Life for a street kid is tough. When Scott gets the chance to become a Virtual Kombat gamer, he knows its his ticket out of the grime, cold and horror. But the game is real, the danger is deadly, and the consequences are final.
Alliance will be tested Hearts will be broken All must pick a side
The rules are simple: don't take off your non-contact suit, don't touch another person, and only virtual reality sports are allowed. Cal knows this, he knows its for his own safety, but beyond the city walls, he takes a chance. Accompanied by a few trusted friends, Cal plays football - real football - with real contact. Until they're found out.
On the eve of a new decade, after two hundred years of Scion rule, a revolution is beginning. Its unlikely cradle is the clairvoyant underworld in London, and even an old ally’s betrayal cannot stop it.But an enemy from Paige Mahoney’s past is about to return – an enemy that could quench the flame of hope for good . . .
When a turn-of-the-century scientist travels into the distant future in his time machine, he expects to find progress and superior people. But instead he discovers a world in decay. "Time is only a kind of Space"
Suatu malam, Major, si babi tua yang bijaksana, mengumpulkan para binatang di peternakan untuk bercerita tentang mimpinya. Setelah sekian lama hidup di bawah tirani manusia, Major mendapat visi bahwa kelak sebuah pemberontakan akan dilakukan binatang terhadap manusia; menciptakan sebuah dunia di mana binatang akan berkuasa atas dirinya sendiri. Tak lama, pemberontakan benar-benar terjadi. Ke…
Orwell's powerfully unnerving and enduring allegory of oppression and rebellion, brought to life for a new age of readers in a stunning dyslexia-friendly edition. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others ..." When the lazy and drunken Mr Jones of Manor Farm forgets to feed his livestock the down-trodden and over-worked animals unite to take back their freedom. Led by …
In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws...THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years o…
ONE CHOICE A CHOICE Becomes a sacrifice A SACRIFICE Becomes a loss A LOSS Becomes a burden A BURDEN Becomes a battle ONE CHOICE CAN DESTROY YOU Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future. Yet if Tris wants to unco…
This look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction