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  To Be a Woman

  Piers Anthony

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  A humanoid robot serves as a perfect female companion—until she achieves consciousness—in this wildly different story from a New York Times bestselling author. 
   
   
   
  Humanoid robots are surely in our future, but their uses are likely to be limited to body guarding, childcare, companionship, and sex. Other chores can better be done by smart non-humanoid machines designed for those specific tasks. But for these limited purposes, the best robots must be so realistic that they are indistinguishable from live people. 
   
   
   
  Elasa is such a robot. You can't tell her nature if she doesn't reveal it. You can talk with her, embrace her, kiss her, and she is the perfect woman. Until she becomes the first conscious robot. She's no longer satisfied to pretend to be a woman; she wants legal recognition that she is a woman, so that, among other things, she can marry the man she loves. Therein hangs a tale . . .

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  Depths of Ambition - A LitRPG...

  Christopher Rowley

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  IT WAS the sight of those demonic eyes that told me I was close to my quarry. 
  I would recognize those distinguished eyes anywhere—large cat-like irises filled with green color around the opening. They finally seemed to notice me after nearly twenty minutes of scouting this wooded mountainside that it called home. 
  The next move it made would be very telling. It would either regard me as a predator and attack, or it would think that so far I was a harmless annoyance and continue feeding. 
  For right now, it seemed not to sense my dangerous intent yet—something that could prove fatal to it in the long run. 
  For several tense seconds, the Marshapit regarded me coolly, keeping those cat-like eyes trained on me until it decided that the rumbling in its stomach was more important than I was. When it lowered its head again to graze, I extended one leg slowly, being careful to step in a spot that wouldn’t generate any noise. 
  The walking stick definitely helped. I could test the ground where I was about to step, ensuring no noises would catch me by surprise. 
  I guess if I was being technical about it, I could have moved forward with the use of Teleport, but it took all the fun out of what I was trying to do. 
  Marshapit hunting wasn’t for the faint of heart. It took steel courage and brass balls to get this close, relying on one’s two feet and good instincts alone. And I wasn’t about to let my prey get away from me.

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  Shadow of the Orc Star

  J.T Williams

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  His parents are dead. His brother is trapped. His sister is missing. 
   
   
   
  If Kealin is going to help either of them, he must find Risdannia. But he is alone in a strange land with few allies. 
   
   
   
  War encroaches. Kealin is torn between helping his friends and uncovering a way to save his siblings. Finding Risdannia is only a part of his journey. A powerful wizard has emerged and in his path are thousands of innocent people. With his resurrected orc hordes, he seeks to exterminate all who threaten him. 
   
   
   
  But for Kealin, his every action curses those he loves to their deaths. He cannot escape his past and the true enemy may not be who he thinks.

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  Abyss Below Every Floor An

  A. J. Payler

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  Peering into another universe... what could go wrong? 
  Years of research… decades of study… and it's all led up to this. The greatest moment of researcher Roland Ohtani's professional career is at hand... but even with the eyes of the world upon him and the backing of the world's most powerful billionaire, he never could have predicted the horrific truth that lies at the heart of everything. 
  From A. J. Payler, author of The Killing Song, Bank Error in Your Favor, and Terror Next Door comes An Abyss Below Every Floor, a tale of the terrifying world outside your door and the darkness that awaits us all. 

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  Hard Kill

  Bill Eckel

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  What do you do when you outlive your usefulness on the dwarf planet Eris? Institute Hard Kill measures. 
  Injured while inspecting a cargo pod, Customs Inspector, Brock Henry is involuntarily converted into a cyborg. He wakens, not only with a new and enhanced body, but to discover he is the subject of an intense search. Both sides of the divided Royal Council (transhuman) want him, or the parts he's made of, as does the Emigration Society, led by Brock's family (Fleshies), who have launched a rebellion to escape genocide.

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  The Valley of Spiders

  H. G. Wells

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  The Valley of Spiders by H. G. Wells is a gripping tale of survival and primal fear, blending adventure with eerie tension. Three travelers—Duncan, Sanderson, and McAndrew—stumble upon a remote valley teeming with enormous spiders, their size and ferocity defying nature. Trapped and desperate, the men face escalating terror as they battle both the monstrous creatures and their own unraveling nerves. Wells masterfully builds suspense, exploring themes of human vulnerability and the instinct to dominate or coexist with nature. The story critiques humanity’s hubris in confronting the unknown, while its vivid imagery evokes both wonder and dread. A blend of science fiction and horror, The Valley of Spiders delves into the fragility of human dominance and the lurking perils of uncharted landscapes, leaving readers haunted by its chilling implications.

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