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Maddy, a Sentient Seal of the Sentient Shield and Ancient Guardian of the Universe, has spent many incarnations on Earth. As the tsunamis approach and the fate of the planet hangs in the balance, Maddy must once again confront the Halqu, extra terrestrial beings who seek to use Earth's portals for their own gain. The Alignment, a specific time in Earth's history when it plays a pivotal role in its own evolution and that of the Universe, has passed,...
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Flying his Harrier, Major Dar Fantin stares into the North Carolina night sky with skepticism. Stopping in mid-flight is impossible at thirty-eight thousand feet, but that's exactly what an orange ball of light was doing. That was one of the last thoughts Dar had as he was sucked aboard the Nanta. Held captive, along with twenty-three other fighter pilots from around the world, he is assigned a guide. Littia educates her charge, imparting the language...
83) 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...
84) 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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In Ancient Wales, Gwion Bach, a simple woodsman, becomes enchanted by the fey beauty Creirwy during a brush with the Sons of the Long Knives. He earns Creirwy's trust, and tthat of her mother, the goddess Keridwen, and is offered an apprenticeship at their castell in Llyn Tegid.
As Gwion discovers an enchanting new world of magic, the goddess is busy brewing a potion of prophetic insight and esoteric wisdom, destined for her monstrous son. However,...
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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...
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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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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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This book presents 37 stories. These pieces may be short, but these stories will excite you, challenge you, and even threaten your current way of thinking as they look into the future of humanity, their lives and future problems. Enter this space and let your imagination run wild. For this edition, the author attempts to answer the fundamental questions of cosmology. Technical words have been kept to a minimum, but essential terms are explained in...
90) Our Coming World
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The story is set in an Utopia set on a Mars whose long-lived inhabitants, benefiting from a healthy socialist regime much in contrast with the terrible state of post-World War Two Earth, kidnap the crew of a B-29 bomber and teach them things it is good to know.
91) Alien Child
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Alone on Earth, a young girl searches for a new beginning Nita is a child of the Institute. Ever since she can remember, she has roamed its sterile halls, living out her youth in the care of a fur-covered guardian from another world. The Institute's computers give her everything she could want-except another human to share her life with. Long ago there were people at the Institute, but something happened that wiped them out. As she matures, Nita slowly...
92) King of Dreams
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In the final novel of The Prestimion Trilogy, the succession of Majipoor's ruler is threatened by a plague of the mind.
Since gaining the Starburst Crown, Coronal Lord Prestimion has faced unfathomable challenges as ruler of Majipoor. But now peace has finally been restored to the planet, and it is time for Prestimion to name his successor and descend to the Labyrinth as Pontifex. Though the capable Prince Dekkeret is chosen to become the next Coronal,...
93) 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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"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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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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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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Rescued from the horrors of an animal research laboratory, the mastiff, Garth, discovers that his new freedom comes with certain obligations. Released into a new world where the Grey Men have gifted the Canidae the power of speech and higher consciousness, he persuades the rest of his adoptive pack that they must help the aliens complete their mission to 'unmake' the human species. In the course of doing this Garth discovers much about the true nature...
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Bringing his twin gifts of scientific speculation and scathing satire to bear on that hapless planet, Earth, Lem sends his unlucky cosmonaut, Ijon Tichy, to the Eighth Futurological Congress. Caught up in local revolution, Tichy is shot and so critically wounded that he is flashfrozen to await a future cure. Translated by Michael Kandel.
100) The Last American
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The Last American is a satirical novel written by John Ames Mitchell and first published in 1889. The book is set in a future America where the country has undergone radical changes, and the protagonist, a man named Aristides Homos, awakens in the year 2951 to discover the last remnants of American civilization. The narrative is presented in a humorous and satirical style, offering a commentary on the social, political, and cultural aspects of Mitchell's...
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