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ADN
ADN is a science fiction novel describing a world of humans in systems without human behavioural rules. It is a road-novel about a journey, initially out of compulsion, but later towards The Authority. ADN is a search for the causal meaning of life and the possibility of creating life from its elemental blocks.
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Euphoric
“The world was changing rapidly around me, and I was just running to catch up. But sometimes it is nice to go for a jog.”
Nora is stuck between a world of misery back at her apartment and a harsh, unloving reality just outside of it. She’s caught in the entanglement of what to do with her life when her bartender invites himself into her booth.
What starts as a slightly creepy opening line ends with what seems to be an offering to join a cult… either that or be murdered. But Nora didn’t have anything better going for her. And why return to the violent atmosphere back at the apartment when a door to relief has just been opened?
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The Sapes
Set in the distant future, this science fiction novel tells the story of a world facing environmental and technological challenges. As pollution and disasters lead to the banning of nuclear facilities and the depletion of oil reserves, humanity is forced to rely on manual labour and tamed gibbon-like animals, officially known as “simian auxiliary population elements” or SAPES, to work the fields and avoid famine. The story follows Julian, Inez, and their family as they navigate this new world and grapple with the mysterious prediction of “The Day of Doom,” found on an old parchment in the ruins of a monastery. With fast-paced action and thought-provoking themes, this book is a must-read for fans of science fiction and post-apocalyptic tales.
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The Ghost Himself
Tensions boil between Earth and Mars. Alex Ferreira, renowned bomb disposal expert, is flown by the military to neutralize an unstable device from a crashed, unidentified spacecraft near the Lunar capital.Things go horribly wrong and thousands perish. Wracked with guilt over an impossible choice, Alex spirals into addiction and depression. His sole hope of redemption comes via an invitation to a secret location holding another hazardous device.But Alex isn’t the only one privy to this last chance. His journey becomes a gauntlet of adversaries bent on stopping him.Battling paranoia, deception, and political schemes, Alex races against time to diffuse the device. In the process, he forges a bond with an unexpected ally possessing vital intel for salvaging mankind’s future.Can Alex confront his inner demons to avert catastrophe? An incendiary mix of extraterrestrial mystery and political intrigue, this sci-fi thriller follows one explosive mission that could mend or shatter a fragile interplanetary peace.
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Momentum
Humanity stands on the brink of a new era defined by intelligence. Momentum confronts the pivotal challenge of our age: the tantalizing perspective of extraordinary progress, juxtaposed against a world teetering on the edge of chaos, held back by outdated political structures. Without forging a bold new global order, we hover perilously close to the abyss. Momentum charts the trajectory of this new world and the path to avoid fatal collapse.Guided by artificial intelligence expert Nour, we peer into the realm of tomorrow’s reality. Nour unveils fifteen groundbreaking AI initiatives, each intricately tied to iconic locations across the globe, revealing how innovation will usher us into a transformative new era. It is a journey of boundless potential, tempered by a stark reality: To fully realize this future, we must construct a new global political framework.As Nour travels the planet, she leads us on a dreamlike journey into the pivotal United Nations summit on creating new political architecture in a post-pandemic world. We delve into the fascinating debate that will determine the course of the future in this new era. Momentum offers a captivating exploration of the political landscape at this critical juncture. Nour’s vision illuminates the path to a unified world, and the dawn of One Humanity.
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The Circle
Captain Joe Kidd, a skilled investigator, is assigned a mysterious mission by the World Space Exploration Agency (WSEA). A puzzling circle of light has appeared in the sky, and Joe must uncover its cause and the ramifications it may have. Assembling a handpicked crew, he embarks on a perilous journey, facing challenges both in space and back on Earth.Meanwhile, Nari, a young woman who has led a sheltered life, is about to uncover a web of deceit that puts her in grave danger. As she navigates this treacherous path, all she longs for is safety and a sense of belonging.When their worlds unexpectedly collide, Joe and Nari find themselves in an unfamiliar land, surrounded by enigmatic individuals. Together, they must learn to adapt, trust each other, and unravel the mysteries that bind their fates.
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Elan – The Martian
Many of us imagine and dream of visiting Mars without the slightest understanding of what life there would be like. In this novel, a young Martian creature, Elan, who looks exactly like us, comes from Mars to learn about our civilization and to teach us about his own. In this intriguing science fiction tale, Elan regales us with fascinating stories about life on Mars, where advanced technology and a superior lifestyle leave us yearning to know more.
As Elan demonstrates his extraordinary capabilities and highly developed skills, we become entranced by his presence. Not only is he intelligent, handsome, and romantic, but his generosity is unparalleled. However, a single encounter involving a marijuana cigarette reveals his true intentions and the real reason behind his visit to our planet.
Join Elan on this thought-provoking and eye-opening adventure that will challenge your perceptions of life beyond Earth and leave you questioning the possibilities that lie within the red planet. Elan the Martian is a science fiction novel that will take you on an unforgettable ride through the stars and into the heart of an alien civilization.
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Tiny's New Job
‘Are you ready, Tiny?’ As usual, he has disappeared. He is so curious and impatient to know how he will settle into his new job.He won’t be able to run around where he is going.A search party is out looking as there is not much time left. One of the searchers is an ex-rugby player and he won’t tolerate any nonsense.When the light switches to green, the elite squad moves out with or without Tiny. Here he comes just in time. The rugby player catches him. ‘Stay put, Tiny!’ says the squad. ‘This exciting new job is waiting for you - the one you wanted and were so excited about.’Some of your new friends are waiting to read your book. Will they have the courage to come with you on this unusual, thrilling and risky adventure? If you do have the courage, open the book, and begin to read. If you don’t, what an incredible story you will miss!
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Starship-101
Starship-101 successfully landed on Proxima Centauri-b about twenty years ago, marking humanity’s first interstellar settlement. But with radio messages taking over four years to traverse the vast darkness of space, this fledgling colony has been isolated from Earth. Enter the Clason twins – Tarvin and Harden – the galaxy’s preeminent Superposition Navigators. These brothers can bend the quantum space-time continuum to their will, instantaneously transporting people and cargo across the stars. To revive supply lines and reintegrate Proxima Centauri b into humanity’s network of trade, the Clasons have been contracted to lead a modern resupply mission. Their quantum technology will provide the colony with the latest gadgets and gizmos from home. And the Navigators have another task – returning Starship-101 itself. That aging relic is now a valuable antique, the first testimony that humans can thrive beyond our solar cradle. Join the Clason twins as they quantum-jump across the cosmos on this historic mission of reconnection!
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Bestowal
We were created by the Bestower, and placed on the world to rid it of its native life, unpleasing to Him. He gave us the living Bestowed to sustain us and replace what was there before. Thus say the priests, but now that myth is questioned: Native life has evolved; why not ourselves and the Bestowed that came with us? Are not all native, and necessary for survival? The evidence is contentious: Exterminate, or conserve? There is increasing dissension and the threat of war.
In this struggle, a policeman, a conservationist professor, a refugee, an archaeologist, an archpriest and many others play their parts. Amid the rising tension, a historian digs deep into the myth and its origins. It is, though, the development of her physicist husband’s wild cosmological theories that add to the confusion; material can be made to vanish, but to where, and how?
It is a masterful colleague who sees a practical use for the discovery, and by trial and error, the great Evaporator is developed in secret, its true purpose concealed. As rumours abound, both sides in the conflict seek to prevent its use. At the last moment, an attempt at sabotage has far-reaching consequences.
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Starship-101
Starship-101 successfully landed on Proxima Centauri-b about twenty years ago, marking humanity’s first interstellar settlement. But with radio messages taking over four years to traverse the vast darkness of space, this fledgling colony has been isolated from Earth. Enter the Clason twins – Tarvin and Harden – the galaxy’s preeminent Superposition Navigators. These brothers can bend the quantum space-time continuum to their will, instantaneously transporting people and cargo across the stars. To revive supply lines and reintegrate Proxima Centauri b into humanity’s network of trade, the Clasons have been contracted to lead a modern resupply mission. Their quantum technology will provide the colony with the latest gadgets and gizmos from home. And the Navigators have another task – returning Starship-101 itself. That aging relic is now a valuable antique, the first testimony that humans can thrive beyond our solar cradle. Join the Clason twins as they quantum-jump across the cosmos on this historic mission of reconnection!
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Colony of Clones
Colony of Clones, the second book in an evocative sci-fi trilogy, explores the perilous politics bubbling up in an experimental community of human clones.
Rex and Dago, cloned from iconic historical figures, grapple for control over their fledgling settlement isolated from the outside world. Brilliant outcast Ator, cloned from Galileo, challenges the colony’s questionable doctrine before being banished by its authoritarian leader.
The clones, copied from the bone shards of ‘genetically superior’ personages, grow up ingrained with a heightened sense of superiority, entitlement and independence. But as clones based on long-dead people struggle to find identity and purpose, fissures split wide open and they find themselves navigating a world that is anything but certain.
When visitor Jake is brought to the secretive colony by the increasingly paranoid Dago, he bears uneasy witness to the psychological distress catalysed by experimental human cloning devoid of ethics. Dago’s own sister Mary grapples to break free from the trauma of being a clone caught out of time.
Probing the devastating ramifications of playing god in a lab, Colony of Clones examines human cloning through an absorbing character-driven narrative full of intrigue, thought experiments, and moral complexity.
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