"A strange plague called the 'Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget--small things at first, like where they left their keys...then the not-so-small things like how to drive, or the letters of the alphabet. Then their bodies forget how to function involuntarily...and there is no cure. But now, far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, deep in the Marianas Trench, an heretofore unknown substance hailed as "ambrosia" has been discovered--a universal healer, fro...
Into a future where a depleted fuel supply had the world spiralling down into grinding poverty and constant war came . . . Moondrift. Mysterious white flakes of alien matter that was the perfect fuel - clean powerful, dependable.But the aliens - or whatever they were - who sent Moondrift seemed to demand a heavy ransom in return. After each Moondrift comes an eerie sound, as pure as a children's choir, heard all over the world. It mesmerises all who hear it with it's beauty - and when it is ende...
As the Sekk threaten Everien and the tribes squabble over the spoils of the Empire Istar is given a message by a legendary Raptor; the massive Snowfalcon. It is a messgae that holds the key to the mystery of Tarquin of The Company. Valerie Leith has created a world teeming with imagination and beauty - The Everien sequence is destined to become a classic of original fantasy.
Soul's Asylum (The Adventures of Milla Carter, #4)
by Derek E Pearson
Having escaped the carnage under an ice dome in Antarctica (in Pearson's Body Holiday trilogy), in Soul's Asylum the fiery telepath Milla Carter seeks the safety of a space facility within the Asteroid Belt with boyfriend Ben Forrester. She is `wanted' by the New York City Police Department as well as relentlessly hunted by some of the most powerful enemies on Earth. Her sister telepaths seek to destroy Milla for the threat she's become, as the only full spectrum telepath ever known. Soul's Asyl...
"Stage four. Surgery. Recovering." While those are the simple words that once described Dr. Francine Burk's situation, the reality is much more complex. Her new reality is feeling unduly thrilled by her increasing ability to walk across a room without assistance. And it's being offered a placement at a prestigious research institute where she can put to good use her recent award money. With the Foundation's advanced technological resources and a group of fascinating primates, Francine can begin...