Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706383
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
McBrid despises his job and Professor Conguise. He hates himself for what he did to Fersia, but he must continue to mutilate and transform people because he can't quit. The only way to leave Level Five is through the belly of a beast, and with Charlie and Glick’s interference that might just be McBrid’s fate. Read the exciting culmination of Feeding Fersia, Breaking the Brush Men and Rage of Rattus Norvegicus. Who lives? Who dies? Who leaves Level Five, and do they make it out alive? Book five in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
Chimera Chronicles: Leaving Level Five: A dystopian, genetic engineering, human-animal fantasy
Chimera Chronicles: Feeding Fersia: A dystopian, genetic engineering, human-animal fantasy
Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706286
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
When things turn deadly, who will she choose to help-- her friend or her lover? Fersia can't wait to start her new job in the laboratory. It'll be the perfect way to rekindle her relationship with Jocko. But there are strange things going on at the lab. Like odd noises coming from behind locked doors. Growls and cries but they don't sound like any animal she's ever heard. It makes her almost glad to be locked in the cage. And what's up with the shots the scientist is giving them? They're making Jocko sick but they're making her hungry. Starving. Ravenous for meat. Book two in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706286
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
When things turn deadly, who will she choose to help-- her friend or her lover? Fersia can't wait to start her new job in the laboratory. It'll be the perfect way to rekindle her relationship with Jocko. But there are strange things going on at the lab. Like odd noises coming from behind locked doors. Growls and cries but they don't sound like any animal she's ever heard. It makes her almost glad to be locked in the cage. And what's up with the shots the scientist is giving them? They're making Jocko sick but they're making her hungry. Starving. Ravenous for meat. Book two in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
The Chimera Chronicles (Volumes 1-5): A dystopian, genetic engineering, human-animal fantasy box set
Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Welcome to Level Five where Chimeras are born. Against their will they are mutated and transformed. Created as weapons to hunt and kill on command, but who can control a monster with hatred surging through his blood? If you like the old Creature Features, you'll love these stories. Dark. Gritty. Thought provoking. And lots of fun. Volume One: Rise of the River Man Mutter has been abandoned, beaten and left to die, but he's never been truly afraid, until he arrives at Level Five in Conguise's laboratory. There are things in the other cages that are beyond his experience, beyond nature. The shots his new master is giving him are making him stronger, faster and hungry. He's always hungry just like the creatures in the other cages. He was raised to obey but he must escape before he's fed to a beast or worse becomes one. Volume Two: Feeding Fersia In saving a life, McBrid makes a deadly mistake. Now, he must recreate the deadliest monster on Level Five but to do that he must find a host. He never intends to like the girl he's transforming. Can he stop the transformation before it's too late? Volume Three: Breaking the Brush Men Glick and the others are born into a world that wants them dead. From the moment they crawl from the earth, they're hunted and killed. Can he and his friends hide from those who want to kill them and if they do, will they survive the toxic land they were born into? Volume Four: Rage of Rattus Norvegicus All Rufus has ever wanted was to keep his younger brother and sister safe, but they've been captured. Now, the only way to survive and stay together is to go to the laboratory. At first, it seems okay. There's food, water and shelter, but the shots they're given are changing them all. They must escape but how can they when his sister is pregnant? Will Rufus and his siblings escape the laboratory and if they do, can they stop their transformation before it kills them all? Volume Five: Leaving Level Five The only way out of Level Five is through the belly of a beast. Read the exciting culmination of volumes two through four and discover who lives, who dies and who escapes Level Five. The Chimera Chronicles box set a collection of stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory. These books were formerly sold as Conguise Chronicles Volumes One through Five
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Welcome to Level Five where Chimeras are born. Against their will they are mutated and transformed. Created as weapons to hunt and kill on command, but who can control a monster with hatred surging through his blood? If you like the old Creature Features, you'll love these stories. Dark. Gritty. Thought provoking. And lots of fun. Volume One: Rise of the River Man Mutter has been abandoned, beaten and left to die, but he's never been truly afraid, until he arrives at Level Five in Conguise's laboratory. There are things in the other cages that are beyond his experience, beyond nature. The shots his new master is giving him are making him stronger, faster and hungry. He's always hungry just like the creatures in the other cages. He was raised to obey but he must escape before he's fed to a beast or worse becomes one. Volume Two: Feeding Fersia In saving a life, McBrid makes a deadly mistake. Now, he must recreate the deadliest monster on Level Five but to do that he must find a host. He never intends to like the girl he's transforming. Can he stop the transformation before it's too late? Volume Three: Breaking the Brush Men Glick and the others are born into a world that wants them dead. From the moment they crawl from the earth, they're hunted and killed. Can he and his friends hide from those who want to kill them and if they do, will they survive the toxic land they were born into? Volume Four: Rage of Rattus Norvegicus All Rufus has ever wanted was to keep his younger brother and sister safe, but they've been captured. Now, the only way to survive and stay together is to go to the laboratory. At first, it seems okay. There's food, water and shelter, but the shots they're given are changing them all. They must escape but how can they when his sister is pregnant? Will Rufus and his siblings escape the laboratory and if they do, can they stop their transformation before it kills them all? Volume Five: Leaving Level Five The only way out of Level Five is through the belly of a beast. Read the exciting culmination of volumes two through four and discover who lives, who dies and who escapes Level Five. The Chimera Chronicles box set a collection of stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory. These books were formerly sold as Conguise Chronicles Volumes One through Five
Chimera Chronicles: Breaking the Brush Men: A dystopian, genetic engineering, human-animal fantasy
Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
For Glick and his friends, it’s them against the world. Literally. There’s no food. The ground is toxic. The water is filled with burning chemicals. And the humans want Glick and his kind destroyed. They’re weak, hungry and scared but they have each other. Will that be enough for them to survive when everyone is trying to kill them? Book three in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that tells the story of love and friendship, strength and weakness, and cowardice and bravery. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
For Glick and his friends, it’s them against the world. Literally. There’s no food. The ground is toxic. The water is filled with burning chemicals. And the humans want Glick and his kind destroyed. They’re weak, hungry and scared but they have each other. Will that be enough for them to survive when everyone is trying to kill them? Book three in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that tells the story of love and friendship, strength and weakness, and cowardice and bravery. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
Chimera Chronicles: Rage of Rattus Norvegicus: A dystopian, genetic engineering, human-animal fantasy
Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Welcome to Level Five where chimeras are created but never controlled. Rufus has been taking care of Prin and Lee all his life. They're all he has and he's all they've got too. Maybe he should be thankful for having a warm, dry place to sleep at night in the laboratory but the smells and sounds…It's enough to make him miss the streets. Something's not right with this place and the shots they're being given more than hurt. They're changing him, cell by cell. He needs to get them all out of there fast. Prin's pregnant and none of them have any idea what these shots are going to do to her baby. Book four in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s fantasy science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Welcome to Level Five where chimeras are created but never controlled. Rufus has been taking care of Prin and Lee all his life. They're all he has and he's all they've got too. Maybe he should be thankful for having a warm, dry place to sleep at night in the laboratory but the smells and sounds…It's enough to make him miss the streets. Something's not right with this place and the shots they're being given more than hurt. They're changing him, cell by cell. He needs to get them all out of there fast. Prin's pregnant and none of them have any idea what these shots are going to do to her baby. Book four in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering story about human-animal hybrids. It’s fantasy science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. Whether you’re an animal rights activist or just love your pets, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory.
Rise of the River-Man: A FREE dystopian, genetic engineering, human-animal science-fantasy
Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Enjoy this FREE dystopian, genetic engineering story about hybrids by bestselling science-fantasy author L. S. O'Dea. Imagine a world filled with human-animal hybrids. They're stronger than us. Faster. More deadly and hungry. Always hungry. Now, step inside the laboratory and witness their creation. Created as weapons. Designed to obey. No one expected them to want revenge. This is Mutter's story. For the first time in his life he's afraid. Afraid of the shots his new master is giving him. Afraid that if he doesn’t escape, he’ll become food for one of the creatures in the nearby cages or worse... He'll become one of them. Rise of the River Man, book one, in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering science-fantasy story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. If you love animals, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory. Fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.N. Chaney, and K.J. Gillenwater will love this series.
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Enjoy this FREE dystopian, genetic engineering story about hybrids by bestselling science-fantasy author L. S. O'Dea. Imagine a world filled with human-animal hybrids. They're stronger than us. Faster. More deadly and hungry. Always hungry. Now, step inside the laboratory and witness their creation. Created as weapons. Designed to obey. No one expected them to want revenge. This is Mutter's story. For the first time in his life he's afraid. Afraid of the shots his new master is giving him. Afraid that if he doesn’t escape, he’ll become food for one of the creatures in the nearby cages or worse... He'll become one of them. Rise of the River Man, book one, in the Chimera Chronicles is a stand-alone dystopian, genetic engineering science-fantasy story about human-animal hybrids. It’s urban fantasy/science fiction that’ll make you question who the real monsters are. If you love animals, this book will make you root for those in the laboratory. Fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.N. Chaney, and K.J. Gillenwater will love this series.
Lake of Sins: Escape
Author: L. S. O'Dea
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Enjoy this FREE dystopian, genetic engineering series by bestselling science-fantasy author L. S. O'Dea. Every year after harvest the weakest are removed from the encampment. None of them are ever seen or heard from again. Trinity’s only hope of escape lies in the forest. She’s not afraid of the creatures that live there. There’s nothing bigger than foxes in those woods, except this time something is different. This time she’s hunted from land and sea by predators that should only exist in legends. Surrounded by three enemies. Surrender is her only option, but which one should she choose? A captivating dystopian read filled with human-animal hybrids and creatures you’ve never even imagined. Fans of Daniel Young, Michael Anderle, and Anna Hackett will love this free science-fantasy, genetic engineering story. Author Interview Q. – Why should someone read the Lake of Sins series? If you're looking for your typical gentic engineering, post-apocalyptic, survival thriller then you should look somewhere else. This story has been described as a one-of-a-kind world created in a unique dystopian society. The characters in the series are human-animal hybrids—genetic mutations or evil experiments, is yet to be revealed. It's an entire new species of characters who don't fit in the typical genre categories of vampire, werewolf, witch, fairies or even angels and demons. The world of the Lake of Sins is segregated by class with the humans ruling supreme. In book one, Escape, Trinity unwittingly sets off a collision between the classes when she flees into the forest to find and free her friend only to discover the horrible fate of her kind. The books are fast paced with adventure and mutated creatures around every corner. There are legends that are truth and societal truths that are well guarded lies. All-in-all, it's a unique and exciting read and you should give it a try. I think you'll love it. The Chimera Chronicles series also takes place in the world of the Lake of Sins. These stories are prequels, explaining how some of the characters, who you meet in the Lake of Sins series, became monsters. Q. – Who should read the Lake of Sins series? Although there's a strong, female lead in Lake of Sins, the audience for both series is broad. I have fans (male and female) aged ten through eighty. Anyone who likes gory thrillers that are dark, a little disturbing and packed with action will enjoy these books. However, a word of caution is in order. These books are not for the squeamish. Some scenes are bloody and violent almost falling into the horror genre, but the interactions between the characters are funny, poignant and loving (and a love triangle develops as the stories progress). Still, I wouldn't recommend these books to anyone under thirteen without the parents reading the books first.
Publisher: Linda O'Dea
ISBN: 1942706014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Enjoy this FREE dystopian, genetic engineering series by bestselling science-fantasy author L. S. O'Dea. Every year after harvest the weakest are removed from the encampment. None of them are ever seen or heard from again. Trinity’s only hope of escape lies in the forest. She’s not afraid of the creatures that live there. There’s nothing bigger than foxes in those woods, except this time something is different. This time she’s hunted from land and sea by predators that should only exist in legends. Surrounded by three enemies. Surrender is her only option, but which one should she choose? A captivating dystopian read filled with human-animal hybrids and creatures you’ve never even imagined. Fans of Daniel Young, Michael Anderle, and Anna Hackett will love this free science-fantasy, genetic engineering story. Author Interview Q. – Why should someone read the Lake of Sins series? If you're looking for your typical gentic engineering, post-apocalyptic, survival thriller then you should look somewhere else. This story has been described as a one-of-a-kind world created in a unique dystopian society. The characters in the series are human-animal hybrids—genetic mutations or evil experiments, is yet to be revealed. It's an entire new species of characters who don't fit in the typical genre categories of vampire, werewolf, witch, fairies or even angels and demons. The world of the Lake of Sins is segregated by class with the humans ruling supreme. In book one, Escape, Trinity unwittingly sets off a collision between the classes when she flees into the forest to find and free her friend only to discover the horrible fate of her kind. The books are fast paced with adventure and mutated creatures around every corner. There are legends that are truth and societal truths that are well guarded lies. All-in-all, it's a unique and exciting read and you should give it a try. I think you'll love it. The Chimera Chronicles series also takes place in the world of the Lake of Sins. These stories are prequels, explaining how some of the characters, who you meet in the Lake of Sins series, became monsters. Q. – Who should read the Lake of Sins series? Although there's a strong, female lead in Lake of Sins, the audience for both series is broad. I have fans (male and female) aged ten through eighty. Anyone who likes gory thrillers that are dark, a little disturbing and packed with action will enjoy these books. However, a word of caution is in order. These books are not for the squeamish. Some scenes are bloody and violent almost falling into the horror genre, but the interactions between the characters are funny, poignant and loving (and a love triangle develops as the stories progress). Still, I wouldn't recommend these books to anyone under thirteen without the parents reading the books first.
Middlesex
Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307401944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there’s a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie’s grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator’s life in motion. Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It’s a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307401944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there’s a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie’s grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator’s life in motion. Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It’s a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world.
Speculative Everything
Author: Anthony Dunne
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262019841
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
How to use design as a tool to create not only things but ideas, to speculate about possible futures. Today designers often focus on making technology easy to use, sexy, and consumable. In Speculative Everything, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby propose a kind of design that is used as a tool to create not only things but ideas. For them, design is a means of speculating about how things could be—to imagine possible futures. This is not the usual sort of predicting or forecasting, spotting trends and extrapolating; these kinds of predictions have been proven wrong, again and again. Instead, Dunne and Raby pose “what if” questions that are intended to open debate and discussion about the kind of future people want (and do not want). Speculative Everything offers a tour through an emerging cultural landscape of design ideas, ideals, and approaches. Dunne and Raby cite examples from their own design and teaching and from other projects from fine art, design, architecture, cinema, and photography. They also draw on futurology, political theory, the philosophy of technology, and literary fiction. They show us, for example, ideas for a solar kitchen restaurant; a flypaper robotic clock; a menstruation machine; a cloud-seeding truck; a phantom-limb sensation recorder; and devices for food foraging that use the tools of synthetic biology. Dunne and Raby contend that if we speculate more—about everything—reality will become more malleable. The ideas freed by speculative design increase the odds of achieving desirable futures.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262019841
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
How to use design as a tool to create not only things but ideas, to speculate about possible futures. Today designers often focus on making technology easy to use, sexy, and consumable. In Speculative Everything, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby propose a kind of design that is used as a tool to create not only things but ideas. For them, design is a means of speculating about how things could be—to imagine possible futures. This is not the usual sort of predicting or forecasting, spotting trends and extrapolating; these kinds of predictions have been proven wrong, again and again. Instead, Dunne and Raby pose “what if” questions that are intended to open debate and discussion about the kind of future people want (and do not want). Speculative Everything offers a tour through an emerging cultural landscape of design ideas, ideals, and approaches. Dunne and Raby cite examples from their own design and teaching and from other projects from fine art, design, architecture, cinema, and photography. They also draw on futurology, political theory, the philosophy of technology, and literary fiction. They show us, for example, ideas for a solar kitchen restaurant; a flypaper robotic clock; a menstruation machine; a cloud-seeding truck; a phantom-limb sensation recorder; and devices for food foraging that use the tools of synthetic biology. Dunne and Raby contend that if we speculate more—about everything—reality will become more malleable. The ideas freed by speculative design increase the odds of achieving desirable futures.
Oryx and Crake
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307400840
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker Prize. Margaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it. This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak of her powers. For readers of Oryx and Crake, nothing will ever look the same again. The narrator of Atwood's riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he is sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. He searches for supplies in a wasteland where insects proliferate and pigoons and wolvogs ravage the pleeblands, where ordinary people once lived, and the Compounds that sheltered the extraordinary. As he tries to piece together what has taken place, the narrative shifts to decades earlier. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? Alone except for the green-eyed Children of Crake, who think of him as a kind of monster, he explores the answers to these questions in the double journey he takes - into his own past, and back to Crake's high-tech bubble-dome, where the Paradice Project unfolded and the world came to grief. With breathtaking command of her shocking material, and with her customary sharp wit and dark humour, Atwood projects us into an outlandish yet wholly believable realm populated by characters who will continue to inhabit our dreams long after the last chapter.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307400840
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker Prize. Margaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it. This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak of her powers. For readers of Oryx and Crake, nothing will ever look the same again. The narrator of Atwood's riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he is sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. He searches for supplies in a wasteland where insects proliferate and pigoons and wolvogs ravage the pleeblands, where ordinary people once lived, and the Compounds that sheltered the extraordinary. As he tries to piece together what has taken place, the narrative shifts to decades earlier. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? Alone except for the green-eyed Children of Crake, who think of him as a kind of monster, he explores the answers to these questions in the double journey he takes - into his own past, and back to Crake's high-tech bubble-dome, where the Paradice Project unfolded and the world came to grief. With breathtaking command of her shocking material, and with her customary sharp wit and dark humour, Atwood projects us into an outlandish yet wholly believable realm populated by characters who will continue to inhabit our dreams long after the last chapter.