises, a past of forgotten wonders and hidden secrets, a past that holds the answers to questions as old as civilisation.It is also a time to contemplate his present and the mystery of his own being - of who he is, where he is, and why he is.And in his final hours he must decide...
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Deep in the tunnels of Jura Mountain between Switzerland and France lies an ancient secret, guarded by a powerful proton smasher called Hadron Collider. But the scientists who were employed there were tricked into opening a portal to the Abyss, unleashing a powerful and ancient evil upon the Earth. Scientist James Robinson, who had seen too much, immediately became a target. With the help of a ragtag team of unlikely heroes, James must fight against...
89) Black Box
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Die globale Ökowende ist gescheitert. Um 2050 herum kulminieren die Umweltprobleme, Untergangsstimmung macht sich breit. Das Projekt ›Last Resort‹ soll der Menschheit langfristig eine Zukunftsperspektive eröffnen. Dutzende interstellare Raumschiffe starten zu verschiedenen potenziell habitablen Planeten in relativer Erdnähe, ›bemannt‹ mit Explorationsbots, den sogenannten Aktenkoffern. Jeder Bot trägt die Bewusstseinssimulation einer realen...
90) Desuetude
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As a hunter, Val is an elite in her field. The cities need to expand. The wilderness and animals are hostile to human life. Val's job is to go in and eliminate the dangerous beasts.
Technological selection is coming. There is only so much land left. Where there were once vast open spaces, there are now never-ending streets. Where there was once plant life, there are now factories and rows of buildings. Progress knows no mercy.
Val is aware of...
91) Dr. Alien
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Pure science fiction fun mixed with sense-of-wonder! Not terribly far in the future, a highly sophisticated alien species, the Tsf, have set up trading posts on Earth. Naturally, humans want to please them in hopes that the Tsf will share their ultra-advanced technology. And an opportunity arises to do just that. The Tsf have rescued three aliens of different, unfamiliar species on three damaged spaceships. But something psychological appears to be...
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"Parallel Universes" is a book of science fiction stories that will transport you to unknown worlds and invite you to explore the most fascinating dimensions of the universe. Written by Moris Polanco, with the help of AI programs, this book combines the boundless imagination of science fiction with philosophical depth, creating a unique and captivating reading experience.
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Excerpt: "One day you were young, and you too wanted to write forecasts; and you too found that to envisage the future was arduous, that old ways of thinking and status quo ante judgments of value imposed themselves upon your mind, and made you despair of the true estimate and the adequate phrase. And you found that, however unclouded your own faculty of prognostication, you searched in vain for the magic touch which would interpret the future for...
94) Reality Shift
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Calvin Duffy thought his life was normal until it was not. The abnormalities begin as minor things suddenly changing- the color of a familiar wall, a highway exit he has driven past a hundred times, the names of children in his neighborhood - but none of these changes seem to register with anyone else. To them, things are the way they've always been.
The abnormalities gradually get worse. Someone from his office building vanishes as if he'd been...
95) Severed
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A society suffers great injustice in the form of a despot, bent on maintaining control.
In their wildest imaginations, the people couldn't remember a time without bloodshed.
The citizens are eking out an existence, but they crave true freedom.
Vibrant adolescents are actively earning scabs while sharing family meals in Nana's immaculate kitchen.
Lately, the latest generation has been sharing quite a bit of time with the greatest generation.
All...
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Zeus, an ET scientist, explores the rational development of certain beliefs on Earth. Assisted by his friend, Professor Henry Hawkins, they discuss the behavior of a Jewish man named Abraham. Abraham is ordered by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, but God suspends the sacrifice, sparing Isaac and ending the practice of human sacrifice for Jewish people.
Two thousand years ago, a Jewish man named Jesus collected twelve disciples and many more followers...
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"Luna's Odyssey: A Journey to Proxima Centauri b" is a captivating tale of adventure, discovery, and personal growth. Set in a future where interstellar travel is as common as catching a bus, the story follows Luna, a teen girl who accidentally boards a ship to a distant exoplanet instead of joining her family on Mars.Separated from her family and thrust into an unknown world, Luna initially feels lost and alone. However, as she journeys through the...
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This is a unique record of a unique journey – of two brave clowns who travel into a warzone. The reader is transported through the magical metaphor of space travel, into the poetic and playful imagination of the clowns. They attempt to offer mutual aid and humanity to a nation (Ukraine) that is being systematically dehumanized by its oppressor (Russia). As we enter the warzone with the clowns, we see it, not as darkness and horror, but through a...
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As the '357 crew completes the Skaperen trials, they are faced with a decision: Return home, or go through cosmic fires to save two of their own.
The pair of hostages are put through the gauntlet by the enemy. How long can they endure against a superior and determined enemy?
Discover what happens in this electrifying conclusion to the Galactic Passages series!
100) The Web
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In a celestial realm of five planets orbiting four suns, echoes of a bygone civilization wait to be unearthed. The revelation comes when archaeologists stumble upon an enigmatic probe amidst ancient ruins. As they pry open this time capsule, they unveil the chilling tale of a civilization vanished, its demise tied to a rogue blue star mentioned in the ancient texts.
As astronomers cast their gaze towards the cosmos, they are startled to find the...
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