"Beyond Humanity" unfolds in a world where the lines between human biology and machine integration blur, ushering in a new era of transhumanism. Over the past sixty years, societal perceptions of identity have been radically reshaped by the rise of transgender ideology, gender-neutral concepts, and an acceptance of fluid identity boundaries. These ideas sow the seeds for a transhumanist future, where humanity stands at the edge of technology-infused evolution.The narrative centers ...

"Beyond Humanity" unfolds in a world where the lines between human biology and machine integration blur, ushering in a new era of transhumanism. Over the past sixty years, societal perceptions of identity have been radically reshaped by the rise of transgender ideology, gender-neutral concepts, and an acceptance of fluid identity boundaries. These ideas sow the seeds for a transhumanist future, where humanity stands at the edge of technology-infused evolution. The narrative centers on Ion,...

This account, following on from Unicorns - The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1794- 1899, covers the Regiments war service between 1900 and 1945.During the Boer War the SRY formed part of the first volunteer unit to see active service overseas fighting the Boer Commandos as cavalry. For its role in the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli campaign, the Regiment was awarded the Kings Colour and then fought Allenbys victorious campaign against the Turks.During the Second World War the Regiment...

A warrior of light faces the powers of darkness.For millennia, the paladins of the Temple have wielded the power of the Radiance against the servants of the Void.And when a paladin finds a village under attack from orcish raiders, he must take up his sword in the villagers' defense.Even if he is destined to die in battle...

The premiere short story anthology based on the movie ALIENS, featuring the Colonial Marines in deep space, doing what they do best—hunting bugs! When the Colonial Marines set out after their deadliest prey, the Xenomorphs, it's what Corporal Hicks calls a bug hunt—kill or be killed. Here are eighteen all-new stories of such "close encounters," written by many of today's most extraordinary authors. Set during the events of all four Alien™ films, sending the Marines to alien worlds, to dere...

Sometimes dark powers can be defeated in the shadows.Selene was once an urdhracos assassin known as the Scythe of the Maledicti. Now freed of the dark magic that once enslaved her, she is part of the Brotherhood of the Ravens, a secret society dedicated to defending the realm of Andomhaim from the malignant Spider Cult.So when the Spider Cult prepares an assassination, Selene will need all her cunning to defeat the plot.Or else she might be the firs...

CAINA AMALAS is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. With the aid of mysterious allies, she fights to stop the sinister plans of the ruthless Grand Master Callatas.But Callatas has spent two centuries preparing to remake humanity, and he will exterminate any who dare to oppose him.CLAUDIA ABERON DORIUS was once a sorceress of the Imperial Magisterium, yet now she is the wife of a high noble of the Empire. Civil war rips the Em...

As FBI Agent Sterling Gray races to catch a serial killer hunting women in the American heartland, a chilling set of similar murders appears in London.For FBI profiler Sterling Gray, every day in the Bureau’s Behavior Analysis Unit is another shot at redemption. A chance to make up for the lives he failed to save in the past. And a chance to banish his nightmares once and for all.But a new nightmare is about to begin...When multiple women go missing...

The dramatic, compelling bestselling true story of how a serial killer was finally unmasked after evading justice for more than twenty yearsNow a major TV series starring Luke Evans1980s. In the beautiful, unspoiled landscape of Pembrokeshire, a serial killer is at large: two double murders; an assault; the rape and assault of two teenagers - all potentially the work of one man.This is the fascinating true story of a brutal murderer...

Following in the footsteps of countless emigrants, Jonathan Raban takes ship for New York from Liverpool, to explore how succeeding generations of newcomers have fared in America. He finds a country of massive contrasts, between the 'Street People' and the 'Air People' in New York, between small town and big city, between thrusting immigrants and down-at-heel Native Americans.Having outgrown his minute, rented, New York apartment, he heads for Guntersville, Alabama, where he settle...

‘Mark Shaw is the foremost analyst of organised crime in SA.’ – Jonny SteinbergAt the dawn of the country’s brave new democracy, Cape Town was at war. Pagad, which began as a community protest action against crime, had mutated into a sinister vigilante group wreaking death and destruction across the city. Between 1996 and 2001, there were hundreds of bomb blasts – most infamously at the Planet Hollywood restaurant at the V&A Waterfront – and countless targeted hits on druglords and...

In 1986, seven young men were shot and killed by police in Gugulethu in Cape Town. The nation was told they were part of a 'terrorist' MK cell plotting an attack on a police unit. An inquest followed, then a dramatic trial in 1987 and a second inquest in 1989 that again exonerated the police. Finally, ten years later, Eugene de Kock's Vlakplaas unit was exposed at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for having planned and executed the cold-blooded killings. Yet their real agenda remain...