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1) Cinder
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He's not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting....
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of Neal Stephenson and Jeff VanderMeer, an epic speculative novel from Young Lions Fiction Award-finalist Matt Bell, a breakout book that explores climate change, manifest destiny, humanity's unchecked exploitation of natural resources, and the small but powerful magic contained within every single apple"--
4) Winter: Bk 4
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Princess Winter, admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, teams up with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, to defeat Queen Levana and find their happily ever afters.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Robots are a common theme in science fiction, but why? Professor Wolfe introduces you to Karel Capek, who adapted the word “robot” from a Czech word meaning “forced labor.” Witness the evolution of this concept in science fiction throughout history—including the introduction of the android, existential questions about the nature of cyborgs, and the consequences of robots who think..
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
When Alita awakens with no memory in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman. Ido also tries to shield Alita from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
There is a growing buzz around the potential for science and technology to create significant "human enhancement" applications, such as bionic limbs, improved memory or cognition, or the ability to choose specific characteristics for our offspring. The possibilities stir the imagination and excitement of many, while for others the rhetoric and current research into human enhancement signals alarms of a new eugenics. And yet, for most non-scientists,...
10) Justice League
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic...
12) Deadpool 2
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Deadpool organizes a team to protect a mutant boy from a time-traveling cyborg.
13) Cyborg2
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
It's bio-tech corporate warfare in the year 2074, when cyborgs have replaced humans at all levels.
14) Scarlet: Bk 2
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
Author
Series
Girls with sharp sticks volume 2
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mena and the other girls of Innovations Academy enroll in Stoneridge Prep, seeking revenge against the corporation that traumatized them at Innovations Academy, but they still face many obstacles.
17) Cress: Bk 3
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company.
Author
Series
Girls with sharp sticks volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the near future at a girls-only private high school isolated in the Colorado mountains, Mena and her classmates -- under the watchful eyes of their Guardian, professors, and analyst -- are trained to be beautiful and obedient for their sponsors and investors.
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