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  Cryptonomicon

  by Neal Stephenson

  In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse - mathematical genius and young Captain in the U.S. Navy - is assigned to detachment 2702. It is an outfit so secret that only a handful of people know it exists, and some of those people have names like Churchill and Roosevelt. The mission of Waterhouse and Detachment 2702-commanded by Marine Raider Bobby Shaftoe-is to keep the Nazis ignorant of the fact that Allied... (more)
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  Snow Crash

  by Neal Stephenson

  In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse.
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  Happiness

  by Will Ferguson

  Also published as "Generica".When an enormous self-help manuscript arrives on the desk of Edwin de Valu, a stressed-out, overworked, and underpaid editor at New York's Panderic Press, its fate seems destined for the bin. Edwin's cynicism about self-help books, coupled with his filthy mood that morning, results in his dismissing Tupak Soiree's What I Learned on the Mountain in the most ignominious... (more)
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  Cyteen: Book 1

  Cyteen

  by C. J. Cherryh

  In a futuristic world of cybernetics, two young friends become trapped in an endless nightmare of suspicion, surveillance, programmable servants, a centuries-old ruling class, and an enigmatic woman who rules them all. Reprint.
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  Black Jewels: Book 2

  Heir to the Shadows

  by Anne Bishop

  Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness. Her physical wounds have healed while amnesia keeps her frightening memories at bay. But with Saetan--a Black-Jewelled Warlord Prince and Jaenelle's foster father to protect her, she will continue to grow. Her magic will mature. Her memories will return. And Jaenelle will face her destiny when she remembers... (more)
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  Black Jewels: Book 3

  Queen of the Darkness

  by Anne Bishop

  It began with the mystery of Daughter of the Blood . It continued with the magic of Heir to the Shadows . Now, the stunning conclusion to the The Black Jewels Trilogy . Praise for the Black Jewels Trilogy : "Fascinating... One of the most eagerly awaited conclusions to a trilogy."-- The Romance Reader "Darkly mesmerizing...fascinatingly different...worth checking out."-- Locus "Lavishly sensual...a... (more)
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  The PayPal Wars

  Battles With eBay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth

  by Eric M. Jackson

  When Peter Thiel and Max Levchin launched an online payment website in 1999, they hoped their service could improve the lives of millions around the globe. But when their start-up, PayPal, survived the dot.com crash only to find itself besieged by unimaginable challenges, that dream threatened to become a nightmare. PayPal's history – as told by former insider Eric Jackson – is an engrossing study of human... (more)
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  Darkborn Trilogy: Book 1

  Darkborn

  by Alison Sinclair

  A new romantic fantasy of magic, manners, and espionage that is also a “fast-paced thriller” (Carol Berg). For the Darkborn, sunlight kills. For the Lightborn, darkness is fatal. Living under a centuries-old curse, the Darkborn and the Lightborn share the city of Minhorne, coexisting in an uneasy equilibrium but never interacting. When Darkborn physician Balthasar Hearne finds a pregnant fugitive on his... (more)