Sadler jacob c (8 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Panacea is a futuristic utopia halfway between somewhere and nowhere. It is a city of artificial intelligence and equally artificial humans. With nothing to do but optimize skincare routines and genetically engineer babies, most humans have taken to a life of vanity and drugs.But not all. Some prefer more archaic forms of fulfillment. Like Religion or building model trains.Zara is one of these primitives.She is ugly by genetically modified standards, with frown lines, a flat chest, and one freckle too many. But that is not what fascinates the automaton, AL365. Unlike the rest of Panacea, she is sad. She can cry. And when AL sees her weeping, something odd happens.Ones become zeros, zeros become ones, and suddenly, AL is in love.Now AL has to figure out what humans have spent centuries arguing about: What is the soul Is there a god And why, exactly, do humans write so much poetry about birds Only Zara can help him answer these questions.There is just one small problem.Zara is going to die.The Little AI That Could (but Shouldn't) is a quirky, irreverent science-fiction adventure about life, death, and authenticity in a hyper-synthetic world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The world is whimsical, beautifully described and well worth some art pieces.' - NetGalley'Fabulous adventure, with heart and depth and imagination in spades. The last line gave me goosebumps!' - Goodreads?A Ghibli-esque cozy fantasy about a boy's trip to the afterlife.?Ten-year-old Koda has no possessions except for his father's urn. When his train derails, he loses even that and is knocked unconscious. He later wakes in a strange land of talking animals and enchanted rivers-the spirit world. While exploring, he encounters a feral boy named Teo, who convinces Koda to follow him to the mythical Banyan tree.But the spirit world is sick. A demon named Mahuut has corrupted the Banyan, the ancient guardians have all been petrified, and lonely spirits have forgotten their names. Most troubling of all, the wild boy named Teo is not who he seems. Now, Koda must uncover uncomfortable truths about the lost spirits, the ravening demon, and the mysterious boy. To do that, he will have to come to terms with his father's death-and perhaps his own.?An enchanting story about the humanity of a failed father and an abandoned son, who find one another again in death..…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 164 Pp + Ads By Various Publishers At Rear. Errata Slip Tipped In. Light Yellow Ribbed Boards Printed In Blue, Spine Label. . First Printing. Worn And Dusty, Top And Bottom Of Spine Chipped Away, Spine Label Intact Except For Tiny Chip At Lower Left Corner. Elaborate Pictorial Engraved Bookplate Of Gwynneth Capes. …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 358 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | "I could easily see it as a movie.""Sadler's Arthur is Basically Red Dead Redemption II's Arthur, constantly walking the line between good and evil." "This book would make a killer HBO series."-Advanced Praise for Innkeeper, Goodreads, NetGalleyAuberdine was once at the center of a gold rush. Then, a great flood washed away half the town. Streets were swallowed by streams, vines barred broken windows, and the boughs of trees became the roofs of crumbling courtyards. Only the Gardners, a benevolent family of innkeepers, could keep the town from destroying itself even more. Over the centuries, a quaint township of hovels and homes developed around the House on the Hill. Peace was maintained between the poor and the rich, the city and the wilds.Then Arthur Gardner became the innkeeper. He never wanted to be. But when his brother was killed in battle, he made two promises. First, to bring his brother's remains back home. Second, to watch over the family inn. He kept both promises but at the cost of his sanity. Surrounded by mutinous, starving men-he did the unthinkable.Now the innkeeper is back and a boy has gone missing. The townspeople accuse a young immigrant, Galahad, of killing the child. Fearing the town will discover he recently murdered his abusive father, Galahad flees town. This enrages his neighbors and sets into motion a domino effect of tragedies that threaten to destroy Auberdine for good.All the while, the real murderer remains at large. Together, the fates of Auberdine's most reviled and rejected outcasts weave a story of one town's redemption. But will the price of peace be too costly for some to pay.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 358 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | "I could easily see it as a movie.""Sadler's Arthur is Basically Red Dead Redemption II's Arthur, constantly walking the line between good and evil." "This book would make a killer HBO series."-Advanced Praise for Innkeeper, Goodreads, NetGalleyAuberdine was once at the center of a gold rush. Then, a great flood washed away half the town. Streets were swallowed by streams, vines barred broken windows, and the boughs of trees became the roofs of crumbling courtyards. Only the Gardners, a benevolent family of innkeepers, could keep the town from destroying itself even more. Over the centuries, a quaint township of hovels and homes developed around the House on the Hill. Peace was maintained between the poor and the rich, the city and the wilds.Then Arthur Gardner became the innkeeper. He never wanted to be. But when his brother was killed in battle, he made two promises. First, to bring his brother's remains back home. Second, to watch over the family inn. He kept both promises but at the cost of his sanity. Surrounded by mutinous, starving men-he did the unthinkable.Now the innkeeper is back and a boy has gone missing. The townspeople accuse a young immigrant, Galahad, of killing the child. Fearing the town will discover he recently murdered his abusive father, Galahad flees town. This enrages his neighbors and sets into motion a domino effect of tragedies that threaten to destroy Auberdine for good.All the while, the real murderer remains at large. Together, the fates of Auberdine's most reviled and rejected outcasts weave a story of one town's redemption. But will the price of peace be too costly for some to pay.…