Mark Alpert
1) The Silence
Author
Series
The Six (Mark Alpert) volume 3
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nothing is as it seems...
When Adam joined the Pioneer program, he became one of six teens to forfeit their bodies for a new, digital existence. Together, the Six were unstoppable, protecting the world from artificial-intelligence systems that threatened the human race. But they were more than a team—they were family. Until now.
Adam has a complex power within his circuitry that defies the very laws of physics. He wasn't programmed
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Exchanging their bodies for machines, these teens will defy expectations, brave danger, and defend civilization. They are The Six.
Adam's muscular dystrophy has stolen his mobility, his friends, and in less than a year it will take his life. Virtual reality games are Adam's only escape from his wheelchair. In his alternate world, he can defeat anyone. Running, jumping, scoring touchdowns: Adam is always the hero.
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...3) The six
Author
Series
The Six (Mark Alpert) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Adam, crippled by muscular dystrophy, and five other terminally ill teenagers sacrifice their bodies and upload their minds into weaponized robots to battle a dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program bent on destroying humanity.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"For centuries, they have lived among us. When they were discovered, they were called witches, vampires, or devils and sentenced to a quick death. They are human just like us, except for a rare genetic quirk that has granted them immortality. Now, a chance encounter with a beautiful woman has led John Rogers into the middle of a secret war between the immortals. She needs his help in the battle between a rebellious group and their elders. The grand...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
America is on the brink of collapse, devastated by a brutal government trying to silence its citizens, in the next action-packed thriller from Mark Alpert. New York City, 2023: Rising seas and superstorms have ravaged the land. Food and electricity are scarce. A dangerous Washington regime has terrorized the city, forcing the most vulnerable and defenseless people into the flood-ravaged neighborhoods. The new laws are enforced by an army of genetically...
7) The siege
Author
Series
The Six (Mark Alpert) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adam and the other robotized teenagers in the Pioneer Project must once again battle Sigma, the rogue artificial intelligence program bent on destroying Adam and all of humanity by first corrupting the Six from the inside.
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Five climate criminals. One assassination plot. One man caught in the middle. It's Climate Emergency Week in New York City. Thousands of environmentalists are protesting against the ongoing destruction of the planet. Also here are the five fossil-fuel tycoons and reactionary politicians who were labeled 'The Worst Climate Criminals' by Max Mirsky, former editor of the Journal of Climatology. When Number Five on the list mysteriously dies as Max confronts...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Scientists thought we were safe from invasion. The distance between stars is so great that it seemed impossible for even the most advanced civilizations to send a large spaceship from one star system to another. But now, a species--a planet--other than our own has found a way. An unassuming probe from another star system lands in an empty corner of New York City and drills into the ground underneath, drawing electricity from the power lines to jumpstart...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The Omega Theory opens with media reports that, despite U.S. warnings, Iran has tested a nuclear bomb. But the blast from the device is different and far more dangerous than that of any previous nuclear weapon. Surveillance instruments show that for one split second an event occurred that had not taken place since the Big Bang fourteen billion years ago. Meanwhile, science historian David Swift and quantum physicist Monique Reynolds learn that their...
12) Zui hou li lun
Author
Series
BEST yan xuan volume 009
Publisher
Fa xing Ying shu Gaiman qun dao shang jia ting chuan mei gu fen you xian gong si cheng bang fen gong si
Pub. Date
2008
Language
中文
Description
Detailed summary in vernacular field only.
