Science fiction

  • Margins and murmurations

    Creator

    Lieffe, Otter

    Abstract

    Characters typically absent from mainstream fiction take centre stage in this action packed story, bringing their fabulous complexity to the front-lines. After the economic crises of the 2020s, a corner of Europe known only as the State has become a monoculture of gender, sexuality, ability and race. Forced to leave their home, Ash and Pinar, elder leaders of the Resistance, have made a new, quieter life in the forest. But nothing lasts forever. These best friends answer the calls of the past - and the future - to rejoin their community and face their oppressors head on.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    La Vergne

    Otter Lieffe

    Non spécifié
  • All systems red : The Murderbot diaries, book 1

    Creator

    Wells, Martha

    Abstract

    A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Alex Award Winner: 2018 Locus Award One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017 A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. "As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Tordotcom

    Non spécifié
  • Cloud cuckoo land

    Creator

    Doerr, Anthony

    Abstract

    On the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks * A New York Times Notable Book * A National Book Award Finalist * Named a Best Book of the Year by Fresh Air, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, and many more "If you're looking for a superb novel, look no further." -The Washington Post From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, comes the instant New York Times bestseller that is a "wildly inventive, a humane and uplifting book for adults that's infused with the magic of childhood reading experiences" ( The New York Times Book Review ).

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Scribner

    Non spécifié
  • Dune messiah : Dune, book 2

    Creator

    Herbert, Frank

    Abstract

    Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles-the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known-and feared-as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne-and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ace

    Non spécifié
  • Dune : Dune, book 1

    Creator

    Herbert, Frank

    Abstract

    The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privileges, however, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ace

    Non spécifié
  • Ignite me

    Creator

    Mafi, Tahereh

    Abstract

    The heart-stopping third installment in the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City, called "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love." With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won't keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Restore me

    Creator

    Mafi, Tahereh

    Abstract

    An instant New York Times bestseller! Juliette and Warner's story continues in the electrifying fourth installment of Tahereh Mafi's bestselling Shatter Me series. The girl with the power to kill with a single touch now has the world in the palm of her hand. Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her. Who will she become in the face of adversity?

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Shatter me

    Creator

    Mafi, Tahereh

    Abstract

    The gripping first installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series. One touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can leave a fully grown man gasping for air. One touch, and she can kill. No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. It feels like a curse, a burden that one person alone could never bear. But The Reestablishment sees it as a gift, sees her as an opportunity. An opportunity for a deadly weapon. Juliette has never fought for herself before.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperTeen

    Non spécifié
  • The Hunger Games : The Hunger Games, book 1

    Creator

    Collins, Suzanne

    Abstract

    In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Scholastic Press

    Non spécifié
  • The space between here & now

    Creator

    Suk, Sarah

    Abstract

    Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she'll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimee's fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Quill Tree Books

    Non spécifié