Charles Platt
Description
Charles Platt was born in London, England, and moved to New York City in 1970. In 1994 he co-founded a cryonics organization called CryoCare in 1994. He was a senior writer at Wired magazine for several years. He is the author of over 40 fiction and nonfiction books, including science-fiction novels such as The Silicon Man and Protektor. His non-fiction works are on the subjects of computer technology and cryonics. In addition to writing, he is a journalist and a computer programmer. He was an editor at three different New York publishing houses, and he designed and edited the British magazine New Worlds.
Books
Soma
The generic trap had condemned Aton-Five to a tortured existence. Half standard human and half mutant descendant of the forbidden Minionettes, to whom hatred and sexual cruelty were the very breath of life, Aton fought against his own instincts to win a place for himself among normal humankind. Yet both more and less than human, he fell easy prey to an unseen foe. Imprisoned on Chthon, the world he mistakenly thought he'd freed permanently from its reign of terror, Aton was forced by his captors into a training program calculated to turn him into the ultimate tool of unreasoning destruction. But even his tyrannical master didn't understand just how deadly a weapon Aton was becoming. For they themselves were enslaved by a higher power, an intelligence sworn to transform Aton into the betrayer of all living things!
Plasm
Trapped by his possible pasts and futures, could Aton free himself—and the Universe—from Chthon? He was Aton-Five, half breed cross between standard human stock and the forbidden Minionettes, beings who thrived on sexual cruelty and to whom love was the deadliest poison. For unpardonable crimes, he had been sentenced to the prison world of no return‘Chthon! And there he and countless others had died. But death could not free Aton from his destiny. An unpredictable universe spewed him forth to wake again—for Aton was the key player in a game of interdimensional, interstellar survival. And only in the hell that was Chthon could he find his own possible redemption—and that of all organic life!
Outdoor survival
Brief hints on how to avoid outdoor emergencies accompany discussions of what to do if faced with a survival situation.
Dream Makers
Untamed -- Jo Wilder had the heart of a lion and the temper of a wildcat. And when Keane Prescott crossed her path, she bated her claws. Jo was certain her charming new boss imperiled everything she cared for, but she couldn't deny the attraction between them. Though Keane's kisses left her breathless, it was his tenderness that threatened to tame her heart. Less of a Stranger -- Confident and colossally arrogant, David Katcherton swept into Megan Miller's life and awakened feelings that had long been lying dormant. But she wasn't about to fall for this irresistible stranger who was after her grandfather's business. As Katch challenged her to fulfill her dreams, he also aroused passions she'd never known before . . .
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
Want to know how to use an electronic component? This first book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects -- complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across before.