System Fiction

A nasty threat from her father pushes a determined Melody to figure out a way to make progress in her quest to save her home realm. Clyde must learn to control his ridiculous new strength. An amazing evolution of the young man which you don’t want to miss. The mystery of the stone father continues to unravel. His grand scheme is currently unknown. Look out, Team Stone! The party must gather parts required for a platform intended to warp them to Utopius, Melody’s home realm. Clare’s the guide. However, will the author of Taint sit back and let the task be easy?

An undercover CIA officer discovers that the company he is investigating produces an artificial intelligence product that manipulates the behavior of the general public, and he must prove it to the media or be killed by a powerful corporation that has its own military.

Taj was looking forward to his two-year sabbatical from the Sol System Enforcers. At the young age of 62, he was hoping for another 50 years as an Enforcer, but right now, he needed time off. Taj, and his partner Taddy, were planning travel to Festival City in the Asteroid Belt. But, evil never rests. As Taj prepared for a peaceful retreat, his enemies had a different plan. Someone very powerful wanted Taj dead and wasn't afraid to target his family to prove their point. All Taj knew was that he must present himself in Armstrong City of Luna in a single day, or Taddy would die on the Carousel.

По выходу из S-рангового подземелья меня ждала шокирующая новость – на особняк деда, где находились сёстры, кто-то напал. Какова цель тех ублюдков – неизвестно. Что случилось с девочками – тоже. Мне предстоит выяснить это самому. И ничто не сможет встать у меня на пути.

Стоило выбраться наружу, как проблемы посыпались одна за другой: сначала пропажа сестёр, затем объявление родственничков, и в качестве вишенки на торте–волна прорывных врат, возникших по всему миру...

Если бы заранее знал, чем обернётся рейд в E-ранговые врата, ни за что бы не согласился пойти сюда вновь! "Я не хочу умирать..."—такой была последняя мысль, когда мою плоть живьём раздирали монстры. Мне оставалось лишь проклинать судьбу, за то, что оказался не в том месте и не в то время. Ещё один шанс—это всё, чего я хотел.

Immortality comes at a steep price. Faced with a heartrending loss, Lox walks down a dark path. He knew there would be a cost for immortality, but he didn’t know he would have to face it so soon.

Die System-Apokalypse kommt nach Australien, wo sie die ansässigen Organismen verwandelt und dem ohnehin schon gefährlichsten Kontinenten der Welt immer noch gefährlichere Kreaturen bringt. Kira Kent, ihres Zeichens Pflanzenbiologin, überrascht das System, als sie gerade mit ihren beiden Kindern im Schlepptau eine Nachtschicht auf der Arbeit einlegt.

Twenty-one-year-old narcoleptic Angel Duet knows her father harbors secrets. He loves and protects her, but his suspicious refusal to discuss her mother's death drives Angel to worship an image created from the little history she does have: her father's sketchy stories and her mother's treasured photography, studies of clouds that have hung in the their foyer for more than twenty years. When her father's girlfriend moves in, the photographs come down, and Angel's search for truth becomes an obsession.

Clyde and Team Stone triumphed something with all odds set against them, including the weight of Taint itself. The stone-viper games were but phase one of what is to come. The universal apocalypse in which Celestial wants to avoid.... A dark revelation: What lies beyond the authors of Taint and Purity? What else slumbers...?

The Alcazar station has been attacked! Project Ibex, under the command of former teammate Irene has begun cutting a bloody path throughout the galaxy, delivering a single message. Humanity has arrived! From Tachyon to Boron and beyond Hrafn squad will pursue the Veles across the galaxy. Alliances will be forged; enemies will be made and the thin red line between hero and villain will be towed in the name of peace.

In its oppressive atmosphere of fog, mist, and mud, nothing conjures up the dreary days of November and its "implacable" weather like the celebrated opening of Bleak House. The plot concerns a long-running legal dispute (Jarndyce and Jarndyce) that has far-reaching consequences for all involved. Dickens' assault on the flaws of the British judiciary system is based in part on his own experiences as a law clerk.

A hundred millennia has passed since the events of Iron Gods. The Spin is dying, and its few inhabitants live unknowingly in the relative paradise of one of hundreds of virtual realities - "vrealities" - or they scrape a living out of remains of the real world. As the vrealities drain the last resources of the Spin, a rebellion which could kill millions sparks and gains momentum. In a remote star system, an ancient insectoid called Skarbo the Horologist has studied The Spin for several lifetimes. Himself near to death, he makes a final journey to see the object of his studies.

Zwei Wochen System-Apokalypse, aber die Transformationen haben gerade erst begonnen. Mutierte Insekten, fleischfressende Kröten und wütende Yetis standen bis jetzt noch nie auf dem Stundenplan, doch wenn die Welt untergeht, muss man sich eben anpassen. Als Mutter eines Teenagers war Kira auf alles gefasst, nur nicht auf das Jüngste Gericht.

John und seine tapfere Crew von Überlebenden haben es satt, galaktische Kopfgeldjäger und Attentäter zu spielen. Nachdem ihre letzte Mission sie extrem unter Druck setzt, reisen sie zur Station Spaks. Aber selbst dort, unter Rebellen und Piraten, holt John die galaktische Politik wieder ein. Als die Hyperdrive-Triebwerke zahlreicher Feindschiffe noch mehr Ärger bringen, findet John in der Rebellenstation Antworten auf die System-Quest, aber auch neue Fragen.

Two days before the start of her junior year, 17-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed - as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she knows - with every fiber of her being - that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.

Die Flammen der Freiheit verzehren alle, Leibeigene wie Herren. John, der widerwillige Eigentümer der Siedlungen in British Columbia, stellt mit seinen Freunden die Speerspitze der Armee der Menschen an der nordamerikanischen Westküste dar. Allerdings haben seine Feinde diesen wachsenden Machtfaktor bemerkt und bringen Verstärkungen heran, um ihn und seine Verbündeten abzuschneiden, bevor sie zu stark werden. Sobald Politik und unschuldige Leben auf dem Spiel stehen, bemerkt John, dass die Ehre ein Hindernis auf dem Weg zum Sieg sein kann.

Earth as a new Dungeon World means opportunities and dangers galore. One of the enduring aspects of the System is the Shop, an interdimensional series of stores that compete for the opportunity to service clients and make a profit doing so. New clients on a new Dungeon World mean rare and heretofore unseen items and massive profits. No surprise that the vultures have arrived, searching for easy marks.

Mia Strong never expected to be deciding the rest of her life at age 22. Is she willing to become a human lab rat? Does she need to write a will? Does she ever want a family - and if so, with whom? She can't dodge the tough questions - not if she plans to live to see 23. With her life hanging in the balance, Mia wants nothing more than to rely on Adam Drake, but he's hurt her before.

Millionaire CEO Adam Drake overcame a tortured past to take control of his life and build his own gaming empire. The final piece falls into place with his newfound love for brilliant geek girl blogger Mia Strong. Now Adam is at the top of his game.