The Shadow Constant A Hard Science Fiction Suspense Thriller

Author : A.J. Scudiere
Publisher : Griffyn Ink
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781937996222

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The Shadow Constant:A Hard Science Fiction Suspense Thriller by A.J. Scudiere Pdf

Someone is keeping watch over the machine. Should it ever have been built? Suspense and Sci-fi readers will love this page turner from a USA Today bestselling author. The lure of the find behind the loose hearthstone at Hazleton House was too great. The schematic excited Evan, Reenie and Ivy for different reasons but it is Kayla who actually begins building it. Her ability to focus to the exclusion of all else is just one of the effects of her Asperger's. The scribbled initials E.W. were merely a curiosity until it's discovered they belong to Eli Whitney. But strange footprints and disturbing visitors let Evan know that the theft of his sister's prize schematic isn't just a coincidence.It becomes obvious that the generator has no apparent power source. And Eli Whitney was only the first to die because of the machine. Soon they realize their enemies are much bigger than they had imagined and the threat the device poses could topple an empire. The secret now threatens those at Hazleton House. Who is trying to stop them? Winner: Booky Award for BEST Thriller & Suspense Book 2013Winner: Booky Award for top 12 books of 2013Finalist: Beverly Hills Book Awards for New Fiction and Suspense 2014Finalist: Eric Hoffer Best Book Award 2014Silver Medal: Indie Excellence Award for Mystery/Suspense 2014

Author : A. J. Scudiere
Publisher : Griffyn Ink Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1937996212

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The Shadow Constant by A. J. Scudiere Pdf

Someone is keeping watch over the machine. Should it ever have been built? The lure of the find behind the loose hearthstone at Hazleton House was too great. The schematic excited Evan, Reenie and Ivy for different reasons but it is Kayla who actually begins building it. Her ability to focus to the exclusion of all else is just one of the effects of her Asperger's. The scribbled initials E.W. were merely a curiosity until it's discovered they belong to Eli Whitney. But strange footprints and disturbing visitors let Evan know that the theft of his sister's prize schematic isn't just a coincidence. It becomes obvious that the generator has no apparent power source. And Eli Whitney was only the first to die because of the machine. Soon they realize their enemies are much bigger than they had imagined and the threat the device poses could topple an empire. The secret now threatens those at Hazleton House. Who is trying to stop them?

Author : Oz Wilson
Publisher : Three Queens Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 097746475X

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The Shadow Walker Chronicles by Oz Wilson Pdf

Science Fiction thriller of high technology and military conflict.

Author : Kevin Ansbro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1914083237

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In the Shadow of Time by Kevin Ansbro Pdf

Author : Jay P. Pederson,Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf
Publisher : Saint James Press
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020147562

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St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers by Jay P. Pederson,Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf Pdf

Provides information on the most influential English-language writers of the crime and mystery genre. Each entry includes author biographies; complete bibliographies; lists of critical studies; locations of manuscripts; the writer's own comments on his or her work, when available; and an essay written by an expert of the genre.

Author : Brysen Mann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1773703226

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The Xeno Manifesto by Brysen Mann Pdf

Deputy Frank Smirnov wants a peaceful life but fate has chosen a different path. He could never have imagined a course that not only gives him insight to his past but to the true origins of the human race. NSA Agent Zachariah Allmass' job is to eliminate those who know too much, and those "Beings" with powers untold that have elected to remain hidden for all these millenniums, now possess evidence he needs for his true employer, the Committee. But Allmass has an agenda of his own. Meanwhile, Roman Petrov is a violent man who puts his retirement on temporary hiatus after being left with collateral damage that leaves him no choice but to eliminate the "thorn in his side." When these men's worlds collide, secrets that were never meant to be exposed will shake the very foundation of mankind's existence.

Author : David S. Goyer,Michael Cassutt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101516546

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Heaven's Shadow by David S. Goyer,Michael Cassutt Pdf

The science fiction epic of our time has arrived. Three years ago, an object one hundred miles across was spotted on a trajectory for Earth's sun. Now, its journey is almost over. As it approaches, two competing manned vehicles race through almost half a million kilometers of space to reach it first. But when they both arrive on the entity, they learn that it has been sent toward Earth for a reason. An intelligent race is desperately attempting to communicate with our primitive species. And the message is: Help us.

Author : John Truby
Publisher : Picador
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780374722814

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The Anatomy of Genres by John Truby Pdf

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby. Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume. They are the all-stars of the entertainment world, comprising the vast majority of popular stories worldwide. That’s why businesses—movie studios, production companies, video game studios, and publishing houses—buy and sell them. Writers who want to succeed professionally must write the stories these businesses want to buy. Simply put, the storytelling game is won by mastering the structure of genres. The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works is the legendary writing teacher John Truby’s step-by-step guide to understanding and using the basic building blocks of the story world. He details the three ironclad rules of successful genre writing, and analyzes more than a dozen major genres and the essential plot events, or “beats,” that define each of them. As he shows, the ability to combine these beats in the right way is what separates stories that sell from those that don’t. Truby also reveals how a single story can combine elements of different genres, and how the best writers use this technique to craft unforgettable stories that stand out from the crowd. Just as Truby’s first book, The Anatomy of Story, changed the way writers develop stories, The Anatomy of Genres will enhance their quality and expand the impact they have on the world.

Author : Stephen Baxter
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575127975

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Raft by Stephen Baxter Pdf

Stephen Baxter's highly acclaimed first novel and the beginning of his stunning Xeelee Sequence finally enters the SF Masterwork series! A spaceship from Earth accidentally crossed through a hole in space-time to a universe where the force of gravity is one billion times as strong as the gravity we know. Somehow the crew survived, aided by the fact that they emerged into a cloud of gas surrounding a black hole, which provided a breathable atmosphere. Five hundred years later, their descendants still struggle for existence, divided into two main groups. The Miners live on the Belt, a ramshackle ring of dwellings orbiting the core of a dead star, which they excavate for raw materials. These can be traded for food from the Raft, a structure built from the wreckage of the ship, on which a small group of scientists preserve the ancient knowledge which makes survival possible. Rees is a Miner whose curiosity about his world makes him stow away on a flying tree - just one of the many strange local lifeforms - carrying trade between the Belt and the Raft. And what he finds will change his world...

Author : Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101147061

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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Pdf

The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

Author : J. R. McLeay
Publisher : J. R. McLeay
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Cicada Prophecy by J. R. McLeay Pdf

Remember when you said you never wanted to grow up? Dr. Richard Ross has discovered a cure for aging. But it comes at a price. Everyone who wants eternal youth must undergo an operation before passing into adulthood that locks their body in the form of a preadolescent youth. When juveniles suddenly begin rapidly aging, the entire human population is set on a course of imminent extinction. Building to a chilling climax, Dr. Ross and his endocrinologist girlfriend must find and rescue the one remaining person who carries the genetic link for saving the human race. A mind-bending technothriller for fans of Michael Crichton, Robin Cook, and Tess Gerritsen. "Best science fiction book of the year." (Books, Books, and More Books) Keywords: medical thriller genetic engineering science fiction hard scifi sci-fi evolution darwin fantasy dystopian technothriller thrillers immortality dna future action adventure utopia mystery immortal eternal

Author : Gregory Benford
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781534443631

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Shadows of Eternity by Gregory Benford Pdf

"Humanity has established a SETI library on the moon to decipher and interpret the many messages from alien societies we have discovered. The most intriguing messages are from complete artificial intelligences. Ruth, a beginner Librarian, must talk to alien minds who have aggressive agendas of their own. She opens doors into strangeness beyond imagination and in her quest for understanding nearly gets killed doing it"--

Author : Daniel Palmer
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786033843

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Constant Fear by Daniel Palmer Pdf

A prep school janitor springs into action when terrorists invade his school and kidnap his son in this thriller by the acclaimed author of Desperate. Jake Dent's dreams of baseball glory fell apart in a drunk-driving incident, along with his marriage. But a popular survivalist blog helped restore his sense of control. Now Jake is an avid Doomsday Prepper, raising his diabetic son, Andy, to be ready for anything. But Andy has a secret even his father never saw coming. A student at the prestigious Pepperell Academy where Jake works as a custodian, Andy is part of a computer club that redistributes money from the obscenely wealthy to the needy. But this time, they've stolen from the wrong people: a vicious drug cartel that is coming to get its money back. Staging a distraction, the cartel infiltrates the school, taking Andy and his friends hostage one by one. But hidden inside the school's tunnels is Jake, with his stockpile of weapons and supplies. He knows that soon the killing will start, and his training will be put to the ultimate test. Because in the brutal, lawless struggle that is about to ensue, he's the last best chance these students—including his son—have of getting out alive. Praise for Constant Fear “An electrifying thriller with action that keeps you on the edge of your seat!” —Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author “Fans of Harlan Coben or Linwood Barclay will especially enjoy this one.” —Booklist “[A] breakneck edge-of-your-seat thrill ride . . . . Extraordinary character development and more than a few bombshell plot twists will keep readers turning the pages.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Camilla Sten
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250249289

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The Resting Place by Camilla Sten Pdf

One of Goodreads Most Popular Horror of 2022 "Engrossing, character-rich, powerful. Sten is on a roll."—Publishers Weekly(starred review) Crimson Peak meets The Sanatorium in The Resting Place, a heart-thumping, unforgettable novel of horror and suspense by international sensation Camilla Sten. Deep rooted secrets. A twisted family history. And a house that will never let go. Eleanor lives with prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize a familiar person's face. It causes stress. Acute anxiety. It can make you question what you think you know. When Eleanor walked in on the scene of her capriciously cruel grandmother, Vivianne’s, murder, she came face to face with the killer—a maddening expression that means nothing to someone like her. With each passing day, the horror of having come so close to a murderer—and not knowing if they’d be back—overtakes both her dreams and her waking moments, thwarting her perception of reality. Then a lawyer calls. Vivianne has left her a house—a looming estate tucked away in the Swedish woods. The place her grandfather died, suddenly. A place that has housed a chilling past for over fifty years. Eleanor. Her steadfast boyfriend, Sebastian. Her reckless aunt, Veronika. The lawyer. All will go to this house of secrets, looking for answers. But as they get closer to uncovering the truth, they’ll wish they had never come to disturb what rests there.

Author : James Knapp
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101184776

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State of Decay by James Knapp Pdf

View our feature on James Knapp’s State of Decay.Just because you're dead doesn't mean you're useless... A thrilling debut novel of a dystopian future populated by a new breed of zombie They call them revivors-technologically reanimated corpses-and away from the public eye they do humanity's dirtiest work. But FBI agent Nico Wachalowski has stumbled upon a conspiracy involving revivors being custom made to kill-and a startling truth about the existence of these undead slaves.