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The genesis of misery / by Yang, Neon,author.;
"Neon Yang's The Genesis of Misery gives a space opera twist to Joan of Arc's story, full of high-tech space battles and political machinations, starring a queer and diverse array of pilots, princesses, and prophetic heirs. It's an old, familiar story: a young person hears the voice of an angel saying they have been chosen as a warrior to lead their people to victory in a holy war. But Misery Nomaki knows they are a fraud. Raised on a remote moon colony, they don't believe in any kind of god. Their angel is a delusion, brought on by hereditary space exposure. Yet their survival banks on mastering the holy mech they are supposedly destined for, and convincing the Emperor of the Faithful that they are the real deal. The deeper they get into their charade, however, the more they start to doubt their convictions. A retelling of Joan of Arc's story given a space opera, giant robot twist, The Genesis of Misery is a story about the nature of truth, the power of belief, and the interplay of both in the stories we tell ourselves"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Mecha (Vehicles); Space warfare; Visions;
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Thrawn ascendancy. by Zahn, Timothy,author.;
"When a mysterious enemy strikes at the very foundation of the Ascendancy by widening the rifts between the Nine Ruling Families and Forty Great Houses, Thrawn and his allies must decide what matters most--the security of their family or the survival ofthe Ascendancy itself"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space operas (Fiction); Extraterrestrial beings; Space warfare; Soldiers; Life on other planets;
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The exiled fleet / by Dewes, J. S.,author.;
"The Sentinels narrowly escaped the collapsing edge of the Divide. They have mustered a few other surviving Sentinels, but with no engines, they have no way to leave the edge of the universe before they starve. Adequin Rake has gathered a team to find the materials they'll need to get everyone out. To do that they're going to need new allies and evade a ruthless enemy. Some of them will not survive"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space operas (Fiction); Action and adventure fiction.; Interplanetary voyages; Survival; End of the universe; Soldiers; Exiles;
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Thrawn Ascendancy. by Zahn, Timothy,author.;
Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the nine ruling families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest young military officers to root out the unseen assaliants.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space operas (Fiction); Good and evil; Space warfare; Life on other planets;
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Star Wars, hyperspace stories. [graphic novel] / by Moreci, Michael,author.; Betancourt, Jimmy,letterer.; Brokenshire, Nick,illustrator.; Castellucci, Cecil,1969-author.; Deibert, Amanda,author.; Faccini, Riccardo(Comics artist),illustrator.; Huang, Megan,illustrator,colorist.; Kennedy, Dave(Comic artist),colorist.; Righi, Nicola,colorist.; Smith, Tyler(Letterer),letterer.;
On the Outer Rim, Jedi like Quinlan Vos, Yoda, and Mace Windu struggle to contain the spreading fires of the Clone Wars, while the clones of the Bad Batch just struggle to make it through the day! And on the forest moon of Endor, the heroes of the Rebellion look back at their greatest triumph.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comics.; Space operas (Comics); Jedi (Fictitious characters); Revolutionaries; Space warfare;
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Star Wars, hyperspace stories. [graphic novel] / by Deibert, Amanda,author.; Atiyeh, Michael,colorist.; Betancourt, Jimmy,letterer.; Carlomagno, French,1986-illustrator.; Castellucci, Cecil,1969-author.; Duggan, Andy,illustrator.; Faccini, Riccardo(Comics artist),illustrator.; Huang, Megan,illustrator.; Jackson, Dan,1971-colorist.; Marangon, Lucas,illustrator.; Moreci, Michael,author.; Nord, Cary,illustrator.; Smith, Tyler(Letterer),letterer.;
"This anthology series brings readers new tales of adventure from across the length and breadth of the Star Wars galaxy. From the hallowed days of the High Republic to the Resistance's desperate struggle against the First Order, some of comics most exciting creators have come together to bring you a brand new side of a Galaxy far, far away."--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comics.; Space operas (Comics); Good and evil; Government, Resistance to; Jedi (Fictitious characters); Revolutionaries; Sith (Fictitious characters); Space warfare;
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Star Wars, hyperspace stories. [graphic novel] / by Castellucci, Cecil,1969-author.; Alloro, Valerio,colorist.; Betancourt, Jimmy,letterer.; Deibert, Amanda,author.; Duggan, Andy,illustrator.; Faccini, Riccardo(Comics artist),illustrator.; Jackson, Dan,1971-colourist,colorist.; Mello, Eduardo,illustrator.; Moreci, Michael,author.; Mutti, Andrea,1973-illustrator.; Righi, Nicola,colorist.; Smith, Tyler(Letterer),letterer.;
This anthology series brings readers new tales of adventure from across the length and breadth of the Star Wars galaxy. From the hallowed days of the High Republic to the Resistance's desperate struggle against the First Order, some of comics most exciting creators have come together to bring you a brand new side of a Galaxy far, far away.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comics.; Space operas (Comics); Good and evil; Government, Resistance to; Jedi (Fictitious characters); Revolutionaries; Sith (Fictitious characters); Space warfare;
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Star Wars, the high republic adventures. [graphic novel] / by Scott, Cavan,author.; Betancourt, Jimmy,letterer.; Efremova, Vita,colourist.; Righi, Nicola,colourist.; Smith, Tyler(Letterer),letterer.; Stott, Rachael,illustrator.;
"Jedi turned monster hunter Ty Yorrick is battling dangers and earning credits galore in the Nihil Occlusion Zone. That is until she crosses paths with a Child of the Storm and its Nameless abomination. Suddenly, Ty must fight against the villainous Nihil to save Force-sensitive children from a dastardly plot. All the while, Ty's apprentice is determined to forge his own path by rescuing the chancellor's son."--
Subjects: Science fiction comics.; Space operas (Comics); Graphic novels.; Jedi (Fictitious characters); Space warfare;
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How big things get done : the surprising factors that determine the fate of every project, from home renovations to space exploration and everything in between / by Flyvbjerg, Bent,author.; Gardner, Dan,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from sketch to the jewel of the New York skyline in twenty-one months; how Amazon started in a garage and became a global retail giant in five years; how, when coronavirus broke out in the city of Wuhan, the Chinese goverment built a 1,500-room hospital in under a week. These grand visions make for inspiring stories. But even for endeavors of far smaller and more modest scales, turning a vision into a plan and a plan into reality isn't easy. Whether it's delivering a key report to a client, organizing a big event, implementing a department-wide process, launching a small business, inventing a product, or renovating a home, many of our everyday projects are in fact complex feats of planning and coordination. Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life's work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg, dubbed "the world's leading megaproject expert" by KPMG. In Big Plans, he identifies the errors in judgement and decision-making that lead projects to fail, and offers research-based strategies for avoiding common pitfalls. For example: Think slow, act fast: It may seem obvious that we should spend less time planning and more time executing, but in practice this is exceedingly difficult. Plan backwards: Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there. Eliminate the unpredictable: when a project gets derailed, we often cite "unforeseen problems." However, most problems can be foreseen, through a method called reference-class forecasting. Full of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of Pixar's first film, Big Plans reveals how to get any ambitious project done: on time and on budget"--
Subjects: Project management; Project management;
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Killing Commendatore / by Murakami, Haruki,1949-author.; Goossen, Theodore William,1948-translator.; Gabriel, Philip,1953-translator.; translation of:Murakami, Haruki,1949-Kishidancho goroshi.English.;
"A publishing event: a major new, epic novel from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of 1Q84 and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. An unnamed thirty-something portrait painter, abandoned by his wife, becomes caretaker of the home of an aging famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When the younger man discovers an unknown painting in the attic, entitled "Killing Commendatore"--a painting that takes its cues from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni--he also discovers clues about Amada, his family and their involvement in a violent and failed plot to kill a Nazi leader in Vienna. As the painter slowly learns the truth, he is equally consumed by the story of a wealthy and mysterious neighbor, Menshiki, in what is, according to the author, a clear homage to The Great Gatsby. The painter becomes obsessed with Menshiki's doomed love affair, the young girl who might be his child and a stone-lined underground space in the nearby woods where Buddhist priests were once buried alive. This pit becomes a portal into another world, a surreal place where the figures from "Killing Commendatore" take form to guide our narrator on an epic journey. Ambitious and haunting, tactile and surreal, preoccupied with questions about trauma, art and the creative process, Killing Commendatore moves between the known world and a complex underworld."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Portrait painters; Painting, Japanese;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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