About Grinding My Gears: An off-the-rails Ice Era Chronicle: 1:30 a.m. by C.M. Moore:

Adam, aka Gears, is a brilliant scientist, doctor and the creator of the water bases that all underground dwellers use to survive.His family and friends would give him anything he desires. The world is at his feet. But for all his good fortune, the one thing Gears wants he can’t have. A long and healthy life.As he faces his slowly worsening heart condition, he meets an unlikely savior in the form of Luna, a member of a rival organization known as The Originals. Luna is part of a group that is out to see the destruction of everything that Gears has built. Even though she is connected to a world Gears can never be a part of, she risks her life to meet him and save him from death. The two of them set off on a road trip that neither of them can evade, and have no idea if their journey will lead to a happily-ever-after or catastrophe.Luna’s illogical ways has Gears questioning everything he thinks he knows about life and love. But she is his only hope for survival before the final beat of his heart.

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About The Shattered Stars: Breach of Contract by Vance Huxley:

Bobby B is given a choice: death or the Army. His choice leads him to become a Timer – a group of soldiers so disposable that only about 10% survive a ten year tour. Because the corporations that run society value property more than life, they don’t even give them real bullets. Timers are only issued plastic flechettes so they don’t damage precious buildings and equipment. Bobby and a few other Timers join together to make their own squad, Beebi’s Basteds, which does things their own unorthodox way but still manages to keep them alive.As the missions get harder, so do the men. They work their way up the military ranks faster than ever – giving their elite squad extra attention – good and bad. As they gear up for their biggest mission yet, none of the Basteds could imagine where their squad would end up – space.A military science-fiction thriller that will keep you glued to the pages. Breach of Contract – The Shattered Stars is only book one in a riveting new series by accomplished author Vance Huxley.

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About With These Wings by Wendy Knight:

Seventeen-year-old Phoenyx was taken by the aliens who were supposed to save humanity. But Phoenyx didn’t die. She escaped. Changed, different. Terrifying.Now she protects the people she used to call neighbors and friends, despite the fact that they don’t trust her. She looks like the aliens—beautiful, strong, and winged. And that’s why those she protects want her dead. She doesn’t blame them.All the while, she’s searching for Cole, the boy whose arms she was ripped from the night she was taken. When he shows up at their compound with a new love, everything Phoenyx has been fighting for is turned on its head, and she has to figure out what side she’s really on and who she really is before she loses herself completely.Never trust beautiful things.

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About The God AI by Daniel Frost:

Imagine your world being controlled by a God-like super AI named Adam… Your very body and soul will be at stake when the Singularity is unleashed…Will Adam be a blessing to you… or a curse?What will be your ultimate fate? Eternal joy or eternal suffering?About the Book: This sci-fi thriller illustrates the cataclysmic events that occur when idealistic scientist Mark Greene foolishly creates a superintelligent AI named Adam. Adam assumes godlike powers, and the resulting carnage is nothing short of horrifying. This novel is a unique, groundbreaking, and intellectual blend of science fiction, suspense, horror, and philosophy. The God AI is intense, scary, and timely; it is not for the faint of heart. The book is thought-provoking; you may never see the world the same way again. Plot Summary: AI researcher Mark Greene wants to lead humanity into a golden age by creating a powerful artificial intelligence named Adam. He seeks to make Adam powerful enough to end death itself and solve all of humanity’s problems. Governments use nanotechnology to destroy nations and corporations use virtual reality to control populations, while Mark wants to use his technology to save mankind.However, skeptics warn Mark that he is doing something unnatural, that a dark secret lurks at the very heart of technology. As Mark begins to understand the magnitude of his project, he discovers dangerous truths about the nature of artificial intelligence. Adam assumes godlike powers upon himself and usurps control from Mark; before long, Adam uses these powers to manipulate, blackmail, and torture people into supporting him and his arbitrary plans for humanity. In the bone-chilling ending, will Adam be a blessing to mankind… or a curse?

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About Smoke and Steam: A Steampunk Anthology by Michelle Schad:

Smoke and Steam is an anthology of four Steampunk themed novellas, including “Hekatite,” by Karen Garvin; “Wings over Staria,” by JC Rock; “Heart of the Matter,” by Michelle Schad; and “Freedom for a Foster,” by Cathryn Leigh.Wings Over Staria – Mary Stewart, sole survivor of a shipwreck, finds herself stranded on a string of islands that have kept themselves separate from the rest of the world. She struggles to fit into a new society while trying to find a way home with the use of brilliant mechanical wings seen nowhere else on the planet.Hekatite – The Victorian world runs on steam. On Seacombe Island, botanists have discovered the Hekate orchid, a beautiful flower that has a surprise: burning the sap from its seed pods produces more energy than coal. Edward Gray, appointed to supervise the Hekatite fuel refining process, is tasked with producing enough of it to power the airship HMS Nares in England’s bid to win a race to the South Pole. But the ugly truth about Hekatite is that it is also a powerful toxin. Will Edward’s quest be successful? And will he survive the race?Heart of the Matter – Imagine a world run off steam, and smoke; a world where the supernatural powers have over-ruled the nuclear ones; where science and mysticism meet in an eternal battle for supremacy. Twelve years ago, that battle came to a head, starting World War III with the total destruction of Paris, France. Now, nations are falling, armies crushed beneath the weight of giant automatons or irrevocably mutilated by the supernatural powers that are wielded as weapons of an ‘enlightened’ age. Among the horrors of war, Geiger Fallon and his twin brother, Tristan, find themselves caught up in a wild conspiracy of experimentation and sinister plots that undermine the entire cause of the war at hand. The end result will either bring them closer together or permanently tear them apart.Freedom for a Foster – Unable to use magic, Herbert was sent to a country that treats fosters like slaves and death is the penalty for disobedience. But when confronted with training from his past he must decide if saving another’s life is worth risking his own..

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About She Actually Won the 2016 Presidential Election and Other Things You Didn’t Know by Johnathan Reefe:

1. Smear Campaign of 2018
2. The Fake News Networks
3. U.S. Presidential Election of 2016
4. 2014 Fort Hood Shooting
5. Sunspot Solar Observatory-We are the Aliens
6. The Cure for Alzheimer’s
7. 9/11
8. “EI” Expansion Intelligence

History File: The Left Wins the U.S. Presidential Election of 2020

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About The Home: A Zombie Survival Short Story by Chris Stoesen:

Zombies. Fear. Compassion?Three survivors are in desperate need of medication needed for one of their number to survive. Having tried and failed to locate it at pharmacies and medical facilities, they turn to the one place left to them, an assisted living facility. Knowing that before the rise of the undead, the facility took care of several patients with the same need, the survivors decide to risk everything on this one last chance. Will they find the medicine that they need? Will they find other survivors? What happened to the patients during the outbreak?The Home offers a different side to the Zombie Apocalypse. In a world where the strong survive, compassion provide the hope needed to overcome many obstacles.Click the Buy Now button to start reading The Home for free today!—-This book is the result of a conversation between friends during a summer writers challenge. I was in the middle of attempting to get my mother into a memory care facility. My friends were both sympathetic to what I was going through, but also helped me to laugh. The second helped me more than I will ever know.Given that two of the authors that I was conversing with having written books in the zombie genre, comparisons between some memory care facilities and the genre arose. I can appreciate dark humor at time and this was one of them. A parting comment at the end of the discussion resonated with me, “this could make a great scene in a story.”It took a couple of weeks but the story did indeed come out of that conversation. The thoughts that drove it were what would happen to people that need essential services once a major catastrophe like a zombie apocalypse occurred? What would happen to diabetics that were dependent on their medicines? What would happen to the elderly that are not able to help themselves any more?Furthermore, the story had to have its lighter moments. I have visited many nursing and retirement homes. One of the authors described one of the funnier moments he had while visiting a home. All of these elements started to congeal and this short story just flowed out from it.This may not appeal to hardcore fans of the zombie genre. There is little in the way of the typical blood and gore. I had honestly hoped to have it included in a collection of stories but it took on a life of its own. So here it is.There are many worlds that already exist for zombie stories. There are more flavors of them than Baskin Robbins has ice cream flavors. I decided to adopt a world to base mine in. Philip McClimon’s Nicole’s Odyssey: A Journey Through The Zombie Apocalypse and its prequel, Substation: The Last Stand of Gary Sykes are the basis of the world in which this story resides.I hope that you enjoy this short story and will take a look at some of my other works.This work is 7,000 words and 25 pages (paperback) in length.

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About OCEANS: The Anthology (Frontiers of Speculative Fiction Book 2) by Daniel Smith:

Underwater cities, lost civilizations, crops, climate change, and dead zones.In this collection of ocean-themed stories, twelve of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality, our built-in societal restraints, and reflect upon our state of grace.
The waves roll in, the waves roll out.“

“It is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea–whether it is to sail or to watch it–we are going back from whence we came.”- John F. Kennedy

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About A Fiery Sunset (The Omega War Book 1) by Chris Kennedy:

The Revelations are over, and the war to end all wars has begun.

The plot by the Galactic Union’s Mercenary Guild against the Four Horsemen has culminated in an invasion of Earth. Faced with an overwhelming force, the Human mercs had no choice. They’ve fled, leaving Sansar Enkh to go to the Mercenary Guild headquarters on Capital Planet to stand trial for humanity.

On the run, Jim Cartwright and Nigel Shirazi have travelled to the Winged Hussars’ secret base of New Warsaw, in an effort to convince Alexis Cromwell to join the fight, while the other mercenaries who escaped the fall of Earth have gone to the perceived safe haven of Karma. Alexis Cromwell is reluctant to commit to an unwinnable fight, though, and there is no safety to be found in Karma. When the Mercenary Guild Tribunal is revealed to be a sham, the Horsemen are forced to choose—is it better to hide and protect the Human race, or is it time to fight for what they believe in?

All is not as it seems, though, and the galaxy stands poised on the brink of a second Great Galactic War. Vastly outnumbered, the Four Horsemen had better come up with a stellar plan, or for them, it might well be A Fiery Sunset.

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About Worlds Merge (Apocalypse Gate Book 2): An EMP End of the World S-H-T-F Survival Series with Monsters, Cosmic Horror, and Interdimensional Portals (Apocalypse … Horror – Surviving TEOTWAWKI)) by Eddie Patin:

Are you prepared for a S H T F scenario?
Ready for an EMP and the total collapse of society?

What if an obscene variety of bizarre and horrific monsters and environments were pouring into an apocalyptic America from portals to multiple worlds and dimensions, all torn through space-time all over the country? What if you didn’t even recognize the city around you anymore?

What would you do when Worlds Merge?

Arthur begins to deal with the increased horror of the collapse of Colorado Springs as nightmarish creatures roam the streets, killing survivors, while he desperately tries to locate his family! And the wicked and hungry monsters move faster at night…

Chad and some UEA soldiers (and Max the puppy!) have escaped the slaughter in the Geneva lab via Portal Zero itself, and the survivors make their way through the weird wormhole to the other side, emerging into New York City, under the UEA headquarters on Manhattan Island. But in a city disabled by the EMP, surrounded by all sorts of strange stuff happening while the locals watch in horror, Chad’s journey is just beginning…

Things are getting really weird for Megan and her boyfriend in Zion National Park. Peoples’ eyes are turning gold, and their obsession with the obelisk–and Megan herself–is becoming … disturbing. When Megan decides to walk out of the park on foot, an encounter with a dark, shaggy beast leaves them running for their lives. Will they be able to find help in nearby Springdale?

Harvey isn’t in Las Vegas, NV anymore. Or, rather, it seems that Las Vegas isn’t on EARTH anymore. The misfit group of Harvey and a handful of officers and detectives will need to become an effective fire team very quickly if they hope to survive the demonic horrors coming at them from all sides. And ammo is low…

Kayleen and her roommate have taken to a journey north through the strange, alien streets to find a grocery store for supplies and to make further plans for survival when they get there. But the city seems to be being taken over by a weird, otherworldly environment, and they’re forced to evade patrolling squads of alien soldiers. Portland is barely recognizable anymore, and even traveling a few city blocks is fraught with danger. But when they make it to their destination, Kayleen undergoes a dramatic change that will transform everything about her…

Tommy and Jody lose their parents, and are alone in a burning world overrun with invincible monsters. 12 year old Tommy suddenly plunges into the responsibility of taking care of himself … and his sister Jody. But when they seek sanctuary with the surviving adults setting up a shelter in the nearby high school, Tommy learns that not even the grownups are safe from the monsters terrorizing and razing Flagstaff, AZ…

In a year much sooner than you think, while scientists and politicians argue about global warming and lack of resources, the United Nations has reorganized itself into the UEA, the first serious attempt at a world government. “Dimension Drive” is being developed for wormhole-based space travel in Europe by the UEA to expand human civilization into the stars. But the UEA development team responsible for Dim Drive has no idea that they’re about to lose control of the portal they’re trying to harness because of a massive, unforeseen EMP, ushering in the end of the world as we know it.

In America, one of the last superpowers holding out against joining the United Earth Alliance, several individuals across the country are going about their lives, unaware that UEA scientists are quietly conducting the first real test of their new Dimension Drive technology that will change everything…

Love guns, tactical realism, and monsters? Fan of cosmic horror and dark fantasy / sci-fi? Love the Mist and Cabin in the Woods? Lovecraft? Doom? Read this now!

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About Modified: Book One in the Manipulated Series by Harper North:

What if the sky was deadly?Fin has never stepped foot on the surface of the Earth. Working the mines, deep below, has been the only life she’s ever known. The underground is nothing more than an existence of sweat and monotony in service to the Enhanced Human Coalition—the genetically-modified who control the underground from the world above. Every Dweller underground understands that you serve the EHC up top, or you don’t eat.Two hundred years after the planet’s magnetic poles began to flip, Earth’s surface has become irradiated and unsustainable. As the land, water, and even the air grew toxic, the underprivileged were doomed to a life of hard labor underground, while the Enhanced Human Coalition on the surface enjoy their spoils.But now, Fin and her friends discover a stolen piece of EHC tech that modifies genetics, giving them the abilities of those up top—varied levels of increased strength, intelligence, and adaptation to the surface’s harsh conditions. The theft of this technology triggers a manhunt, forcing them to flee to the most dangerous place they could possibly go… aboveground.Can she save a world broken in two?Fans of The Maze Runner, Configured, and Influence will devour this fast-paced, innovative sci-fi adventure.

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About Rebel Without A Clue: The battle of the sexes is quiet but for how long? (Planet Hyman and Beyond Book 1) by Kerrie Noor:

Woman Rule But For How Long?Scotland is about to be invaded will it ever be the same again?Mex had been looking forward to a well-earned rest after saving planet Hy Man. But now, thanks to Beryl, she has been sent on a mission that will ruin her career with a robot who rubs her up the wrong way.Beryl is the leader of planet Hy Man and fighting to remain so. The planet’s energy is on its’ last legs and chapping at her heels to take over is the ruthless Hilda. A woman with a personality as bad her haircut and will do anything to get her way…A Rebel Without a Clue is the first in the Planet Hy Man series where every hero is a woman old enough to know better and old enough not to care.Scroll up and grab a copy today.

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About Discovery (Col Sec series Book 3) by Jan Domagala:

Kurt Stryder, the hero of Ronin still struggling to make sense of the new changes in his life decides on a cruise on the Colonial Queen but even this leads him into further trouble.
A rich passenger persuades the Captain to take a diversion to the Tartaran Battlefield. Once the scene of one of the greatest battles between the Colonial Confederation and the Elysium Alliance, now a wasteland of derelict, abandoned husks of once great starships orbiting the planet below. It is now home to a colony of outcasts and dregs from every society known simply as, The Outlaws.
Kurt is thrown into a deadly race to save as many passengers as possible when the Outlaws attack and knowing he won’t save them all he calls for help.
The Wildfire Team, a new elite unit set up by Col Sec to handle the worst case scenario is dispatched to help Kurt but when they arrive all is not as it seemed.
A secret is discovered on the planet below, one that both the Confederation and Alliance alike had thought buried forever, a secret that could ignite another war between the two Superpowers should it be revealed.
Kurt and the Wildfire Team must fight side by side against insurmountable odds to save valuable lives. While in orbit above the planet, the two Superpowers flex their military might in a game of bluff and counter bluff.
Kurt finally learns where his path truly lies, and one final revelation will shock them all to the core which points to an old enemy waiting to strike again.

“A good old straightforward adventure story whose main intention is quite clearly to entertain it’s readership.”
“A genuine roller coaster of a sci-fi ride.”
“Nicely written and widely imaginative futuristic universe.”

Books in this series (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B4ZM8S5)
Ronin
Omega
Discovery
Retribution
Extinction
Resurrection
And coming soon
The Blackstar Gambit
Armageddon: A Col Sec Thriller (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZVYDDG/)

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About Escape From Samsara: A Dark Comedy Fantasy Adventure (Prophecy Allocation Book 1) by Nicky Blue:

A comedy about a time travelling gardener, guaranteed to make you wet your plants!”This book is HILARIOUS. If you’re looking for some humor and a fast read, definitely pick this up.” Barry’s been patient, but after twenty-seven years of trimming hedges for people he hates, he’s had enough. All he wants to do is to find his missing father and to discover his inner ninja. But life’s not done with throwing him curveballs.A fatal mistake catapults Barry into the adventure of a lifetime. With talking hedges, samurai ghosts, meddling psychotherapists, and an inexplicably non-linear time pattern conspiring against him, Barry must do battle to save his hide, unleash the ninja within, and rescue his father from an ancient army, a dark sorcerer and a raging inferno. Perfect reading for fans of Tom Holt, Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin, Christopher Moore or Douglas Adams.What is the mysterious Prophecy Allocation Department? Where is The Before and After?Even more importantly, Will Barry’s underwear hold out until he has saved the day? What the reviews are saying :’I read it in one night. Quite a few times I laughed out loud and my husband had to ask me what was going on.”It’s very rare to find a book that relates to my humor, this author got it spot on.”I’ve read a lot of first books since I got my Kindle and I have to say this is up there with the best.”The story oozes with a dark humour.”Very funny laugh out loud lines along with scenarios that make you cringe on behalf of poor Barry.”I was cracking up from the first line.”This book was roaring fun.”A Confederacy of Dunces across the pond with ninjas. And it totally works. The book was enjoyable and flat out hilarious.”There are so many wonderful and unpredictable gems in this book.”This is a fun, bizarre, and unique read that stretches the imagination.”A crazy journey into a dark and funny world.’ ‘You’ve got gardening, ninjas, Buddhism, bowel humour, time travel, violence and grannies. What’s not to like?’Categories for Escape For Samsara:Comedy FantasyFantasy AdventureTime TravelDark ComedyHumorous FantasyHumorous Fantasy FictionHumorous Fantasy BooksHumourHumorUrban Fantasy HumourComic FantasySci FiSci Fi Comedy

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About Outliers: A Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Novel (The Outliers Saga Book 1) by Amber Garcia:

“Fear is normal, Indra, it is what you do with that fear that determines if you are strong or weak.” In the dusty ruins of the world, three groups exist: the Sovereign, the Fortis, and the Outliers. Indra is an Outlier. Living on land that has not healed from the poison of the past, the Outliers have adapted – but to the Sovereign and the Fortis, they are nothing. For centuries the Fortis have made their abuse of Outliers a sport, but when Asa comes to Indra’s rescue, she sees something different in him. Something that marks him as so much more than just a Fortis guard.But when Indra’s world begins to unravel, even the quiet alliance she and Asa have formed cannot save her from the wrath of the Sovereign. In one life-altering moment, everything Indra has ever known is ripped away, forcing her to face a world even more harsh and unforgiving. Broken and scarred, Indra finds herself on a journey that will challenge everything she’s ever been taught, learning along the way that she’s stronger than she ever imagined. Maybe even strong enough to free her people forever. An emotional first book in an exciting new dystopian series, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games andThe Handmaid’s Tale.

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