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Dust (Silo #3) by Hugh Howey (2013)

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0100

Dust (Silo #3) by Hugh Howey (2013)

Author: Hugh Howey
First Published: August 17, 2013
Series: Silo Book 3
Score: 8/10

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In a time when secrets and lies were the foundations of life, someone has discovered the truth. And they are going to tell.

Jules knows what her predecessors created. She knows they are the reason life has to be lived in this way.

And she won’t stand for it.

But Jules no longer has supporters. And there is far more to fear than the toxic world beyond her walls.

Shift (Silo #2) by Hugh Howey (2013)

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0100

Shift (Silo #2) by Hugh Howey (2013)

Author: Hugh Howey
First Published: January 28, 2013
Series: Silo Book 2
Score: 9/10

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Hugh Howey goes back to show the first days of the Silo, and the beginning of the end In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma. A simple pill, it had been discovered, could wipe out the memory of any traumatic event. At almost the same moment in humanity’s broad history, mankind discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall. And the ability to forget it ever happened.

Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku (2013)

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku (2013)

Author: Michio Kaku
First Published: June 18, 2013
Score: 7/10

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In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, best-selling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying ride to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space, and most tantalizing of all, the possibility that parallel universes may exist alongside our own.

Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteration, M-theory, which posits that our universe may be just one in an endless multiverse, a singular bubble floating in a sea of infinite bubble universes. If M-theory is proven correct, we may perhaps finally find an answer to the question, “What happened before the big bang?”

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013)

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0100

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013)

Author: Neil Gaiman
First Published: June 18, 2013
Score: 7/10

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Sussex, England: A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. He is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock. He hasn’t thought of Lettie in decades, and yet sitting by the pond (a pond that she’d claimed was an ocean), the unremembered past comes flooding back. Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie - magical, comforting, wise beyond her years - promised to protect him, no matter what.

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (2013)

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0100

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (2013)

Author: Joe Hill
First Published: April 30, 2013
Score: 8/10

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Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be.

Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He likes to take children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the vanity plate NOS4A2. In the Wraith, he and his innocent guests can slip out of the everyday world and onto hidden roads that lead to an astonishing playground of amusements he calls Christmasland. The journey across the highway of Charlie’s twisted imagination transforms his precious passengers, leaving them as terrifying and unstoppable as their benefactor.

[re-read] Remote by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried (2013)

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:02:00 +0000

[re-read] Remote by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried (2013)

Author: David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
First Published: October 29th 2013
Score: 7/10

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The “work from home” phenomenon is thoroughly explored in this illuminating new book from bestselling 37signals founders Fried and Hansson, who point to the surging trend of employees working from home (and anywhere else) and explain the challenges and unexpected benefits. Most important, they show why – with a few controversial exceptions such as Yahoo – more businesses will want to promote this new model of getting things done.

Earth Below, Sky Above (The Human Division #13) by John Scalzi (2013)

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:40:00 +0100

Earth Below, Sky Above (The Human Division #13) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: April 9th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 13
Score: 5/10

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At last, the Earth and the Colonial Union have begun formal discussions about their relationship in the future chance for the divisions in humanity to be repaired. The diplomats and crew of the Clarke are on hand to help with the process, including Ambassador Ode Abumwe and CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson, both of whom were born on Earth. But not everyone wants The Human Division to be repaired…and they will go to great length to make sure it isn’t.

The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads (The Human Division #12) by John Scalzi (2013)

Sat, 01 Jun 2019 22:51:00 +0100

The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads (The Human Division #12) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: April 2nd 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 12
Score: 5/10

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United States Diplomat Danielle Lowen was there when one of her fellow diplomats committed an unthinkable act that had consequences for the entire planet. Now she’s trying to figure out how it happened before it can happen again. Putting the puzzle pieces together could solve the mystery - or it could threaten her own life.

A Problem of Proportion (The Human Division #11) by John Scalzi (2013)

Mon, 27 May 2019 23:12:00 +0100

A Problem of Proportion (The Human Division #11) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: March 26th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 11
Score: 5/10

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A secret backdoor meeting between Ambassador Ode Abumwe and the Conclaves Hafte Sorvalh turns out to be less than secret as both of their ships are attacked. Its a surprise to both teams but its the identity of the attacker that is the real surprise, and suggests a threat to both humanity and The Conclave.

This Must Be the Place (The Human Division #10) by John Scalzi (2013)

Sun, 12 May 2019 22:09:00 +0100

This Must Be the Place (The Human Division #10) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: March 19th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 10
Score: 5/10

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Colonial Union diplomat Hart Schmidt is back home for Harvest Day celebrations - to a family whose members wonder whether its youngest son isn’t wasting his life clinging to the lowest rung of the CU’s diplomatic ladder. When his father, a legendarily powerful politician, presents him with a compelling offer, Schmidt has to take stock of his life and career.

The Observers (The Human Division #9) by John Scalzi (2013)

Thu, 02 May 2019 22:18:00 +0100

The Observers (The Human Division #9) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: March 12th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 9
Score: 5/10

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In an effort to improve relations with the Earth, the Colonial Union has invited a contingent of diplomats from that planet to observe Ambassador Abumwe negotiate a trade deal with an alien species. Then something very bad happens to one of the Earthings, and with that, the relationship between humanitys two factions is on the cusp of disruption once more. Its a race to find out what really happened, and who is to blame.

The Sound of Rebellion (The Human Division #8) by John Scalzi (2013)

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 22:52:00 +0000

The Sound of Rebellion (The Human Division #8) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: March 5th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 8
Score: 5/10

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The Colonial Defense Forces usually protect humanity from alien attack, but now the stability of the Colonial Union has been threatened, and Lieutenant Heather Lee and her squad are called to squash a rebellion on a colony world. It seems simple enoughbut theres a second act to the rebellion that finds Lee captive, alone, and armed with only her brains to survive.

The Dog King (The Human Division #7) by John Scalzi (2013)

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:05:00 +0000

The Dog King (The Human Division #7) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: February 26th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 7
Score: 5/10

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CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has one simple task: Watch an ambassador’s dog while the diplomat is conducting sensitive negotiations with an alien race. But you know dogs - always getting into something. And when this dog gets into something that could launch an alien civil war, Wilson has to find a way to solve the conflict, fast, or be the one in the Colonial Union’s doghouse.

The Back Channel (The Human Division #6) by John Scalzi (2013)

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:17:00 +0000

The Back Channel (The Human Division #6) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: February 19th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 6
Score: 5/10

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The Conclave is a confederation of 400 alien races - many of whom would like to see the Colonial Union - and the humans inside of it - blasted to extinction. To avoid a conflict that neither side can afford, Conclave leader General Tarsem Gau appoints Hafte Sorvalh to resolve an emerging diplomatic crisis with the humans, before the only acceptable solution is war.

A Voice in the Wilderness (The Human Division #4) by John Scalzi (2013)

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:13:00 +0000

A Voice in the Wilderness (The Human Division #4) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: February 5th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 4
Score: 5/10

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Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days hes watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. Its everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is?

We Only Need the Heads (The Human Division #3) by John Scalzi (2013)

Sun, 27 Jan 2019 22:14:00 +0000

We Only Need the Heads (The Human Division #3) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: January 29th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 3
Score: 5/10

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CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwes missions are fated to crossand in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure.

The B-Team (The Human Division #1) by John Scalzi (2013)

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:39:00 +0000

The B-Team (The Human Division #1) by John Scalzi (2013)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: January 15th 2013
Series: The Human Division Book 1
Score: 5/10

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The opening episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi’s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man’s War.

Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder. But when a high-profile diplomat goes missing, Abumwe and her team are last minute replacements on a mission critical to the Colonial Unions future. As the team works to pull off their task, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson discovers theres more to the story of the missing diplomats than anyone expected…a secret that could spell war for humanity.

Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon (2013)

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 21:49:00 +0100

Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon (2013)

Author: Tim Lebbon
First Published: December 17th 2013
Series: Alien Series
Score: 5/10

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As a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man.

When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns. There was evil, hibernating and waiting for suitable prey. Hoop and his associates uncover a nest of Xenomorphs, and hell takes on a new meaning. Quickly they discover that their only hope lies with the unlikeliest of saviors….

Damocles by S.G. Redling (2013)

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:56:00 +0100

Damocles by S.G. Redling (2013)

Author: S.G. Redling
First Published: May 28th 2013
Score: 5/10

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When Earth is rocked by evidence that extraterrestrials may have seeded human DNA throughout the universe, a one-way expedition into deep space is mounted to uncover the truth. What linguist Meg Dupris and her crewmates aboard the Earth ship Damocles discover on Didet—a planet bathed in the near-eternal daylight of seven suns—is a humanoid race with a different language, a different look, and a surprisingly similar society.

Steel World (Undying Mercenaries #1) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 22:26:00 +0100

Steel World (Undying Mercenaries #1) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: November 4th 2013
Series: Undying Mercenaries Book 1
Score: 7/10

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In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn’t the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers…someone had to do their dirty work for them, their fighting and dying.

The Circle by Dave Eggers (2013)

Sat, 13 May 2017 23:12:00 +0100

The Circle by Dave Eggers (2013)

Author: Dave Eggers
First Published: 2013
Score: 7/10

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The Circle is the exhilarating new audiobook from Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award.

When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.

Remote by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried (2013)

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:34:00 +0000

Remote by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried (2013)

Author: David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
First Published: October 29th 2013
Score: 7/10

Goodreads

The “work from home” phenomenon is thoroughly explored in this illuminating new book from bestselling 37signals founders Fried and Hansson, who point to the surging trend of employees working from home (and anywhere else) and explain the challenges and unexpected benefits. Most important, they show why – with a few controversial exceptions such as Yahoo – more businesses will want to promote this new model of getting things done.

The Dead Sun (Star Force #9) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:56:00 +0100

The Dead Sun (Star Force #9) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: January 1st 2013
Series: Star Force Book 9
Score: 7/10

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Kyle Riggs sits uneasily upon Earth’s throne. He’s liberated his homeworld from a tyrant, only to replace him. In The Dead Sun, the ninth book of the Star Force Series, the Great War between life and the machines reaches its final chapter. Both sides have new technology and expanded industrial bases. Star Force and the machines attempt to exterminate one another in a final, glorious conflict. Along the way, Riggs finally learns who his real friends and enemies are. The Dead Sun is a military science fiction novel by best-selling author B. V. Larson. To read the first book in this series, look for Swarm, by B. V. Larson.

Storm Assault (Star Force #8) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 22:37:00 +0100

Storm Assault (Star Force #8) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: July 10th 2013
Series: Star Force Book 8
Score: 7/10

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Kyle Riggs has been away from Earth for a long time…but that’s about to change.

In STORM ASSAULT, the eighth book of the Star Force Series, the story moves in a new direction. Massive fleets are built by both Star Force and the Imperials—but there is a third player in the game: the Blues.

Annihilation (Star Force #7) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 22:48:00 +0100

Annihilation (Star Force #7) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: February 15th 2013
Series: Star Force Book 7
Score: 7/10

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Kyle Riggs is in for a rough ride.

In Annihilation, the seventh book of the Star Force Series, nothing goes as planned. The three fledgling human colonies in the Eden System are beginning to take hold, but the forces threatening to root them out are many. The Crustaceans are calling for help, despite the fact they are the sworn enemies of Star Force. Are they potential allies, or vicious tricksters? And why are the oceans of their world heating up?

Army of One (Star Force Book 4.5) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Sun, 29 May 2016 22:29:00 +0100

Army of One (Star Force Book 4.5) by B.V. Larson (2013)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: January 1st 2013
Series: Star Force Book 4.5
Score: 5/10

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The Macros are invading from the skies. And the only nanotized man who isn’t officially part of Star Force learns how hard it can be to avoid an interstellar war.

Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch (2013)

Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:55:00 +0000

Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch (2013)

Author: Blake Crouch
First Published: September 17th 2013
Series: Wayward Pines Book 2
Score: 8/10

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Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amidst picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden…except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture.

None of the residents know how they got here. They are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. Some believe they are dead. Others think they’re trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.

The Everything Store by Brad Stone (2013)

Sun, 03 Aug 2014 22:41:00 +0100

The Everything Store by Brad Stone (2013)

Author: Brad Stone
First Published: 2013
Score: 7/10

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The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn’t content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that’s never been cracked. Until now. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. Compared to tech’s other elite innovators–Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg–Bezos is a private man. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing. THE EVERYTHING STORE will be the revealing, definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read.

Inferno (Robert Langdon #4) by Dan Brown (2013)

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:38:00 +0000

Inferno (Robert Langdon #4) by Dan Brown (2013)

Author: Dan Brown
First Published: May 14th 2013
Series: Robert Langdon Book 4
Score: 7/10

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Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee. Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written, Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno.