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The Numbered by bnlfan
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Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.
Human Error by leigh_
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BOOK 1 // Human Error (COMPLETE) BOOK 2 // Human Instinct (IN PROGRESS) *NOW OPTIONED FOR A TV SHOW* "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness engineered right into their DNA." - William Shakespeare, 1602 (adapted for BioPlus) Astrid Oxford is not normal. Two hundred years into the future, society is recovering from global collapse, and genetic modification has saved the remaining population from a hunger crisis. The alteration of human DNA has been illegal since the technology was developed, but in the heart of New London, a sinister trend has emerged among society's elite. Designer children have been the city's best-kept secret for years, but strange side effects are now appearing as they hit adolescence. When a freak suicide forces modification into the public eye, eighteen-year-old Astrid is about to learn how difficult it is to stay under the radar when you really were born to stand out.
Quantum: The Adventure Begins by InfernoNarratives
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In 2024, The Mushroom Kingdom faces annihilation after a catastrophic event from outer space hits the land, forever changing it. Mario and the gang are upon the selected few to venture out into space to find a new habitable planet using professor E. Gadd's Quantum: a super-sized luxury liner ship capable of transporting passengers across the galaxy in just over a week. Mario and friends venture off with high hopes, not knowing what lurks in the outer reaches of space. Produced Early-Mid 2020 REMASTERED VERSION COMING SOON! Explicit Items: - Blood & Gore - Scenes of Violence and Death - Partial/Brief Nudity throughout - Heavy Swearing
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Completed) by hgwells
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The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialised in 1897 in the UK by Pearson's Magazine and in the US by Cosmopolitan magazine. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.
Code 0X15 Project A.N.G.E.L by EllenKnightz
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Si Stella Franz ay isang typical na unemployed fresh graduate ng Advance Information Technology sa taong 473 G.E.. Due to her frustration to find a work to support her disabled father, naiisipan niyang magtrabaho ng part time sa isang local internet cafe and printing shop kung saan aksidente niyang na exchange ang kanyang USB sa isang common customer.. So whats the big thing about it? She just had accidentally opened and accessed to a top secret military file na pag mamayari ng Gobyerno ng Xavierheld Colony, kung saan may kinalaman ito sa re-existence ng lahi ng mga Superior human beings na tinatawag nilang mga A.N.G.E.L.S o ang Artificial Neo Genetic Engineered Lifeforms that were thought to be extinct 22 years na ang nakalipas matapos ang Angelic War. Her life became a total mess nang sinimulan siyang habulin ng Intelligence ng Xavierheld Colony.. convicting her as a spy and an enemy of the state, they want her dead for sure. She bargained for her and his father's life.. The Intelligence approves, but for a reasonable price.. Leaving her no choice but to serve them.. But unexpected things happened, daan upang ma reveal ang kanyang tunay na pagkatao and leaving her confused about her true past.. Her Life totally changed... Secrets are all revealed... There's no turning back... What does it takes to be an A.N.G.E.L.? Genre: Science Fiction [Tagalog-English]
Gaea by Bentu12
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A short novel about interstellar colonization, the dangers of scientific discovery, and the end of the world. Image credit goes to Space Engine.
The Peculiars' Tale (UNCUT VERSION) by AnakniRizal
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She can see the future, her name is Jill Morie. They are Peculiars, they exist. And this is their tale. ***** Jill Morie, the girl who can see the future, never wants her power and believes that every event in the universe is already determined. Until one day, she decided to interfere with fate to compensate for her guilt. And this is the beginning of her quest. She then discovered that there are other beings like her who have exceptional abilities and a secret organization called 'Memoire' who hunts them down. -- THE PECULIARS' TALE (Wattys 2015 Winner) Genre: Scifi, Action, Young Adult, Mystery-Thriller Status: Completed
Algorithm - Book 1 - The Medallion by aweyken
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A young boy, Adam, discovers a gold medallion in a lump of coal. He keeps it as a curious good luck piece for the next twenty years, until as a scientist, he discovers it contains a message and is clearly alien. Join Adam and his colleague, Linda, as they embark upon an adventure of revelation, ultimately giving up all they hold dear to discover who we are and who put us here.