Science fiction

  • Unravel me

    Creator

    Mafi, Tahereh

    Abstract

    The thrilling second installment in New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series. It should have taken Juliette a single touch to kill Warner. But his mysterious immunity to her deadly power has left her shaken, wondering why her ultimate defense mechanism failed against the person she most needs protection from. She and Adam were able to escape Warner's clutches and join up with a group of rebels, many of whom have powers of their own. Juliette will finally be able to actively fight against The Reestablishment and try to fix her broken world.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Catching fire : The hunger games, book 2

    Creator

    Collins, Suzanne

    Abstract

    The second book in Suzanne Collins's phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Scholastic Press

    Not specified
  • Mockingjay : The hunger games, book 3

    Creator

    Collins, Suzanne

    Abstract

    The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Scholastic Press

    Not specified
  • Past crimes

    Creator

    Pinter, Jason

    Abstract

    Welcome to Earth+. The year is 2037, and nearly all human interactions have migrated to the virtual world. Now, true-crime fans don't just listen to podcasts or watch documentaries - they participate in hyper-realistic simulations and hunt for clues to solve the most famous and gruesome crimes in history. Criminal entertainment is a multibillion-dollar industry, and at the forefront is Past Crimes: known by its millions of fans as the Disneyland of Death.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Holland

    Dreamscape Media

    Not specified
  • Your shadow half remains

    Creator

    Moraine, Sunny

    Abstract

    This program is read by the author. The Last of Us meets Bird Box in Sunny Moraine's Your Shadow Half Remains , a post-apocalyptic tale where eye contact causes people to spiral into a deadly, violent rage. ONE LOOK CAN KILL. Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No faces, no eyes. Not if you want to survive. But when a new neighbor moves in down the road, Riley's overwhelming need for human contact makes her throw caution to the wind. Somehow, in this world where other people can mean a gruesome, bloody death, Ellis makes her feel safe.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • The marigold

    Creator

    Sullivan, Andrew F.

    Abstract

    "This impressively bleak vision of the near future is as grotesquely amusing as it is grim." - Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW "A gripping tour-de-force torn from tomorrow's headlines." - David Demchuk, author of Red X and The Bone Mother "A bold dystopian novel that captivates with its dread and depth. The Marigold is unhinged literary horror that goes right to the source of decay." - Iain Reid, award-winning author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things , Foe , and We Spread.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • The Erik Blair diaries : Battlefield of the dead

    Creator

    Whitehead, John W.

    Abstract

    Welcome to 2084. Be warned: utopia does not await us. The dystopian future that George Orwell predicted for 1984 has finally arrived, one hundred years late and ten times as brutal. To save all that he loves, Orwell will have to travel between his future self—Erik Blair, Orwell's descendant and unwitting heir to his legacy—and the past. As for Erik Blair, his life plan isn't overly complicated: Avoid trouble. Avoid pain.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Waterside Productions, Inc.

    Not specified
  • Something human

    Creator

    Demas, A.J.

    Abstract

    They met on a battlefield and saved each other's lives. It's not the way enemies-to-lovers usually works. Adares comes from a civilization of democracy and indoor plumbing. Rus belongs to a tribe of tattooed, semi-nomadic horse-breeders. They meet in the aftermath of battle, when Rus saves Adares's life, and Adares returns the favour. As they shelter in an abandoned temple, a friendship neither of them could have imagined grows into a mutual attraction.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Sexton's Cottage Books

    Not specified
  • The machines that make us

    Abstract

    Join the writers of the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association on a journey through worlds both familiar and unknown as they explore humanity's drive to create life (or something like it) in their own image.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Tyche Books Ltd.

    Not specified
  • Shadow matter

    Creator

    Mayse, S. W.

    Abstract

    After the war, Seren Qasri finds herself with a shattered memory, a neural block and everyone she knows and trusts, missing or dead. She should be carrying diplomatic information, data that is the key to a successful peace treaty. But others want the data too, or they want her dead.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Tyche Books Ltd.

    Not specified