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- Fledgling. by Ali, S. K.,author.;
- The first book in a gripping duology introduces a fractured world on the brink of either enlightenment or war. Raisa of Upper Earth has only lived a life of privilege and acquiescence. Ever dutiful, she accepts her father's arrangement of her marriage to Lein, Crown Prince of the corrupt, volatile lands of Lower Earth. Though Lein is a stranger, Raisa knows the wedding will unite their vastly different worlds in a pact of peace: an infusion of Upper Earth technology will usher in the final age of enlightenment, ending war between humans forever. Or is justice more urgent? Newly released from imprisonment, Nada of Lower Earth has found her own calling: disrupting the royal wedding. Convinced her cousin Lein's alliance with Upper Earth will launch an invasive, terrifying form of tyranny, Nada sets out undercover to light the spark of revolution. When Raisa goes missing a week before the wedding, all eyes turn to the rebels, including Nayf, Nada's twin brother, a fugitive on the run. In Nayf and Raisa meeting, the long-simmering animosity between their worlds slowly burns away into something unexpected. But the Crown Prince wants his bride -- and future -- back. And he will go to the ends of the earths to reclaim them.
- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Love; Peace; Revolutions; Arranged marriage; Love; Peace; Revolutions; Arranged marriage;
- The Predator [videorecording] / by Busey, Jake,actor.; Holbrook, Boyd,1981-actor.; Jane, Thomas,actor.; Key, Keegan-Michael,1971-actor.; Munn, Olivia,1980-actor.; Black, Shane,film director,screenwriter.; Rhodes, Trevante,1990-actor.; Tremblay, Jacob,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.;
- Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Jake Busey.From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter, and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc, AVC @ 27 MBPS (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS, Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Predator hunting; Extraterrestrial beings; Interplanetary voyages; Human-alien encounters;
- For private home use only.
- The royal trials / by Mbalia, Kwame.; Makonnen, Joel,Prince,1982-;
- "Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the battle of Addis Prime is over, the spacefaring Axum Empire is still fractured. The kingdom once gave their technology away free of charge, to better humankind. Now, having been missing for over a decade, they're returning to the planet where their galaxy-spanning civilization began--Earth. But they find the planet in disarray. Old Earth's atmosphere is a mess of junked shuttles and satellites. This is especially true of Debris Town, an orbital flotilla where poor spacefarers--left to rot by the Intergalactic Union that rose up in Axum's place--have taken to piracy to survive. Yared is set to speak at the opening of the Royal Trials, a competition of the best exo pilots in the Sol System. But on the day of his speech, the pirates launch an attack! The siege sets off a chain of events that will lead Yared into the depths of Old Earth--and the jaws of a cruel betrayal. There's more to the pirates--and Debris Town--than anyone saw coming"--Provided by publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Imaginary wars and battles; Monsters; Augmented reality; Space pirates;
- Rivers of power : how a natural force raised kingdoms, destroyed civilizations, and shapes our world / by Smith, Laurence C.,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.From a renowned geographer and professor of earth, planetary and space sciences, a sweeping natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization. Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and capriciously destroy everything in their path. And even as they have become increasingly domesticated, rivers remain a powerful global force, one that is more critical than ever to our future. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence Smith takes a deep dive into the timeless and vastly underappreciated relationship between rivers and civilization as we know it. Rivers are of course important to us in all the obvious ways (like water supply, sanitation, transport, etc.). But they also shape us in less obvious ways. Massive amounts of river water support the global food trade; huge volumes are consumed to provide the world's electricity -- not just by hydropower, but by coal, nuclear, and natural gas power plants too; most of our globally important cities are positioned on the banks of rivers or river deltas. The territories of nations, their cultural and economic ties to one another, and the migrations of people trace to rivers and the topographic divides they carve on the world. Beautifully told and expansive in scope, Rivers of Power, reveals how and why rivers have so profoundly shaped civilization, and examines the importance this vast, arterial power holds for our present, past, and future.
- Subjects: Rivers.; Rivers; Water and civilization.; Science.;
- Not so normal Norbert / by Patterson, James,1947-; Green, Joey.; Aly, Hatem.;
- Having been judged Different, Norbert, Drew, and Sophie are banished from the United State of Earth to Astronuts Camp on Zorquat 3 in the Orion Nebula, interfering with Norbert's quest to find his parents.LSC
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Conformity; Friendship; Missing persons; Life on other planets; Behavior;
- The swarm / by Card, Orson Scott,author.; Johnston, Aaron,author.;
- Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return with an all-new prequel to 'Ender's Game'. Card's 'Ender's Game' is one of the bestselling and most beloved science fiction novels of all time. In this book, readers will discover the past of Ender's world, feel the desperation of Earth that drove humans to make the changes they did, and meet the heroes who fought off the tide of invasion until Ender could decisively end the wars.
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Space warfare;
- Dalen & Gole : scandal in Port Angus / by Deas, Michael,1982-;
- Dalen and Gole, refugees on Earth from the distant planet of Budap, must solve the mystery of diminishing fish stocks and save their home planet from an evil plot."008-011"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.; Mystery comic books, strips, etc.; Extraterrestrial beings; Life on other planets; Fisheries;
- © 2011., Orca Book Publishers,
- Aki-wayn-zih : a person as worthy as the Earth / by Baxter, Eli,author.; Smith, Matthew Ryan,1983-editor.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Members of Eli Baxter's generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island. They are also among the last fluent speakers of the Anishinaabay language known as Anishinaabaymowin. Aki-wayn-zih is a story about the land and its spiritual relationship with the Anishinaabayg, from the beginning of their life on Miss-koh-tay-sih Minis (Turtle Island) to the present day. Baxter writes about Anishinaabay life before European contact, his childhood memories of trapping, hunting, and fishing with his family on traditional lands in Treaty 9 territory, and his personal experience surviving the residential school system. Examining how Anishinaabay Kih-kayn-daa-soh-win (knowledge) is an elemental concept embedded in the Anishinaabay language, Aki-wayn-zih explores history, science, math, education, philosophy, law, and spiritual teachings, outlining the cultural significance of language to Anishinaabay identity. Recounting traditional Ojibway legends in their original language, fables in which moral virtues double as survival techniques, and detailed guidelines for expertly trapping or ensnaring animals, Baxter reveals how the residential school system shaped him as an individual, transformed his family, and forever disrupted his reserve community and those like it. Through spiritual teachings, historical accounts, and autobiographical anecdotes, Aki-wayn-zih offers a new form of storytelling from the Anishinaabay point of view."--
- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Baxter, Eli.; First Nations; First Nations; First Nations; First Nations; First Nations;
- Night of the Blood Beast. by L., Bernard,film director.; Greene, Angela,actor.; Nelson, Ed,actor.; Baer, John,actor.; Emmet, Michael,actor.; McVey, Tyler,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Angela Greene, Ed Nelson, John Baer, Michael Emmet, Tyler McVeyOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1958.Astronaut John Corcoran, dies upon returning to Earth after a space mission, but his body is found to harbor an alien parasite that brings him back to life! As the scientists at a remote space research station investigate Corcoran's mysterious revival, they discover that the alien lifeform inside him is using his body as a host to incubate its offspring.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Science fiction films.; Monsters in motion pictures.;
- Night of the Blood Beast. by L., Bernard,film director.; Greene, Angela,actor.; Nelson, Ed,actor.; Baer, John,actor.; Emmet, Michael,actor.; McVey, Tyler,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Angela Greene, Ed Nelson, John Baer, Michael Emmet, Tyler McVeyOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1958.Astronaut John Corcoran, dies upon returning to Earth after a space mission, but his body is found to harbor an alien parasite that brings him back to life! As the scientists at a remote space research station investigate Corcoran's mysterious revival, they discover that the alien lifeform inside him is using his body as a host to incubate its offspring.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Cult films.; Science fiction films.; Monsters in motion pictures.;
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