Résultats pour "king" dans Génie génétique

In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon.

Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson participated in a drug experiment run by a veiled government agency known as The Shop. One year later, they marry. Two years later, their little girl, Charlie, sets her teddy bear on fire by simply staring at it. Now that Charlie is eight, she doesn't start fires anymore. Her parents have taught her to control her pyrokinesis, the ability to set anything - toys, clothes, even people - aflame. But The Shop knows about and wants this pigtailed "ultimate weapon".

Dr. Adrian Kessler is on the verge of a breakthrough. His revolutionary gene-editing therapy promises to preserve and enhance cognitive function, offering new hope for neurodegenerative diseases. But when funding runs out, he is forced to accept an offer from Prometheus Biotech, an enigmatic research institute with resources beyond his imagination. At first, the results exceed expectations. The therapy doesn’t just slow cognitive decline—it amplifies human intelligence, sharpening memory, logic, and perception. But soon, the side effects become impossible to ignore.

We've found Psyche's network, and we're closing in on him. One final push left to bring him to justice and take out the last threat he's posing to Earth. We've aliens behind us, more aliens opposing us, and a frozen hellhole to breach before we can put a bow on this thing.

In the aftermath of a cataclysmic nuclear winter, Eryn, a boy with special abilities, wanders across the ice, where he discovers the last vestige of human civilization in Antarctica. The abduction of the first extracorporeal birthed twins born into this all-male society leads to a fast-paced rescue mission that uncovers millennia-old secrets and the true origin of humans. Mika and Connor can’t understand their boys’ infatuation with Eryn. Maybe it’s Stockholm syndrome, but one thing’s for sure, Eryn’s double-dipping.

First introduced in the novel The Omicron Six, Blood for the Fisher King is a standalone novel chronicling the continuing adventures of two genetically-enhanced teenagers who must also contend with their own special personal challenges generated by their special genetic abilities.

The circus is in town, and on the planet Boon, that’s big - potentially riotous - news. The delicate, decaying political balance maintained by the cloned human grands at the expense of the uplifted dog and cat populations is in danger of toppling under the influence of mysterious forces both outer and inner.

Twenty years ago, Jacob lost everything. Just as he was starting to figure out life as a college freshman, his world was suddenly shattered when a devastating illness destroyed the world he once knew and claimed the lives of everyone that mattered to him. Jacob and the other survivors of the pandemic were transported to the Palace Program. As the years go by and Jacob's relationships in the Palace become more complex, he slowly begins to see that the man-made utopian society is nothing close to a perfect tomorrow.

The POTUS has given Unity a green light to start an international manhunt for Psyche. Blank paycheck, all the access to the secrets that they need. They're going hell for leather to find out just how to stop the little psycho—but he's got surprises in store for the team, and he's not going down without a fight.

The secret is out, alien attacks haven't slowed, and the SPED has pushed the governments of the world against superheroes. Unity goes into hiding to strike at the source of the conspiracy. Meanwhile, we're still on the hunt for Psyche.

Betty is a nerd, but trying to break out of her shell. She is studying astronomy and is fascinated by possible life beyond the galaxy. Barsork is an alien alpha shifter king but is against the idea of abducting humans, put forth by his brother. But when Barsork takes Betty from Earth, Betty is repulsed by what his kind are doing. Selling humans off at an auction house is too much for her to take in, and she wants to get back home. Barsork tells her he will help her as he takes a liking to her and doesn’t want her sold off.

After gaining control of Pinnacle, life was easier, at least for a bit. We've located Psyche. My intel has led me to the other side of the world, where women glow and men plunder. Like the rest of the world, Australia has its own supe problems, a government cabal, and a mysterious secret in the center of that blasted land. I'm about to unravel them all.

Dean Silver. Wildcard. Kidnapper. The last one hasn’t led me into hot water just yet, but it’s only a matter of time. Capturing the formerly super-powered diva known as Phenomenon has set the clock to ticking. Before it runs out, I need to figure out what to do with her. She has knowledge far beyond anything my team has, and I want her to help me. The question is: will she do it? If she doesn’t, Unity might just find themselves destroyed before they barely had the chance to shine.

Only a few short weeks ago, I was a regular human..if you count being trained to kill from the time I hit puberty and crossing the globe to go on missions normal. Then, I found out I could steal powers from superheroes. It wasn't long before I formed my own team of supes called Unity. With a collection of beautiful superheroes surrounding me, I'm starting to feel like I might be able to take on Pinnacle one day.

When people started to develop superpowers, the world changed forever. Me? I wasn't one of the lucky ones with powers. So I had to develop more mundane skills, skills which have taken me across the globe on dangerous missions. But there are some missions I’ve always had to refuse. I've never been able to take on a super. They're just too powerful. They're gods, whereas I'm just a man, even with all my knowledge and training. All that changes after I discover my dad's secret research project.

Dana Boniface finds herself caught in what should have been a fairy tale marriage with her very rich, extremely controlling husband, Max. Max Boniface is the billionaire owner of Edge Pharmaceuticals. Max has a complicated personality, influenced by the deaths of his sadistic father and his schizophrenic mother. Max has dedicated much of his life and research to treating schizophrenia. But his dominant and ruthless behavior has poisoned his relationship with Dana.

Eddie Evers was at the top of his game, working for the FBI, tracking missing children and the scum who took them. But after his wife and child are killed in a car crash, he becomes a hard-drinking PI. While in pursuit of a phantom criminal, he is hit by lightning.The bolt super-charges the biophotons in his brain, enabling him to see into other dimensions.

Meet Simion, who navigates a landscape where familiar faces vanish from the ballot, replaced by a spectrum of virtues. Loyalty, confidence, and honesty—these virtues redefine the criteria for leadership, challenging traditional notions - vote for traits, not people. As the votes are cast, how will the moral compass guide our new leader? Join Simion as he grapples with existential questions: Will forgiveness soften justice? Will righteousness reign supreme? Or will chaos concoct a cure for society's ruin?