In Broadcast, the protagonist becomes the star of a revolutionary online show that streams every thought and feeling live to the world. As he rises to stratospheric levels of celebrity, he soon realizes the downside of sharing every secret with the world. With a chilling secret lurking at the heart of the technology, the protagonist seeks to uncover the terrifying ambition the show's creator has for him.

Broadcast

In "Lucky Ghost," journalist Alex Kubelick finds herself caught up in a new game that trades real-life emotions for digital currency. But someone is controlling the game for their own purposes, and Alex soon finds herself on the run from dangerous enemies. With the world economy on the brink of collapse, Alex must seek out the mysterious Lucky Ghost for answers. This gripping novel is part of the Martingale cycle, a series of interconnected novels exploring the life of computing pioneer Elyse Martingale.

The Martingale Cycle

Lucky Ghost

Nunquam

"The Feed" explores a world where instant connection to information, emotions, and images is a way of life. But when the Feed collapses after a tragedy, Tom and Kate's resistance to its addiction may be the key to their survival. In a world without technology and eroded trust, they must find their missing daughter and navigate a new reality where dependence on the Feed is no longer an option. Will they be able to trust even those they love?

A Novel

The Feed

Teleportation, nanotechnology, and genetically-engineered mosquitoes are all realities in the year 2147. Joel Byram, a relatable protagonist, spends his days training AI and trying to save his marriage. But everything changes when he's accidentally duplicated while teleporting. With a thrilling plot featuring a shadowy organization, a religious sect, and a love story, this book is a must-read for sci-fi fans.

The Punch Escrow

Ready for a political thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat? Infomocracy explores a world where a powerful search engine monopoly has ushered in a new era of global micro-democracy. With another election on the horizon, the Supermajority is in tight contention and everything is on the line. But as power grows, so does corruption. Join Ken, Domaine, and Mishima as they navigate the biggest political experiment of all time. Infomocracy is a stunning debut novel by Malka Older.

Book One of the Centenal Cycle (The Centenal Cycle (1))

Infomocracy

Explore the secrets of the Dark Net, an anonymous and often criminal world hidden on the Web. The danger grows as an ancient darkness threatens to spread into the real world, putting an unlikely team of characters to the test. From a twelve-year-old with a high-tech visual prosthetic to a technophobic journalist and a hacker who sees himself as a soldier of the Internet, they must band together to stop the impending threat. Set in Portland, this timely and imaginative techno-thriller delves into the evil lurking in virtual and real spaces. A must-read for fans of horror literature who love a unpredictable plot!

The Dark Net

A market-research consultant is offered a secret assignment to investigate mysterious video snippets that have a strong fan base on the internet. When her apartment is burglarized and her computer is hacked, she realizes the job is more dangerous than expected. With clues leading her to Tokyo and Russia, she uncovers the source of the footage, and in doing so, unravels secrets about her father's past.

Pattern Recognition

In a dystopian future, cutting-edge virtual reality has become toxic, sending users spiraling into a nightmare. Our protagonist is a dreambean critic, but when his daughter falls into a coma after trying the latest cephapple, he must find the source of the poison and save her. Will he succeed before the anti-dreambean movement bans the technology forever?

The Continent of Lies

A natural disaster has occurred and altered Earth as we know it, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside a high-end sex club, and Toby, a member of a religion devoted to preserving all plant and animal life barricaded inside a luxurious spa. As they navigate this strange new world filled with gene-spliced life forms and corrupt policing forces, they must decide on their next move. Will they stay locked away or venture out into the unknown? Atwood's "The Year of the Flood" is a dark, violent, and inventive portrayal of a post-apocalyptic world.

The Year of the Flood

Explore the possibilities and horrors of artificial intelligence in this captivating novel. In 1997, Laura Bow created Organon, a rudimentary AI, which is now at the forefront of a new technological wave. Laura must decide whether to reveal its full potential to the world, risking its power falling into the wrong hands. Will Organon save humanity or lead it to extinction? Don't miss this powerful tale of love, loss, and hope that offers a frighteningly human look at who we are now and who we could be if we only allow ourselves.

I Still Dream

This thrilling novel by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller explores the world of virtual reality, where players can indulge in their greatest desires without any consequences. It's like nothing you've ever experienced before - you don't just see and hear it, you can taste, smell, and touch it, too. But as Simon soon discovers, some players might not be able to leave the game, leading to consequences that nobody could have seen coming. This cautionary tale raises important questions about the future of technology and where it might take us. Fans of Ready Player One or Westworld will love this fast-paced adventure of Otherworld.

Otherworld

This gripping mystery explores the theme of what it means to be human in a heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous way. Set in the pleasant Hailsham boarding school, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow from schoolchildren to young adults, only to realize the full truth of their sheltered existence. Through memory and the impact of the past, the author creates an unforgettable book that examines how we treat the vulnerable and different in our society. Never Let Me Go is a scathing critique of human arrogance and a beautiful love story that breaks through the boundaries of the literary novel.

Never Let Me Go

Experience a world within a world where technology and art collide in Neuromancer, a cyberpunk sci-fi masterpiece that rivals the likes of 1984 and Brave New World. Follow Henry Dorsett Case, once the sharpest data-thief in the business, on a dangerous quest to take down a powerful artificial intelligence controlled by ominous business magnates. With award-winning writing and a gripping plot, Neuromancer challenges our assumptions about technology and ourselves, forever changing the landscape of our imaginations.

Neuromancer

Children of the New World takes readers on a journey to a near-future world filled with technological marvels like virtual reality games, social media implants, and robots with frightening levels of intuition. The characters in these poignant stories find themselves caught between their utopian world of instant gratification and the unbridgeable distance that technology creates. The tales in this book explore the complexities of our dependence on technology and how it has changed our society, while also drawing on themes of love, connection, and family. Weaving together futuristic technology with human emotion and heart, Children of the New World is a must-read for anyone who is fascinated and terrified by what the future might hold.

Stories

Children of the New World

L'histoire est contée par un inventeur habité par un grand rêve : créer une machine capable de prédire le destin des individus. Il finit par entrer dans la puissante société Merlin, épouse la fille du fondateur et goûte quelque temps à la puissance que donne la fortune. Mais il tentera bientôt d'échapper à l'emprise de la société et de ses machiavé...

Tunc.

This book explores a world crafted by Sean Phillips, who uses his imagination to create Trace Italian, a text-based game played through the mail. Players from around the world navigate and explore an intricately imagined terrain seeking refuge in a ravaged, savage future America. Two high school students take their play into the real world with disastrous consequences, causing Sean to account for his creation. As Sean journeys back through time, readers are taken on a thought-provoking exploration of the boundaries between the real and the imagined.

Wolf in White Van

"Selected Stories" by Theodore Sturgeon showcases the works of one of America's greatest writers. Fellow authors such as Bradbury, Vonnegut and King have praised and envied his short stories, and for good reason. In these stories, the aftermath of a nuclear Holocaust is explored, a man reflects on memory and experience and a young woman with cancer comes across a strange healer. Sturgeon's storytelling is powerful and provoking, leaving a lasting impression on readers.

Selected Stories

A highly contagious virus has swept the world, causing "Lock In" - a condition where victims are awake, aware, but unable to move or respond. Rookie FBI agent Chris Shane investigates a Haden-related murder with veteran agent Leslie Vann, unraveling a much bigger crime that takes them from corporate power to virtual spaces and an emerging new culture.

A Novel of the Near Future

Lock In

"Experience the ultimate utopia where doubt, hatred, poverty, and even death cease to exist. In this post-post apocalyptic novel, language comes alive as it twists and writhes with all the terrifying precision of an Escher lithograph. With a plot that tells itself and then consumes itself, this book is not just a story, but an end to certainty itself."

HAPPY

This electric debut blurs the lines between psychological realism and science fiction with startling narratives that map the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. From a wife refusing to remove a green ribbon from her neck to a plague consuming humanity through sexual encounters, these stories enlarge the possibilities of contemporary fiction. With a voice all her own, Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties is both earthy and otherworldly, queer and caustic, and swings from horrific violence to the most exquisite sentiment.

Her Body and Other Parties

This thrilling book explores the allure of immortality and the darker secrets behind it. Follow the story of two 'immortals' as they uncover a dangerous truth and race against time to save their lives.

Buying Time

Explore the creation of Artificial Intelligence and the human need for communication with Speak, a thoughtful and poignant novel. Follow five different characters in different time periods and locations as they struggle to communicate with others, including an intelligent software program. In dazzling and electrifying prose, author Louisa Hall delves into the gaps that exist between ordinary people and the rapidly shrinking chasm between computers and humans.

Speak

A reluctant soldier is drafted into an elite Military unit, and sent into a distant thousand-year conflict against an inscrutable alien enemy. As he fights for survival and to complete his duty, time dilation caused by space travel means he is aging months while centuries pass on Earth. Will he ever return home?

The Forever War

Discover the world of the sci-fi television series that has captivated millions of viewers worldwide with the immersive and illustrated Inside Black Mirror. Go behind the scenes with creator Charlie Brooker, producer Annabel Jones, actors, directors, and other creatives who detail the show's creative genesis, inspiration, and thought process for each film for the first time. Learn about the show's origins and its journey to becoming one of the biggest cult TV shows to emerge from the UK through a stunning collection of behind-the-scenes imagery and ephemera. Get ready to be fascinated by the question: what becomes of humanity when it's fed into the jaws of a hungry new digital machine?

Inside Black Mirror

In a near future where America is struggling with a financial crisis, Lenny Abramov, a book-loving son of a Russian immigrant janitor, falls in love with Eunice Park, a Korean American with a major in Images and a minor in Assertiveness. But can their love save a failing world? A critically acclaimed and award-winning novel named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times and other publications.

Super Sad True Love Story

Explore a possible near future with "Version Control" - a book that will make you question what's real and what's not. This story focuses on the lives of Rebecca and Philip, a couple who have experienced tragedy and struggle to overcome it. As Rebecca works at an internet dating site, Philip has dedicated over a decade to his invention, the causality violation device. The book also delves into the impact of smartphones, self-driving cars, and the people we meet online. Will Rebecca and Philip find success and happiness, or will the line between reality and imagination blur beyond recognition?