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Alien Safari by Robert Appleton

About Alien Safari by Robert Appleton:

Warning! Wildlife may be dangerous. Proceed beyond this point at your own risk.

When celebrated Omicron detective Ferrix Vaughn is called in to investigate a deadly breach on Hesperidia, a protected planet full of indigenous wildlife, he doesn’t know what to expect. The place used to be a tourist attraction, but the safari tours were discontinued long ago due to rampant poaching. Only a handful of researchers live there now, including Jan Corbija, the young woman who reported the breach.

The deeper Vaughn digs, the more the evidence seems to point to a recent raid on a biotech facility in a nearby system. Whatever was stolen from there, it’s attracted the attention of major political players in a time of war across the colonies. Vaughn suspects the secret is on Hesperidia, in the hands of the two fugitives who fled the murder scene.

If he wants to get to them first, he’s going to need Jan’s help. Her Alien Safari tour will have to reopen for this final excursion. But to survive it, they’ll both need to face their demons, for a predator far deadlier than man roams the wilds of Hesperidia. And this is its killing season.

This way for the ride of your life.

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The Last Noah by David Cuff

About The Last Noah by David Cuff:

From 29th June to 3rd July, the Kindle edition of The Last Noah will be free to download. Here’s some of the reviews it has collected since publication; why not take this opportunity to enjoy reading it, too!
“A unique take on the sci-fi genre which throws questions at you from the word ‘go’. An unseen presence, consistent and ever-present, drives the story forward with a strong sense of mystery, and a need to know more.” ****
“The suspense is gripping.” *****
“Interesting plotline with masterful twists and turns that are tied up in a nice bow at the end.” ****
“Nice easy read with several interesting twists along the way. Good sci-fi but not too heavy with it. A bit of something for everyone!” *****
“A good mystery SiFi with a conspiracy tone running through out the story. Hint of a sequel in the last paragraph.” ****
“Fun book; Good read, interesting characters and plot.” *****

Robin and Miranda go to bed in their separate rooms, but wake up somewhere else. Somewhere that is alien and way outside their comfort zone. However, as they discover more about their new surroundings and have several unusual and action-packed adventures, they begin to suspect that all may not be as it first seemed. As the days progress, their passion for each other grows as their relationship develops emotionally and physically. However, is someone or something watching them? Why do they keep discovering things that don’t feel right? And what’s the story behind the various androids who they meet during their adventures?

As well as being a fast-moving science fiction action and adventure novel, this book touches on several social topics. Covert surveillance; humanity’s journey after the extinction of Earth; how AI might develop; and whether humans would, one day, upload their minds into robots (and, if so, what sort of society might result?)

As an ‘aside’ to the plot, there are twenty-two hidden references to well-known science fiction movies and TV shows throughout the book. Challenge yourself – can you find them all?

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Earth Inherited: A Short Tale of Planetary Plague & Astronomical Affliction by Justine Avery

About Earth Inherited: A Short Tale of Planetary Plague & Astronomical Affliction by Justine Avery:

Nothing sets the tone for the day like learning your home planet has just changed ownership.Today is a day like any other on Earth. People wake and work. Minds plug into electronic devices. Social networks spark with spontaneous brain sputterings. A woman primps. A man scratches his balls. Humans relate, congregate, procreate.And news anchors across the globe offer an ounce of vital information for every pound of mind-numbing nonsense… Then, the figurative bomb hits. Screens are ablaze, and radio is abuzz with a news flash like no other:Earth has been inherited. The planet has a new owner.And he’s not happy to find his endowment overrun by a planetary pestilence.Earth gets its wakeup call. How would you answer it?♦ 1st Place Ebook Award (Reviewers Choice Literary Awards) ♦ 2nd Place Award for Humor (CIPA EVVY Book Awards) ♦ Official Selection for Short Story Fiction (New Apple Summer E-Book Awards) ♦Enjoy the Read…If you delight in interstellar humor, aliens, alien visitors, absurdism, and sci-fi short stories, and satirical science fiction, you’ll relish reading Earth Inherited.

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Nothing About Us Without Us: The Adventures of the Cartoon Republican Army by David Perlmutter

About Nothing About Us Without Us: The Adventures of the Cartoon Republican Army by David Perlmutter:

Anybody who loves animated cartoons should be interested in knowing the truth about them. Which is that they have lives after the camera stops filming, and pretty interesting ones at that. This book will give you the truth about who they are and what they feel, direct from their lips. Particularly about how the leaders of the world want them out of the way, for good….From: dperlmutter@mymts.netTo: cperdue@mcfarlandpub.comSent: Thursday, 12 September, 2019 1:32:15 PMSubject: Re: America ‘Toons In Notes; Response To Previous E-MailHi Charlie:Just wondering if you have had a chance to consider this e-mail that I sent you in July. Please let me know what you think regarding this matter. Thank youDavid PerlmutterFrom: dperlmutter@mymts.netTo: cperdue@mcfarlandpub.comSent: Thursday, 18 July, 2019 3:37:52 PMSubject: America ‘Toons In Notes; Response To Previous E-MailHi Charlie:Thank you for your interest in producing a second edition of America ‘Toons In. Your support of me and my work has been much appreciated, and I hope it can continue to be so in the future.I gather from your previous e-mail that you wish to go ahead with this second edition. It was not entirely clear in your previous e-mail.Re: Streaming- I am not opposed to including programs of this nature in my analysis of the current period in the final chapter. Some of these programs are equals in quality to that of mainstream network and cable productions, and have been the subject of research by scholars of animation in the recent past. The question is, as with the network and cable shows, how many shows to watch and how many episodes of same to view. Also of concern is whether or not the streaming model is to be treated as a permanent thing, or a product of its time. Netflix may clean up when the Emmy nominations are announced, but it is also, despite its ubiquity, a money-losing enterprise. It is also not certain whether any of the other streaming services will “last” in the same way. What I want to do is preserve the balanced discussions of programming sources in the original book: streaming can be treated as one such source, but I also do not want it to “take over” the narrative of the chapter, by any means.While I applaud the streaming services for producing this original content, I disagree with their treatment of that content as temporary and disposable, and so I have not explored much of their animated wares for this reason. The new version of the book would give me the excuse I need to look at them more closely.I have access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Google Play and YouTube through my current cable TV package, so I would focus on material I can see on those sources. I would have to exclude sites such as Hulu which are available only in the United States, but I might be able to see them via YouTube or elsewhere.As I stated before, the main objective of this new edition would be to tighten and revise the narrative of the original text, removing outdated material and making final judgements on material that was still in progress when the original version was produced, as well as providing assessments of programs that have been produced since that time. Your request for a reduction of size in the text would be met by concentrating less on the non-animation topics in the narrative, as well as by removing a number of the footnotes in the back which are no longer relevant. This would free up space for fuller discussion of the programs and an expansion of the bibliography to include new texts.I hope this is an acceptable idea to you, and we can proceed with work on this new edition ASAP.Thank youDavid Perlmutter

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Technodiversity

About Technodiversity:

Scrap!
Here I am, out scavenging again, risking my life for junk, trying to do justice to the title of texplorer that was shoved on me six years ago.
What a colossal shame!
The fifth day of my second week-long expedition has already come and I’ve got nothing to show for it yet.
But, today I’m gonna catch something; perhaps a wireworm, a teen opticat, or maybe a limping magneticrab (healthy ones are furiously fast!) if I wander closer to a body of water.
Otherwise, I’ll just admit my uselessness and gather some immobile techforms on the last day as usual, so I don’t return to Mount Offline completely empty-handed.
No, better think big. Maybe I’ll wrangle a helibison and bring my first techbeast parts back home. Yeah, that would raise some eyebrows. But… nah, I won’t even try tackling a helibison. No skill and no cogs for that. I’ll probably stick to whatever I can capture with my net pole, or it’s just gathering Coulomb’s anemones, ion lilies, byteweed and the occasional lichenized transistor again.
But today, I hunt.
It’s been a few hours since I’m traversing that particularly quiet part of the Tech I chose to rest at last night. It’s fairly close to the Barren Trail that used to connect Mount Offline with the other settlements… when there were other settlements.
A sound interrupts my daydreaming and I make a quick mental note to suppress that habit of living in my head while out in the Tech. As I turn my gaze, I notice something.
There! Movement. I freeze where I stand and hope the technocreature hasn’t noticed me yet. I slowly turn my head towards a byteweed bush in the distance that just trembled.
Lucky! It’s a Faraday fox!
Hiding behind the bush, I can make out its quadrupedal body, the randomly spread LEDs on its back and that characteristic tail with its single, rotating white light, now unmoving and dark; a sign it’s not in an alerted state.
Suddenly, the creature turns around and three mechanical eyes fall on me. Yeah, three eyes mean it’s a Faraday fox alright, but now its tail has lit up and it’s running for it!
I give chase. Today it’s my lucky day. The fox runs towards the Barren Trail, so there’ll be less and less space to hide or slip away. I might actually do this!
The fox is fast and just large enough not to fit in my techling net pole. Hunting something big enough not to be considered a techling exhilarates me, but celebrations gotta wait because I’m gonna lose the fox if I don’t act fast.
I take out one of my EW batteries to use as a pulse grenade. A single battery holds enough juice for my electroweak pulse bracer to protect me from the Tech’s invisible nasties for a day, but a Faraday fox in the bag is countless times more valuable.
Something inside me stops me from throwing that EWP grenade. It’s too strong; it might disable the fox altogether. Trying not to take my eyes from the spinning light on the fox’s tail, I take out the half-used battery from my bracer and replace it with the fresh one I was about to throw. I arm the battery with one hand and… I almost stumble on something. Junk!
I regain my pace as fast as I can; I’ve lost half a step but now I’m ready to throw. I just hope the battery I’ve been using since yesterday still has enough juice to disorient the fox without… killing it, I guess.
I throw and… it’s a hit! The fox slows down, it’s tail-light goes black and I’m on top of it in a split second.
I kneel down, towering above it. I put one hand around the fox’s neck and the other over its face, covering digital eyes that look up at me.
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The Gnosis Machine

About The Gnosis Machine:

The Gnosis Machine is a tale about the unpredictable nature of predictability and the consequences of absolute certainty. It’s also the story of a thousand and two stellar castaways on a planet-sized computer designed to predict and control the future: The Gnosis Machine.

An ambitious professor bets his life on a bid to abolish uncertainty, but when an entropic alien stresses the Machine’s computing power to its absolute limit, he faces an impossible dilemma as everything begins crumbling around him.

A grizzled war veteran comes to the Machine to fade away. His hopes for a quiet retirement are shattered when his ship implodes, stranding everyone on the Machine, and he finds love at the edge of the half-finished artificial planetoid.

A homesick science graduate becomes the unlikely hero when he saves a man from predetermined suicide — but he must then master gravity in a desperate attempt to save a thousand more people, including three cyborg madammes of excellent pedigree.

A fifty-year-old widow in an ageless body tries to escape the horror of her husband’s death only to find his charred remains 40,000 light-years from where he died. As chaos erupts and more people attempt to kill themselves on the Machine, she becomes the reluctant leader of the desperate castaways as they all clash in the battle between entropy and determinism.

The Gnosis Machine is built to predict everything, but in the end, will it be able to foresee — and prevent — its own fate?

Narrated through multiple points of view, The Gnosis Machine is a literary science fiction novel that explores the true meaning of trust, and the complications that arise when what you think you desire is actually not what you want. It is a book about humanity’s relationship with certainty and the timeless struggle to control the unknown.

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A Time For Truth (Time Warrior Sagas Book 3)

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On Earth in the year 2148, the utopian city-state known as the New Republic is fractured and focused on maintaining an iron grip on its citizens as a growing resistance movement threatens to topple the old regime. Logan Yarbrough struggles with his loyalties. In his heart, he knows the cause of the resistance is righteous but he’s no longer willing to help their leaders train for the great uprising. The urge to fight in simpler times overwhelms Logan and he flees the conflict of the present to experience the challenges represented in the ancient past. But he can’t run away forever.

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The Edge of Madness by Raymond Gaynor

About The Edge of Madness by Raymond Gaynor:

Taking up where TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) by Raymond Gaynor and William Maltese left off, NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, provides a challenging and dangerous future place for three young firebrands to live.

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How to Fix a Broken Numanoid by Nicky Blue

About How to Fix a Broken Numanoid by Nicky Blue:

★ This free ebook is an introduction to the novel Numan versus Numan, a dark comedy about two Gary Numan tribute acts. Alongside a free chapter, photos and videos, it gives a background about what inspired the book and why the author is writing an ‘Alternative 80s’ series. Having been blown away by seeing Gary Numan perform on Top of The Pops in 1979, Five went out and put an ad in the paper to form a tribute band. He named it ‘The Romford Bombers’. They soon went on to dominate the annual Essex battle of the Gary Numan tribute bands. Until last year that is, when ‘The Storm Troopers’ came out of nowhere and stole their crown.The Bombers’ 56-year-old lead singer will do whatever it takes to win it back. He also has reason to believe The Storm Troopers are pursuing a hidden agenda, and he’s determined to get to the bottom of it.As Five wrestles with his suspicions, the Romford and Dagenham Gary Numan Fan Club organise one final battle of the bands. The winner will become the all-time ultimate Numan tribute act. The stakes have never been higher.★ You can get another free dark comedy novella of Nicky’s by joining his readers list at: nickyblue.com/reads

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21st Century Pulps

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The Term, “Pulp Fiction” originated from the magazines of the first half of the 20th century. Stories were printed on cheap “pulp” paper and provided “escape” for fiction fans of that time. The pulp fiction era provided influential talent and freedom that focused on detective, mystery and science fiction genres.

THE NEW MILLENNIA

Although Pulp Fiction was associated with creative writing that was available to the American public in the early nineteen-hundreds, and could be found at all the newsstands, 21st Century Pulp has entered a new paradigm. Much like the independent authors of that time, new technology has enabled the possibility of self-publishing and has opened the door to the New Millennia Indie Author, including five juveniles under the age of fifteen. These are their stories…and poetic expressions.

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Caught Within Time

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While exploring an abandoned house, seven teenagers are pulled into a mystical pyramid, transporting them to the place Beth thought about as she touched the strange object. Everything is just like Beth remembered, but something is off. Things that should be soft are hard as a rock; food is not edible; there is no sound where sound should be heard; things are absent of temperature and smell.

Stranger yet, time isn’t moving.

When Skip gets separated from the group after stepping through a door, the rest try to stay together by holding hands, moving from space to space. Not understanding what was going on, they slowly get lost in their own thoughts.

Beth and Tommy inadvertently discover the secret to escape and make it back home ten minutes after they ventured into the old Bonner house, a good mile from where they started. When they return, they find five lifeless bodies surrounding the golden pyramid.

Willy, Janice, Susan, and Skip are caught within time and must fight for their lives to escape the mystical world before their time runs out.

Travel in time with this suspenseful thriller fiction adventure for just $0.99 on Kindle. Also available in paperback.

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A Time For Honor (Time Warrior Sagas Book 2)

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Logan Yarbrough is a seasoned warrior. He is an anomaly in the great city-state called the New Republic which has for centuries strived to eliminate hate, violence, and unhappiness. But there’s a problem. The human race is slowly dying for lack of challenges. Survival and overcoming risk is a part of human DNA. Without challenges, the human spirit fades and then flickers. In the year 2146, the number one cause of death is suicide. That’s where time travel comes in. Logan and hundreds of other warriors train in ancient combat arts and travel to distant battlefields to test their skills. But while Logan roams through time the New Republic is facing collapse. A new movement has risen to threaten the utopian society and the Time Warriors find they must exercise their violent talents in the present.

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Chained Words

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What connects one intelligence to another?
What is it to be a human?
Would a being from another planet have a very different way of behaving from us?
And what about a robot? Without their own intelligence, they would be just a programmable tool. But when we endow them with it, the need for free will immediately arises. And in that case, for what reason would they assist us?
What would prevent them from seeing us as limited beings? Or perhaps, this reasoning is wrong, and they would be just another intelligence to deal with.

These and other questions are developed here throughout thirty-five short science fiction stories. including some fantastic tales.

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Illustrated): Includes Annotations and Illustrations by Robert Stevenson

About The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Illustrated): Includes Annotations and Illustrations by Robert Stevenson:

This is an illustrated version that containsNew illustrationsNew annotationsA poem by the editor (Joe Black)Every chapter contains a new illustrations by Topchii Viola.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson’s work entitled Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a narrative about the duplicity of human nature and the complexities of science. It tells the story of Dr. Jekyll, who was once awell-respected, intelligent, and kind scientist. Things changed when he decided to meddle with the darkerside of science, on his pursuit to bring out his second nature.What will be the conclusion to Dr Jekells Experiments?What lessons are there to e learned?Will Good or Evil Prevail?Buy this version to find out. It also includeds a poem or “bars” by Joe Black “the faceless menace”

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Earth – Last Sanctuary (Definitive Edition) (Universe in Flames Book 1) by Christian Kallias

About Earth – Last Sanctuary (Definitive Edition) (Universe in Flames Book 1) by Christian Kallias:

Earth. Our Last Sanctuary. The Last Beacon of Hope Against the Rising Darkness.

The Obsidian Empire has shattered the Star Alliance. Lieutenant Chase Athanatos manages to escape their wrath, piloting his fighter to lead a band of survivors to the edge of the galaxy…to a little planet called Earth.

But Earth is in trouble. The Empire is hot on their trail, and unless Chase can find a way to stop them, what remains of the Alliance is doomed to extinction.

Unbeknownst to him, something dormant is coursing through Chase’s blood. Something ancient.

But does it hold the key to changing their destiny?

For fans of Star Wars, Stargate, BSG & B5.

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Up, Up and Away! by Vance Huxley

About Up, Up and Away! by Vance Huxley:

When an unconventional scientific discovery happens in a little garden shed in the U.K., the results are spectacular. What if you could turn off gravity? Well, maybe divert it a bit, or absorb some? That’s exactly what geek Stephen Corser figures out. And now there’s just a few details that stand between his ragtag group of friends and space, the final frontier. They have a big dream, the freedom of space for anyone who could make something airtight and strap on a Widget. No government control, no corporations selling space an inch at a time. There’s only a few problems standing in their way like locating a private island, dodging the government, SEAL teams and Venezuelan gangsters. Hold on to your shipping container, because Pigs are going to fly!

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“Let’s Be Buddies” by David Perlmutter

About “Let’s Be Buddies” by David Perlmutter:

Major Hamilton Pomeranian, a distinguished Star Soldier, is discharged after being injured. At lose ends, she is sent back to Earth and made to fend for herself.Soon, however, she is reunited with an old friend, Jefferson Ball, who offers her a job.If only Hamilton knew what she was getting into…

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Honey and Salt by David Perlmutter

About Honey and Salt by David Perlmutter:

Olivia Thrift, a.k.a. the Canadian superheroine Captain Fantastic, is excited to be meeting her fellow heroines for the first time. Especially her own heroine, the all-mighty Muscle Girl.However, their fun is interrupted when villainy arrives that they must confront.And then, Olivia loses her powers….

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