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密やかな結晶 密やかな結晶 小川洋子 "「在妳出生之前,島上曾經有好多好多東西。晶瑩剔透的、芳香宜人的、閃閃發亮的、光豔動人的……總之,有許多妳作夢也想不到的美好事物。」小時候,母親總是對我訴說關於「消滅」的故事。我們居住的小島上,事物陸續消滅。緞帶、鈴鐺、郵票、綠寶石、香水…… 這些東西消滅的時候,大家的記憶便隨之燒毀埋葬,心靈也逐漸乾涸枯竭,徒留記憶的空洞。只有母親把這些遺落的記憶細心收藏在祕密櫃子裡。然而,我卻意外失去了母親、… OL11690127W
Ready Player One Ready Player One Ernest Cline,Arnaud Regnauld In the year 2044. reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts *really* feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying t… OL15936512W
The true tale of the monster Billy Dean The true tale of the monster Billy Dean David Almond Billy Dean is a secret child, growing up in the dark heart of Blinkbonny. He has a beautiful young mother and a father who arrives at night carrying the smell of incense and cigarettes. His world is … OL16558845W
Wool Wool Hugh Howey,Hugh Howey They live beneath the earth in a prison of their own making. There is a view of the outside world, a spoiled and rotten world, their forefathers left behind. But this view fades over time, ruined by … OL16800608W
Cyber City Süd Cyber City Süd Herbert W. Franke Kybernetische Wunder, virtuelle Flüsse und Kriegsverbrecherprozesse als Publikumsspektakel - gegen Inter-Dollars war in der Cyber City Süd alles zu bekommen. Früher war diese Stadt ein Kleinod des Or… OL16974795W
Agenda 21 Agenda 21 Glenn Beck When the government comes for her mother, Emmeline embarks on a plan to save her family and expose the truth behind the objectives of the United Nations' agenda 21. OL17747033W
The silent history The silent history Eli Horowitz "An innovative literary thriller about a generation of children born unable to create or comprehend language"-- OL17885136W
Year One Year One Nora Roberts "It began on New Year's Eve. The sickness came on suddenly, and spread quickly. The fear spread even faster. Within weeks, everything people counted on began to fail them. The electrical grid sputter… OL18197409W
Close your eyes, hold hands Close your eyes, hold hands Christopher A. Bohjalian Six months ago, a nuclear plant in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily's parents were killed. Her father was in charge of the plant-- was he drunk when i… OL19662937W
The book of Joan The book of Joan Lidia Yuknavitch "In the near future, world wars have transformed the earth into a battleground. Fleeing the unending violence and the planet's now-radioactive surface, humans have regrouped to a mysterious platform … OL19663641W
Red Clocks Red Clocks Leni Zumas In this ferociously imaginative novel, abortion is once again illegal in America, in vitro fertilization is banned, and the Personhood Amendment grants rights of life, liberty, and property to every … OL19727008W
Blackfish City Blackfish City Sam J. Miller After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. Now crime… OL19738164W
Dream London Dream London Tony Ballantyne "Captain Jim Wedderburn has looks, style and courage by the bucketful. He's adored by women, respected by men and feared by his enemies. He's the man to find out who has twisted London into this stra… OL19977172W
Golden son Golden son Pierce Brown "With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden S… OL19991344W
The dead lands The dead lands Benjamin Percy In the post-apocalypse, folks getting by in the Sanctuary (the remains of St. Louis) are surprised when a woman rushes in to report that in the West, civilization flourishes and crops grow. Unfortuna… OL19998969W
Riot baby Riot baby Tochi Onyebuchi Ella and Kev are brother and sister, both gifted with extraordinary power. Their childhoods are defined and destroyed by structural racism and brutality. Their futures might alter the world. When Kev… OL20641137W
Utopia Avenue Utopia Avenue David Mitchell **The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks.** Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band you’ve never heard of. Emerging from Londo… OL20748683W
FKA USA FKA USA Lauren Oliver It is 2085, and Truckee Wallace, a factory worker in Crunchtown 407 (formerly Little Rock, Arkansas, before the secessions), has no grand ambitions besides maybe, possibly, losing his virginity somed… OL20841808W
Das Gedankennetz Das Gedankennetz Herbert W. Franke Eine Formation von Raumschiffen fliegt wie ein Vogelschwarm durch den Weltraum. Die Wissenschaftler, die sich an Bord eines dieser Schiffe befinden, versuchen mit ihrem Computer, die Intelligenz unbe… OL2395383W
The Year of the Flood The Year of the Flood Margaret Atwood The long-awaited new novel from Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to her visionary power. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and … OL675774W
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