Faceless

Appearances can be deceiving. A war has raged for so long the lines have blurred. Property of the Institute, genetically-altered Noah knows nothing of his inherent abilities. Barren walls, endless drills, and brutal missions are no way of life, and he longs for meaning outside the confines of the Institute. As seventeen-year-old Alyson Gale prepares for college to follow her dream of becoming an animator, her greatest concern is leaving her best friend, Fletcher, behind. On the cusp of something good, her life changes in the worst way possible. Trust is buried beneath layers of deceit and mimicry and Aly is exposed to the secrets of the Faceless, a truth that will change everything she knows. And, perhaps, destroy her too.

Truth can be twisted. A shifter is a natural liar. As a genetically engineered shifter experiment, Noah's lies are born from necessity and come as easily as his shift does. His name, his life, his ability, he hides it all because he must. If he doesn't, it will destroy everything he holds dear. Eighteen-year-old Alyson Gale is a sensor, not a shifter. Truth-seeker, she can look into a shifter and see who they truly are. Now, she's forced to lie to protect Noah, her family, her friends and, most of all, herself. None of them can know and the deception is starting to burn her. The shifter war has tumbled into their backyard and it's not ready to let either of them go. The war's greatest weapon is about to be unleashed and all Aly and Noah can hope is that they survive it.

Everything was unraveling.It only took a day for eighteen-year-old Alyson Gale to lose everything. Her home. Her family. Her future. A single moment of pain and release, a single moment of answers that spawned more questions. A father she believed dead, a mother who was not the woman who raised her, and an ability she never expected. An ability that might end the war between shifters if it doesn't kill her first.All she has left of her old life is Noah, a genetically engineered shapeshifter, her best friend and boyfriend. Except she can't be sure he didn't shift his brain, implanting false memories and trigger words; a secret mission hidden beneath the need to be her friend. The seed of doubt is beginning to bloom and Aly is doing her best to ignore it. To do otherwise would mean she might have to face a truth she's not ready for.Unaware their friends, Del and Grace, have also been dragged into the shifter war and are now in danger too, Aly and Noah attempt to untangle the truth from the lies. Rikkaine Thompson lives in the Northern Territory of Australia with her wonderful husband, three boisterous children and a dog. A war has raged for so long the lines have blurred. Genetic enhancement has enabled their greatest weapons, and that is something no one will allow.Follow Aly and Noah as they struggle to understand and survive the Faceless.

Everything was unraveling. It only took a day for eighteen-year-old Alyson Gale to lose everything. Her home. Her family. Her future. A single moment of pain and release, a single moment of answers that spawned more questions. A father she believed dead, a mother who was not the woman who raised her, and an ability she never expected. An ability that might end the war between shifters if it doesn't kill her first. All she has left of her old life is Noah, a genetically engineered shapeshifter, her best friend and boyfriend. Except she can't be sure he didn't shift his brain, implanting false memories and trigger words; a secret mission hidden beneath the need to be her friend. The seed of doubt is beginning to bloom and Aly is doing her best to ignore it. To do otherwise would mean she might have to face a truth she's not ready for. Unaware their friends, Del and Grace, have also been, dragged into the shifter war and are now in danger too, Aly and Noah attempt to untangle the truth from the lies.

Appearances can be deceiving.A war has raged for so long the lines have blurred. Property of the Institute, genetically-altered Noah knows nothing of his inherent abilities. Barren walls, endless drills, and brutal missions are no way of life, and he longs for meaning outside the confines of the Institute.As seventeen-year-old Alyson Gale prepares for college to follow her dream of becoming an animator, her greatest concern is leaving her best friend, Fletcher, behind. On the cusp of something good, her life changes in the worst way possible.Trust is buried beneath layers of deceit and mimicry and Aly is exposed to the secrets of the Faceless, a truth that will change everything she knows. And, perhaps, destroy her too. Rikkaine Thompson lives in the Northern Territory of Australia with her wonderful husband, three boisterous children and a dog. A war has raged for so long the lines have blurred. Genetic enhancement has enabled their greatest weapons, and that is something no one will allow.Follow Aly and Noah as they struggle to understand and survive the Faceless.

Annoying feminists, misogynists and whiney liberals the world over. Bruce Sutherland is back with Faceless - The Second Collection. He has selected the most response and comment provoking Faceless strips since the first collection was released. These comic strips are published daily on the Faceless website and entertain readers around the world. With a 'no holds barred' approach to humor, Faceless is constantly pushing back against the boundaries the PC Brigade deem as acceptable by poking fun at every element of daily life, more often than not, focusing in on relationships between men and women. Bruce is quite happy to thumb his nose at the self-appointed guardians of societies' feelings and sensibilities in his quest to make you laugh - you'll definitely want to add this collection to your collection.

Faceless is an emotionally gripping novel about a girl who gets a face transplant, and has to rediscover her identity. While on a run one day, Maise gets into a terrible accident. A hot-burning electrical fire consumes her, destroying her face. Where her nose, cheeks, and chin used to be, now there is... nothing. She is lucky enough to qualify for a face transplant. But with someone else's features staring back at her in the mirror, Maise looks, and feels, like a stranger. The doctors promised that the transplant was her chance to live a normal life again, but nothing feels normal anymore. Before, she knew who she was-a regular girl who ran track and got good grades, who loved her boyfriend and her best friend. Now, she can't even recognize herself. From New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel, coauthor of “The Haunting of Sunshine Girl”, comes a gripping and gorgeously written tale of identity and love. This is a story of losing yourself, and the long, hard fight to find your way back.