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The Future (Biblioasis International Translation Series #44)
Par Catherine Leroux, Susan Ouriou. 2023
Longlisted for Canada Reads 2023 • One of Tor.com's Can't Miss Speculative Fiction for Fall 2023 • Listed in CBC…
Books Fiction to Read in Fall 2023 • One of Kirkus Reviews' Fall 2023 Big Books By Small Presses • A Kirkus Review Work of Translated Fiction To Read Now • One of CBC Books Best Books of 2023 In an alternate history in which the French never surrendered Detroit, children protect their own kingdom in the trees. In an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism—and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees and burned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns to their resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance. When a strange intuition sends Gloria into the woods of Parc Rouge, where the city’s orphaned and abandoned children are rumored to have created their own society, she can’t imagine the strength she will find. A richly imagined story of community and a plea for persistence in the face of our uncertain future, The Future is a lyrical testament to the power we hold to protect the people and places we love—together.The Superteacher Project
Par Gordon Korman. 2023
It’s The Unteachables meets I, Robot in another funny middle school tale from Gordon Korman!It’s the start of a new…
school year and Oliver is looking forward to a seventh-grade year full of spitballs, jokes and pranks with his friend Nathan. And their new homeroom teacher, Mr. Aidact, looks like a prime target. He’s an odd duck with a weird, stilted vocabulary, an unusual way of looking at things, and a strangely old student teacher constantly in tow. He also has a seemingly superhuman ability to detect and defuse almost every one of Oliver’s schemes.But that’s not all of it. Mr. Aidact seems to be teaching pretty much every subject. He’s willing to take over jobs no other teacher will, like supervising detention and coaching the field hockey team. Oliver and Nathan are determined to find out what is up with this guy.What they uncover is out of this world!Mr. Aidact is, in fact, superhuman — he’s an android, a secret project of the Department of Education. And when the secret leaks out, the school and the PTA are in an uproar, and calls for his “deactivation” are loud and clear.Can Oliver and his friends turn this plan around and save the teacher they’ve grown to love and appreciate?Moon of the Turning Leaves
Par Waubgeshig Rice. 2023
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERTwelve years after the lights go out . . . An epic journey to a forgotten homelandThe hotly…
anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.In the years since a mysterious cataclysm caused a permanent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarchy, Evan Whitesky has led his community in remote northern Canada off the rez and into the bush, where they’ve been rekindling their Anishinaabe traditions, isolated from the outside world. As new generations are born, and others come of age in a world after everything, Evan’s people are stronger than ever. But resources around their new settlement are drying up, and elders warn that they cannot stay indefinitely. Evan and his teenaged daughter, Nangohns, are chosen to lead a scouting party on a months-long trip down to their traditional home on the shores of Lake Huron—to seek new beginnings, and discover what kind of life—and what danger—still exists in the lands to the south.Waubgeshig Rice’s exhilarating return to the world first explored in Moon of the Crusted Snow is a brooding story of survival, resilience, Indigenous identity, and rebirth.Blast Off! (Abby in Orbit)
Par Andrea J. Loney. 2023
The Secret Explorers and the Moon Mission (The Secret Explorers #9)
Par Sj King. 2022
Blast off into space with this lunar themed installment of DK Books' new educational fiction series for children. Meet the…
Secret Explorers--a band of brainiac kids from all over the world. Everyone in this diverse group of young experts has a specialty, from outer space to dinosaurs, and each story follows a character who gets chosen for a "secret exploration." In this fun, fact-filled children's book, space expert Roshni and geology expert Cheng blast off into outer space on a mission to the moon. There, they must navigate the dangerous terrain to clear up space debris before it can interfere with a lunar mission! Along the way the Secret Explorers pilot a space buggy and collect important rock samples. (STORY DETAILS TBC). With a gripping narrative that keeps kids engaged, The Secret Explorers and the Moon Mission book by SJ King is the perfect gift for children who are into all things space. It's written for children aged 7-9 years, with lots of information about astronomy and space, to give them an exciting introduction to lunar exploration. At the end of this fictional book, you'll find "Roshni' Mission Notes" which is a summary of all the scientific facts and discoveries made throughout the story. With fun illustrations, quizzes, and a vocabulary list, the educational value of this book is outstanding and great for a classroom read!The Food of the Gods (Hesperus Classics)
Par H. G. Wells. 1904
Published in 1904, this forgotten classic is sci-fi and dystopia at its best, written by the creator and master of…
the genreFollowing extensive research in the field of "growth," Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood light upon a new mysterious element, a food that causes greatly accelerated development. Initially christening their discovery "The Food of the Gods," the two scientists are overwhelmed by the possible ramifications of their creation. Needing room for experiments, Mr. Besington chooses a farm that offers him the chance to test on chickens, which duly grow monstrous, six or seven times their usual size. With the farmer, Mr. Skinner, failing to contain the spread of the Food, chaos soon reigns as reports come in of local encounters with monstrous wasps, earwigs, and rats. The chickens escape, leaving carnage in their wake. The Skinners and Redwoods have both been feeding their children the compound illicitly—their eventual offspring will constitute a new age of giants. Public opinion rapidly turns against the scientists and society rebels against the world's new flora and fauna. Daily life has changed shockingly and now politicians are involved, trying to stamp out the Food of the Gods and the giant race. Comic and at times surprisingly touching and tragic, Wells' story is a cautionary tale warning against the rampant advances of science but also of the dangers of greed, political infighting, and shameless vote-seeking.Desperate Games
Par Pierre Boulle, David Carter. 2014
Long before Battle Royale or The Hunger Games, the author of The Planet of the Apes imagined a world governed…
by science and brutality gone mad in this long-neglected, dystopian sci-fi classic, now in a new translationDespairing at the state of world degeneration, a group of the world's most renowned intellectuals form the new Scientific World Government, aiming to put the world to rights. Elected into power, they quickly start making changes for the better, eliminating world hunger and cancer, encouraging scientific thought, and banning frivolous entertainment. But while congratulating themselves on a job well done, they fail to notice that actually, people are not happy. The suicide rate has sky-rocketed and, strangely, it turns out the public wants a little risk and conflict in their lives. So to cater to the masses, the Department of Psychology forms a plan: they will stage an entertainment show the likes of which the world has never seen before. It starts with gladiatorial style battles, bloodthirsty and brutal, where the victors become celebrities of unseen proportions, and quickly escalates into entire historical battle re-enactments involving chemical warfare and mass destruction. The Scientific World Government has unleashed a monster. What has the world let itself in for?Sheepland: A Portrait of the Life of Sheep
Par Kamel S Abu Jaber. 2004
Sheepland is a clever satirical allegory with echoes of Orwell's 1984 & Animal Farm, eerily depicting the current state of…
the world and warning of what may come. A witty satire on contemporary societal structures brings with it the unmistakable truth that Sheepland is everywhere, even in the so-called developed world - and that the sheep, who have been systematically fleeced of their security and their autonomy deserve so much more. Published 36 years later, the second edition includes his recent article, "Of Sheep and Shepherds in the Time of Trump".The New Girl (Wondergirls #1)
Par Jillian Brooks. 2002
I thought moving to Wonder Lake would be fun. I've already sort of made friends with Amanda, who seems really…
nice. And my old summer friend, Felicia, lives here, so that should have made things even easier for me. But nobody warned me about Arielle. See, the way it works here is if Arielle likes you, you're in. If she doesn't, you don't have a chance. So, basically, I'm DOOMED. Ages 8-12 RL 4 Check Bookshare for more books in the Wondergirls series.The Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure: You Decide How to Survive! (Worst-case Scenario Ser.)
Par David Borgenicht, Robert Zubrin, Hena Khan. 2011
In this interactive science fiction adventure, you blast off to Mars and must make the right decisions to achieve your…
mission and safely return to Earth.Join the youngest crew of astronauts ever to make the trip to Mars! Faced with fearsome dangers and difficult decisions, your choices will determine your fate on the Red Planet. Will you achieve the mission and return home to Earth safely, successfully earning the title of the youngest astronaut ever to make it to Mars? Or will you be forced to turn back early? This thrilling adventure offers twenty-two possible endings, but only ONE leads to the ultimate success! With eye-catching comic book style illustrations and information based on scientific facts related to Mars and space exploration, young readers will be over the moon with this entertaining addition to the Worst-Case Scenario series!The Scarlet Plague: Large Print (Hesperus Modern Voices)
Par Jack London, Tony Robinson. 2008
An old man walks along deserted railway tracks, long since unused and overgrown; beside him a young, feral boy helps…
him along. It has been 60 years since the great Red Death wiped out mankind, and the handful of survivors from all walks of life have established their own civilization and their own hierarchy in a savage world. Art, science, and all learning has been lost, and the young descendants of the healthy know nothing of the world that was—nothing but myths and make-believe. The old man is the only one who can convey the wonders of that bygone age, and the horrors of the plague that brought about its end. What future lies in store for the remnants of mankind can only be surmised—their ignorance, barbarity, and ruthlessness the only hopes they have. This cataclysmic tale remains a terrifying prophecy of the perils of globalization, which are all too pertinent today.The peripheral
Par William Gibson. 2014
Por los creadores de Westworld. El clásico absoluto de la ciencia ficción, ahora una serie de Prime Video basada en…
la visionaria novela de William Gibson. El futuro ya está aquí, y no es un juego. Del creador de Neuromancer, fundador del ciberpunk y gran nombre de la ciencia ficción, llega su primera novela desde 2010.Flynne Fisher vive en una carretera secundaria de una zona rural de Estados Unidos donde no hay mucho trabajo, a no ser que uno se dedique a la fabricación ilegal de drogas, algo que ella intenta evitar. Su hermano Burton vive de la ayuda económica del Departamento de Veteranos que recibe a causa del daño neurológico que sufrió en Reconocimiento Háptico, una unidad de élite de los Marines. Flynne se gana la vida como puede con el dinero que consigue montando productos en la tienda de impresión 3D local. También consigue algo más como exploradora de combate en un juego online al que juega para un rico, aunque ha tenido que dejar los juegos de disparos. Wilf Netherton vive en Londres, setenta y pico años después, al otro lado de décadas de un apocalipsis que se ha desarrollado a cámara lenta. Ahora las cosas van bastante bien, al menos para los pudientes, y tampoco es que queden demasiados pobres. Wilf es un publicista de alto nivel y guía de celebridades que se considera un romántico inadaptado y vive en una sociedad en la que ponerse en contacto con el pasado es un pasatiempo más. Burton gana algo de dinero extra en internet, trabajando en secreto en el prototipo de algo parecido a un juego, un mundo virtual que tiene cierto parecido a Londres, aunque un Londres muy extraño. Convence a Flynne para que haga alguno de sus turnos, gracias a que le asegura que no se trata de un juego de disparos. No obstante, en el juego la chica es testigo de un crimen horrible. Flynne y Wilf están a punto de conocerse. El mundo de Flynne se verá alterado por completo y de manera irrevocable, mientras que los habitantes del de Wilf, uno decadente en el que prima el poder, aprenderán que algunos de esos mundos del pasado pueden ser fabulosos. POR EL AUTOR GANADOR DE LOS PREMIOS HUGO, PHILIP K. DICK MEMORIAL Y NEBULA. La crítica ha dicho:«Espectacular. Un trocito de distopía en un futuro lejano que incluye todo lo mejor de Neuromante y toda la madurez, el ingenio y la astucia de Spook Country. Una novela brillante.»Cory Doctorow «William Gibson es uno de los más visionarios, originales e influyentes escritores de la actualidad.»The Boston Globe«Su talento para esconder lo misterioso en lo cotidiano le da aún más a los acontecimientos el brillo de otro mundo.»The New Yorker «Al igual que Pynchon y DeLillo, Gibson destaca por sacar a la luz las fuerzas ocultas que dan forma a nuestro mundo.»Details«William Gibson tiene el arte de elaborar frases de una extraña belleza. Es nuestro gran poeta de multitudes.»San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewTally Tuttle Turns into a Turtle (Class Critters)
Par Kathryn Holmes. 2021
Tally Tuttle Turns Into a Turtle is the first in Kathryn Holmes’s humorous and heartfelt Class Critters chapter book series…
about a second grade class where each kid turns into an animal for a day—featuring illustrations by Ariel Landy. It’s Tally Tuttle’s first day of second grade, and she’s so nervous that she feels like she ate butterflies for breakfast! On top of moving to a new town and new school where she doesn’t know anyone, everyone starts teasing her when her full name, Tallulah, is revealed during roll call. She just wishes she could retreat into a shell . . . Then, all of a sudden, the desks and her classmates around her seem enormous, and Tally is shell-shocked to discover that she’s actually turned into a turtle! She’d heard that Mrs. Norrell’s class was special, but she hadn’t expected this. Tally likes having a shell to hide in, but there are other parts of turtle life—like the fear of being stepped on—that aren’t exactly ideal. And once she’s tired of hiding, how can she change back into a girl? Tally will have to forge her own transformation back to herself and come out of her shell—both literally and figuratively! In this chapter book series, Mrs. Norrell’s second grade classroom has magic that allows kids to transform into animals to learn important life lessons. Each book will follow a different kid and their animal transformation and will include fun natural science facts about the featured animal in the back matter.Class Critters series:Tally Tuttle Turns into a Turtle (#1)David Dixon’s Day as a Dachshund (#2)Madison Morris is NOT a Mouse! (#3)Antes de que se enfríe el café (Antes de que se enfríe el café #Volumen 1)
Par Toshikazu Kawaguchi. 2015
Una mesa, un café y una decisión. Eso es todo lo que hace falta para ser feliz. Una novela sobre…
el amor, el tiempo perdido y las oportunidades que están por llegar. Un best seller internacional que ya ha vendido 1.000.000 de copias. Un rumor circula por Tokio... Oculta en uno de sus callejones hay una pequeña cafetería que merece la pena visitar no solo por su excelente café, sino también porque, si eliges bien la silla donde sentarte, puedes regresar al pasado. Pero como incluso lo increíble está sujeto a limitaciones, no podrás salir de la cafetería mientras dure el viaje, volverás cuando el café se enfríe y, hagas lo que hagas, el presente no cambiará. A través de las emocionantes historias de cuatro clientes que se atreven a embarcarse en esta aventura por motivos diferentes, Antes de que se enfríe el café nosofrece un relato atemporal sobre el amor, las oportunidades perdidas y la esperanza de un futuro que siempre está por llegar. La crítica ha dicho: «Antes de que se enfríe el café está destinada a convertirse en un éxito internacional».Publisher's Weekly «Más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos».The Bookseller «Una lectura memorable y cautivadora».Books and Bao«A través de sus cuatro personajes principales, Kawaguchi demuestra una profunda comprensión de las relaciones y del amor».The Straits Times «Una lectura inspiradora y llena de esperanza que se queda contigo mucho después de que hayas terminado de leer. Hará las delicias de los entusiastas de la cultura japonesa con su evocador y romántico retrato de Tokio».Pop Culture Bandit Citas de lectores: «Un tema complejo, pero que se trata de una forma aparentemente simple, hace de esta una inolvidable novela. Las emociones que evoca son eternas y universales».«Antes de que se enfríe el café es una encantadora e inteligente historia acerca de cómo, no importa cuánto lo intentemos, no podemos cambiar el pasado y solo nos queda aprender de nuestros errores y crecer. Disfruté mucho de este emotivo relato». «Me gustaron los personajes tan idiosincráticos y su amable sentido del humor, que se deja entrever de vez en cuando. Si estás buscando una lectura breve y diferente, este es tu libro».«Una novela encantadora que te deja con mucho en lo que pensar». «Hay historias intimistas que te llegan. Y esta es una de ellas. Adoro de vez en cuando leer una buena idea, sencilla y bien desarrollada y eso es lo que nos encontramos aquí».Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction
Par Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Zelda Knight. 2022
Winner of the 2023 World Fantasy Award for Best AnthologyWinner of the 2023 Locus Award for Best AnthologyA 2023 NAACP…
Image Award NomineeA 2023 British Fantasy Award NomineeA NPR Best of the Year pickA Book Riot Best SFF of the Year pick"[A] magnificent and wide-ranging anthology . . . A must-read for all genre fans."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewFrom award-winning editorial team Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.A group of cabinet ministers query a supercomputer containing the minds of the country’s ancestors. A child robot on a dying planet uncovers signs of fragile new life. A descendent of a rain goddess inherits her grandmother’s ability to change her appearance—and perhaps the world.Created in the legacy of the seminal, award-winning anthology series Dark Matter, Africa Risen celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and reach of African and Afro-Diasporic SFF and reaffirms that Africa is not rising—it’s already here.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Glide Path: To The Heart Of Experimental Techologywwii (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
Par Arthur C. Clarke. 2012
A gripping novel of human ingenuity during World War II, based on the visionary author&’s own wartime experiences as a…
radar control operator. One of the most influential science fiction writers of the twentieth century, Arthur C. Clarke has consistently anticipated the actual achievements of science and technology. In Glide Path, he turns back the clock to tell a thrilling story about the groundbreaking exploration of radar during WWII. Clarke&’s only non–science fiction novel shines with the same qualities that made his award-winning space adventures timeless classics: topnotch suspense, fascinating science, and memorable characters. A hidden gem in Clarke&’s impressive body of work, Glide Path is an enthralling read for both science fiction fans and history aficionados.Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness (Star Wars: The High Republic #4)
Par George Mann. 2023
One year after the tragic events of The Fallen Star, the Jedi fight to break the Nihil&’s control over the…
galaxy. The galaxy is divided. Following the shocking destruction of Starlight Beacon, the Nihil have established an impenetrable barrier called the Stormwall around part of the Outer Rim, where Marchion Ro rules and his followers wreak havoc at his every whim. Jedi trapped behind enemy lines, including Avar Kriss, must fight to help the worlds being pillaged by the Nihil while staying one step ahead of the marauders and their Nameless terrors. Outside the Nihil&’s so-called Occlusion Zone, Elzar Mann, Bell Zettifar, and the other Jedi work alongside the Republic to reach the worlds that have been cut off from the rest of the galaxy. But every attempt to breach the Stormwall has failed, and even communication across the barrier is impossible. The failures and losses weigh heavily upon both Elzar and Bell as they search desperately for a solution. But even if the Republic and Jedi forces manage to breach the Stormwall, how can the Jedi fight back against the Nameless creatures that prey on the Jedi&’s connection to the Force? And what other horrors does Marchion Ro have in store? As desperation for both the Jedi and the Republic grows, any hope of reuniting the galaxy could be all but extinguished. . . .The Final Goal (Star Striker)
Par Mary Amato. 2023
In this thrilling conclusion to the Star Striker series, Albert and his team face the final round of the interplanetary…
soccer tournament—but with the Zeenods&’ freedom on the line, it&’s no game.As Albert and the Zeenods prepare for their final games in the interplanetary soccer tournament, Albert knows he should feel like he&’s already won. He loves soccer, and he and his teammates have survived constant danger. But instead, it&’s more like the ground is falling out from under him—literally.In order to win, Albert must face his fear of drowning when he learns the game takes place on a hostile planet where fissures split the field wide open. But in order to expose the Tev&’s war crimes, he&’ll have to take on trouble much deeper than any underground river . . . all with Zeenod enemies still trying to kill him.Will Albert and his friends be able to land a score against a team—and empire—that has taken everything from them? Or will everyone he cares about wind up the biggest losers in the galaxy?Action-packed, yet filled with humor and heart, the final book of Mary Amato&’s Star Striker series combines a sci-fi sports story with powerful social justice themes for a satisfying, high-stakes conclusion.Before We Say Goodbye: A Novel (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series #4)
Par Toshikazu Kawaguchi. 2023
The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series The regulars at the magical Café Funiculi…
Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks, and there are rules to follow. In the tradition of Toshikazu Kawaguchi&’s sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, readers will once again be introduced to a new set of visitors: the husband with something important left to say; the woman who couldn't bid her dog farewell; the woman who couldn't answer a proposal; and the daughter who drove her father away. Featuring signature heartwarming characters and wistful storytelling, in the beautifully haunting Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi asks: Who would you visit if you could travel through time?Hellweg's Keep
Par Justin Holley. 2023
If you liked Caitlin Starling's The Luminous Dead and The Deep by Nick Cutter then you'll love this detective, horror,…
science fiction adventure.Thirty-seven miners disappear without a trace within a Titanium mine, Hellweg&’s Keep, deep within Zeta One, a moon orbiting the planet, Terra. When FBI agent Kendra Omen arrives via the spaceship Marietta, strange phenomenon begins to manifest…suicides, shadows a shade darker than the shadows they move within, disembodied whispers, and Kendra would swear she catches a glimpse of her own deceased daughter walking the dimly lit halls of Hellweg enterprises. But that&’s impossible. Isn&’t it? As evidence of occult practices at the mine emerges, Kendra realizes the answers they seek, and hopefully the thirty-seven miners, will only be found underground in the claustrophobic labyrinth of shafts and natural caverns within Hellweg&’s Keep.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.