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The crimes of the past-the perils of the future. 500 years ago, the world's wealthiest abandoned a ravaged Earth and left billions to die of plagues and climate disasters. Now the space colonists plan to return. Killian Morningcloud, a discontented Earth man from the stagnating communities known as Allocations, and Natira Celestia, a video celebrity of the off-world ruling class, are on a collision course. When they discover a secret that powe...

The crimes of the past-the perils of the future.500 years ago, the world's wealthiest abandoned a ravaged Earth and left billions to die of plagues and climate disasters. Now the space colonists plan to return.Killian Morningcloud, a discontented Earth man from the stagnating communities known as Allocations, and Natira Celestia, a video celebrity of the off-world ruling class, are on a collision course. When they discover a secret that powerf...

Since the age of fourteen Damon Leiter has had a brain-computer interface implanted beneath his skull to correct a neurological disorder. As a teenager, it branded him as an outcast-as an adult it endows him with extraordinary abilities: he may represent the next step in human evolution. When computerized brain augments replace smartphones as the must-have status item, mega-corporations and governments conspire together and marketing becomes m...

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The glowing structure at the bottom of a lonely northern lake is clearly not of this Earth, but scuba diver Michael Hart can't stay away. It could be a scientific treasure like no other. First Contact. Or it could be a trap. But his day-to-day routine as a university professor has become a disappointment, and his shocking discovery is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be someone special.The alien artifact is ancient but not abandoned, and what it...

A print version collecting the stories published in the BEYOND ebook series plus the Disastrous! and Body Of Opinion anthologies written by Scott OvertonNo WallsShakedownThe Long CommuteLockdownA Taste of TimeTartarus RisingMarathon of the DevilBody Of OpinionDemocracySaviourNode Of ThoughtThe CleansingThe RiftHurricaneOnce Upon A Midnight

A woman's bloodstream has been seeded with death.An American president must betray his country or sacrifice a woman he loves.And their only hope lies with a broken man and a desperate gamble.Curran Hunter almost died at the bottom of the ocean. Now an innocent victim will die unless Hunter can purge her body of deadly devices by piloting the Primus, a prototype submersible the size of a virus. Its control system uses Virtual Reality-its creato...

Essential reading for all undergraduate chemistry students, this engaging text has been carefully designed to help students successfully make the challenging transition from school through to university, get the most out of their education, and ultimately use their time at university to enhance their employability.

It's a hard thing to accept that someone wants you dead. It forces you to decide if you have anything worth living for. Long-time radio "morning man" Lee Garrett is bottoming out. The career he loved has turned sour, leaving behind a dwindling audience and the wreckage of his marriage. When he finds a death threat on his control console, he shrugs it off as a sick prank-until a series of minor harassments turns into a set of undeniable atte...