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"Growing up in the subcultures of urban Japan, a young woman journeys through the underworld of organized crime, secret societies, government operatives, awkward friendships and young romance. A mix of crime fiction and personal duality elegantly told through the masks and metaphors of Japanese mythology and pop culture"--Back cover. v. 6.

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A new adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! When murder and sabotage imperil the time-sensitive and top-secret mission of a team of civilian scientists, Starfleet deploys Captain Christopher Pike and the Enterprise crew to Kathara Station, a classified research facility located above the accretion disk of a black hole. Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley soon discovers the station’s director, Valkeya, is hiding secrets—but so is Captain Pike, who many years earlier visited this same black hole on a mission that went tragically wrong, and whose consequences have haunted him ever since. Caught in the crossfire on the station are Science Officer Spock, Nurse Christine Chapel, and Security Chief La’An Noonien-Singh, whose romantic entanglements old and new threaten to unravel their bonds of friendship. As enemies converge upon the station, can Valkeya and Pike both atone for the mistakes of their pasts in time to avert a tragedy? With time running out, the survival of Kathara Station, the USS Enterprise, and dozens of innocent lives hinges on their acts of contrition…

A frightening, black-leather clad presence with a face like a skull--the half breed Scorpius--takes his villainy to new heights. "I long ago learned the advantages of patience."- Scorpius A solo Scorpius graphic novel series, sure to excite and energize all of Farscape fandom! A frightening, black-leather clad presence with a face like a skull--the half breed Scorpius--takes his villainy to new heights. Crichton''s worst adversary, fandom favorite villain, and one of science fictions greatest antagonists finds himself deposed from his throne on Hyneria and making a bold new discovery that could put him back on top of the Uncharted Territories! An excellent new entry point for Farscape fans that might have missed the previous BOOM! Farscape graphic novels that have come before! Written by the FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O''Bannon and scripted by fan-favorite STAR TREK novelist David Alan Mack!

One of the most terrifying and compelling serial killers in cinema history has returned in what may be the most disturbing graphic novels to hit stands in years. This is the story of John Doe: His gruesome murders, his sadistic vision, and his disturbing past finally come together through phenomenal artwork and incredible storytelling. Collecting issues #1-7 of the critically acclaimed comic book mini-series, this special limited edition hardcover graphic novel features exclusive, new artwork and a cover gallery.

With her perceptions altered, Maya Lopez--a.k.a. Echo--embarks on a Native American vision quest to pick up the pieces of her shattered life.

A very well-known comics creator is recruited by the agency to live a double life as a spy. And convention season is upon us. With a nod to films like Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and The In-Laws, this comic celebrates comics, comic creators, readers and of course, spies! Cover is the blockbuster new series from critically acclaimed team of Brian Michael Bendis (Action Comics, Superman) and David Mack (Kabuki, Jessica Jones) as they reunite for the first time since their work on their renowned run on Marvel''s Daredevil. Collects Cover #1-6

Explore the Star Trek universe in this anthology of 14 fully illustrated short stories collected for the first time and including an adventure written by Walter Koenig who played Pavel Chekov in the original classic series and seven feature films. This incredible collection features stories starring iconic characters from Star Trek series including Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. For the first time ever, the book will collect stories including characters from Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and Star Trek: Picard! Stories include: “Chekov’s Challenge” by Walter Koenig and Chris McAuley “Jack of Diamonds” by Una McCormack “The Trouble with Jones” by Greg Cox “Sundering” by David Mack “The Kellidian Kidnapping” by Keith R. A. Candido “A Dish Served Cold” by Chris Dows “Working Miracles” by Jake Black “Forewarned and Three-Armed” by Rich Handley “Academy Acquisition” by Jake Black “A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die” by Michael Collins “See and Seen” by Peter Holmstrom “Lost and Founder” by David Mack “Work Worth Doing” by Keith R. A. Candido “Confirmation Bias” by Michael Dismuke

A spy for the Typhon Pact—a new political rival of the Federation—steals the plans for Starfleet’s newest technological advance: the slipstream drive. To stop the Typhon Pact from unlocking the drive’s secrets, Starfleet Intelligence recruits a pair of genetically enhanced agents: Dr. Julian Bashir, of station Deep Space 9, and Sarina Douglas, a woman whose talents Bashir helped bring to fruition, and whom Bashir thinks of as his long-lost true love. Bashir and Douglas are sent to infiltrate the mysterious species known as the Breen, find the hidden slipstream project, and destroy it. Meanwhile, light-years away, Captain Ezri Dax and her crew on the U.S.S. Aventine play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a Typhon Pact fleet that stands between them and the safe retrieval of Bashir and Douglas from hostile territory.

STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS Their motto: Have tech, will travel Need to build a subspace accelerator while under attack by a deadly local predator? Need to rescue a starship from interphase without getting trapped there yourself? Call in the Starfleet Corps of Engineers team, specifically the crack team from the U.S.S. da Vinci. Under the guidance of Captain David Gold and his first officer, former Starship Enterprise™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, the crew of the da Vinci can construct six impossible things before breakfast. Overseen by Captain Montgomery Scott from his office at Starfleet Headquarters, the S.C.E. crew put their lives on the line to rescue a space station from catastrophe, and face off against a deadly alien race of technology thieves with the aid of Lieutenant Nog from Space Station Deep Space 9 ™.

ABSTRACT: This dissertation describes the synthetic utility of tandem addition / C-C bond cleavage reactions of vinylogous acyl triflates. The first chapter provides background into carbon-carbon bond breaking reactions that have been applied in organic synthesis and the preliminary data that allowed for the original work presented here. Chapter 2 explains the significance as well as the prior syntheses of a commercially important moth pheromone, (Z)-6-heneicosen-11-one. The second chapter culminates in the synthesis of the sex attractant through a fragmentation reaction made possible by the direct extension of the initial nucleophile-triggered fragmentation studies to include the use of Grignard reagents. Chapter 3 describes the application of the fragmentation method, coupled to a benzannulation reaction, to afford penta- and hexasubstituted indanes. This two step sequence provides the basis for future work directed toward the synthesis of alcyopterosin A, a known cytotoxic agent with possible biological applications. The current difficulties pertaining to the treatment of melanoma are discussed in Chapter 4. Recently, an exciting natural product that provides promising activity against this horrible cancer was discovered. Palmerolide A has the ability to kill melanoma cells selectively at low concentrations. The fragmentation method developed in these laboratories provides entry into a key fragment. The Claisen-type condensation reaction of vinylogous acyl triflates was expanded to the synthesis of a novel beta-ketophosphine oxide olefinating reagent, which allowed for the rapid synthesis of the eastern hemisphere (C1-C15) of this exciting natural product. Optimization of the Claisen-type condensation reaction to provide the beta-ketophosphine oxide reagent, led to the optimal reduction of the number of equivalents of the nucleophile. Intrigued by this, these reactions were explored in more detail. The results of this investigation are described in Chapter 5. The reduction in the number of equivalents of nucleophile, a key feature in these reactions, may be attributed to the ability of the phosphorus atom to form of an oxaphosphetane-like intermediate. As a result, new, potentially useful, beta-ketophosphonates were synthesized.