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When the mixed-reality of the Autonoma Resort collapses, Alex plummets into the depths of lies, cover-ups, and corporate manslaughter. With little brother Michael’s life on the line, can Alex overcome the demands of the machines or has their fate already been decided? As H.E.N.R.I, an unreliable hoverbot, leads the way, it’s clear there’s more to contend with than dubious technology and rogue bots. With the foundations of a megacorporation blown open, there’s nowhere to hide from an unsettling past or the nagging feeling of déjà vu.

After 20-something years living as a weapon for Bilson Corporations, I decided that I wanted something else for my life - something more. I wanted more. But at what cost? I wanted to belong to the world that I had been sworn to protect, to be more than a shadow amongst the night. But my life was not my own to control. I have made plenty of terrible mistakes in my life, but with each mistake comes a chance to start over, to make things right. And I will see to it that I do just that. My name is Arabella, and I am more than a weapon.

Action packed with real life places and scenes in the UK, viewed by "out of this world" characters looking in. The humorous nuances of this story will appeal to older listeners, too. Stig and Meg pass through an inter-dimensional rift from their fantasy world straight into 21st century England. The young pair become startled by what they find. Action and adventure pave the way on their quest. Can they save life on their world from the actions of an evil greedy human?

Hardiguards are two-legged creatures, covered by layers of scales to protect them against severe conditions on the planet. To obey the Holy Mountain, they need to make the region green and grow their population. Ace is a young Hardiguard bound to his own vices causing a tragic accident and fails to gain his community’s trust. He is the first person who receives the most severe punishment for his fault, leading him to leave his people and seek refuge near the Holy Mountain.

Mi nombre es Sabina Hines, pero secretamente prefiero que me llamen Sabina Eisenstein. Nací en 2019, y cuando estás leyendo esto, es el año 2037. Acabo de cumplir 18 años y nací en Sudáfrica, pero llevo muchos años viviendo en Sídney, Australia desde que mis padres emigraron .Mi historia de reencarnación es única, una vez viví una vida como Sabina Eisenstein en un futuro lejano, viví durante los años 2875 a 2887. Nací de una revolucionaria marciana con el nombre de Keila Eisenstein; la Creadora Original me encomendó detener a la extraterrestre Xeno, reina de Rangda.

The river is calling. Will the rats drown first...or the children? Seventeen-year-old Piper Kruger is a professional urban hunter. By night she stalks the genetically engineered rodents overrunning her city. When a colorful industrialists offers a technology that sounds too good to be true, Piper is pulled into a bleak world of political intrigue, betrayal, and death that makes her life as a brutal huntress seem tame by comparison. The city she hates needs her help, but will she be able to save herself and her family, let alone anyone else?

The Sickness didn't just kill the people; it killed the city. No water. No power. No hope. Now, at age 16, Oscar must brave the chaos of the streets and retrace his missing father's last known steps.

After weeks of hiding from the radical group that plans to turn him and his siblings into an army of genetically engineered super-soldiers, Levin wants nothing more than to get back to his old life. So when he learns they have the opportunity to return home, he jumps at the chance - all they have to do is defeat the very faction that has forced them to take refuge. When he sneaks away to visit his girlfriend, he unwittingly reveals himself to the enemy.

Abenteuerliche Reise durch die Lüfte! Was für ein Auftritt! Bei der Sitzung des US-Luftschiffer-Clubs im Weldon-Institut in Philadelphia behauptet Erfinder Robur, dass die Ballone langsam und unlenkbar seien und die Zukunft allein Fluggeräten aus Metall gehöre. Wütend gehen die Ballonfahrer auf ihn los. Robur flieht, entführt den Präsidenten des Clubs samt Sekretär und Diener in seine Flugmaschine, genannt "Albatros". Eine abenteuerliche Luftreise beginnt.

Wonder World: Part 3, The Adventure Continues is the third book in Robert W. Williams' series for tweens and young adults. This series is about a group of five teens who travel through a wormhole to the other side of the Sun. Having found themselves stranded on a humanless world full of strange creatures and incredible plants, the team of five explore this new world with the help of their alien walking stick friends, their air balloon backpacks, and the mysterious wheel controlled by the sound beings from another dimension.

Senior year finds Ade and his girlfriend, Vauxhall, deeply in love, indulging themselves with wild dates and exploring their newly strengthened abilities. Only Ade isn’t as happy as he should be. He’s got an itch that he can’t seem to scratch and it has everything to do with his joining the Pandora Crew, a group of radical oracles hell-bent on disturbing the peace, performing Jackass-style stunts, and spreading the mayhem.

When 17-year-old Ade Patience knocks himself unconscious, he can see the future. However, he's also addicted to the high he gets when he breaks the laws of physics. And while he's seen things he's wanted to change, Ade knows The Rule: You can't change the future, no matter how hard you try. His memory is failing, his grades are in a death spiral, and both Ade's best friend and his shrink are begging him to stop before he kills himself.

In the beginning, there was an apple. And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker's head clears, a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal. Just when Eve thinks she will die - not from her injuries, but from boredom - her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy. Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect... won’t he?

Første bog i ny science-fantasy-trilogi for unge læsere. Bogen følger den unge mandlige hovedkarakter Ærild på planeten Nærv, hvor befolkningen er hybrider mellem øgler og mennesker. Planeten er truet af parasitter - en intelligent organisme, der har brug for menneskelignende værtskroppe for at kunne formere og udvikle sig. Ærilds lillesøster bliver taget af parasitterne, og han sværger hævn og hvirvles ind i en kamp for frihed.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Forget everything you think you know . . .' Ana Moon's best friend Bea has vanished. Her house has changed. Her parents have become strangers. She has fallen into a world that is not her own. Guided by the mysterious Malik and his Pathfinders, Ana must travel across...

Fifteen-year-old Mentor is wrongly accused of treason and his parents' murder by the true traitor, Faxes. When the high court's decision is deadlocked, a deadly hunt is declared—whoever is caught first will be executed, while the survivor earns their freedom. Fleeing into the treacherous, uncharted lands where even hunters dare not go, Mentor soon faces a greater threat. Alien commander Fade, driven by revenge, joins the hunt, determined to destroy Mentor and his grandfather, General Ben Zarek.

While one friend is sent to distant constellation, the other stays on Earth trying to get to a distant planet to reunite with his daughter. However, in the process, he discovers hidden secrets through "awakening" his third eye, and finds he is being played as a pawn between two robotic superpowers. An old master helps him find a new direction and power to change his destiny. This is the twenty-third of a multivolume series. Enjoy!

Sometime in the future, after wars and fires have devastated the earth, a lonely, windswept island in the north is populated solely by women. The women have survived against all odds by working hard in their fields. Their lives are tough. Among these women is a group of teenage...

When sixteen-year-old Searcher Matthews arrives at Louba Island Academy, he’s just trying to stay out of trouble. But strange creatures stalk the jungle, ancient energies stir beneath the earth, and something is waking at the heart of Earth.

Это несправедливо. С момента появления на свет сестры Эйлы Ким Базальт живет в ее тени. Эйла — вундеркинд, и все вокруг только и твердят, какая она умная. А по мнению Кима, ей явно не хватает здравого смысла. Однажды на прогулке Эйла находит загадочный предмет, судя по всему, инопланетного происхождения. И у Кима появляются серьезные основания для беспокойства, ведь теперь Эйла, кажется, способна контролировать сознание окружающих… По ее мнению, так будет лучше для всех. А как на самом деле?