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Departing: A Romantic Sci-Fi Adventure

About Departing: A Romantic Sci-Fi Adventure:

I thought dying in prison was my only option…
…then I was given a choice.

I can either board an alien spaceship with 400 fellow criminals or rot in prison on a freezing Earth.

The spacecraft’s captain, a handsome alien who looks remarkably human, has been visiting me in my dreams for over a year. He has given me the companionship I need during my time locked up in solitary confinement, and the way he holds me in my mind makes me forget the Earth is on the brink of extinction.

But was that nothing but my imagination? The alien in question doesn’t seem to know anything about the hours we spent together.

Humanity will be wiped out soon, and despite all of this, if I get on that ship, I have a chance at surviving.

And I’m a survivor.

Only a deadly disease is spreading among the aliens and has already killed the majority of their population. It appears to be a virus, but as the aliens continue dying despite all precautions, I begin to wonder if the disease is something else.

How do I keep the man I’ve fallen in love with safe? (Even if he has no idea who I am?)

And if he dies, along with the rest of his alien race, how will us humans navigate the unfamiliar solar systems in a spaceship we don’t know how to operate?

But if the disease spreads to the humans on board, none of this will even matter.

Read this romantic post apocalyptic SciFi adventure today!

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Eruption: The Climate Dawn Project

About Eruption: The Climate Dawn Project:

Creation begins with destruction.

SERIES OF THE YEAR • “Mind-blowing is an understatement. Feels like reading a movie!”— SETH COMIRE, I♥SCI-FI PODCAST

The Climate Dawn Project is a time-twisting trilogy about a doomed civilization. But the Climate Council has a plan… and hides an ancient secret. Can they rewrite the past in time to save their future?

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Relics of Dawn: A Story Carved in Time

About Relics of Dawn: A Story Carved in Time:

BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER • “Mind-blowing is an understatement! Feels like reading a movie.”
—Seth Comire, I♥Sci-Fi Online

From Amazon Top 100 author A.W. Davidson comes the time-twisting tale of two scientists on a mission to reverse climate change — and unravel a mystery spanning eons.

A dying world hides an ancient secret. Could it rewrite the past to save their future?

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The Paradox of Choice: A Short Story

About The Paradox of Choice: A Short Story:

A chilling glimpse of an all-too possible future.

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The Seers: The Awakening

About The Seers: The Awakening:

Shedding light unto the darkness overpowering the globe and all its elements, the Seers face a losing battle against the Corrupts, who crave nothing but wealth, world-domination, and a bleak universe of despair under their control. Kyle Wynn, who dives deep into the distorted life of a new Seer, learns as much as he can from the last remaining Elders as well as fellow-Seers, even if it means leaving behind everything he once believed in. While embarking on a crucial mission to keep the Corrupts at bay, the Seers try to strengthen their numbers before they come face-to-face with the Corrupts. Fearing the massive inevitable coming battle may be their very last, this immortal war threatens not only the pillars of Earth but existence in its entirety.

It’s a race against time across the globe as the Seers search of the last ancient remnants left behind by the Original Seers, that is key to humanity’s survival, as they fend-off the Corrupts lest they fall into the wrong hands.

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Memory Island

About Memory Island:

David is a young man who finds himself on an island in the middle of the ocean. He doesn’t remember how he got there and, through various encounters with people and events, finally realizes the island is in fact a dimensional bubble insulated from Time and Space. Most of what he sees comes directly from his subconscious, and his conscience is eventually led to the understanding of his life purpose: stopping the spreading of the Communitrons before they take all human consciousness. The Communitrons are machines that feed off the minds of their human pilots (Communauts), evolving into sentient Homo Machinas and leaving the humans as empty shells or brainless humanoids.

David manages to leave the island and returns to his time with the aid of Adam, a commonaut, and takes back his role as a futuristic version of Red Cross Official. The world in which David has returned is a huge radioactive wasteland where a few fortified Megalopolis contain the remnants of a technological human society slowly dying.
While on a rescuing mission in the wasteland David meets a special woman, Lucy, who holds the keys to understand the Island, the Communitrons, and the future of human civilization.

Through a mind-triggered, dimensional warp-hole David meets with the scientist who devised the plan who is destroying humanity.

Lucy is the Alpha Mater, the ultimate experiment of the Professor, the first Communitron who evolved taking the mind, the shape and the emotions of a human being. There is only one way to break the seemingly endless spiral of the Communitrons outspread, and that is a sacrifice that David is not willing to accept.

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Jane Carter of Earth and the Rescue that Never Was: A Gunslingers Short Story

About Jane Carter of Earth and the Rescue that Never Was: A Gunslingers Short Story:

Jane Carter never thought she’d be the first human in the galaxy to be sold at an alien slave auction. As a xenolinguics major, she always wanted to explore new frontiers, but not like this.

As the bid price rockets to staggering heights, it becomes increasingly clear that only one man can rescue her: the one who sold her out. Thankfully, there are alternatives to being rescued.

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Heart & Brain by Ramana Rao MLV

About Heart & Brain by Ramana Rao MLV:

Kirkus Review
In five SF short stories, Indian author MLV depicts how various characters react when confronted with cosmic wonders and cosmological enigmas.

In the opening tale, “The Sphere,” the narrator, Chaitanya, who fancies himself “the world’s first AI psychologist,” induces neuroses into an artificial-intelligence entity to make it more controllable. However, his own dread of inheriting his father’s debilitating agoraphobia ultimately overwhelms him. In “The Random Factor,” a utopian future society’s complacent power structure faces a crisis when a woman named Pratima decides to conceive and give birth naturally, instead of by long-accepted biotechnological means. In “Survival,” a particle beam’s collision with Earth leaves all humanity susceptible to fatal sleep apnea, except for Mallika, an expectant mother in rural India. A somewhat similar premise begins “The Speck,” in which a distant object is observed and recorded solely by recently widowed astronomer Animisha, who’s recently had advanced surgery to correct her eyesight. The mystery deepens when she finds its fluctuations through time corresponding with milestones in her own life—usually painful ones. In “The Replay,” a demonstration of a variation on virtual reality, dubbed UR, for “ultimate reality,” is used by its orphaned Sikh developer in a revenge scheme. This worthy collection features stories that engagingly tackle themes of ethics, responsibility, and the subjugation of women. Overall, they have a deeply intellectual and science-struck quality of the sort that occurs when a distinctly scientific mind turns to fiction; it’s a dynamic that calls to mind Carl Sagan’s work in his bestselling novel Contact (1985). The book’s length is as efficient as a paperback from SF’s Golden Age, and its stories, featuring Indian characters and locales, intriguingly recall the fiction of Hugo Gernsback and Astounding Stories.

Stimulating, cerebral SF that finds fertile ground in its modern and future India setting.

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From the Ice Incarnate

About From the Ice Incarnate:

When Michael Anderson woke from cryo at a distant alien star, he had no idea how isolated he would feel—no idea, that is, until his sole mission partner nearly dies in the thawing process. Twenty light-years from the nearest human being, without anyone else to help him, Michael must act quickly to save her life.

A 3,000 word excerpt from Genesis Earth. Won first place in the 2009 Mayhew short story contest at Brigham Young University.

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The Prophecy of Zedekiah Wight: A Short Story by J.M. Wight

About The Prophecy of Zedekiah Wight: A Short Story by J.M. Wight:

Mitt Harris didn’t sign up for the Federation border patrol to have his hands tied while murderers and child sex traffickers run roughshod over the Federation’s laws. Fortunately, he has a friend who owes him a favor—a friend who answers to no one but his Maker, and has no qualm about meting out justice where justice is due.

But Zedekiah Wight has more on his mind than merely doing his friend’s dirty work. He has a proposition for Mitt that will either make their friendship inseparable or lead to a parting of the ways. And because Zedekiah has no patience for moral cowardice, Mitt’s decision will be final.

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Aurthera and the Island of Dread: Book 1

About Aurthera and the Island of Dread: Book 1:

“Look Kid! You’re going to see a lot of death on the island. You’d better get used to it now; otherwise, the jungle will devour you!”

Aurthera barely survives when her pod crash lands on a strange planet. The inheritor of a great responsibility, and if she fails all life in the universe will be at risk. Except right now, she doesn’t know that, in fact she can’t remember anything except her name and a promise that she can never break. She discovers other children, and like her they can’t remember anything, except their names
The clock is ticking down to find a way off the island but outside the safety of camp is a jungle filled with death traps, alien monsters and worst of all… the Xendacor.
Will Aurthera and her friends be able to uncover the secrets of the island and make it out alive or will the behemoth called the Xendacor, get them first?
Join Aurthera and the lost children in the first book of the series as they face the island trials and discover the organization who put them there; and fight to survive on a hostile alien planet.

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Aurthera and the Sea of Woe: Book 2

About Aurthera and the Sea of Woe: Book 2:

Join Aurthera in a gritty and futuristic quest to uncover the secrets of the Island trials and find a safe harbour.

“Well, my lovelies, the choice is yours, though don’t you dare think of breaking up this merry little band. Or we’ll kill all of you.”

In this epic instalment, Aurthera lays close to death. The lost children flee the evil metal men and end up adrift at sea with no food or water. After being pushed to the brink of death the children uncover a strange island which seems idyllic at first. Little do they know of the dark things the island has in store for them, white sands and bioluminescent plants. Vicious beasts, venomous insects and worst of all, the mysterious fish-people who lurk in the deep, just waiting to strike.

Aurthera and her friends take to the high sea’s, with nothing but their wits and their will to survive. Many trials await, yet through it all the cunning nameless one watches and waits for her chance to strike. Will Aurthera and the lost children make it out alive, or will the final stretch of the island trials spell their doom?

“Astonishing world building in the story and architecture with puzzles was amazing and fight scenes are substantially explained waiting for upcoming books in series.” —Shaik Moosa

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Aurthera and the Lords of Misery: Book 3

About Aurthera and the Lords of Misery: Book 3:

“This planet’s true ruler does not want anyone escaping, get this ship into orbit, and you’ll get blasted into chunks. Sorry kids, but we’re all trapped down here.”

The Island trials are finally over, but a greater challenge lies in store for Aurthera and her friends.
Cojan and his evil Red Lords control the lands beyond the proving grounds. Their rein is absolute, and they rule this planet with an iron grip. Their armies of black knights pillaged and enslaved the free peoples.
All live in fear of the knights, and the lost children soon find themselves coming face to face with the lords. Can Aurthera and her friends survive against the forces of tyranny? Or have they finally met their match once and for all?
Blood will be shed, children will fall, and a legend will rise.

Join Aurthera in this epic next step in the Journey of the lost children Saga!

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Aurthera and the Tyrant of Terror: Book 4

About Aurthera and the Tyrant of Terror: Book 4:

“You’re people are dead by my hand. I’ve destroyed your clan, and I should kill you. But no, that’d be too easy. Run along, and tell everyone you meet about Cojan, the tyrant, the terror!”

The unthinkable has happened! Aurthera’s friends lay dead, and to make matters worse their enemies have declared war on the Lost Children.

Aurthera must rise from the ashes of defeat to face her greatest foe yet. Cojan, rules this world with an iron grip, but he’s no mere mortal. The tyrant hides a terrible power. To make matters worse, Cojan controls armies of mekroid war machines, killer beasts and genetically enhanced monsters. Will Aurthera have the strength to save the day, or has she finally met her match?

Join Aurthera and the Lost Children as they battle for the fate of an entire world.

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Aurthera and the Tournament of Horrors: Book 5

About Aurthera and the Tournament of Horrors: Book 5:

“Our guests have the right to earn their freedom. If somehow the little princess survives, then she’ll be free… If she survives, that is! Now let the tournament commence!”

Fire rains from the sky, wiping out the Lost Children’s army. In mere minutes, everything Aurthera and her friends had fought so hard to gain is lost. Worse still, Aurthera is grievously wounded and won’t wake up.
This planet’s true ruler, king Deimos, finally reveals himself and challenges the children. They must trek across five hundred miles of unforgiving tundra to reach his space elevator and eventually earn their freedom. Ice dragons hunt them down along the way while harsh blizzards bar their journey.
Should Aurthera and her friends somehow make it to the space elevator and reach the orbital city of Sabral. Then the evil king has one final trial in store for them, a gladiatorial battle filled against genetically enhanced monsters created from the darkest nightmares.

Will Aurthera and her friends be able to survive the Tournament of Horrors?

Join Aurthera and the lost children as they fight to attain the freedom they’ve sought for so long.

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Aurthera and the Tournament of Horrors: Book 5

About Aurthera and the Tournament of Horrors: Book 5:

“Our guests have the right to earn their freedom. If somehow the little princess survives, then she’ll be free… If she survives, that is! Now let the tournament commence!”

Fire rains from the sky, wiping out the Lost Children’s army. In mere minutes, everything Aurthera and her friends had fought so hard to gain is lost. Worse still, Aurthera is grievously wounded and won’t wake up.
This planet’s true ruler, king Deimos, finally reveals himself and challenges the children. They must trek across five hundred miles of unforgiving tundra to reach his space elevator and eventually earn their freedom. Ice dragons hunt them down along the way while harsh blizzards bar their journey.
Should Aurthera and her friends somehow make it to the space elevator and reach the orbital city of Sabral. Then the evil king has one final trial in store for them, a gladiatorial battle filled against genetically enhanced monsters created from the darkest nightmares.

Will Aurthera and her friends be able to survive the Tournament of Horrors?

Join Aurthera and the lost children as they fight to attain the freedom they’ve sought for so long.

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Bloody Justice: A Short Story

About Bloody Justice: A Short Story:

The hunter has become the hunted. A slave deal on the edge of civilized space has gone horribly wrong—for the bad guys. Zedekiah Wight has come.

To some, he is a madman. To others, an interstellar privateer. To the wealthy and powerful elites, he is a dangerous vigilante. To the weak and the powerless, he is both a savior and an avenging angel. But to the God he serves, he is an instrument of wrath:

In his zeal to punish the evildoers, will Zedekiah fail to free the captives? Or does justice take precedence over salvation?

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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection

About The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection:

Six writers – six worlds – six incredible stories.

Including beautiful, full-page illustrations for both Digital & Paperback versions.

The New Mythic: the new voice of 21st speculative fiction. An all-new anthology of chilling horror, apocalyptic science fiction and awe-inspiring fantasy, by an award winning ensemble of international writers.

Cooling Engines: A pathfinder must navigate his way through intrigue and deceit in the crumbled remains of civilization.
Glyphlight: A bloodcurdling whisper follows two young siblings looking for their lost father in the bowels of a dark mine deep beneath the earth.
The Traitor: A warrior clan tracks a ship full of riches. But when the blood starts spilling, old debts arise and loyalties are tested.
Enter Elias Schmidt: A man before his time alters history irreversibly with his human-like machine, but dissatisfaction follows, threatening to disrupt the AI orchestrated paradise that everyone “should have” been happy with.

Town Hall Steps: Four mates unwittingly party through the evacuation of Sydney, and must now find their way to safety through the zombie horde.

The Stolen Sword: A young survivor of the clan war finds a priceless artifact, but when he attempts to barter it with the emperor, he discovers that the most powerful man alive wants something else entirely.

Dark tales, alternate fantasies, a mythology that never was – The New Mythic is a collection of short stories like no other.

Available in paperback and digital.

Authored by: James Healy, Matan Elul, Paddy Boylan, Phoenix Raig, A.R. Eldridge and Alexandria Burnham.

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Emotional Deviants

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In Dr. Faulkner’s new world, all citizens are devoid of emotion—all except for two deviants.

Anna
Anna Chaplin harbors a secret—one that could place her in grave danger.
Trapped in a world where emotions no longer exist… or that’s what was supposed to happen. Somehow, she is spared from this brutality, but that doesn’t render her free from danger. In fact, it makes her a target.
Desperate to escape this nightmare, she works feverishly to develop an antidote to save the world. What she’s not prepared for is falling in love with someone so vastly different from her, yet the same.

Winston
Winston Hitcher never would’ve imagined someone like Anna to give him a second thought, let alone her heart. But when they find themselves living their worst nightmare, their worlds collide in exponential ways.
What begins as desperation soon blends with their growing feelings for each other, but any hope for a future together teeters on the edge of potential disaster.

No one must know they still have emotions. If Dr. Faulkner ever finds out, they’re certain he won’t let them live.

They must work together to develop an antidote to save countless innocent citizens, but their bravery could cost them their lives.

Will they survive this impossible situation?

Or will their secret ultimately lead to their deaths?

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The Divided Stories of America: The Green Forest

About The Divided Stories of America: The Green Forest:

What if the United States of America were no longer united?
The USA is dead. In its wake lie four autonomous territories: the Southeast, the Pacific, the Frontier, and the Northeast. The last of these is ruled by an authoritarian corporatocracy that uses AI technology, social credit scores, and a central bank digital currency to subjugate the masses. It’s a green forest of greedy creeps and broken beasts. It’s the place Finn Culligan calls home.

In the aftermath of the National Divorce, the present is grim, and the past has been labeled a dangerous conspiracy theory. With truth existing only as a fading memory, Finn struggles to convince his girlfriend of the importance of freedom while holding out hope that it still can be found… somewhere.

As he contemplates an escape from the Northeast, Finn encounters two people from his past who provide evidence that the green forest is darker than he imagined. Their revelations are the catalysts for a plan that could cause the ruling elite to strip Finn of everything.

With his job, his girlfriend, and his social credit score hanging on by a thread, Finn faces a dilemma. Buy The Divided Stories of America: The Green Forest to discover if he chooses the assurance of safety and security over truth, freedom, and love.

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