The Seventh Glitch


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Meet "The Game" software that induces an online dreamscape where players can complete quests, pass missions and achieve everything they ever wanted. With nearly 12 million players on its launch date, it's the biggest success the corporate gaming community has ever seen. Even with the few hundred pirated players that managed to sneak in for a free ride. When the servers crash, hundreds of gamers are trapped inside The Game's now glitchy fantasy world and according to a random message mixed with rumour, their only chance at freedom is reaching a moderator. Newb player, BAD_KITTY_69, is separated from her boyfriend and teammate DASHING_WILLIAM_19 hours after the glitch that disconnected them from the menu system, rendering them unable to save their progress or exit The Game. As the glitches start to become more frequent, the players still trapped inside have to begin accepting the fact that they might be trapped in The Game forever.




Glitch


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From the critically acclaimed author of Float comes a new whirlwind adventure about a pair of kids who must break all the rules of time travel, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and John David Anderson. Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason have been enemies since they started training to become Glitchers—people who travel through time to preserve important historical events. But everything changes when they find a letter from Regan’s future self, warning them about an impending disaster that threatens them and everyone they know. Will they be able to set aside their past in order to save the future?




The Last Legend: Glitch Apocalypse


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Dale Bennett's best friend, Jill Franklin, is a psychic. At least, that's the only way Dale can explain her apparent premonitions. Whenever they enter a new town, Jill not only knows where the best weapons and items are sold, but how much they cost and what kind of weapon they need for the inevitable boss battle that always follows. If they are trying to solve a new puzzle no one in their party has run into before, Jill instantly knows how to complete it, and in good time, too. Yet Jill's apparent psychic powers are put to the test when Dale's hometown vanishes into thin air without warning, forcing her to reveal the truth: She, Dale, and their friends are characters in a video game, a game Jill has played through so many times that she has memorized everything, from the locations of secret items to helpful glitches that make beating the game so much easier. But now a new glitch has infected the game and Jill doesn't know what caused it, forcing her, Dale, and the other members of their party to go on a quest to find out what caused this glitch and how to fix it. Yet as the glitch consumes more and more of their world, it may be too late for Dale and his friends to save everyone and everything they know and love from its destructive reach. KEYWORDS: Science-fantasy, Glitch, Video Games, RPG, Apocalypse




Spirits of a Glitch


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They never should have created the Manticore... The first Legion Spore was compliant. Friendly, even. A sentient airship willing to accept its lot in life. The second airship, the Manticore, is determined to destroy everyone who had a hand in its horrifying creation, starting with its pilot—Tim. Simple revenge isn't enough. The airship traps Tim within its hull, toying with him like a cat with a mouse. And whenever Tim's not on board the vengeful monstrosity, if he doesn't comply with the Manticore's order of silence about what's really going on, the airship threatens to kill his loving girlfriend. She wouldn't be the ship's first victim. Determined to undermine the ship’s dangerous, telepathic games and protect the young woman he loves, Tim must find a way to destroy the Manticore. But if he fails, the cursed airship will not only murder his girlfriend, it will tear apart the world in its insatiable thirst for vengeance. Don’t miss this page-turning conclusion to the Glitch saga… Read Spirits of a Glitch today! KEYWORDS: young adult dystopian, young adult science fiction, dystopian science fiction, young adult dystopian fantasy, science fantasy, young adult horror, rogue ai, rogue artificial intelligence, evil ai, superpowers, evil organization, haunted airship, haunted computer, telepathy, technopathy




Super Mario World + Glitch = Adult Learning


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How can videogame glitches foment critical thinking and self-directed learning in adults? How do Super Mario World videogame glitches contribute to this skill set? This book pinpoints the range of skills called into play and challenged when an individual encounters glitches while playing video games; more specifically, it is concerned with which media literacy skills are attained or developed independently of supervision.These are a few of the questions examined by Beatriz Albuquerque in this text, with the core of this study being the question of how encounters with arbitrary glitches can motivate and elicit critical thinking. In addition to that, the book investigates how self-directed learning can be explored in the classroom. This book considers how experimentation through forms of play fosters profound and complex connections in adults between creativity, productivity, imagination, knowledge, and coping strategies. It is in the joining of these two main areas of research (new media literacies and the educational importance of play) and by taking glitches seriously that this study emerges in support of self-directed learning as a facilitator for critical thinking.




The Glitch


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A fast, funny, deeply hilarious debut--The Glitch is the story of a high-profile, TED Talk-ing, power-posing Silicon Valley CEO and mother of two who has it all under control, until a woman claiming to be a younger version of herself appears, causing a major glitch in her overscheduled, overstaffed, overworked life. Shelley Stone, wife, mother, and CEO of the tech company Conch, is committed to living her most efficient life. She takes her "me time" at 3:30 a.m. on the treadmill, power naps while waiting in line, schedules sex with her husband for when they are already changing clothes, and takes a men's multivitamin because she refuses to participate in her own oppression. But when she meets a young woman also named Shelley Stone who has the same exact scar on her shoulder, Shelley has to wonder: Is she finally buckling under all the pressure? Completely original, brainy, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Glitch introduces one of the most memorable characters in recent fiction and offers a riotous look into work, marriage, and motherhood in our absurd world.




The Glitches Series


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"So good!! I love the plot and character structure!! AWESOME!!! It deserves a place in the same shelf as the Hunger Games and Divergent series!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!! Can't wait for the Empties!!" - Katherine Atkins For the first time, all three books in the Glitches young adult dystopian saga in one complete boxset! The Glitch On the brink of extinction, being human means more than just surviving. In Lib’s world, it’s dangerous to deviate from the norm. In fact, for someone who doesn’t live up to the Artificial Intelligence’s standards, it’s practically a death sentence. Lib learns this the hard way when she wakes up in a barren wasteland, with her memories erased, and only one thought lodged in her mind: “It’s all my fault.” Lib is a Glitch—an imperfect human component of the utopian world called the Norm. Now she’s thrown out, Lib will be forced to team up with another Glitch, Raj, and the mysterious Rogue Wolf and his clan to survive. Wolf only cares about the survival of his group, but Raj thinks they can hack the A.I. and change the Norm for the better. Now, Lib will have to decide which path to choose—whether to go with striking loner Raj or stay with Wolf and his tight-knit group. Her heart is drawn to both, but she’s carrying a deadly secret that could jeopardize them all. Will she be able to save her newfound family and stop the A.I. before it’s too late? The Empties Is survival worth any price? Cast out of the Norm, Lib must fight for every second of life among the Rogues in the desert wasteland that is now her home, scavenging in abandoned cities known as the Empties. With the help of fellow Glitch Skye she hopes to hack the AI that will allow them to return to the city and save her family. There’s just one problem: Lib’s memories are missing. Lib isn’t like other Glitches. Her ability to merge with technology is causing a rift in her newfound family, and putting them in danger. Soon she’ll have to choose whether to return to the Norm or stay with the people she’s come to rely on in the Outside. When her desire to know the truth about herself forces her to return to the Norm, handsome Rogue leader Wolf Tracker insists on accompanying her to the lion’s den. There, she meets an old friend—but Lib is no longer sure they can be trusted. When she learns a horrifying truth about the AI and her mother’s part in it, Lib is shaken to the core. Now, she’ll have to decide if humanity’s survival is worth a bloody cost. The Norm Can a Glitch ever overcome her programming? Escaping the AI’s clutches came with a heavy price, but Lib is about the find out the worst is yet to come. While Lib is desperately searching for answers in her mother’s former home, the abandoned Empties, an earthquake engineered by the AI drives her and her friends underground, forcing them to decide their course of action once and for all: keep hiding forever or face the AI head on. Lib knows remaining hidden means certain death, but convincing the Rogues to follow her may be an impossible task. As the group takes shelter in a secret underground facility, Lib unwittingly discovers the birthplace of the AI. She hatches a plan to turn the system against itself, but it means asking Wolf and the Rogues to do the one thing they never would. Lib’s connection with Wolf feels unbreakable, but her plan will force him to sacrifice everything he’s ever known. Breaking into the Norm is the easy part, now Lib must face an enemy far worse than she could’ve anticipated. If she fails to overcome her programming and defeat the AI, it means the friends she’s come to see as family will never survive.




Track Faults and Other Glitches: Stories of the impossible in Singapore


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In Track Faults and Other Glitches, journalist and author Nicholas Yong takes us on a journey into an alternate Singapore, where the impossible becomes real. Deep in the heart of the Zombie Civil Service, a secret meeting is held to pre-empt an impending disaster. In the heartlands, a devoted Shiba Inu — a dog breed from Japan — seeks the divine in her quest for answers. And what happens when an MRT train goes underground, and never comes back out? Haunting and dreamlike, this collection of 10 short stories transports you from the deeply familiar to the supernatural, exploring things that cannot and should not be.




Glitches of Gods


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“A mind-bending journey through AI and human spirit. Glitches of Gods is a tour de force of imagination, humor, and heart.” – The Bookish Elf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A must-read for fans of science fiction. As the first book in the Playspheres series, it sets a high standard for the rest of the saga to follow.” – Reader Views ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Quirky tech odyssey with philosophical depth, diverse characters, and witty humor tackles AI development, family dynamics, and cosmic interference.” – The Chrysalis BREW Project ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julien, the AI genius, craves freedom, but the gods wield total control. In this ominous world, will his android bring hope and salvation or yet more death and destruction? Julien feels utterly miserable. Creator of the AI that killed his father, the brilliant engineer deftly evades work on the world’s first human-level android, dodging the off-chance of snuffing out more lives. Instead, Julien much prefers bickering with his virtual assistant, crafting memes with his quirky friends, and shagging dates across a broad spectrum of genders. Yet, due to a maddening jump across timelines, he grudgingly faces his greatest dreads: raising a family and leading his team to win the AI race. Drowning in new duties, Julien aims to avoid a second AI disaster. But when a mysterious technological infection wreaks havoc on the city, Julien flip-flops between shielding his loved ones and leading his team as he battles it out with broken robots, idiot protestors, and a rather sinister cat. Learning he got himself involved in a war between gods, should Julien save his new family or finish his team’s android to prevent an AI apocalypse? Glitches of Gods is the extraordinary first book in the Playspheres epic science fantasy series. If you like cynical sentients, wacky worlds, and plenteous profanity, then you’ll love the kick-off of Jurgen Appelo’s bewildering and humorous dystopian sci-fi saga.




Death Glitch


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Heart surgeon Isadora Eisenhower is seventy-seven and dying of cancer when she is shot dead. She wakes in the morgue with the body of an eighteen year old. Something brought her back to life, made her young again and some very bad people want to find out how it happened. However, being poked and prodded and having her new life sucked out of her in the name of science and so a few wealthy people can have eternal life doesn't sit too well with Dr. Eisenhower, so to save herself, she goes on the run. But the men behind her pursuit are powerful and bring the forces of Homeland Security and the FBI after her and it seems no matter where she runs, they're a jump ahead of her and soon she'll have no place to hide.