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Invisible Armies by JonEvans
Invisible Armies
JonEvans
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In a world where security cameras prove what you have done and databases define who you are, the few who know how to manipulate the technology can play God. They can change the future; they can alter the past. They can make big money, they can save the world, and they can get away with murder over and over again. Danielle Leaf grew up believing she was safe. Now she knows she was wrong. Award-winning author Jon Evans returns with new heroes and a compulsive, fast-paced story that examines issues of Third World exploitation and the extreme edge of anti-capitalist activism. Invisible Armies is Cold War suspense for the modern age, a thriller that looks behind the power of protests and the politics of big business. Reviews "Thought-provoking ... Invisible Armies is an intriguing, pacy read and Mr Evans shows great potential."-The Economist "A tough-as-nails technothriller... People who aren't morons and like thriller novels ought to read this."-Bruce Sterling "Evans has created a new genre, the travelogue as fast-paced action thriller."-Montreal Gazette About the Author Jon Evans's novels have been published around the world, translated into half a dozen languages, and praised by The Economist, The Times of London, and the Washington Post. His journalism has appeared in Wired, Reader's Digest, The Guardian, The Globe & Mail, and The Times of India, and he writes a weekly column for TechCrunch. He can be found online at www.rezendi.com.
Infection |Infected Book 1| by KarateChop
Infection |Infected Book 1|
KarateChop
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WHEN THEY RISE, WE WILL FALL. We've seen the movies, we've watched the TV shows, but nothing will ever prepare us for a real zombie apocalypse. When Desi, a normal teenage girl, wakes up one morning to screaming neighbors and a bleeding mother, she quickly realizes that pop culture's most grusome nightmare is real. Losing everything, Desi finds herself scared and alone until she is saved by a boy wielding a baseball bat. Fighting for a life that she isn't even sure she wants anymore, Desi must learn that it is okay to love again when it seems there is nothing to live for. Falling in love isn't easy with infected biting at your heels, but once Desi finds it again, she will do whatever it takes to keep her and her love alive. / HORROR / ACTION / ADVENTURE / ROMANCE / SCIENCE FICTION / *IN SERIOUS EDITING PROCESS* Highest Ranking: #3 in Horror, #4 in Science Fiction Cover by @sugarcrystals
Age of Lies. (Book 1 of the Markelium series) by Tazunte
Age of Lies. (Book 1 of the Markelium series)
Tazunte
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The year is 2695, the United Planets have had peace for hundreds of years, avoiding major wars and disputes. The perfect stellar government has been made and every thing is working perfectly except for a few rogue pirate groups on the outskirts of the law. Or is it? James Markelium and his three friends wake up on a medical station where they recuperate from their injuries. Soon after they are sent off to a naval school for training for their next assignment, the UPSF Prince where he begins to question everything uncovering an Age of Lies.
What if theories... by JemElaine_
What if theories...
JemElaine_
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De-ac-ti-vated by genk01
De-ac-ti-vated
genk01
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I was in Biology 101 when the sirens went off. We were herded in single file to the buses that escorted us to the loading docks twenty miles away. Once there, I got dislocated from my group and watched as they boarded the space pod I was meant to be on. Several minutes later, airborne and on their way to space, the white pod exploded into a ball of flame and ash. Lost in the whims of guilt and relief, I joined another group on a separate pod. Ten minutes later, I looked down upon the Blue Planet for what could very well be the last time. It was not sorrow that I felt for her, but fear. De-ac-ti-vated tells the story of how Earth perished and its inhabitants were forced to flee into the black unknown of space. But leaving Earth was only the beginning. No one could have fathomed what the deep black of the cosmos held for them. Highest Ranking: #62 Sci-fi (02/11/2017) I want to thank @kario12 for a great cover design. Your skill is breathtaking and I love working with you. I would also like to thank Tobias Roetsch for the lovely artwork we were allowed to use. Your talent is superb!!! You can find more of his stuff here: http://taenaron.deviantart.com/
Snow by jule009
Snow
jule009
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After an apocalyptic event that thrusts the world into a new ice age, Calestia - a 17-year-old girl with a strong will - must learn to survive on a land infested with gangs, guns, and distrust. ***** Nobody knows what day it is anymore. Nobody knows the month, the day of the week...and the only way to tell time is by the slight change in the color of the sky from grey to black every twenty-four hours. If a day even is twenty-four hours anymore. The planet is dead. The people are dead. Snow falls down upon piles of bodies like the ash of a volcanic eruption. Except, the snow doesn't stop. It never does. It continues to fall and fall until you wonder if it is even possible for another flake to come down and land silently in your hair. But it does. They do. There are few survivors of what the remaining have started to call the end of the world. The Apocalypse. Few who are still brave or scared of death enough to face the torture that is living. I am one of those survivors. Book One of the Snow Series Highest ranking: #3 in Sci-Fi Watty's Shortlisted