//. ARCHIVE UNLOCKEDWelcome back, agent.The breadcrumbs you've followed across the collection and through classified terrestrial archives have always pointed in one direction: forward. You’ve read the corporate PR, deciphered the leaked memos, and explored the shadows, but now your clearance has reached the absolute limit. It is time to step directly into the core of the machine.FAILTECH Legacy compiles the final set of decrypted fi...

// 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...

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 ...

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...

A game of survival, exploration, and discovery, No Man's Sky is one of the fastest-growing phenomena in video game history, attracting and astounding players of all ages. The game's 18 quintillion planets are procedurally generated, meaning you could very well be the first person to ever set eyes on a planet that even the game developers never encountered—a true testament to the game's innovation. The very first unofficial guide, Limitless Sky: No Man's Sky Unofficial Discover...

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.

A collection of short science fiction, each touching on a different world-ending scenario. The characters are diverse and the stories vary wildly, but each asks the question: What will it mean for the world to end, and at what point are those endings just new beginnings?Stories presented in this collection:DogThe DoorHigginsPongBlood SeaStarshipRoverReboot

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...

**“Urges readers to consider how they might be used to enhance human work and to support human flourishing.” —Valerie Thompson, ScienceDaniela Rus, a leading roboticist and computer scientist, explores how we can use a new generation of smart machines to help humankind.**There is a robotics revolution underway. A record 3.1 million robots are working in factories right now, doing everything from assembling computers to packing goods and monitoring air quality and p...

Discover frightening—and sometimes hilarious—visions of the future in this science fiction anthology featuring 12 short stories by Nebula and Hugo Award winners!New and established voices in science fiction offer original stories of the future. Tales from Who Fears Death’s Nnedi Okorafor, The Three-Body Problem’s Cixin Liu, and others reveal metal-melting viruses, vegetable-based heart transplants, search-and-resc...

You’ve heard his stories. Now it’s time you hear theirs.With Hunter’s fate still unknown, Katherine, Gloria, Quatra and others share their stories about the man Hunter once was, back before he ever found The 28th Gate.From his earliest contract hunts, to his first job for Quatra and the full story behind his experience with Underhelm, these are the stories of Hunter as told by the people who knew him best.Read them now in The 28th Gate: Volu...