Katherine Parkinson
Author
Series
Inside Number Nine volume 1
Language
English
Description
It is the day of Rebecca and Jeremy's engagement party, and everyone (well, nearly everyone) has turned up to the old house to wish them well. However, one of the bedrooms, the one with all the old baggage in it, has been left unlocked.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Two siblings, Nessa and Ephra Stein, children of a zionist arms procurer, now run a foundation aiming to reduce the conflict through increasing Palestine's economic prosperity. When Nessa's foundation is about to announce a major business contract with a prominent Palestinian businessman, he is found dead in an apparent suicide. As doubt circles around his cause of death, an international investigation turns into a manhunt.
3) Humans
Pub. Date
2016, 2015
Language
English
Description
In the near future, humanoid servants called Synthetics have been created to help busy families simplify their lives. When Joe Hawkins buys synth Anita, he hopes it will relieve the pressure on his wife, Laura.
4) Humans: 2.0
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Months after saying goodbye to sentient synth Mia and her family, the Hawkinses search for some semblance of normalcy. But when Niska arrives at their home unannounced, the family is pulled back into the dangerous lives of the synths.
5) Humans 3.0
Series
Humans volume 3
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As the hit sci-fi drama returns, one year has passed since the synths began to gain consciousness. Fighting to survive in a world that hates and fears them, the synth community starts to fracture, risking all hope for peace and stability with humans.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With the levity of a package of potato chips and a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Georgia Pritchett guides readers from her anxiety-ridden early childhood, where disaster was around every corner (When I was little I used to think that sheep were clouds that had fallen to earth. On cloudy days I used to worry that I would be squashed by a sheep), through the challenges of breaking into a male-dominated TV writing industry, as well as the inevitable...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A triumphant and touching debut about the unlikeliest superstar you’ll ever meet.**
Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman’s not the funny one. Jax was.
There’s also another, far more colossal objective...
Author
Series
Discworld volume 29
Language
English
Formats
Description
War has come to Discworld ... again. And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers on the small, arrogant, fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on its ability to beat up on its neighbors for even the tiniest imagined slight. This time, however, it's Borogravia that's getting its long overdue comeuppance, which has left the country drained of young men.
Author
Series
Humans volume 4
Language
English
Description
Laura brings the members of the commission to visit the synth settlement, hoping to inspire understanding between the two groups, but Max worries about what Agnes might do. Mia receives a surprise visitor, and Niska follows a new lead in her search for the perpetrator of the bombing.
Author
Series
Humans volume 6
Language
English
Description
Both Max and Laura remain optimistic about Mia attending the commission, unaware of the betrayal within their own households. After receiving some surprising news, Matty helps Leo search for the source of his memories, while Niska gets closer to finding the enigmatic "synth who sleeps."
Author
Series
Humans volume 8
Language
English
Description
Niska is shocked when she finally learns the identity of the "synth who sleeps." Max takes back control of the synth settlement, while Laura races to prevent the implementation of Operation Basswood.
Author
Series
Humans volume 5
Language
English
Description
Laura helps pass legislation to prevent human attacks on synths, but the victory is short-lived when Joe brings home Sam, the synthetic child. Because of the new protections, Max decides to open the gates to the settlement, and Mia finds more supporters.
Author
Series
Humans volume 7
Language
English
Description
As Sam arrives at the synth settlement, Max reveals who betrayed them, and the members of the settlement are forced to choose sides. With Mia in custody, Laura suffers a crisis of conscience, and Niska continues her investigation with a new ally.
Author
Series
Humans volume 3
Language
English
Description
Mattie brings Leo to the Hawkinses' house, but Laura is distracted preparing for dinner with her colleague, Dr. Neil Sommer. Mia faces discrimination trying to live among humans, while Max struggles to lead the synth settlement, now rife with anti-human sentiments stirred by Agnes.
Author
Series
Humans volume 2
Language
English
Description
After the police raid, Niska and Mia leave the settlement to rescue a group of synths who were stranded while trying to cross the border. To her disgust, Laura is assigned a domestic orange-eyed synth for protection after agreeing to join the government commission on synths.
Author
Series
Humans volume 1
Language
English
Description
A year after all the synths around the world gained consciousness, human distrust of synths is at an all-time high, leading to the creation of docile, orange-eyed synths. Mia and Max lead a settlement for green-eyed synths, while Niska and Astrid endure an attack on a synth-friendly bar.