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Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics as it's happening now, told as only Michael Crichton can tell it, with lightening fast pacing and thrilling chases.
Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future—it's the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts?
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Middle school is off to a depressing start for Marvin Watson, his new baby brother is proving to be a disappointment, and now his town is being threatened by a horde of mutant bugs, including a hungry spider that quotes Shakespeare--and if that is not enough there are three sarcastic man-sized moths living in the attic.
3) The EvoAngel
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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454 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 22 cm
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Elderly mushroom hunter Edna Morton has a health problem- she's sprouting feathers. Looking at her family history gives her more reason to be concerned. Is there something in the local mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest that activates the DNA? Why her family? And why are agents from National Security interested?
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"In this visionary novel by Larissa Lai--her first in sixteen years--a community of parthenogenic women, sent into exile by the male-dominated Salt Water City, goes to war against disease, technology, and powerful men that threaten them with extinction. Kirilow is a doctor apprentice whose lover Peristrophe is a "starfish," a woman who can regenerate her own limbs and organs, which she uses to help her clone sisters whose organs are failing. When...
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Series
Darwin series volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
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Eleven years have passed since SHEVA, an ancient retrovirus, was discovered in human DNA—a retrovirus that caused mutations in the human genome and heralded the arrival of a new wave of genetically enhanced humans. Now these changed children have reached adolescence . . . and face a world that is outraged about their very existence. For these special youths, possessed of remarkable, advanced traits that mark a major turning point in human development,...
6) Skyhunter
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Series
Skyhunter duology volume 1
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The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death, transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara. The legendary Strikers, Mara's elite fighting force, are trained to stop these monsters. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable....
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Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xvii, 285 p. ; 23 cm.
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A physics and philosophy professor challenges modern beliefs about the definable nature of the cosmos, arguing that all things exist because of random imperfections, primordial asymmetries and outright accidents, in a report that also cites the importance of caring for the planet.
8) Logan
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
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Series
Young elites volume 3
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"With new threats looming, Adelina's forced to revisit old wounds, putting not only herself at risk, but every Elite and the very world they live in"--
11) X-Men: 1.5
Pub. Date
[2003]
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2 videodiscs (315 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles the beginnings of professor Xavier's super-powered X-students. The battle focuses on their primary sinister foe, Magneto, who has his mutant minions at his side. A George Wallace-like senator launches a campaign against mutantkind which, of course, only complicates things for our heroes.
13) X-Men Apocalypse
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Pub. Date
[2014]
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1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in an epic battle that must change the past; to save our future.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"After recent events, the Runaways are in a dark and scary place. There are so many pieces to pick up and choices to be made--and if the Runaways are good at anything it's making bad choices. Which leads them to descend into one of the most terrifying Marvel Universe locations ever: High School! It goes better for some than others. But when Wolverine and Pixie of the X-Men arrive with an offer for Molly, she finds herself faced with the biggest decision...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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1 unpaged volume : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Racing the clock to save the future! Cable's precognitive visions grow increasingly relentless as his team battles to stop each terrible possible future, he sees from coming true, leaving a path of destruction behind them. When their apparently criminal actions land them on the Uncanny AVengers' most wanted list, X-Force comes to blows with heavy-hitters Havok, Thor, and Captain America. Meanwhile, Cable's daughter Hope goes on the run, determined...
19) Skyhunter
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Series
Skyhunter duology volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
413 pages ; 22 cm.
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"La autora n͠mero uno en ventas del New York Times, Marie Lu, vuelve con Skyhunter: el arma secreta, una novela repleta de adrenalina sobre los extremos a los que llegar̀ una guerrera para luchar por la libertad y sus seres queridos. Un mundo roto. Un mal abrumador. Un equipo de guerreros dispuestos a contraatacar. Talin es una Golpeadora, miembro de una fuerza de combate de ̌lite que se erige como la ͠ltima defensa de la ͠nica naci̤n libre...
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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With the help of their new recruits, The Beast and Angel, the X-Men must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. A potential cure is discovered and processed to treat and ultimately eliminate the genetic mutations, once and for all. As the battle lines are drawn, the...
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