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Late in the next century, the human race faces extinction. An incurable virus has left the world with no new births. But three of the last surviving teens are determined to carry on. When they stumble upon the decades-old mystery of a missing girl, they may find a way to save the world.
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For their 45th anniversary, Hank and Molly Nonnar decide to undergo an experimental rejuvenation procedure, but their hopes for youth are dashed when the couple is faced with the results: severely disfigured yet intellectually and physically superior duplicates of themselves. Can the original Hank and Molly coexist in the same world as their clones? In Upgrade Soul, McDuffie Award-winning creator Ezra Claytan Daniels asks probing questions about what...
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"Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face. They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a door that leads them to a rather bizarre destiny..."--
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"In the proud tradition of Symbiote Spider-Man, journey back in time to another sensational era of Spidey storytelling -- for a brand new tale starring Peter Parker's clone Ben Reilly, set during his first stint as Spider-Man! When a mysterious figure from the past crawls his way back into Ben's life, does the foreboding Ravencroft Institute hold the key to their identity? And after five years lived on the road, followed by the madness of the Clone...
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"Despite Misaka's tireless efforts and her explosive confrontation with ITEM at Academy city's Pathology Analysis Laboratory, progress on the "Sisters" cloning project hasn't missed a beat. Something big is behind the Sisters, and the deeper Misaka digs, the less she understands. Out of options, Misaka finally resorts to a deadly gambit against the project's crowning achievement: the Accelerator himself. In her darkest moment, an unlikely hero...
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The year is 2xxx, and at St. Kleig Academy, a school for the clones of famous historical figure, Shiro Kamiya is the only non-clone. While Marie Curie, Mozart, Jon of Arc and the other clones struggle to live their lives in the shadows of their originals, someimes seeking solace in a little sheep totem called "The Almighty Dolly," Shiro grapples with how different he is from his classmates.
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"Rockswell (19XX-), current director of St. Kleio Academy, a school exclusively for the clones of famous historical personages, is also a major sponsor of the academy. Seems to have a longstanding relationship with Mr. Kuroe, a member of the academy's staff, and Dr. Kamiya, a professor at the academy. The details of his upbringing and the reasons for his involvement in the academy are unknown"--Page 3 of cover.
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St. Kleio Academy is a very exclusive school: all of the students are clones of famous historical figures such as Beethoven, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon, Mozart, and Freud. All of them, that is, except for Shiro Kamiya. As Shiro struggles to adapt to this unusual campus, St. Kleio's first graduate, a clone of John F. Kennedy, is killed. Are the clones doomed to repeat the fate of their genetic progenitors, or can they create their own destinies? And...
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Ben Reilly faces Damnation! As the demonic Hotel Inferno towers above the ruined Las Vegas skyline, the Scarlet Spider allies with new friends and old enemies to battle the forces of Mephisto! Ben is the Spider-Man who can't die - the one who has slipped through Mephisto's grasp time and again. But now, the demon's obsession with the Parker clan may cost Ben more than his life! Will the King of Hell claim the ultimate prize? The soul of a certain...
13) Cable: Vol. 1
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The dawn of rebellion! Cable used to be a grizzled old veteran of dozens of wars to save the future...and someday he will be again. But for now, he's a young mutant living in paradise and leading a life of adventure! Nathan Summers, son of two of the most powerful mutants on Krakoa, knows he has a destiny to lead the youth of mutantkind in rebellion... so why not start now? Mutant babies have started going missing, and Cable takes that sort of thing...
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"Ben Reilly, a.k.a the Scarlet Spider, is a perfect clone of the amazing Spider-Man... but with none of Peter Parker's responsibility! Ben moved west to carve out a new life for himself in Las Vegas, But now Peter's past is encroaching on Ben's turf in the form of the new Hornet! Who is he working for, and what will the former Slingers-- Dusk, Prodigy and Ricochet-- have to say about the new man under their old teammate's mask? Chances are their views...
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"A Buddhist monk of the Rinzai school in the middle Muromachi period, Sojun was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Go-Komatsu. After leaving home in 1399 to enter the Ankoku-ji temple, in 1410 he became the student of an abbot called Ken'o at Saikin-ji temple. There he was given the name 'Sojun.' He was known for his poetry, comical tanka poems, calligraphic works, and eccentricities. Many stories of Sojun's legendary wit were composed...
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"The students prepare for an academic exposition in which visitors from the outside world will gather to witness the clones' achievements. But in the midst of the event, an older generation of St. Kleio clones detonate a bomb in the auditorium, and among the terrorists are three men who bear a striking resemblance to Shiro. In the pandemonium that ensues, Joan of Arc is killed, along with many other students. For some reason, many of the terrorists...
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"Join Padmé, Yoda, Jar Jar Binks, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker in these young-reader friendly tales set during the prequel trilogy! Padmé Amidala joins Jar Jar Binks on a quest to recover a legendary Gungan artifact! Then, legendary General Obi-Wan Kenobi undertakes a daring operation for the Republic Army during the Clone Wars, guest-starring Captain Rex! And, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Master Yoda embark on an urgent mission,...
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"Wanting to be his own hero, Superboy embarks on a world tour only to settle in the state of Hawaii. Along with his companions Roxy, Rex and Dubbilex, Superboy settles down in the island paradise, declares himself the Hero of Hawaii and looks forward to basking in his superhero fame. Like many well laid plans, Superboy's life quickly becomes more complicated than he could ever image. Stricken by the clone plague ravaging Metropolis, Superboy must...
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"Jamie Madrox was born with the ability to create exact duplicates of himself whenever there is physical impact upon his body. He can then absorb these duplicates through contact, taking their memories and skills. He's walked many paths, but only one journey as Multiple Man. It all makes sense in the end...A handful of people's favorite X-Man--Jamie Madrox--was alive for a while. Then he was dead. Now he's not. But he will be again if he doesn't kill...