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Nikko is the first true "post human"-a man genetically engineered
to survive in the airless void of space-but the research permit
that allows his existence is about to expire. His body has already
begun an insidious, pre-programmed failure that will end in his
death. Nikko's only hope for survival rides on an illegal and
extremely powerful nanotech device known as the Bohr Maker, that
will allow him to rewrite his genetic code and extend his life. He
attempts to steal the Maker from the archives of the Commonwealth
police, but his plan goes awry. The device escapes into the wild,
infecting a young woman named Phousita who lives in an impoverished
slum where nanotechnology is regulated only by the black market.
Phousita's genetic code is rewritten by the Maker. Her senses are
enhanced, and she gains extraordinary powers of healing, but like
Nikko she has become a fugitive. The Commonwealth police are on the
hunt, determined to sterilize all traces of the Bohr Maker before
it can be copied and spread throughout the population. Together,
Phousita and Nikko must evade a ruthless pursuit, both to preserve
their own lives and to save the Bohr Maker, which holds the promise
of re-defining humanity-for good or for ill.A brilliantly original,
fast-paced thriller, The Bohr Maker won the Locus Award for Best
First Novel. The Bohr Maker is Book 1 of The Nanotech Succession, a
collection of stand-alone novels exploring the rise of
nanotechnology and the strange and fascinating future that follows.
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Infinity's End (Paperback)
Jonathan Strahan; Stephen Baxter, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts, Linda Nagata, …
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The multi-award winning Infinity Project undertakes its seventh and
final voyage in the imagination of the finest science fiction
authors alive... Infinity's End Humanity has made the universe
home. On the outskirts of the solar system, beyond the asteroid
fields, deep in space, under the surface of planets, in the ruins
of fallen civilisations, in the flush of new creation: life finds a
way. From intelligent velociraptors to digital ghosts; from a
creche on an asteroid to an artist using a star system as a canvas,
this is a future where Earth's children have adapted to every nook
and cranny of existence. This is life on the edge of the possible.
Featuring astonishing tales from Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds,
Naomi Kritzer, Paul McAuley, Seanan McGuire, Linda Nagata, Hannu
Rajaniemi, Justina Robson, Kelly Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts, Fran Wilde and Nick Wolven.
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Mission Critical (Paperback)
Jonathan Strahan; Peter F. Hamilton, Yoon Ha Lee, Aliette de Bodard, Greg Egan, …
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Houston, we have a problem... Life is fragile. The difference
between success and failure can come down to nothing - the thread
of a screw, the flick of a switch - and when it goes wrong, you fix
it... or someone dies. Mission Critical takes us from our world,
across the Solar System, and out into deep space to tell the
stories of people who had to do the impossible. And do it fast.
Featuring stories by Peter F. Hamilton, Yoon Ha Lee, Aliette de
Bodard, Greg Egan, Linda Nagata, Gregory Feeley, John Barnes,
Tobias S. Buckell, Jason Fischer & Sean Williams, Carolyn Ives
Gilman, John Meaney, Dominica Phetteplace, Allen M. Steele,
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Peter Watts.
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Needle (Paperback)
Linda Nagata
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Silver (Paperback)
Linda Nagata
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Edges (Paperback)
Linda Nagata
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Vast (Paperback)
Linda Nagata
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In a war of belief, faith is a virus, and it's spreading
fast.Remnants of an alien nanotechnology infest the surface of the
planet, Deception Well, giving rise to deadly plagues that make the
Well uninhabitable-or so most believe. Jupiter Apolinario saw it
differently. He believed the planet was host to an ancient, alien
mechanism of transformation meant to embrace all life forms in an
ecstatic communion. Jupiter disappeared on the planet along with a
handful of followers, though whether they were taken by death or
transcendence, no one could say.Ten years later, Jupiter's son,
Lot, stands at the center of conflict. Like his father, Lot has a
seductive presence, and a charismatic nature that seems
more-than-human. People are helplessly drawn to him. Their faith in
him is strong and their numbers are growing, but Lot is beset with
doubts about his father's teachings. So he sets out to learn the
truth about Jupiter, about his own powerful calling as a prophet,
and about the real nature of Deception Well, where a razor-thin
line divides bliss from damnation.Enjoy all four books of the
Nanotech Succession, a collection of stand-alone novels exploring
the rise of nanotechnology and the strange and fascinating future
that follows.
In an isolated star system far from any other human outposts, a
space-faring "lifeboat" was discovered by a scientist from the city
of Silk. Inside the lifeboat was a two-year-old girl in frozen
sleep. She had no name and no history. The people of Silk believed
her to be the only survivor of a star-faring great ship attacked in
the void and destroyed by the automated warships of the alien
Chenzeme. They rescued and revived the child, and named her "Skye."
But the people of Silk face dangers of their own. Their city is in
space, built around the column of a space elevator that rises from
the planet's surface into high orbit. Three-hundred kilometers
below is the wild, plague-ridden planet called Deception Well.
Far-above, a dusty nebula shrouds the star system. The nebula is
made of drifting dust, gas, and tiny nanomachines left behind by an
ancient and mysterious race. The microscopic nanomachines were made
to attack and destroy any Chenzeme ship that enters the system . .
. but they will defend against other threats too, and they have no
loyalty to human life. Still, life in Silk is comfortable, and the
dangers of their world mean little to the city's youth. Skye has
grown into an adventurous, independent teen-but more and more she
wonders about her mysterious past. Where did she come from? Who
were her parents? And, most importantly, was she really the only
survivor? When evidence of her past begins to awaken within her own
body, Skye finds herself driven to explore both the dangerous
surface of Deception Well and the airless reaches of outer space.
She is not alone in her quest. Her best friend Zia Adovna, the
handsome young astronomer Devi Hand, and the adventurous Buyu Mkolu
join her as she seeks to prove that other survivors of the great
ship might still be found. Unique young-adult science fiction by
the Locus and Nebula Award winning author.
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