A Song for Lya
Two telepaths investigate a world where humans are joining an alien faith that promises total belonging at a deadly cost.
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One Day All This Will Be Yours
A murderous time-war survivor guards the end of time, until future visitors force him to confront his broken mission.
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Q narrates a chaotic, funny quest to stop the universe from ending, with Picard and Data pulled along for the ride.
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The Incal
A low-level detective stumbles into a cosmic quest over a mystical artifact that could save or doom the universe.
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An artificial consciousness must help save humanity when the sun starts dying far too soon.
A Philosophical Investigation
In a near-future London, a detective hunts a serial killer who targets men flagged by a violent-crime prediction program.
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A new wormhole-based camera ends privacy on Earth, then opens history itself to scrutiny and upheaval.
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