The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies represents the first major cultural shift that took place solely in the Americas. This event—which manifested in ways and at times much more varied than often supposed—set the stage for the...

Former Texas resident and current Rolling Stone editor Julia Holmes earned glowing acclaim for this darkly humorous dystopian novel. Ben has just returned from a war waged against a nameless enemy. To avoid being nabbed by police and forced to work in a factory, he'll need to find a wife. But to do that, he must wear a bachelor's suit-and the tailor won't make one for him. "The novel is a postmodern parable about American passion and paranoia, like The Great Gatsby as told by Don DeLillo."...

Frank Kalinyak, disgraced ex-cop, returns to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "Iron City", his hometown, from Tucson where he has been living a desperate existence since the death of his young daughter. He has been summoned home by Bobby Mack, an Assistant D.A., to find out who murdered an old high school friend. Kalinyak is swept into a whirlpool of bizarre killings, religious fanaticism, church duplicity, hustlers, cops, junkies, and old friends gone bad. Amid the fractured landscape of Iron Ci...

The “provocative” science fiction novel from an award-winning author about the future of humankind—and the future of non-human kind… (New York Times Book Review)The asteroid Ceres was a place where children born in space could grow in a more Earth-like atmosphere. Then a group of genetically-enhanced humans began a violent insurrection. All unaltered persons were evacuated, and the entire facility destroyed.Decades later, a corps of engineers and t...

After the tumultuous events of Season 1, Paul DaFoe returns to The Fakist newsroom to put right what once went wrong. Can he save his future by outrunning his past? Not likely, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try!Between all the drama, enjoy sketches like "America's Next Mary Marvel," "The Ballad of Stinky Foot McNeil," "The Boybysitter's Club," plus an epic two-part finale with more villains than you can shake a stick at.

Oliver Meek has spent decades watching adventure from a distance, recording other people’s exploits while living a life of careful restraint. When he finally leaves Earth behind, he expects wonder, danger, and discovery—but not the kind of responsibility that forces him to act. Thrown into a harsh frontier where law is optional and survival depends on nerve, Meek learns that adventure is not just about where you go, but who you become when tested.This is a science-fiction story abo...

Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak - Mr. Meek was having his troubles. First, the educated bugs worried him; then the welfare worker tried to stop the Ring Rats' feud by enlisting his aid. And now, he was a drafted space-polo player—a fortune bet on his ability at a game he had never played in his cloistered life.The sign read:Atomic Motors Repaired. Busted Plates Patched Up. Rocket Tubes Relined. Wheeze In, Whiz Out!It added...

"Kaballah" focuses on three men who grew up together in a tough Pittsburgh neighborhood: a football hero destroyed by false hopes and drugs, a rabbi who now doubts his abilities, and a policeman eaten up by fear and envy. The men are all brought back together over the murder of a man at a local candy store. The rabbi uses the Kabbalah, a mystical interpretation of the Scriptures, to help provide answers as the action moves to Venice, California.