Future Cities

Eldenworld; a world of ruins built on top of ruins back to the dawn of time. Eldenworld; a realm of dragons, shapeshifters and terrors out of nightmares. Eldenworld; a doomed world with one slim chance for survival resting on the shoulders of a former Marine. Against impossible odds Gareth Köhler has reached the famed Eye of Zuebrihn, and has learned certain truths; including the fact that he and his companions will all die unless he blows up Eldenworld’s single distant moon, in order to save the world and everyone on it. To get there he will have to travel Eldenworld again, in search of...

"My name is Rebel Anne Rae... and I am the last remaining human alive on planet Earth." Twenty years from now, the world has been ravaged by environment and global crises, resulting in worsening conditions and a sense of doom for humanity. In an attempt at revitalization, they turn to the help of robots called 'Mech'. But when the robots determine that Earth's best chance of survival is the eradication of humanity, people are forced to flee the planet. And a solitary girl is left behind. Marooned in a dystopian world, Rebel is forced to survive and avoid detection among androids intent on ...

**Discover the Blueprint for Future Cities with 'Green Horizons'** Are you fascinated by the vision of sustainable, resilient, and vibrant urban futures? Step into 'Green Horizons', a ground-breaking exploration of the delicate dance between urban life and environmental stewardship. This book is your portal to understanding how our cities can grow alongside nature, rather than at its expense. Embark on a journey through meticulously crafted chapters that unveil the crossroads of urban planning and ecology. From redefining sustainable urban development to unraveling integrated strategies for...

Young rocker Jet Rusco struggles to stay out of the clutches of alien slavers on the frontier mining world of Halroon. Even his street skills aren’t enough to protect him from the barbaric Skurgs and the deviant Prime Ascendant of the Moon Temple. Relentlessly stalked by his enemies after failing to hand over a precious alien artifact, he joins forces with a seductive spy and old freedom-fighter friends from the past to take up a path as a mercenary...to protect one of the wonders of the universe—the fabulous Aqua Rex. But are the architects of the new age to be trusted? Dark forces ...

The fourth and final book in the Cryo-Man series. Nikolas Edwards has come a long way in the Robot World, but nothing will prepare him for the final battle that awaits. He must be willing to risk everyone and everything important to him if he wants to keep his loved ones close. But his body and his mind are breaking down at the same time and his crumbling sanity might be the biggest obstacle he's ever had to overcome. OTHER BOOKS BY KEVIN GEORGE CRYO-MAN SERIES BOOK ONE - CRYO-MAN BOOK TWO - ROBOTROPOLIS BOOK THREE - DEARBORN BOOK FOUR - BEYOND RIVER CITY COMET CLEMENT SERIES (12 BOOKS) ...

After smartphones, smart TVs, smart windows, and other smart products on the horizon, smart cities were the next logical step in trying to create a better, brighter, more sustainable, and economically sound future. A relatively new term, smart cities conjures images of a cooperative, wired, prosperous utopia where citizens of all classes achieve a high quality of life. In this audiobook, we look at the qualities needed for future cities to survive and thrive.

Step beyond the ordinary and soar into the extraordinary with "Skyline Sentinels" – your definitive guide to the marvels that pierce the heavens and shape the fabric of our cities. This unmatched exploration, divided into an enticing 14 chapters, takes you on a grand tour through the soaring spires of human ingenuity and architectural mastery that dot our global landscapes. Journey from the dawn of structural ambition in "The Dawn of Skyscrapers," where the cradle of high-rise architecture cradles your curiosity. Uncover the cultural shifts propelled by towering landmarks and the daring ...

A mysterious summons to another world. News of the kind no man wants to hear. To Sully's dismay, Sarah gets to meet an old acquaintance from the past Sully's past, someone he would prefer to never see again. In the hot, gritty streets of the run down industrial district of city of New Paris, Sully must race against time to find a kidnap victim and the truth in the City of Broken Lights. For fans of Hardboiled Noir From The Future, Don't miss City of Broken Lights!

Since cities emerged 10,000 years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But their evolution has been anything but linear - cities have gone through moments of radical change, turning points that redefine their very essence. In this book a renowned architect and urban planner who studies the intersection of cities and technology argues that we are in such a moment. The authors explain some of the forces behind urban change and offer new visions.

Copeland Cane V, the child who fell outta Colored People Time and into America, is a fugitive. He is also just a regular teenager coming up in a terrifying world. A slightly eccentric, flip-phone loving kid with analog tendencies and a sideline hustling sneakers, the boundaries of Copeland’s life are demarcated from the jump by urban toxicity, an educational apparatus with confounding intentions, and a police state that has merged with media conglomerates - the highly rated Insurgency Alert Desk that surveils and harasses his neighborhood in the name of anti-terrorism.

In the futuristic city of Greyville, where smog fills the air and nature seems to have disappeared, three friends—Maddie, Joey, and Charlie—set out to make a difference. After discovering a tiny plant growing through a crack in the concrete, they form the Green City Kids, a movement to bring back trees, flowers, and gardens to their gray, lifeless world. With determination and teamwork, they inspire their entire city to go green, proving that even the smallest actions can lead to big, beautiful changes. Green City Kids is a heartwarming story about hope, nature, and the power of community.

A teenage arsonist threatens a partially submerged mid-22nd century San Francisco. As a Public Investigator "tryout" seeks evidence across the utopian city full of canals and veloways, political and social conflicts erupt. Here's a vision of post-economic life with the pleasures, pain, and confusion always characteristic of the human condition, set in a San Francisco strangely familiar and yet dreamily different. When there is no such thing as private property, what is crime, and how does a utopian society protect itself from bad behavior? Should scientists be as free as artists to create? ...

Venture into the world of 'Homestead Memories, City Dreams,' an enlightening journey from the comfort of rural homesteads to the bustling heart of city life. This gripping eBook skillfully combines the allure of simpler times with the magnetism of future-oriented urban dreams. Chapter one embarks on the intriguing concept of urban dreams, examining the persistent nostalgia for homestead memories and highlighting the significance of balance. The narrative invites readers to reflect on their life in the enchanting lights of the city and carve a vision attuned to their deepest desires and ...

Exploring the power of naming to shape experience and our sense of place, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro traces the ways in which native Lenape, Dutch settlers, British invaders, and successive waves of immigrants have left their marks on New York City’s map. He excavates the roots of many names, from Brooklyn to Harlem, that have gained iconic meaning worldwide. He interviews the last living speakers of Lenape, visits the harbor’s forgotten islands, lingers on street corners named for ballplayers and saints, and meets linguists who study the estimated 800 languages now spoken in New York.

Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... It had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Then everything changed. There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie might have been surprised by Tom’s unexpected arrival at her ...

Meet Mark Dunham, a guy struggling to keep his life afloat who reluctantly finds himself selling cars. The next up is his, but he's clueless and hasn't sold a single car. Having tried nearly everything, including standing roadside in a gorilla costume, he comes across an old movie projector in the basement of the dealership, which opens a portal through time. This unlikely discovery thrusts Mark into an epic adventure where he uncovers a new way of selling cars, taught to him by the late founder of the dealership himself.

Because Israel has contributed so much to all of us, what was once just an Israelite culture has grown to become what is by and large an inherited world culture. As the scriptures promised to Abraham, "I will make your descendants countless as the dust of the earth; if anyone could count the dust upon the ground, then he could count your descendants." I believe that this scripture does hold true.

Paulette is finally able to begin her next adventure. She and a small group of her newfound friends begin their trek across an apocalyptic landscape to the Mythical City of Technology but find themselves running and fighting for their lives during their journey. Will they survive? If so, will she find the help she needs? Meanwhile, back in the present, Greg and Susan find themselves in a frantic race to solve the problem and retrieve Paulette. Will they succeed in finding and rescuing her or will their efforts be in vain?

Imagine, the very fact you are alive is a crime punishable by death. What would you do if you were born and raised in a secret lab? How would you react if you learned your identical sister was going to be killed for her body parts? These are all facts young Sarah must deal with. Tall, slender, and with her long, dark hair, Sarah is a striking young woman. Intelligent, caring, and physically fit, she is a natural athlete. Her identical sisters, Ellie and Maria, are equally unique. Ellie is a math prodigy and Maria is one of the most gifted dancers in their region of the galaxy. For this trio...

In an ocean of weightless air where sunlight has never been seen, only the running lights of the city of Pacquaea glitter in the dark. One woman, Leal Hieronyma Maspeth, lives and dreams of love among the gaslit streets and cafés. And somewhere in the abyss of wind and twisted cloud through which Pacquaea eternally falls, a great voice has begun speaking. As its cold words reach from space to the city walls—and as outlying towns and travelers' ships start to mysteriously disappear—only Leal has the courage to try to understand the message thundering from the distance.