System Fiction

Three women. Five Kids. One House. A debut novel that has been shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020, perfect for fans of "Why Mummy Drinks" and "Has Anyone Seen My Sex Life?" Erica knows her suggestion sounds extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she's desperate... When she and Louise to move into Polly's enormous but run-down house, they must admit that life's much easier when the childcare and workload is shared.

They couldn’t afford a ship or a fleet...and now they have a whole system to defend! Harmon Tomeral, along with friends Clip, Zerith, and the artificial intelligence Jayneen, were heroes. They’d brought back the battlecruiser Salvage Title from an unknown system and had defeated the alien Squilla and saved their home system of Tretrayon, not once, but twice. But now they have a system of their own, and the Bith are about to open it up to the galaxy at large.

The story of a family's dramatic clinical and emotional journey as they try to understand why their third-grader is failing school. They assume that his problems stem from anxiety and stress because Dad is serving in the US military in Iraq. The child's blackouts are finally identified by a neurologist's evaluation, and the cause is epilepsy! The parents are devastated. Will Conner ever be able to live a normal life?

In the heart of the scorching Arizona desert, a man ensnared in the web of an oppressive justice system that thrives on officials, driven by power and relentless pursuit, inflicting harm while casting shadows of despair over those they are meant to supervise. Cook is confronted with the harsh realities of a system designed to control and break, rather than rehabilitate. This true story recounts rouge officers hellbent on destroying his rebuilt life after leaving San Quentin, as well as a viral vendetta across state lines.

A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do! For the first time, the universes get to experience just what kind of monsters Clyde would soon be fathering. With his unborn daughter expelling enormous giga-geysers of power, the young man must scramble to survive the shenanigans. Meanwhile the Fallen God makes her move, preying on Mortem’s desires. Clyde’s daughter even attracts her. That’s not all. Behind all of that, Team Viper begins to mobilize. Surprisingly, Thor, the God of Thunder, is sent to scout. And Thor is murderous. Can Clyde best the legendary God of Thunder?

The time of Amina’s mission is here. With an unbreakable bond, she and her deck leader, Clyde, must triumph over an organization that harassed the realms she protected for centuries and, at last, confront Niphlem, the chaos god.

Feeling the high of holding back the Punishment Squad, Clyde decides it is time to tackle down an adventure quest that glared at him on the log for a while: weaken Natalia’s curse. Something like this should be a walk in the park, right? Nobody thinks that. And a clusterf--k things became: a trip to the Monster Kingdoms that is hosted by Lilith the Supreme Demon Lord herself, the Bright Ones appearing for the first time, and an epic loli rematch that you don’t want to miss.

Earth is one step away from a nuclear war, and Paradigm Alpha’s solution to saving what they can of humanity is to upload their brains to The Doomsday System. But while most of the minds are being stored while they sleep, Jeff doesn’t have that option. As the only one who can be uploaded digitally and remain awake, he will be kept alive, as it were, in order to help humanity 10,000 years from now. But thanks to time compression in the system, it will only be a thousand years for him.

The final battle of the stone-viper games is upon us...Clyde and Aunder will finally face off in a battle for Satovia. Can Clyde stand up to an opponent of overwhelming strength? Aunder’s convictions are revealed. His methods, though imperfect, are brought to the light. Who will you side with: Team Stone or Team Viper?

Buza System is Dyan’s world. She has been a Crecheling, one of the System’s children, trained in a broad range of skills and knowledge and prepared to take her place as an Urbane, a full-fledged adult member of the desert community with a Calling given to her by the System and its Cogitant Council. Between receiving her Calling and admission into the System, though, stand the Hanging and the Selection. The System has a lesson it wants to teach Dyan about death. Against that brutal experience, and entwined within it, destiny has a different lesson for her, about the family she has never known…and about love.

Terrell wasn't raised in the corrupt streets of Detroit. After being abused and left for dead by his violent, psychotic father, he was raised by his aunt and uncle in a loving home in the suburbs. But he never lost touch with his mother, whose selfish scheming sparked the fire that led to that fateful night when Terrell became disabled. Now that he's an adult, his tainted bloodline has other plans for the wheelchair-bound teenager.

They all had a system: the professional car thief, the cop, the sex trade operator, the heroin dealer, the DEA agent. But in Detroit all bets are off and you're on your own. Follow Elena Krizi, duped into sex slavery on the promise of a job, dancing and hooking in an 8 Mile Road strip club owned by Vlad "The Dragon" Dragovic. Ride with professional car thief Chris Wolfe boosting Escalades and busting them down at Eddie Siegler's chop shop, deep in Detroit. Take a wild ride on the lawless streets of Detroit in The System - A Detroit Story by John Silver.

Of course the first time a beautiful woman pays attention to Gavin, she’s a spy that thrusts him into a world of lies, manipulation and conspiracy. While this new life is filled with lies, Gavin will learn more truth about himself and who he is than he ever would have on his own. All he has to do is survive. Which is easier said than done while having the NOVA system in his head. Now, he has new threats that he has to look out for, both foreign and domestic, that seem to show up every day.

Retired airman Billy Moody grabbed the pistol from Ruth Anne just as she pulled the trigger to commit suicide. He quickly won her trust and took her in. As Billy learns more about this kid and the abuse she had suffered as a foster child, he vows to provide her with a better life and to learn the truth of her birth.

Vor fast sieben Jahrzehnten ist der Astronaut Perry Rhodan als erster Mensch auf Außerirdische getroffen. Seither hat die Menschheit ihren Einflussbereich ausgedehnt und ferne Sonnen­systeme besiedelt. Allerdings kommt es im Jahr 2102 zu einem Konflikt mit den Kolonien. Der Notfallplan Laurin wird eingeleitet - und geht schrecklich schief. Die Erde und der Mond stranden im ­Kugelsternhaufen M 3, rund 34.000 Lichtjahre von der Heimat entfernt.

Синдзи предстоит учёба в Токийском университете, при этом ему не даёт покоя мысль, не повлияла ли игра на получение им магических способностей в реальном мире? И не является ли его магический дар следствием какой-то системной ошибки в игре?

Последний рубеж пройден. Теперь Максим может сам выбирать свой путь. Вот только сможет ли он избежать внимания демонов, покровителей и систем? А если сможет, то получится ли создать мир, о котором он мечтал? Или все таки придется с кем-то вступить в союз? Да еще и впереди маячит возможность узнать правду о возникновении таких как он и всех остальных невидимых манипуляторов миров.

Morning in Whitehorse, and everything is normal. All too normal. A girlfriend who loves him; an evening at the farmer’s market in Shipyard’s Park. Idyllic, relaxing, peaceful. What more could a man want? John Lee isn’t sure, but stray thoughts intrude, and memories of a different time, a different place, a different world keep intruding. Angst-ridden, exhausting memories of a world of pain and struggle. Nothing like the paradise he lives in. Now, if only John wasn’t so attracted to them.

Последний рубеж пройден. Теперь Максим может сам выбирать свой путь. Вот только сможет ли он избежать внимания демонов, покровителей и систем? А если сможет, то получится ли создать мир, о котором он мечтал? Или все таки придется с кем-то вступить в союз?

When Jaxon found himself cornered with no way out, he decided to choose death. Only…how was he supposed to know that his first death would unlock the Global Omnipotent Development System?