Congratulations!You have just been hired by FAILTECH, the largest, most ubiquitous megacorporation on the planet. Your official welcome packet paints a picture of a workplace worthy to be in the halls of the gods, a company dedicated to the visionary mission of "Progress Above All". Human advancement is paramount.But as you flip past the corporate mission statements, you realize something is very wrong. This onboarding document has been hijacked.An ...

// ACCESS GRANTEDWelcome back, agent.Your next mission is here. This collection of decrypted archives and leaked memos, following the initial book FAILTECH Shorts, pulls back the veil further on FAILTECH, the monolithic force shaping existence across centuries and star systems. From the crushing silence of the deep ocean to the untamed frontiers of Tau Ceti, these files document a world where the line between progress and peril is dangerously thin.While corporate PR...

An inventor, adventurer, entrepreneur, collector, and entertainer, and son of legendary scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux has been behind some of the most exciting undertakings of our time. A legendary pioneer of the online gaming industry—and a member of every gaming Hall of Fame—Garriott invented the multi-player online game, and coined the term "Avatar" to describe an individual's online character.A lifelong adventurer and member of the Explorers Club...

Explore, survive, and conquer the limitless universe of No Man's Sky!Limitless Sky: No Man's Sky Unofficial Discovery Guide is your essential companion to one of the most ambitious and innovative video games ever created. Are you ready to navigate its 18 quintillion planets?This guide provides expert strategies, detailed explanations, and invaluable tips to help you:Master exploration and resource managementUpgrade your ship...

A man is marooned on a government base on the far side of Earth's moon. It doesn't appear as if anyone is coming back...ever. There is food, shelter, air, and water enough to allow him to live for a long time. But the man doesn't want to just continue existing. He needs a goal--a reason to survive.

The Book They Never Wanted You to ReadWhat if the sky above you isn't empty air, but an engineered Dome sealing humanity beneath the firmament of a hidden reality?They built the Dome.They triggered the Grid.They rewrote the weather.They lied.Sealed Sky reveals the documented architecture of containment above your head: the suppressed at...

For players and designers alike... How To Beat Escape Games!Are you ready to create your own escape room game? Interested in increasing your odds at beating the clock to escape?You'll learn about:5 Ways To Beat Escape GamesChoosing a Game Theme9 Fun Activities to Fill the Escape Game VoidAnd more...

"A fascinating, compulsively readable clash of hardware and ideals" in a stand-alone space opera from an acclaimed sci-fi author ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In the distant future, corporations have become sustainable communities with their own militaries, and corporate goals have essentially replaced political ideology.On a youthful, rebellious impulse, Lawrence joined the military of a corporation that he n...

You understand the basic concepts of game design: gameplay, user interfaces, core mechanics, character design, and storytelling. Now you want to know how to apply them to the puzzle and casual game genres. This focused guide gives you exactly what you need. It walks you through the process of designing for the puzzle and casual game genres and shows you how to use the right techniques to create fun and challenging experiences for your players.

When an alien entity sneaks aboard a corporate spaceship, with no motive besides sabotaging the mission and murdering those aboard, commander Uzoma Ifiok launches an investigation—despite knowing that the real danger isn't the one picking off her crew.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A human psychiatrist examines extraterrestrial patients in this science fiction story collection."One of the best science fiction writers of our time." —Hugo and Nebula award-winner Robert J. SawyerIntroduction by Stanley Schmidt, Hugo Award–winning author and editorNot terribly far in the future, a highly sophisticated alien species, the Tsf, have set up trading posts on Earth. Naturally, humans want to please them...

This short story is a prequel to "The Star Trails Tetralogy" which features Thyron, a flora peda telepathis from the planet, Sapphira. His naterra, or home world, is occupied by his species of telepathic walking plants as well as a race of cannibalistic pygmies who recognize their botanical intelligence as superior to their own and thus worship them as gods. The two diverse species have a synergistic relationship in which Thyron and others of his kind provide technical assistance to the na...