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In the mid 21st century, a Swiss cyber-security firm tasked with countering ransomware attacks on major financial institutions exposes a Russian criminal gang supported by a top North Korean hacker. This leads to the discovery of a much more dangerous plot to destroy economic databases, aimed at causing chaos on a global scale. The defence against this threat requires extending the abilities of neural networks run on an advanced quantum computer, creating a form of artificial intelligence which can compromise the cryptography forming the basis of the security of both computer networks and electronic communication. Not only does this tool exceed expectations, it opens a Pandora's Box of other possible applications that could risk destruction of civil liberties and the entire basis of free democracies.The team use this tool to combat threats from China, the USA and also criminal organisations who are competing to gain control of such power. Inevitably, this leads to inflicting punishments that are comparable with the impacts of conventional warfare. Recognising the dangers of wider access to this technological singularity, they decide to actively limit further developments in this direction elsewhere so that, for the near future, this small group are reluctantly placed in the position of a global oligarchy - with all the responsibilities and dangers that this entails.

Vogel is a spy with the gift of supernatural hearing who chases down villains on behalf of the Teutonic Knights Order, rulers of the city of Rittershafen. When he isn't doing that, he indulges his love of larceny and good beer.Life is good and uncomplicated.Until he's dragged before the Bishop of Rittershafen and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and tasked with hunting down the murderer of two of the Church's priests and witch hunters. But the supernatural may be involved, so the clergy are going provide him with the necessary muscle to deal with it. Enter Stefan von Stern, a Teutonic Knight and divinely-aided arsekicker, built like a brick cowshed.He's Vogel's babysitter on this job. Together, the duo storm through the city of Rittershafen rubbing shoulders with vicious underworld villains, deadly monks and insane sorcerers.By the time he's closed this case, Vogel is going to meet powerful new people, acquire wondrous treasures and come face to face with intriguing and terrifying demons. But most of all, he is going to have the adventure of his life.

An eighteen-year-old enters a bunker in western Massachusetts. She reawakens an emergent behavior artificial intelligence placed in the vault five days after she was born. The machine introduces itself as Arthur; she was intended to resurrect the AI after it had been murdered by its creator, Adam Eli Nilo, her maternal grandfather's father. Dr. Nilo's efforts to save humanity from self-destruction using advanced technologies such as AI and genetic manipulation all lead to more problems than solutions and ultimately lead him to a mental breakdown. His story is interwoven with the experiences of his two children, who use technologies in far more mundane, yet equally unsuccessful ways.Dr. Nilo's son, Benjamin Rodgers Nilsson, is the result of Nilo succumbing to the advances of a lonely neighbor when they were both sixteen. Ben's personal journal entries begin when he buys a voice-recognition device that can translate his words into clean text for his eighteenth birthday. The entries are revealed in reverse order so that the first one encountered is the one he makes on his granddaughter's eighteenth birthday in 2101. Along the way, we learn how technologies have affected people such as Ben but, in the end, have done little to enhance their lives.Dr. Nilo's only legally recognized child, Susannah, is the product of the process he developed with the aid of Arthur to perfect humans. Susannah's story describes the six months in 2083 leading to the birth of Ben's granddaughter and Arthur's murder. She has been kept in the dark about being a C Square, a person whose two gametes were chosen by Arthur to meet specific criteria aimed at creating a perfected human being. Susannah ultimately learns her true heritage and identity just as it becomes impossible for her to access the resources she would need to fully understand her place as a second Eve.The same themes in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein frame the whole: the consequences of humans using technological methods that circumvent nature; the futility of technological progress as a substitute for human development; and the alienation of creations from their creators, even when those creations are biological children, and their creator is an unknown parent. The story concludes with Arthur telling the teenager that humans create gods who they say created them. Gods do not have the power to create anything. However, they can be omniscient and therefore far beyond the capacity of their human creators, just as Arthur is.

Gordon Smith and Sarah Nightingale are lost in time. And most disturbing, they have no memories of their lives prior to time traveling. As they journey through Earth's timeline, they search for clues to their previous life and to the most important question of all - what happened to wipe out their memories? The one thing they do know - they are being chased throughout time by dangerous Shadows and the faceless Anon. But, they have a plan. They travel back to meet Jane Austen and set their strategy in motion. But events quickly spiral out of control.Gordon and Sarah are forced to travel again in order to rescue William Shakespeare. A new and greater enemy threatens Earth's timeline with an evil act that could change history forever. As the battle reaches its climax, they discover that time and space is shifting in a state of flux all around them.They now find themselves in a desperate race against time itself!

Animal biologist Eileen has found the dream job of her life. But when people start dying she learns the remote ranch located in the mountains of southwest Montana is actually a prison. She, and five others, have been brought here by people from the future to guard a very dangerous man who is destined to destroy the world. Yet she is mysteriously attracted to him, as he is to her. Does she accept the job of holding him prisoner and supposedly saving humanity? Or does she help him escape? Can she believe the truth about her mission, after initially being lied to? Does she follow her heart and help the strange man she is falling in love with? And why does she feel the way she does about him? Can she trust the other five strangers assigned to be guards at this high-tech futuristic prison? Especially a former Army special ops she is also attracted to? Why has she developed an uncanny power over animals? Why have the other five also developed abilities they never had before arriving at this remote ranch? Who are the trespassers who show up, and what do they want - to break the prisoner out, to kill him, to kill the six guarding him, to kill them all? What exactly will happen to the world if the prisoner escapes?

The sensational sequel to The Dimbo Patrol. As reviwed by readers' Favorite, who give this book 5 stars...Lemonlips is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, action, and interpersonal drama sub-genres, and was penned by author John Klawitter. A reworking of a previous novel that explored daily life, love, and culture during the Vietnam War, this is the second book in the series following The Dimbo Patrol. The novel is intended for adult reading audiences and contains the use of explicit language throughout, as well as some scenes of the realistic and visceral experiences of war. Here we continue the primary plot with an ensemble cast of such colorful characters as Beale, Mad Denny, and Larky, discovering more than they ever wished to know about life, death, and themselves.Author John Klawitter presents the Nam Viet Series in a condensed and more palatable format for readers who like to take their military epics bit by bit. I thought that the story split and chapter separation made this volume a compelling piece within itself, choosing good start and endpoints to tell a significant and emotive story with plenty of highs and lows. One of the things which I really enjoyed about the work was the use of the present tense narrative structure, which keeps us grounded in the moment and the sudden twists of fate that can happen during such a tense and tenuous time. I also felt that the dialogue was a particular standout, and gave great emotion and insight into the military culture at the time. Overall, I would certainly recommend Lemonlips and the Nam Viet series for fans of emotive and immersive historical fiction.

In the midst of a bloody battle with the menacing troll, Beowulf, the handsome and mighty warrior begs the witch to take him to a far land in order to spare his life. She warns him that this land will be something he will never understand. She grants him his wish, where he finds himself at a female university dorm in twenty-first century London. He knocks on Kyla's door, where she is flabbergasted at the handsome warrior dressed in leather hides. Kyla, at first, is reluctant to believe this man is an ancient Viking warrior. She takes him in and teaches him the ways of the twenty-first century.Kyla keeps Beowulf a secret to the outside world, by giving him an alias name. Beowulf, enchanted by Kyla's kindness, falls in love with her. Her best friend, Beth, is enthralled with this mysterious beau but is unaware he is a fourteen hundred year old Viking warrior. Kyla tries to fight her feelings for the ancient Viking, but his love for her is too strong to resist.This blend of romance and humor unfolds until they are faced with the arrival of Grendel, the troll. The witches' love for Grendel is a curse to the mighty warrior, where she plays the rules of sorcery by the book. Kyla can't fit into Beowulf's mystical world because she is an outsider. The witch knows and understands Beowulf's destiny and isn't pleased when she discovers Beowulf's unstoppable love for Kyla.Grendel terrorizes the streets of London, where Beowulf feels responsible. He asks the witch to rid modern London of Grendel, but the only way to do so is to send Beowulf with the troll back to sixth century Daneland. This is not what either of the lovers wanted. They are both pained by the separation.Kyla is then given the chance to join Beowulf in his time; she is reluctant about living in the sixth century. She becomes anxious to see her love and assures the witch that her love for the warrior is genuine. The witch then agrees on condition Kyla fulfills the four Norse Rules. Kyla manages to accomplish three out of the four. The witch grants the wish, due to Beowulf's request.When Kyla arrives in sixth century Daneland, she struggles to survive the unruly conditions under King Hrothgar and his mead hall. However, she is reunited with her warrior, who tries to shield her from sixth century hardships.Kyla learns the people of Daneland have had dealings with the unruly troll mother, who later imprisons Beowulf. Luckily, Beowulf breaks loose from the tortures of the troll mother and he decides to let her live.The king orders Beowulf to slay Grendel, once and for all. Through several attempts, Beowulf finally kills the troll and the king honors him for his bravery. A celebration takes place where King Hrothgar indicates Beowulf will be the next king with Kyla as his queen. Kyla fears Beowulf will want to remain in his sixth century so he can be king of the Danes.Just when Kyla expects that she and her warrior will be returning to twenty-first century London, she is then faced with her warrior's final battle with the dragon. This is Beowulf's biggest challenge, because the witch knows his destiny. She knows the battle with the two-headed dragon is when Beowulf will die. Kyla is terrified that she will lose her love as she watches the dragon almost devour her warrior. Kyla calls for the witch's help. The only way Beowulf can survive the dragon's mortal wound is to be sent to the twenty-first century to have modern medicine save his life. He will no longer be part of the magical-mystical world and he will no longer have the strength of thirty men. The witch makes it clear that she will never step foot in Beowulf's life again because he is now an ordinary man. However, with his own mortal strength, he thrusts his sword into the dragon and it falls to its death.

DCI Julie Ashton is presented with a very unusual case, not the actual case as such, but the people involved.Professor Eugene Algernon Blackthorne, a doctor of law, and opted out, now a trumpet player in a syncopated band. Julie had to literally translate for her officers, his words, being flowery, and old fashioned.Seven very cleaver musicians made up the band, with ten degrees between them, including doctorates, and as Julie had said, burnt out, at twenty-four.Skins Malone, the percussionist, as the professor had told Julie that; "His demise, t'was as he hit the high hat, in a final, flurry."Julie realised that he meant Skins was dead, murdered. She now had to get them to relate their past, but getting their names was almost impossible, until she threatened them with jail; a night in her cells only worked, partially.It took all of her patience and skill to find out that the band were all in danger of meeting their deaths by a drug gang.The gang from Blythe did not want them to testify as witnesses to them dealing.

This is a collection of 100 word stories, some very obscure, others full on blood baths. The variety is amazing and will intrigue you. Time to enjoy this exciting time - and if the bug bites you, why not get busy writing your own. First though, enjoy!!

When a local high school student is murdered, his friends rally together to find his killer, but they get help from an unexpected source - their dead friend - who is having issues himself as he struggles with existing between life and death, trying to figure the origin of a ring that has supernaturally attached itself to his finger and glows bright amber, and fighting an unseen adversary who wants to bring him back where he belongs - dead. All of these are intertwined with each other, he just doesn't know it.

Private Investigators and lawyers fighting the world, the man-eating tiger fighting for food, this goes from one extreme to the other, all of it fascinating, all of it cold and bloody...In this volume we have: -Iced (Rie Sheridan Rose)The Danger of Approachment (Dona Fox)It's Quiet beneath the Music (Rickey Rivers Jr.)Is Love A Funny Thing? (Rickey Rivers Jr.)The Gumshoe and the Glitterati (Rie Sheridan Rose)The Case of the Cold-Blooded Killer (Dona Fox)Stage Crimes (Olivia Arieti)Regrettable Birding (Rickey Rivers Jr.)Get Yourself A Hobby (Diane Arrelle)Huliawwa ? the Man-eater of Torgal (Shashi Kadapa)

Can't go out, it's raining, just enough to keep you at home. Time for a different read, horror and every day stories, a mixture you cannot ignore, stories which will take you to some extraordinary places...In this extraordinary anthology we have: -The Russian Doll Ban (S J Townend)The Bookshop (E S Sibbald)There's Always a Stray Somewhere (Rickey Rivers Jr.)Birds On A Wire (Rie Sheridan Rose)Coral's Call (Olivia Arieti) All Down The Lonely Years (Dorothy Davies)Poetry and Ice Cream (Rickey Rivers Jr.)The Hole (SJ Townend)Hush-a-bye, Baby (Rie Sheridan Rose)Every Cloud (SJ Townend)Lured to Kill (Olivia Arieti)It Is Election Time (Shashi Kadapa)The Relic Thief (Chris Marchant)Martial Days (Olivia Arieti)Flesh and Wood (Ken L Jones)

Here at last is the heart-pounding story that concludes the trilogy THE SONG OF LIFE. Bluesky and his feathered friends search out the poison that is slowly killing animals and humans alike. They discover that the poison is guarded by one of their most-feared enemies, but with the help of their cat-friend KC, the birds boldly conceive a plan to get rid of it once and for all. Still, their plan is not without danger. "Good birds are going to die," Nightwind warns. When Bluesky volunteers for the most dangerous part of the mission, he secretly determines in his heart that he will give his life if that is the price that must be paid. Bluesky leads his friends into the final and decisive confrontation, and in the height of the battle he is forced to fight with the monster bulldog named Jack the Ripper in order to save the life of his best friend.But how can a one-legged mockingbird stop a killer dog all by himself?

Marie Benjamin has arranged to meet her son and daughter whom she hasn't seen since they were children. Arriving at the hotel in London very early we're privy to her candid thoughts as she recalls the traumas which played a big part in her life. She's damning of some of the things she's done and not done and yet she's the sense of humour to laugh at herself and not take herself too seriously.So did she turn things around or was her whole life a series of tragedies?

Other Worlds, other people, strange scenarios, .scenarios which almost - almost - make sense and could happen here tomorrow... come walk in some of the strangest place you cam imagine, or see how strange it could get in your hometown...In this volume we have: -Better Than - Geoff NelderHonour Bound - Leslie GulvasLiving In A Nuclear Wasteland - Shashi Kadapa When The Boat Comes In - Liam A SpinageIn the Light of the Derelict Sun - Gary BudgenPaper Marriage - Rickey Rivers JrChronosquire - Joan d'ArcBlink - Geoff NelderLearning To Fly - Liam A Spinage

Orphaned and outcast, Bluesky despairs of ever finding acceptance and friendship. But a kindly mourning dove invites him to join her flock, even though he has always heard that 'birds of a feather stick together.' Then, with the support of Ol' Gray Mama, Bluesky works up the courage to ask the wise owl Nightwind how to find a friend. Nightwind's advice, however, confuses the young orphan: Go on a journey that isn't about traveling and meet birds who aren't mockingbirds. How can this possibly help him find a mockingbird who will become his friend? Still, Bluesky promises he will try. In his journey of discovery, Bluesky learns that friendship can be found in the unlikeliest of places and that there is hope even for a one-legged mockingbird. But he also learns that an invisible terror is growing stronger. Slowly, inexorably, this unseen killer draws the lives of Bluesky the mockingbird, KC the cat, and her human Mark closer and closer together.Will Bluesky's journey lead him to the source of the dreaded "Death on the Wind"?

Love and Darker Passions is a collection of provocative short stories by today's up-and-coming authors of dark, urban and Gothic fantasy. Award-winning author Karen Duvall sends a Millennial Alice through a very different looking glass, and acclaimed author Lee Barwood sends the Sight-gifted bard of her upcoming series into the passionate world of faerie to hunt for a child - and find her own destiny. Bestseller C.E. Murphy reworks a favorite fairytale into a stunning perspective on what draws us into the arms of those we think we love. And new fantasy voices offer their disturbing visions.One man becomes enchanted by a fabled monster, another by a voice that drives him to a frenzy of self-punishing acts, and a third by the increasingly bizarre demands of his changeling girlfriend. A household appliance adores its new family and only wants to be needed - just a little more than is good for its owners, and a hexed man trusts his butler more than he does his wife. An Edenic society of loving innocents is confronted by jealous rage, and a woman too long taken for granted develops a fatal persona for whom she can at last demand her family's affection. And these lovers! They fight curses - new, historical and ancient - to be united. They undertake epic quests to find each other. And they discover, again and again, that the shadowy third figure distorting their relationships into a triangle isn't quite what they thought it would be. For in this collection love proves to be that bloody splatter across the eons that moves at the edges of our lives, in our silences and secrets, drawing yearning hearts to hear what they were always listening for, in its indecipherable whispers in the dark. In Love and Darker Passions, a host of edgy and cult fantasy authors combine their talents to make us question what inspires love, why we crave revenge against those who've stolen love from us, and what is it that makes us despair in the event of love's loss.

In the dying Empire of Caedia a cynical soldier, Edo Fuentas, stumbles on a map to a distant continent, a place of untold riches, a place of dreams and eternal youth.The earthly paradise called Tallamun.On that distant continent, Tamber Whitehair is waiting for him- the boy warrior who became an outcast, a shaman who has had visions of the fate that lies in store for his people if they do not unite against this vicious new threat. Their clash will decide the fate of a continent.

From the author of best-selling The Devil In Eden...What is the call of this bizarre world, an alien place so distant from humanity, when none had made the journey to witness first hand its forbidding realms? It is resources; resources of pressing need to a sun-warmed planet hungering to replenish its own plundered assets.Titan reaches out. Titan beckons with a promise of largesse. Titan waits. But will they find this frozen hell, this grim parody of Earth, altogether devoid of life?

The Star Children are back to save America yet again. They're requested by the military and American patriots to help plan, launch, and defend a revolution in the USA to take back the country from a treasonous and corrupt government. This fictional story is presented in American Manifesto and is based largely upon and mirrors recognizable past and current political events commonly seen in the media and Internet. The developed strategy is masterfully conceived, highly unconventional, exceptionally high tech, and initially extremely shocking. The story describes how this Coup was planned and implemented and delves into the "Whys". American Manifesto is a SciFi standalone story that is built upon characters created in Star Children, a recent Finalist in the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards. It relates the history of the Star Children and their involvement in helping save Earth from world domination. They are gifted with acute, mental powers created by genetic engineering of an alien race, the Arcadians. The Star Children use their keen intellect and advanced alien technology to purge the U.S. government of the treasonous conspirators and operatives heavily embedded within the government. They are aided in the planning strategy by General Max Bruner, a NAZI SS military operative from a secret base in Antarctica. In this story the American Manifesto becomes a rallying document embraced by the American patriots, which dictates to the government a declarations of conformity to the revolution, a document that will go down in the annals of infamy alongside the Declaration of Independence.

Ralph Deacon has been arrested and charged with the violent murder of a local Orlando stripper. Although the evidence against him is meager at best, he knows he must solve this case to clear his name. Two Orlando cops have been assigned to the case, but although they have the latest technology at their fingertips, Deacon knows he has something much better--the beautiful, mysterious Mike, who has helped him on countless other cases and has vowed never to ever let him down.

Fourteen-year-old Tabby Kendrick believes she sees a mugging and possible kidnapping. Unable to get satisfaction from the local police department, she seeks out the help of Private Investigator Ralph Deacon. Deacon, with the help of his dead buddy Mike, soon finds himself embroiled in a complex puzzle involving Kissimmee's Hispanic mob, the South American drug pipeline, a murder, and an extortion operation involving a popular exotic dancer.

A change is as good as a rest - says the old adage, but is that true in real life? Have the newcomers in your work/home place shown their true colours? Is there a risk in going from one place to another? Is the harmless pet all it seems to be and do you find yourself wondering who you can really trust...One small change and your world can be turned upside down. One small change and you can be turned upside down... beware the winds of change!In Changes you will find: -Deadly Threshold - Marise MorlandLife Changes - Dorothy DaviesSing A Dry Song - Rickey Rivers JrThe Service Call - Edward AhernMini-Mart - Thomas M MalafarinaAll and One - Rickey Rivers JrMother's Child - Diane ArrelleReflected Glory - Dorothy DaviesGrooming - Wendy Lynn NewtonLove Spells Trouble - SJ TownendOf Birth - And Death - Dorothy DaviesComing Of Age - Paul EdwardsDream Catcher -Rickey Rivers JrThe Sea And The Statues - Paul EdwardsTime's Up - Liam A Spinage

A change is as good as a rest - says the old adage, but is that true in real life? Have the newcomers in your work/home place shown their true colours? Is there a risk in going from one place to another? Is the harmless pet all it seems to be and do you find yourself wondering who you can really trust...One small change and your world can be turned upside down. One small change and you can be turned upside down... beware the winds of change!In Changes you will find: -Deadly Threshold - Marise MorlandLife Changes - Dorothy DaviesSing A Dry Song - Rickey Rivers JrThe Service Call - Edward AhernMini-Mart - Thomas M MalafarinaAll and One - Rickey Rivers JrMother's Child - Diane ArrelleReflected Glory - Dorothy DaviesGrooming - Wendy Lynn NewtonLove Spells Trouble - SJ TownendOf Birth - And Death - Dorothy DaviesComing Of Age - Paul EdwardsDream Catcher -Rickey Rivers JrThe Sea And The Statues - Paul EdwardsTime's Up - Liam A Spinage

In the course of an investigation, Private Detective Adam Brooks encounters a beautiful woman whose mysterious past points to serious intrigue. Meanwhile, Richard Warden, CEO and owner of WarCo, Inc., the Orlando-based software empire, meets a beautiful green-eyed young redhead in one of his favorite bars and is immediately taken by her beauty and sophistication. While he actively pursues her, tragedy strikes repeatedly in his personal life, and his empire gradually crumbles. Warden has no idea why all these terrible things are happening to him. His only clue is the beautiful mystery-woman who coincidentally entered his life at the same time his troubles started. Has she been hired by one of his enemies or competitors with the sole purpose of ruining him? Adam suspects another reason. She could possibly be a long-suffering victim from Warden's checkered past who has vowed to destroy him. But whoever she is, Warden discovers he is running out of time. The mystery of all this becomes a tense race to find out the truth before the entire WarCo conglomerate goes down in flames. It doesn't take long at all before Warden realizes that the solution to the mystery could prove to be the end of his career, as well as his life ... and that it could also quite possibly be the best thing that could happen to him.

The Eldorians, sure of their future as galactic conquerors, are about to enforce an alliance with Earth. Laura, unable to absent herself from her high-profile duties as Celestra's First Citizeness, permits her daughter Clemis to seek out Eldor's mysterious enemies - who appear to be waiting for her. But is this the right choice? What is the true nature of Celestra's super-weapon?