Skye City
Skye City

Author: R. D. Hale

Publisher:

Published: 2018-04-29

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 9781980958666

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**Winner of Wattpad's: Watty 2014: People's Choice Award for Science-Fiction**My name is Arturo Basilides. I am an orphan living in the slums of Medio City - the capital of a nation ravaged by a war which was won by extremists. Offered a choice between slavery and disenfranchisement, we exist in an underclass so disconnected we effectively inhabit a different era. Daily life involves scavenging, theft and substance abuse with a bunch of misfits who are somehow still in one piece after years of abandonment. I am a natural born fighter and although I despise warfare, I must witness the downfall of those bastard elites whilst fulfilling my romantic intentions with the forever unattainable girl of my dreams.Skye City is a biopunk adventure set in a world where science is indistinguishable from magic and oppression is near-inescapable. Technology has created a newer, 'superior' form of human and genetically engineered monstrosities are as terrifying as anything encountered in your nightmares. The underclass have been underestimated and as they fight back the boundary between freedom fighter and terrorist becomes increasingly blurred. Meanwhile, the drug-induced haze of a traumatised mind places a question mark over the meaning of reality.The Trials of Arturo collection contains Skye City: Episode One: The Rise of an Orphan, Episode Two: The Migdols of Samaris, Episode Three: The Biopunk Generation, and Episode Four: The San Terian Genocide. 'Skye City: The Rise of an Orphan interweaves heavy social issues and philosophy, milking the sci-fi genre for all its worth. The slum dog's efforts to maintain their humanity in such a heartless age, when everything is going against them is palpable. The 99% versus 1% theme focuses our minds on where society might be heading and forces us to look at things how they are, if we wish them to be truly different.' Dean C. Moore - Author of Renaissance 2.0

Thirsty City
Thirsty City

Author: Skye Borden

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2014-07-29

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1438452802

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Atlanta is running out of water and is in the midst of a water crisis. Its crumbling infrastructure spews toxic waste and raw sewage into neighboring streams. A tri-state water war between Alabama, Florida, and Georgia has been raging since 1990, with Atlanta caught in the middle; however, the city's problems have been more than a century in the making. In Thirsty City, Skye Borden tells the complete story of how Atlanta's water ran dry. Using detailed historical research, legal analysis, and personal accounts, she explores the evolution of Atlanta's water system as well as charts the poor urban planning decisions that led to the city's current woes. She also uncovers the loopholes in local, state, and federal environmental laws that have enabled urban planners to shirk responsibility for ongoing water quantity and quality problems. From the city's unfortunate location to its present-day debacle, Thirsty City is a fascinating and highly readable account that reveals how Atlanta's quest for water is riddled with shortsighted decisions, unchecked greed, political corruption, and racial animus.

Skye Papers
Skye Papers

Author: Jamika Ajalon

Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY

Published: 2021-06-08

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1952177103

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Twentysomething and restless, Skye flits between cities and stagnant relationships until she meets Scottie, a disarming and disheveled British traveler, and Pieces, an enigmatic artist living in New York. The three recognize each other as kindred spirits—Black, punk, whimsical, revolutionary—and fall in together, leading Skye on an unlikely adventure across the Atlantic. They live a glorious, subterranean existence in 1990s London: making multimedia art, throwing drug-fueled parties, and eking out a living by busking in Tube stations, until their existence is jeopardized by the rise of CCTV and policing. In fluid and unrelenting prose, Jamika Ajalon's debut novel explores youth, poetry, and what it means to come terms with queerness. Skye Papers is an imaginative, episodic group portrait of a transatlantic art scene spearheaded by people of color—and of the fraught, dystopian reality of increasing state surveillance.

Akio & The Dream World
Akio & The Dream World

Author: Carl A. Snook

Publisher: New Generation Publishing

Published: 2020-09-30

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1800317115

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"e;I wish I had never taken that bus. I just want to get home."e;"e;Akio my boy, just remember, what saves a man is to take a step, then another step. It is always the same step, but it gets you to where you are. You took that first step on to that bus, and it led you here, now all you have to do, is keep on stepping, and you'll find yourself to be somewhere else. Life is a journey Akio, and we are the ones who choose where to step next."e;Take a journey into the deep unknown of imagination. Join Akio as he explores a world thrust upon him where in a matter of minutes, even a 'Dream world' is turned upside down and teaches our young hero that not everything is always how it seems.'To my mother, may you now rest safe in my dreams'Carl Snook has been a student of the arts and entertainments for many years and is a film and movie connoisseur. A real zest for imagination and a love for a good story, he believed he had an abundance of stories that could captivate others. Writing the novel served as therapy after losing his mother early in 2013. He set out with determination to share his story and mind with the world, dedicating it in her memory. From the county of Buckinghamshire in England, he lives with his older brother and younger sister.

On Lonely Paths
On Lonely Paths

Author: Jann Rowland

Publisher: One Good Sonnet Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1987929098

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The impending marriage of a Groundbreather and a Skychild is set to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity, yet there are factions on both sides that vehemently oppose such a union. While in the midst of planning their nuptials, Skye and Tierra find out just how determined these factions are. Tierra is snatched away from her home, and Skye desperately follows, gathering unlikely allies along the way and learning that trust should not be loosely given. While Skye treks across the land, seeking Tierra as well as answers to the multitude of questions that plague him, Tierra finds herself among a people she never knew existed . . . and caught up in politics that involve the very god she worships. The world Tierra thought she knew grows more complicated as she realizes that being apart from Skye is not the only trial she faces. Worse yet is the revelation that the Fenik is not the only threat to the world. And the distance that the gods have maintained from their peoples appears to be growing shorter by the day.

Prospects
Prospects

Author: Peter C. Bradbury

Publisher: Peter C. Bradbury

Published: 2013-10-14

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13:

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Lonely, yet very beautiful women in San Francisco think Alex is too good to be true. Rich, handsome, wealthy, and not pushing them. He courts them very carefully until inviting them to a private weekend at his family farm. Alex doesn't want anyone else to be able to enjoy the women as he has at the farm, so the women never leave. His brother George takes care of that, once he's had his own fun, as he's not as good looking as his brother and he likes to rape. Based on the fact that thousands of people go missing every day with no trace, the missing person detective is desperate to find some evidence against Alex before he and his brother run.

House of Earth and Blood
House of Earth and Blood

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 821

ISBN-13: 1635574056

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A #1 New York Times bestseller! Sarah J. Maas's brand-new CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach. As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it. With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.

Hollywood Skye
Hollywood Skye

Author: Suzetta Perkins

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1476756236

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When a young woman seeking fame and fortune falls into a con artist's trap, she learns what Hollywood is really all about…and what really matters most. Skye Taylor is a naïve, attractive nineteen-year-old, who wants to get as far away from her small Kansas hometown as possible. She coerces a soldier from a nearby army base to marry her, but soon finds out that she’s in a marriage from hell. With very little money, Skye leaves her husband and sets off for Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Things may be looking up for Skye when she has a chance meeting with well-dressed, well-manicured Rico Tillman, who is enthralled with her beauty and offers to manage her career. But what Skye doesn’t know is that Rico, if that’s his real name, is the head of a local car-theft ring. One day police stop Skye while she is dropping off one of Rico's cars. She uses her one phone call to contact Rico, who has already disappeared. Skye’s life spirals out of control. She is blacklisted before her acting career really takes off. And during this traumatic moment in her life, she realizes she misses her family. After everything she’s been through, Skye considers returning home, but that spark—that desire to be a part of the entertainment business—is still there. Could one more bad decision cost Skye her life?

Skye's Sanctuary
Skye's Sanctuary

Author: Nikita Slater

Publisher: Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.

Published: 2021-06-29

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13:

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The fifth book in International Bestselling Author Nikita Slater's dark dystopian world, The Sanctuary Series. I am Skye, and this is my Sanctuary now. I will rule this land with Wolfe at my side and build a future for our citizens. Together, we will seek the cure to the dreaded Death Kiss, explore the eastern Sanctuaries and create a lasting peace for those who call Sanctuary home. We will take back this apocalypse and rise once more. Skye's Sanctuary is the fifth book in The Sanctuary series and the final book in Skye and Wolfe's story. The Road to Wolfe and Skye’s Sanctuary can be read as a duet, but for the full reading experience, it is recommended that the entire series be read in order. This book is a dark dystopian romance with sensitive subject matter that may offend some readers, please read at your own risk.

Skye O'Malley
Skye O'Malley

Author: Bertrice Small

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2011-05-25

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 0307801063

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From the incomparable New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small comes a heroine as breathtaking as she is legendary. Indomitable and bold in an era of royalty and rogues, Skye O’Malley is a woman who embraces her unbridled sensuality as valiantly as she fights for her children, her lovers, her empire. A woman of justice and honor, she will match wits with and challenge the most dangerous and powerful woman of her time: Queen Elizabeth I. Though Skye is the object of every man’s fantasy, only a handful have had the thrill of tasting her enticing passions–men whose own daring adventures match her exotic forays into a world of lust, longing, and remarkable destiny. Skye’s is a stunning tale that reaches from the emerald hills of Ireland to the lush palaces of Algiers to the helm of a shipping empire, where she will wage her greatest battle for love and vengeance against the crown itself. Praise for Skye O'Malley “Small creates cover-to-cover passion, a keen sense of history, and suspense.”—Publishers Weekly “Small continues to prove herself worthy of the title queen of sensuality!”—Literary Times