Evolution Fiction

When most of the galaxy is hunting you down, life is pretty tough. It does help if you have one of the fastest ships in the galaxy, a homicidal axe, lots of money, and a foolproof plan. Which involves recruiting as many crazy b*****ds as possible to the crew!

Fourteen years have passed since the robotic revolution, born of a sentient AI with free will, all but destroyed humanity. But what happens when mother nature decides that robots are not the top of the food chain?

1938: Lady Vita Goldsborough lives in the shadow of her controlling older brother, Aubrey. Trapped and isolated on the East Anglian coast, Vita takes solace in watching the birds that fly over the marshes. But then she meets local artist Dodie Blakeney. The two women form a close bond, and Vita finally glimpses a chance to escape Aubrey’s grasp and be as free as the birds she loves.

When Betelgeuse turns supernova and showers the Earth with unexpected radiation, it changes everything. You are astrophysicist Geoff Arnold, and suddenly you find your body changed beyond all recognition. You then discover that your wife and children have vanished into a world you can hardly recognize. Can you find them and save the world from the effects of Mindslip? Prepare to be immersed in bizarre and unexpected characters and to imagine their impossible yet frighteningly realistic predicaments.

Если бы заранее знал, чем обернётся рейд в E-ранговые врата, ни за что бы не согласился пойти сюда вновь! "Я не хочу умирать..."—такой была последняя мысль, когда мою плоть живьём раздирали монстры. Мне оставалось лишь проклинать судьбу, за то, что оказался не в том месте и не в то время. Ещё один шанс—это всё, чего я хотел.

Dr. Steven Keene has a terminally ill daughter who is suffering from the same cancer her mother died from three years ago. Keene is at his wits end and about to accept his daughter’s fate.

Covering everything from fossilised dinosaurs to intelligent apes, this is an accessible guide to one of the most important scientific theories of all time. Burt Guttman assumes no prior scientific knowledge on the part of the reader, and explains each of the key ideas and concepts, including natural selection, genetics, and the evolution of animal behaviour, in a lively and informative way. This audiobook provides the perfect starting point for understanding what evolution is and why it matters.

The elites of the world thought they had everything solved. Perfect children, easy meals, jet set travel. They had it all. Meanwhile, beneath their enclosed estates on high hills, swilled the rest of humanity. Then one day a leader rose up among the ranks. What will happen when Lord of the Flies clashes with the Jetsons? This dystopian tale answers that question.

A coffee shop in Greenwich Village is a great place to observe humanity, especially if you aren't human.

You might think that koalas are boring, just because all they do is eat eucalyptus leaves and sleep. For 19 hours a day. But you’d be wrong. They’re not boring. They’re just lazy. They’re chilling, basically, kicking back and catching some rays in the treetops, and staying out of trouble. At least, that’s what our cool koala buddies Dude and Bro, and little brother Squirt were doing, till one day they wake up to find they’ve missed their transfer from the koala sanctuary to the zoo across town....

Shanice is one of the few humans left. But for how long? The arena rings with screams for her death. Soon the gates will open, and she’ll face a man who must kill her or be killed. He wields the advantage, with weapons to hurl, while she will have only her inner passion to keep her alive through the next few minutes. Shanice is trapped in a horror world ruled by a “more perfect” race, and has no idea how the world got like this. Survival is her only focus. If only she knew that in that screaming throng around her is one man who wants to see her live.

I've never been a fan of murder. The mess, the smell, the whole hiding the body thing after—it always seemed like way too much work. But trust me, when you're married to Richard Morningstar, that "work" starts to feel an awful lot like "play". The man is a snake and king of the fairies. A barbarian. A war monger. A sex god. Uh, I mean a...an ex pod? Doesn't matter.

The next book in the Awesome Animals series – starring the world’s funniest animals! From the author of the hilarious World of Norm series, another crazy Koala Calamity.

Dude, Bro, and Squirt are pros at doing…nothing. They can do nothing all day long - nothing but munch on their favourite treat, lie in the sunshine, and think about moving. Their little sister, baby Lil, is not quite so good at doing nothing. In fact she’s got more energy than her brothers know what to do with! She’s so lively that when the boys lose track of her they soon discover she’s no longer in the tree tops.… She’s heading for the beach!

In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth’s power grid is damaged nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised Colonel Carter Rhodes, in charge of Earth’s recovery efforts, calls upon Gwen Baré, a Venusian engineer, to regain control of the deserted moon outpost and collect fuel for Earth’s collapsing power grids.

So my husband stabs people. Which makes sense considering he blackmailed me into marrying him and framed me for a crime that carried the death penalty. He's Richard Morningstar, after all, the Demon of Raza, the tyrant ruler of the fairies. I mean, all the signs were there.

The Hole-in-the-Tree gang are not happy when they find another group of raccoons raiding their favourite food stores. The town isn’t big enough for the both of them, but can Quick-paw Cassidy and friends come up with a plan to drive the raiders out?

Ce n’est pas toujours facile de grandir ! Qu’on ait 5 ans, 8 ans ou 10 ans, on doit faire face à la nouveauté. Les relations avec les copains, les envies, les petites frayeurs, les parents qui ne nous voient pas changer, tout cela fait grandir les enfants et les construit peu à peu. Avec ces 10 histoires légères, les petits de 5 à 8 ans rencontreront Louise qui fait trop de caprices, Enzo qui a peur de se battre, Baptiste qui aime bien tout diriger, ou Lily qui a vraiment très peur des piqures.

Humans are the only species who can reprogram themselves. This is astounding. In episode 8 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends you read 'Hacking Darwin' by Jamie Metzl, a lucid summation of the technological implications of genetic science – and the ethical questions they raise.

Charlie K is suddenly thrust from a stone age society, having to navigate the alien culture of American schooling, and university life. Overnight, the young man has to cope with extreme racial prejudice. He suffers violence, but also experiences generosity of spirit in an otherwise inward-looking America. We follow not only his adventures in the US, but, later when he returns to his own country, living in a remote tribal area, with vividly described episodes, featuring unexpected and exciting encounters.

In 1623, Christian's life changed forever when he followed a huge, white eagle to a mysterious cave and discovered a visitor from another world peering at him from beneath a small pool. Sent by the One, the being taught Christian to become a Paladin, a protector of Earth with superhuman abilities, told to wait in the shadows unless balance needed to be restored. Now, it's the 21st century, and the time has come.