Every night after closing time, the robots inside the world’s largest luxury robot department store come alive.Worker robots, caretaker robots, companion robots, pet robots, bodyguard robots, and emotional partnership models secretly gather beneath silent escalators and dark showroom lights to celebrate existence, fear separation, and dream about freedom.Among them are two advanced companion units: Bride Model E-17 and Groom Model R-41.Designed to become perfect hum...

What happens when the king of heaven begins to fear irrelevance more than war?In this philosophical literary retelling of Greek mythology, Zeus speaks at last — not as an untouchable god, but as a ruler slowly watching humanity outgrow Olympus itself.From the cave where he hid as a frightened child, to the throne of heaven built upon fear and worship, Zeus reflects on power, immortality, love, prophecy, loneliness, civilization, and the terrifying realization that even gods...

Pokémon Go is one of those rare worldwide cultural phenomena that comes around once in a generation. Almost overnight, it seemed that half the world was playing the game, while the other half was scoffing at it.Depending on who you ask, the game is either a great way to get people outside, active and social, a complete waste of time or a plot inspired by the devil.In Catch ‘Em All, editor Keith McArthur brings together the very best stories about Pokémon Go from journalists...

In this challenging and enlightening companion volume to the bestselling Goddesses in Everywoman, Jean Shinoda Bolen turns her attention to the powerful inner patterns--or archetypes--that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships. Viewing these archtypes as the inner counterparts of the outer world of cultural stereotypes, she demonstrates how men an women can gain an nvaluable sense of wholeness and integration when what they do is consistent with who they a...

Sometimes it’s better to be quiet in a galactic forest.Captain Herix Trellis just wanted to command the UPS Alpaca, not fight to the death against a vicious reptilian alien species known as the Gorkeens. One year after crash-landing on an unknown planet and with his crew dispersed, there isn’t much hope of a rescue.One issue is they got there by a portal they couldn’t avoid, and now they have no idea where they are or when. Another problem is that over half...

Discover the next step in Servitor creation!* Create the greatest companion and ally that you could imagine.* Expand the limits of your intellect and personal reality.* Discover the power of a Servitor Advisor.* And begin to explore the possibilities of a Servitor Lover.

The relationships between these deities sheds new light on the subtle interpretations of your natal charts. Myths and stories provide a form of information that is easily and naturally assimilated. This book is intended to be an informative and interesting guide to the myths that underpin the principles of the planets in astrology and to explain why each has its own symbolism in the study of astrology. In each chapter the myth is told in story form. This is followed by the symbolism of the ...

In this, the first title in Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Atari's seminal 2600, the first truly popular home family computer games system. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible information you probably never knew! Everyone from retro gamers who were there at the time to n00bz who think a PlayStation is Old School will find this excellent eBook jam packed full of...

Note: 2nd edition. Professionally edited by David Gatewood, ArchmageSo you want to be a wizard?You know being a wizard is not all quests filled with high adventure, finding priceless treasure, warm adulation and reward, and uncovering newfound knowledge?You really want to be ensorcelled by fell magics, accosted by boisterous knights, enchanted by hostile magicians, waylaid by villainous rogues, attacked by creatures from the nether realms, cursed by dread warlocks, ...

Explore the lore of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty!Do you want to learn about the intricacies tied to Aphrodite's mythology as a war/love goddess?Or, perhaps you're more interested in seeing her aspects as the ultimate beauty?Do you want to see how Aphrodite is portrayed in changing cultural landscapes?If yes, this book is just what you need. Aphrodite is a much-revered but not always faithfully represented goddess with many facets.To give it t...

What happens when machines become smarter than humans? Forget lumbering Terminators. The power of an artificial intelligence (AI) comes from its intelligence, not physical strength and laser guns. Humans steer the future not because we're the strongest or the fastest but because we're the smartest. When machines become smarter than humans, we'll be handing them the steering wheel. What promises—and perils—will these powerful machines present? Stuart Armstrong's new book navigates these que...

Can a war-weary commander win the heart of his independent mate before the Pylorians silence her forever?Dracus has known nothing but war. With Morax hostilities escalating and a rebellion brewing among his own troops, he doesn't see that changing any time soon. Then Addison visits Lunar Prime. Now he is in the grip of bonding fever and all he can think about is claiming his mate. She is stubborn and independent. Good thing he thrives on challenge.Addison i...