Random House New Releases - Fiction - Technological - Between June 18, 2012 and July 18, 2013.

Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

Kiss Me First
Written by Lottie Moggach

A chilling and intense first novel, the story of a solitary young woman drawn into an online world run by a charismatic web guru who entices her into impersonating a glamorous but desperate woman.

When Leila discovers the Web site Red Pill, she feels she has finally found people who understand her. A sheltered young woman raised by her mother, Leila has often struggled to connect with the girls at school; but on Red Pill, a chat forum for ethical debate, Leila comes into her own, impressing the Web site's founder, a brilliant and elusive man named Adrian. Leila is thrilled when Adrian asks to meet her, flattered when he invites her to be part of "Project Tess." Tess is a woman Leila might never have met in real life. She is beautiful, urbane, witty, and damaged. As they e-mail, chat, and Skype, Leila becomes enveloped in the world of Tess, learning every single thing she can about this other woman—because soon, Leila will have to become her. An ingeniously plotted novel of stolen identity, Kiss Me First is brilliantly frightening about the lies we tell—to ourselves, to others, for good, and for ill.

Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

Kiss Me First
Written by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First by Imogen Church

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

Kiss Me First
Written by Lottie Moggach
Read by Imogen Church

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

Trade Paperback, 576 pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction - High Tech; Fiction - Technological; Fiction - Adventure | $16.00 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-553-38494-9 (0-553-38494-5)

Sometimes a ghost of a chance is all you get.

Award-winning author Chris Moriarty returns to a dazzling cyber-noir far future in this gritty, high-stakes thriller where the only rule is “Evolve . . . or die.”

The Age of Man is ending. The UN’s sprawling interstellar empire is failing as its quantum teleportation network collapses, turning once-viable colonies into doomed island outposts. Humanity’s only hope of survival is the Drift: a mysterious region of space where faster-than-light travel—or something far stranger—seems possible. As mercenaries and pirates flock to the Drift, the cold war between the human-led UN and the clone-dominated Syndicates heats up. Whoever controls the Drift will chart the future course of human evolution—and no one wants to be left behind in a universe where the price of failure is extinction.

When the AI called Cohen ventures into the Drift, he dies—allegedly by his own hand—and his consciousness is scattered across the cosmos. Some of his ghosts are still self-aware. Some are insane. And one of them hides a secret worth killing for. Enter Major Catherine Li, Cohen’s human (well, partly human) lover, who embarks on a desperate search to solve the mystery of Cohen’s death—and put him back together. But Li isn’t the only one interested in Cohen’s ghosts. Astrid Avery, a by-the-book UN navy captain, is on the hunt. So is William Llewellyn, a pirate who has one of the ghosts in his head, which is slowly eating him alive. Even the ghosts have their own agendas. And lurking behind them all is a pitiless enemy who will stop at nothing to make sure the dead don’t walk again.

Praise for Ghost Spin

“Complexity is the watchword here, of thought, idea, narrative, character and plot. . . . Highly rewarding.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Rewarding . . . The adaptations humans make to survive in the hostile environments of other worlds, a galaxy teetering on the edge of singularity . . . are genuinely visionary.”—Publishers Weekly

“This stand-along ‘spin-off’ offers a compelling tale of adventure/suspense blended with cybernoir and high-tech sf.”—Library Journal

“An excellent read: gripping, fast-paced, provocative and handsome.”—Tor.com

“A brilliant mix of space opera, cyberpunk, and just plain great writing, Moriarty’s work is some of the most impressive in science fiction today.”—SFRevu

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

eBook, 576 pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction - High Tech; Fiction - Technological; Fiction - Adventure | $9.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-0-345-52628-1 (0-345-52628-7)

The Leviathan Effect by James Lilliefors

2013-03-19T00:30:00-05:00

The Leviathan Effect
Written by James Lilliefors

Homeland Security Secretary Catherine Blaine receives a frightening communication from a hacker identified only by the pseudonym Janus. The message is the latest in a series correctly predicting natural disasters around the world—disasters that, Janus claims, were manufactured, not natural at all. And, according to the email, unless the United States does as Janus instructs, another disaster is coming—a Category 5 hurricane that will hit the Eastern Seaboard and destroy the lives of tens of millions of people.

Unaware of the crisis in Washington, investigative journalist Jon Mallory stumbles on a list of seven prominent scientists who have been murdered over the past dozen years. When the person who gave him the list disappears herself, Jon realizes he has unwittingly become part of a deadly chain of events and contacts his brother, private intelligence contractor Charles, for help. Meanwhile, Catherine Blaine has also come to Charles for help tracking down the hacker Janus and uncovering the frightening new weather technology that threatens the world.

The Leviathan Effect by James Lilliefors

2013-03-19T00:30:00-05:00

The Leviathan Effect
Written by James Lilliefors

Homeland Security Secretary Catherine Blaine receives a frightening communication from a hacker identified only by the pseudonym "Janus": three recent natural disasters around the world were correctly predicted—in fact, they were manufactured, not natural at all. And, says the email, unless she does exactly as Janus instructs, more disasters are coming—and they will destroy the United States.

Unaware of the crisis in Washington, investigative journalist Jon Mallory stumbles on a list of seven prominent scientists who have been murdered in recent months. When the person who had given him the list goes missing herself, Jon realizes he has unwittingly become part of a deadly chain of events. He contacts his brother, ex-CIA agent Charles, looking for help. Meanwhile, Catherine Blaine has also come to Charles for help to track down the hacker Janus and learn what frightening science is threatening the world.

In-Flight Entertainment by Helen Simpson

2012-11-13T00:30:00-05:00

In-Flight Entertainment Stories
Written by Helen Simpson

A dazzling collection of stories from internationally acclaimed writer Helen Simpson, touching on everything from global warming and technology to health and aging to marriage and family life. Whether Simpson’s subject is single women or wives, marriage or motherhood, youth, young love, homework or history, In-Flight Entertainment is addictive reading that walks a line between being wickedly funny and dark. These thirteen stories brilliantly share the small details of interaction that reveal larger secrets and inner conflicts of contemporary living. They unerringly capture a type, a social class, a pattern of behavior, a generation.

The Fear Index by Robert Harris

2012-08-21T00:30:00-05:00

The Fear Index
Written by Robert Harris

High tech finance and sophisticated computer programming combine in this terrifying and fiendishly smart new novel from Robert Harris.

Dr. Alex Hoffmann stays out of the public spotlight, but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra-rich he is a legend. And now he has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. As a result, his Geneva-based hedge fund is poised to make billions. But one morning before dawn, a sinister intruder breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside mansion. So begins a waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him.

Random House New Releases - Fiction - Technological - Between June 18, 2012 and July 18, 2013.

Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First Written by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First Written by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First by Imogen Church

Kiss Me First Written by Lottie Moggach Read by Imogen Church

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin Written by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin Written by Chris Moriarty

The Leviathan Effect by James Lilliefors

The Leviathan Effect Written by James Lilliefors

The Leviathan Effect by James Lilliefors

The Leviathan Effect Written by James Lilliefors

In-Flight Entertainment by Helen Simpson

In-Flight Entertainment StoriesWritten by Helen Simpson

The Fear Index by Robert Harris

The Fear Index Written by Robert Harris

Kiss Me First
Written by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First
Written by Lottie Moggach

Kiss Me First
Written by Lottie Moggach
Read by Imogen Church

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

Ghost Spin
Written by Chris Moriarty

The Leviathan Effect
Written by James Lilliefors

The Leviathan Effect
Written by James Lilliefors

In-Flight Entertainment Stories
Written by Helen Simpson

The Fear Index
Written by Robert Harris