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curiousers under way

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Parts 27
Time 5h 7m

action-adventure britain canada fighting-sail humour james-watt ottawa scifi steam-engines technology time-travel youngadult

Author's note:  An updated edition of this book has been republished in three books UNDERCOVER - DARK FIRE DATA,   CURIOUSERS   and STEAM POWER.


 It's Christmas and the school's time machine malfunctions, sending us to 1778 CE where we are press-ganged onto a 20 gun frigate. After it runs aground, we escape and meet the famous James Watt.  However, we are still deserters from the Royal Navy and subject to the death penalty.

Back in the present, I am suspected of hacking into CIA computers and Murga is still trying to kidnap me despite Triple Oh's efforts to arrest him.  My uncle Dunc (Triple Oh's talking, moon-walking goose) is also on the case.  

Author's note:  This is the second book in the series so you might like to read Under Cover Goose first.    Ziff.

Cover photo - This is the frigate Surprise a replica of the HMS Rose which was nearly identical to HMS Curious.

Cover quotation attributed to Mathew Bolton, James Watt's business partner at the start of the Industrial revolution.All Rights Reserved

action-adventure britain canada fighting-sail humour james-watt ottawa scifi steam-engines technology time-travel youngadult

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One of a Kind G/T by moodygirlz

In a world where humans are considered nothing more than commodities-bought, sold, and studied like exotic livestock-Vareshian university student Lorian Thorne receives a young 6 inch human as part of a groundbreaking class experiment. Unlike the older, scarred, and vacant humans distributed to his peers, Lorian's human is barely more than a child, wide-eyed and trembling in the corner of his cage. Lorian has always understood humans the way his parents taught him: resources, tools, valuable for their rarity but not worth empathy or consideration. Yet as he observes his human's fragile existence and begins to interact with him, Lorian starts questioning everything he's been told. The boy's small, defiant attempts at connection force Lorian to confront not only the morality of his own actions, but the brutal reality of the society he lives in. As the class progresses, Lorian must navigate the expectations of his Vareshian peers, his parents' ingrained beliefs, and his growing sense of responsibility toward the life in his care. What starts as a sterile academic exercise becomes a journey of unexpected connection, forcing Lorian to face the uncomfortable truths about his world, his family, and ultimately, himself.

Esperia Academy: Transmigrated as a Man in a Yuri Game Full of Espers by Background_Utilizer

I transmigrated to game called [Esperia Academy] I didn't play this game but I know about it because of its popularity, I even know the storylines ,content ,blablabla.. thanks to internet and a friend who plays this. A popular worldwide game about female espers and only female espers.A romance, harem of female espers ,the protagonist being a female esper. Thats right.Only females.Theres no males? there are but... they're so few you can consider them extinct.. But for a man like me,this is of no problem at all. As I am the Proud Divine Emperor!!The conquerer of Women!! nah... im joking. Obviously. Though if I was to describe myself,then it would be ,above average.From my face,physique,intellect,personality, and many more ,at least in my understanding ,it is. It wasn't even that bad...yet ,in just a single night... I was not in my body anymore!? Like.. I didnt even die..! How is this possible? I didnt get hit by a truck,I didnt spam a 5700 words hate comment,and most of all I'm not even that badly attach to this game like some kind of game addict,in fact it should be my friend.... ..Do I adapt and live in this word,or should I persist and try to find a way to go back to my original world?knowing I didnt even die?

The Virus Within: The Unranked (Book 4) by CrystalScherer

Season 4 of The Virus Within Trinity is familiar with zombies, being one herself, but when strange zombies start appearing, she realizes that the world she knew might be changing yet again. When a dangerous set of scientific notes are discovered, Trinity and her friends don't realize anything is wrong until a frantic radio call comes in. Unaware of the notes, they race to the south and struggle to determine where the strange zombies came from. The zombies are unlike any ranks previously seen, and they aren't as predictable. Some have new tricks hidden up sleeves, forcing any Stronghold they encounter to quickly adapt to the new challenge or risk being overrun. Secrets never remain hidden, and zombie apocalypses never make life easy.

လှမ်းရန်ခက်သော မေတ္တာပန်း ( Completed) by TulipHayThar

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Hero Hybrid (Jurrasic World: Camp Cretaceous) by Shainessy

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A Different Virus: Heartfire by CrystalScherer

In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined. * * * * * As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else. --------- Excerpt: I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow. Glowing eyes were not normal. Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal. What was I then? For that, I had no answer [[Word count: 495,000]] Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given. Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.

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One of a Kind G/T

In a world where humans are considered nothing more than commodities-bought, sold, and studied like exotic livestock-Vareshian university student Lorian Thorne receives a young 6 inch human as part of a groundbreaking class experiment. Unlike the older, scarred, and vacant humans distributed to his peers, Lorian's human is barely more than a child, wide-eyed and trembling in the corner of his cage. Lorian has always understood humans the way his parents taught him: resources, tools, valuable for their rarity but not worth empathy or consideration. Yet as he observes his human's fragile existence and begins to interact with him, Lorian starts questioning everything he's been told. The boy's small, defiant attempts at connection force Lorian to confront not only the morality of his own actions, but the brutal reality of the society he lives in. As the class progresses, Lorian must navigate the expectations of his Vareshian peers, his parents' ingrained beliefs, and his growing sense of responsibility toward the life in his care. What starts as a sterile academic exercise becomes a journey of unexpected connection, forcing Lorian to face the uncomfortable truths about his world, his family, and ultimately, himself.