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It's the year 2040, and thanks to astonishing advances in space exploration technology, humans have made first contact with a variety of astonishing alien civilizations. United in an intergalactic coalition called the Unified Federation of Galaxies, Earthlings now have access to the profound wisdom of far more advanced beings from across the cosmos. As interplanetary travel and immigration become commonplace, the Sprantle family moves from their homeworld to Melbourne, Australia when Mr. Blaptet Sprantle accepts a position with the Australian Space Agency. For young Spleebe Sprantle and his sister Pweedle, fitting in with the earthlings poses an unexpected challenge, as the sibling aliens struggle to align their eccentric appearances and mannerisms to blend into this utterly foreign society. Eager to assimilate, the well-meaning extraterrestrial newcomers soon discover that being accepted is far more easily said than done. In his fish-out-of-water quest to be understood, precocious young Spleebe learns that even across galaxies, the things that make you different are often the very things that make you stand out. Overflowing with humour and heart, The Adventures of Spleebe is an out-of-this-world coming-of-age tale about embracing your uniqueness while navigating the winding roads that lead to belonging. As Spleebe forges unlikely friendships with his new human pals, he shows Earth's children that being an alien on the inside is something to celebrate.

From the "wickedly talented" ("Boston Globe") and "darkly funny" ("New York Times Book Review") Ryan Boudinot, "Blueprints of the Afterlife" is a tour de force. It is the Afterlife. The end of the world is a distant, distorted memory called "the Age of F***ed Up Shit." A sentient glacier has wiped out most of North America. Medical care is supplied by open-source nanotechnology, and human nervous systems can be hacked. Abby Fogg is a film archivist with a niggling feeling that her life is not really her own. She may be right. Al Skinner is a former mercenary for the Boeing Army, who's been dragging his war baggage behind him for nearly a century. Woo-jin Kan is a virtuoso dishwasher with the Hotel and Restaurant Management Olympics medals to prove it. Over them all hovers a mysterious man named Dirk Bickle, who sends all these characters to a full-scale replica of Manhattan under construction in Puget Sound. An ambitious novel that writes large the hopes and anxieties of our time--climate change, social strife, the depersonalization of the digital age--"Blueprints of the Afterlife" will establish Ryan Boudinot as an exceptional novelist of great daring.

Kriminalhauptkommissarin Ewa Kuschka aus Essen würde zurzeit keinen Beliebtheitswettbewerb gewinnen. Sie untersucht einen schweren Stromunfall in einer Adventurespiele-Firma, deren neues Level RUHRTOPIA viel Geld in die Kassen spült. Dann wird ein Toter mit einer Kopfverletzung aufgefunden.Im Lauf der Ermittlung bringt Ewa sich immer mehr ins Abseits. Zunehmend stellt sie sich Fragen, die weg von dem Fall zu führen scheinen.Woher kam das Wasser, in dem der Mann mit der Kopfverletzung ertrunken ist, und wohin ist es wieder verschwunden?Wieso überhaupt so viel Wasser in dieser lang anhaltenden Dürreperiode?Warum verenden plötzlich so viele Tiere?Und was hat das mit dem Abstellen der Pumpen und der Flutung der Bergwerke im Ruhrgebiet zu tun?Dabei erhält sie Unterstützung von unerwarteter Seite.Von Ursula SternbergAutorin des Fracking-Thrillers RUHRBEBEN

”… et fascinerende fremtidsportræt, hvor den mekaniske dystopi hærges af længsel, intimitet og begær.” - VGTil Dancing Boy er en roman om en kvinde, hendes krop og de mange liv, de sammen har gennemlevet. Lizz og Boje driver orgasmeriet Pure Pleasure i Oslo. Her kan kunderne opnå orgasme ved hjælp af speciallavede programmer og avancerede sensorer. Da en ung mand en dag kommer ind på Pure Pleasure-klinikken og beder om et naturinspireret orgasmeprogram, bliver Lizz fyldt med savn. Hun håber, at den unge mand er en, hun har ventet hele sit voksne liv på at møde. Det er et fremtidigt og anderledes Norge, der åbenbarer sig i denne roman, som stiller spørgsmål som: Hvor afgørende er seksualitet og biologi for vores liv? Og hvordan håndterer vi begær, fejlbarlighed, længsel og kærlighed?