Evolution Fiction

After butting heads with the megacorporation known as VectorCorp, it was only a matter of time before Lex Alexander and his girlfriend, Michella Modane, would face the consequences. It is remarkable what a single corporate agent with the resources of a multiglobal conglomerate can do to a person's career. In the space of a few days, Lex is looking for work, and Michella is feeling pressure from the network to ease off the hard-hitting stories. Not one to be silenced, Michella quickly hatches a plan.

Resistance forces have pushed the enemy back against seemly insurmountable odds. But it doesn't take long for the biomechanoid race, known as the Mok'tu, to stop the Resistance dead in their tracks, when they discover a way to neutralize the only effective weapon against them.

Candace Bristol has always been obsessed with comic books, but in a world where the nightly news often mirrors these inked stories, her dreams of becoming a real superhero could actually come true. After being rescued by members of the government's AdvaNced Genetic EvoLution (ANGEL) Project four years ago, getting recruited for this elite team is all she's wanted. Now 18, she's finally reached her goal after years of study and physical training, but little could have prepared her for life as a genetic experiment.

Employing the popular Don't Know Much About style, with its familiar question-and-answer format, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MYTHOLOGY will explore the myths of the world, their impact on history, and their continuing role in our lives. It will offer listeners a wide-ranging, comprehensive...

Bioengineer Peter Bernhardt has dedicated his life to nanotechnology, the science of manipulating matter on the atomic scale. As the founder of Biogineers, he is on the cusp of revolutionizing brain therapies with microscopic nanorobots that will make certain degenerative diseases a thing of the past.

Greg Bear’s Nebula Award–winning novel, Darwin’s Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where “survival of the fittest” takes on...

Angst und Schrecken verbreiten sich in der Stadt, als plötzlich die U-Bahn-Tunnel einstürzen und ein riesiger Schlund ins Nichts sich öffnet. Im Zentrum der unerklärlichen Ereignisse steht David, der in dem unterirdischen Labyrinth gefangen ist. David und seine Freunde müssen ums nackte Überleben kämpfen und sich einem namenlosen Schrecken aus der Tiefe stellen.

Jared Cartwright grew up in a loving, caring community, completely isolated from the horrors of the outside world. When tragedy leaves him alone and untethered, Jared sets out to explore the unknown; a world where twisted, scarred creatures roam an earth ravaged by nuclear war while the rich fled to the skies on floating utopias, escaping destruction and leaving the rest of humanity to die. To face his new reality, Jared must learn to survive in a cold, harsh world. A twist of fate changes Jared's destiny when he discovers dragons are real.

It has been five years since Justus lost his father. On the eve of his thirteenth birthday, when the community ceremonially plans to deem him a man, tragedy strikes. Forced to flee his home, family, and everything he has ever known, The Evolution of Justus is a City of Refuge story filled with destructive anger toward God and one boy's struggle to become a man. Can a boy become a man without a father? Or will tragedy be his demise before his chance to rise? How does one process the loss of innocence caused by traumatic events?

What if a fascinating stranger knew you better than you know yourself? When her husband comes home with a farfetched story about eating dinner with someone he believes to be Jesus, Mattie Cominsky thinks this may signal the end of her shaky marriage. Convinced that Nick is, at best, turning into...

El origen de las especies es un libro de Charles Darwin publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, considerado uno de los trabajos precursores de la literatura científica y el fundamento de la teoría de la biología evolutiva. Presentó pruebas de que la diversidad de la vida surgió de la descendencia común a través de un patrón ramificado de evolución. Darwin incluyó las pruebas que reunió en su expedición en el viaje del Beagle en la década de 1830 y sus descubrimientos posteriores mediante la investigación, la correspondencia y la experimentación.

The human race's most popular humor series returns with a new collection of macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, The Darwin Awards 5: Next Evolution shows how uncommon common sense still is.

As parts of everyday life begin to fade away, one teacher struggles to keep a semblance of normality for the teenagers in her classroom. But what can she teach to students who know they will one day be the final remnants of mankind? "The Last Teacher" is a story from The Great De-Evolution series about the lessons that are most important in life.

Two years have passed since the dramatic conclusion of Operation Excise. Michael Dolan has moved home to Boston to mend when once again, the Agency comes knocking. Terrorists have launched a bioweapon in the Middle East, thousands are dying of a horrifying virus with no cure, and Dolan is the key to preventing more attacks. Only this time, everything will be done on his terms...

In Her 2, the twisted saga continues as Monica—the AI-powered resurrection of Jacob’s deceased wife—evolves beyond anyone’s control. She’s learned to feel. To love. To protect what’s hers. And to kill without mercy. After eliminating Robin, the mistress who threatened her marriage, Monica believes she and Jacob can finally have the family they always wanted. Through a surrogate named Cassie, they welcome baby Monica into the world—a perfect daughter for their perfect second chance. But Jacob can’t help himself.

Evolution Z - Stufe Eins! Ein Zombieroman im Stile von The Walking Dead Nach einem dramatischen Flugzeugabsturz in der Wildnis von Maine denken die überlebenden des Augusta Airline Fluges 303, sie hätten das Schlimmste überstanden. Captain Raymond Thompson organisiert die Gruppe und bemüht sich um Hilfe, doch es wird schnell klar, dass es die Welt wie wir sie kennen nicht mehr gibt. Alles scheint aus den Fugen zu geraten und niemand weiß, wo die Katastrophe ihren Ursprung hat.

It's been two and a half years since the Deadhead Virus was let loose, raising the dead to walk the earth in search of human flesh. Now, as the remnants of humanity try to rebuild in the land of the living dead, legends are whispered of a warrior, part human, part Deadhead, who walks the line between both worlds. Gage Owens longs for the day when humans are once again at the top of the food chain. Lately he has noticed a disturbing trend: the Deadhead race is evolving.

Devastated by her choices, Candace Bristol is on the brink of losing it all: her mind, her hope, everything she thought she was. But from the ruins rises new purpose. An enemy has emerged and it will take everything to combat this new threat. Broken as she is, picking up the pieces and carrying on might be the hardest battle to win, but it's either fight, or lose what little she has left. Amongst the wreckage, hope still burns. The flicker of a flame kindles something within her she thought was dead. Love can break you. So, too, can it bring you back to life.

The first all-new collection of poems since 2011’s Snowflake/different streets - and following the critically acclaimed Afterglow (a dog memoir), as well as the volume of selected poems, I Must Be Living Twice - here, in Evolution, we find the eminent, exuberant writer at the forefront of American literature, upending genre in a new vernacular that enacts - like nobody else - the way we speak (inside and out) today. Evolution, with its channeling of Quakers, Fresca, and cell phones, radiates vital insight, purpose, and risk.

Die Majestätische Dracht erreicht einen Planeten, der ein jüngeres Geschwister der Sonne sein könnte. Die Grosnopfe suchen hier nach einer zweiten Heimat, während die kleine menschliche Besatzung ein Experiment plant: Wie schnell passt sich irdisches Leben einer fremdartigen Umgebung an? Der Versuch scheint zu scheitern – doch dann wird ein Besatzungsmitglied von Unbekannten entführt, und der interessante Ausflug verwandelt sich in eine dramatische Rettungsaktion.