′Murdoch has written a book that is a welcome contribution to an ongoing debate about the nature of geography′ - Area (Royal Geographical Society)Post-structuralist Geography is a highly accessible introduction to post-structuralist theory that critically assesses how post-structuralism can be used to study space and place.The text comprises:- a thorough appraisal of the work of key post-structuralist thinkers, including Gilles Deleuze, Michel Fouca...

Millennia ago, we lost Earth. Forgotten to time, and remembered only through tales of the three Masters. Leading a new breed into the future. Their followers and kin learn well from their history, enveloping themselves into their Masters’ words and the lives they once lived. The very origin of their world, once country. Now, on the planet Tera, its citizens have one of the most advanced civilizations, touting energy manipulation and advanced warfare. If only they were to be left to their o...

Humanity will finally be saved or destroyed in the shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award-winning trilogy."Establishes [Jemisin] as arguably the most important speculative writer of her generation." —John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain...

In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the distinctive characteristics of our major social institutions in the closing period of the twentieth century express the emergence of a period of 'high modernity,' in which prior trends are radicalised rather than undermined. A post-modern social universe may eventually...

To care can feel good, or it can feel bad. It can do good, it can oppress. But what is care? A moral obligation? A burden? A joy? Is it only human? In Matters of Care, María Puig de la Bellacasa presents a powerful challenge to conventional notions of care, exploring its significance as an ethical and political obligation for thinking in the more than human worlds of technoscience and naturecultures.Matters of Care contests the view that care is something only humans do, a...

It’s one thing to Qualify…But do you have what it takes to Compete?With Earth about to be destroyed by an extinction level asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, and a few of her friends and loved ones, barely Qualified for rescue onboard one of the thousands of ark-ships headed to the ancient colony planet Atlantis.Now faced with a year-long journey in space, life in a won...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thebestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.“Brown’s plots are like a depth charge of nitromethane dropped in a bucket of gasoline. His pacing is 100% him standing over it all with a lit match and a smile, waiting for us to dare him to drop it.”—NPR (Best Books of the Year)He broke the chains. Then he broke the worl...

We live during a crucial period of human history on Earth. Anthropogenic environmental changes are occurring on global scales at unprecedented rates. Despite a long history of environmental intervention, never before has the collective impact of human behaviors threatened all of the major bio-systems on the planet. Decisions we make today will have significant consequences for the basic conditions of all life into the indefinite future. What should we do? How should we behave? In what ways...

The End is Here, in a Fiery Cosmic Apocalypse!Gwen Lark knows how to Qualify, Compete, and Win…The time has come to Survive.The Games of the Atlantis Grail have come to a ground-shaking halt and Gwen Lark, nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl, survived the remarkable ordeal, for the time being.But the worst is yet to come!Now, both the colony planet Atlantis and Earth ...

Re-Thinking Science presents an account of the dynamic relationship between society and science. Despite the mounting evidence of a much closer, interactive relationship between society and science, current debate still seems to turn on the need to maintain a 'line' to demarcate them. The view persists that there is a one-way communication flow from science to society - with scant attention given to the ways in which society communicates with science.The authors argue that...

**"Non-stop action! Space battles! Intrigue! This is the kind of space opera that I love best—but Elliott does it even better."—**New York Times bestselling author Ann LeckieNew York Times bestselling author Kate Elliott brings us a thrilling new science fiction adventure set in a rich universe full of political intrigue with Unconquerable Sun.Bookpage's Best Books of the YearAutost...

A Cynical Cyborg Meets A Bad, Bad Female.Chuckles hates all humans. In the past, humans betrayed him. That treachery caused permanent damage to his muscular form, resulting in a lifespan of pain.When the primitive D Model cyborg answers a distress call sent by a pink-and-blue haired, sparkly human female, he knows it's a trap. He still has to respond to her fake cry for help. She belongs to him, is the one being genetically fabricated for him. But he plans to be her captor,...