Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Genetic Engineering

After a youth spent trapped in space exile, Jeff Font returned to Earth to seek vengeance against the planetary mogul who had framed and destroyed his family. Jeff's plans backfired: He was captured, drugged, rammed through a computerized court system, convicted... and ringed.

Herb Moss is a nice young man. He's a Vegan: a member of a genetically engineered species, part human and part plant, living on the planet New World. It's a good life, really: Herb's engaged to be married to his childhood sweetheart Lily; has a job with his father's firm; and can look forward to a solid if unexciting future. And as everyone keeps telling him, it's time to put down roots. If he happens to be bored every time he thinks about it - well, that's a normal part of growing up, isn't it?

What do a cunning old man, a code-slopper gone rogue, a pair of lowlife tech-runners, a sexually frustrated AI, and a hermaphrodite underworld boss have in common? They're all out to get Benito Funcitti, owner of the first lunar resort: Fun City. Oh, who's that old man? He's Benito Funcitti too, thanks to a TeleCompositor "accident" that left behind a double who shouldn't exist. With two Benitos squaring off, the adventure is sure to include daring, fun, and maybe a little something on the side.

A beautiful, dangerous world of subtle radiation, its people still human...by most standards. A place where genetics may determine your present, but skill and luck will determine your future. A planet where there is enough love...and hate...for everyone.

Garth Kristinsson’s parents were free - traders, the aristocracy of con artists, able to fleece the dishonest with their own greed. But his father’s last scam went horribly wrong, and at the last, both his parents were dead. Garth wanted answers no authority could give him, so he searched for decades for any clue, any lead on his father’s partners-in-crime. One of them still lived - he would find her on the mysterious planet Nuala.

On the planet Nuala, the scam that beguiling free-trader Silver has come to join has just been blown to the skies, along with the throne lines of three sovereign nations. The last male heir of one throne line, Sheel Atare, is unprepared to rule, but he's quick to seize allies wherever he can - like the beautiful and dangerous Silver.

Joseph has succeeded in rescuing his sister, Chelo, from a pitched battle on the colony planet Fremont. Now he and Chelo and the love of his life, Alicia, and all of their extended family, are finally returning home. Halfway there, a probe intercepts them, sending them new coordinates and a message from Joseph’s enigmatic supporter and teacher, Marcus. War is brewing. And Joseph is wanted for escaping to save Chelo.

Questa è la storia di Evan, dalla sua infanzia trascorsa tra esperimenti sui cuccioli, passando per un lavoro come spia per una multinazionale biotecnologica, fino alla fama intergalattica della vecchiaia.

Das hochspannende Finale der Evolution-Reihe! Was passiert, wenn der Mensch Gott spielt? Ella, Ben und Gabriel fliehen immer noch vor Nicolai und der Operation Darwin. Dabei werden sie mit der erschütternden Wahrheit konfrontiert: Die einzige Hoffnung auf Freiheit ist die gewagte Manipulation der menschlichen DNA. Dafür spielen die Zwillinge eine entscheidende Rolle, denn ihre Gene sind der Schlüssel zum Erfolg.

Mulan Rouge è un'ex mercenaria e adesso guardia del corpo del Boss Gui, capo dei Rospi di Kunming. Quando lui deve partire in treno, Mulan è incaricata di controllare che nessun passeggero costituisca un pericolo per lui: un compito molto pericoloso anche per un'esperta come lei.

Il primo romanzo italiano di genere solarpunk. Alan perde l'uso delle gambe in un incidente sul lavoro; a Nicolas restano pochi mesi di vita se non dimagrisce subito; invece Silvia deve salvare dallo sgombero forzato la comunità dei Pulldogs che ha occupato abusivamente il futuribile viadotto Garbatella-Testaccio a Roma. La soluzione, seppure temporanea e incerta, è la fuga: dal sistema del lavoro precario, dall'industria alimentare globale, dalla sedentarietà urbana.

Lavie Tidhar ci porta in un futuro dove la clonazione umana è una pratica comune: Bruce lavora per il Dipartimento per l'Applicazione del Copyright (DAC) e il suo lavoro consiste nel dare la caccia ai clonatori pirata che creano copie di personaggi famosi che non solo sono illegali ma anche di bassa qualità. L'incontro con Pam, una falsaria, complica terribilmente la sua vita...

Die Menschheit steht kurz vor ihrer Unterwerfung durch die außerirdische Macht. In höchster Not schmieden Diego Alvaro, Dr. Paul Bingley und General McDonnell einen verzweifelten Plan für einen finalen Gegenschlag. Es ist die letzte Möglichkeit, die drohende Vernichtung unserer Zivilisation durch einen gnadenlosen und überlegenen Feind abzuwenden. Aber die Chancen stehen schlecht, denn die kollektive Intelligenz der Aliens steckt in Diegos Kopf und sieht jeden Schritt voraus. Wird es ihnen dennoch gelingen, die Erde vor der Versklavung zu retten?

Lebt der erste Unsterbliche längst unter uns? Forscher eines Schweizer Biotech-Startups verkünden eine Sensation: Sie haben den Unsterblichkeitscode geknackt. Doch der Proband ihrer Studie, dessen DNA über Nacht zum wertvollsten Objekt der Welt geworden ist, flieht aus einem ihrer Labore. Zurück bleiben zwei Leichen. Um ihn aufzuspüren, beauftragen die Behörden FBI-Genetiker Mason Brown und die dänische Interpol-Agentin Jonna Nielsen. Doch ihre Ermittlungen, die sie durch halb Europa führen, werden immer mysteriöser: