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Jeff Baker is granted the gift of eternal youth. However, it's not all it seems.... It is 2040, and after decades of research we can finally rejuvenate a human being. At 78 years old, Jeff Baker - renowned inventor and philanthropist - has given the world much of his creative genius. He's therefore selected as first choice for this gift. At first rejuvenation feels like a miracle, until the glow begins to fade. Personal relationships start to break down, and the world waits for more brilliant new work. Living the dream will come at a cost, but can Jeff pay the price?

A Second Chance at Eden, by Peter F. Hamilton, the best-selling master of space opera, is a collection containing a novella and six short stories set in the Confederation Universe of the Night's Dawn trilogy. Sonnie's Edge appears within this collection, featured as part of the Love, Death + Robots series on Netflix.

Der Exoplanet Ross 128 b birgt ein wertvolles Geheimnis: Das Ökosystem des Planeten besteht aus halb maschinellen, halb organischen Lebensformen–ein völlig neuer Zweig der Evolution. Der Biologe Dr. Adrian Walker soll herausfinden, wie diese einzigartige Synthese funktioniert. Gelingt ihm das, könnten seine Forschungen die Kolonisation neuer Planeten revolutionieren. Allerdings bleiben größere Erfolge selbst nach Monaten aus. Ross 128 b ist für Menschen extrem lebensfeindlich und die lokale Fauna hochaggressiv.

Nach den schockierenden Enthüllungen der ersten genetischen Experimente steht die Welt vor einer neuen Realität. Dr. Santiago Sánchez kämpft gegen die Konsequenzen seiner Entdeckung, während Dragica Kovaćević versucht, die Wahrheit über eine Organisation aufzudecken, die das Schicksal der Menschheit in den Händen hält.

The year is 2381. The place is Urban Monad 116 of the constellation Chippitts. The population of this one-thousand storey super-structure is 800,000+ and always growing. After two centuries of ruthless, selective breeding, the essence of life is to be blessworthy and to multiply; to afford one's neighbours any type of sexual fulfilment and, above all, to avoid the evil of frustration. But, within this seemingly blissful vertical world there are individuals who feel such perverse desires as a longing for privacy, a wish to descend from the heights, to walk on earth and bask in the sunshine.

Marco Morelli, a rookie marine private, botches his first op and gets transferred to the most rough-and-tumble outfit in the Merged Earth Colonies: Cygni Corps. Though the Corps is filled with the military’s rejects, Marco soon learns it’s also the testing ground for a new serum that will make him and his comrades the finest soldiers in the galaxy.

The world trusted Kyosei Biotech. Their genetically-altered meat was marketed as a breakthrough in sustainable food, a way to end world hunger. But there was something they didn’t tell the public. Now, people are changing. First, it’s the little things. A heightened sense of smell. Skin that heals too fast. Strange cravings. Then, it’s the things no one can explain—claws instead of fingernails. Bones that shift overnight. Eyes that glow in the dark. And then, the disappearances begin.

Miriam Tanner is in shock. After finding the severed arm of the woman she rejected despite her growing feelings, the Special Operations Group combat medic spirals while genetically engineered Altered refugees flood her human city. As tensions between the two groups escalate, her world shifts again with the nightmare news that the Apostates, Altered terrorists, have overthrown their government.

As Evening Song builds toward its dramatic conclusion on Islay, the boundaries between technology and ancient legend blur. Tormod must confront not only those who wish to control his past but the terrifying realization that he may have ended up there for a purpose beyond his comprehension. Will Karen and Steve be able to help Tormod uncover the truth buried in his DNA, or will he become another pawn in a game far larger than he could ever have imagined?

When Lex is taken from her teammates, she expects to be eliminated or harvested for Project Enhanced. Instead, Lt. Col. Jasper Caswell, leader of the black ops group pursuing them, has marked her as his mate. It’s a fate worse than death, and she is desperate to escape. The mysterious and handsome Aidan, who works in support services, seems like her best chance of doing so. With his help, she discovers what the group really wants from the shifters who have eluded them. She thinks she has also found her mate, but Caswell is determined to claim her.

Some fifty thousand years ago, a race of extraterrestrials visited Earth. In their quest to seed the cosmos with sentience, alien scientists created the first modern humans by altering Homo sapiens’ DNA. However, the alien race’s noble intentions were derailed by greed and power lust, leading to the birth of a galactic slave trade and a war that spanned multiple worlds. In the midst of this chaos, a miscalculation by Domhanian scientists produced a vicious race of giant humans known as the Nefilim.

It’s 2047. The rebellion has been crushed. The Agency is reestablishing control. Rebel leader Dray Quintero languishes in his cell, struggling against his captors' manipulations. His daughter Raven's cries torment him at night. He has doomed them both. When given an unexpected chance to escape prison, they break out--but they're not safe. No one is. The Agency is still in power. And they're tightening their grip. As dangers mount, Dray is haunted by an impossible dilemma: flee and survive, or gamble his last chance for freedom by taking a stand against impossible odds. He tried running.

Ученые нашли способ, как улучшить ДНК человека, делая его сильнее, выносливее, здоровее, и сказки стали былью. Обычным людям приходится сосуществовать и как-то уживаться с модифицированными. За ними будущее, они в приоритете, у них выше зарплаты и всегда найдется работа. Все больше людей решаются изменить себя. Я о таком даже думать не хотела, но мне не оставили выбора. Взгляд одного из оборотней остановился на мне, и он объявил меня своей парой, а для второго я стала чем-то вроде дичи. Нельзя отказаться, некуда бежать, и помощи ждать неоткуда.

Earth has fallen. Humanity’s mighty fleets and brave soldiers weren’t enough to hold back the relentless creatures of the Voidborn. Hope now rests in the hands of Kayden Reynolds and his crew of misfits and aliens. Will they be able to rally enough forces to launch a counterattack and take Earth back? Or will the rest of the galaxy soon follow?

16-year-old Kaito Nakamura stumbles upon a horrifying truth: he may not be fully human. As his body begins changing, so do those around him—people unknowingly consuming genetically altered food, becoming something...different.

A final collection of original short fantasy stories assembles previously uncollected tales, stories about the two-centimeter demon Azael, several fairy tales, and a humorous adventure about Batman's old age from the grandmaster of science fiction. These stories are fascinating musings of a wide-ranging intelligence, discussing everything from Tolkien to Spielberg, from unicorns to King Arthur. Magic is the last word on fantasy by the renowned science fiction author.

Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection‚ one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-five year career of science fiction's transcendent genius‚ the world-famous author who defined the field of SF for its practitioners‚ for its millions of readers‚ and for the world at large.

While on the trail of a stolen tactical nuclear weapon, Jack Sigler, call sign King, and his black ops Chess Team answer a cry for help. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the verge of exploding into another bloody civil war that will engulf all of Africa and put millions at risk, a crisis too politically volatile for any outside nation to touch. As the team, unfettered by political constraints, deploys across the globe, the threats spin out of control.

The land is dying. The truth is buried. And time is running out. After a much-needed honeymoon, Captain Coder and his team return to find a desperate call for help. A once-thriving farming community in California is on the brink of collapse — crops withering overnight, unexplainable dust storms ripping through the streets, and a powerful corporation buying up land for pennies on the dollar. As Cornelius and his team dig deeper, they uncover a conspiracy that reaches far beyond failing crops.

Everything Serena Gatling ever wanted was taken away from her by a single horrific act of betrayal. Determined never to fall victim again, she closes her heart and dedicates her life to a cold-blooded quest to regain the one thing that still matters to her. Sent to Mars by the ruthless corporation for which she works, Serena is finally within sight of her goal. The last thing she needs is a man distracting her. But the massive cyborg warrior who seems to know all of her hidden secrets awakens feelings she thought had died long ago.