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How the blind detective and his seeing eye dog saved the Narwhals
Par Shawn Adair Johnston. 2021
It's 2079 and narwhals are being poached to extinction for their ivory tusks. Peter Straw, a blind detective, tries to…
stop the poachers with the assistance of three genetically and intellectually enhanced animals: his guide dog, a chimpanzee, and a porpoise. Adult. UnratedHybrids: Volume Three Of The Neanderthal Parallax (Neanderthal parallax #03)
Par Robert J Sawyer. 2003
"In |Hominids|, Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer introduced a character readers will never forget: Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist…
from a parallel Earth who was whisked from his reality into ours by a quantum-computing experiment gone awry-making him the ultimate stranger in a strange land. In that book and in its sequel, |Humans|, Sawyer showed us the Neanderthal version of Earth in loving detail-a tour de force of world-building; a masterpiece of alternate history. Now, in |Hybrids|, Ponter Boddit and his Homo sapien lover, geneticist Mary Vaughan, are torn between two worlds, struggling to find a way to make their star-crossed relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the joining of their two versions of reality. But after an experiment shows that Mary's religious faith-something completely absent in Neanderthals - is a quirk of the neurological wiring of Homo sapiens' brains, Ponter and Mary must decide whether their child should be predisposed to atheism or belief. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth is dealing with a collapse of its planetary magnetic field, her boss, the enigmatic Jock Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden that is the Neanderthal world." -- Provided by publisherSkyward Flight: the collection (Skyward Flight #01, 02, 03)
Par Brandon Sanderson. 2022
"Return to the planet Detritus with FM, Alanik, and Jorgen in this must-have three-novella collection featuring exclusive character art and…
deleted scenes from Skyward with commentary from Brandon Sanderson." -- Provided by publisherWe all looked up
Par Tommy Wallach. 2015
Seattle teens discover who they really are as an impending asteroid collision with Earth gives them just two months left…
to live. Can they leave their labels behind and make the most of the time they have left? UnratedHominids: Volume One Of The Neanderthal Parallax (Neanderthal parallax #01)
Par Robert J Sawyer. 2011
"Robert Sawyer's SF novels are perennial nominees for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, or both. Clearly, he must be…
doing something right since each one has been something new and different. What they do have in common is imaginative originality, great stories, and unique scientific extrapolation. His latest is no exception. |Hominids| is a strong, stand-alone SF novel, but it's also the first book of The Neanderthal Parallax, a trilogy that will examine two unique species of people. They are alien to each other, yet bound together by the never-ending quest for knowledge and, beneath their differences, a common humanity. We are one of those species, the other is the Neanderthals of a parallel world where they, not Homo sapiens, became the dominant intelligence. In that world, Neanderthal civilization has reached heights of culture and science comparable to our own, but is very different in history, society, and philosophy. During a risky experiment deep in a mine in Canada, Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist, accidentally pierces the barrier between worlds and is transferred to our universe, where in the same mine another experiment is taking place. Hurt, but alive, he is almost immediately recognized as a Neanderthal, but only much later as a scientist. He is captured and studied, alone and bewildered, a stranger in a strange land. But Ponter is also befriended-by a doctor and a physicist who share his questing intelligence and boundless enthusiasm for the world's strangeness, and especially by geneticist Mary Vaughan, a lonely woman with whom he develops a special rapport. Meanwhile, Ponter's partner, Adikor Huld, finds himself with a messy lab, a missing body, suspicious people all around, and an explosive murder trial that he can't possibly win because he has no idea what actually happened. Talk about a scientific challenge! Contact between humans and Neanderthals creates a relationship fraught with conflict, philosophical challenge, and threat to the existence of one species or the other-or both-but equally rich in boundless possibilities for cooperation and growth on many levels, from the practical to the esthetic to the scientific to the spiritual. In short, Robert J. Sawyner has done it again." -- Provided by publisherHumans: Volume Two Of The Neanderthal Parallax (Neanderthal parallax #02)
Par Robert J Sawyer. 2003
"The trilogy tells of our world and a parallel one in which it was the Homo sapiens who died out…
and the Neanderthals who became the dominant intelligent species. This powerful idea allows Sawyer to examine some of the deeply rooted assumptions of contemporary human civilization dramatically, by confronting us with another civilization, just as morally valid, that has made other choices. In Humans, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit, a character you will never forget, returns to our world and to his relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughan, as cultural exchanges between the two Earths begin. As we see daily life in another present-day world, radically different from ours, in the course of Sawyer's fast-moving story, we experience the bursts of wonder and enlightenment that are the finest pleasures of science fiction." -- Provided by publisherThe door in the forest
Par Rod Townley. 2011
While trying to outwit the soldiers who are occupying their small town, fourteen-year-old Daniel, who cannot lie, and Emily, who…
discovers she has magical powers, are inexplicably drawn to a mysterious island in the heart of the forest where townsfolk have been warned never to go. For grades 4-7Dolly City (Hebrew literature series)
Par Orly Castel-Bloom. 2010
"In the midst of a futuristic-primitive metropolis, the accumulation of all our urban nightmares, Doctor Dolly (certified by the University…
of Katmandu) finds a newborn baby in a black plastic bag, and decides to become a mother. Overcome by unfamiliar maternal urges, Dolly dispenses with her private lab of rare diseases and turns all her surgical passion onto her son. Ceaselessly cutting and sewing, Dolly is the scalpel-wielding version of the all-too-familiar Jewish Mother archetype, forever operating upon her son with destructive, invasive love. In this grotesque satire of war and the defensive measures taken to survive it, Orly Castel-Bloom, one of Israel's most provocative and original writers, turns her own scalpel upon that most holy of institutions, the myth of motherhood-and its implications in the life of a nation." -- Provided by publisherThe terraformers
Par Annalee Newitz. 2023
This program includes original sound design. From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers , a sweeping, uplifting, and…
illuminating exploration of the future. Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn't exist, hidden inside a massive volcano. As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come. A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to our future, The Terraformers will take you on a journey spanning thousands of years and exploring the triumphs, strife, and hope that find us wherever we make our home. "Brilliantly thoughtful, prescient, and gripping."—Martha Wells, The Murderbot Diaries Also by Annalee Newitz Autonomous The Future of Another TimelineDinosaur boy (Dinosaur boy #01)
Par Cory Putman Oakes. 2015
Sprouting a tail and spikes, Sawyer is bullied in school, but when his tormentors begin to disappear, it is up…
to Sawyer and his friends to save them from a horrible fateLook both ways: a novel
Par Linwood Barclay. 2022
"These headlights are watching you... The media have descended on Garrett Island, a small, isolated community that is the setting…
of a visionary experiment. All the residents' cars were sent to the mainland and for the past month the islanders have been "driving" the Arrival, a revolutionary autonomous vehicle. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go and, because the fleet is networked and aware of one another, car travel is now 100% safe. The future, it seems, has arrived. As the excitement reaches a fever pitch, Sandra Montrose-islander, single mom, and public relations executive-prepares for Arrival Inc.'s flashy press event. Sandra is more than ready for this new world. Her husband died after falling asleep at the wheel and she's relieved that her two teens, Archie and Katie, will never need driver's licenses. But as the celebratory day gets underway, disaster strikes. A visiting journalist has vanished, possibly murdered. Before long, the Arrivals run amok, no longer taking orders from their passengers. They're starting to organize. They're beginning to hunt. And they seem hell-bent on killing any human they encounter. Is this all just a tragic accident, a technological malfunction with deadly consequences? Or were the vehicles programmed to act this way in a cruel act of corporate sabotage? Or could it be that the Arrivals have a mind of their own? Fasten your seatbelts-it's going to be a bumpy ride" -- Provided by publisherThe wanderer: a Jim Baen presentation
Par Fritz Leiber. 1964
The action of the 1965 Hugo Award-winning novel is described in a mosaic fashion from the points of view of…
a number of different characters. The Wanderer, a strange purple and gold planet, pulls into the Earth's orbit causing catastrophic changes in its surface. After breaking up the Moon and using it for fuel, the Wanderer speeds away, pursued by the spaceship Baba Yaga. Some strong languageDavid's sling
Par Marc Stiegler. 1988
It is some future time, and war between the USSR and the U.S. looms large on the horizon. Scientist Jan…
Evans convinces Senator Hilan Forstil of the need to develop "smart weapons" based on the new information technology--weapons like David's sling." But there are those who still believe in the efficacy of nuclear weapons. The result is a war within a war, and the earth's survival depends on which theory prevailsSolutions
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
Rachel morphs into a great horned owl to fly through the night and find David, the newest Animorph. David cannot…
be trusted and is attacking each of the Animorphs in turn. The problem is how to stop David, when he can morph into a lion or a golden eagle. The Animorphs need a solution so they can concentrate on battling the Yeerks. For grades 4-7In the city of time (In the City of Time #01)
Par Gwendolyn Clare. 2022
"After an experiment goes wrong, three science prodigies from two different time periods meet in a strange, seemingly abandoned city,…
and burdened with a glitchy time machine, an android time cop hot on their trail, and some tangled temporal mechanics to unravel, they set out to save the Earth." -- Provided by publisher"Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time is a collection of indigenous science fiction and urban fantasy focusing on LGBT and…
two-spirit characters. These stories range from a transgender woman undergoing an experimental transition process to young lovers separated through decades and meeting in their own far future. These are stories of machines and magic, love and self-love." -- Provided by publisherRogue Moon (Gregg Press science fiction series)
Par Algis Budrys. 1960
A classic science fiction novel that combines a matter transmitter and the exploration of an alien environment into a dramatically…
tense adventure that is also a character study of scientist Edward HawksTo end in fire
Par David Weber. 2021
"The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson. Obedient to the Alliance's…
surrender demands, the League is writing a new Constitution, to prevent the reemergence of out-of-control bureaucrats, like the "Mandarins" who led it to disaster. Frontier Security has been disbanded, the outer worlds have regained control of their own economic destinies, and multiple star systems will soon secede from the League entirely. Yet the League is-and will remain-the largest, most economically powerful human star nation in existence, and despite the overwhelming evidence that their unelected political leaders were the driving force behind the war, many League citizens deeply resent the fashion in which their star nation-the Solarian League-has been humbled. And those who most resent the Grand Alliance continue to blame Manticore for the nuclear bombardment of the planet Mesa after its surrender. They refuse to accept that the League-and the members of the Grand Alliance-could have been manipulated by a deeply hidden interstellar conspiracy called the Mesan Alignment. The Alignment is only an invention of the Grand Alliance, no more than a mask, a cover, for its own horrific Eridani Violations. Those Solarians will never accept the war guilt of the League, because they know the Grand Alliance was just as bad. Because they deeply resent the way in which the Grand Alliance pretends to be the innocent "good guys." And in the fullness of time, those Solarians will seek vengeance upon their enemies. Not all Solarians feel that way, but even some of those who accept that there was an interstellar conspiracy cherish doubts about its origins. But it is still out there, and now defeated Solarians and agents of the victorious Alliance must join forces to find it. Even if they don't believe in it, it believes in them. They must find it and identify it, to prove to revanchist Solarians that there was a conspiracy. And they must find it and destroy it to end its evil once and for all." -- Provided by publisherBlack panther: Uprising (Black Panther the young prince #03)
Par Ronald L Smith. 2022
"When T'Challa gets special permission to have his friends from America, Sheila and Zeke, come to Wakanda, he can't wait…
to show them his home for a change. But their tour is brought to a halt when one of T'Challa's peers, Tafari, summons dark forces in order to return Wakanda to the 'old ways' before vibranium was discovered. Tafari manages to banish the king and queen along with all the tribal elders to an alternate dimension in exchange for the Originator's release, leaving Wakanda vulnerable and unprotected." -- Provided by publisherWeird fishes
Par Rae Mariz. 2022
"When Ceph, a squid-like scientist, discovers proof of the ocean's slowing currents, she makes the dangerous ascent from her deep-sea…
civilization to the uncharted surface above. Out of her depths and helpless in her symbiotic mech suit, Ceph relies on Iliokai, a seal-folk storyteller, who sings the state of the sea and has seen evidence of clogged currents as she surfs the time gyres throughout the lonely blue. Navigating the perils of their damaged ocean environment, and seemingly insurmountable cultural differences, Ceph and Iliokai realize that the activities of terrestrial beings are slowing the spiralling currents of time. On a journey that connects future and past, the surface and the deep, the unlikely friends struggle to solve a problem so big it needs a leviathan solution." -- Provided by publisher