On the eve of the year 2060, a massive chemical strike is launched upon the west coast of North America. Millions die within the first few moments, and the survivors find themselves quarantined by the world governments, who fear a worldwide outbreak. The story follows Lieutenant James Manasseh, a security officer with the Vesperius Corporation, a group dedicated to . . .
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On the eve of the year 2060, a massive chemical strike is launched upon the west coast of North America. Millions die within the first few moments, and the survivors find themselves quarantined by the world governments, who fear a worldwide outbreak. The story follows Lieutenant James Manasseh, a security officer with the Vesperius Corporation, a group dedicated to . . .
Akačehennyi on a Diet of Dreams is an epistolary science fiction novel that follows Salus, an ambitious woman who dreams of political achievement. She has moved to the capital to work for one of the founders of the Progressive Movement, a party known for its controversial attitudes about technology and interstellar travel. Her chance for recognition comes one evening . . .
Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves . . .
The Khandroma Project is the personal, interactive and ever-evolving portfolio of Khandroma. The Khandroma Project has it all from experimental/hybrid fiction to poetry to stream-of-consciousness writing. Come on in, kick off your shoes, grab a cup of tea and get comfy! Comments, feedback, and constructive criticism are encouraged at The Khandroma Project where dialogue is nurtured. Art is a conversation; . . .
A soldier returns home to settle old scores and gets caught up in the schemes of some grifters out to rip off the Russian mob. . . .
Eurux is Europe’s new operating system, developed by the European Union. It will be this decade’s most important contribution to the unity of Europe. Alex Laine, a technical administrator on the Eurux project, is accused of having infected the Eurux main server with a Trojan. Alex becomes a fugitive, not only from Union representatives afraid of scandal. Someone else . . .
“Chuck” is a serial novel—a psych-thriller—about a famous artist—a troubled man—who manages to get by . . . until his mother passes. Interestingly enough, his reaction is not what he would have expected. He’s actually not dealing with it so well . . . and neither are the people around him. Sanity versus truth—which is which? . . .
In 1918 Standard Count, the lead singer of Tapestry, Eràsis, jumped to her death at the Great Falls. One day later, the most devastating and thorough computer virus in history erased almost all data connected to her. Only her music and several fragmentary interviews remain. Amkzí, a canyon woman living at the close of the twenty-first century, embellished . . .
Khann of Mann is a fictional account of an uncompromising Wall Street investment banker and the human interest storyline as he wrestles with life, laws and love on a global scale. The novel is less about Wall Street, rather man’s pursuit of his desires and the consequences those pursuits create. Christopher Khann is a self-taught genius who can resist everything . . .
“The Arab Bank” is a 12-part short fiction serial set in Cannes, which is running during the Cannes Film Festival [May 13-24]. It utilizes Google Maps, Street View, and delivery via web, Facebook, email, RSS, and Twitter. . . .
These are the tales of Twilight, a world in which magic is divided between light and dark. A world littered with the old creatures, the satyrs, fairies and other magical creatures that have little connection with humanity. Good and evil aren’t as easy as light and dark magic, nice people exist on all sides, as do bad ones. What would . . .
Set in a world where high school meets high treason, Mind + Body sees protagonist and narrator Chris Baker under fire from rogue elements inside the Marine Corps, the FBI, and a handful of paid killers as he attempts to uncover a conspiracy that seems to envelop his entire life. Chris leads an entirely normal life until his father, . . .
This is an unusual story which seems to straddle genres. It has the advanced technology reminiscent of futuristic sci-fi novels, it has immortal (or long-living?) beings who share collective memories, it has a tinge of romance and relationships, but ultimately it is a thriller, a story of political intrigue.
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I’d been hearing about this one for months now. But I only started it yesterday – on my screen – and I am so hooked that I must now own Little Brother printed on dead trees, even if I make it to the end before I get around to buying it.