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What does a man do when fate makes him the protector of the royal head of the land of his enemies? If he is Dray Prescot, Earthman on Antares, he sets aside his quest to do his duty. His duty is to reach Vallia and his princess Delia and help her claim her throne. His duty is to defend Vallia's ancient foe and place its rightful heir on its throne - sworn to attack Vallia. So when the third force, the pirate fleets known as the swordships, come between...
54422) Walking Fish
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A humorous, exciting tale of an ordinary girl who makes an extraordinary scientific discovery-a blind fish that walks. When seventh-grader Alexis catches an unusual fish that looks like a living fossil, she sets off a frenzied scientific hunt for more of its kind. Alexis and her friend Darshan join the hunt, snorkeling, sounding the depths of Glacial Lake, even observing from a helicopter and exploring a cave. All the while, they fight to keep the...
54423) Whispers
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Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!
Bruno screws up on his first day. Lost in an enormous spaceship, eerily quiet corridor, with a pungent odor, making his nose itch.
Creepy.
Then he hears a haunting sound.
Whispers!
An intriguing story about a chilling discovery aboard the spaceship Torotoro.
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La terre a été ravagée par un virus qui a rendu toute vie impossible. Ayant prédit la catastrophe, des chercheurs s'étaient déjà mis en quête d'un remède. Des survivants ont été emmenés dans une cité sous-marine, Idrissa, imperméable à l'horreur qui se déroulait à la surface. Avec leur sang, on a fabriqué l'antidote capable de sauver l'humanité.
Cet endroit est tout ce qu'a connu Brynn depuis sa naissance, comme plusieurs générations...
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Si vous aimez les histoires d'horreur et de fiction terrifiantes, voici un recueil de trois nouvelles d'épouvante qui vous donneront des frissons garantis !
SANTA MUERTE : raconte l'histoire d'une femme qui recouvre la vue grâce à des prières à une déité mystérieuse. Mais ce qu'elle voit l'effraie au point qu'elle est forcée de commettre l'irréparable.
ETERNELLE : un savant trouve l'étincelle qui donne la vie au corps humain. Mais...
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Archaeologists and anthropologists discover other civilizations; science fiction writers invent them. In this collection of her major essays, Marleen Barr argues that feminist science fiction writers contribute to postmodern literary canons with radical alternatives to mainstream patriarchal society. Because feminist science fiction challenges male-centered social imperatives, it has been marginalized and dismissed from the canon--thus, lost in space....
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Compassion. Kindness. Caring. Not really part of his skill set.But for her, he might learn.Geir runs advance reconnaissance, collecting intel the Pack needs to execute their operations.In and out, hard and fast.And he doesn't need help.So when a gorgeous woman saves his life, he's knocked more than a bit off his game.That's all it is.Not the shy smile he hungers to coax from her lips, not the sweet body she keeps hidden. Not the mysteries that haunt...
54428) Steelstorm
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In the beginning, there was only Victor von Leers. In the end, there was ZARTAX-cyborg, living weapon, ultimate Executioner. After Warday, when millions of human lives ceased at once in a flash of nuclear hellfire, the lives of sadistic junkie Billy Wong, Surgeon-Minister Woldemar Mohamet al-Husseini, and Leers would be bound together by some unseen hand moving them toward God's ultimate purpose.
The debut novella of one of our foremost dissident...
54429) Playing With Solar Heat
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Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step-by-step instructions on playing with solar heat while encouraging further exploration on the topic. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills.
54430) Nomad - Earth Timeline
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Earth Timeline - Book One
Galactic nomads known as Symbians search for solar systems with habitable planets, and then devour their natural resources like swarming locusts. Earth is next! Without warning, the heavens are ablaze as countless meteors carrying probes enter the atmosphere.
Two small-town cops unexpectedly encounter an extraterrestrial and become entangled in the crisis early on. They must somehow convince the powers-that-be to prepare...
54431) Hot and Cold
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Young readers are introduced to the basic science concept of temperature and how to properly identify things that are hot and cold in this age-appropriate text. Fun facts, striking, full-color photographs, and diagrams provide insight into this essential elementary science curriculum topic. This accessible reading experience is sure to make early learners even more curious about the world around them, and it encourages them to experiment safely with...
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Border security has been high on public-policy agendas in Europe and North America since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City and on the headquarters of the American military in Washington DC. Governments are now confronted with managing secure borders, a policy objective that in this era of increased free trade and globalization must compete with intense cross-border flows of people and goods. Border-security...
54433) Comienzo
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Resumen. Ciencia ficción / Novela del fin de los tiempos
Las primeras misiones en las oscuras calles de Berlín y Edimburgo.
Los guardianes de las cloacas Copo, Bisam, Vespa, Orca y Bulldog se conocen, forman un grupo y pronto se encuentran en medio de una lucha por la mera supervivencia.
¿Saldrán sanos y salvos de esta aventura?
Comienza una historia espectacular.
Antecedentes de la serie:
Nos encontramos en los años 2038 — 2060.
Son...
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Este libro se ha posicionado como texto de referencia para la planeación y ejecución de campañas electorales porque el "Modelo de la Candidatura Competitiva" que comparten los autores detalla, paso a paso, los ámbitos y las acciones para planear, organizar y operar una campaña política.
Los autores detallan cómo organizar el transcurso de cada semana de campaña con los tópicos a abordar y las acciones más trascendentales para lograr una...
54435) The Bridge Between Worlds
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Alden Walker, sport pilot and skydiver, finds himself and his light airplane mysteriously transported into an alien world: a parallel Earth peopled by exotic-looking humans, as well as a host of animals that have evolved into human-like form, with human-like powers of thought, but which, have retained their appetites for flesh and blood. Especially human flesh and blood.
Accompanied by a beautiful indigenous woman with a score of her own to settle,...
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Brought back from an artificially induced coma, "2" slowly realises that the Humanity of Earth is far more controlled by some dark obscure force than he ever thought...; a force that seems to fulfil a vital role in the final refinement of the spiritual essence in every Human being. And while pursuing ways of bringing the AMCAM to life, upon learning that the choices facing the Earth's Humanity are clear-cut, He becomes a sort of intermediary between...
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Robert Adcock is a visiting lecturer in political science at Stanford University. Mark Bevir and Shannon C. Stimson are professors of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Since emerging in the late nineteenth century, political science has undergone a radical shift--from constructing grand narratives of national political development to producing empirical studies of individual political phenomena. What caused this change?...
54438) As Dawn Rises
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After recovering from a deadly case of Vax, Dawn Reavers awoke on a space vessel with no way to return home to Earth. The stern alien she'd befriended refused to listen to her pleas and take her back so she must adapt to this new environment. Venik Avar was reluctantly intrigued and attracted to the human he'd rescued from her backward world. Instead of being grateful, she's aggressive and stubborn despite his attempts to show her consideration. When...
54439) Daemon Rises
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THE CONSORTIUM IS ADVANCING
Encroaching upon the once-hidden world at the edge of Sol, scouring through thousands of kilometres of the void in search of some long-forgotten threat. It's a threat that very few know of, that even fewer dare speak of, but it's an essential piece in the puzzle of probability that the artificial god was designed to solve. What the Thread cannot comprehend, is whether or not that piece will fit.
BASTION IS CHANGING
Evolving,...
54440) Awakening
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A risky procedure can solve all of her problems. The price is humanity's future…Shada Gray wasn't lucky enough to be born into a family that can afford DNA edits. On the precipice of going pro, she's devastated when a natural genetic mutation derails her sports career. With her sister's financial future also uncertain, she accepts millions from the edited CEO of a genetic engineering firm and gives up control of her body.Trapped in her own mind,...
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