Hard Child

Is there life on Europa? You are invited to accompany a crew of eight astronauts on their mission to the Jupiter ice-moon named Europa. Their mission is relatively straightforward, look for evidence of life in a vast ocean, which is trapped beneath a thick blanket of ice. There is one problem though..."The Curse!" Over the past 36 years, man has been trying to explore Europa. Every mission to date has ended in failure.

Having a pet dragon is so much fun. He can sit, roll over, and play.... He can candle a birthday cake, light a campfire, or so many other cool things.... But what if your dragon is always afraid of doing hard things? What if he gives up easily on anything that’s hard? What if he’s afraid to stand up for his friend just because it’s easier to stay quiet? What if he can’t persevere through anything that’s difficult? What should you do? You train him to do hard things! You show him when things are tough, he needs to be tougher.

It’s a new school year, and the Dudes have got security work to do. See how they give their parents a phishing lesson, thwart package bandits, and combat snack bullies. Laugh as the Dudes take on: An Ex-Special Forces Sensei, A Pizza Gun, and Snowman Decapitation!

The remnants of humanity and newly awakened sentient androids of Novae Terrae have come to an uneasy truce. Robotics scientist Harley Harris has sorted out his relationship issues, leaving behind an angry former partner. Will the peace hold after the androids come to the artificial-intelligence-driven conclusion that humans are inferior and unnecessary?

In einer Bar irgendwo in Nebraska. Jack Reacher bekommt zufällig mit, dass der Dorfarzt einen Notruf entgegennimmt und sich weigert, der Anruferin zu helfen. Kurzerhand zwingt Reacher ihn dazu - und lernt eine Frau kennen, die nicht zum ersten Mal von ihrem Mann verprügelt wurde. Er stellt den Schläger im örtlichen Steakhouse und löst damit eine Lawine aus. Denn der Schläger ist einer der Duncans. Diese Familie ist berüchtigt für ihr erpresserisches und rücksichtsloses Verhalten - und geht über Leichen.

Kaus wants nothing more than to be loved while its human counterpart, Raj Patel, believes fervently in freedom. Arkadia, one of four space stations circling Jupiter, was to be a refuge for all who fought the corrupt systems of old Earth, a haven where both humans and Artificial Intelligences could be happy and free.

Welcome to life in the world of 2112 Mankind has won: The population bomb is defused and the population is down to 7 billion from a peak of 9 billion in 2050. People can have their cake - thanks to nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing, Earth's resources are not going to run out. Humans and robots are in peaceful coexistence. Dahlia Rose is a very human being with very human desires. She wants a baby. But this is New York City in 2112 and baby making isn't birds and bees simple

When rogue drones threaten citizens and the ship’s crew falls ill, the Recorder answers their call for help, once again drawing scrutiny from the Consortium. With no other option and under an Elder’s overbearing watch, she returns to Pallas Station where she nearly lost her life in the hope of finding something—anything—to save her friends and countless others. Her friends are determined to keep her safe, but for the Recorder, saving others comes first, no matter the cost.

It’s been years since Burke has been home, years since he’s seen his “family” and worked in the underbelly of New York City. Although his appearance has changed, his reputation grown dusty, and his wallet thin, his skills and his crew remain razor sharp. So when he is contacted by a mob boss to investigate the murder of his illegitimate daughter, Vonni, Burke takes the job and begins searching for an unspeakably vicious killer.

The troubled childhood of the first posthuman as it is shaped by destiny. As the triad ascends into the holy sanctuary of Amenti as the all-powerful Ogdoad, the child created from Feng’s failure grows up, caught between plans thousands of years old and the desires of its own heart.

A senator's son is strangled by a synthoid in AsiaTown and, just like two other victims, tattooed with an indecipherable barcode. Jake and Kim, his new partner, battle political corruption, the Chinese Triad, and Internal Affairs, discovering a disturbing Fourth Law of Robotics as they decode the tattoos to stop the deviant series of murders.

This fast paced yet philosophically intriguing sci-fi audiobook reveals what genetic engineering has not figured out yet: How to turn a child into a genius! In 2025, the whole scientific world is chasing that elusive goal. The US, China and Peru are leading the way. Ace Peruvian scientist, Dr. Indira Rico, is a lifelong member of the EYPC cult "Engineer Your Perfect Child" (where children get trained from infancy for a specific career). She has nearly perfected a nanobot system to 'copy' genius neural networks from one person's brain into another.

“Your father is a sociopath.” Her therapist’s words reveal the awful truth. But they also offer Eva the key to breaking free. Convinced that every negative situation—even childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her brother and others—results directly from her choices, Eva rejects any suggestion that she’s a victim of trauma. Her narcissist father has trained her to embrace this mindset as he controls her every decision, including who she marries—a man just like him.

NY Times and USA Today best-selling author Lorhainne Eckhart brings you a new crossover series! The social worker and the cop, an unlikely couple drawn together on a small, secluded Pacific Northwest island where nothing is as it seems. Protecting the innocent comes at a cost, and what seems to be a sleepy, quiet town is anything but. Includes The Children, The Last Stand, and The Charity.

Children of Delcath weaves themes of identity, duty, ambition, and the interplay between human emotion and artificial intelligence into the background of a riveting coming-of-age tale. Afrit, a young miner on Kur Colony, grapples with societal expectations and personal dreams as she is embroiled in corporate manipulation and nepotism.

Greg Heffley está atravesando por una mala racha. Su mejor amigo, Rowley Jefferson, pasa de él desde que se ha echado novia. La cosa está tan mal que hasta Manny, su hermano pequeño, tiene más amigos que él... Sin embargo, Greg no piensa rendirse y está dispuesto a todo con tal de convertirse, de una vez por todas, en el tío más popular del colegio. ¿Conseguirá librarse de la mala suerte que le persigue?

A general in the United States Army by the name of William Thornson once said, "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." I've come to believe the general was wrong. I say that because no enemy in his right mind would remain the enemy of a Marine...if...he truly understood the Marines. Of course, the universe is filled with crazy people and in my occupation I got to meet more than my fair share of them.

Una apasionante selección del experto en literatura de ciencia ficción Mariano Villareal en torno al aniversario de la llegada del ser humano a la luna el 20 de julio de 1969. En estos relatos cortos se mezcla la solemnidad del paso más importante de la humanidad con la trascendencia, la imaginación, el análisis social y hasta el humor. Una antología tan emocionante como caminar sobre la luna por primera vez...

Nate and his video gamer friends are given the chance of a lifetime, a six-month tour aboard the Alliance’s newest battleship, ANS Dreadnought. Two years at the Academy has tested Nate’s flying, combat, and technical skills to the limit. But nothing will come close to his greatest test. Captain Gaunt, one of the Alliance’s most decorated officers plans to use Dreadnought to start a war, one that will engulf the region and cost many lives.

A young human male orphaned by the death of his adopted father struggles to survive in a universe that offers little more than despair. He's forced to scrub booster tubes on commercial starships to make enough coins to feed his alcohol addiction in his dirty day-to-day existence. The future looks dark and is getting darker. To make matters worse, he discovers that two very powerful forces are attempting to capture him and he has no clue why.