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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Speculative fiction novel set in post-apocalyptic Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2089, after residents have discovered how to survive with biological nanotech. Cyber Mage, the teenager moonlighting as a hacker, crosses paths with mercenary Djibrel and together they seek out the fate of the Djinn, a magical super race of genies"--
3) Noor
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1898
Language
English
Description
When everything goes wrong on a trip to the local market, AO, a woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations, must race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria with a Fulani herdsman named DNA in a world where everything is streamed.
Anwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt...natural, and that's putting it lightly. Her parents spent...
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Erewhon Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Maya has died and been resurrected into countless cyborg bodies through the years of a long, dangerous career with the infamous Dirty Dozen, the most storied crew of criminals in the galaxy, at least before their untimely and gruesome demise. Decades later, she and her diverse team of broken, diminished outlaws must get back together to solve the mystery of their last, disastrous mission and to rescue a missing and much-changed comrade . . . but they're...
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English
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"In the vein of Neal Stephenson and Jeff VanderMeer, an epic speculative novel from Young Lions Fiction Award-finalist Matt Bell, a breakout book that explores climate change, manifest destiny, humanity's unchecked exploitation of natural resources, and the small but powerful magic contained within every single apple"--
Eighteenth-century Ohio: two brothers travel into the wooded frontier, planting apple orchards from which they plan to profit in...
6) Zero world
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Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
How long must I wait for the sequel!?"--Raymond Benson, former James Bond novelist and author of the Black Stiletto series Praise for Jason M. Hough's The Darwin Elevator "A hell of a fun book."--James S. A. Corey, New York Times bestselling author of Abaddon's Gate "Hough's first novel combines the rapid-fire action and memorable characters associated with Joss Whedon's short-lived Firefly TV series with the accessibility and scientific acumen of...
Author
Series
Girls with sharp sticks volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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In the near future at a girls-only private high school isolated in the Colorado mountains, Mena and her classmates--under the watchful eyes of their Guardian, professors, and analyst--are trained to be beautiful and obedient for their sponsors and investors.
The girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved, learning learn to be the best society has to offer. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardians they are obedient young ladies,...
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Mind-expanding explorations of the future of the human form... Our bodies and minds are malleable, and only the imagination is the limit to the possible improvements. From genetics to artificial enhancements, humanity will alter the course of its own evolution -- from Amazon.
10) Mind burn
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"When your new employer tasks you with investigating the first successful mass shooting in twelve years, it's understandable to be nervous. Fortunately, detective-in-training Cowan Soto has a Personal Brain Assistant-a cybernetic implant-that allows him to firewall pesky emotions like worry and guilt and redact memories of bullet-riddled corpses. Unfortunately, Cowan soon learns it was his suspect's PBA which allowed a ruthless hacker to puppet her...
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Series
Space operas novels volume 1
Publisher
Parvus Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Max is cheery xeno-archeologist from Earth, stranded and trying to find a way home.Lahra is a stern warrior of a nearly extinct race searching for her people's heir.Wheel is the couple's cybernetic pilot running from her past and toward an unknown future.On Wheel's ship, the Kettle, the trio traverses the galaxy, dodging Imperial patrols and searching ancient temples and ruins for anything they can sell. Back on the Wreck, their home and base of operations,...
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Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Time is running out in the empire of Rheinvelt. The sudden appearance of a strange and frightening statue foretells darkness. The Hierophants--magic users of the highest order--have fled the land. And the shadowy beasts of the nearby Hinterlands are gathering near the borders, preparing for an attack. Young Prince Alphonsus is sent by his mother, the Empress Sabine, to reassure the people while she works to quell the threat of war. But Alphonsus has...
13) War girls
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Series
War girls volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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The year is 2172. Climate change and nuclear disasters have rendered much of earth unlivable. Only the lucky ones have escaped to space colonies in the sky. In a war-torn Nigeria, battles are fought using flying, deadly mechs and soldiers are outfitted with bionic limbs and artificial organs meant to protect them from the harsh, radiation-heavy climate. Across the nation, as the years-long civil war wages on, survival becomes the only way of life....
14) Arkad's world
Author
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Young Arkad is the only human on a distant world, on his own among beings from across the galaxy. His struggle to survive is disrupted by the arrival of three humans: an eccentric historian named Jacob, a superhuman cyborg girl called Baichi, and a mysterious ex-spy known as Ree. They seek a priceless treasure which might free Earth from alien domination. Arkad risks everything to join them on an incredible quest halfway across the planet"--
Author
Series
System Divine volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Three months after the Patriarche was beheaded, Laterre seems to be flourishing under General Bonnefaçon, but as dangerous rifts threaten the peace, Alouette, Marcellus, and Chatine reunite.
16) The cruel stars
Author
Series
Cruel stars volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A group of intrepid heroes must band together to save civilization after a long dormant enemy awakens and strikes a devastating blow"--
"The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of "species purists" intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements. Fashioning themselves as the one true "Human Republic," the Sturm cut a bloody swath across the stars, killing billions before finally being defeated and driven into...
17) Rebel sisters
Author
Series
War girls volume 2
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Living a comfortable life in the Space Colonies, Ify, now nineteen and a medical administrator, must return to wartorn Nigeria, where she last saw her sister, to investigate why young refugees from that nation are carrying a deadly virus.
2181. It's been five years since the Biafran War ended. Ify is living a comfortable life in the Space Colonies as a medical administrator. Back in Nigeria, Uzo, a young synth, helps an aid worker, Xifeng, restore...
Author
Series
Cruel stars volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Humanity's last remaining heroes must rebuild and protect civilization after a long dormant enemy shattered their once-peaceful empire in this thrilling sequel to The Cruel Stars. The Sturm, a group of "species purists" intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements, returned from the far reaches of Dark Space to wage a war against humanity. Though their victory seemed inevitable, a small group of reluctant heroes managed...
19) The last exit
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Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Set in Washington D.C. in the near future, climate change has hit hard, fires are burning, unemployment is high, and controversial longevity treatments are only available to the very rich. Enter resourceful young police detective, Jen B. Lu, and her 'partner', Chandler, a SIM implant in her brain and her instant link to the Internet and police records, and constant voice inside her head. He's an inquisitive tough guy, with a helluva sense of humor...
20) House of gold
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Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A corporate aristocracy descended from Africa rules a colony on a distant planet. Life here is easy-for the rarified and privileged few. The aristocrats enjoy a powerful cybernetic technology that extends their life spans and ensures their prosperity. Those who serve them suffer under a heavy hand. But within this ruthless society are agents of hope and change. In a secret underwater laboratory, a separatist cult has created a threat to the aristocracy....
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