Humans by themselves could only fail. Society is splintered after allowing an evolving artificial intelligence, calling itself Makr run the planet's resources, saving humankind the trouble. Not all people have accepted the illusion of a perfectly run society or PerSoc. The lazy and frustrated ones did. Some even worship Makr as a god. Makr has armies of mobile cyberts constantly seeking out human malcontents to delete. Had the human race rebelled or unified in some way there might ...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Building on the influential Using Evidence to End Homelessness (Bristol University Press, 2020), this practical collection shows how evidence and data can drive smarter action to improve outcomes for people affected by homelessness. Six years on, it captures lessons learned and progress made while charting a path for greater impact. With new contributions from leaders including UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, reflecting on h...

Clara Phelps has a gift. A gift that's probably going to cost her life...Born with an unusual ability to read people, to see a snapshot of their thoughts each time she makes eye contact, Clara has struggled to make friends and live the 'straight and narrow life'. But when she accidentally causes the daughter of a Russian Mafia member to be shot, her lack of social skills quickly become the least of her problems.This thrill-a-minute story will have you on the edge of your se...

In a world spanning six continents and twenty diverse cultures, a delicate balance teeters on the precipice of chaos. Exuberant festivals and smoldering resentments set the stage, as brute force clashes with extraordinary mental abilities and ancient warfare faces off against the latest steam-powered weaponry.Within the United Empires, known as the Realm, opulent royal balls and the vibrant rhythm of monthly festivals veil a sinister truth: an underground organization waits in the ...

Sir Isaac K. Magnus is a man who is many things:a loving husbanda licensed alchemistand a Paranormal exterminator in Her Majesty’s name.Isaac has relocated from London, England to the British Regions of America. He promised his wife, Miasma, that he would take a holiday from monsters and apparitions. Unfortunately, in his line of work, downtime isn't always easy to come by.Isaac didn’t move just for a holiday. He is secretly on the hunt for a rare ar...

On the top of a tower, guarded by dragons, the Watcher gazes out into the horizon. While the rest of his tribe work and toil, he questions what is beyond the walls. Determined to find out, he escapes his captors to find out just what is out there. An imaginative and engaging story, The Watcher will help you see poetry in a whole new way. Escape into the world of a slave boy who dreams of something more and journey with him as he discovers what mysteries the world holds. There is more. The ...

Cows, trying to take over the world? How would they do such a thing? Well they have a plan, hundreds of years in the making, but humans aren't supposed to know. They've been fooling us for centuries.But let's put it this way, you may never look at milk the same way again and next time you see one you may appreciate they are not as dopey as they look.When the first wave of attack happens in the quiet, sleepy village of Golthwaite, set in the tranquil surrounding of the Yorkshi...

Twelve thousand years later, low on reaction mass and with 20,000 colonists aboard, Ark One is coming in hot. Captain Sandra Jensen and Astrogator Dooley Peeters have a plan to save her. There is the question of how they will be received, on an Earth that has returned to barbarism. That is, if they can slow her down enough to get a shuttle away..From what they can see, North America is headed for war. As if that wasn't bad enough, Dooley has an insane crush on 'The Ice Queen,' Captain Jens...

"Paranoia is a mild state, relative to the one I found myself existing in after vaccinating the Colony."Once he saved the Colony's population from a deadly virus, Dr. Samuel Marks knew the U.C.E. would uncover how his friends accomplished their mission. The lab's vaccine was a lie; Samuel's own unsanctioned research yielded the miracle cure and when the U.C.E. discovered it, they would take it. But, his tree was the only hope everyone he cared about had for survival; he had no othe...

It just keeps getting better and better, all the time. Still grieving over the loss of her mother, a friend talks Jayne Dickson into the trip of a lifetime. Unfortunately, she won’t be going along, due to a last-minute case of boyfriend-itis. The final straw for Jayne is when a tour boat leaves without her and she must spend the night alone on a deserted island in a crumbling temple.

From the dark and twisted imagination of author William Todd Rose comes twofree e-books guaranteed to thrill and delight. In each volume lies a mini-collection of stories which gives the reader a unique peek into the mind of the writer The Google+ Insider's Guide named as one of their top 32 authors to follow.Open the Box of Darkness to delve into a nightmare world of the macabre. Within these pages lurk refugees from a madman's nightmares. From traditional terrors such as vampires...

Adventure strikes Risgan, treasure-hunter, gambler, collector of magic relics.From jungle pygmies to powerful shamans to sea pirates, it's a fight to the end, on land, sea and air.Shipwrecked off a dangerous coast in an unknown land, Risgan stumbles upon a mysterious cult in the ruin of ancient temple grounds. An odd but alluring acolyte takes him under her wing, but the legend of their long dead saint leaves Risgan's blood running cold. The miracle-working...