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1) Allies
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In S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced and humorous sci-fi Insignia trilogy, the earth is in the middle of World War III when teen gamer Tom Raines is recruited to train with other young cadets as a pivotal member of the elite combat corps, the Intrasolar Forces. At the Pentagonal Spire's training academy, he makes the best friends of his life-fellow government weapons-in-training Wyatt Enslow, Vik Ashwan, and Yuri Sysevich.
In this 47-page prequel novella...
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Numerical Oracle II OS is a multilayered space opera novel blending fragments from life in outspoken when Humanity has become a multi-player in Interplanetary travel and spatial conquest, and in that vein is sci fi opus and work that needs to be seen from the creative and dynamic unfolding of AD 2222 as sine qua non ground. A Sequel of sorts despite both works could be read separately as in continuance to each other. A deep dive in the cryogenic landscapes...
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* "This eye-opening, cogent, and well-structured volume will enlighten students to both the richness of the animal kingdom and the nature of intelligence itself." - Booklist, STARRED review "Castaldo (The Story of Seeds) presents a thought-provoking look at the minds and perceptions of animals, as well as the way human understanding of the subject has evolved..." -Publishers Weekly "The information is conveyed in an enticing way that is...
4) Toi, robot
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Toi, robot, Il est un sérieux avertissement pour l'humanité. En écrivant cette histoire, un frisson m'a traversé l'âme: l'acronyme I.A. (Intelligence Artificielle) correspondent à celles du génie robotique incontesté Isaac Asimov. Le professeur en était-il conscient? Ce livre est un hommage à son œuvre et à sa vision futuriste inquiétante. La quatrième révolution industrielle et l'égoïsme de quelques-uns engendreront le monstre qui...
5) Mere Mortal
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IN A WORLD WHERE IMMORTALS entertain themselves by killing those who die forever, the only chance at survival for Mila and her Mortal tribe is to stay hidden.But when her sister is wounded and abducted by Immortals, Mila realizes the only way to save her is to enter the one place she knows she should never go: the Immortal City.And there is more going on there than anyone realizes. Unfortunately, the Immortals are looking for HER too. And with infinite...
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The spellbinding true account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity.
In the mid-to-late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light-and run-the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC),...
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Gripped by a strange fear, England closes its doors to the outside world. Something has gone very wrong in England. In a tunnel beneath Wales one man opens a crack in a mysterious stone wall, and all over the island of Britain people react with horror to perfectly normal machines. Abandoning their cars on the roads and destroying their own factories, many flee the cities for the countryside, where they return to farming and an old-fashioned life....
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