Book 3 of The Athena Universe. Someone's been messing with genetics on Earth in Saphora's absence.The last thing on prince Xander's mind was becoming king. He'd much rather explore the world, make new discoveries. Unfortunately, he gets his wish in ways he hadn't imagined. Upon Saphora's return, he finds himself infatuated with the idea of visiting Earth. And so he does. But what he finds is unexpected. Seems like someone's found use for Saphora even in her absence. And it looks like people are lining up to get a taste of it. But what does that mean for Earth? With him being called back for the war on Athena, what will Xander do to save his newly beloved planet?

In February 2108, the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition reaches California at last. It is over a century since the world was devastated by nuclear war, but the blight of radioactivity and disease still gnaws away at the survivors. The expedition expects to find physical destruction but they are quite unprepared for the moral degradation they meet. Ape and Essence is Huxley's vision of the ruin of humanity, told with all his knowledge and imaginative genius.

A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations. The final exam for Dr. Matson's Advanced Survival class was meant to be just that: only a test. But something has gone terribly wrong...and now Rod Walker and his fellow students are stranded somewhere unknown in the universe, beyond contact with Earth, at the other end of a tunnel in the sky. Stripped of all comforts, hoping for a passage home that may never appear, the castaways must band together or perish. For Rod and his fellow survivors, this is one test where failure is not an option....

In a beleaguered city where rats and roving gangs terrorize the streets, where government has broken down and meaningless violence holds sway, a woman -- middle-aged and middle-class -- is brought a twelve-year-old girl and told that it is her responsibility to raise the child. This book, which the author has called "an attempt at autobiography," is that woman's journal -- a glimpse of a future only slightly more horrendous than our present, and of the forces that alone can save us from total destruction

The harrowing tale of survival and suspicion takes its most dramatic turn yet when Molly, Yoshi, and the rest discover that there are more than just monsters in the rift. There are other kids, too... The seven-book mega-series begun by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies) reaches a pivotal turning point as only New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner Jude Watson could deliver! Bonus: Play the action-packed HORIZON game for free on your browser, tablet, or phone. Each book in the series unlocks exclusive rewards. Do you have what it takes to survive?

歷經多年爭戰後，移動城市聯盟和綠色風暴終於達成休戰協定。但在城市相互蠶食鯨吞的世界裡，危機不曾遠離，主和派與主戰派的爭議正在權力中心悄悄發酵。 面對海絲特的離去，提姆與女兒蕾恩試圖打起精神沿著飛鳥之路旅行，卻意外發現倫敦城的殘骸。在忍痛背離家園的二十年後，突如其來的發現激起提姆探索倫敦的興趣。 然而，他們並非唯一動身前往查探倫敦的人。這座曾是世上最偉大的移動城市，如今僅存破敗殘骸躺在無人荒地裡，被世人遺忘已久。未料，關於殘骸裡藏著神祕力量的傳言卻開始甚囂塵上…… 在所有人爭先恐後亟欲獨佔倫敦力量之際，海絲特追蹤到殘破不堪但一息尚存的方至尊行跡。面對永無止盡的鬥爭，這名潛行戰士已經找到一個最壞也最好的方法——只要解開錫書之謎、喚醒沉睡的奧丁，就能「永遠終結」這個世界的存在。

Beginning a new blockbuster series set in the "Honorverse"-the universe of Honor Harrington. The Star Kingdom's ally Erewhon is growing increasingly restive in the alliance because the new High Ridge regime ignores its needs. Add to that the longstanding problem of a slave labor planet controlled by hostile Mesans in Erewhon's stellar back yard, a problem which High Ridge also ignores. Finally, the recent assassination of the Solarian League's most prominent voice of public conscience indicates the growing danger of political instability in the Solarian League - which is also close to Erewhon. In desperation, Queen Elizabeth tries to defuse the situation by sending a private mission to Erewhon led by Captain Zilwicki, accompanied by one of her nieces. When they arrive on Erewhon, however, Manticore's most capable agent and one of its princesses find themselves in a mess. Not only do they encounter one of the Republic of Haven's most capable agents - Victor Cachat - but they also discover that the Solarian League's military delegation seems up to its neck in skullduggery. And, just to put the icing on the cake, the radical freed slave organization, the Audubon Ballroom, is also on the scene - led by its most notorious killer, Jeremy X.

Isobel Yates is a single mom with no time for romance, but the Goddess has other plans for her. Hail is a Dark Kindred. Since emotions are outlawed on his home world, he is learning to feel now that he lives on the Mother Ship. Strong emotions are bad news, though--they bring out the part of his DNA that is Bolaxian Beast, a race of beings known for their fierce breeding lust. Isobel is afraid to trust the huge Kindred warrior with her heart and the safety of her young son but when fate throws them together, she has no choice. When Hail's beast comes out, will Isobel run from him… or bond with him? You'll have to read Bonding with the Beast to find out…

Fourteen years ago, scientist William Fox implanted four babies with the Medusa gene - a gene for psychic abilities. But Fox died and the babies were hidden away for years. Now the children are teenagers - and unaware that their psychic powers are about to kick in.Cocky, charismatic Nico thinks his emerging telekinetic abilities will bring him money, power and the girl of his dreams. He's about to find out just how wrong he is…

A classic science fiction tale by Fritz Leiber. Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life!A classic science fiction tale by Fritz Leiber. Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life!

Beware of entertaining angels unaware...Roman Meister, title character of the novel The Mighty Roman, is a study in power -- its uses and abuses. In this scene, the mighty behemoth puts on a display of raw physical power for the awed young sub-minor-leaguers whom he manages in the indy Cal-Hairy (Cal-Heri) League. May Roman power be exercised wisely!

Aliens from outer space are stealing parts of our women. And all of our men. Bulays and Ghaavn have to go undercover in the notorious brothel Madame Khan's to stop it. With Emar, the Death Queen of Neptune as their Mistress!A series planetary romance.Bulays and Ghaavn #6The end is just the beginning.When NASA scientists detect intense solar activity, the warnings go unheeded. Soon communications fail, power goes out, and the world's technological infrastructure collapses.But the solar radiation has also inflicted an unpredictable change--a disruption in the impulses of the human brain. Billions die. And they may be the lucky ones...Prequel to the After post-apocalyptic series. Includes a bonus short story by Joshua Simcox. Look for the other books in the series, After: The Shock, After: The Echo, and After: Milepost 291.Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of more than 20 thrillers, including The Home, Liquid Fear, Disintegration, and The Red Church.

Something for everyone! A short collection of stories from a variety of genres. From Sci-Fi to Thriller. From Comedy to Paranormal. Everyone is sure to find something for them. Why not take a look? What's the worst that can happen? It is free, after all!This collection of short stories from Nicholas House spans a wide range of genres including Science Fiction, Thriller, Supernatural and Comedy.Around the Galaxy in 80 DaysGerald ‘Shwaps’ Tansem is a slob. Albeit a slob who is a member of The Educated Guild of Travellers. Now, the guild want him out so, in traditional fashion, they send him on an impossible journey. A journey around the galaxy in 80 days. The price of failure; eviction from the guild and no more easy going lifestyle.AmethystIn the near future humans have set out into space, colonising other worlds in the search for extraterrestrial life. Expecting to find familiar forms of life, what they discover will change their understanding of the Universe forever.WithinSomething happened outside, something terrible. Only no-one knows exactly what. Now the remnants of our species is confined, blind and without a clue. Those who venture out never come back, but the way things are getting in here, I think I’ll take my chances…The MessengerTrapped and besieged by a terrible enemy, a lone, simple Messenger ventures out into the wilderness . His quest; to retrieve a sacred artefact that could save his city and everyone in it. Yet the siege was only the beginning as worse dangers lie beyond the walls in the changed world outside. It was never the destination that ever truly mattered but the journey…and the reason behind it.End of WorldPlagued by dreams of the end of days he never expected the nightmares come true. The end of the world is only the beginning, though. What lurks beyond will test mankind to its limits and push the human soul to breaking point.SoulIs it possible to find a new life so far away from home? Torn away from all that he knew, one of the few survivors of a devastated Earth, has to resettle on a strange and alien world at the far edge of the Solar System. What he finds is not just a new home but a new experiences he never knew could exist.PlagueAfter years of isolation from a virus thought to be extinct, the plague once again raises its head to wipe out what’s thought to be left of humanity. Yet, something’s not quite right and it will take a bold act to uncover the truth behind the plague.ClaudiaClaudia was special. Like the others. Only she was alone, no guidance and no way to know what to expect. Her family was broken, she had grown up being told she was nothing. Useless. But there is always a light in the darkest places. Then she found it. A simple, etched rock, decoration at best, but it was something that would eventually lead her to inner strength and a life she dared never to imagine."The aim of this collection was to offer something to everyone and allow me to spread my literary wings, so to say." -Nicholas House

This is the first in a series of short stories based in the same world as the book series A Life in After World. Instead of telling the life story of one character, these stories tell the story of one day in the life of a person in After World.Sugar is sweet. Sugar is pretty. Sugar is a mouse.Eek! A mouse!Mice are the bane of every city as they live in the cracks and hovels and steal any food they can. You can try to poison them but they tend to be immune. As if they did not have short enough natural lives, they rarely get to live out their years because to normal humans mice are considered less than worthless.Sugar dreams of a better life. She is doing everything she can to try to get past the stigma of being a mouse.