Eric Johannsen

C# 8.0 in a Nutshell

When you have questions about C# 8.0 or .NET Core, this best-selling guide has the answers you need.

C# is a language of unusual flexibility and breadth, but with its continual growth there's so much more to learn. In the tradition of the O'Reilly Nutshell guides, this thoroughly updated edition is simply the best one-volume reference to the C# language available today.

• Get up to speed on C#, from syntax and variables to advanced topics such as pointers, closures, and patterns
• Dig deep into LINQ with three chapters dedicated to the topic
• Explore concurrency and asynchrony, advanced threading, and parallel programming
• Work with .NET features, including regular expressions, networking, serialization, spans, reflection, and cryptography
• Delve into Roslyn, the modular C# compiler as a service

The Gods We Make

Who is the real enemy when your technology is smarter than you?

In 2044, the United States and China struggle for global supremacy when an alien artifact is seen orbiting Jupiter, a discovery that may redefine life on Earth.

NASA Commander Dylan Lockwood must outrace and outwit a better-equipped Chinese mission to control the mysterious object. The Chinese bested him before, but he won't allow it to happen again.

Sara Wells is Deputy Director of the National Security Agency. She commands vast resources — human and AI — to derail China's efforts and find Dylan an edge.

If Dylan fails, China will dominate the world stage, and the United States will become a second-rate power. Both sides leverage advanced AI to win the race, AI that begins to become self-aware as the goal draws near...

The Gods We Seek

An unstoppable alien force hell-bent on tormenting humanity swarms across Earth, turning our worst weapons against us.

NASA Commander Dylan Lockwood races to secure the Quadriga, an advanced but abandoned alien starship he and his crew retrieved from deep space, before the invaders discover it. It may be the only edge for humanity.

Earth launches a last-ditch plan to save the planet, but the president doesn't trust Dylan's judgment. He places NSA Deputy Director Sara Wells in charge of the mission, a decision that places her on a collision course with Dylan's brash personality.

Can Sara and Dylan stop the invaders before every last human is dead?

Ji-Min

How can she survive if even good-hearted people have nothing to share?

Ji-min is the daughter of peasant farmers in near-future North Korea. She was born with enormous potential in a bleak world unable to nurture her dormant strength. When American-led sanctions crush the hermit kingdom's economy, she is thrown into conflict with the nation's elite. Powerless, her life collapses into unthinkable hardship. How can she survive if even good-hearted people have nothing to share?

A mysterious stranger who wields unearthly talents senses the spark smoldering in Ji-min. The stranger's effort to foster that latent potential is threatened when fate offers Ji-min a chance at revenge, an opportunity that could ruin her.