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The sky vault / by Percy, Benjamin,author.;
The comet, Cain, came from beyond our solar system, its debris containing elements unknown. Now, in the isolated region of Fairbanks, Alaska, the skies shift and stretch as an interstellar dust cloud seeds the atmosphere. When a plane shudders its way through pulpy, swirling, bruise-shaped clouds, lit with sudden cracks of lightning, the sky opens and the aircraft vanishes ... but only for a minute. When the flight lands, everyone on board and in the community will be changed forever. Chuck Bridges, a local DJ and conspiracy theorist, was on board and later reported dead to his family, but not before proclaiming that something inside the clouds was speaking to him. Now his son, Theo, must chase down answers to the mystery his father unlocked. He'll find himself at odds with Sophie Chen, an agent with a shadowy employer desperate to secure the black box from the airplane, as well as Rolf Wagner, a widowed sheriff investigating a series of increasingly strange and unsettling reports. And then there is Joanna Straub, a contractor reconstructing a top-secret government lab active during WWII and shuttered deep within the nearby White Mountains. The answer to the comet's origin is about to be unveiled, and its impact on Earth is more treacherous and sublime than humanity could imagine.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Airplanes; Comets; Fathers and sons; Secrecy;
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System shock [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Meet SHODAN: The psychotic AI has taken control of Citadel Station and turned the crew into an army of cyborgs and mutants; She now plans to do the same to Earth. You must explore and battle your way through the depths of a space station gone to hell. Stop SHODAN and avert humanity's destruction.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (Intense violence, blood and gore, language).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 8.62 GB storage required ; Vibration function supported.
Subjects: Science fiction video games.; First person shooter video games.; Video games.; Role playing video games.; Action adventure video games.; Sony video games.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Artificial intelligence; Space stations; System shock (Game);
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The devil's dictionary / by Kotler, Steven,1967-author.;
"New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler's follow up to Last Tango, a near-future thriller about the evolution of empathy in the tradition of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. Hard to say when the human species fractured exactly. Harder to say when this new talent arrived. But Lion Zorn, protagonist of Last Tango, is the first of his kind-an empathy tracker, an emotional soothsayer, with a felt sense for the future of the we. In simpler terms, he can spot cultural shifts and trends before they happen. The Devil's Dictionary finds Lion Zorn enmeshed with a strange subculture: polyamorous crypto-currency fiends with a tendency toward eco-terrorism. These crypto-eco-punks have executed the largest land grab in U.S. history, buying up huge swatches of the American west to establish the world's first mega-linkage. This unbroken tract of wild lands stretching from Yellowstone to Yukon is meant to protect biodiversity and stave off the Sixth Great Extinction, but something's rotten in Eden. Instead of saving existing species, exotic creatures unlike anything seen on Earth keep turning up. Called in to track down the origin of these exotics, Lion quickly finds himself entangled in a battle for the survival of our species"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Animals, Mythical; Corridors (Ecology); Cryptocurrencies; Ecological reserves;
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Until the last of me / by Neuvel, Sylvain,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and discography."Showing that truth is stranger than fiction, Sylvain Neuvel weaves a scifi thriller reminiscent of Blake Crouch and Andy Weir in Until the Last of Me, blending a fast moving, darkly satirical look at the 1960s space race with an exploration of the amorality of progress and the nature of violence. The First Rule is the most important: "Always run, never fight." Over 100 generations, Mia's family has shaped Earth's history to push humanity to the stars, making brutal, wrenching choices along the way. And now Mia finds herself about to help launch the first people into space. She can't take them to the stars, not quite yet. But with her adversary almost upon her, and with the future of the planet at stake it's becoming clearer that obeying the First Rule is no longer an option. For the first time since her line's first generation, Mia will have to choose to stand her ground, knowing that the overwhelming odds mean that she risks not only her bloodline, but also the future of the human race"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Extraterrestrial beings; Mothers and daughters; Rocketry; Space flight; Space race;
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Superman. [graphic novel] / by Bendis, Brian Michael,author.; Fraction, Matt,author.; Rucka, Greg,author.; Houser, Jody,author.; Lafuente, David,artist.; Maguire, Kevin,artist.; Mounts, Paul,colourist.; Prado, Joe,artist.; Reis, Ivan,artist.; Sharpe, Dave(Letterer),letterer.; Sinclair, Alex,colourist,artist.;
"Superboy's world will change forever when the Legion of super-hero affairs arrives and offers him a job in the future! A new look debuts for this all-new adventure! Meanwhile, when the organization that had a hand in destroying Krypton is exposed, Superman is elected to a job he never wanted ... president of Earth! Questions will be answered and destinies will be forged."--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Science fiction comics.; Superman (Fictitious character); Superboy (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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Independence day. [videorecording] / by Emmerich, Roland,film director.; Fichtner, William,actor.; Fox, Vivica A.,1964-actor.; Gainsbourg, Charlotte,1971-actor.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-actor.; Hemsworth, Liam,1990-actor.; Hirsch, Judd.; Monroe, Maika,actor.; Pullman, Bill,actor.; Usher, Jessie,1992-actor.; Ward, Sela,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, William Fichtner, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Charlotte Gainsbourg.Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare people for the aliens' advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring the world back from the brink of extinction.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of sci - fi action and destruction, and for some language.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Human-alien encounters; Space warfare; Extraterrestrial beings;
For private home use only.
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Robot overlords [videorecording] / by Anderson, Gillian,1968-actor.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; McAuliffe, Callan,1995-actor.; Wright, Jon,1971-film director.; Mongrel Media.; Vertical Films,film distributor.;
Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe.Following an alien invasion, Earth's inhabitants are forbidden from leaving their homes while their new Robot Overlords carry out their mysterious research. But when a band of adoptive siblings find a way to override their implants, a quest begins to find a missing father, even if it means defying an empire.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Human-robot interaction; Robots; Science fiction films.; Survival;
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Avenue 5. [videorecording] / by Laurie, Hugh,1959-actor.; Gad, Josh,1981-actor.; Woods, Zach,actor.; Nakamura, Suzy,actor.; Front, Rebecca,actor.; Crichlow, Lenora,1985-actor.; Amuka-Bird, Nikki,1976-actor.; HBO Entertainment (Firm),production company.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Suzy Nakamura, Rebecca Front, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird.In the mid-21st century, interplanetary luxury cruise travel is big business--and there are few starships more luxurious than the Avenue 5. Its rep might take a hit, however, after a malfunction sets it off course--and figurehead captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie) has to explain to all aboard that the eight-week round trip back to Earth is going to take three years.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Interplanetary voyages; Space vehicle accidents;
For private home use only.
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Arch-conspirator / by Roth, Veronica,author.;
"From dystopian visionary and bestselling phenomenon Veronica Roth comes a razor-sharp reimagining of Antigone. In Arch-Conspirator, Roth reaches back to the root of legend and delivers a world of tomorrow both timeless and unexpected. "A gut punch of a story. Roth takes everything fragile about love, everything powerful about certain doom, and blooms with it. You'll be holding your breath until the very last word."-Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but Antigone's parents were murdered, leaving her father's throne vacant. As her militant uncle Kreon rises to claim it, all Antigone feels is rage. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest. But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Antigone (Mythological character); Dictators; Dystopias; Families; Genes; Imprisonment; Kings and rulers; Nobility; Parents; Revolutions; Uncles; Women heroes;
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Saturn run / by Sandford, John,1944 February 23-; Ctein,author.;
"An extraordinary new thriller of the future from #1 New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford and internationally known photo-artist and science fiction aficionado Ctein. Over the course of thirty-seven books, John Sandford has proven time and again his unmatchable talents for electrifying plots, rich characters, sly wit, and razor-sharp dialogue. Now, in collaboration with Ctein, he proves it all once more, in a stunning new thriller, a story as audacious as it is deeply satisfying. The year is 2066. A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope--something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don't decelerate. Spaceships do. A flurry of top-level government meetings produces the inescapable conclusion: Whatever built that ship is at least one hundred years ahead in hard and soft technology, and whoever can get their hands on it exclusively and bring it back will have an advantage so large, no other nation can compete. A conclusion the Chinese definitely agree with when they find out. The race is on, and an remarkable adventure begins--an epic tale of courage, treachery, resourcefulness, secrets, surprises, and astonishing human and technological discovery, as the members of a hastily thrown-together crew find their strength and wits tested against adversaries both of this earth and beyond. What happens is nothing like you expect--and everything you could want from one of the world's greatest masters of suspense"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Quests (Expeditions); Space ships;
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