Moments Asunder (Star Trek: Coda)

The crews of Jean-Luc Picard, Benjamin Sisko, Ezri Dax, and William Riker unite to prevent a cosmic-level apocalypse—only to find that some fates really are inevitable.

STARFLEET’S FINEST FACES A CHALLENGE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

TOMORROW IS DOOMED
Time is coming apart. Countless alternate and parallel realities are under attack, weakening and collapsing from relentless onslaught. If left unchecked, the universe faces an unstoppable descent toward entropy.

WANDERER, ORACLE, ALLY
Scarred and broken after decades spent tracking this escalating temporal disaster, while battling the nameless enemy responsible for it, an old friend seeks assistance from Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise. The apocalypse may originate from their future, but might the cause lie in their past?

EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE
Identifying their adversary is but the first step toward defeating them, but early triumphs come with dreadful costs. What will the price be to achieve final victory, and how will that success be measured in futures as yet undefined?

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Cybersecurity Checklist for Business Owners

Cybercriminals never rest—and small businesses are their preferred targets. Many business owners assume they’re too small to attract hackers or trust that their IT provider has everything covered. But assumptions like these put your business at severe risk.

INSIDE THIS BOOK, YOU WILL UNCOVER:

– Why hackers love small businesses, and how you can quickly make yourself a far less appealing target.

– How your organization’s most trusted employee could unknowingly cause catastrophic damage (and how to stop it).

– The biggest cybersecurity mistake small business owners make—and how you can easily avoid it.

– The hidden danger lurking inside your company’s wireless network—and a simple fix you can implement today.

– The exact questions your cyber insurance carrier will ask after an incident (knowing these can save you thousands).

– How to confidently determine whether your IT team is really keeping your business safe.

– The surprising reason cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue—and how your leadership team can make all the difference.

– Why your cloud productivity suite is both your greatest productivity asset and your greatest risk (and how to fix this).

– Exactly what to say (and who to call) the moment you realize your systems have been breached.

– How to get real-time monitoring for your network without having to hire a full-time cybersecurity team.

– The often-overlooked reason your company might fail a cybersecurity audit (even if you think you’re compliant).

– How cybercriminals trick even the smartest employees—and the simple solution that can keep your company safe.

– The one inexpensive cybersecurity investment that can save your business from financial ruin.

– What hackers really do with stolen passwords (and why just changing passwords isn’t enough to stay safe).

– How you can secure your business even if your budget is limited and resources are tight.

– What every business owner must know about recovering from a cyberattack (including the critical first steps that can limit the damage).

– And much more…
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Star Trek: Troubleshooting (Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers)

Relaunching the adventures of the U.S.S. da Vinci, as Captain David Gold, Commander Sonya Gomez, and the rest of Starfleet’s miracle workers solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time.

Federation Station Deep Space 10 has been plagued by technical difficulties since its construction a year ago. On several occasions, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers team on the da Vinci has been sent to fix them, and now the problems have intensified.

Fearing sabotage or worse, Commander Gomez and her team try to fix the station once and for all — but Dr. Sarjenka has another idea about what’s happening, a theory that puts her at odds with her new superior officer, Dr. Lense.

Continuing the all-new adventures of the S.C.E.!

The World Before

Three strikingly different alien races
greeted the military mission from Earth
when it reached the planet called Bezer’ej.

Now one of the sentient species
has been exterminated—and two others
are poised on the brink of war.

The fragile
bezeri
are no more, due to the ignorant, desperate actions of human interlopers. The powerful
wess’har
protectors have failed in their sworn obligation to the destroyed native population—and the outrage must be redressed.

But those who are coming to judge from the World Before — the home planet, now distant and alien to the
wess’har
, whose ancestors left there generations ago — will not restrict their justice to the individual humans responsible for the slaughter. Earth itself must answer for the genocide. And its ultimate fate may depend on a dead woman: former police officer Shan Frankland, who became something far greater than human before destroying herself in the vast airless depths of space.

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Just One Damned Thing After Another

‘One of my favourite books of all time’ CHARLAINE HARRIS

‘Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History’ C. K. MCDONNELL

‘Time travel, history and romance – what more could you ask for?’ ? ?? ?? reader review

They say that History is just one damned thing after another. Welcome to St Mary’s Institute of Historical Research – where damned things happen every day.

When Dr Madeleine ‘Max’ Maxwell is recruited by St Mary’s, she finds their methods to be somewhat unorthodox. They don’t just study the past – they actually visit it, carefully observing historical events as they unfold in real time.

And not dying. This last part is important.

The whole of History now lies before Max and her new colleagues, but, as she will discover, time travel is never straightforward. Because History doesn’t like to be messed with, and danger lurks in every century…

Fast-paced, witty and delightfully unconventional, Just One Damned Thing After Another is the first in Jodi Taylor’s beloved and bestselling Chronicles of St Mary’s series. For fans of Terry Pratchett, Doctor Who, Genevieve Cogman and Ghosts.

Readers love Jodi Taylor:

‘Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything… Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine “Max” Maxwell have seduced me’ ? ?? ??

‘Addictive. I wish St Mary’s was real and I was a part of it’ ? ?? ??

‘Science fiction, historical fantasy, love story and more all wrapped up in a fast-paced comedy of errors. Please don’t wait to read it, you don’t know what you are missing’ ? ?? ??

‘Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked’ ? ?? ??

‘A tour de force’ ? ?? ??

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