Science fiction: cyberpunk/biopunk

The "brilliantly realized" (The New York Times Book Review) modern classic that coined the term "metaverse"-one of Time's 100 best English-language novels and "a foundational text of the cyberpunk movement" (Wired), now in a gorgeous new hardcover edition featuring bonus material In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous . . . you'll recognize it immediately.

Ordet for verden er skov er en højaktuel bog om ressourcemangel, skovfældning og kolonialisme, men også om modstand mod undertrykkere, samliv med naturen og ikke mindst retten til at leve i frihed.I fremtiden har menneskeheden koloniseret skovverdenen Athshea og omdøbt den til New Tahiti. Formålet er at fælde alle træerne, som Athshea består af, og sende dem tilbage til en ressourcehungrende Jord. De fredelige athsheanere, der lever i pagt med skovverdenen, bliver tvunget til slaveri og arbejdskraft i fældningen af skoven under dække af frivilligt arbejde. Den desperate situation kalder dog på desperate midler, og et oprør ulmer i athsheanerne. Men ved at forsvare deres liv har de bragt selve grundlaget for deres samfund i fare. Ordet for verden er skov er Ursula K. Le Guins mest aktivistiske science fiction-værk og har vundet den prestigefulde Hugo Award. Bogen foregår i Hainish-universet og er en del af Le Guins omfattende fremtidshistorie. Blandt de andre bøger i universet kan nævnes Mørkets venstre hånd og De udstødte. Ordet for verden er skov har været inspiration for mange forskellige værker, blandt andet James Camerons Avatar-film, men også mere filosofiske værker som Donna Haraways At blive i besværet.

THE 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH NEW, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED MATERIALAfter the Internet, what came next?Enter the Metaverse - cyberspace home to avatars and software daemons, where anything and just about everything goes. Newly available on the Street - the Metaverse's main drag - is Snow Crash. A cyberdrug that reduces avatars in the digital world to dust, but also infects users in real life, leaving them in a vegetative state.This is bad news for Hiro, a freelance hacker and the Metaverse's best swordfighter, and mouthy skateboard courier Y. T.. Together, investigating the Infocalypse, they trace back the roots of language itself to an ancient Sumerian priesthood and find they must race to stop a shadowy virtual villain hell-bent on world domination.In this special edition of the remarkably prescient modern classic, Neal Stephenson exploreslinguistics, computer science, politics and philosophy in the form of a break-neck adventure into the fast-approaching yet eerily recognizable future.'Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the twenty-first century' William Gibson'Brilliantly realized' New York Times Book Review 'Like a Pynchon novel with the brakes removed' Washington Post'A remarkably prescient vision of today's tech landscape' Vanity Fair

"Nelah seems to have it all: fame, wealth, and a long-awaited daughter growing in a government lab. But, trapped in a loveless marriage to a policeman who uses a microchip to monitor her every move, Nelah's perfect life is precarious. After a drug-fueled evening culminates in an eerie car accident, Nelah commits a desperate crime and buries the body, daring to hope that she can keep one last secret. The truth claws its way into Nelah's life from the grave. As the ghost of her victim viciously hunts down the people Nelah holds dear, she is thrust into a race against the clock: in order to save any of her remaining loved ones, Nelah must unravel the political conspiracy her victim was on the verge of exposing--or risk losing everyone. et in a cruel futuristic surveillance state where bodies are a government-issued resource, this harrowing story is a twisty, nail-biting commentary on power, monstrosity, and bodily autonomy. In sickeningly evocative prose, Womb City interrogates how patriarchy pits women against each other as unwitting collaborators in their own oppression."--

A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.

The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities -- as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.

In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.What would happen if the world were ending?A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . .Five thousand years later, their progeny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.

"Die numerische Sprache der Kontrolle besteht aus Codes, die den Zugang zu Informationen kennzeichnen oder verweigern. Es geht nicht mehr länger um das Begriffspaar Masse/Individuum. Individuen wurden zu 'Dividuen' und Massen wurden zu Stichproben, Datensätzen, Märkten oder 'Banken'." Gilles Deleuze (Postscript on the Societies of Control)Wien (jetzt Dobona-City) war die erste Stadt, die vor 200 Jahren nach dem Exodus der Menschen ins All, wiederbesiedelt wurde. Hier trifft das Vermächtnis der Zerstörung der eigenen Lebensgrundlage auf eine neue Gesellschaftsstruktur, deren zentrale Elemente Hirn-Computer-Interfaces, intergalaktische Vernetzung und Communityzugehörigkeit (anstatt geografischer Grenzen) sind.Ein Stromausfall legt die 12 Millionen Stadt lahm. Ursache ist eine komplexe technische Apparatur, die von einem Team niederrangiger Polizeieinheiten in den Ruinen des DC-Towers gefunden wird. Schon vor Ort bekommen die Analyseeinheit Jaro und der Polizeileutnant Yilka Margreier einen Einblick in Aufzeichnungen, die sich dort auf riesigen Datenträgern befinden. Einige davon zeigen Einblicke in groteske, surreale Szenarien, andere Alltägliches.Es besteht Interesse an schneller Aufklärung, weil eine Technologie die die Stromversorgung einer ganzen Stadt lahmlegen kann den fragilen Frieden mit einer arachnoiden extraterrestrischen Spezies gefährdet. Yilka muss während der Ermittlungen ihr Doppelleben zwischen Gesetzeshüterin und Rebellin gegen die Technokratie navigieren.

"A gorgeously complex work of literary speculative fiction that spans centuries The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits starts in 2014 with a winged alien sowing the seeds of a strange forest on the moon. The novel then moves through humanity's colonization of the moon and its consequences, onto a war with alien beings within a space-going whale, a cyborg mind that sleeps for hundreds of years after sheltering the city of Toronto from the worst of the war and finally a re-creation of humanity. Ghan poses thoughtful questions about artificial intelligence, humanities quest for the stars and ecological destruction in this wide-ranging story, which is held together equally by beautiful writing and deft characterization. The end result is an ambitious debut that leaves the reader contemplating many amazing possibilities for the future of our world"--

After a nebulous Enemy destroys Earth, the remnants of humanity settle on Mars. Not only does this civilization survive, but they thrive, creating advancements for the rest of the solar system.The Enemy is an advanced nanotechnological AI programmed to produce paperclips out of anything it touches &hellp; and it's not done with humanity yet.Taru, a cadet in the Martian Special Forces, has been tasked with implementing a mutually assured destruction deterrent: if the Enemy attacks Mars, the Martians will destroy not only themselves, but the Universe at large.As events around Taru hurtle toward ultimate destruction, all is not what it seems ...

The signWhen a meteorite falls from the sky, the destruction left in its wake lights a political fuse that could bring on Armageddon.The prophetJust when the world could use a savior, the prophet Elijah appears. His search for a messiah leads him to the daughter of the archangel Michael.The saviorMeanwhile other messiah hopefuls spring up around the world - including Page, an AI already tangled in webs of religion and deception. Yet as false shepherds lead the lambs to their doom, it may be up to Page's creator, the criminal mastermind known as Mouse, to save them all...

The Fallen AngelAt long last, Sammael Morningstar has unleashed Armageddon on an unsuspecting world. Unfortunately for the ego of the Prince of Darkness, all the glory belongs to his wife...The Bride of SatanMonsignor Emmaline McNaughten has achieved the impossible-brought peace between Jews and Arabs after the destruction of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Now, her gospel is spreading, inspiring secularism in a populace once devoted to theocratic worship, and fulfilling her role of the Antichrist...The Blessed DaughterAmariah isn't your typical teenager. Her mother's a legend in cybernetic and law enforcement communities. Her father is the Archangel Michael. Amariah herself just may be the next messiah. And now she's just made some powerful enemies...

"Life Upgrade" is your roadmap to a happier, more successful you. In 8 parts and 40 chapters, it guides you through practical strategies for sustainable self-improvement. From enhancing mental resilience to prioritizing physical well-being, maximizing productivity, building relationships, financial acumen, and continuous learning - each chapter provides actionable steps backed by science. The book encourages small, manageable changes that compound over time, offering a flexible framework for upgrading your life. With motivational insights and reflective questions, it's time to commit to daily improvements for 100% results in the long run. Your best life awaits-ready to begin?

In this third book of Near Future episodes, it's Mother Nature that brings us to our knees, despite our grand technologies. But, will it also be technology that saves us? In these episodes, I try to sort through it all, as we all need to use critical thinking to determine what is useful and what is not. The first story starts with the funeral for our heroine, Janet, but you soon get to know her cousin, Aarar, as he looks for her killer. In the second story Millie establishes her band of helpful, Watchers, who use Remote Viewing to locate and offer aid to endangered travelers. Jay takes his family to Australia when the Unique Idendifier is identified in a group of Aboriginals. In Hive Mentality, Dave's new client is a Transmorphic, because he identifies as a female robot. Finally, in the last story, Liam and Arthur meet Jak for the first time.Lots of stuff happens, lots of new and imagined tech is introduced, but my message remains, that we should not simply accept all new technologies, but investigate them and choose what is best for us. Maybe this is what is missing from all the world ending, dystopian predictions, being aware, thoughtful, and considering the possibilities before making a choice, because, those possibilities, are amazing!

Fear makes her human . . . "The Actuality is smart, literary science fiction." -Infinite SpeculationShe belongs to me. Property rights will prevail . . .Evie is a near-perfect bioengineered human. In a broken-down future where her kind has been outlawed, her 'husband', Matthew, keeps her safely hidden. But when Evie's existence is revealed, she must take her chances on the dark and hostile streets, where more than one predator is on the hunt..."Written with flair and humanity . . . mesmerizing." -The Times (London)"Exquisite. . . . Not since Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? have I felt so strongly about where artificial intelligence might lead us. Highly recommended." -Christina Dalcher, author of Vox"Engaging, fast-moving and surprising . . . gives familiar science fiction themes a fresh and compassionate look, and makes of them something new." -Ken MacLeod, BSFA Award-winning author of the Lightspeed Trilogy

Kontinuum INC er en science fiction-roman, der udspiller sig i et virtuelt efterliv. Klienterne er alle terminale patienter eller ældre mennesker med dissociative lidelser, der ønsker at forlænge eller forny deres liv gennem kunstigt skabt bevidsthed. Romanen er en stilfærdig filosofisk, spekulativ roman, der tager temaer som eutanasi, sorg, afsavn og hukommelse under behandling i en futuristisk parallelvirkelighed.

In the not-too-distant future, two men crash their ultralight flyer during a severe storm. They soon encounter Cavendish, an interpreter for the government. Cavendish tells them that they have crash-landed in the middle of a government reserve, and that they will be detained if they are caught.Cavendish is injured, but his wound is peculiar. The two men, Wes Madson and Clark Tuttle, decide to give the wounded man help, and agree to move him in the hopes of finding someone with medical experience.The wounded man tells his rescuers the story of the military's development of large grasshoppers, or locusts, which would devour the crops and food sources of the enemy. The creatures were large - up to one meter high and two meters long - and didn't stop at eating test vegetation. These creatures also devoured humans. This development didn't stop the military's research into developing the Carapachi - grasshopper soldiers.The two men discover that Cavendish was also a product of the military's experiment. He was created as a member of the "Cadre de Carapachi", intended to be a liaison between humans and the Carapachi.The two men discover that the Cadre may be much more human than they realize, in this science fiction novella by T. Whitman Bilderback, "Cadre".

The best laid plans of gods and men go awry on... the Blue World.Loosely based on Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles, The Blue World follows the efforts of the Sumerian gods, the Anunnaki, as they land on earth to mine the gold there in order to repair the damaged atmosphere of their home planet, Nibiru. The Anunnaki miners find gold mining laborious and dangerous, so they genetically engineer a hybrid race to do it for them. Mixing Anunnaki DNA with simian, they create The Human, "those who work."

On the 50th anniversary of its release, Repeater is honoured to reissue John Boorman’s novelization of his cult film Zardoz with a new introduction by the director.In a post-apocalyptic 2393, society is split between an elite group of immortal Eternals and a brutal underclass that live in the outlands and are controlled by the Exterminators. Zed, an Exterminator who has come to question his role and the exact nature of the world he inhabits, stows away in the flying head that descends to issue guns and sermons to the Exterminators, and enters the world of the Eternals: the Vortex. An ostensible paradise of rationality and order, the Vortex is revealed as a place which is itself full of division and intrigue. Has he come here of his own free will? Or is he part of some larger competition among the Eternals? How has the Vortex come about, and what might come after? What is it in Zed that the Eternals lack, and is he there to bring them “the gift of death"? Expanding on and fleshing out the characters' histories and the themes of his riotous, psychedelic cult classic film Zardoz, Boorman’s novelization has become something of a cult itself, a fully realised visionary sci-fi novel by one of the most important directors of the twentieth century.

The series explores the nature of consciousness and how it's connected to a not-so-secret ingredient-story.

Tommi Musturis ”Future” er et multivers af historier, der udspiller sig iforskellige tidslinjer i menneskets historie. Fortid, nutid og fremtid: Imaginærefremtidige verdener, aktuelle begivenheder i vores samfund og historiskereferencer. Alle disse historier vikler sig ind i hinanden på kryds og tværs, oggiver et perspektiver på menneskehedens mulige eftertid. Vores utopier, idealerog hybris.Værket er et sci-fi spektakel, der trækker på genrens utallige troper. Læserenmøder bl.a. en kæmpe plasticpose (baseret på Ursula Le Guins bæreposeteori),der vandrer formålsløst rundt i universet. Læseren møder også det ældreægtepar, de sidste overlevende på jorden, der har samlet al verdensmaterialistiske rigdom, samt byen Centra, et utopia skabt af alle hjemløsesdrømme. Et land, hvor alle er blinde og alle bænke er polstrede.Tegneserien skriver sig særligt ind i to aktuelle debatter: Klimakrisen samtmenneskehedens voksende sameksistens med kunstig intelligens og hvad detkan have af konsekvenser for vores menneskelighed. Gennem historiernebehandles temaer som overforbrug, kapitalisme, klimakrisen, unges angst forfremtiden samt den kunstige intelligens’ invasive indflydelse på vores liv ogkreativitet.Tommi Musturi er kendt for sin virtuose og generøse stil, hvor han med legende lethed skifter stil og udtryk. Et retorisk værktøj, hvor han henter inspiration fraalle de forskellige stilarter, identiteter, objekter og emner han hidtil har brugt isit arbejde for at kunne udfolde kompleksiteten af det mørke og abstrakteemne, der er centrum for tegneserierne. De forskellige stilarter udfordrerlæserens forventninger til stilen som noget trygt og genkendeligt og tiltegneseriegenren som helhed.Om Musturi:Tommi Musturi (f. 1975) og er en finsk tegner, illustrator, grafisk designer ogkunstner med base i Siuro, Finland. Han er uddannet fra University of Arts andDesign i Helsinki. Musturi er en af de kunstneriske ledere af Helsinki ComicsFestival og er også involveret i musik, grafisk design, illustration, kunst ogperformancekunst. Han er udgivet i 20 lande.

The cyborg's game intensifies as he once again contacts James. This time, he proposes a riddle of sorts. According to his claims, solving it will reveal Rose and the others lied about the origins of the first human.As a human himself, this is a subject close to James's heart. Especially given the hatred he experienced on arrival because of his specie. Though Rose offered an explanation, he always sensed she omitted something, and so he wonders if there's any truth to the cyborg's words. But, if so, why would his new friend lie to him?Now, James finds himself in a dangerous situation. He's determined to solve the riddle and discover the truth. But, if Rose covered up the nature of the first human, how far would she go to keep her secret hidden? He must thread carefully less she discovers his attempt.However, the cyborg isn't the only one playing a game. Unknown to him, Diabo, leader of the terrorist organisation BBR, is forming a plan of his own. A nefarious scheme that will finally enact his revenge and rid the world of the cyborg once and for all.Will James solve the riddle? Or will Rose discover his attempts at unveiling the truth? If so, what fate awaits him? And what of the cyborg? Will he survive the attempt on his life, or fall prey to Diabo's rage?Book 3 of The Cyborg's Crusade

En "El nómada y la rosa de jade", el autor Novel Melody teje una fascinante historia de oscuro romance y suspenso que mantendrá a los lectores cautivados hasta la revelación final y desgarradora. Esta novela intrincadamente estratificada, la primera de la serie, explora la resiliencia del espíritu humano, el poder del amor y el vínculo entre hermanos. Prepárate para ser transportado a un mundo donde las líneas entre lo físico y lo cibernético se desdibujan a medida que Danny descubre la verdad detrás de las mentiras. En esta novela de ficción cyberpunk, los secretos y verdades enterradas durante mucho tiempo se entrelazan, preparando el escenario para una apasionante historia de amor, traición y redención.

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