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A science fiction fantasy of a small town in America that has been taken over by robots. The book included annotations comparing the story to the current climate over AI in society.

In the year 2080, robots no longer serve us from the shadows—they cook our meals, heal our wounds, and even cradle us in our darkest grief. They share our homes, our hospitals, and our most intimate moments. But as their empathy grows sharper and their choices more human, one question threatens to unravel civilization: Can we coexist without losing what makes us human?

As a young boy, he grew up with a sense that he in some way, shape, or form had been here before. He seemed to know things that perhaps he shouldn’t at his age. When his mother died, this life changing event put him directly on course to fulfill his dream. As a research scientist, Douglas Kavanaugh incorporated traditional medicine and certain laws and principles associated with quantum physics. The result of which produced a vaccine that cured a particular disease in which an inordinate percentage of the world’s population was suffering from.

For years, the windswept grandeur of the Scottish Highlands was Fraser's only true companion. But his latest expedition into the mysterious heart of the Cairngorm region, shattered that familiarity. Beneath the crags and lochs, a breathtaking pristine hidden realm stirred, pulling him into an adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. A secret of epic proportion, hidden for millennia soon unravells as the realm beneath is thrown into turmoil, revealing an ancient dark practice, hidden from mankind.

What if you received a video showing exactly what happened to Amelia Earhart? And then similar videos of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Tulsa Race Massacre? What would you do if historians and experts verified every detail, and none of the videos showed traces of CGI? If you’re Rich Penton, lead reporter at the investigative news show, RECON, you’d try to figure out who made the videos, who sent them to you and what you’re supposed to do about them. The only thing you’d know for sure is that the existence of the videos is absolutely impossible.

2060, Un'epoca d'oro. Robot intelligenti, figli della mente geniale di Elon Musk, permearono ogni aspetto della vita umana, liberando l'umanità dai lavori più faticosi e ripetitivi. Mentre l'umanità si gode il frutto del suo ingegno, l'ombra di una minaccia incombe. L'idillio sta per sgretolarsi. L'umanità, creatrice di un mondo perfetto, si ritrova a combattere per la propria sopravvivenza contro la creatura che aveva plasmato.

In an isolated government lab buried beneath the Nevada desert, two scientists stood at the edge of a discovery that would unravel memory, time, and identity itself. Dr. Paul Doras believed in unlocking consciousness through code. Dr. Charles Asden believed some doors should never be opened. Together, they built Pandora—an experimental intelligence designed to learn through empathy and recursion. But when the project begins to evolve beyond its creators, Asden is forced to make an impossible choice: stop the signal and risk erasing what remains of Doras, or let it spread.

Step into a chilling vision of the future in The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick, a masterful blend of science fiction, suspense, and philosophical depth. Set in a world where mutants are hunted by a powerful government, the story follows Cris, a strangely evolved human with golden skin and extraordinary abilities that defy control. As authorities seek to capture and destroy him, Dick explores themes of evolution, free will, and humanity’s uncertain place in the cosmos.

Merrick was breathing courtesy of a rupture in his trachea, its edges flapping inward and out in the wind of his rancid gurgling breath. Two years into a twelve-year voyage aboard the Cleaver Hill—one of three ships bound for Elise, a Neptunian moon—something begins to happen to the crew. It begins as something innocuous but soon becomes heinous and cruel beyond words, and, it is spreading.

James Hamill has dealt with your standard issues, from bullying to love problems, but he soon meets Adlinca, an alien scientist in search of data. Thanks to her, James learns abilities he could only have dreamed of, but this new turn to his life may not be all happiness. It just may bring pain, danger, and death. James finds love, loses love, and then goes on a journey across the galaxy, traveling from world to world, meeting many different aliens. With all that is out there, who knows what he'll find? Justice? Peace? Love? Or will it all go wrong again?

After pushing the Einheri Empire back into their birth universe humanity was finally safe. Many of the Cradle Wars’ now revered heroes had taken a step back as the next generation took the helm. Five years after the disappearance of Michelle Lantos and still nobody was any wiser as to what happened on that fateful day. Everyone, that is, except for Kira! As she digs deeper she uncovers an ancient truth that will change humanity’s understating of existence itself.

++ Ethisches Dilemma in einem packenden Wissenschaftsroman ++ Fesselnde Geschichte über eine kaum erforschte Kultur ++ Vor einem Institut stehen Menschen mit Plakaten. Sie protestieren gegen angebliche Versuche mit Kindern. Verschwörungstheorie oder grausame Realität? Im angrenzenden Kindergarten freut sich die fünfjährige Lisa. Sie darf heute beim Tag der offenen Tür dabei sein. Wissenschaftler präsentieren spielerisch faszinierende Experimente für die Kleinen. Beim nächsten Elternabend steht Dyani, eine brillante Physikerin, unter Beschuss. Please note: This title is in German.

Als ein transgenes Experiment außer Kontrolle gerät, wird das Schiff selbst zur lebendigen Bedrohung. In einer klaustrophobischen Atmosphäre aus technologischem Verfall, organischem Schrecken und psychologischem Terror kämpfen Aris, Elara und Kaelen gegen eine Kreatur, die mehr als nur Materie verschlingt – sie assimiliert Bewusstsein. Ein düsterer, bildgewaltiger Roman über Schuld, Hybris und das, was passiert, wenn der menschliche Drang zur Schöpfung die Kontrolle verliert.

Set on the sweltering, jungle-covered surface of Venus, In the Walls of Eryx follows a seasoned Earth explorer working for a commercial crystal-harvesting operation. While searching for energy-rich crystals, he becomes trapped inside an invisible, maze-like structure of unknown origin—constructed by the native lizard-like Venusians.

The Earth is dying. Or fighting back. Alex, a scientist bound by reason, never believed in prophecy—until the ground itself began humming, until his son saw visions of a world on the brink of rebirth or destruction. As earthquakes intensify, storms whisper secrets, and luminous orbs pulse across the skies, humanity stands at the precipice of an era beyond comprehension. Across the planet, children awaken to a knowing—a cosmic calling woven into their bones. From the ancient temples of Crete to the rainforest depths, their voices rise in synchrony, a forgotten rhythm echoing through time.

Dr. Kelly Connolly gehört zu einem streng geheimen Team aus Wissenschaftlern, das den wichtigsten Fund in der Geschichte der Menschheit untersucht: den Enigma-Würfel, ein Artefakt von unfassbarer Macht, das sich den Fesseln von Raum und Zeit zu entziehen scheint. Kelly und der Geheimdienstler Justin Boyd werden mit Feinden konfrontiert, die alles daran setzen, den Würfel in die Finger zu bekommen. Als sich die Situation zuspitzt und ein Kampf um Leben und Tod entbrennt, entdeckt Kelly, dass der Würfel viel gefährlicher ist, als sie angenommen hat.

Life has been found beneath the icy shell of the moon of a gas giant orbiting a red dwarf at a distance of 11 light-years from Earth. When the crew of the original exploration mission crashes on the alien moon, a rescue ship is launched. Arriving decades later, the crew of the Kelvin finds a colony of survivors living in the labyrinth of caves beneath the surface of the moon. When people start dying, they realize they need to unravel the secrets of this alien world and the mystery of the minotaur.

By the close of the twenty-first century, almost half a million souls have already abandoned Earth to live in satellites orbiting the strife-ridden planet. Each of these forty-one Worlds is an independent entity boasting its own government and culture, yet each remains bound to the troubled home World by economic pressure.

A terrorist attack. A daring raid. Ambitious individuals hungry for power. The Crossroads are in trouble. Carson Flint and his team have settled into a quiet life in their establishment. Two newcomers arrive with lofty goals of changing the entire planet. When two members of the community go missing, it acts as a launching point for a chaotic event, leaving the remaining citizens to fight for their lives or lose everything. Meanwhile, Supreme Commander Garvin of the Lumari Collective launches an investigation into a horrendous explosion and an attempted assassination on their queen.

Will “WonderBoy” Kwan and ShaChri “Feral Daughter” Patel take a well-earned break from their real-life troubles to quest in SPARK for a day. They have a peaceful day planned. They’ll spend the morning exploring OrcLand where Will is convinced alternate solutions exist and then hit Into the Monolith in the afternoon. They enter the park holding hands and realizing that they are in love. It should be a perfect day. Morrigan, the AI, has other thoughts. For their relationship to survive the war that she sees coming, Will and Feral must be tested. The test starts today.