Science Fiction Racing

Defective. Fierce. A lonely survivor. When Oto didn’t connect to the system at adolescence like everyone else, his dreams for racing his way off-planet shattered into a million little pieces. A chance encounter out in the Wilds will fix his broken parts and set him back on the path to escaping his terrible life - but not in ways he could have ever expected. With new friends that he’ll have to learn to trust, and a race car to cultivate, Oto’s in over his head. But that’s never stopped him before.

It all begins on one of the worst days of Lily's life. She just lost the London leg of the 1823 Airship Grand Prix. To top it off, a harlequin fleeing from constables shoved a kaleidoscope down her pants, told her to fly to Venice, then threw himself from her airship tower. What's a girl to do? For Lily, the answer is easy: Drink absinthe and smoke opium.

Simmering space opera, a dash of hard science fiction, two servings of frenetic action, bubbly neon light adventure, sex, violence, love and -- God? Or just, 'the god'? It's all here in Cameron Lambright's original indy sci-fi racing epic. FROM THE BACK COVER: Pilots can have a run of luck, but they'll be dead soon. Buried in backwater racing holes if not obliterated in space. Their lives are short, lived at the edge of death. One wrong step, one collision. Collisions are inevitable. Samson Ford presses a small, wooden cross against his chest and feels how different he is from other pilots,...

Dark Clouds Francois Cevert is the story about a group of people plotting to change the past from the year of 2025. They use a special motor racing magazine in Paris to travel back to October 1973 in upstate New York, they hope to save the legendary formula one driver Francois Cevert from the accident that was to take his life. They enlist numerous characters from 1973 to help them, as they attempt to speak with the driver and also his team manager Ken Tyrrell, but after many attempts it soon works out that Francois Cevert was going to take to the track regardless. Will their words of ...

Stories, poems, and fairy tales to help you relax, reduce stress and anxiety, calm your racing thoughts, and fall asleep with ease. Bedtime Stories for Peaceful Sleep is an audiobook to bring peace and calm into your life. Here, you’ll find a collection of charming bedtime stories, poems, and fairy tales, written purely for your relaxation. The stories are suitable for children and adults alike, written in a way to tickle your imagination. There’s nothing scary or violent, nothing creepy or mysterious. These are not meditations; there is no hypnosis here.

With the 1824 British airship qualifying race only weeks away, Lily Stargazer is at the top of her game. She's racing like a pro, truly in love, and living clean. But on one ill-omened day, everything changes.

All ships have crossed the finish line and the Solar Regatta has come to an end. Samson Ford's cigarette racer rockets mindlessly through space. What happens next? A young woman is kidnapped. A genetic experiment finds redemption. A war begins against natural born people. Viruses. Plague. Genocide. And worse? One woman tries to save everything. One man becomes more than a man. There is a disruption to the tides on Earth. And a monkey creature dies. Blazing the Sun was only the beginning. Sit down, strap in, and brace for turbulence. The adventure continues here.

Family. Cultivation. Racing. Oto has taken his first steps towards the life he’s always dreamed of, but that means he has more to lose than ever before. Dreams are expensive, though, and the Ocean Slayers need cash to pay their debts - and safe cash isn’t fast enough. With his options disappearing quickly, only bad choices remain. He'll have to push himself and his team to the brink just for the chance to keep all of their dreams alive... Some things are worth risking everything for.

Live in chains, or die trying to become a free woman? Those were the choices of the Olympia Gold. The competition I’m participating in right now. One contestant in the other team caught my interest. Galia. No man has ever made me feel the way she has. But she’s such a reckless, gorgeous, pompous woman! Even so, perhaps she can help us... The only thing standing between us and freedom are six gruelling, fatal challenges and even more bloodthirsty crews battling for the glory of Olympia. I’m destined to work under the boot of the Corporation for the rest of my life, to pay the debt of ...

A synthetic intelligence down on his luck, Raith loves to race. When given the chance to participate in a hyper-experimental faster-than-light space race, he welcomes the opportunity with open arms. He may have received more than he bargained for, though, as corporations and shadowy collectives fight over the technology making the race possible. If Raith is to survive - to win - he'll need the help of his new crew...and new friends. Together, can they defeat the hundreds of other racers all vying to be crowned champion of the first Five-Hundred Light-Year Classic?

A time-travelling biologist is stranded when a giant fish eats her homing beacon. Two ancient beings create a new star to make themselves worthy in the eyes of their ancestors. The curator of the oldest museum in the galaxy finds out the truth behind its most famous exhibit. These are just a few of the tales that await you in Racing the Storm and Other Stories, a collection of 13 short science fiction stories - some thought-provoking, some poignant, some just plain weird.

Being a stable lass is probably one of the hardest jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma Hogg it is the most rewarding. She works in the beautiful Yorkshire market town of Middleham and if her colleagues are occasionally challenging, then the horses are downright astonishing. Now, in Stable Lass, she takes us into the closed world of a top racing yard, from the elation of having several winners in one day to the almost indescribable grief of losing a horse.

శ్రీపాద సుబ్రహ్మణ్యశాస్త్రి, 20 వ శతాబ్దపు తెలుగు కథకులలో విశిష్టంగా చెప్పుగోదగ్గ రచయిత (ఏప్రిల్ 23, 1891 - ఫిబ్రవరి 25, 1961). భాషలో, భావంలో, తెలుగు నుడికారం ప్రయోగించటంలో ఇతను పేరెన్నిక గన్నవారు. 'వడ్లగింజలు' పద్నాలుగు కధల సమాహారం. ప్రతీదీ ప్రత్యేకమయినదే! కొన్ని కధలలో పాత్రల పేర్లూ ఉండవు. పరిచయాల పని లేదు. వర్ణనలు అసలే ఉండవు. నేరుగా "సంభాషణ"ల తోనే మొదలయ్యి పోతుంది.