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Deathless

Catherynne M. Valente

Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what giants or wicked witches are to European culture: the villain of countless stories which have been passed on through story and text for generations. Valente's take on the legend brings the action to modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian history in the twentieth century.Deathless, however, is no dry, historical tome: i... read more

Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what giants or wicked witches are to European culture: the villain of countless stories which have been passed on through story and text for generations. Valente's take on the legend brings the action to modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian history in the twentieth century.Deathless, however, is no dry, historical tome: i... read more

Premonitions

Jamie Schultz

TWO MILLION DOLLARS... It’s the kind of score Karyn Ames has always dreamed of—enough to set her crew up pretty well and, more important, enough to keep her safely stocked on a very rare, very expensive black market drug. Without it, Karyn hallucinates slices of the future until they totally overwhelm her, leaving her unable to distinguish the present from the mess of certainties and possibili... read more

TWO MILLION DOLLARS... It’s the kind of score Karyn Ames has always dreamed of—enough to set her crew up pretty well and, more important, enough to keep her safely stocked on a very rare, very expensive black market drug. Without it, Karyn hallucinates slices of the future until they totally overwhelm her, leaving her unable to distinguish the present from the mess of certainties and possibili... read more

The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past (Popular Mechanics)

Popular Mechanics, Gregory Benford

Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics magazine about what the future would hold. Their forecasts ranged from ruefully funny to eerily prescient and optimistically utopian. Here are the very best of them, culled from hundreds of articles, complete with the original, visually stunning retro art. They will capture the imagination of ... read more

Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics magazine about what the future would hold. Their forecasts ranged from ruefully funny to eerily prescient and optimistically utopian. Here are the very best of them, culled from hundreds of articles, complete with the original, visually stunning retro art. They will capture the imagination of ... read more

Popular Mechanics The Amazing Weapons That Never Were: Robots, Flying Tanks & Other Machines of War

Gregory Benford

Between 1910 and 1970, scientists and military experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics about the future of warfare. Some of those prophecies were downright nuts, while others veered eerily close to reality. This collection of vintage articles, with their stunning original art, will spark the imagination of every military buff, retrophile, and futurist. And the jacket unfolds ... read more

Between 1910 and 1970, scientists and military experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics about the future of warfare. Some of those prophecies were downright nuts, while others veered eerily close to reality. This collection of vintage articles, with their stunning original art, will spark the imagination of every military buff, retrophile, and futurist. And the jacket unfolds ... read more

The Thirty-Third Marriage of Donia Nour

H.Z. ILMI

THE FALSE VIRGINIt's 2048. Data entry technician Donia Nour wants to smuggle herself out of Egypt—to flee from the prayer monitoring booths, the constant public sermons, the fixation on accumulating computer-tracked good deeds, and the ever-present gaze of the theocratic Nezam. Her only source of funds: one-night "marriages" that require her to undergo hazardous, illegal virginity restoration ... read more

THE FALSE VIRGINIt's 2048. Data entry technician Donia Nour wants to smuggle herself out of Egypt—to flee from the prayer monitoring booths, the constant public sermons, the fixation on accumulating computer-tracked good deeds, and the ever-present gaze of the theocratic Nezam. Her only source of funds: one-night "marriages" that require her to undergo hazardous, illegal virginity restoration ... read more

Soulwoven

Jeff Seymour

Litnig Jin has spent his life yearning for the power to weave the souls of the dead into high magic. His brother Cole has spent his believing in nothing bigger than his own two hands. When a dragon sinks its claws into their nightmares, their lives will change forever. A dream of moving statues, shattered chains, and dark, seething clouds sets the brothers on a quest into the unknown. A prince... read more

Litnig Jin has spent his life yearning for the power to weave the souls of the dead into high magic. His brother Cole has spent his believing in nothing bigger than his own two hands. When a dragon sinks its claws into their nightmares, their lives will change forever. A dream of moving statues, shattered chains, and dark, seething clouds sets the brothers on a quest into the unknown. A prince... read more

Out of the Box

Audra North

In the “Civilized” future, there is no war, no violence, no cruelty… No love. Juris is a Feeler, his emotions too strong to be controlled by the chip in his brain. If he can't keep his flashes of feeling—joy, anger, lust—boxed up, he'll be Terminated. Lidian is a spy from uninhibited Benori. Her mission: to rescue the Feelers and destroy Civilization. Her first target: Juris, the only pilot wh... read more

In the “Civilized” future, there is no war, no violence, no cruelty… No love. Juris is a Feeler, his emotions too strong to be controlled by the chip in his brain. If he can't keep his flashes of feeling—joy, anger, lust—boxed up, he'll be Terminated. Lidian is a spy from uninhibited Benori. Her mission: to rescue the Feelers and destroy Civilization. Her first target: Juris, the only pilot wh... read more

Just Enough Research

Erika Hall

Design research is a hard slog that takes years to learn and time away from the real work of design, right? Wrong. Good research is about asking more and better questions, and thinking critically about the answers. It's something every member of your team can and should do, and which everyone can learn, quickly. And done well, it will save you time and money by reducing unknowns and creating a... read more

Design research is a hard slog that takes years to learn and time away from the real work of design, right? Wrong. Good research is about asking more and better questions, and thinking critically about the answers. It's something every member of your team can and should do, and which everyone can learn, quickly. And done well, it will save you time and money by reducing unknowns and creating a... read more

Capes: Six Uncanny Tales

Chad West

Capes is a collection of short fiction where the unreal lives of superheroes become all too real. West crafts a world where the most powerful man on Earth has to face his inner demons, a lonely boy learns there is more to his useless powers than he imagined, the possible corruption of a city’s heroes has a young costume on the run, and secret identities and vigilante justice have vicious conse... read more

Capes is a collection of short fiction where the unreal lives of superheroes become all too real. West crafts a world where the most powerful man on Earth has to face his inner demons, a lonely boy learns there is more to his useless powers than he imagined, the possible corruption of a city’s heroes has a young costume on the run, and secret identities and vigilante justice have vicious conse... read more

Beyond Cloud Nine (Beyond Saga Book 1)

Greg Spry

Ace star fighter pilot Brooke Davis lives for pushing hundreds of gees in orbital combat, but she’d give it all up in a moment to become the first human to fly faster than light. When Brooke stumbles upon a conspiracy involving terrorists, aliens, and the highest levels of government, she finds their goals seductive but their methods abhorrent. With the moral core of human civilization hanging... read more

Ace star fighter pilot Brooke Davis lives for pushing hundreds of gees in orbital combat, but she’d give it all up in a moment to become the first human to fly faster than light. When Brooke stumbles upon a conspiracy involving terrorists, aliens, and the highest levels of government, she finds their goals seductive but their methods abhorrent. With the moral core of human civilization hanging... read more