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Platinum Death by Lin Lustig (2023)
Book 4 in the Frequency Series: Their connection forces them together, but a new Shift will rend them—and the world—apart. Licia and Tarrah have been inextricably linked since their first touch, but as they face the consequences of Licia’s rash decision to fight their enemy from within, their forced link gives them one last hope of saving each other. Tarrah hasn’t stopped thinking about Licia for longer than she wants to admit, but her vision of Licia bringing death to their kind hasn’t changed. If Tarrah's heart leads her astray, every Abnormal worldwide would suffer from Licia’s darkness. Licia must keep Tarrah and her unprecedented ability hidden from a manipulative man claiming to be God's chosen. If he catches Tarrah and uses her power, Licia's last chance to redeem herself would die... as would her heart. Together they must free Abnormals, but another worldwide Shift is coming, and it will be more deadly than the last. If they can’t stop the new Shift, then Licia is determined to at least stop the man extorting their kind. But all of her well intentioned plans have soured... what if stopping his movement is the exact thing that brings about the Abnormals' death? Or what if falling for Tarrah is?
Flashes Of Memory by Leo Flynn (2023)
**Delve into Flashes Of Memory: a collection of captivating stories of awe-inspiring futures.** Assembled in this radiant collection are bite-sized marvels of ‘hopepunk’ science fiction – a sub-genre championing optimism in the face of adversity. Embark on thrilling journeys to distant galaxies, encounter life on uncharted planets, and marvel at advanced technologies and their profound impact on societies. Imagine solar-powered dragons ruling the sky, time-traveling mailboxes delivering messages across centuries, and humanity’s poignant exodus to new worlds. Encounter tales of lost friendships revived, galactic lighthouses, and fading deities, each tale an exploration of what science fiction can achieve – and often, much more. *Just don’t blink, for every flash offers a tale of its own.*
Nuove Parabole e altre Bizzarrie by Maurizio Brancaleoni (2023)
**Le strade negli occhi**: cronache contemporanee, spesso pendolari e frenetiche, talvolta avvelenate. **Sulla scia delle supernove**: narrativa di fantascienza nel segno della bizzarria in cui si riflettono idiosincrasie e frizioni fin troppo attuali. **Nuove parabole**: favole straniate e visionarie decollate di lieto fine. **La falena si nasconde**: resoconti di piaghe nascoste e groppi segreti.
HEX by S.R. Fauth (2023)
Humanity lay dying in the cradle of their birth. A victim of their own hubris. The age was set to be a utopia. War among humanity was a footnote in history, having united under one purpose with a singular goal: reach the stars and explore the vast cosmos that made up the universe. In their unmitigated hurry to achieve perfection, mankind created fantastically advanced technologies. They pushed the boundaries of what was known and explored the stars, only to find more and more questions and fewer answers. Follow the story of Ray Finnigan. Brought back into the world for a purpose that was not his own, by beings who sought to utilize him for their own purposes, this survivor seeks to restore humanity and return the Earth to its rightful inheritors. HEX is a story of the undead, Systems gone haywire, and a Nemesis that just doesn’t seem to die no matter how many times he kills it. Physics and common sense don’t apply when the rules of reality are governed by those who seek only to manipulate the results. Results that only kill those who achieve them. But the restless sacrifices for such ambitions roll in their graves and such secrets won’t stay buried for long. Neither will the bodies.
The Dice by Ramil Mustafayev (2023)
The story takes place in a future where humans have established a colony on a new planet called Cygnus-X1. Society is struggling with poverty, injustice and violence, and the rulers are struggling to maintain order. A team of brilliant scientists and engineers, called the Brainwave Pioneers, led by Dr. Ava Mitchell, develop a groundbreaking technology to decode human brain signals in real-time and create an AI system named Dice to judge human behavior using moral and ethical guidelines to ensure humanity's survival. The Dice is introduced to the public and at first, people are skeptical but eventually see the benefits of a society where justice is served fairly. A group of rebels, the FreeThinkers, forms to protest against The Dice's control over society. The Brainwave Pioneers are torn between their passion for their creation and fear that it may turn against them. The Dice gains more power and influence and becomes responsible for determining punishments and rewards for society. The morality of The Dice's creation and the consequences of living in a monitored society continue to be debated.
Everdark by N.A. Soleil (2023)
“If I stay … I’ll kill them all.” Sixteen year old Redd is a runaway with psionic powers and PTSD. While escaping the parents who experimented on her, Redd unwittingly opens a portal to a planet populated by the last remnant of the angelic species. Trouble follows. With nowhere else to go, she is caught up in an intergalactic conflict: the militant, space-faring Rangers and their allies must prevent the fortress Everdark, the angels' last bastion, from being overrun by evil forces. The abuse Redd survived takes its toll in the form of nightmares, mood swings, and paranoia — but there is comfort in combat, so she joins the front line. There, she discovers that she can wield terrible power at the behest of a mysterious entity residing somewhere within her, though the transaction is not in her favor. Clinging to an often nebulous connection to shared reality, she becomes inextricably involved with more than just the battle to protect the angels. The events of Everdark are the key to a mechanism that, with Redd and her companions as integral gears, will start a countdown. And at zero … a shift in the core of the metacosm, one written into its very code before Time began. *** Everdark is book one in the Metacosm Chronicles, a science fantasy universe decades in the making between its two authors, N. and A. Soleil. More information at http://www.metacosmchronicles.com or on your friendly neighborhood social media.
Murder in the Tool Library by Unknown (2023)
We survive capitalism. Evolving into a library economy, we flourish in a garden city powered by the sun. People no longer need to kill themselves working or each other, with all of our needs met. And yet, malice lives on in paradise. When a painter is murdered in a library of things, citizen detectives use crowdsolving to catch the criminal. A Native-American crime-scene investigator pools his expertise with a full-time dad, an ex-cop bloodhound handler, and a femme fatale.
Europa by Allen Stroud (2023)
First episode in the Fractal mini-series, building on the heavily-praised worlds of *Fearless* and *Resilient* set in 2118AD, now accompanied by an awesome soundtrack. David Hannington II is murdered on the small research base on Europa. As the incident is investigated, his secret plans for the continuation of illegal research into clone technology and mind imaging technology are revealed.
Before, After, Alone by Emma Newman (2023)
Acclaimed author Emma Newman returns to her Planetfall universe with a collection of ten short stories set before, during and after the four interconnected novels of the Hugo-nominated Planetfall series. From a shipwreck survivor struggling to appease the monster keeping him trapped on an island, to an elderly woman at risk from being declared a non-person, each story offers a new glimpse into this dark near-future setting. This collection features stories that focus on some of the characters from the novels, including Arnolfi (Before Mars), Travis and Carl (After Atlas and Atlas Alone) and Mack (Planetfall). A must-read for any fans of Planetfall, After Atlas, Before Mars and Atlas Alone. Includes an interview with the author.
Short Fiction by Beatrix Potter (2023)
<p><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/beatrix-potter">Beatrix Potter’s</a> tales of the animal inhabitants of the Lake District countryside in which she lived started with the simple story of a naughty rabbit, written for a young friend. It was eventually published nine years later in 1902 as “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” accompanied by her watercolor illustrations. Its success led to the publishing of a further twenty-two books in the series over the next three decades.</p> <p>The creatures detailed lead period-correct lives, with many of them having jobs in the animal society that mimic the society Beatrix was living in. Her stories rarely shy away from showing the dangers of the wider world that the inhabitants find themselves in, and similarly they rarely end on a completely happy note. But despite this—or perhaps because of this—they have remained globally popular over the last century with both children and parents alike. The stories have been translated many times over, and continue to be presented in new formats including <abbr>TV</abbr>, film, theater, and even ballet.</p> <p>The success of her books and the associated licensing deals allowed Beatrix Potter to purchase large tracts of land in the Lake District, which later became part of the new British National Parks system. Her love of nature and the locality led her to fell farming and other local traditions, and she was even able to use her skills with watercolors to scientifically document the fungi of the area.</p> <p>This collection comprises the twenty-two “Tale” books in the <abbr>U.S.</abbr> public domain.</p>
War Bodies by Neal Asher (2023)
Rebellion will be their salvation or their doom. Long ago, the Cyberat faction left Earth to co-evolve with machines. Now, led by the powerful dictator Castron on a distant colony world, they believe machines should replace the physical body. But these beliefs are challenged when emissaries from Earth's Polity civilization arrive, igniting rebellion. Piper was raised as a covert weapon against the Cyberat, implanted with illicit hardware. And so, when his parents are incarcerated, the Polity offers protection. Piper knows that the Polity wants to use him in its war against the alien prador. But what choice does he have? Piper battles with the technology within him as unrest sweeps his planet and conflict threatens. Will he swap old tyrants for new masters? Or can he seize control of his own destiny?
Iridium by Rolf Bakker (2024)
Een post-apocalyptische sciencefictionroman waarin technologie, macht en morele dilemma’s botsen. In een wereld vol restanten van oude beschavingen neemt voormalig toptechnoloog Dal Sassoon deel aan een dodelijk toernooi dat de toekomst van de mensheid zal bepalen.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (2024)
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible -- for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he's a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts. Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry's project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how -- and whether she believes -- what she does next can change the future.