Kirjahaku

Only one person can warn the Venusians about an astronomical catastrophe but he is an android slave. High in the clouds of Venus, the Venusians live in three glorious floating citadels while the androids known as Automatons labor on its surface.Both feared and admired, the intelligent Automatons have been outlawed. As a last resort to keep the few remaining alive, they're banished to toil below. Escape is impossible, and most do not have a concept of freedom. With suspicions they are sentient, many colonists are against their ruthless sacrifice for the benefit of humanity. Yet disruption of their vital mining of ore and geo-engineering, would doom the cities to failure. When strange events involve Terik, the son of the cities founder, and Joules, the daughter of an inventor, questions of sentience seem confirmed when they happen upon a super intelligent android named Jarvis. Built by the automatons they realize they must help him survive and convey his warning about an approaching comet from the Scattered Disc.Thrust into moral conflicts, survival and political battles, Terik and Joules are drawn together in a profound friendship as they risk their lives to help Jarvis, and get his message to city leaders. In a classic future that is drawn between between good and evil, fear and courage, life and transformation, they face a new world, knowing the fate of the Automations and the Venusians will change forever.

Set in 1937 London, mystery, high drama, and romance begins when Scottish journalist and aviatrix, Caitlynn Fox Quinn discovers her neighbor, Civenne Hassan has been murdered. Haunted by strange dreams of a mummy, a suspicious attack, and finding a clue in Civenne's flat, she's convinced that a legendary Egyptian artifact could be connected to the crime. Determined to find the answers, she enlists the aid of her best friend Merlyn Zhou, daughter of the Chinese ambassador, and the two intrepid women embark on the ultimate adventure to Cairo. Soon their little party is increased by the dashing Andrew Sinclair, an American military attach , and the less than amiable Scotland Yard Detective, Derek Trenchard, who's hot on the case. As the Second World War looms, perilous forces abound, and an unscrupulous archeologist threatens to make their first crime-busting trip, also their last...