Shattered Moon

Shattered Moon

Author: Kate Green

Publisher: Dell

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780440175933

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Story of a missing girl.


Shattered Moon

Shattered Moon

Author: J. G. Cressey

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09-03

Total Pages: 563

ISBN-13: 9781980417200

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The saga of Cal Harper and the crew of the Star Splinter continues...Author's note - This version of Shattered Moon has the novella Callacean merged into it to make it an even longer, more epic adventure!After eight desperate months of searching, Cal Harper and his crew still haven't discovered Kaia's whereabouts. Taken by pirates during the rescue of Federation survivors, her fate remains uncertain. But so too is the fate of humanity itself... With the destruction of Earth, the Insidions have struck a devastating blow only to sink back into the shadows to let the poison spread. Thousands of colonies have been forced into self-sufficiency, and the loss of interstellar communications is making the situation infinitely worse. Riding on the building chaos, the pirates are proving increasingly organized. So much so that Cal fears a leader may have arisen--one powerful enough to unite the disparate clans. But Cal isn't about to give up his search, not by a long shot, and his crew are sticking with him every step of the way. But trouble is brewing in ways few could have predicted, and fortunately or not, Cal and his friends have a talent for finding the worst of it."Kinda like Star Wars, Firefly and Guardians of the Galaxy all mooshed together." One of the authors extremely eloquent friends


Broken Sun, Broken Moon

Broken Sun, Broken Moon

Author: Brent Hayward

Publisher: ChiZine Publications

Published: 2019-02-19

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1771484772

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From the author of Filaria, The Fecund’s Melancholy Daughter, and Head Full of Mountains comes Brent Hayward’s debut short story collection, featuring ten stories spanning his career, plus two new, previously unpublished pieces, the novelette Lake of Dreams and the titular novella. In Broken Sun, Broken Moon, the storm has passed but gravity is weak again. The scribe isn’t feeling well. Houses in palmetto break apart and float away. Mechanisms behind the sun and the moon are breaking down. And now government men sail into town, from the capital, bringing with them a newborn perfect—the first in years. They’re looking for the scribe, and they’re not very happy. In Lake of Dreams, George Triplehorn was passed over by rapture when it swept the planet. Dead people either stayed that way or got fed up with conditions and moved to the moon. Like the others left behind, George tried to muddle by, making a living with his new skills as an entertainer, but things just weren’t the same. When Myron, his agent, doctor, and sometimes shrink, lands him a gig in Lake of Dreams, the largest lunar necropolis, George figures it might just be the ticket to boost a flagging career and maybe even get his life back on track. But he’s never been to the moon before, his so-called skills are acting up, and he soon discovers that the dead are not his greatest fans. This collection, like Brent Hayward’s other works, breaks the boundaries of literary science fiction.


Seveneves

Seveneves

Author: Neal Stephenson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0062190415

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years. What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . . Five thousand years later, their progeny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.


Shattered

Shattered

Author: Laurann Dohner

Publisher: Moonlight Park

Published: 2019-10-28

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1734210907

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The tangled fates of lost loves, the clash of rival packs, and the simmering heat of rekindled passion all collide in the exciting second installment of the Nightwind Pack series. Amber Daniels returns to Hollow Mountain to care for her dying mother after staying hidden for so long. She plans on avoiding the local paranormal element that sent her running away years ago, but a chance encounter with a werewolf at the local shifter bar forces her into a dangerous situation she can’t get out of. To her shock, her rescuer is none other than Desmon Nightwind, her long-lost love. No longer the young werewolf she left behind, now he’s a commanding and respected alpha who has yearned for her all this time. The moment they meet again, the sensual chemistry between Desmon and Amber reignites like she never left. But Desmon isn’t just any man – he's the alpha of his pack, with deadly enemies that lurk around every corner. As a dangerous territory war threatens their second chance, Amber faces a choice. Can she embrace the untamed, passionate world Desmon offers, or will the haunted memories of the past force her to flee again?


Procedural Generation in Game Design

Procedural Generation in Game Design

Author: Tanya Short

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-06-12

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1498799205

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Making a game can be an intensive process, and if not planned accurately can easily run over budget. The use of procedural generation in game design can help with the intricate and multifarious aspects of game development; thus facilitating cost reduction. This form of development enables games to create their play areas, objects and stories based on a set of rules, rather than relying on the developer to handcraft each element individually. Readers will learn to create randomized maps, weave accidental plotlines, and manage complex systems that are prone to unpredictable behavior. Tanya Short’s and Tarn Adams’ Procedural Generation in Game Design offers a wide collection of chapters from various experts that cover the implementation and enactment of procedural generation in games. Designers from a variety of studios provide concrete examples from their games to illustrate the many facets of this emerging sub-discipline. Key Features: Introduces the differences between static/traditional game design and procedural game design Demonstrates how to solve or avoid common problems with procedural game design in a variety of concrete ways Includes industry leaders’ experiences and lessons from award-winning games World’s finest guide for how to begin thinking about procedural design


Works

Works

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher:

Published: 1895

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13:

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Shattered Spells

Shattered Spells

Author: Yasmine Galenorn

Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC

Published: 2023-04-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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In the aftermath of the dragon's retreat from our world, the only ones left behind are the ones who hate the humans, and those who love them. So things are still tense with the Dragonni who have stayed in our realm. But right now, I have far worse worries than this. Kilnakarn, the Kelpie King who abducted me and kept me as one of his enslaved concubines for two years, has tracked me down. He and his cronies are out to exact revenge, furious that the goddess Morgana saved me. Yutani, Talia, Wendy, and Wager are doing everything they can to help keep me safe, but sooner or later I'm going to have to face my worst nightmare, and either destroy him, or be destroyed.