Would you sell your life to save another? Special forces vet, Samantha Jones, is a lowly bodyguard for Ethan Anderson, the biotech billionaire who revolutionized life extension. But at least she’s got a job, unlike most, and won’t have to sell her organs to support her family. Sure, they’re poor, but she’s got death insurance and a roof over her head. Life is livable... But then Sam’s daughter is kidnapped and sold for parts. Overnight, her life (and belief in the system) shatters. When the rich bastards get off scot-free, Sam’s weak husband commits suicide, and the ex-assassin snaps. Someone is going to pay. The question: how to kill the heartless elites that use the poor like livestock and whose security rivals the president? And then there’s the senator fighting to abolish life extension, the trillion-dollar corporate standoff, and bloody protests in the streets as conditions deteriorate. Things are about to get ugly. Death Donor is a speculative fiction technothriller by renowned futurist and sci-fi author, Matt Ward, that features espionage, political drama, and fast-paced adventure in the dark dystopian world of synthetic biology. If you like Michael Crichton, Daniel Suarez, or Neal Stephenson, or loved dystopian classics: the Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World, and Ready Player One, you’ll love this page-turning science fiction thriller. Buy Death Donor today for an action-packed techno thriller… right up to its shocking conclusion. Praise for Death Donor: "a fast-paced revenge / payback story with a kick-A** female lead!--She Just Loves Books “Politically intense, fast paced, and raw, Death Donor spares no grit, guts, or tools of fate.” --EL Strife, author of Stellar Fusion Buy Death Donor today for an action-packed techno thriller… right up to its shocking conclusion.

His impossible hybrid rebellion crushed the immortal government. But then, his wife died, and his unborn son, both at the hands of his all-powerful father. Now a cripple, Raek must rise once more to fulfill his wife’s dying wish: to unify the splintered species of humanity... Even the cyborgs and fallen immortals push for war, revenge, and the absolute decimation of the once subservient hybrids. Unimaginable destruction amidst a veneer of peace, until a mysterious figure from Raek’s past emerges once more. Overnight, Raek’s world is obliterated. Politics, power, betrayal… a new world order? There’s a war coming for humanity’s future, one with murder, massacre, and intrigue. An awful game, yet all that stands between tyranny and total destruction is a seventeen-year-old wolfish warrior with built-in blasters, and a dying promise he dare not break. Welcome to 2097, the beginning of the end, or of something much greater. Only time will tell. Wolfish is the second in the Wolfish YA dystopian series that features broken immortality, post-apocalyptic political intrigue, and impending genetic war. If you like dark sci-fi technothrillers, fast-paced adventure, and surprising science fiction, are a fan of Divergent, Red Rising, or the Hunger Games, or love dystopian teen classics like the Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World and Ender’s Game, you’ll love this explosive speculative fiction thriller. Buy Wolfish today for a breakneck scifi whirlwind… right up to its astonishing conclusion! Praise for Cynetic Wolf: "This is a Post-Apocalyptic Action Fantasy with everything but the kitchen sink thrown in." --Petrallan Saga author Gordon Long "If you are looking for something that immediately grabs your attention and doesn’t let go, this is the book!"--She Just Loves Books Buy Cynetic Wolf today for a page-turning dystopian whirlwind… right up to its astonishing conclusion!

Imagine Game of Thrones, but Neanderthals never died off. It’s 1107, and the once-great Neanderthal empire is no more, laid waste by the dark Sapien king, Isaac, the same bastard who slaughtered the Thal queen’s young heirs. A brutal reversal of medieval power forged in blood and fueled by Sap ingenuity. But one babe escaped the mad king’s wrath. Raised the son of a simple Thal herder, Maralek’s a rough lad with the ferocious pride and temper of his ruined people, a scorn for rules and rulers, and less than a little creativity in his thick skull. In a word, your average Neanderthal. And life’s livable, until King Isaac resumes his bloodthirsty crusade, and Maralek’s forced into slaving shackles. Then, a rowdy caravan, a mysterious gypsy, a whispered prophecy… A whirlwind of devastation and war as his master is murdered, his fate unwoven, and his world ripped asunder in an epic battle to end all. Neanderthal King is a historic epic YA fantasy by renowned science fiction and fantasy author, Matt Ward, that features savage twists and darker secrets, raging kings and enslaved heirs, and an audaciously ambitious coming of age quest set in an alternative medieval Europe. If you love Brandon Sanderson, Ursula le Guin, or Robin Hobb, or explosive high and low fantasy classics like Lord of the Rings, the Kingkiller Chronicles, and the Earthsea Cycle, you’ll love this heroic historical tale. Buy Neanderthal King today for a bold new take on a daring teen hero’s fantastic adventure… right up to its shocking conclusion.

"a dystopian thrill ride that ratchets up the action with each page." --Jacqui Castle, best selling author of The Seclusion It's 2096, sixty years after ninety percent died from a man-made Bioplague. Humanity has splintered into four unequal subspecies: immortals, cyborgs, enhancers, and subservient half-human, half-animal hybrids. The world is anything but equal. Hybrids everywhere are suffering, but sixteen-year-old Raek Mekorian, a wolfish with a nose for trouble, doesn’t see an alternative. Except the Resistance, who don’t stand a chance against the world government. His mom always said, “Keep your head down.” And he does, until his sister is murdered by a pair of cyborgs. Overnight, his simple life is shattered, fracturing the rigid governmental caste as he is thrust into the dangerous world of superhuman hit squads, Resistance uprisings, and secrets better left unsaid. With only built-in blasters and the advice of a mysterious professor, Raek must navigate crushing betrayal, self-doubt, and a limitless enemy whose evil knows no bounds. The fate of mankind may rest in his hands. Cynetic Wolf is best selling author Matt Ward's YA dystopian sci-fi debut and features bloody immortality, post-apocalyptic progress, and gene editing that splinters the very fabric of society. If you like dark technothrillers, fast-paced adventure, and surprising sci-fi, are a fan of Divergent, Red Rising, or the Hunger Games, or love dystopia classics like the Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World and Ender’s Game, you’ll love this speculative fiction thriller. Grab Cynetic Wolf today if a fast-paced coming of age technothriller of dark twists and unexpected turns to keep you up at night sounds downright dystopian, and awesome! Praise for Cynetic Wolf: "This is a Post-Apocalyptic Action Fantasy with everything but the kitchen sink thrown in." --Petrallan Saga author Gordon Long "If you are looking for something that immediately grabs your attention and doesn’t let go, this is the book!"--She Just Loves Books Buy Cynetic Wolf today for a page-turning dystopian whirlwind… right up to its astonishing conclusion!

Would you sell your life to save another? What if scientists invented a cure to aging, but there was a catch: it took a life to give one? And what if only the rich could afford immortality as automation ate away jobs, and progress pushed to poor further into slum-like existence where selling your life was often the best option?

This guide covers every aspect of world cinema from Russian silents to Ealing comedies, classic documentaries to Japanese animated films, B-movie horror and major British and American releases since 1968. More than 660 new reviews are included in the 2002 edition, which covers the 2000/2001 Oscar and Bafta awards, prizes from the Berlin, Cannes and Venice festivals and a discussion of the topic Home entertainment: where are we now? The guide also includes the cinema centenary and Time Out readers' Top One Hundred polls.