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The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn a time not far from our own, Lawrence sets out simply to build an artifical intelligence that can pass as human, and finds himself instead with one that can pass as a god. Taking the Three Laws of Robotics literally, Prime Intellect makes every human immortal and provides instantly for every stated human desire... -
![Space Punks by Anna Mocikat]()
Space Punks by Anna Mocikat
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling, internationally published author of Behind Blue Eyes!One hundred years ago humanity won the war against Artificial Intelligence, but at a horrible price... -
![The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran]()
The Long Run by Daniel Keys Moran
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFew of the telepaths survived the massacre by the United Nations Peaceforce. Seven years later, the last telepaths, Denice and Trent, are marked by the Peaceforce, and will die unless Trent can carry out his plan to avenge the deaths of his friends... -
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Compulsory by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMurderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven to be one of the most popular characters in 21 st century science fiction. Everything that makes this protagonist (it would be wrong to call Murderbot a hero) beloved of fans is on display in Compulsory... -
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![Unleashed by Amy McCulloch]()
Unleashed by Amy McCulloch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Golden Compass for the digital age in this action-packed sequel to Jinxed.When Lacey Chu wakes up in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, she knows something went really wrong. And with her cat baku, Jinx, missing in action and MONCHA, the company behind the invention of the robot pet, threatening her family, she isn't sure who to turn to for answers...Categorized as:
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![Searching for Shelter by Stephanie Mylchreest, Misty Zaugg]()
Searching for Shelter by Stephanie Mylchreest, Misty Zaugg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo food. No shelter. No way out but through.A calamitous pair of storms.Two women on the run from their past caught in the whirlwind.They'll either stand and fight - or be consumed in the aftermath.***Twin hurricanes obliterate the eastern coast of the United States, bringing with them a blight that devastated America's breadbasket... -
![Black Light Express by Philip Reeve]()
Black Light Express by Philip Reeve
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZen and Nova have ridden a train from one world to another before. They come from the Network Empire, whose stations are scattered across half the galaxy. But this time it's different. They've passed through a gate which shouldn't exist at all. They did terrible things to open it, they don't know where it leads, and now they can never go back... -
![Fated by Teri Terry]()
Fated by Teri Terry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm just one girl. What can I do?Sam's cosy life as daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth, and is cracking down hard. Mobile phones are blocked, gatherings are banned and dissent is brutally crushed.Sam is torn between family loyalty and doing what is right... -
![The Terminator by Randall Frakes, James Cameron]()
The Terminator by Randall Frakes, James Cameron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA novel by Randall Frakes & Bill Wisher; based on a screenplay by James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd.More deadly than any man alive.The time is now... but he comes from the Year of Darkness, 2029. He was created to reshape the future by destroying the present. He feels no pity, no pain, no fear. He feels nothing. He is an unstoppable killing machine programmed for murder. He is.. -
![The A.I. War: The Big Boost by Daniel Keys Moran]()
The A.I. War: The Big Boost by Daniel Keys Moran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Long-Awaited Sequel to The Long Run and The Last Dancer.In 2072, the United Nations Space Force began building the Unity . . . at Halfway.The Unity was seven kilometers long... -
![The Stories of Ibis by Hiroshi Yamamoto]()
The Stories of Ibis by Hiroshi Yamamoto
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a world where humans are a minority and androids have created their own civilization, a wandering storyteller meets the beautiful android Ibis. She tells him seven stories of human/android interaction in order to reveal the secret behind humanity's fall. The story takes place centuries in the future, where the diminished populations of humans live uncultured lives in their own colonies... -
![Irradiate by Sarah Addison-Fox]()
Irradiate by Sarah Addison-Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFace what you fear the most....Discovering colour after a lifetime of grey has opened Mallory's eyes to the beauty of Irrelevance.But when she learns who Cristan is and what's he capable of, she'll be forced to question everything she feels for him...When Cristan found rebel Irrelevants in the wastelands, he finally had the proof he needed to take down the government who think they own him... -
![The Terminator by Shaun Hutson]()
The Terminator by Shaun Hutson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created THE TERMINATOR... -
![Semi/Human by Erik Hanberg]()
Semi/Human by Erik Hanberg
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRobots are in. Humans are out. Can one teenager steal her way to a better future?Pen Davis just lost her internship to a robot. As supercomputers take over all the jobs in the world, the lonely teen doesn’t see a future. Desperate to escape the coming robo-pocalpyse, she devises a plot to steal millions from her former boss... -
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![Ghosts by Rhiannon Lassiter]()
Ghosts by Rhiannon Lassiter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the twenty-fourth century, Raven leads an army of Hexes, humans with a mutant gene allowing interface with computers, and a band of rebels to a new future only to find the Net harbors an evil, threatening blackness...Categorized as:
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![Survival by K.A. Riley]()
Survival by K.A. Riley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the year 2043, with the nation destroyed by war, seventeen-year-old Kress and her Conspiracy of friends embark on a dangerous cross-country mission to locate and recruit other Emergents, the name given to teenagers who have begun to exhibit strange evolutionary abilities...Categorized as:
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![Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald]()
Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCyberabad Days returns to the India of 2047 as featured in Ian McDonald's acclaimed novel River of Gods...Categorized as:
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![Emerald Eyes by Daniel Keys Moran]()
Emerald Eyes by Daniel Keys Moran
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the government created 250 telepathic infants to train as warriors, the children were nurtured as only the most valuable of slaves can be. But now these rare children have come of age, and they demand the same freedom as all men and women--and possess a unique power with which to fight for it... -
![Ones and Zeroes by Dan Wells]()
Ones and Zeroes by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Dan Wells, author of the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence and the John Cleaver series, comes the second book in a dark, pulse-pounding sci-fi-noir series set in 2050 Los Angeles.Overworld. It’s more than just the world’s most popular e-sport—for thousands of VR teams around the globe, Overworld is life. It means fame and fortune, or maybe it’s a ticket out of obscurity or poverty... -
![Genius: The Con by Leopoldo Gout]()
Genius: The Con by Leopoldo Gout
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree teen geniuses from diverse backgrounds must work together to stop a vicious warlord, protect their families, and save the world in this fast-paced sequel to Genius: The Game.ON THE RUN!Tunde: This fourteen-year-old self-taught engineering genius from Nigeria is in a race against time to save his village from a ruthless warlord... -
![Shadows by Rhiannon Lassiter]()
Shadows by Rhiannon Lassiter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Supercomputer Brain In A 15-Year-Old's Body... Meet Raven, The Most Dangerous Teenager In The World.... Tomorrow has come. And now, in 24th-century London, the CPS, a secret government agency, is on a mission to seek and destroy the Hex-human mutants with supercomputer minds. Raven is next on their list. Soon she will be in their hands...Categorized as:
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![Ash: A Destined Novel by Shani Petroff, Darci Manley]()
Ash: A Destined Novel by Shani Petroff, Darci Manley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDestiny is pre-determined. It is strictly monitored. It is unchangeable.Or is it?Madden’s life is a whirlwind of privilege and perks. Born into the elite Purple ring, she is fated to be a Minister of the Seven. Although her position comes with the burden of great responsibility, she’s nothing if not confident in her future... -
![Ravaged Land by Kellee L. Greene]()
Ravaged Land by Kellee L. Greene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the storms hit, people died. Ros and her friends were among the lucky few to survive. They were safe underground but when the way clears for them to return, will they survive the new world that is waiting for them? Supplies. Shelter. Survival. Those who lived will have to fight for their lives. Kindness does not exist...Categorized as:
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![Bot Wars by J.V. Kade]()
Bot Wars by J.V. Kade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve-year-old Trout St. Kroix has been searching for his missing father for the last two years, after his dad disappeared while fighting in the Bot Wars. The Bot Wars began after robots became so advanced that they revolted and demanded more workers' rights, causing the government to declare all robots terrorists and ban them from the Districts... -
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![Hunger for Dystopian: Sampler by Anna Carey, Michael Grant]()
Hunger for Dystopian: Sampler by Anna Carey, Michael Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTales of dangerous worlds set in futures both unrecognizable and startlingly familiar. Read sneak peeks of the hottest dystopian books around, including Divergent by Veronica Roth, Gone by Michael Grant, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Variant by Robison Wells, Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, Eve by Anna Carey, and Partials by Dan Wells... -
![Elegy by Kate Wrath]()
Elegy by Kate Wrath
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLess than one second: how long it takes for everything to change. The story rewritten. The answers lost. The world turned upside down. Eden’s life is in tatters. Too many questions. Too many answers she never would have chosen. With no time to think or mourn, she struggles to take control of her fate once again. There’s one thing that Eden has always wanted— find Oscar... -
![Tropical Punch by S.C. Jensen]()
Tropical Punch by S.C. Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrippers, Drugs, and Headless Corpses…All in a day’s work for Bubbles Marlowe, HoloCity’s only cyborg detective.What do an anti-tech cult, a deadly new street drug, and the corrupt Chief of Police have in common?It’s a question Bubbles can’t afford to ask. Last time she got curious it cost her job, a limb, and almost her life.She vows to stay out of police business... -
![Exile by Chris Ward]()
Exile by Chris Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLive together, die together ...Having narrowly escaped the Governor's savage Huntsmen, Marta Banks and the other surviving Tube Riders are on the run in northern France...Categorized as:
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![Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire by Timothy Zahn]()
Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollowing the dramatic events of Terminator Salvation, a recovering John Connor grants Barnes permission to return to the destroyed VLA lab and bury his brother, killed in the explosive opening of the movie. At the ruins Barnes and Blair Williams hunt through the debris for the remains of their comrade but instead uncover a mysterious cable leading up into the mountains... -
![Chromed: Upgrade by Richard Parry]()
Chromed: Upgrade by Richard Parry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s 2150AD. There hasn’t been a corporate war… until now.Mason Floyd is an augmented syndicate enforcer at the top of his game. His job is asset protection and acquisition, no questions asked.Company tech is stolen on Mason’s watch. Rival megacorps want it, and they don’t mind killing him to get it. Framed for the theft, Mason runs...Categorized as:
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![Clay by Tony Bertauski]()
Clay by Tony Bertauski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe map the universe with five sensesInterpret reality with our mindWe rely on this bodyWhat a poor vessel it isJamie wants to be a halfskin.Her life has become dull and pointless. If she had more biomites—synthetic stem cells that promise hope—she could take control of her life. But Jamie’s body is already 49.9% biomites. The rest is clay—her God-given organic cells... -
![Trapped by Randolph Lalonde]()
Trapped by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile the artificial intelligences of the galaxy attempted to wipe out humanity, a designer slave, Aspen, escaped into the underworld. Some time later, mankind is slowly regaining control, destroying artificial intelligences by any means but leaving a chaotic, lawless galaxy behind as a result... -
![A Girl Undone by Catherine Linka]()
A Girl Undone by Catherine Linka
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run with deadly government secrets, Avie must decide if she can live up to her name and truly become fearless for the cause or if it’s better to just give in.The sequel and explosive conclusion to A Girl Called Fearless.Having survived a violent confrontation with the US government, Avie is not out of danger... -
![Insider X by Dave Buschi]()
Insider X by Dave Buschi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFacility 67096. It shapes our thoughts. Shapes our world. Manipulates us. And it seeks one thing. The destruction of everything we hold dear.Marks and Lip, one a former Marine, the other a cyber specialist for the NSA, are our answer to Facility 67096. What is Facility 67096? It controls the Web. Has controlled it ever since the beginning... -
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![Genius: The Revolution by Leopoldo Gout]()
Genius: The Revolution by Leopoldo Gout
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree teen geniuses from diverse backgrounds must take down an online terrorist ring, rescue an imprisoned father, and prepare for their final showdown with a misguided mastermind in this third and final book in the Genius YA trilogy by Leopoldo Gout.How do we stop him? We beat him at his own game. Painted Wolf: Mysterious activist blogger and strategist from China... -
![Мова by Віктар Марціновіч]()
Мова by Віктар Марціновіч
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings«Мова» – другі беларускамоўны раман Марціновіча пасля «Сцюдзёнага выраю». «У “Мове” я паспрабаваў сабраць у незвычайным сюжэце маё разуменне багажу праблем, звязаных з нашай ідэнтычнасцю, з культурай, мовай і гісторыяй. З тутэйшасцю, з правінцыйнасцю, з гатоўнасцю адмовіцца ад свайго», – кажа аўтар... -
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![Valhalla by Ari Bach]()
Valhalla by Ari Bach
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Harmony Ink Press Young Adult Title Violet MacRae is one of the aimless millions crowding northern Scotland. In the year 2330, where war is obsolete and only brilliant minds are valued, she emerges into adulthood with more brawn than brains and a propensity for violence. People dismiss her as a relic, but world peace is more fragile than they know... -
![The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei]()
The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes at the bottom of the sea to escape devastating climate change. The world is dominated by powerful media conglomerates and runs on exploited cyborg labor... -
![Cyberpunk City Book One: The Machine Killer by D.L. Young]()
Cyberpunk City Book One: The Machine Killer by D.L. Young
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Altered Carbon, Neuromancer, and Snow Crash.Former data thief Maddox thinks his life of cybercrime is behind him. He couldn't be more wrong.Forced by a powerful executive to steal a priceless dataset, Maddox uncovers the shocking truth of a secret war between AIs, raging inside the digital universe known as virtual space... -
![Claimed by the Alien General by Eva O'Hare]()
Claimed by the Alien General by Eva O'Hare
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMars needs Black women! Well, not Mars, exactly, but a planet called Rakesh. All of the female creatures on Rakesh died during a plague, and now the Rakesh males have no mates. If they don't find mates soon, their species will die. Finding mates won't be easy. Only Black females from Earth will do... -
![A Window Into Time by Peter F. Hamilton]()
A Window Into Time by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA profound, poignant, mind-blowing trip into time and consciousness awaits in this ebook original novella from New York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton. In the vein of Life After Life, Hamilton’s bold speculations into the nature of life—and what comes after—make for riveting, provocative fiction. The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine... -
![Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster]()
Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe eagerly awaited fourth Terminator movie, Terminator Salvation, starring Christian Bale and directed by McG, reaches cinemas on 22 May 2009.In a brand-new chapter in the Terminator chronicles, Judgment Day has come to pass and Skynet has destroyed much of the world’s population. In this post-apocalyptic world, the resistance, led by John Connor, continues its brutal fight for survival... -
![Shadowrun 32: Wolf and Raven by Michael A. Stackpole]()
Shadowrun 32: Wolf and Raven by Michael A. Stackpole
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTogether with a group of cyborg bounty hunters and computer wizards, soldier of fortune Wolfgang Kies assists Elf Lord Dr. Richard Raven in keeping humanity safe from preying monsters--both magical and technological. But crimelord Etienne LaPlante interferes with their vigilantism, preparing to strike at Raven and those who serve him... -
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![The Eighth Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Stories by Pamela Sargent, George R.R. Martin]()
The Eighth Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Stories by Pamela Sargent, George R.R. Martin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The Eighth Science Fiction Megapack" presents another stellar lineup of classic science fiction, new and old. Here are 25 stories (plus a bonus interview with best-selling author George R.R. Martin) by some of the field's greatest authors. Included are:THE TRUE DARKNESS, by Pamela SargentPERMANENT FATAL ERRORS, by Jay LakeADJUSTMENT TEAM, by Philip K... -
![Devil in the Device by Lora Beth Johnson]()
Devil in the Device by Lora Beth Johnson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling, much-anticipated conclusion to Lora Beth Johnson's Goddess in the Machine duology.Zhade's power might be going to his head.He's still getting used to wearing Maret's face, but he can't deny that the influence it affords him has its perks... -
![House of the Sun by Nigel Findley]()
House of the Sun by Nigel Findley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe kingdom of Hawaii is a tropical playground with a sinister underside. Dirk Montgomery, former Lone Star cop turned shadowrunner, must stay one step ahead of the factions battling to control the islands--the megacorps, the government, the rebels and the yazuka, not to mention the dragons, elves, new friends and old enemies... -
![Beyond the Pale by Jak Koke]()
Beyond the Pale by Jak Koke
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyan Mercury, the late president's secret agent, must find a mage with the ability to control the awesome power of the Dragon Heart. If he fails, the world will fall prey not only to industrial saboteurs, but spiritual demons as well. But in a turn of good fortune, Mercury will be joined by a mysterious figure--one who's known to be one of the more powerful individuals in the "Shadowrun" universe... -
![Streetlethal by Steven Barnes]()
Streetlethal by Steven Barnes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDisgusted with his life as enforcer for the Ortegas and their bloody empire of drugs, prostitution, and black market body parts, null-boxer Aubrey Knight realizes that he will have to become a hero if he is to walk away and still survive. Reprint... -
![Freelancer by Jake Lingwall]()
Freelancer by Jake Lingwall
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKari is a freelance hacker, taking jobs from clients to design anything from art to security software. In a world where 3D printers, drones, and computers connect directly to the brain, Kari finds keeping her expert programing skills secret while trying to finish high school almost impossible...
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