The Master, an ancient robot whose actual name long since forgotten in the stream of time, wages war against an army of bounty hunters that will stop at nothing to get their target. With a legion of minions at his command, this would seem a simple matter for him to deal with; unbeknownst to him, this is one war he won't be getting through so easily…
Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.
She only has eight races left to turn it all around. Only at the bottom does Samantha finally understand. She's pushed everyone away. A comeback? That's almost impossible. How can Samantha convince the team to believe in her again? And the competition on the track is fierce. Samantha needs an edge. But she has no idea where to look or anyone willing to help her find it. Being around Samantha is awkward and difficult, so Manny distracts himself by working on his new experimental transmission. It's revolutionary...but so far unreliable. Another welcome distraction is Hanna. She's willing to help her ex-boyfriend forget all about Samantha. LEGENDS is the third book in the SKID young adult racing romance series that features engaging drama, high speed excitement, and complex characters. If you want a character-driven story that grabs your attention from page one while still making you cry, then you’ll love the third installment in Doug Solter's totally original young adult series. Click or tap the Buy Button and experience the end of Samantha's stunning season today! For ages 13 through Adult. Categories: young adult sports, formula 1, sports romance, young adult sports series, racing romance, teen novels, young adult action, young adult racing drama, teen boy books, and teen sports romance.
Myths and legends reveal much about a culture, including its most prized values and significant beliefs. Fables may feature animal characters, but they offer morals for real life. This fascinating book is bursting with 100 facts about the stories that have been handed down by different cultures around the world as well as accompanying images, quizzes, and activities, including crafts. Not only is each bite-sized topic interesting in itself, but readers will find connections to modern life, such as the origin of Valentines Day. These myths and legends offer unique opportunities for a truly entertaining and educational reading experience.
What happens when you infuse the likenesses, ambitions, and desires of legendary warriors and conquerors with an advanced AI? Well, you get a psychotic android named AVON, who goes rogue and concocts a plan to "reset" humanity! E.X.O. Volume 2 picks up right where it's award-winning Afrofuturist epic predecessor left off, as Wale Williams--aka tech-savvy superhero EXO--tries to save humanity! An Afrofuturist superhero story about redemption set in the bustling metropolis that is Lagos, Nigeria--with a creative team that's also from Lagos! This Dark Horse edition will collect the YouNeek Studios editions of the same material (YouNeek editions E.X.O. Volumes 3 and 4) **Explore the YouNeek YouNiverse! Extraordinary fantasy and superhero stories inspired by African history, culture, and mythology—created by the best Nigerian comics talent!**
Battle against the Dark Gods and take on the form of the ancient dragons in this supplement for the tabletop RPG Legend - Elements. Legend - Arising is a rules and setting book for the Legend - Elements game line. It features the following new rules. Become a dragon during combat and for overland travel. Generate plots, campaigns and complete stories with a roll of the dice with the quest generator. Generate cities, towns, buildings, rooms and maps with the city generator. Roll up an NPC, monster or nation with the NPC, monster and government generators. Learn the names of every god in the setting and choose one to be your patron.
Introduce kids to the planets and solar system in this fractured fairy tale retelling of the classic The Three Little Pigs. Parents and children alike will adore this out-of-this-world story, which is set in outer space! GREEP BOINK MEEP! The three little aliens are happily settling into their new homes when the Big Bad Robot flies in to crack and smack and whack their houses down! A chase across the solar system follows in this humorous and visually stunning book from Margaret McNamara (How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?) and Mark Fearing (The Book that Eats People). The endpapers even include a labeled diagram of all the planets.
An examination of how screen texts embrace, refute, and reinvent the cultural heritage of antiquity, this volume looks at specific story-patterns and archetypes from Greco-Roman culture. The contributors offer a variety of perspectives, highlighting key cultural relay points at which a myth is received and reformulated for a particular audience.
Harpie Colcek is a newspaper reporter assigned to write an article about a mysterious blip that appears on NORAD’s radar screen every Christmas Eve at 11:55 p.m. As he heads to interview a four-star general at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Harpie has no idea that what lies ahead is much more intriguing than what the radar techs call Santa’s Ghost or Santa’s Sleigh. After Harpie inadvertently discovers the landing site of a space ship, he sneaks aboard and is horrified to learn the commander and the passengers are the only humanoids. The crew and passengers are an advanced civilization fleeing the planet Rau because its sun is dying. The FBI and CIA believe the blip is an aircraft planting enemy spies and saboteurs on American soil. When Harpie reveals his discovery, chaos reigns throughout the world as militia groups and frightened citizens target anyone suspected to be an extraterrestrial disguised as a human. As a chain of events unfolds and a new world is revealed, the future of the human race hangs in the balance as superpowers prepare to unleash a plan with the potential to change everything. In this exciting science fiction tale, a newspaper reporter becomes intertwined with an advanced civilization from another planet as evil lurks in the shadows and threatens an apocalypse.