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Genetopia
Par Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Sisters
Par Danielle Steel. 2007
Four siblings pull together during a family crisis. After their mother is tragically killed and sister Annie, an artist, is…
blinded, supermodel Candy, television producer Tammy, and lawyer Sabrina move into a New York townhouse to grieve and cope. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007Hollywood Station: a novel
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2006
While trying to avoid allegations of racial profiling, a seasoned LAPD sergeant known as the Oracle dispatches veteran cops with…
rookies to deal with the addicts, crazies, and gangbangers that inhabit Hollywood. After a jewelry-store robbery, the investigation leads to the Russian Mafia. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006Whitethorn Woods
Par Maeve Binchy. 2007
When residents of Rossmore learn that a new highway will bypass their Irish town and cut through the woods, they…
argue about the possible effects. Father Flynn wants to preserve the mystical St. Ann's Well located at the edge of the forest but listens to all opinions. Bestseller. 2006Terrorist: A Novel
Par John Updike. 2006
Fatherless eighteen-year-old Ahmad--half Irish, half Egyptian--has been under the influence of imam Shaikh Rashid since he was eleven. Ahmad's Jewish…
guidance counselor in his inner-city New Jersey high school offers help, but Ahmad agrees to commit violence for his religious beliefs. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2006I heard that song before: A Novel
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2007
Twenty-eight-year-old Englewood, New Jersey, librarian Kay Lansing and wealthy businessman Peter Carrington fall in love and marry after Kay approaches…
him about a fundraiser. Later Peter is arrested for the murder of a teenaged neighbor that took place twenty-two years ago. Kay believes Peter is innocent and investigates. Bestseller. 2007Effendi: the second arabesk (Arabesk Ser. #2)
Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002The double bind: a novel
Par Chris Bohjalian. 2007
Twenty-six-year-old Laurel Estabrook has worked in a Burlington, Vermont, homeless shelter since surviving a brutal attack six years ago. When…
resident Bobbie Crocker dies, Laurel finds his photographs of musical jazz greats and investigates Bobbie's past. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007Darkhenge
Par Catherine Fisher. 2006
Avebury, England. While his younger sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, talented teen Rob works at…
a secret archaeological dig. There he encounters a centuries-old shapeshifting Druid called Vetch, who promises to help retrieve Chloe from her imprisonment. For grades 6-9. 2005Banner of souls
Par Liz Williams. 2004
Martian Matriarchy elders send warrior Dreams-of-War to Earth to protect Lunae, a genetically engineered girl who can manipulate time. Perceiving…
the child as a threat, rival clan leader Elaki orders her niece Yskatarina to kill Lunae and destroy the Matriarchy's power. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Surviving Antarctica: reality TV 2083
Par Andrea White. 2005
By 2083 a deteriorating American civilization is dominated by "reality" television programs. Five fourteen-year-olds reenact Scott's 1910 failed expedition to…
the South Pole as contestants on the Historical Survivor series. They overcome obstacles with the covert help of a Department of Entertainment employee. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Rash
Par Pete Hautman. 2006
United Safer States of America, 2070s. Sixteen-year-old Bo Marsten is locked up for unsociable behavior like fighting. At an Arctic…
work camp, he's recruited to play the illegal game of football until the disgruntled warden releases him into a wilderness full of polar bears. For senior high readers. National Book Award. 2006Under orders
Par Dick Francis. 2006
One-armed jockey-turned-private-investigator Sid Halley investigates Internet gambling and possible race fixing for various clients. After jockey Huw Walker is murdered…
during a race on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day, Sid suspects the homicide is connected to his investigation--especially after Sid's girlfriend is threatened. Bestseller. 2006The cat who had 60 whiskers (The cat Who... Ser.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2007
Journalist Jim Qwilleran covers the changing times in Moose County. A senior center is planned and a mansion is being…
converted into a charitable museum. When a young woman mysteriously dies from a bee sting, Siamese cat Koko uses his extra whiskers to sniff out a murderer. Bestseller. 2007Sabotaged: the missing (The missing Ser. #3)
Par Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2010
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine help another missing child, Virginia Dare, return home to the past. But their journey to…
the sixteenth-century Roanoke Colony is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving Jonah, Katherine, and Virginia in the wrong time period. Sequel to Sent (BR 19515). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Torn: the missing (The missing Ser. #4)
Par Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2012
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in James Bay in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the…
explorer Henry Hudson. When mutiny on the Discovery nears, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history becomes a lifeline. Sequel to Sabotaged (BR 20679). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Rivage des intouchables (Folio. Science-fiction #43)
Par Francis Berthelot. 2001
Sur Erda-Rann, planète où la mer a sa volonté propre et, sous le nom de Loumka, fait figure d'inconscient collectif,…
il y a plusieurs façons d'être intouchable. Etre un Gurde, par exemple, un natif du désert au corps couvert d'écailles. Et rencontrer un Yrvene, habitant des eaux à la muqueuse pigmentée. Car la guerre entre les races a beau être finie, la Loi d'Instinct interdit tout contact. -- 4e de couvLa fin de l'éternité: roman
Par Isaac Asimov. 2002
Supertoys: intelligence artificielle et autres histoires du futur (Bibliothèque anglo-saxonne)
Par Brian W Aldiss. 2001
En trois nouvelles fulgurantes d'une densité incroyable, B. Aldiss met en scène ces superjouets, les Supertoys, ainsi que les limites…
de l'intelligence artificielle, et s'interroge sur ce que peut être l'humanité et le rapport au réel. Kubrick et Spielberg en ont fait la trame du film A.I (Intelligence Artificielle). Les autres nouvelles qui composent ce volume sont d'autres histoires de notre avenir sur la capacité de l'homme à contrôler les progrès irrésistibles de la technologie sans perdre son humanité. -- 4e de couvLe diable l'emporte: roman extraordinaire (Folio. Science-fiction #48)
Par René Barjavel. 2002
La très vraisemblable, très féroce et humoristique histoire des 3ème et 4ème guerres mondiales. C'est pour la Lune qu'on se…
bat. Mais à 1500 mètres au-dessous du Sacré-Coeur, un homme mystérieux a construit l'Arche enterrée... -- 4e de couv