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Author: Michael Swanwick Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1466876069 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 329
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Chasing the Phoenix: a science fiction masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick! In the distant future, Surplus arrives in China dressed as a Mongolian shaman, leading a yak which carries the corpse of his friend, Darger. The old high-tech world has long since collapsed, and the artificial intelligences that ran it are outlawed and destroyed. Or so it seems. Darger and Surplus, a human and a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence who walks upright, are a pair of con men and the heroes of a series of prior Swanwick stories. They travel to what was once China and invent a scam to become rich and powerful. Pretending to have limited super-powers, they aid an ambitious local warlord who dreams of conquest and once again reuniting China under one ruler. And, against all odds, it begins to work, but it seems as if there are other forces at work behind the scenes. Chasing the Phoenix is a sharp, slick, witty science fiction adventure that is hugely entertaining from Michael Swanwick, one of the best SF writers alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Michael Swanwick Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1466876069 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 329
Book Description
Chasing the Phoenix: a science fiction masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick! In the distant future, Surplus arrives in China dressed as a Mongolian shaman, leading a yak which carries the corpse of his friend, Darger. The old high-tech world has long since collapsed, and the artificial intelligences that ran it are outlawed and destroyed. Or so it seems. Darger and Surplus, a human and a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence who walks upright, are a pair of con men and the heroes of a series of prior Swanwick stories. They travel to what was once China and invent a scam to become rich and powerful. Pretending to have limited super-powers, they aid an ambitious local warlord who dreams of conquest and once again reuniting China under one ruler. And, against all odds, it begins to work, but it seems as if there are other forces at work behind the scenes. Chasing the Phoenix is a sharp, slick, witty science fiction adventure that is hugely entertaining from Michael Swanwick, one of the best SF writers alive. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Aimée Carter Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1534478442 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 352
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Sent to England for a summer with relatives, twins Zac and Lu learn that their recently-deceased mother's tales of mythical creatures are true, and they must find a phoenix to break a curse.
Author: Gabrielle Pina Publisher: One World/Ballantine ISBN: 0345476190 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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Long-buried family secrets threaten a woman's sanity in this beautifully written Rsuspenseful . . . story about the power of family love to mend old wounds.S--"Publishers Weekly" Contains a reading group guide inside.
Author: Ryan Leak Publisher: ISBN: 9780692588345 Category : Languages : en Pages : 58
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Answer this question: What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Would you write a book? Would you produce music? Would you start your own business? Would you go back to school? Would you get married? Would you lose weight? We all have something we'd love to do, but often, our fear of failure outweighs the potential of our destiny. But what if you found out that failure could actually help you succeed? Through Ryan Leak's journey to chasing his NBA dream and his encounter with 5-time NBA champion, Kobe Bryant, Chasing Failure will help you remove every excuse you've ever had for not pursuing the life you want to live.
Author: Jon Ronson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101568313 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 54
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Bestselling author Jon Ronson walks the mean streets of America where he finds real life, modern day superheroes. Fighting crime, saving old ladies, and chasing away drug dealers – all while wearing a mask and a cape. Phoenix Jones patrols Seattle, masked, muscles rippling, while corner boys scatter and teenage runaways are helped, whether they want it or not. He might still see his pediatrician when superhero-ing gets a little too intense, but he’ll be back out there with his ass-kicking comrades as soon as he’s bandaged up. These do-gooding citizens talk the talk, and walk the walk of mythical superheroes – the only thing they're missing is actual supernatural powers. The Amazing Adventures of Phoenix Jones is an inside, intimate look at the world of amateur superheroes and a front row seat to their adventures.
Author: Donna Cook Publisher: ISBN: 9780988208902 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 582
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A nation's fate rests in the hands of three strangers, thrust together by their common destiny to protect the Phoenix, and their world, from destruction. The Three must learn to unite in spite of what separates them, and unlock the magic of three stones that seem to harm as much as they help. Their journey leads them through unexpected doors. Along the way they encounter a cursed people, a haunting vision, a woman on the run. It all begins and ends with the gift of the Phoenix.
Author: Shannon Mayer Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781548827113 Category : Languages : en Pages : 350
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I thought that going after those who'd destroyed my life would help me move on. At the very least, that it would ease the thirst for vengeance singing in my blood. I was wrong. With my guns at my side, I continue to search for ways to punish the one man who took everything from me. The man who killed my family. Death is far too good for him. I want to make him suffer, to take from him everything he loves. To that end, I need a code breaker, one who deals in magical glyphs. But in the hunt for her, I discover there are far more secrets to my life, and my blood, than I ever could have imagined. Secrets that are burning their way out of the past and the shadows. A promise dangled in front of me by the enemy of my enemy is too sweet to ignore. And I will cast all my cards on the table for the one chance that the promise he offers is true. That my son is alive. God help those who stand between my boy and me.
Author: Michael Swanwick Publisher: ISBN: 9781596069367 Category : Artificial intelligence Languages : en Pages : 0
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"This entertaining volume collects Swanwick's tales of his recurring roguish con artists (who previously appeared in the novel Chasing the Phoenix) and their exploits in a neo-Victorian, postapocalyptic future. Throughout, melancholy human Darger and passionate Surplus, a bioengineered humanoid canine, blithely get themselves into and out of predicaments with sanguine ease in a future in which most technological science has regressed, while the biological sciences have progressed in often terrifying ways." -- Publishers Weekly
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