twenty-first century

A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war itself.

The author discusses predictions made in the past about technology's effects on everyday lives, including those of H.G. Wells, George Orwell, and Bill Gates, and makes predictions of his own based on research of such popular early twenty-first century topics as genetic engineering and global warming.

Larkin, abducted from her parents as a child and raised by members of the Church of Christian America, comes to suspect that Lauren Olamina, leader of the cult Earthseed, is her biological mother.

Eve Dallas takes in nine-year-old Nixie Swisher, the only member of her family to escape a horrific murder spree, hoping the young girl can offer a clue into her family's killing and help Eve put to rest the demons that have been haunting her since her own childhood.

Fifteen-year-old Line Marani, sentenced to a juvenile labor camp in twenty-second century Los Angeles for his part in a heist gone sour, is given a chance to redeem himself when he is offered a place on a mission beyond the stars.

Photos and text provide a speculative tour of life in the future.