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Enhancement by scifiwriter
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Welcome to the nation. Welcome to the place where everything is monitored... everything is portioned... everything is perfectly under control... Everything except the SkyTrain Holland Renner was aboard. In a matter of seconds, Holland finds herself in a world she didn't know existed. Before, she was free within limits. Now, she's one of 400 others. Before, Holland was at least human. Now, she's not so sure. All she knows is that she needs to endure and survive. But what does this have to do with SkyTrain 267-B? Click the "Start Reading" button to uncover the secrets buried within the core of Holland's society. WATTY AWARD WINNER 2015!
Time Flux: Welcome to the New World by JayRLane
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[This version of Time Flux is in progress and is without any proof reading or editing, professionally or otherwise. Read at your own risk! On completion it will be edited, rewrote and chopped to bits so enjoy the unabridged raw version of Time Flux here!] "Time Flux: Welcome to the New World" is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that takes us on a journey through time. James Clock, a super soldier, finds himself stranded in the past during the time of the Titanic's maiden voyage, along with his companions, the beautiful electrical engineer Hannah Craft, and the child prodigy, Oz. As they struggle to find a way back to their own time, they are pursued by a mysterious organization, led by a lethal and unpredictable man known only as "One," who seeks to control and manipulate knowledge for their own purposes. With danger at every turn, the trio must navigate the perils of the past and outsmart their pursuers to survive. Along the way, they encounter a cast of colorful characters, both friend and foe, and uncover shocking secrets that threaten their very existence. With time running out, they must use all their wits and skills to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and find a way back to their own time, before it's too late. "Time Flux" is a fast-paced, action-packed adventure, full of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists and turns. With a mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and historical elements, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
Homeland by CoryDoctorow
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -- In Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of a terrorist attack on San Francisco—an experience that led him to become a leader of the whole movement of technologically clued-in teenagers, fighting back against the tyrannical security state. A few years later, California's economy collapses, but Marcus’s hacktivist past lands him a job as webmaster for a crusading politician who promises reform. Soon his former nemesis Masha emerges from the political underground to gift him with a thumbdrive containing a Wikileaks-style cable-dump of hard evidence of corporate and governmental perfidy. It’s incendiary stuff—and if Masha goes missing, Marcus is supposed to release it to the world. Then Marcus sees Masha being kidnapped by the same government agents who detained and tortured Marcus years earlier. Marcus can leak the archive Masha gave him—but he can’t admit to being the leaker, because that will cost his employer the election. He’s surrounded by friends who remember what he did a few years ago and regard him as a hacker hero. He can’t even attend a demonstration without being dragged onstage and handed a mike. He’s not at all sure that just dumping the archive onto the Internet, before he’s gone through its millions of words, is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, people are beginning to shadow him, people who look like they’re used to inflicting pain until they get the answers they want. Fast-moving, passionate, and as current as next week, Homeland is every bit the equal of Little Brother—a paean to activism, to courage, to the drive to make the world a better place.