Scrappers

Scrappers
Author: Robert A. Faust
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1472819284

More than 150 years have passed since the apocalypse that nearly destroyed the Earth. Today, the planet is a torn remnant of its former glory, ravaged by nuclear fallout and mutagens. New lifeforms – Mutants and Synthetics – challenge True Humanity for dominance, while warring factions compete for survival and supremacy, and all must carve out their place in this brutal landscape, or else perish as billions before them. Scrappers is a skirmish miniatures game set in the wastelands, where players assemble Scrapper Crews and send them out to scavenge scraps of Ancient technology and battle rival factions. Explorers, cultists and raiders clash with mutated creatures, robotic soldiers and embittered True Humans in this wargame of salvage and survival in the ruins of the future.

Rogue Star Omnibus Vol. 1

Rogue Star Omnibus Vol. 1
Author: James E. Wisher
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2018-04-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1945763280

Marcus Drake just wants to run his business in peace. When he finds a derelict ship drifting far off any of the major space lanes his first thought is that he’s scored a nice bit of salvage. Little does he know that his discovery will set him on a path that will carry him from the depths of Alpha 114 to a conspiracy at the top of Earth’s government and out hunting for a weapon capable of changing the galaxy. Can Marcus and his friends survive the dangers they’ve stumbled into? The Rogue Star Omnibus contains the complete novels: Children of Darkness Children of the Void Children of Junk

The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis

The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis
Author: Michael de Larrabeiti
Publisher: Tor Teen
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005-12-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1466821027

What is a Borrible? Borribles are runaways who dwell in the shadows of London. Apart from their pointed ears, they look just like ordinary children. They live by their wits and a few Borrible laws—the chief one being, Don't Get Caught! The Borribles are outcasts—but they wouldn't have it any other way.... The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis Battersea was no longer safe for a Borrible. The Special Borrible Group—a secret section of the London police dedicated to finding Borribles and clipping their ears—was closing in. Driven on by the fanatical Inspector Sussworth, the SBG was determined to wipe them out once and for all. It was time to break out, escort Sam the horse to safety in Neasden, then return to the old Borrible life of independence and freedom. So began a perilous trek across the dark metropolis—a journey that would test the courage and cunning of the Adventurers to the limits. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Children of Junk

Children of Junk
Author: James E. Wisher
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2018-04-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1945763264

Isola Vol. 1

Isola Vol. 1
Author: Brenden Fletcher
Publisher: Image Comics
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1534312641

An evil spell has been cast on the Queen of Maar and her Captain of the Guard will do anything to reverse it. Their only hope lies on an island half a world away a place known in myth as Isola, land of the dead. Gotham Academy creators BRENDEN FLETCHER and KARL KERSCHL reunite with series colorist MSASSYK and letterer ADITYA BIDIKAR for a breathtaking fantasy adventure two decades in the making. Recommended for fans of Studio Ghibli and the work of Hayao Miyazaki. Collects ISOLA #1-5

Isola #2

Isola #2
Author: Brenden Fletcher
Publisher: Image Comics
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-05-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

With the hunting clans closing in, Captain Rook leads the Queen to a city in ruins on a desperate mission to resupply. Unbeknownst to them, however, a new danger awaits within the broken wallsÑsomeone with a connection to Rook's past! Recommended for fans of Studio Ghibli and the work of HAYAO MIYAZAKI.

Rubicon

Rubicon
Author: J. S. Dewes
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2023-03-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250851246

J. S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, returns with another science fiction space opera, Rubicon, that melds elements of Scalzi's Old Man's War with Edge of Tomorrow. Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die. She can't. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for the ninety-sixth time, Valero is reassigned to a special forces unit and outfitted with a cutting-edge virtual intelligence aid. They could turn the tide in the war against intelligent machines dedicated to the assimilation, or destruction, of humanity. When her VI suddenly achieves sentience, Valero is drawn into the machinations of an enigmatic major who’s hell-bent on ending the war—by any means necessary. The Divide series The Last Watch The Exiled Fleet At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs

The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs
Author: Ron Ziel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2013-02-20
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486157601

Fascinating text-and-photo documentary details economic, social upheaval following inauguration of Long Island Rail Road's service in 1844. 225 rare photos provide splendid views of early coaches, locomotives, snow-removal operations, stations, passengers, crew, much more. Extensive captions.

Theory of the Atheist

Theory of the Atheist
Author: J. Devau
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2015-12-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1478765992

"Perfection doesn't come in a human shell. The Calibration will tell you that. The Calibration will tell you what you are is less—that you are flawed. But I know they're wrong. I can prove it. The only question is whether I can do it before my time runs out, and I no longer remember what it is to be human…" Enter a dystopian world where humans are given the opportunity to perfect one innate skill-set, a process known as calibration, and in so doing, they trade more and more of their humanity in their quest for perfection. This mass perfection is supposed to institute equality and eliminate conflict, concern, and judgment. But the system is far from equal. Citizens are given the "option" to assimilate within 22 years, or they are scrapped—scalped and uploaded—with the whole of their knowledge streamed into the collective and redistributed. No matter what, everyone will contribute. However, those rare few who remain uncalibrated cause uproar and chaos in the system, and while she'd like to think of herself as insignificant as she fights just to remain human, Noel Cambrian quickly becomes the spark that ignites utopia.

Anthropology of Precious Minerals

Anthropology of Precious Minerals
Author: Elizabeth Ferry
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2020
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1487503172

Based on a Wenner-Gren international workshop, held at the Royal Ontario Museum, this book addresses the complexity of human-mineral engagements through ethnographic case studies and anthropological reflections on different people and the minerals they deem 'precious.'