Future Empire

In Silicon Empires, Nick Srnicek explores the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence, revealing how a handful of powerful corporations and states are engaged in a monumental struggle to control its future. Srnicek moves beyond the headlines to lay bare the elaborate strategies that these silicon empires—from tech giants to great powers—are deploying to capture the immense value of AI.

In the underground world of crime, Jet Rusco clashes with gangsters and space thugs. He’s a man who lives on the edge, turned to hustling to survive. A heist gone bad centering on alien tech leads him on a dodgy adventure, forces him to find allies. Who can he trust? Rough-boy Marty, headstrong Deidra, the tech-savvy TK, the kickbutt Wren? Wracked with self doubts and with bounty hunters on his tail, Rusco finds his choices bringing him face to face with a mystical despot who if left unchecked, will subjugate the human-populated free colonies. The question is, can Rusco outwit his enemies...

The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness...

The war for Earth is just the opening act. The Xortaag armada has never lost a war. Now their ships blot out Earth’s sky, and our last line of defense is four people who should absolutely not be in charge of saving the world: A movie-quoting pilot with a death wish. A stuntwoman who treats danger like a hobby. A silent assassin with a body count, not a personality. And a paranoid cosmic spymaster who trusts no one. Their fight starts in Earth’s orbit… then tears through wormholes, broken timelines, and clashing alternate universes. Every choice echoes across multiple Earths in the ...

Orson Scott Card is a master storyteller, who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science-fiction and fantasy works. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near-future scenario: a new American Civil War. The American Empire has grown too fast, the fault lines at home are stressed to the breaking point, and the war of words between Right and Left has collapsed into a shooting war.

One ship. One disgraced captain. One empire that really, really wants them all dead. What could possibly go wrong? Five books. Over 2,000 pages of high-octane space opera, bad decisions under fire, emotional gut punches, and enough sarcasm to violate several interstellar treaties. Captain Xander Hawk once did the right thing. He saved a doomed transport—and paid for it with his career, his freedom, and any chance of ever seeing his wife and daughter again. His reward? Life imprisonment in the galaxy’s most miserable hellhole, where hope goes to die and the food probably qualifies as a ...

Earth faces an unprecedented threat - an alien ship headed straight for the planet. Connor Connolly holds a secret that could determine the fate of humankind. Connor has discovered that the supposed "refugee" aliens promising to share advanced technology with Earth are hiding their true intentions. As the alien ship nears, Connor must act fast to uncover the truth behind Volaris and their mysterious connection to metaband technology. The problem? Connor's own meta powers are gone. His only hope lies in a stolen alien nanosuit that grants him new abilities. Partnering with his allies ...

A sweeping history of power, conquest, and memory — and how an empire that no longer exists still shapes one of the world’s most influential nations. For over three centuries, France ruled vast colonies across Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific. From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the battlefields of Algeria and Indochina, the French Empire reshaped global politics and left behind a legacy as complex as it is contested. In The Long Shadow of Empire, historian Julien Peltier traces the rise and fall of France’s colonial project and shows how its ...

Over 1,600+ pages of pulse-pounding action, heart-wrenching drama, and enough snark to fuel a starship. They said saving twelve million lives would make him a hero. They were wrong. Captain Xander Hawk sacrificed everything to rescue a doomed transport—his career, his freedom, and any chance of seeing his wife and daughter again. His reward? Life imprisonment in the galaxy's worst hellhole, where the only thing worse than the inmates is the food. But when a ragtag crew of misfits, con artists, and battle-scarred warriors break him out, Hawk discovers his sacrifice was just the beginning. ...

The best-selling book Ecommerce Empire by Peter Pru gives online entrepreneurs everything they need to know to start and grow a profitable e-commerce business. Ecommerce Empire is a valuable resource for anyone starting out in the world of online selling, as well as veteran online business owners. Pru offers valuable step-by-step advice for managing and growing an online business in the competitive e-commerce marketplace. Ecommerce Empire dives into the most important skills and strategies that online business owners need to understand to be successful.

Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion, Gilded Age corruption, and the magic of Madison Avenue. Whiskey has profoundly influenced America's political, economic, and cultural destiny, just as those same factors have inspired the evolution and unique flavor of the whiskey itself.

In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs.

How Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions—with escaping death, building AI tyrants, and creating limitless growth—pervert public discourse and distract us from real social problems Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine our futures for us...

One ship. A crew of misfits. An empire that wants them vaporized. What could go wrong? Five Books. Over 2000 pages of pulse-pounding action, heart-wrenching drama, and enough snark to fuel a starship. Captain Xander Hawk sacrificed everything to rescue a doomed transport—his career, his freedom, and any chance of seeing his wife and daughter again. His reward? Life imprisonment in the galaxy's worst hellhole, where the only thing worse than the inmates is the food. But when a ragtag crew of misfits, con artists, and battle-scarred warriors break him out, Hawk discovers his sacrifice was ...

Pick up this mega box set and prepare for sleepless nights! Plunge headfirst into two explosive science-fiction series that have thrilled thousands of readers and dominated Amazon’s bestseller charts upon publishing. Galaxies in Flames brings together 14 action-packed novels from the bestselling Renegades of the Void and The Crimson Deathbringer series—a relentless journey across burning star systems, shattered empires, and wars that decide the fate of entire civilizations. From rogue captains and desperate rebels to deadly assassins and last-stand battles in deep space, this collection...

This is an ambitious, meticulous examination of how U.S. foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic criminal acts, including, perhaps, the catastrophe of 9/11. Peter Dale Scott, whose previous books have investigated CIA involvement in southeast Asia, the drug wars, and the Kennedy assassination, here probes how the policies of presidents since Nixon have augmented the tangled bases for the 2001 terrorist attack.

The fourth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved...

Edited by Jason Schenker, Chairman of The Futurist Institute Welcome to the Future. What if you could go back in time and read a book that predicted how automation, robotics, AI, and future tech would begin transforming industries and daily life? This is that book—for the year 2018. The Robot and Automation Almanac – 2018 captures a unique moment in the evolution of technology, offering rare insight into the pivotal year when the age of automation began to emerge from science fiction into everyday reality. In this visionary collection, top experts, CEOs, engineers, and futurists explore...

The collapse of America hasn’t happened… yet. But in this explosive, razor-sharp fiction thriller, you’ll see exactly how it could. Balkanized II After the Fall continues Michael Morton’s chilling saga of a nation coming apart—not through fantasy or science fiction, but through terrifyingly realistic scenarios ripped straight from today’s headlines. The United States of tomorrow is a country where: • The Southwest fractures under cartel domination and failing federal control. • The Northeast transforms into a bureaucratic surveillance bloc. • The Southeast arms up, driven ...

A galaxy-conquering alien armada… …has just knocked on Earth’s door, and it did not come bearing cookies. An unstoppable fleet is busy steamrolling its way across the cosmos, one planet at a time, and humanity is next on the menu. Standing between them and total universal doom is the least likely Avengers lineup ever assembled: a rule-breaking starfighter ace, a stuntwoman who treats gravity like a polite suggestion, a super-assassin with more ways to kill you than you have bones, and a wisecracking alien prankster who thinks reality is his personal toy box. Their job? Protecting not ...