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Author : Jonathan Strahan
Publisher : Start Publishing LLC
Page : 949 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781597804608

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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year by Jonathan Strahan Pdf

In print and on-line, science fiction and fantasy is thriving as never before. A multitude of astonishingly creative and gifted writers are boldly exploring the mythic past, the paranormal present, and the promises and perils of myriad alternate worlds and futures. There are almost too many new and intriguing stories published every year for any reader to be able to experience them all. So how to make sure you haven’t missed any future classics? Award-winning editor and anthologist Jonathan Strahan has surveyed the expanding universes of modern sf and fantasy to find the brightest stars in today’s dazzling literary firmament. From the latest masterworks by the acknowledged titans of the field to fresh visions from exciting new talents, this outstanding collection is a comprehensive showcase for the current state of the art in both science fiction and fantasy. Anyone who wants to know where the future of imaginative short fiction is going, and treat themselves to dozens of unforgettable stories, will find this year’s edition of Best Science Fiction and Fantasy to be just what they’re looking for!

Author : Stephen King,Charles De Lint,Jane Yolen,Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616961848

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The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 by Stephen King,Charles De Lint,Jane Yolen,Paolo Bacigalupi Pdf

A mutant baby goes on a rampage through Central Park. An immigrant reveals secrets in the folds of a perfect gift. Lucky Cats extend their virtual paws to salute a generous revolution. The Internet invades a third-world village. The premier speculative-fiction magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction continues to discover and showcase many of the most inventive authors writing in any genre. Now drawing even more deeply upon F&SF’s impressive history, this extraordinary companion anthology expands upon sixty-five years’ worth of top-notch storytelling. The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume Two is a star-studded tribute to the continuing vision of F&SF.

Author : Scott Baron
Publisher : Curiouser
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945996234

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Bad Luck Charlie by Scott Baron Pdf

A space engineer is sucked through a wormhole to a distant galaxy, where magic is common, and technology is viewed as alien spells.

Author : Steve Salerno
Publisher : Crown Forum
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400054107

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Sham by Steve Salerno Pdf

Self-help: To millions of Americans it seems like a godsend. To many others it seems like a joke. But as investigative reporter Steve Salerno reveals in this groundbreaking book, it’s neither—in fact it’s much worse than a joke. Going deep inside the Self-Help and Actualization Movement (fittingly, the words form the acronym SHAM), Salerno offers the first serious exposé of this multibillion-dollar industry and the real damage it is doing—not just to its paying customers, but to all of American society. Based on the author’s extensive reporting—and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading “lifestyle” publisher—SHAM shows how thinly credentialed “experts” now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans spend upward of $8 billion every year on self-help programs and products. And those staggering financial costs are actually the least of our worries. SHAM demonstrates how the self-help movement’s core philosophies have infected virtually every aspect of American life—the home, the workplace, the schools, and more. And Salerno exposes the downside of being uplifted, showing how the “empowering” message that dominates self-help today proves just as damaging as the blame-shifting rhetoric of self-help’s “Recovery” movement. SHAM also reveals: • How self-help gurus conduct extensive market research to reach the same customers over and over—without ever helping them • The inside story on the most notorious gurus—from Dr. Phil to Dr. Laura, from Tony Robbins to John Gray • How your company might be wasting money on motivational speakers, “executive coaches,” and other quick fixes that often hurt quality, productivity, and morale • How the Recovery movement has eradicated notions of personal responsibility by labeling just about anything—from drug abuse to “sex addiction” to shoplifting—a dysfunction or disease • How Americans blindly accept that twelve-step programs offer the only hope of treating addiction, when in fact these programs can do more harm than good • How the self-help movement inspired the disastrous emphasis on self-esteem in our schools • How self-help rhetoric has pushed people away from proven medical treatments by persuading them that they can cure themselves through sheer application of will As Salerno shows, to describe self-help as a waste of time and money vastly understates its collateral damage. And with SHAM, the self-help industry has finally been called to account for the damage it has done. Also available as an eBook

Author : C.S. Friedman
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101464328

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Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman Pdf

Over a millennium ago, Erna, a seismically active yet beautiful world was settled by colonists from far-distant Earth. But the seemingly habitable planet was fraught with perils no one could have foretold. The colonists found themselves caught in a desperate battle for survival against the fae, a terrifying natural force with the power to prey upon the human mind itself, drawing forth a person's worst nightmare images or most treasured dreams and indiscriminately giving them life. Twelve centuries after fate first stranded the colonists on Erna, mankind has achieved an uneasy stalemate, and human sorcerers manipulate the fae for their own profit, little realizing that demonic forces which feed upon such efforts are rapidly gaining in strength. Now, as the hordes of the dark fae multiply, four people—Priest, Adept, Apprentice, and Sorcerer—are about to be drawn inexorably together for a mission which will force them to confront an evil beyond their imagining, in a conflict which will put not only their own lives but the very fate of humankind in jeopardy.

Author : Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Writer's Digest Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106018639945

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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card Pdf

Defines both genres, tells how to write a successful story, and where to find markets to get published.

Author : Rodney Hartman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692450548

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Wizard Defiant by Rodney Hartman Pdf

Wizard scouts are the elite, deep-recon forces of the Intergalactic Empire. They are a mix of technology and magic like abilities. Richard has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become one of these legendary soldiers. All he has to do is make it through the Wizard Scout Academy. But with a TAC officer who hates his guts, will he even be allowed to graduate. To make matters worse, the Empire has been attacked and soon finds itself in a major war. With heavy losses in the wizard scout corps, even the Academy cadets are starting to look good to the Empire's High Command.Just when Richard thinks things can't get any worse, he is suddenly sent by 'the One' to help a beautiful elf priestess fight a demon and its army of undead. Wizard scouts may be the best of the best, but Richard is still a cadet in training. Will his skills and technology be enough to overcome dragons, demons, trolls, ghouls, and various undead from his worst nightmare? With only the aid of his battle computer, Nickelo, and the magic of an elf priestess, will his wizard scout abilities be enough to turn the tide?With the fate of two galaxies riding in the balance, Richard is honor bound to do his best in spite of the odds. The question is, will his best be good enough?

Author : Rebecca Kim Wells
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534488434

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Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells Pdf

“Sexy and dangerous and full of liars.” —Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea The Cruel Prince meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this epic reimagining of “The Sleeping Beauty” that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in an enchanted forest, while searching for the truth behind her own deadly curse. Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived in fear and isolation. But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a mysterious forest with a reputation for luring people into the trees, never to be seen again…​ Until the night an enigmatic girl stumbles out of the Silence and into Lena’s sheltered world. Miranda comes from the Gather, a city in the forest brimming with magic. She is on a quest to wake a sleeping princess believed to hold the key to liberating the Gather from its tyrannical ruler—and she offers Lena a bargain. If Lena assists her on her journey, Miranda will help her break the curse. Mesmerized by Miranda and her promise of a new life, Lena jumps at the chance. But the deeper into the Silence she goes, the more she suspects she’s been lied to—about her family’s history, her curse, and her future. As the shadows close in, Lena must choose who to trust and decide whether it’s more important to have freedom…or power.

Author : Jeremy Szal
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473227446

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Stormblood by Jeremy Szal Pdf

Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make him a perfect soldier, Harmony injected him with the DNA of an extinct alien race, altering his body chemistry and leaving him permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression. But although they meant to create soldiers, at the same time Harmony created a new drug market that has millions hopelessly addicted to their own body chemistry. Vakov may have walked away from Harmony, but they still know where to find him, and his former Reaper colleagues are being murdered by someone, or something - and Vakov is appalled to learn his estranged brother is involved. Suddenly it's an investigation he can't turn down . . . but the closer he comes to the truth, the more addicted to stormtech he becomes. And it's possible the war isn't over, after all . . . 'A high-power augmented SF adventure that will keep you reading!' - Garth Nix ' This is what 21st century Sci-Fi ought to be' - Miles Cameron, author of Artifact Space

Author : R. Reginald,Mary A. Burgess,Douglas Menville
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780941028783

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2 by R. Reginald,Mary A. Burgess,Douglas Menville Pdf

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume Two of Two, contains Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II.

Author : Stephen King,Charles De Lint,Jane Yolen,Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616961862

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The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 by Stephen King,Charles De Lint,Jane Yolen,Paolo Bacigalupi Pdf

A mutant baby goes on a rampage through Central Park. An immigrant reveals secrets in the folds of a perfect gift. Lucky Cats extend their virtual paws to salute a generous revolution. The Internet invades a third-world village. The premier speculative-fiction magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction continues to discover and showcase many of the most inventive authors writing in any genre. Now drawing even more deeply upon F&SF’s impressive history, this extraordinary companion anthology expands upon sixty-five years’ worth of top-notch storytelling. The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume Two is a star-studded tribute to the continuing vision of F&SF.

Author : Mikkell K. Khan
Publisher : Mind of Khan Studios
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2 by Mikkell K. Khan Pdf

Dive into the captivating world of Mikkell K Khan's Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2, a follow up to the widely acclaimed Volume 1 that left readers yearning for more. Ever wondered what it feels like to escape reality and explore new worlds? This collection of 16 enthralling stories will transport you to the heart of fantasy and science fiction, making your heart race with every turn of the page. From terrestrial tales to fantastic fables, there's a story for every lover of the genre. Remember the thrill of the first volume? The suspense, the adventure, the unexpected twists? Prepare to relive that excitement and more. Each story in this volume is a masterstroke from Mikkell K Khan, an author who has captivated audiences with his unique blend of fantasy and science fiction. Imagine yourself on a relaxing day at the beach, the sun warming your skin, the waves lapping at your feet, and Mikkell's book in your hands, drawing you into a world of boundless imagination. Or perhaps you're nestled in bed, ready to fill your dreams with extraordinary adventures. Doesn't that sound delightful? Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2 is available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover formats. It's only one click away. Why wait when you can start your adventure today? Embrace your love for the genre, immerse yourself in Mikkell's mesmerizing worlds, and let your imagination soar with Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2. Claim your copy today and embark on an unforgettable journey!

Author : Gordon Van Gelder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1616961635

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The Very Best of Fantasy Science Fiction by Gordon Van Gelder Pdf

Author : Mikkell Khan
Publisher : Fantasy and Science Fiction St
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798223000570

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Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2 by Mikkell Khan Pdf

Dive into the captivating world of Mikkell K Khan's Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2, a follow up to the widely acclaimed Volume 1 that left readers yearning for more. Ever wondered what it feels like to escape reality and explore new worlds? This collection of 16 enthralling stories will transport you to the heart of fantasy and science fiction, making your heart race with every turn of the page. From terrestrial tales to fantastic fables, there's a story for every lover of the genre. Remember the thrill of the first volume? The suspense, the adventure, the unexpected twists? Prepare to relive that excitement and more. Each story in this volume is a masterstroke from Mikkell K Khan, an author who has captivated audiences with his unique blend of fantasy and science fiction. Imagine yourself on a relaxing day at the beach, the sun warming your skin, the waves lapping at your feet, and Mikkell's book in your hands, drawing you into a world of boundless imagination. Or perhaps you're nestled in bed, ready to fill your dreams with extraordinary adventures. Doesn't that sound delightful? Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2 is available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover formats. It's only one click away. Why wait when you can start your adventure today? Embrace your love for the genre, immerse yourself in Mikkell's mesmerizing worlds, and let your imagination soar with Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories Volume 2. Claim your copy today and embark on an unforgettable journey!

Author : Roger Zelazny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Dreams
ISBN : OCLC:1301969207

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The Dream Master by Roger Zelazny Pdf