Technology Fiction

CHRONICLE documents the events following Derek Calendine’s victory as The Adventurer over the horrifying and diabolical creature known as the Nightmare. From the amazing journey around the world that led to the ultimate battle for its saving, The Adventurer’s triumph has changed things forever. Everyone now knows the story of The Adventurer. By fulfilling his destiny to become a great hero, Derek Calendine freed the world from the threat of perpetual darkness. Actions have consequences, and though The Adventurer saved countless lives, the consequences of being such a heroic figure ...

We all know the mysterious and evil character Herobrine, but did you know he wasn't always that way? In Herobrine - Birth of a Monster, you are about to discover the real story behind the legend of Herobrine. What happened to make him the monster he is, and why he's forever seeking justice in the Minecraft world.

You awaken one morning and remember nothing. Not your name, not who you are, not where you are, nothing at all. But you’ve awoken in a bedroom which is yours, in a large house which you apparently own. You have several servants in your employee, but you don’t speak their language, nor read their written words. But you do possess one unique skill. If you hold a lump of coal in your hand, and vent all of your angry frustration into the coal, it turns into a beautiful diamond worth millions. Over time, years, decades, you slowly begin to recover your memory, but as soon as it seems ...

Boyhood is the second book in the Childhood, Boyhood, Youth trilogy. Childhood was the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released in November 1852. It was the first in a series of three novels and was followed by Boyhood and Youth. Published when Tolstoy was just 23 years old, the book was an immediate success, earning notice from other Russian novelists including Ivan Turgenev, who heralded the young Tolstoy as a major up-and-coming figure in Russian literature. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

¡Entonces este libro animado de carácter informativo y ritmo ligero les encantará! ¡Lleno de estupendas y vibrantes imágenes que serán atractivas para niños de todas las edades!

This publication presents the following works: "Antonovsky Apples", "Mitya's Love", "Suhodol", "Zahar Vorobiev", "The Gentleman from San Francisco", "Brothers", "Lirnyk Rodion", "Grammar of Love", "Dark Alley", "Clean Monday", "Sunstroke", "Light Breath", "Ida", "Numbers", and selected poems. This audiobook is read by V. Gerasimov. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

There is a thin line between science fiction and science fact. Do we create our own reality? Of course we do. Sylvia's life is about to change dramatically and, perhaps, it is courage that leads her. But courage has its limits, doesn't it? Courage and freedom may not be compatible at every juncture. Life is uncertain and interplanetary conflict may make it even more uncertain. Is there an ambient level of evil here on planet Earth and in the universe beyond our immediate reach? The term "artificial Intelligence" was coined by cognitive scientist Marvin Minsky in 1956. We hear the term ...

The Queen of Spades stands at the peak of Pushkin's achievement in prose writing. The story was popular with the general reading public at the time, particularly for its striking plot. The story opens with a number of young officers conversing after a card game. One of them, Narumov, wonders why his grandmother, who possesses the secret of winning at the game of faro, never plays. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

The Petty Demon is one of the funniest Russian novels. It is also the most decadent of the great Russian classics, replete with naked boys, sinuous girls, and a strange mixture of beauty and perversity. The main hero, Peredonov, is as comical as he is disgusting. He is at once a victim, a monster, a silly hypocrite, and a sadistic dullard. The plot moves from Peredonov's petty quest for a promotion to arson and murder via one of the most incredible and uproarious scandal scenes in world literature, the masquerade ball, which the boy Sasha attends as a beautiful geisha.

The slippery online ecosystem is the perfect breeding ground for identities: true, false, and in between. The Internet shorthand IRL - "in real life" - now seems naïve. We no longer question the reality of online experiences but the reality of selfhood in the digital age. In The Secret Life, the essayist and novelist Andrew O'Hagan issues three bulletins from the porous border between cyberspace and IRL.

These are the events following the demise of civilization. A self-inflicted cataclysm known as the Fall. In a world on the brink of annihilation, one man must rise from the ashes of his shattered life to lead a ragtag team of advanced super soldiers in a desperate battle against the merciless machines threatening to eradicate humanity. Jamie awakens after a rogue mission gone horribly wrong to find himself rebuilt with cybernetic steel and forcibly inducted into the ranks of an army of super soldiers known as the Borgers. With his family murdered, he and his newborn twins are the only ...

With the rise of cyberbullying and hate speech online, issues around climate change and technology, and the "move fast and break things" mentality of tech culture, Which Side of History? will urge listeners to draw the line. This book will help shape the conversations we have around technology in our society and our future for years to come.

In a secluded cabin, John and his loved ones have survived. He should feel grateful. But his family is in his face 24/7, he has to watch his best friend, Arden, and brother, Gabriel, flaunt their love, and as a techie in a Luddite world, he’s pretty much useless. The cabin is brimming with people, but he feels utterly alone. Until he catches Mr. Tall, Blond, and Gorgeous raiding their garden. Mykhail is an astrophysics student, he makes John’s gaydar ping like crazy, and he thinks he knows what caused the devastation.

Set in England during the 15th-century Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel by the author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped tells the story of young Dick Shelton. Betrayed by his treacherous and brutal guardian, Sir Daniel Brackley, Dick seeks the help of John Amend-All, leader of the mysterious fellowship of the Black Arrow - and Brackley's sworn enemy. Pitted against fierce fighters, a treacherous priest, and Sir Daniel, Dick seeks to become a knight and rescue his true love.

It's the 21st century, and let's be honest: things are a little disappointing. Despite every World's Fair prediction and the advertisements in comic books, we are not living the future we were promised. By now, life was supposed to be a fully automated, atomic-powered, germ-free Utopia, a place where a grown man could wear a velvet spandex unitard and not be laughed at. Where are the ray guns, the flying cars, and the hoverboards that we expected? What happened to our moon colonies and servant robots?

Former teachers Richard and Judy Dockrey Young bring their frightening performances alive on audio with 14 ghost stories from the American Southwest.

In 1851, at the age of 22, Tolstoy joined the Russian army. The four years he spent as a soldier were among the most significant in his life and inspired the tales collected here. In The Cossacks, Tolstoy tells the story of Olenin, a cultured Russian whose experiences among the Cossack warriors of Central Asia leave him searching for a more authentic life. In writing about individuals and societies in conflict, Tolstoy has penned some of the most brilliant stories about the nature of war.

Kira, who is twelve years old, is intent on wasting her limited pocket money on dolls and other childish things. She lives in poor circumstances, her parents constantly arguing about the shortage of money. Kira is therefore upset by the subject of economics and wishes to avoid it. However, when she twice rescues a stray dog (later named Money by Kira), the dog, in gratitude, reveals its ability to talk. The dog seems to have an in-depth knowledge of economics.

Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. But one day death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise, he is brought face-to-face with his own mortality. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth? Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Having a pet dragon is always fun! He can sit, roll over, and play.... He can candle a birthday cake, lit a campfire, or so many other cool things.... But what if your dragon is addicted to his smart phone, tablet and computer? What if he is always looking at a screen? What if he always took his phone to bed with him, put in on the dinner table, took it on the bus, to the park, to the mall, and even right in the bathroom stall? What if he is always living in the virtual world, and is so disconnected in the real world?