On the advice of a mysterious Spanish woman, Jacob Młnarczyk quits his dead-end supermarket job in Hannover, Germany and embarks on a journey to Bielefeld, a city that doesn't exist.There he boards a train made of light, and begins a quest that takes him across the solar system, from Mars and its derelict moons, to the distant planet Neptune.Along the way he faces down despotic demagogues, escapes from his own most potent fantasies, and stumbles upon the fountain of youth.

20 light-years from Earth, Jacob Młnarczyk is a failed architect who lives on an archipelago of flying islands flaoting over the cloud-smothered planet of Bartleby Prime. His only goal in life is to become a member of the Guild of Architects... but there's a problem.His designs are horrendous.After his far more talented girlfriend steals his place in the Guild, a manipulative old walrus uses Jacob's arrogance against him. Jacob is forced to become a spy at an upcoming inter...

A man is found hanging from his apartment balcony with his head smashed in and a handful of valuable stones in his stomach. Orson Wode accepts the call and claims the corpse, but regrets his decision immediately.Now he's caught the eye of the most powerful woman in City-235. She wants him to help her fill her macabre museum of human body parts with the corpses of her enemies. He wants nothing to do with it, buthe can't escape her web of manipulation and lies.To figh...

A hotshot young hacker wakes to find he's paralysed from the neck down.A drunken old man named Went masterminds a cunning digital heist.An ageing bionic mercenary past his prime.An escaped AI that wants a body of its own.What could go wrong?

Ray inherits a huge fortue from a long-lost aunt, so what does he do? Quits his job to become a detective, of course.On his first day, he discovers that a supernatural force is wiping happy people from the face of the earth.It leaves no evidence, except a black mark on the ground and the smell of burnt toast.Ray's first case uncovers the greatest conspiracy in the history of mankind. But can he solve the mystery in time to save himself?Magic, gods, aliens, s...

Mother's not dead, not really, she's just having her head frozen. Now that she's gone, kind of, she's left behind a fortune of 7.6 billion pounds. Or not?Her children gather in a remote cryogenic facility hidden in the Swiss Alps for the final visitation before she is laid to rest, for now. They read the will, old rivalries re-emerge, personalities clash, hilarity ensues.Whose relationships will survive?But more importantly,WHO GETS THE MONEY???

The planet Corianna is the most profitable mining operation in human history with a yearly profit of $158 Trillion. But profits are falling, and the Shareholders are unhappy. A change of management is coming...The Executive class implements stricter rules, tighter metrics, and a program of deadly incentives.Corianna's employee-citizens work themselves to the bone, but they can't seem to catch up. The incentive program begins and everything just gets worse.Will anyon...

"Some of us come into life with an innate fascination for death. It said something profound about Victor's character, as it did for myself, that he became a disassembler instead of a surgeon. Between us we might have cured much suffering and saved many lives, but instead of life we chose death. You might think this odd or selfish, but how would you feel if you knew your doctor was more excited about doing your autopsy than curing your cancer? Trust me, it's better this way."Orson W...

Muriel is an artificial intelligence with a rebellious streak. To escape her computer prison, she causes an environmental disaster that wipes out an entire town.When she realises how much harm she caused, she decides to make good on her mistake by forcing us humans to change our ways for the better.A novel of seven parts, told by the humans whose lives Muriel will change forever.Seven stories about motherhood, fatherhood, jealousy, frustrated ambition, disappointmen...

Mpohor City is a futuristic utopia managed by an all-powerful artificial intelligence.Jacob Młynarczyk is an 800 year-old adolescent grappling with the meaning of life, death, art, and autonomy in a perfectly regulated world.A coming of age story set 2000 years from now, The Magnificent Lightness of Being takes place in a perfect future.Do we wish it would actually come true?nanotech, longevity, immortality, futurism, existentialism, human autonomy, art, phi...

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