The Beam Season One

Author : Sean Platt,Johnny B. Truant
Publisher : Realm & Sands
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1629550728

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The Beam by Sean Platt,Johnny B. Truant Pdf

A Sci-Fi political thriller set in a terrifyingly real future. When all of humanity is connected, the center of the Web is the seat of true power. In a century, the world's old political borders have dissolved. At the center of what remains of civilization sits the NAU, a nation ruled by two political parties: Enterprise, the sink-or-swim party where each party member has no one else to blame for their starvation or astronomical wealth, and Directorate, whose members have a guaranteed safety net but can never rise above their station. Every six years, an election determines the course of the NAU's future. The process is called Shift, and the next one is coming soon. With humanity intertwined by way of the Beam -- a hyper-advanced version of the Internet that serves every whim and need -- Shift is the be-all and the end-all. More than an electoral method, it is the future's political discourse.. In the midst of the country's tumultuous politics, certain players are making their own moves. Doc, a black-market nanoenhancement vendor, has caught wind of a disturbing trend of enhancements among his clientele. Nicolai, political speechwriter for the head of Directorate, struggles to find his independence in a life that is supposed to be devoted to the Party, all the while unaware of his own terrifying connection to the Beam. And Kai, an escort and assassin as lethal as she is flexible, becomes embroiled in the machinations of her top clients -- because after all, the political elite choose only the best to warm their sheets at night. And through it all, a shadowy group is pulling strings behind the scenes, guiding Shift exactly where they want it to go. Their identities are unknown to all but a few, and anyone who stumbles upon them by accident -- or, worse, learns their true goal -- is swiftly disposed of. But if their power goes unchecked, their cloak-and-dagger actions will shape the fate of millions for years to come ... Plug your mind into The Beam. It's been waiting for you.

Author : Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt
Publisher : Johnny B. Truant
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Beam: Season Three by Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt Pdf

Shift is coming. So is the end of the world as we know it. The battle over Shift — the electoral process that will decide the nation’s fate — is heating up ... while at the same time something is happening within the Beam network: a thing coming alive, its power unchecked and out of control. Micah and Isaac Ryan, the brothers sitting at each political party’s head, have resorted to tooth-and-nail tactics to eke out as many votes as possible. The Beau Monde observes everything, sticking their fingers in the pie only to change the flavor to their personal tastes. Everyone else has one simple goal: surviving the battle. Kai struggles with a job bigger than she’s ever faced, against a foe she can’t hope to outwit. Dominic, his law enforcement job precarious after betraying the drug runners he once smuggled for, must keep his head down even as he pokes his nose into the game of higher politics. And Nicolai, the unwitting harbinger of the Beam itself, concocts his own plots to overthrow the arrogant Ryans once and for all. Yet all their efforts — great and small alike — will pale in comparison to the oncoming storm, the cataclysmic return of one of history’s greatest figures. Someone from the Beam’s very conception is about to appear anew, and with humanity interconnected like never before, their footsteps will rock the NAU like a meteor strike. Shift is finally here. But even those who think they control its sway are not prepared for what happens next. ★★★★★ "Another wonderful season of The Beam, can't wait to see where else this awesome series goes! The characters and great, the plot always thickens, then more is revealed, then into the thick of it again. I read everything about this universe I can get my hands on because it is so close to reality that I can almost taste it." -- Daniel Drooger ★★★★★ "Absolutely loved this book. So many questions answered, and amazed at how much depth this story had. I was completely immersed in this whole series, and just... wanted... more." -- Amy

Author : Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt
Publisher : Johnny B. Truant
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Beam: Season One by Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt Pdf

From the bestselling authors of the Invasion and Yesterday's Gone series comes The Beam, a disturbing philosophical exploration of the future of our hyperconnected world. This chilling, intricately-plotted series is set in a futuristic dystopia where politics and technology have widened the gap between haves and have-nots. All of humanity is connected ... to The Beam and to the lie. In the year 2097, the only stable nation is the NAU: a dystopia exploding with new technologies and ruled by two political parties. The choices are Enterprise (sink-or-swim; effort and luck determine whether members prosper or starve) or Directorate, where members are guaranteed safety but can never rise above their station. Above it all is The Beam: an AI-built computer network that serves every whim and connects citizens through implants and biological add-ons. The Beam anticipates every need and has created a world within the world. It permeates everything. And is everywhere. But the NAU's power is shifting. New powers are making their moves while others hang in the balance. Behind it all, a shadowy group is pulling strings, and guiding the upcoming election exactly where they want it to go. The Beam is coming alive; immersion is as real as reality. If the NAU's power goes unchecked, the actions of a shadowy few will shape the fate of millions forever. ★★★★★ "This series is one of the best from these authors, which is saying a lot because Sean Platt/Johnny B. Truant/David Wright (any combination of the three) are by far my favorite authors. The Beam is an extremely complex world with complex characters." -- Matt Browner ★★★★★ "I'd have to say this series has them all beat because all the technologies (or magic, if you will) in this series are better developed, the characters are more involved, and the story lines are better woven. And I'm not talking about twists and turns in the plot that require suspending disbelief (yeah right), or leave you confused as to what happened. It's pretty amazing and thought-provoking." -- Burton Kent

Author : Sean Platt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1513069101

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Season One: the Beam, #1 by Sean Platt Pdf

Author : Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt
Publisher : Realm & Sands
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1629550779

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The Beam by Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt Pdf

Author : Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt
Publisher : Johnny B. Truant
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Beam: Season Five by Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt Pdf

The unthinkable has happened. The Beam is down. Chaos reigns. A data anomaly has shown up in the East, something strange in a place where it shouldn’t exist, and something is seeking out a handful of people spread across the globe. Can Gillian Rhea find answers at the abandoned research station at Nickel Basin? Noah West is desperate to regain power and get The Beam back online, but no one dreamed he’d ever go this far. Will he unleash his worst creation upon the remains of the NAU to bring it back under his control, no matter the damage? Is there anyone left that can stop him?

Author : Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt
Publisher : Johnny B. Truant
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Beam: Season Four by Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt Pdf

The devastating aftermath of Shift reveals a world teetering on the edge of chaos. A rash of deaths across the political spectrum and the near-total destruction of the Organas has left a power vacuum that must be filled. But not even becoming a hologram could make Violet James forget who she is – or how important it is that she find Stephen York. Legendary hacker Ryu and his team are searching for York too, poking through holes in the Beam. Noah West, father of the Beam, is back and desperate to find Chloe Shaw – but he’s being hunted too. Alliances are forged and fates entwine as the hunt for Stephen York intensifies, Chloe Shaw rises, and another wave of deadly cleansing washes over the NAU. Can the Beam be stabilized, or will it become a tool of the one person who shouldn’t be allowed to control it?

Author : Sean Platt,Johnny B. Truant
Publisher : Realm & Sands
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1629551007

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The Beam 2 by Sean Platt,Johnny B. Truant Pdf

Author : Marc Cushman,Susan Osborn
Publisher : Jacobs Brown Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science fiction television programs
ISBN : 0989238105

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These are the Voyages by Marc Cushman,Susan Osborn Pdf

Revised Second Edition. History of Star Trek TOS

Author : Sean Platt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 151301224X

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Season Two: the Beam, #2 by Sean Platt Pdf

Author : Myla Goldberg
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400032761

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Bee Season by Myla Goldberg Pdf

Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul takes it as a sign that she is destined for greatness. In this altered reality, Saul inducts her into his hallowed study and lavishes upon her the attention previously reserved for Aaron, who in his displacement embarks upon a lone quest for spiritual fulfillment. When Miriam's secret life triggers a familial explosion, it is Eliza who must order the chaos. Myla Goldberg's keen eye for detail brings Eliza's journey to three-dimensional life. As she rises from classroom obscurity to the blinding lights and outsized expectations of the National Bee, Eliza's small pains and large joys are finely wrought and deeply felt. Not merely a coming-of-age story, Goldberg's first novel delicately examines the unraveling fabric of one family. The outcome of this tale is as startling and unconventional as her prose, which wields its metaphors sharply and rings with maturity. The work of a lyrical and gifted storyteller, Bee Season marks the arrival of an extraordinarily talented new writer.

Author : Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt
Publisher : Johnny B. Truant
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Future of Sex: The Complete 12-book Omnibus by Johnny B. Truant,Sean Platt Pdf

In a future that’s lost its soul, a prodigy rises. In the year 2060, an omnipresent network has made humanity into something new. Thought has been hijacked. Emotion has been co-opted. Sensation has been ramped up to eleven, and “what feels good” is all anyone needs. The monolithic O Corporation is the most powerful entity in what remains of the world, having manipulated society’s values for decades in the name of profit. O’s leader Alexa Mathis is genius, ruthless, obsessed with the idea of finding a digital savior nobody else believes in — and swings power even the rulers don’t know she has. Enter Chloe Shaw: too young, too inexperienced, and too naive for the task before her. In name, Chloe is an escort — the highest of the high in a world where sex is queen. But to those who’ve been searching, Chloe seems to be much more. Someone with strange abilities no one can explain. Someone, it seems, who’s able to control the next-gen AI network on the horizon — an omniscient and nearly omnipotent entity known as The Beam. Is Chloe who Alexa thinks she is? As society reaches its tipping point, she must try to stake a claim for our future … before our future is decided by The Beam. Sex sells, yes. But it’s never sold quite like this — with the soul of humanity as its ultimate price. The Future of Sex is a 12-episode serial that takes place in Platt and Truant’s award-winning world of The Beam.

Author : Sean Platt,David Wayne Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : OCLC:892641012

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Yesterday's Gone by Sean Platt,David Wayne Wright Pdf

On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. everyone on Earth vanished. Well, almost everyone. A scattered few woke alone in a world where there are no rules other than survival ... at any cost.

Author : Evan Angler
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400318360

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Swipe by Evan Angler Pdf

Everyone gets the Mark. It gives all the benefits of citizenship. Yet if getting the Mark is such a good thing, then why does it feel so wrong?

Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429968195

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Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov Pdf

One moment Joseph Schwartz is a happily retired tailor in Chicago, 1949. The next he's a helpless stranger on Earth during the heyday of the first Galactic Empire. Earth, as he soon learns, is a backwater, just a pebble in the sky, despised by all the other 200 million planets of the Empire because its people dare to claim it's the original home of man. And Earth is poor, with great areas of radioactivity ruining much of its soil--so poor that everyone is sentenced to death at the age of sixty. Joseph Schwartz is sixty-two. This is young Isaac Asimov's first novel, full of wonders and ideas, the book that launched the novels of the Galactic Empire, culminating in the Foundation series. This is Golden Age SF at its finest. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.